
Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards, mouses, gamepads, joysticks, etc. USB game controllers could also be connected to a computer with a USB port. Before the seventh generation of video game consoles, plugging in a controller into one of a console's controller ports were the primary means of using a game controller, although since then they have been replaced by wireless controllers, which do not require controller ports on the console but are battery-powered.
edit /opt/retropie/configs/segacd/retroarch.A player holding a North American SNES controllerĪ game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game, typically to control an object or character in the game. These are the same instructions as the Sega Megadrive Initial setup specific to Sega CD & Vilros 6-button Controller press ‘A’ on the controller (bottom left). No need to set ‘input_menu_toggle_btn = “1”‘ this will be middle-top button (X). Add these next two lines above #include:. edit /opt/retropie/configs/megadrive/retroarch.cfg. Initial setup specific to Sega Megadrive & Vilros 6-button Controller Initial setup specific to Super Nintendo & Vilros SNES Controller Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Controller change ‘X button 2’ to ‘Fire’ – Sets the B button to usable. edit /opt/retropie/configs/atari2600/retroarch.cfg. Initial setup specific to Atari 2600 & Vilros NES Controller edit /opt/retropie/configs/pcengine/retroarch.cfg. HOW TO SETUP USB SNS CONTROLLER PC
Initial setup specific to PC Engine/TurboGraphix 16 & Vilros NES Controller
edit /opt/retropie/configs/ngpc/retroarch.cfg. Initial setup specific to NEOGEO Pocket & Vilros NES Controller change ‘X button 2’ to ‘Button 1 Start’. edit /opt/retropie/configs/ngp/retroarch.cfg.
Initial setup specific to Sega Master System & Vilros NES Controller
edit /opt/retropie/configs/gb or gbc/retroarch.cfg. Initial setup specific to Gameboy/Gameboy Color & Vilros NES Controller add ‘input_menu_toggle_btn = “1”‘ above #include. edit /opt/retropie/configs/gamegear/retroarch.cfg. Initial setup specific to Sega Game Gear & Vilros NES Controller add input_menu_toggle_btn = "1" above #include. edit /opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg. Configure in emulationstation – allow hotkey to be ‘select’ (button 8). Initial setup specific to NES & Vilros NES Controller Rm /opt/retropie/configs/snes/Snes9x $ cd /opt/retropie/configs/snes/Snes9x $ cp Snes9x.rmp /opt/retropie/configs/snes/Snes9x $ rm Snes9x.rmp Creating controller-specific mapping:Īfter configuring each controller as shown below, the configurations for these mapppings should be move from defaults to controller-specific names to make loading the configurations simpler. The controller will be ready for use for each of the game systems it has been configured for.
Restart emulationstation from within the ES interface or restart the retropie from the terminal with sudo reboot. Once the controller is active in emulationstation, the buttons will need mapped to the cores. cfg'ĭo the initial setups for each emulator/controller combination. When swapping controllers, copy the file back:Ĭp /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads/NES-controller-USB-Gamepad.cfg /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads/'USB Gamepad. In this case, when plugging the NES controller, this file is created: cfg file will be created in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads. When plugging the controller in and configuring in emulationstation, a. NOTE: the VILROS NES controller, the SNES controller, and the 6-button controller all have the same USB ID number & name.
Once finished, at the SSH commandline, run: Let the controller connect, be detected, and create the initial config as described in each section relevant to the controller. With your controller, enter emulationstation. Vilros Retro Gaming USB Classic Controller SetsĪbout Vilros Retro Gaming USB Classic Controller SetsĬd /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads