Wish i saw this earlier but yeah downgrade to 1.68. I had the same issue with 1.69. Once you're on 1.68 and map the buttons through emulationstation, retroarch should pick up those controls.
@theroamer said in 8bitdo FC30 pro controller mapping getting messed up in emulators:
What controller firmware are you using? I had that problem with my NES30 Pro on 1.69, downgrading to 1.68 and re-pairing fixed it.
@theroamer not trying to hijack this thread but have you got your NES30 Pro working with kodi yet? it seems i can't get the d-pad/analog to work correctly.