Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600
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Do you know where the keyboard shorcuts for these actions are documented?
I have made a 9pin dsub to usb adaptor so that I can use a competition pro and a joystick from a flashback 5 console. I just realised that button B is the fire button in the emulator, hence my mapping the button to A not working as expected.
I found enter starts the game, but thats it -
@spruce_m00se to have all the controls on a keyboard go into the emulationstation men and configure controller. Set up all the buttons to the keyboard minus analogs. Then you can use it in games withall the controls.
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@edmaul69 isnt there a way to map the analogues as digital switches ? i swear i read that somewhere.
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@mediamogul you know, 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 emulator menu, etc. I never could get your tutorial for custom mappings with the X360 driver to work :(
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@dunnieboy sure if you want to set analogs to the keyboard. Not sure why you would need the analogs set to the keyboard since you already have the arrow keys.
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@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.
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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.
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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.
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@mediamogul i wish i wasnt already stuck in the locker when you got shoved in. :)
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Ha! A couple of more people and we could have set a record... or died horribly.
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@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. -
@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.
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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.
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@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.
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@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:
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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.jpgRetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive
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@olafwagner nice diagram.
I generally just upload it to a GitHub issue and copy the created link to the wiki
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@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.
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Looks great, btw. Really nice addition.
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already in the pretty docs too
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