¶ Introduction
There are several N64 controllers on the market, and RetroArch doesn't know how to use the C buttons correctly. This tutorial will show you how to use retrobit's Tribute64 controller.
¶ Usage
Unfortunately, RetroArch doesn't know the original 4 C buttons and is limited to A / B / X / Y. Let's see how we can remedy this to the full.
¶ Ignition / configuration
The controller has its own inseparable USB dongle. You need to plug it into your recalbox and use the START + HIGH key combination to switch it on.
The basic configuration is provided in recalbox, so there's no need to remap it. However, if this should happen, please follow these steps:
- Button A in EmulationStation must correspond to button C-Lower on the controller
- Button B in EmulationStation must correspond to button A on the controller
- Button X in EmulationStation must correspond to button C-Left on the controller
- The Y button in EmulationStation must correspond to the B button on the controller
- The Select button in EmulationStation must correspond to the left gray button above Start on the joystick
- The Hotkey button in EmulationStation must correspond to the right-hand gray button above Start on the controller.
Use the controller only with N64 and 64DD games. It is not designed for any other system.
Once this has been done, you need to create 1 configuration overload file. This will ensure that all buttons are functional.
¶ Configuration overloads
This only works for Libretro cores.
You need to create an empty text file named .retroarch.cfg in /recalbox/share/roms/n64 and insert the following content:
input_player1_b_btn = "2" # A
input_player1_a_btn = "15" # No affectation
input_player1_y_btn = "15" # No affectation
input_player1_y_btn = "1" # B
input_player1_start_btn = "9" # Start
input_player1_select_btn = "8" # Select
input_player1_up_btn = "h0up" # D-pad up
input_player1_down_btn = "h0down" # D-pad down
input_player1_left_btn = "h0left" # D-pad left
input_player1_right_btn = "h0right" # D-pad right
input_player1_l_btn = "4" # L
input_player1_r_btn = "5" # R
input_player1_l2_btn = "6" # Z
input_player1_r_x_plus_btn = "10" # C-right
input_player1_r_x_minus_btn = "0" # C-left
input_player1_r_y_plus_btn = "3" # C-down
input_player1_r_y_minus_btn = "11" # C-up
input_player1_l_x_plus_axis = "+0" # Stick right
input_player1_l_x_minus_axis = "-0" # Stick left
input_player1_l_y_plus_axis = "+1" # Stick down
input_player1_l_y_minus_axis = "-1" # Stick up
input_player1_menu_toggle_btn = "12" # Unknown
Enjoy the game!