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    SNES random button presses in game?

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    • batesmanB
      batesman @AlexMurphy
      last edited by

      @AlexMurphy

      Odd. It isn't something I have observed in any other console emulation or in ES itself. The common thread between the three of us is that we're all experiencing it in SNES emulators.

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      • TMNTturtlguyT
        TMNTturtlguy @batesman
        last edited by

        @batesman I can now also confirm I experience the same issues of random button presses in SNES with two PS4 controllers using Wireless USB dongles. Again, this only occurs on SNES.

        I have never experienced the exiting the rom problem.

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        • batesmanB
          batesman
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          I'm currently using lr-snes9x2010 as my SNES emulator. You?

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          • TMNTturtlguyT
            TMNTturtlguy @batesman
            last edited by

            @batesman Same - my info is up in the first post of the thread

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            • batesmanB
              batesman
              last edited by

              I am going to try a different libretto emulator and see if the issue persists.

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              • TMNTturtlguyT
                TMNTturtlguy @batesman
                last edited by

                @batesman There are other issues with the other emulators as well, so it is a pick your own poison situation it think. 9x2010 works great for single player and I don't have the exiting game issue, so I am going to stick with it for now.

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                • batesmanB
                  batesman
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                  I have changed the emulator to lr-snes9x and since making that change have not experienced any random non button presses. I've put in about 2 hours playtime since making the change.

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                  • TMNTturtlguyT
                    TMNTturtlguy @batesman
                    last edited by

                    @batesman any other noticeable bugs?

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                    • batesmanB
                      batesman @TMNTturtlguy
                      last edited by

                      @TMNTturtlguy None yet, but I'm on the lookout!

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                      • batesmanB
                        batesman
                        last edited by

                        So after...several hours of gameplay (5ish), I was playing Link to the Past and while in a boss fight, the Retroarch menu popped up. When I selected "close retroarch", the game exited to Emulation Station.

                        I have a hotkey config setup that allows me to exit games which is why I think it is exiting to desktop. I think the phantom key presses are hitting my hotkey exit combo.

                        It's a long shot, but it's the only explanation I've got.

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                        • TMNTturtlguyT
                          TMNTturtlguy @batesman
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                          @batesman Which emulator are you using? you just state lr-snes9x.....9x2002? 9x2005?

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                          • batesmanB
                            batesman @TMNTturtlguy
                            last edited by batesman

                            @TMNTturtlguy said in SNES random button presses in game?:

                            @batesman Which emulator are you using? you just state lr-snes9x.....9x2002? 9x2005?

                            I'm going to explain this to the best of my own understandng.
                            lr-snes9x is an emulator. The 2002, 2005, and 2010 emulators are all main packages but there are other optional snes emulators that are libretto core. These are included as optional pacakages. lr-snes9x is one of the optionals.

                            So far, I have used lr-snes 2010 and lr-snes9x both have exhibited the issue, but lr-snes9x took much longer to do so.

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                              baldysoftknuckle @batesman
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                              @batesman hi, i have been having the same problems with my 8bitdo. Did you ever manage to fix the problem? I just got my 8bitdo today and while i was playing super mario kart it just steered me into a wall on a few occasions, then started resetting the game or just going back to the game list menu. worked 100% ok playing golden axe 3 for megadrive so only noticed it in the snes emulator.

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