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[Request] Gamepad auto detect

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:04 am
by molul
I have several 8bitdo gamepads, and I'd like an easier way to set controls. Retroarch does this very well: once the app is running, if you press any button in any controller, it becomes player 1. Next is player 2, etc. This would be really convenient for users.

Re: [Request] Gamepad auto detect

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:31 pm
by fcatrin
Yes, I've thought about that, the problem is that you never know who is Player 1, and with kids it's a mess on every game

Re: [Request] Gamepad auto detect

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:47 am
by molul
Heheh. Well, I'd just start the game and wait for a controller to press a button. That would be player 1. Then the rest. The thing is that current situation is uncomfortable if you play several platforms. For instance, I use an 8bitdo sfc30 for Mame, SNES and Genesis (I wish they made a Genesis bluetooth gamepad already...), 8bitdo nes30 pro and fc30pro for PlayStation and PSP, and 8bitdo n64 for n64.

I'm getting a couple of 8bitdo sf30 pro on December, and I might use them to play everything but N64, but still, I'll have to switch controller from time to time :)

Re: [Request] Gamepad auto detect

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:39 pm
by fcatrin
I'll think again about it. But note that N64 and PSP are not supported by RetroArch, so I would need to modify them to behave like that

Re: [Request] Gamepad auto detect

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:09 pm
by molul
Thank you! ^^