4 players using 2 joysticks and additional 2 bluetooth joypads

steveborg

Hi Guys,

I am building 2 player arcade machine (using retropie of course) but I wish that it will have an option for 4 players just by using an additional 2 bluetooth gamepads like '8Bitdo gamepad'.

Is this possible? Like this I don't need to build a huge arcade to include 4 joysticks and so on.. but I would still have the option for 4 players if the game support it.

Steve

mitu

@steveborg Sure, as long as you have Bluetooth enabled in the Pi, you can configure any additional controllers. You will need console/ssh access to pair them, just like described in https://retropie.org.uk/docs/8Bitdo-Controller/. The general consesus seems to be that the on-board bluetooth on the PI is not adequate, so you should add an USB Bluetooth dongle and disable the on-board Bluetooth on the Pi.

steveborg

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steveborg

@mitu So if I'll use 2 Joysticks using IPAC 2 I can actually add another 2 bluetooth joypads to play 4 player games? Thanks for helping out :)

Steve

mitu

@steveborg Yes, that's right.

steveborg

@mitu I was ordering from an online site and they told me that you cannot mix 2 joysticks using IPAC with 2 bluetooth gamepads, it's either 4 joysticks or 4 bluetooth gamepads. They were really clear about this.

Do you know anyone who tested it?

Steve

mitu

@steveborg Ordering what ? The gamepad detection/configuration/activation is up to the emulator, so I don't understand how that would be tied to the hardware.

steveborg

@mitu Accessories for 2 player arcade using Retropie. I wanted 2 player arcade machine with possibility to play 4 players using 2 extra bluetooth gamepads.

I wanted to buy this kit
https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/classic-arcade-joysticks-buttons-and-arcade-controller-kit-no2.html

together with
https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/products/8bitdo-snes30-pro-wireless-bluetooth-controller-switch-ios-android-pc-mac.html

Steve

mitu

Well, I don't have an IPAC, but maybe some forum members can chime in with their experience, but IMHO shouldn't be an issue as long as all controllers are detected by the system.