SideWinder: How to Minimize and Pause Games in Revenge of Arcade (259363)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Revenge of Arcade 1.0
  • Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike
  • Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder game pad
  • Microsoft SideWinder game pad Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Device software 1.5
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Device software 2.0
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 3.0
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 4.0
  • Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel
This article was previously published under Q259363

SUMMARY

Although you are unable to pause any of the games included in Microsoft Revenge of Arcade, the games are paused when they are minimized.

This article discusses how to program a game controller button to minimize and pause the games included in Revenge of Arcade.

MORE INFORMATION

To minimize and pause the games included in Revenge of Arcade, you must first create a profile or scheme for Revenge of Arcade. For information about how to create a profile or scheme, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

259362 SideWinder: How To Map Keyboard Commands.

To minimize and pause a game that is played inside a window, assign the following keystrokes to a button on your game controller:

[Alt]+[Space][N]

To minimize and pause a game that is played in Full Screen mode, assign the following keystrokes to a button on your game controller:

[F11][Alt]+[Space][N]

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/18/2005
Keywords:kbHardware kbhowto KB259363
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