RETROPIE BASICS - FIX CONTROLS & MORE

[@weezgawd]

even though this video is 5 years old this whole video is golden. this is exactly what I needed. appreciate you

[@treychelsea1]

Really appreciate your simple to follow guide . I reset my controller configuration Then my arcade games didn’t work , I couldn’t move my controller or even press any buttons , nothing worked. It only worked on the main menu at start up. Then I found your video and within 5 minutes , EVERYTHING back to normal Thanks you are a LEGEND 👍👍👍👍

[@smiffyb25]

Oh thank you so much. That fixed my controller which had been bugging me for hours!

[@cogitoaprendo1017]

Thank you. Without this, I never would have gotten my controllers fixed. After update and upgrade, I ended up having multiple controller saves in the joypad folder. Going through all of your steps made the game playable again. Thank you. Now if only I could get my HDD remounted properly...

[@mtconiglio]

these videos are always helpful. i know for myself sometimes i get mine setup for a few weeks and then i forget what I did and need to start over and videos like this help me get back to it.

[@vkhelldog]

smashed the like button so hard I broke my phone.....

[@shortnikki1]

..Is Wreck It Ralph doing the narration!?! :))

[@DavidRodriguezJr]

2022 and the last thing was the only thing that worked. THANKS!

[@lancemcque1459]

Resetting your controller is @5:30. Thanks for the instruction Madlittlepixel.

[@tiagovilar5115]

Amazing post. It resolve the issues for the encoders. Thank you very much!!!!

[@chucknorriss5452]

And you just helped this guy (me) 2 years later. Thanks. Haha

[@thaghost9082]

Love your work. I did all the steps for V4 but still the button configuration is all over the place. V3 worked perfect thou. I use a PS3 n PS4 controller works fine on V3.

[@guitard5530]

Thanks man helped alot fixed my controller issues

[@Realest]

Question on the SNES , all my arcade buttons work fine with all other systems except SNES. When I start SNES the button layout is all mixed up. Where can I change the layout ?

[@jeremysalinas2463]

still trying to to find out why as well

[@sethduffey9538]

Hello and thank you for holding our hands w tutorial. Really thx. You and ETA prime have been helpful. U tend to ramble on other vids, but when u say its a tutorial, thats what we get. &)

[@markhenderson5085]

very helpfull im new to retro pi and this helped allot thank you

[@nachocortesperez9251]

You are the man! Your solution works like a charm,

[@DGdescendant22]

Im gonna try this, had a lot of trouble configuring my controllers lately. Hope it goes well :(

[@theadmiral8161]

Thanks so much MLP and Virgil! this is super helpful!

[@Jhoustonmcmillan]

Great tutorial! thanks, I seem to have a calibration problem on one of my joysticks it has an axis drift. I've tried everything even replaced the hardware. Still the same Axsis drift problem. Is there a calibration menu or something I'm missing?

[@Duck12846]

Can you make a dummies guide video on ipac2 setup. I'm currently having problems finding 2 player. As I am new to this and not the best on a computer this would be great, as there is no videos on KZbin about fixing it

[@michaelfrye8633]

That intro is great. These basic video's are a nice addition.

[@daakrolb]

Great video man. I love these basics explained.

[@MrRonMyers]

BOOM 💥 BRAVO!!! Thank you for this!

[@Keef2707]

Thanks for the video it's really helpful. I wonder if you can help with an issue I'm having... Recently bought a pre set up raspberry pi, plugged in, and all was good. Played games with SNES style controllers and all fine, including hotkeys. Then bought an N64 Style controller, configured that, and all was well again. Today I tried going back to the SNES controller, but whatever I do, the hotkeys just aren't working (so can't exit / save / load games). Any advice would be very gratefully received! Thanks

[@Keef2707]

Actually just noticed when I start a game it is saying in the bottom left corner that I am using a NES style controller whereas I am actually using a SNES Style. This explains why it no longer seems to be recognising all the buttons. No idea how this happened, as all I did was switch controllers. I've tried tricks in this video, but none have sorted it. Sorry to be a pain, but if you have any ideas that would be great.

[@charlieratliff1488]

You kind of sound like wreck it Ralph and it makes me happy

[@emywidodo699]

Hi MLP, these setups doesn't fix the controller in the VERTIPIE image. I've tried all methods above but still no luck. Everything works fine in the ES, but while playing games, the only working button is "Y". I can't even go back to the previous menu using start select. Please help... thanks And o yeah, it's a cool intro you got there!

[@Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

What would cause my second controller (PS4) to work on the menu screen, but not during multiplayer games?

[@alflg4480]

Your reviews help me a lots ;)

[@laurencepatel]

Intro is sweet. Talented guy. Love the little sound clip when your name comes up. What would be cool is an image of yourself pixelating in your little pixelated person

[@NJQuestCat]

i got it working man. thanks alot for the tip.

[@dannycanfield3038]

I hope this works. People sent me here. Will it help with the generic joysticks that work in ES, but do nothing in games and retroarch? We will find out. Hope so fingers crossed.

[@Rhazor14]

Wow i was using the same theme, i love it, nice vid

[@jonketron]

love that intro!

[@dannythedon82]

How do you fix the controller issue on a retropie box? I'm not using a computer. I don't see any of those options on my menu about retropie setup? It's an older layout

[@robertyoul]

My problem I have right now is easily setting up different kinds of controllers at the same time. I have mad cats fit sticks for first 2 players and snes controllers for players 3&4 but when I go through initial config it only sets up the mad cats even though it detects 4 controllers at initial config.

[@EggChen6DemonBag]

Thanks for this video man! Love learning more about the in's & out's of retropie. I'm really trying to absorb it all maybe start working on my own image. Thanks for all your hard work bro.

[@beaubelgard6480]

Damn I wish I would've watched this video last night. My hotkeys wouldn't work no matter what I tried. Ended up just starting over with a fresh install.

[@woodysgeekchannel2204]

Thanks, this was great

[@billislois]

Nice, it solved my problems✌

[@AppleDevicePro]

I still can't thank you enough about the Subscribers. Thank you so much

[@Madlittlepixel]

AppleDevicePro No problem bro

[@boyce1381]

Great vid as usual but I am having input lag issues with the 8bitdo FC30 Pro controller via BT. Any ideas?

[@retiredoldsarge5938]

I know this is a old posting but I hope someone is still watching it.Very good information for us new users. I am having a problem I cannot figure out, I have tried different things. I am not sure what to do. I have roms loaded into my files etc. What my problem is, I click to play a game, it tries to start then freezes or goes back to the menu screen. I try different game it doesnt start but goes back to menus listing all the roms in that get, IE, SNES, or nes, etc. ANY idea what I may need to do. AS I SAY I am a complete newbie so please explain it like I am a 5 year old.. Thank You

[@Woodwerker]

I like the intro - pretty cool

[@retroboy1452]

Loving the new intro and the latest image from the facebook group. Boom!

[@davescobedo]

Nice video my controller works great for the menu screen but does absolutely nothing once an emulator is opened. Do you have a video that explains how to set up the controller for the emulators?

[@Reaper978]

Great, thanks.

[@drinkcoastertocoachella]

Haven’t problem setting up both controller

[@rocknflip66]

11:05 dont @ me, but dis song a banger! lololol

[@alonsopiedra4884]

And what if my SELECT (coin) switch still doesn´t work after this troubleshooting?. I know the USB controller works because I can map everything, test it windows and all buttons work but it just wont "count coins" for some reason and so I cannot play any games at all. I have a raspberry 3, retropie cabinet for 1 player only. I have also done the "clear/reset input configuration" and the "reset emulation station" procedures. Any suggestions?

[@i.g.7098]

I know I'm behind and I'm not a technician but if I delete retroarch is there a reason I wouldn't be able to update from source? My controller isn't the problem I lost all my important functions on my keyboard (esc, f4, f1 ect.). Please help!

[@stephenworldwide]

Super frustrating, cannot get both controllers working on my retropie. Have to be a computer hacker to deal with this thing. It used to work fine, but sometimes controller one works, sometimes controller two works, never at the same time anymore. Please help.

[@KCFindsDesign]

You are a life saver

[@laudens]

maybe a little off topic, but do you know why certain things may be laggy on some images? specifically kodi, and psx? on all my own images that i built from scratch everything is smooth sailing, but i've tried some of yours and everything stock thats already on there works great, but then throwing on kodi, almost nothing works, and with psx i'm getting crazy sound glitches and lag. any help would be appreciated!

[@vois]

I know that paperboy theme anywhere.

[@izzy3166]

Hi. How to your restore a controller deck to its original settings? I screwed my whole configuration, including the player’s one and two buttons and the coin buttons. I’m currently running on Raspberry pi 4.5 on retro pi. I can’t even exit games using my top row buttons, like I’ve done before.

[@TheRangeControl]

Hmmm... I appreciate the work. And, clearly it is on me for misunderstanding... ...But how does one make "FIXED" Controls? If it can recognize the controller name, it seems as though we would be able to create default buttons for the system to recognize, voiding a need to set up Every Single TIme I am a noob, so apologies if I missed it. But, your help in the matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration on this concern of mine. :-)

[@GCTitansRule]

Yeah like the intro.Cool vid keep the education coming

[@getondwn]

Mine won't reapond to the joysticks but will respond with the controller up until I try to add coins or actually start the game then nothing responds... I thought the card was the problem, replaced it and same issue...will one of these methods fix that?

[@Enigmalake]

Total Pi and Retro noob here, so bear with me. Added some games to test and all seemed well. Go in to play them and the controls are wonky. Left makes me go right. AB XY Sel Start not working. I went into emulation station and config/tools and did a reset but still the issue persists. Also controller doesn't work anymore once I go back to the retropie set up menu. Thanks in advance for any hints or help.

[@mr.b2423]

my bluetooth controller works in retropie menu but no other systems. (only the keybouard works in games) will this fix it?

[@AgustinPinar]

OMG Thank you!!!

[@hughjasoul7698]

intro is kewl

[@alflg4480]

Thanks bro

[@joshfurrey7271]

Virgil is the Man!

[@GruntledGaming]

Hello quick question I went to the ES Themes and installed the Comic one and rebooted my Pi 3 then half of the names and images on the main system select screen have white boxes, and missing text and images on the game select page, and also the font for the controls at the bottom is messed up as well. Any suggestions how I can fix?

[@ce373]

Would these steps help if I : updated the retro pi script and received a message that said joy2key could not be updated now my buttons and joystick no longer respond🤔

[@pmsr1980]

Love the content of the V4 16GB but even after doing all this three "fixes" I' m unable to use my controller or even the keyboard properly, besides the menu navigation :( So sad... is there any other solution since I really like this image?

[@craighorner4607]

the problems i have had with retropie is setting up 2 players. the config would mix up inputs from controller 1 and 2

[@peppolo]

I hope this can help me for reset the Pifba configuration

[@anthonyavila5990]

Hi bro how do I set up my controller so I can exit games pressing the start and select buttons at the same time?

[@woodysgeekchannel2204]

So dumb question but I am having issues backing out of a game. What am I missing here? So on my ps3 wireless controller, when I push start and select at same time it wont back me out of game. What do I need to do?

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

Retropie can be flaky: Joypad configuration hanging on the final stage; some emulators running like garbage such as SNes nd 32x; weird menu things like the shutdown not appearing just restart; joypad input errors, weird stuff. No problems in Blast 16, but that's limited to sega. It can be improved definitely.

[@Jtag53]

My retropie isn't full ihave tried 3 controllers it all works good except when I press select and start it don't reset their game I have to unplug my retropie in order to play a different one do you know how to fix this by any chance

[@momoslappy]

badass intro man

[@HamFang]

ive followed every step of this video exactly to a T. No matter what i do, the control do not work in attract mode. I can delete every file in this video and re-do it in ES but once i go to attract mode, the controllers do not work. Using official x360 controllers and wireless adapter. They work perfect on your 128gb images.

[@Sayajiin2]

Gréât vidéo!

[@b.russellallen6450]

The config screen looks completely different for me. I'm running retropie on ubuntu, a few years later. I can't even figure out how to navigate the menus and everything is in a different place

[@gameplayrf7722]

Good Morning! Congretilations to your channel! I installed sweneapple 64gb remix refit on raspberry I configured the ps3 control so far .... well, when I select a game or it hangs or it does not go in and the control commands do not obey ... it's like I had not set it understand? Can you help me? Thanks in advance!

[@lonesn1per]

"real quick like" haven't heard that phrase since the 90's lol

[@Spiritual_Architect]

To install from source do you have to have the pie hooked up to internet

[@isaacdestura7495]

10:49 Is there any particular reason to install from source instead of installing from binary?

[@321mydestiny]

kool Intro!!!

[@vmstranger]

So I have had an issue with my Keyboard in ES & Games. Keyboard basically only functions when I am in one of the blue config screens (or any backend) but does not function on the ES menus, in Games, etc. Will that be resolved with a reset of the ES input config, or does that only reset my controller inputs?

[@Madlittlepixel]

Justin Doty You have to setup your keyboard in the ES control config for it to work in games and ES menus. If you dont it will only function in terminal and config/setups and what not.

[@vmstranger]

Ah, so in other words it was already working as intended ;) I got stuck in colecovision and another system and had to hard boot and figured there was something I missed along the way. Thanks for all your work and videos like these.

[@vmstranger]

Running into a new problem which I'm thinking is some sort of config issue, so i figured I'd comment here again. For the past couple days my when I exit out of an emulator, I am faced with a black screen - as if the UI has suddenly gone completely missing. I can press start to bring up the normal menu, and select if I am still in a system for that set of menus, and i can click through blindly and launch emulators, so ES is still running. But even changing UI doesn't bring it back, only restarting ES. Any thoughts? I was looking at the forum but was having trouble figuring out the right keywords to search for this issue.

[@anthonyreynoza8535]

I'm having a issue a set my hot key binds for pause and frame skip x and z and c on my sega controller and accidentally saved it because I was testing frameahead running and now every time I change those commands back to original it just goes back to how i dont want it every time I reset the system or try to save the commands back to z and c which is messing up me being able to play..thanks in advance

[@Faustable1]

Love the new intro!

[@mattstazza]

hi MLP i installed this image [32gb] 32GB RetroPie 4.2 Image Pi Zero W or Pi 3 - MadLittlePixel- [MAGNET] - READ NFO and it boots up by my snes usb controller is not recognised...any ideas on how to fix this please? thanks for your work :)

[@pierreramirez2599]

Awesome video. So I ran into issues last night on my Pi4 8GB ram. Originally I had my Xbox 1 controller setup wireless. I did the steps necessary and connected it successfully through bluetooth. So last night I got tired of the bluetooth randomly losing sync for a split second and decided to go the wired route. When I connected it via USB, everything worked fine in EmulationStation navigating. It wasn't until I got into the emulators that I noticed all the bindings were out of whack. I tried the steps from the video and no luck. I went ahead and reset all the control configurations again like from the video, connected back my wireless Xbox1 and it worked normal again. There's something up with it wired...same controller. Anyone else experience that? Very bizarre. I will try an Xbox 360 wired next and see what the results are.

[@getoutside8202]

Is there any way you could help me config my controller. Im trying to play super Mario 3 on nes. I only get control of a, i cant run or whip the racoon tail. Ive done the config numerous times im not sure what to do. 2 different controller types same issue

[@RekoneInkings]

Can't access "now loading" set up on any emulator by pressing A. The button got deconfigured so I can not change anything in the launching menu before playing a rom. I am using RetroPie 4.3 on a Raspberry Pi 3 B. Any idea why this happened and how to solve it? My controllers are 8bitdo NES 30 Pro via bluetooth and a XBOX 360 wired controller.

[@celticstephenhill]

Have you (or anyone else here) ever had controller lag in your retropi? I'm trying to play NES Punch Out and SNES Mario Kart on my pi, but the delay in my controller makes it almost impossible. Any help would be much appreciated

[@luisbaez9278]

Great intro!

[@antdog6211]

How did you leave a button undefined? I cant get past that screen setting up my arcade buttons because i do not have enough buttons.

[@StarrTigerFly]

I have this problem setting up my N64 controller. Did you ever get an answer?

[@jamiepeers6446]

You can press and hold any button and it will skip past that button definition

[@manulanuza7000]

Hi, i tried the reconfigure on my gamepads. Gamepad 1 is okay, but gamepad 2 always gets things inverted. As an example for dpad up i press up and it chooses axis 1-. Would anyone know how to fix this? I have checked my connections 4 x and all seem to match

[@dannycanfield3038]

Ok like the video cause it did help somewhat. But, still cant get the directions on joystick to work. Or P2 anything. Use the USB encoders that read as dragonrise N64. But, arcade joysticks. Trying to work in arcade, Mame, final burn, and Atari. Best I get are the buttons doing things, but no directions/start/coin. So frustrated.

[@bigslimmdawg1979]

So nba jam slows way down for me mid game it goes into slow mode like an nes with too many sprites how do you fix this

[@CloudOmegaVII]

How can I turn it off once the game launched "gamepad 1 configured" ( from down left screen - pop up )..

[@StarrTigerFly]

I’m trying to map an N64 controller and there are some buttons it does use. Like trigger buttons and the select button. How do I skip those when mapping the buttons?

[@Markboyy1984]

Hold down the button to skip to the next one then repeat for all unused buttons

[@jrprentice1000]

mine freezes when i go back to retropi after changing the ES theme, any advice please?

[@johnolson280]

what happens if you set the a and b button the same and how do you fix it