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    Gamepad controller on Bartop Help

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      bassman6805
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      I have a bartop arcade that has a usb port and I would like to use a nintendo style gamepad for certain games. I have configured the controller and it works until I start a game. I think the problem is I have the option set to save games when exiting so it keeps high scores. I think when it loads it automatically selects the bartop joystick. Is there a setting in retroarch that will make both work at the same time?

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        KN4THX @bassman6805
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        @bassman6805 I don't have arcade controls (yet) but I do know that if you go into RetroArch while in a game for a specific systen you can go into the Controls menu and change User Device Type. Not sure if this will work in your situation but I always wondered if this was for this option.

        "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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          mitu Global Moderator
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          As @TheDataCereal said, open the RA menu (Select + X) while in a game and change your Input settings, you probably want Player 1 to be the NES gamepad instead of the arcade Joystick. I don't think this is caused by the auto-save-on-exit settings.
          As an alternative, use @meleu's joystick configuration and you can configure - per system - which controller is which player.

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