Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600

mediamogul

@mahcneto said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

this should be the default setting for Atari800Xl emulator as well, d-pad/analog stick for movement, one button as trigger, and every other button set for Start/Select/Options/Reset

The problem with having only one control scheme is there are a wide array of input devices emulated in Atari800 and applying just one means that a section of the library is always unplayable. I was able to implement a single mapping for all occasions that switches between digital and analog input via a toggle with xboxdrv, but unfortunately the same level of flexibility can't be found in the emulator alone.

I never could get your tutorial for custom mappings with the X360 driver to work :(

I'm sorry to hear that. If you decide to give it another go in the future and need some help, just give me a shout.

space cadet

I completely forgot about the difficulty toggle switches on the 2600! I do remember that a genesis controller would plug in and work instead of the Atari controller.

mediamogul

@space-cadet

On the flip side, I beat 'Sonic the Hedgehog' with an Atari2600 controller back in high school. I was the coolest kid who ever got shoved in a locker.

edmaul69

@mediamogul i wish i wasnt already stuck in the locker when you got shoved in. :)

mediamogul

@edmaul69

Ha! A couple of more people and we could have set a record... or died horribly.

spruce_m00se

@edmaul69 I get the impression that they are set by default, I have a keyboard that isnt configd in ES , and in ES it does nothing, the enter button starts a game, the ESC exits the emulator and I pressed something last ngiht that changed the colour scheme of the game when playing.... but I didnt catch which button it was, there is defo something set up by standard here.
Also , even if you map the only button on the joystick as B in ES in order to make it work in the emulator, it still works as A in ES. almost as if someone has put some thought into it and knows you need an A in ES and a B in the EMU.

edmaul69

@spruce_m00se the keyboard is only partially preconfigured in retroarch. The L1,2,3, R1,2,3 and analogs are not configured. A, s, z, x on the keyboard are a, b, x and y. Shift is select and enter is start.

olafwagner

What is the process of getting the 'official' 2600 page (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Atari-2600) updated with this information?

Seems crazy that this thread contains the answer, yet the official 2600 config page doesn't.

mitu

@olafwagner said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

What is the process of getting the 'official' 2600 page (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Atari-2600) updated with this information?

Get a github account, then edit the page. It's a Wiki.

olafwagner

@mitu said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

@olafwagner said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

What is the process of getting the 'official' 2600 page (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Atari-2600) updated with this information?

Get a github account, then edit the page. It's a Wiki.

ok done.

I am halfway there. Now I need to figure out how to upload an image. I took the liberty of editing the image above, and I got this:

mediamogul

@olafwagner

Now I need to figure out how to upload an image.

Technically, you've already done it. As of your previous post the image can be found at

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/assets/uploads/files/1519507692128-1485898073630-wiki.jpg

herb_fargus

@olafwagner nice diagram.

I generally just upload it to a GitHub issue and copy the created link to the wiki

olafwagner

@mediamogul said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/assets/uploads/files/1519507692128-1485898073630-wiki.jpg

Aah brilliant thanks.

I edited the Atari 2600 page and referenced this URL.

mediamogul

@olafwagner

Looks great, btw. Really nice addition.

herb_fargus

already in the pretty docs too

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Atari-2600/