Well m assuming you are referring to street fighter games. Pick 6 button(snes layout) or modern for these games. 8 button is specifically for an certain arcade panel layout. Classic layout is for 99% of other games that are wrong with this setup.

Well i could hack code into mame2003-plus to read it thats not a good global solution though so ill add it to my todo list which isint too long atm!

@Texacate Finally had an opportunity to look at your code. Looks good. For myself, I just need static images as I showed in my video. So I think what I need to do is the following: 1 - Create XML file with gaming information. I would convert the work you have done and convert to XML. Do not have to do this, but would like to practice manipulating XML files. 2- Will also add to this what recommended controller to use. Joystick, spinner, trackball or lightgun. 3- If Joystick, what type (2-way, 4-way, etc.): 4- A note added stating if certain controller is not available, which one to use. This would be static on every image file. 5- When building the image, have the user select which button layout they want to use(6 button, 8 button, etc.) I am going to program this in Windows for now, but use ImageMagic to create the image to eventually port over to the Pi. Basically would program similar to what you have (if it is ok to reference your code) and just create the images, but add the additional data. Once the static image is create, will re-visit my code to have it come up before the game starts. Also thinking about just creating the image and putting the snapshots in the Screenshots or Covers folder. I have downloaded video snapshots and marquees, so the gamelist.xml file would already have a path to get the Screenshots or Covers and can just place the image on the theme instead. Would be less programming and just create the images. In any case, will start on this over the weekend. Hopefully will have something functional by the end of the weekend.

Based on the info @rion dug out, I'd say it's likely not compatible with RetroPie (and a bit overpriced in my opinion).

@cyperghost i will try it out ... thx for helping so fast

Have you tried to get into RA's input controls and select P3's controller as your 2nd controller ? Or add an override for the game (see https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Configuration/#custom-retroarch-override-examples) with input_player1_joypad_index = 0 input_player3_joypad_index = 1

Although I take my audio signal from the jack, I do run an amplifier--just a cheap thing that came with my USB powered speakers. The key to optimizing the range is to set all of your digital controls, amixer etc, to 100% so you are sending a full signal, then adjusting your amplifier volume to the maximum level without distortion (or the max you are comfortable using). Then, you can leave the amp controls alone and make adjustments digitally. With my setup, I can tap the volume buttons or hold them down. I get plenty of granularity based on the underlying commands and I don't feel the need to increase the increment in the command. + or - 1dB seems to be a good setting that allows me to hear subtle changes with each adjustment. In other words, the change is not so small as to be inconveniently slow, and it is not so big so as to feel limiting in terms of incremental change.

I installed adv-meme and change the .rc like the wiki said and now my trackball is working :) I'm pretty happy now

@bogus You can save the relevant part from the configs for the overlay part, they should be easy to re-apply - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Configuration-Editor/#advanced-configuration

@totallyice Please re-read my previous message. Your system is stuck in a reboot loop so you're not going to be able to access the command line to make any modifications to fix the problem. In order to fix this error, you'll need to delete/disable the Controlblock service, but you'll either need a Linux computer to read the card's Linux partition (won't work from Windows/macOS) or you can try booting into 'safe mode' on your PI system to have a command line to make modifications. See https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/672/a-stop-job-is-running-for-lsb-controlblockservice-init-script/13.

I'm having the same problem where none of my controllers are working in game, however, I know what you're talking about, as I had that same thing (with the having to basically hold all the buttons to get it to open the remap screen) happen to me. Unfortunately, I have no idea what caused it, and I was only able to fix it by doing a clean install. If it's any consolation, since the install I haven't had that problem (just my current one where my controllers aren't working in game)

Did you use the official 4.2 image from the site? Did you read about the info you should post? It's not requested just for the craic. Help us to help you...

@Maynard your question indicates that you didn't map the core specific button configs usinf the core input remapping method. Reset the changes you made and remap using that method. I think it'll make you happy. ;-)

@obsidianspider the 5 inch hdmi display 800x480 xpt2046 touch controller, latest retropie, and pi3

It could be your joystick is oriented wrong plug the usb in windows and do a joystick test on there to confirm

Thanks guys. I went ahead and ordered the Suzo Happ longstem buttons and the Sanwa joysticks. I am excited for them to come in and I can experiment with getting everything wired up. Any thoughts or insight as to whether or not I'll be able to utilize USB controllers if desired?

@rbaker I think he's saying the link doesn't provide an answer to his question. Which is true. It provides an answer on how to get help to get an answer to his question. But again if he'd read the documentation on it I don't believe he would need to ask.