VICE Joystick Mapping for NES30 PRO / FC30 PRO

[nbk]

Hi all. Just bought a NES30 Pro controller because of connection issues with my previous NES30 devices in combination with retropie (also due to firmware issues). It works perfectly so far and i finally don't have to switch between analogue and digital mode if i want to use the VICE emulator in combination with other emulators.

The joystick mapping in VICE is a little bit special though. I managed to map the warp mode and the Emulator Menu (F12) to a Joystick key.

But I would also like to map the space + ESC key to joystick buttons. Has anybody successfully mapped those buttons for the above mentioned devices? / can somebody who did perhaps post their sdl-joymap-C64.vjm file here? Thanks in advance!

mine looks like this so far:

# VICE joystick mapping file
#
# A joystick map is read in as patch to the current map.
#
# File format:
# - comment lines start with '#'
# - keyword lines start with '!keyword'
# - normal line has 'joynum inputtype inputindex action'
#
# Keywords and their lines are:
# '!CLEAR'    clear all mappings
#
# inputtype:
# 0      axis
# 1      button
# 2      hat
# 3      ball
#
# Note that each axis has 2 inputindex entries and each hat has 4.
#
# action [action_parameters]:
# 0               none
# 1 port pin      joystick (pin: 1/2/4/8/16 = u/d/l/r/fire)
# 2 row col       keyboard
# 3               map
# 4               UI activate
# 5 path&to&item  UI function
#

!CLEAR

# 8Bitdo NES30 Pro
0 0 0 1 1 8
0 0 1 1 1 4
0 0 2 1 1 2
0 0 3 1 1 1
0 0 4 1 0 8
0 0 5 1 0 4
0 0 6 1 0 2
0 0 7 1 0 1
0 0 8 5 Speed settings&Warp mode
0 0 9 1 1 4
0 0 10 5 Speed settings&Warp mode
0 0 11 1 1 1
0 1 3 2 7 4 # attempt to map space bar

0 1 0 1 1 16
0 1 1 4
0 1 2 3
0 1 3 1 0 16
0 1 4 5 Speed settings&Warp mode
0 1 5 4
0 1 6 3
0 1 7 1 0 16
0 1 8 1 1 16
0 1 9 4
0 1 10 3
0 1 11 1 0 16
0 1 12 1 1 16
0 1 13 4
0 1 14 3
0 1 15 1 0 16

0 2 0 1 1 1
0 2 1 1 1 2
0 2 2 1 1 4
0 2 3 1 1 8

[Rion]

@nbk Hi!

I think this is exactly what you are looking for .

@mediamogul Created this wonderful guide

Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings

Ps. You don't have to use a "System wide configuration" Instead you can use Key-Mapping For Individual Emulators.

[nbk]

@Rion: thanks for the link - I found another way to assign keys directly to the joysick/joypad:

when you move the cursor to a specific menu entry in vice you can actually assign this very function to a joystick button by pressing the keyboard letter 'm'. Afterwards you will be asked to assign this function (e.g. Warp Mode, Pause, Quit Emulator, etc...) as 'hotkey' by pressing the joypad button of your choice. Furthermore you can even assign specific keyboard buttons by activating 'virtual keyboard'. While it's being displayed you simply have to go to the key you want to be mapped, press 'm' again and assign it to a joystick-button.

--> now I can assign all the important keys to my controller in vice. Works with other models as well of course.

[Rion]

@nbk Great find!