Mapping Tribute 64 Wireless Controller

schwizer

I’m having trouble mapping the Tribute 64 Wireless Controller to play N64 games. There are 2 mappings

Batocera itself. I’ve gotten this to work more or less. The buttons never map that nice to N64 controllers but I’m able to navigate the Batocera menues etc.
Emulator mapping for playing actual games. By default, in Zelda OoT for example, the A button works but the B button is actually the <–C button for example. I’ve tried to map them manually using the retroarch config application but it won’t let me save the config afterwards, giving me an “error saving autoconf”.

How can I map custom controllers for specific consoles like N64?

Regards

Schwizer

flaker38

schwizer Hello.

This controller seems very interesting ! Did you manage to use it with N64 games ?

Maybe you could look at the wiki here : https://wiki.batocera.org/remapping_controls_per_emulator

Regards

Atari

schwizer It’s a known issue that N64-style controllers which treat the C-buttons as buttons instead of axis inputs don’t work well with N64 controller configuration.

Raise this issue with the devs, get some publicity! I’m affected by this as well but the changes made to ES for controller configuration don’t properly support N64-style controllers!

Note: It would be beneficial to actually find out a method to actually getting this working so the devs have a chance of implementing it.

joinski

Atari schwizer

maybe this can help? -> https://forum.batocera.org/d/3229-how-to-configure-a-n64-controller/8

Atari

joinski That is not the problem, though. The problem is that you cannot assign the four separate buttons in “Configure a controller”. Overwriting a configuration file in Mupen for a singular controller is not a permanent solution, and will of course be invalidated should another controller ever be used.

Maybe I could look into how Recalbox/Retropie configures the controller, as they seem to allow you to do that.

schwizer

I’ve done so much troubleshooting i don’t know what else to try.

What is the problem:

I can’t get the C-down button mapped to anything. I’ve tried everything i can think if.

Different Batocera (31 & 32)
Different N64 controllers (different vendor, USB vs wireless, different port)
Different USB stick with Batocera on it
Different computer
Different emulator (but not all)
Editing the es_input.cfg manually.

No matter what i do, down C is not recognized in the game. Here is my 95% working config where everything works except the C down button.

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<inputList>

<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="SWITCH CO.,LTD. USB Gamepad " deviceGUID="03000000632500007505000011010000">

<input name="a" type="button" id="10" value="1" code="314" />

<input name="b" type="button" id="2" value="1" code="306" />

<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" />

<input name="hotkey" type="button" id="8" value="1" code="312" />

<input name="joystick1left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" code="0" />

<input name="joystick1up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" code="1" />

<input name="joystick2left" type="button" id="0" value="1" code="304" />

<input name="l2" type="button" id="6" value="1" code="310" />

<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" />

<input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1" code="309" />

<input name="pageup" type="button" id="4" value="1" code="308" />

<input name="r3" type="button" id="3" value="1" code="307" />

<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" />

<input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1" code="312" />

<input name="start" type="button" id="9" value="1" code="313" />

<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" />

<input name="x" type="button" id="11" value="1" code="315" />

<input name="y" type="button" id="1" value="1" code="305" />

</inputConfig>

</inputList>

The only thing i can think of is that in this directory \\batocera\root\configs\mupen64 there is a mupen64plus.cfg file. And inside that file, i noticed the c-down isn’t mapped. Here is a part of that cfg (just the buttons).

[Input-SDL-Control1]

Version = 2

mode = 0

device = 0

name = b'SWITCH CO.,LTD. USB Gamepad '

plugged = True

plugin = 2

AnalogDeadzone = 0,0

AnalogPeak = 32768,32768

mouse = False

Mempak switch =

Rumblepak switch = button(3)

C Button R = button(10)

A Button = button(2)

C Button U = button(11)

B Button = button(1)

Start = button(9)

L Trig = button(4)

R Trig = button(5)

Z Trig = button(6)

DPad U = hat(0 Up)

DPad D = hat(0 Down)

DPad R = hat(0 Right)

DPad L = hat(0 Left)

Y Axis = axis(1-,1+)

X Axis = axis(0-,0+)

C Button D =

C Button L = button(0)

I assume that has something to do with it. But what do I change it to?

Regards

Bruno

Atari

If you’d like to, I’ve since written up an issue report on the github where you can contribute your information to. The more people recognising this, the more likely it will get attention and be fixed: https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/issues/4889

flaker38

schwizer Atari

Hi all,

I just bought a Tribute 64 wireless and I manage to make it work with Mupen64 (standalone only).

First, you have to configure your controller in ES.

A -> press C Right

B -> press A

X -> press C Up

Y -> press B

Joy2 Up -> press C Down

Joy2 Left -> press C Left

Then, you have to edit \\batocera\share\system\configs\emulationstation\es_input.cfg

Your controller should be added at the end of the file.

Replace joystick2up by joystick2down in your controller section and save the file.

Here is my config file :

<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Microsoft X-Box 360 pad" deviceGUID="030000005e0400008e02000072050000">

	<input name="a" type="button" id="9" value="1" code="317" />

	<input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1" code="304" />

	<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" />

	<input name="hotkey" type="button" id="6" value="1" code="314" />

	<input name="joystick1left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" code="0" />

	<input name="joystick1up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" code="1" />

	<input name="joystick2left" type="button" id="3" value="1" code="308" />

	<input name="joystick2down" type="button" id="2" value="1" code="307" />

	<input name="l2" type="axis" id="2" value="1" code="2" />

	<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" />

	<input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1" code="311" />

	<input name="pageup" type="button" id="4" value="1" code="310" />

	<input name="r2" type="axis" id="5" value="1" code="5" />

	<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" />

	<input name="select" type="button" id="6" value="1" code="314" />

	<input name="start" type="button" id="7" value="1" code="315" />

	<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" />

	<input name="x" type="button" id="10" value="1" code="318" />

	<input name="y" type="button" id="1" value="1" code="305" />

</inputConfig>

This method is very simple and works with any N64-style gamepad.

Enjoy !

schwizer

It’s too bad because the controller works out of the box with my Chromecast with Google TV running M64Plus FZ.

Atari

I’ll add that to the list: https://wiki.batocera.org/systems:n64#controls
Edit: Does this controller have a mode that’s not X-input? That way it wouldn’t have to overwrite the Xbox 360 controller mapping.

somiatruites

Hello,

Actually it’s pretty easy. You just have to map N64 controller in Batocera as a SNES controller (with the difference that you have also to map L3 and R3 on the up-c-button and right-c-button) and it will works directly on retroarch.

—

- Batocera A button: C-down button on the N64 gamepad (Y+)

- Batocera B button: A button on the N64 gamepad

- Batocera Y button: B button on the N64 gamepad

- Batocera X button: C-left button on the N64 gamepad (X-)

—

- Batocera L button: Z button on the N64 gamepad or L2 button in Tribute64 gamepad

- Batocera R button: R button on the N64 gamepad

- Batocera L2 button: L button on the N64 gamepad

- Batocera R2 button: There is no physical button on N64 for this

—

- Batocera L3 button: C-Up button on the N64 gamepad (Y-)

- Batocera R3 button: C-Right on the N64 gamepad (X-)

—

That worked for me with a generic usb N64 controller (from Amazon) and now I bought a Retro-Bit Tribute one, and the only difference is that I had to remap one of the C buttons, that is in a different order for some-reason.

Th only problem that I have with the N64 controller is that there is no hotkey, and that’s very very annoying because I have to choose another already-in-use-button, so I decided to map the real L button as [SELECT] and thus the hotkey due that is the less used button on a N64 controller in my case.

Here’s a video I did last year showing that it works (although no c-buttons demo… sorry):

nebura45

With a few modifications to the remap and input from @somiatruites, @flaker38 and documentation from @Atari finally I found a quite good config.

First of all the gamepad should be connected as Xinput (to swap gamepad mode just press Start + B Button for 5 seconds). Batocera will show a contextual box with the gamepad connected.

this is my Mupen64Plus-Next.rmp, located at /share/system/.config/retroarch/config/remaps/Mupen64Plus-Next

input_libretro_device_p1 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p10 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p11 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p12 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p13 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p14 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p15 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p16 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p2 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p3 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p4 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p5 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p6 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p7 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p8 = "1"

input_libretro_device_p9 = "1"

input_player10_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player11_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player12_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player13_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player14_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player15_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player16_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player1_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player1_btn_a = "0"

input_player1_btn_b = "1"

input_player1_btn_r2 = "20"

input_player1_btn_select = "22"

input_player1_btn_x = "23"

input_player1_btn_y = "21"

input_player2_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player3_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player4_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player5_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player6_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player7_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player8_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_player9_analog_dpad_mode = "0"

input_remap_port_p1 = "0"

input_remap_port_p10 = "9"

input_remap_port_p11 = "10"

input_remap_port_p12 = "11"

input_remap_port_p13 = "12"

input_remap_port_p14 = "13"

input_remap_port_p15 = "14"

input_remap_port_p16 = "15"

input_remap_port_p2 = "1"

input_remap_port_p3 = "2"

input_remap_port_p4 = "3"

input_remap_port_p5 = "4"

input_remap_port_p6 = "5"

input_remap_port_p7 = "6"

input_remap_port_p8 = "7"

input_remap_port_p9 = "8"

And this is my es_input.cfg located at /share/system/configs/emulationstation

	<input name="a" type="button" id="2" value="1" code="307" />

	<input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1" code="304" />

	<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" />

	<input name="hotkey" type="button" id="8" value="1" code="316" />

	<input name="joystick1left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" code="0" />

	<input name="joystick1up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" code="1" />

	<input name="l2" type="button" id="4" value="1" code="310" />

	<input name="l3" type="button" id="10" value="1" code="318" />

	<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" />

	<input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1" code="311" />

	<input name="pageup" type="axis" id="2" value="1" code="2" />

	<input name="r3" type="button" id="9" value="1" code="317" />

	<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" />

	<input name="select" type="button" id="6" value="1" code="314" />

	<input name="start" type="button" id="7" value="1" code="315" />

	<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" />

	<input name="x" type="button" id="3" value="1" code="308" />

	<input name="y" type="button" id="1" value="1" code="305" />

</inputConfig>

With this config we have the next in:

Emulation Station

A Button to confirm

C Down to go back
On Retroarch emulator

Home + A Button -> open Retroarch menu

Home + C Down -> restart emulator

Home + Start -> exit Retroarch

Home + D-Pad Up -> go to next save state slot

Home + D-Pad Down -> go to previous save state slot

Home + C Left -> load State

Home + B Button -> save state

Home + ZL -> screenshot

Home + Start -> return to ES menu

Hope this could help others to get this incredible gamepad up and running.

I focused to get the config for Retroarch (I really like Retroachievements 😝)

I want to thanks to @somiatruites, @flaker38 and @Atari!!! (I just played with your guides, documentation and config files to get it work)