Is using turbo controllers in vertical shooter games cheating?

[133MHz]

My first poll

The idea struck me while I was in the crapper getting my Astro Warrior fix using one of these. I've been using a regulable autofire arcade stick to play Star Soldier and it plays sooooo much better, it's actually much more enjoyable to me. What do you guys think?

[PatMan33]

Definitely depends. If the game is one that is based around hitting the button fast, I'd call it cheating; however, if it's more about accuracy and not just mashing the button, I'd say it isn't cheating.

For the record, I use my turbo controller to cheat the soda drinking game at the beginning of Chrono Trigger every time.

[MaxXimus]

I don't think it's cheating. the game can only recognise a certain amount of pushes at once, and I am sure it is humanly possible to push the buttons just as fast as the game can recognise the turbo input.

[Kuvio]

I hear ya PatMan33. That soda drinking game is nearly impossible without turbo! Although, I can proudly say that I won that game with good ol' hardcore button mashing. I had wrist pains after like you wouldn't believe.......and possibly an aneurysm.

[UglyJoe]

I say cheating.  Button-mashing is a skill that can be learned, so there's no excuse (extraneous instances, aside).

That said, though, some games are a lot more fun because of turbo controllers.

[manuel]

I second what UglyJoe said.

Back in the day we played R-Type on the PC and split the controls up. One moved the ship, the other one mashed the shooting button. That's one kind of cheating, too I guess. 

[FamicomFreak]

Yeah of course it's cheating! Use those finger muscles you lazy bastards!! besides there are some games that depend on the timing you press the button so the turbo is out of the question. Just use skill....

[MarioMania]

nope

[133MHz]

Bump for newer members

[MS-DOS4]

I vote no.

TwinBee and others are more fun when you can just hold the button down.

[Rogles]

Takahashi Meijin's thumbs are turbo buttons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmgP7ntu098

[nensondubois]

I don't think button-mashing is a skill. Some space shooting games have turbo fire (rapid-fire) as an option or already enabled and some games you need it like in Gradius 3.

[X]

i think not. it depends on the programming issue

because some shooters just, you can hold the fire button and there you go the turbo feature without using a turbo controller.

[namakubi]

Takahashi Meijin's thumbs are turbo buttons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmgP7ntu098

Master Higgins himself! <BOW>

[VenusAsABoy]

They did a thing on Master Higgins on the 1 Up Show. I might be able to hunt down which episode it was and link it up. Does anyone know which one I'm talking about?