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Q259363: SideWinder: How to Minimize and Pause Games in Revenge of Arcade

Article: Q259363
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.5,2.0,3.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbtool kbimu kbHardware
Last Modified: 09-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Revenge of Arcade, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder game pad, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder game pad Pro, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Game Device software versions 1.5, 2.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software versions 3.0, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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:

  Q259362 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]

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame rova stop side winder sw joystick gamepad

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Keywords          : kbhw kbtool kbimu kbHardware 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbMSHardwareSearch kbGamesSearch kbArcadeRev kbZNotKeyword kbArcadeSearch kbSideWinder3DPro kbSideWinderDualStrike kbSideWinderFFPro kbSideWinderFFWheel kbSideWinderFreestylePro kbSideWinderGamePad kbSideWinderGamePadPro kbSideWinderPrecisionPro kbSideWinderPrecisionRacing kbSideWinderGame300 kbSideWinderGame400 kbSideWinderGameDevice150 kbSideWinderGameDevice200 kbSidewinderSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.5,2.0,3.0,4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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