@Dj-EKI If you'd like that combo to open the menu, then open RetroArch from the RetroPie system in EmulationStation, set the option and then save your configuration. To leave a game, you'll have to use either a Hotkey + Start - which you don't want - or disable the Hotkey and choose another button for the exit hotkey. Pressing that button will automatically exit the game.

@StigNasty said in Another total noob question: Two questions: 1. What does this mean? 2. How do I do this? It means you've been using a development branch of the RetroPie-Setup script and that branch (version) will be deleted, so you'll not be able to update in the future. From the command line, execute the following: cd $HOME/RetroPie-Setup git reset --hard git checkout master OR cd $HOME sudo rm -fr ./RetroPie-Setup git clone https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup

@dankcushions Thanks for the response. Dumb of me. I already have many of the game specific RetroArch configs on MAME for overlays. In my personal experience, the per game core saves haven't worked for a while. This goes for my 3B+ and my 4B. Would you mind checking to see that it works? In my experience it defaults to whatever options I used in the core last, regardless of whether there is a game save. Remaps work for me, but core options haven't for some time. May be because my roms are all on a USB? Not sure. I just tried one and when I booted up the rom, it saved over my core settings with the last settings I used. mupen64plus-next-pak4 = "memory" --> mupen64plus-next-pak4 = "none" I've tried using PS1 (lr-pcsx-rearmed) roms as well depending on whether the speed hack and increased res options are viable/necessary or controller needs set to analog. Is this by chance something you (or someone else) would be willing to test quickly? Thanks. ================================ https://pastebin.com/sHc7fVpz -- Diddy Kong Racing (U) (v1.1) [!].opt located in /opt/configs/all/retroarch/config/Mupen64Plus-Next GLES2 https://pastebin.com/SjnGwhR6 --retroarch.cfg

Nobody? Not asking for any solutions, just want to know if it runs properly for anyone else...

Just bumping my post. Still not sure what to do about the hotkey situation.

@ddallman said in Player 1 START button not working IN GAME - CPS1: What could be the deal? If the start button works everywhere except the cps1 games, i would expect the issue to be in mame2003's cps1 emulation ? However i don't think you'll get support for this emulator, using mame2003-plus or FBNeo is highly recommended nowaday. Also, FBNeo is supposed to provide the best experience with cps1/cps2 in terms of accuracy and input lag.

@rkoster ty for tagging :)

Wow... So far indeed solved... Followed : https://www.reddit.com/r/retroflag_gpi/comments/c1psvj/dpad_not_working_in_pcsxrearmed_and_gpsp/ .... and played crash bandicoot fullspeed !

@mitu so far I've changed every setting I can find to fix this but it's either fully stretched or displays in the far right bottom corner with most of the screen cut off including the retroarch menu I gave up editing config files manually and just adjusted the screen from within retroarch gui, it ended up being an odd size resolution tho

@eklynx It's not possible to selectively enable the hotkey for certain commands. It's a global selection - it's either enabled (and it's used for all hotkey shortcuts) or not (and the hotkey shortcuts execute without it).

@Agustinb14 said in Controls don't work in retroarch or in console games: I can't seem to be able to bind 2 different hotkey keys for my controls but that's ok. At least I can play now. Only Player1 is able to access the hotkeys' functions - P2 cannot control them (including opening the menu). Glad you got it working in the end.

Please give more details about your setup - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

@DetroitKp The type of device is internal to the core - if the core should expect a RetroPad (a logical gamepad) or other type of device - it's not for setting which physical device is connected - see https://docs.libretro.com/guides/input-and-controls/. To designate the gamepad as P2, you just need to set input_player1_joypad_index, or input_player2_joypad_index, etc. For you, to set P1 as keyboard, you need to set P2 to have the index 0 (1st gamepad): input_player2_joypad_index=0 which is what the configuration editor will do.

@mitu Thanks Mitu! Really appreciate all of your help!

AWESOME!!! Just testing it out, when I went into RetroPi configure controller it recognized it as 2 gamepads right away, configured each and was instantly playing some Street Fighter Alpha 3 with my 5 year old. I works great! Thanks for the help, should have notice my mistake, the devil is in the details as they say. I read so much I have developed a tendency to be lays and just speed read without even realizing I'm doing it. I my brain just saw 'add to it's own line' for some reason. Anyways the device should be included by default and hopefully this will be fixed in a new version so folks don't have mess with it manually. Guess my wiring job was spot on, I don't have any issues now. Thanks again.

@t_mitch Mame4All is not a Libretro emulator, so the hotkey combination don't apply (and also the .cfg file has no effect). But you found the solution, so that's good.

I think some things changed in the recent versions w.r.t. overrides saving. Some settings are blacklisted specifically - like the input_libretro_device settings (see here, changed about 10 months ago). For the multi-tap settings, now the settings under Control are handled - as the link above said - by Control Remaps. Use the 'Save Game Remap File' and it should work.