Mapping MAME insert coin & player start without keyboard

[SharkyJack]

Apologies for the rookie question.

How do I map the Insert Coin and player 1 start function to my Retropi MAME emulator. I understand I can do this by hitting the TAB on a keyboard, but I don't have a keyboard for my RaspberryPI.

I'm running Retropi 4 on a Raspberry PI 2 using a SNES type pad.

[dankcushions]

@SharkyJack by default it should be select = insert coin, and start = player 1 start. why do you need to change it?

if the defaults don't work please fill out this:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

[art]

@dankcushions said in Mapping MAME insert coin & player start without keyboard:

@SharkyJack by default it should be select = insert coin, and start = player 1 start. why do you need to change it?

Because in some project, you don't have a keyboard.

In this case, like you said, you can map a first time using tab (with your keyboard), and avoid it. Don't forgot to map "UI Select", "UI Cancel" (exit the menu & the game) and "Config menu". Adding hotkeys combinations is also possible.

[dankcushions]

@art said in Mapping MAME insert coin & player start without keyboard:

@dankcushions said in Mapping MAME insert coin & player start without keyboard:

@SharkyJack by default it should be select = insert coin, and start = player 1 start. why do you need to change it?

Because in some project, you don't have a keyboard.

but it's already mapped to start and select via default (at least, definitely in lr-mame2003 and other lr-mame emulators). you don't need to map it. in any case, you can access the 'tab' menu without a keyboard in lr-mame2003 via the right trigger (R2)

In this case, like you said, you can map a first time using tab (with your keyboard), and avoid it. Don't forgot to map "UI Select", "UI Cancel" (exit the menu & the game)

these are already mapped by default also - A and B, respectively.