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Questions tagged [gamepad]

an input device held in two hands

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RetroPie & PS3 Controller over Bluetooth

I've got a Raspberry Pie 3 (w/ built-in BT), and RetroPie 4.0.2 is installed and working on it. I've got 2 brand new PS3 controllers (I do not own a PS3) and they work with the RetroPie over the USB cable just fine. I want to get them working over…
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Which bluetooth gamepads are compatible with RetroPie?

I want to set up a RasPi 3 for games with RetroPie. I have a WiFi and a Bluetooth dongle (BT 4.0) and now would like to buy one or two BT gamepads. Which are useful and/or compatible and of good quality for use with the RetroPie system?
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SNES usb controller adapter - some input not recognized

I just received the Retro Link SNES Controller USB adapter I ordered to use with RetroPie, however upon launching EmulationStation, the "Up" button and the "left" button on my snes controller is not recognized during configuration. I plugged it in…
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Is there any way to use a joystick as a mouse?

In order to cut down on connected devices, is there any way to use a connected USB gamepad as a mouse? Bonus points to anyone who can make it also act as the keyboard. As a clarification, the optimal result that I'm looking for is something like the…
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Performance problems with xboxdrv

I wanna use the RPi as an emulation machine, thanks to RetroPie this is not a big problem. To control everything I want to connect multiple Xbox 360 wireless gamepads. This is possible by using xboxdrv. It's easy to establish a connection via sudo…
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Can I use SNES controller parts for my raspberry pi?

I am planning on making a handheld console for a school project. I am new to raspberry pi and plan on using the raspberry pi 3 model b. Can I use the buttons and dpad out of a SNES controller?
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PS4 Controller Over Bluetooth for Retropie / EmulationStation Won't Configure

I have read multiple posts and have not found a solution to this problem, and I'm not much of a programmer. Here's what I've done so far: Downloaded a fresh install of Retropie from here (https://retropie.org.uk/download/) Plugged in USB wireless…
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My USB SNES controllers are too laggy - is this fixable?

I bought a Pi 3 a while back with some cheap SNES controllers from Ali Express. After setting RetroPie up it worked wonderfully, except that the controller latency is very high and makes a lot of action games like Tetris or any shooter impossible to…
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RetroPie + Ultracabs USB 2 player interface

I have running on my Raspberry 3 RetroPie 4.0-rc1. There are many nice tutorials to when it comes to install it and setup the roms even just a few cover the most important thing: the gamepads! Each one of them has its own way to be installed or…
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Pairing retropie with controllers: what does this error mean?

I am trying to pair my retropie with two 8BITDO SFC30 gamepads. To do so, I start them in the appropriate mode (pressing START+B on one and START+RIGHT+B on the other). I then connect them with this script: sudo bluez-test-device remove $1 sudo…
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Setting up Dualshock 3 controller with retropie

I installed retropie on my Rpi b+. everything good. setup Dualshock 3 drivers and paired with sixaxis utility.. the controller gets detected but the problem is , every time i start my Rpi the emulation station shows no gamepad detected even when my…
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Stadia gamepads & pi4b bullseye bluetooth disconnects

All right, My setup consist of a RPi 4b 4gb, 4 stadia controllers, Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye. OS on SSD connected through powered USB3 hub, also a Coral USB connected. Power should be ok. The controllers connect as expected, and usually stay…
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How do I connect two wires to one GPIO pin?

I plan to have a display (4-Wire SPI TFT LCD Display Module 240x320) connected to a Pi Zero: I know that to connect the display I need to wire the screen to the Pi like so: Display--------Raspberry Pi BL--------------pin 12 (GPIO 18)…
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No Gamepad Detected using SNES USB

I'm using a USB SNES Controller adapter I made using a PIC32MX as a USB HID Gamepad. I've been using it with Windows machines for a while without any issues. It seems to work everywhere except in ES/RetroPie so far. When I start RetroPie on my Pi 3,…
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Microsoft Xbox 360 pad and Kodi mapping issues - Retropie 4.0

I installed Retropie 4.0 on a Raspberry 3 and everything went really smooth. Being the Media Center a core part of the plan I installed Kodi from optional repos, no problem at all. Everything nice once again except the fact that in Kodi pads are…
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