Multitap

Games that support/require a multi-tap device to support beyond two players. Starting with the third but were limited to two players due to the lack of additional ports available. For software that supported more players required a multitap to enable this connectivity, particularly in the sports genre. This includes the original Game Boy system which had a 4 player adapter. The zenith was the Sega Saturn which supported up to two 6 player multitaps. Multitaps effectively became obsolete on later systems except for the PlayStation 2, which was designed on a budget resulting in it being relatively poor for multiplayer compared to its contemporaries.