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    Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @Capeman
      last edited by

      @Capeman start is reset. Lr-stella does not have other functions. You need standalone stella for all the functions. Standalone stella also supports all atari peripherals.

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      • CapemanC
        Capeman
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        Read above, I found all the other bindings in LR-Stella, the difficulty switches are the R/L shoulders and triggers. All console switches (even bw/color) are supported in lr-Stella

        Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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        • spruce_m00seS
          spruce_m00se
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          Do you know where the keyboard shorcuts for these actions are documented?
          I have made a 9pin dsub to usb adaptor so that I can use a competition pro and a joystick from a flashback 5 console. I just realised that button B is the fire button in the emulator, hence my mapping the button to A not working as expected.
          I found enter starts the game, but thats it

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @spruce_m00se
            last edited by

            @spruce_m00se to have all the controls on a keyboard go into the emulationstation men and configure controller. Set up all the buttons to the keyboard minus analogs. Then you can use it in games withall the controls.

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              dunnieboy @edmaul69
              last edited by dunnieboy

              @edmaul69 isnt there a way to map the analogues as digital switches ? i swear i read that somewhere.

              https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1060

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                mahcneto
                last edited by

                @mediamogul you know, this should be the default setting for Atari800Xl emulator as well, d-pad/analog stick for movement, one button as trigger, and every other button set for Start/Select/Options/Reset, the emulator menu, etc. I never could get your tutorial for custom mappings with the X360 driver to work :(

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                • edmaul69E
                  edmaul69 @dunnieboy
                  last edited by

                  @dunnieboy sure if you want to set analogs to the keyboard. Not sure why you would need the analogs set to the keyboard since you already have the arrow keys.

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @mahcneto
                    last edited by

                    @mahcneto said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

                    this should be the default setting for Atari800Xl emulator as well, d-pad/analog stick for movement, one button as trigger, and every other button set for Start/Select/Options/Reset

                    The problem with having only one control scheme is there are a wide array of input devices emulated in Atari800 and applying just one means that a section of the library is always unplayable. I was able to implement a single mapping for all occasions that switches between digital and analog input via a toggle with xboxdrv, but unfortunately the same level of flexibility can't be found in the emulator alone.

                    I never could get your tutorial for custom mappings with the X360 driver to work :(

                    I'm sorry to hear that. If you decide to give it another go in the future and need some help, just give me a shout.

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                    • space cadetS
                      space cadet
                      last edited by

                      I completely forgot about the difficulty toggle switches on the 2600! I do remember that a genesis controller would plug in and work instead of the Atari controller.

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @space cadet
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                        @space-cadet

                        On the flip side, I beat 'Sonic the Hedgehog' with an Atari2600 controller back in high school. I was the coolest kid who ever got shoved in a locker.

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                        • edmaul69E
                          edmaul69 @mediamogul
                          last edited by

                          @mediamogul i wish i wasnt already stuck in the locker when you got shoved in. :)

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                          • mediamogulM
                            mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
                            last edited by

                            @edmaul69

                            Ha! A couple of more people and we could have set a record... or died horribly.

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                            • spruce_m00seS
                              spruce_m00se @edmaul69
                              last edited by

                              @edmaul69 I get the impression that they are set by default, I have a keyboard that isnt configd in ES , and in ES it does nothing, the enter button starts a game, the ESC exits the emulator and I pressed something last ngiht that changed the colour scheme of the game when playing.... but I didnt catch which button it was, there is defo something set up by standard here.
                              Also , even if you map the only button on the joystick as B in ES in order to make it work in the emulator, it still works as A in ES. almost as if someone has put some thought into it and knows you need an A in ES and a B in the EMU.

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                              • edmaul69E
                                edmaul69 @spruce_m00se
                                last edited by

                                @spruce_m00se the keyboard is only partially preconfigured in retroarch. The L1,2,3, R1,2,3 and analogs are not configured. A, s, z, x on the keyboard are a, b, x and y. Shift is select and enter is start.

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                                • olafwagnerO
                                  olafwagner
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                                  What is the process of getting the 'official' 2600 page (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Atari-2600) updated with this information?

                                  Seems crazy that this thread contains the answer, yet the official 2600 config page doesn't.

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @olafwagner
                                    last edited by

                                    @olafwagner said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

                                    What is the process of getting the 'official' 2600 page (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Atari-2600) updated with this information?

                                    Get a github account, then edit the page. It's a Wiki.

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                                    • olafwagnerO
                                      olafwagner @mitu
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                                      @mitu said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

                                      @olafwagner said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

                                      What is the process of getting the 'official' 2600 page (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Atari-2600) updated with this information?

                                      Get a github account, then edit the page. It's a Wiki.

                                      ok done.

                                      I am halfway there. Now I need to figure out how to upload an image. I took the liberty of editing the image above, and I got this:

                                      0_1519507689268_1485898073630-wiki.jpg

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                                      • mediamogulM
                                        mediamogul Global Moderator @olafwagner
                                        last edited by

                                        @olafwagner

                                        Now I need to figure out how to upload an image.

                                        Technically, you've already done it. As of your previous post the image can be found at

                                        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/assets/uploads/files/1519507692128-1485898073630-wiki.jpg

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                                        • herb_fargusH
                                          herb_fargus administrators @olafwagner
                                          last edited by

                                          @olafwagner nice diagram.

                                          I generally just upload it to a GitHub issue and copy the created link to the wiki

                                          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                          • olafwagnerO
                                            olafwagner @mediamogul
                                            last edited by

                                            @mediamogul said in Retropad Bindings for Atari 2600:

                                            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/assets/uploads/files/1519507692128-1485898073630-wiki.jpg

                                            Aah brilliant thanks.

                                            I edited the Atari 2600 page and referenced this URL.

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