#HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE CONTROLLERS DOWNLOAD#

I have also seen some people doing additional customization to their arcades by adding special buttons for starting and exiting a game. To be able to map all of the buttons properly I needed 2 more buttons for each player. This would have been sufficient enough for all game platforms I planned to use except for Playstation. The RetroPie based arcades I have seen rarely use more than 6 action buttons per player + 2 for start and select (8 in total for each player). Out of all emulators available inside RetroPie, I chose the following 8”

Step 1 : Button Layoutīefore ordering all of the hardware I had to take a decision which platforms I would use on the arcade cabinet, how many buttons I would need and how would I arrange them. Try to delve more into the official wiki pages as they are surely more informal.

Mainly when it comes to an individual per ROMS control configurations or specific ROMS versions chosen. I want you to keep in mind that even if you have the same button panel and you decide to follow me step by step and use exactly the same set of emulators I picked up, there is no guarantee that everything will work straight away.

#HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE CONTROLLERS DOWNLOAD#

If you want to download all of the files shared on this post, just go straight to the end of it and you will find a list. I hope it will be of use to people which plan to build an arcade with a different button scheme and can not simply copy the preconfigured files. I will also share with you the template document which I made to keep track on the button positions, while I was configuring the controls for the different platforms. In the beginning, I will talk a bit about some hardware and design choices I had to take before I even started thinking about configurations. My intention is to describe exactly how I configured my own arcade and share with you some preconfigured files which will allow you to replicate the design I used. Maybe what I have to share will be of benefit to some people. Guide: Setting Up a RetroPie controls using IPAC2 Controller Extensive Tutorial + Preconfigured files.īecause button configuration is still a rather complicated topic for many new coming enthusiasts, I decided to share my own experience in a specially dedicated post rather than repeating myself in different places on the forum.

How to set up retropie controllers