Controller issues

[seanmac96]

Hi,

I have an 8BITDO M30;  Launchbox recognizes and acknowledges the controller but the directional pad won't work.   Any suggestions?  Thanks.

[Retro808]

Are you talking about in game or in the frontend UI?

Controllers do not really work well inside the LB UI. It can be used, but it is not the most fluid. LB is more keyboard oriented and controller are more for in BigBox. In game is all controlled by the emulator.

[seanmac96]

Hey buddy, 

once I launch into a game, I can use a and b buttons but controller d pad won’t move my character and the c button won’t work.  

[Retro808]

You would have to check inside the emulator to make sure you have controls mapped properly. LB has nothing to do with in game controls.

[seanmac96]

So how would I do that?  Do I need to upgrade to BigBox? 

[Retro808]

24 minutes ago, seanmac96 said:

So how would I do that?  Do I need to upgrade to BigBox? 

As I mentioned LB and BB have nothing to do with this so you do not need to upgrade anything.

You just need to open the emulator itself (launch the emulator exe file from whatever folder you stored it in) and make sure you bind your controls directly in the emulator. All controls for in game play need to be mapped directly in each emulator you use. Some may work right out of the box with the controller you are using. Some may not.

[seanmac96]

Great, thanks Retro