@MM007 It happens. I've come to realize that about five minutes after I request help I'll almost always figure out the solution.

@benbaron

FWIW I read on another forum about someone havin the exact same issue with Wii U Pro controllers. They ended up buying a dongle and it resolved the problem.

I just found that out that it only works if my audio amplifier is shutdown. I have no idea since that both adapter and amplifier are self powered.

If I turn it on after the screen is show there is no problem, if on at the same the pi and monitor are turned on no image :(

I have this controller, It is the case linux does not have the usb dongle drivers it works fine in the usb though without the wireless adapter

@aatheronb pay attention in class instead of trolling the forum

@Lolonois Thank you so much
this was the kind of information i was looking for (",)

i have seen this info a little later than i had hoped, but i just ordered myself one of these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/F7A5-Output-5V-12V-24V-Switching-Power-Supply-Adapter-For-Arcade-Game/303072398956?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D99aac9499dfb4225b56ee8f92564984a%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D132922393594%26itm%3D303072398956&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ae5a0cda2-3c28-11e9-b0ec-74dbd180e49a|parentrq%3A3984c39f1690ab67099da24cfffd2b27|iid%3A1

As far as monitor heat extraction, no it wasn't something i had considered but now you've mentioned it, it's something i'll need to look into, so again thank you for your help and guidance i really appreciate you taking the time.

I am not sure if you are still having the same issue, but I was experiencing the same thing after the latest update. I was able to fix the issue in the input settings by setting throttle, frameskip dec, and frameskip inc to ‘none’ (which can be achieved by hitting esc). For some reason when hit joystick directions I was randomly registering F## keyboard presses as well. I noticed this when binding some other controls. Not sure why, but those options above are tied to f8, f9, and f10 and seemed to be causing the problem.

I hope this helps.

It wasn't at the time, no. I dunno what the problem is.

yea I trolled thru all the pi docs about emulators and what not
I assumed somewhere there would have been a base install list of the folders to consoles
I guess ill have to go back and troll each system listed to see what folders assoiated

Thanks for all that info! I'll try it out and tell you.

@nunyabizniss Meant to add, I'm using a 3b+

@krullbeast more specifically, can i map the nunchuck(as a directional pad also) C and Z buttons as select and start in emulation station or retroarch AND also have two seperate A and B buttons wired to GPIO pins on my Pi 3b? will they all communicate with the Pi? or will the A and B buttons not work after enabling 12c serial at start up?

i am very new to this, please forgive me if i sound stupid.
and thank you for any advice
this is a rough schematic of what i'm trying to build

@mitu Great, will give it a try then!

@mitu So, It appears that doing an update recreates the folder I was missing. It took a long time to update but that is because it was from source for many packages it appears.

I did an image install on a spare SD card and copied the ROMS folder to an external drive as a backup of the folder structure. Just in case I need to refer to it again.

Thanks for the help and suggestions.
BC

@MrLightgun said in American Laser Games playable on the pi 3?:

Video quality is a bit poor

I love FMV games, but your quote applies to pretty much all of them! XD The low quality cheese is part of the charm.

American Laser Games stuff would be a challenge, but the Sega CD versions that I have are definitely "craptastic". I would definitely play the Sega CD versions as I've yet to get any Daphne or Saturn version to work.

@deadherring When you're in the gamelist, you can press Select and you'll be presented with a Options menu.

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Press (A) on the _Edit This Game's Metadata` and you have the option to scrape the game you have selected, including editing the name of the game (this only works with TGDB right now).

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@burtthaman there is also a recaist button mapping utility in retropie setup. I have mapped several different controllers that way and have not had any issues with it.

@darth_wader I should note that the wireless adapters can be picked up for around $10-15 on Amazon and they work perfectly and easily allow connecting up to four controllers. I have used 3-4 different brands of them and have never had an issue.