Hm. Still at a loss. Do I have to save the game config to make it work? I would like to make a working configuration on the fly and only save it when it works. Also "User 1 Device Type" - I believe this should stay RetroPad? "User 1 Analog To Digital" - should I fiddle around with that? "User 1 Steering" is set to "Left Analog X" - which sounds reasonable, but does not work...

@drylightn I just tested it myself and what I suggested is still correct. And you should be able to skip with any button on the controller, but that's isn't too important - that you can skip is.

Once you have configured every other controller but before you confirm the controls at the very bottom, use the D pad to move back up to the triggers. Then try to assign the trigger buttons, ensuring that they are set to +AXIS (Mine shows up as 2 and 5 for left and right triggers respectively).

@santiagomoneta Which MAME emulator are you using ? If using one of the Libretro cores, try setting your gamepad as 'RetroPad with Analog' or map your joystick to the analog joystick of the RetroPad.

@mattyl42 you may have accidently changed one of your start and select buttons (or hot key) and saved it fudged up.

Try reconfiguring the controler in Emulation station like when you first load it up. Vids on you tube. Done all this myself too :)

@OhOhOne

I use AdvanceMAME, although I believe the game will work in any of the RetroArch cores from 2010 on.

@Ikyrus said in Help requested for FinalBurn Alpha and SEGA driving games:

What was the problem with the digital controls?

That means you can't turn at X% with digital control (X being a value between 0 and 100), you either don't turn or turn at 100%, which is not how those games were meant to be played, so the gameplay is degraded.
With analog control, you can turn at whatever % you want.