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    NES Advantage controller won't map correctly

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      SuperSirLink
      last edited by

      Are you using a GPIO adapter or a control block, or did you solder the pins straight to the Pi?

      What about jstest, does it register all the buttons?

      http://blog.petrockblock.com/2012/10/21/the-retropie-gpio-adapter/

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      • allenpieA
        allenpie @SuperSirLink
        last edited by

        @SuperSirLink I solder the pins straight to the pi zero

        Retro Pie and Chill

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        • allenpieA
          allenpie
          last edited by

          Giving this a shot now
          Installation and Troubleshooting
          You can find a complete getting-started guide for the RetroPie GPIO Adapter on this page.

          With the SNESDev driver enabled you can test for working connections between the game pads and the RPi with the jstest command (Ctrl+C exits the tool):

          jstest /dev/input/js0
          and

          jstest /dev/input/js1

          Retro Pie and Chill

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          • allenpieA
            allenpie
            last edited by allenpie

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              allenpie
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              • allenpieA
                allenpie
                last edited by

                It's funny cuz in the main menu's both my a and b keys work but when i run a NES game it's player 1 player 2 switch as B

                Not sure why

                Retro Pie and Chill

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                  SuperSirLink
                  last edited by SuperSirLink

                  disable the retroarch controller auto config... Take the inputs that jstest gives you for each number and put that in the retroarch config...

                  I use different configs per system, since I have NES sockets, but leave the controller set as SNES... That way I can use an NES to SNES adapter and set inputs for SNES separately...

                  Here is mine for NES:

                  # Input device buttons.
                  # Figure these out by using RetroArch-Phoenix or retroarch-joyconfig.
                  # You can use joypad hats with hnxx, where n is the hat, and xx is a string representing direction. 
                  # E.g. "h0up"
                  input_player1_b_btn = 3
                  input_player1_a_btn = 1
                  input_player1_start_btn = 7
                  input_player1_select_btn = 6
                  
                  input_player2_b_btn = 3
                  input_player2_a_btn = 1
                  input_player2_start_btn = 7
                  input_player2_select_btn = 6
                  
                  # Axis for RetroArch D-Pad. 
                  # Needs to be either '+' or '-' in the first character signaling either positive or negative direction of the axis, then the axis number. 
                  # Do note that every other input option has the corresponding _btn and _axis binds as well; they are omitted here for clarity.
                  input_player1_left_axis = -0
                  input_player1_right_axis = +0
                  input_player1_up_axis = -1
                  input_player1_down_axis = +1
                  
                  input_player2_left_axis = -0
                  input_player2_right_axis = +0
                  input_player2_up_axis = -1
                  input_player2_down_axis = +1
                  
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                    allenpie
                    last edited by allenpie

                    @SuperSirLink said in NES Advantage controller won't map correctly:

                    Take the inputs that jstest gives you for each number and put that in the retroarch config

                    I have these inputs Take the inputs that jstest gives you for each number and put that in the retroarch config
                    I have done this whats the best way to disable the retroarch controller auto config from starting?

                    \retropie\configs\all\autoconf.cfg

                    I set it to disabled

                    Retro Pie and Chill

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                    • allenpieA
                      allenpie
                      last edited by

                      SuperSirLink I LOVE YOu man!

                      It's working great now such a simple FIX thanks so much for the HELP!

                      Retro Pie and Chill

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                        SuperSirLink
                        last edited by

                        Sweet! glad I could help... For some strange reason I never had much luck with the auto config... Didn't see your particular issue, some other oddities between my NES controllers and the SNES controllers via the adapter... Though I never tried the NES advantage on my setup with the auto config enabled...

                        Glad you got it working!

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                        • chipsnblipC
                          chipsnblip
                          last edited by

                          does the Advantage work completely, ie. turbo buttons/dials and slow-mo etc? i'm thinking about wiring mine up like this

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                            SuperSirLink @chipsnblip
                            last edited by

                            @chipsnblip
                            Yes, it does... I actually use mine across multiple emulators... Even Atari 2600, though the turbo doesn't work for Atari and the B button is the main button...

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                              fsd2s
                              last edited by

                              I successfully am using an NES Advantage on RetroPie 4.2.3

                              I have an NES to USB Adapter plugged into the Raspberry and connect the NES Advantage to the adapter.

                              I do notice a problem when I boot the Raspberry Pi and the NES Advantage has the SLOW button turned on. The Pi also did not detect the controller the first time when I had the SLOW button turned on. With the SLOW and TURBO buttons turned off the Pi detects the controller without any problem. Then when I load and start playing a game I can turn the SLOW and TURBO buttons on or off without problem. For me, it seems only when the Pi is booting that I cannot have the TURBO and SLOW buttons on or else the controller does not work (I also get stuck on EMULATION STATION LOADING screen when booting up with the SLOW button turned on).

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