[Rpi3] Nes - Duck Hunt with mouse

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 00:29

Ha! I swear, the mechanics seem to change around this every time I try it. I guess it means it's constantly being worked on, but last I looked it was working well with my Dolphinbar, air mouse and traditional mouse. I don't believe I tested 'Vs. Duck Hunt' though. I normally use advmame for that.

jonnykesh · 21 Feb 2018, 02:11

@mediamogul

traditional mouse

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 02:17

@jonnykesh

No words... just... perfect!

jonnykesh · 21 Feb 2018, 02:18

@mediamogul He's not happy right now but... a joke is a joke!

quicksilver · 21 Feb 2018, 03:11

@jonnykesh I like to think you've been holding onto that pictures for ages waiting for just the right moment...

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 13:08

@mediamogul NstDatabase.xml is located in that directory. I've tryed both lr-nestopia and lr-feceumm, but without sucessfull.
You said I need to set the player control to light gun. How should I do exactly?

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 15:07

@chuck_b said in [Rpi3] Nes - Duck Hunt with mouse:

You said I need to set the player control to light gun. How should I do exactly?

It's located in 'Controls' when you bring up the RetroArch menu (hotkey+X).

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 20:01

@mediamogul ok, that's what I get in Controls section.

Which option do I need to modify?

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 20:10

@chuck_b

You should be able to set the device type for either user 1 or 2 to Zapper. If not, try going out to the root menu and navigating to Input and see if the option is available under user one or two.

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 20:15

@mediamogul how do i check that on the root menu? do i have to read any particular file?

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 20:25

@chuck_b

When you first open up the RetroArch menu, you should be in the quick menu, so you'll want to press 'B' to get you back one level to the root menu and then navigate to 'Settings', 'Input' and then 'Input User 1 Binds'. I should note that these settings are all speculation. I haven't attempted this in about a month and I don't remember having to do any of this for lr-nestopia to get the mouse to work as a Zapper.

Another setting to try would be 'Zapper Mode' found under the 'Options' menu when you first open the RetroArch menu. You can set it to either 'Pointer' or 'Mouse'. You should try both. As much as I enjoy light gun games and I'm absolutely thrilled that RetroArch is slowly adding better support, trying to configure it all seems to be like hitting a moving target. I've been waiting for the dust to settle a bit before I set up anything permanent myself.

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 20:37

@chuck_b

A closer look here reveals that device selection of the Zapper is not available in lr-nestopia and that it's handled solely by the NstDatabase.xml file. The only two options left to try in lr-nestopia are the 'Zapper Mode' I listed above and perhaps the mouse index that's located in the 'Input User 1 Binds'.

However, you can try the device selection method in lr-fceumm, as it claims to be an option for both user one and two.

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 20:48

@mediamogul In 'Input User 1 Binds' all the options I have for 'Device Type' are only 'RetroPad' and 'Retropad w/analog'

In 'Options' menu I can't fin any 'Zapper mode' entry

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 20:50

@chuck_b

Are you running the most recent updates to RetroArch and lr-nestopia?

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 20:56

@mediamogul I'm running 1.6.9 - Nestopia 1.49-WIP 54f6d76
By the way, running Duck Hunt with lr-nestopia i can see on the top-left corner of the screen the cursor, but it doesn't move.

Furthermore after i set mouse index 1 the cursor appears in the center with lr-fceumm, while in lr-nestopia appears always at the top-left corner.

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 20:57

@chuck_b

What type of mouse/gun device are you using?

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 21:04

I gotta run, but it could be that these features were introduced in 1.7.0. We had to roll back to 1.6.9 because of disruptive bug and BuZz is in the process of testing 1.7.1. It might be that you'll need to wait for the new release to most effectively test all this.

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 21:14

@mediamogul I've just noticed that 'Zapper' option appears on lr-fceuum (I was using nestopia previously), but selecting 'Zapper' the cursor doesn't move

Chuck_B · 21 Feb 2018, 22:17

Ok i solved. One of the problems what the decive. My personal mouse for some reason doesn't work.
Trying an alternative mouse it worked, after i changed mouse index to '0' (it was set on '1' ) for every user bind.

I also set 'Device type' to Zapper on 'Input -> Input User 2 Binds' and on 'Controls', while 1st user is always set on 'Gamepad'.
I guess I'm gonna use lr-nestopia for regular games (in which i set Retropad for both 2 users) and lr-fceumm for Zapper games.

Do you have any idea why the first mouse doesn't work? It regularly works when i type "cat /dev/input/mice" on terminal.

mediamogul · 21 Feb 2018, 22:22

@chuck_b said in [Rpi3] Nes - Duck Hunt with mouse:

and lr-fceumm for Zapper games.

It's for the best in a few games anyway. For example, the skeet shooting in 'Track and Field II' will only work if the Zapper is assigned to the player 2 port and I believe that's not possible in lr-nestopia.

Do you have any idea why the first mouse doesn't work? It regularly works when i type "cat /dev/input/mice" on terminal.

I can't really say other than it could be somehow related to the recent changes to mouse input in RetroArch. According to @markwkidd they're continuing to refine support often.