n64 games 2 player support ?

cdv0

I have a Raspberry Pi 3b and have been able to successfully setup and play N64 games without a hitch.

I also have been able to connect and configured nintendo Switch Pro controller and another off-brand Switch pro controller.

I am able to use both the controllers to navigate the retropie menus etc. And when I start an N64 game like mario kart64 I am able to use either of my controllers to start the game by pressing the ‘start-button’ -> ‘selecting 2 player game’ ..
But when it comes to selecting the player characters, only the Nintendo pro controller is able to select a character. The off-brand controller is not able to select or move around to select a character using the DPAD or joysticks …
The only thing I am able to do with this controller is to press the Y button and go back to previous screen. However, upon going there I am able to use the DPAD and joysticks to scroll to other game options (like 1P or choose the CC of the kart etc).

I am not sure why both controllers work in the EmulationStation just fine and even in the first couple of menu screens of N64 games , but stops working right at player selection screen. I am seeing a very similar behavior while I tried Mario Party and Mario Party 2 as well ..

Any pointers on what might be happening and how do I go about fixing this would be truly appreciated.

Another thing, perhaps worth mentioning might be that RetroArch has a remote controller app in ‘core’ .. This app only responds to button presses of the Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers .. the button presses of the off-brand pro controllers don’t register in the app. I have a feeling the two symptoms might be related .

Please help

YFZdude

@cdv0
What happens if you pick a 4 player match?

It sounds like the player 2 controller might be mapped to player 3 or player 4 instead.
Normally any player can jump into the first menu, but if its a 2 player game, 3 and 4 won't be able to move the cursor for player 1/2.

cdv0

@YFZdude Thanks! That made sense the moment I read your response. That's what it is... The 2nd pro-controller is mapped to player3. I am assuming player-2 is mapped to my keyboard, which is also connect via usb to work with/on terminal/nano/vim if/when necessary.

So, how do I go about mapping the two controllers to player-1 and player-2 respectively ?

mitu

Open the configuration file for Mupen64Plus in /opt/retropie/configs/n64/InputAutoCfg.ini (also accessible via file shares at \\retropie\configs\n64\InputAutoCfg.ini) and remove the keyboard entry, see if it changes the player order.

cdv0

@mitu said in n64 games 2 player support ?:

Open the configuration file for Mupen64Plus in /opt/retropie/configs/n64/InputAutoCfg.ini (also accessible via file shares at \\retropie\configs\n64\InputAutoCfg.ini) and remove the keyboard entry, see if it changes the player order.

I removed the keyboard entry and rebooted and that solved the problem. Thanks!