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    SNES Controller works in all Consoles except for NES?

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      ontheellipse
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      I have the most current version of Retropie and Raspberry Pi, as well as an original SNES controller that I use via a RetroUSB adaptor. It works perfect for all consoles and Retropie menus, but when I load a NES game, the controller is unresponsive.

      Could someone point me in the right direction? Appreciate the help.

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        mediamogul Global Moderator @ontheellipse
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        @ontheellipse

        We really need more to go on. The required information is detailed at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. Also, "latest" or "most current" can mean a few things, so a version number would help.

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          ontheellipse @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul said in SNES Controller works in all Consoles except for NES?:

          @ontheellipse

          We really need more to go on. The required information is detailed at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. Also, "latest" or "most current" can mean a few things, so a version number would help.

          Sorry! I thought maybe these symptoms would point to something obvious that I'm doing wrong.

          • Canakit Pi 3 w/2.5A MicroUSB Power Supply
          • Retropie 4.2.7
          • Built from Premade Image
          • One USB device connected: SNES controller with RetroUSB adaptor

          When a game is starting, there's a message at the bottom left of the screen: 100%: HuiJa Gamepad Gamepad configured in Port #0 (and then quickly switches to the same message but port #1)

          This message appears regardless of which console I launch. However, in NES, no buttons work. I can't even use Start/Select to exit the game.

          Thanks for any possible insights

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            mediamogul Global Moderator @ontheellipse
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            @ontheellipse

            Can you post the contents of /opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg? Be sure to wrap it in code blocks or use pastebin.

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              ontheellipse @mediamogul
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              @mediamogul said in SNES Controller works in all Consoles except for NES?:

              @ontheellipse

              Can you post the contents of /opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg? Be sure to wrap it in code blocks or use pastebin.

              sure, thank you.

              https://pastebin.com/JdKKVus6

              looking in other consoles in that config folder (that do work), these two lines aren't there:

              input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
              input_player1_analog_dpad_mode = "1"

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                mediamogul Global Moderator @ontheellipse
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                Looks like that's it. Delete those two lines and you should be good.

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                  ontheellipse @mediamogul
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                  @mediamogul said in SNES Controller works in all Consoles except for NES?:

                  Looks like that's it. Delete those two lines and you should be good.

                  that did it! very much appreciated

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