RetroArch: Multiple controller access

[Mohman]

Hello,

I would like to use USB console controllers (NES, Genesis, SNES, etc) to play games for those specific cores, but would like to keep the Xbox One controller active to navigate the Retroarch menu.  Right now, I am unable to do this in a satisfactory way.

Currently,  I take the following steps:

1) Connect my Xbox One controller wirelessly (to PC, windows 10, using the Microsoft dongle)

2) Connect a USB controller to an open USB port in my PC.

3) Fire up LB in BB mode, navigate to a system (ex. NES) and  launch a game.

4 ) As the game launches, RA always recognizes the Xbox controller as player 1, while the USB controller is assigned as player 2.

      a) I open the RA menu and try to assign User 1 to the USB controller via control menu options (ie. Settings>Input>Input User 1 Binds> User 1 device index; cycle till USB controller shows up)

      b) When I do  this, I lose navigation control because certain controllers are limited to the # of buttons available (ie, NES or Atari 2600) and now I am stuck in the navigation scree, unless :

             i) Connect a keyboard,   

             ii) Reassign User 1 to the Xbox controller

            iii) Navigate to Quick settings> Resume game

5) I would like to do this without having to go through all of this trouble. In other words, I would like to connect an NES controller, play an NES game (as player 1) and still have access to RA menu via hotkeys if  I need to make and adjustment. 

is there a way to do this?

thank you all in advance

 

[Lordmonkus]

If I am understanding you correctly I don't believe this is possible, I would also suggest asking this over on the Retroarch forums.

[Mohman]

On 4/12/2020 at 12:26 AM, Lordmonkus said:

If I am understanding you correctly I don't believe this is possible, I would also suggest asking this over on the Retroarch forums.

thank you