Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Steam Deck - Control Setup

[@heathergiles7475]

The only person to explain how to get steam deck AND dolphin controller set up to work together to get the game pad working as you want. Excellent job and thank you!!! Galaxy 2 favorite game of all time. Beat Block double speed is TOUGH! Good luck with it.

[@deality]

This is the video I was looking for

[@techgamecorner]

Thank you so much, I was so bummed about not being able to play this game on the SD comfortably but your setup is perfect for it!

[@LilShpee]

do you have a download of this configuration anywhere? it'd be a lot easier to download that and use it instead of setting it up ourselves.

[@frenhofer1047]

This guide was genius! Keep up the good work man

[@aftdawn]

this is also perfect for super mario galaxy 1 as well, because they use the same control scheme!

[@thomashollenstein6092]

small correction at minute 10:25 you put "SMG" but the input profile is called "smg" this is importent because if you don't type it exactly the same way the profile won't get automaticly loaded

[@KumRod]

This was the most amazing video on this topic you sir deserve a sub!

[@icosmohedron]

Dude thank you so much, these controls are perfect. You also explained everything really well. I never knew you had that much control over the controls in dolphin!

[@drizztsensei]

Thanks for this ... the default controls were working for me up until I got to the Fluzzard level. I hope this setup allows me to get past them. Cheers!

[@Bl00d]

did it end up working for you? I'm having trouble with Fluzzard too lol

[@jstnrgrs]

So on fluzzard, you use the right stick, and you have to remember that it maps to tilting the wiimote. So there is a learning curve, but I think that's appropriate since there was a learning curve to play by tilting the wiimote.

[@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49]

There is also a mod for both Galaxy games that allows use of the Classic Controller, which is what I used. Worked perfectly except for some issues with long-jumping, though I doubt it would be that hard to fix.

[@gregthomson1064]

I’m stuggling. Why do you have to use virtual core pointer, and how do you get the sticks to be recognized and mapped to tilt controls and movement? When I open the menu, the inputs don’t do anything.

[@ramonmejias3467]

The left stick to move for some reason is not very responsive its mapped correctly i don't understand what is wrong only issue im having

[@mariowario5945]

how did you disable the default hotkey where emudeck forces the emulated wii remote shake to be mapped to the l2 trigger?

[@silverdeyz717]

did you find a solution?

[@mariowario5945]

@@silverdeyz717 I think I did, but I forget how I did it. I think I changed the hotkey config through emudeck

[@silverdeyz717]

@@mariowario5945Thanks man, the "Hotkeys Wii" in Dolphin Emudeck config wouldn't open, so i checked the .ini file in the Dolphin folder. I had a line like "nunchuk : Z/shake = Trigger L", after removing "/shake" it worked. Also the issue with the Trigger R was that i forgot to clear the X Y and Z Shake in the "Extension Motion Simulation"

[@zachu1020]

how are you using the right stick to look around? That is what I am missing

[@komigensteven]

Hey, my A button works with "A" and "Right tumbstick click" but pressing the trackpad doesnt work as a even tho it says it does in dolphin, any help?

[@SadFatCat]

this is perfect the only problem i have is the mouse stays on the screen when i move the trackpad

[@Geefer311]

Can you just share the control config?

[@orikku]

My right joystick is also controlling the pointer as well as tilt, but I just want it to control tilt, does anyone know how to fix this?

[@orikku]

God what a headache I just want to play loopdeloop galaxy on smg1

[@MedusaVenom-]

Will this work on Galaxy 1 as well?

[@jstnrgrs]

Yes, the same controls should work.

[@tspk2337]

Do u think u could get Star Wars unleashed 2 to work with the steam deck and control

[@T-Rex_4728]

Any idea how to fix the in-game curser from not reaching the far right and bottom sides of the screen? Ive recalibrated it about a hundred times, but to no avail apparently

[@jstnrgrs]

For me, if I move the right stick up while playing (which is mapped to the Wii mote tilt) that fixes this problem.

[@nemilperez5441]

This tutorial was fantastic.

[@jstnrgrs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@reaSxd]

Great video, thanks! Question: I do have major issue with the sound it almost makes my steam deck speakers break and i'm not sure why... I saw someone else having the same issue and im wondering if you encountered anything likewise?

[@jstnrgrs]

I've noticed a little bit of crackling usually shortly after I load the game. It's only a very minor annoyance, so probably not the same issue as you. I'm well outside of my expertise here, but if you install decky loader and power tools, you want to turn the threads down to 3 for emulated games like this. Look up cryobyte33 KZbin channel. He explains some of these technical adjustments pretty well

[@anarfox]

Have you checked the FPS? The sound breaks down if it drops below 60 fps.

[@saaaammmi]

how do i get the default SDL/0/microsoft as an option ?

[@jstnrgrs]

When I set up dolphin using emudeck, it set that up as an option, so I don’t know the details. I’ve heard that emudeck is having problems recently, so until they fix that, it may be had to make this work right. Sorry I may not be of much more help.

[@saaaammmi]

@@jstnrgrs no worries, I guess I‘ll just skip the motion control levels as far as i can :)

[@nickp.4419]

How do you have time played on emulated games? Id love that feature.

[@s20_]

89 stars in 3 minutes doesnt sound right does it?

[@jstnrgrs]

It defiantly wasn't right. At the time i made this video, I was messing around with something that didn't really work. But since then, I discovered a decky plug in called "PlayTime" that works quite well.

[@BigBankBailey]

Hey there's also a coop mod for this. I'm having trouble getting the gamepad controls mod to apply to that. If anyone could help me that would be great! Enjoy!

[@richardbale725]

can you di one for sonic and the secret rings?

[@jstnrgrs]

@@richardbale725 I’ve never played it, so I’ll need to get it first, and learn how it works. I do like the idea though.

[@brettvogt6804]

For some reason I'm unable to change the properties for the game. Keep in mind I'm using Dophin Emulator without Emudeck

[@jstnrgrs]

I know the Emudeck does do some default setup for Dolphin, so without that, I don't know what may be different. I would suggest you try editing the properties from desktop mode if you haven't already. You may just not have a default external editor set up. I'm not sure what else to try though.

[@judaiyuki2156]

Can this work for any other Wii game?

[@jstnrgrs]

@@judaiyuki2156 it depends how motion control was used in the original game. It will mostly work for games where the shake is like a button push. It wouldn’t work for any Wii motion plus game without additional configuration.

[@s20_]

might sound really weird but after i did the controlls my deck got bricked lol

[@yijunho]

Thank you!

[@flair8099]

Bro's the goat

[@deesgames1016]

Thankyou good sir

[@syax022]

Everyone saying this guide works for them and like none of this even works for me 😭

[@seraph741]

This is overly complicated. Just download and use my community layout. It's set up to work with default EmuDeck settings and mimics the control scheme of Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Switch (including gyro cursor).

[@saqqawattuhb7505]

How and where can I download it? I also need control setup for GC and also save and load options. If yoh have a patreon I will pay you if I get it working with your instructions or video. Plz plz help me. Thanks.

[@zachu1020]

where?

[@Thefess]

You can't just say download my layout and don't give specifics. Tell us what to do

[@chillg4mer]

Why is there vignette?

[@jstnrgrs]

In the Super Mario Galaxy games, this effect is present when playing a prankster comet level. Perhaps I should have chosen a different level for the demo, but this is the intended appearance.

[@chillg4mer]

@@jstnrgrs I see, my mistake, carry on🙌