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    Multiple Controllers

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      ralph Bing
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      Not sure if this has been asked so here I go
      I am setting up a retropie for my son
      I have a pi3
      latest retropie image
      emulation station 2.0.1a

      I have a keyboard and hub hooked up to the pie
      in the hub I have
      two Nes controllers
      two snes controllers
      want to add two genesis controllers as well

      how do I get the system to select the proper controller for each system
      right now all controllers are mapped and work but when I choose the nes emulator
      depending on which controller is plugged in where it might use the nes but might not

      very new to the retro pie setup
      any help would be great
      thanks

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        meleu @ralph Bing
        last edited by meleu

        @ralph-Bing

        The emulators don't know what is a "SNES controller" or a "Genesis controller". They only know "joysticks". Know what I mean?

        But fortunately there is a very easy way to set what joystick to use for player1-4.
        Take a look here:
        https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection

        BTW: I'm working on a way to let the user make a "preference order" based on the emulator (ex.: SNES controllers for SNES emulator), but it can take some time until I release something useful...

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          kcc406
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          here are two great read that helped me;

          https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/retroarch-configuration

          https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/564

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            ralph Bing
            last edited by

            I see that the two nes controllers have a different name from the snes controllers

            is there any way to tell the nes emulator to use the nes controllers
            and the snes to use the snes ones?

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              meleu @ralph Bing
              last edited by

              @ralph-Bing https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/15121

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                ralph Bing @meleu
                last edited by

                @meleu
                so would I have to run that program each time to change controllers?

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                  meleu @ralph Bing
                  last edited by

                  @ralph-Bing said in Multiple Controllers:

                  @meleu
                  so would I have to run that program each time to change controllers?

                  Yep! If you prefer you can edit the retroarch.cfg manually, or change the controllers ports, each time to change controllers.

                  It's up to you.

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                    ralph Bing
                    last edited by

                    does the program add itself to the retropie menu so I do not need to exit emulation station to run?

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                      ralph Bing
                      last edited by

                      just read that it does intergrate itself into emulation station

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                        meleu @ralph Bing
                        last edited by

                        @ralph-Bing said in Multiple Controllers:

                        does the program add itself to the retropie menu so I do not need to exit emulation station to run?

                        Yep! If you try it, let me know if you liked! ;-)

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                          chicuelo @meleu
                          last edited by chicuelo

                          @meleu Is this still working?
                          I have installed but when I go to experimental packages I can't find the joystick-selection menu.
                          Im running retropie 4.4 (latest version)

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                            mitu Global Moderator @chicuelo
                            last edited by

                            @chicuelo The joystick selection tool is not part of the official RetroPie repository, you'll have to install it yourself.

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                              chicuelo @mitu
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                              @mitu
                              Thanks mate. I have already installed but now I am wondering if its useful for what I am trying to do:
                              I have multiple retroarch.cfg files depending on which controller I will use. PS3 has not the same button assignment that a snes one.
                              Can I select wich .cfg file use instead of replacing the retroarch.cfg every time I switch a control?
                              Now I have a retroarch.cfg, snes-usb.cfg, ps3-sony.cfg and ps3-shawan.cfg. Each one works with the corresponding controller and I have to switch them via FTP system by system renaming it to retroarch.cfg. Can I do that with this tool?

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                                mitu Global Moderator @chicuelo
                                last edited by

                                @chicuelo said in Multiple Controllers:

                                Can I do that with this tool?

                                I think so, you can choose to remember which is the controller order based on the system used. Inside RetroArch you can configure the key bindings and choose to save the core remapping (though this will likely affect other systems using the same core, but there's only a few emulators which service multiple systems).

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                                  chicuelo @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitu I think its a different use, I will play all the system with a controller one day, and another I will switch all the inputs to another controller so I think its another kind of need. Today I am using the ps3 wireless controller to play every system but maybe tomorrow I need to use the snes usb and I have to set all the retroarch.cfg files to the bind that works with that controller. Its a hard task to make it manually

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @chicuelo
                                    last edited by

                                    @chicuelo If you're using just one controller at a time, then there's no need for the joystick selection tool. It's a different use case.

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                                      meleu @chicuelo
                                      last edited by

                                      @chicuelo I think you'll like to read this section of the docs: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Configuration/#core-input-remapping

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                                        chicuelo @meleu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu Yes, only a pair of the same controllers at a time. Thanks!

                                        @meleu I have present the core configuration, but I have set to every emulator a .cfg file because the default/global key binding is messy. For Megadrive where you have X Y Z, A B C, the controllers are not in that order so I arrange the better asset for each console depending on wich control you use. For example the Physical A button you use for megadrive is not the same A button you use for Mame.
                                        My idea is to easily change between cfg files avoiding the ftp process of renaming and deleting. Maybe there is an easiest way and I am missing it!

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                                          mitu Global Moderator
                                          last edited by mitu

                                          So, if I understand it, you'd like to have particular mappings per controller and system at the same time, depending on which controller you're using at the moment.

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                                            chicuelo @mitu
                                            last edited by

                                            @mitu Yes, If I decide to use a snes controller, I manually rename all the snes.cfg to retroarch.cfg in every system.
                                            If there is a way (inside retroarch) to detect which controller is plugged and assign that cfg it would be great. If there is a way inside the RGUI it would be great too

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