Red Samurai controller

RetroArch General
#1

I read a few posts of some of you who have had issues with the Red Samurai controller. I had the Gametop wireless controller, but it didn’t work with RA, so I exchanged it for the Nyko Playpad Pro, which would not properly sync with my Nexus 7. I returned it today and bought the Red Samurai. It’s a nice little controller. Works with several other games and emulators, but the issue I am having with RA (Sega Genesis emulator tested thus far) is that the d-pad won’t work, but the left analog stick will. None of the buttons work. In fact, one of the d-pad directionals controls the jump option, which of course should be one of the buttons. Is there a way to map the buttons to my liking, or is there just compatibility issues with Red Samurai?

I would really like to get this to work. By far, RA is the best looking emulator I have seen and Sonic the Hedgehog (my all-time favorite game) looks fantastic on it. I want to play it on RA if possible. It’s not bad without a controller. The touchscreen controls are smooth, but I would prefer to use a controller.

Any advice or suggestions?

Thanks.

#2

@lab0red have you tried manual configuration?

#3

When you say manual configuration, do you mean mapping out the keys so to speak, or are you referring to some kind of programming or bios manipulation, which I have no experience with.

If you are suggesting the former, I do not know how to manually configure a gamepad in RetroArch.

#4

It’s in the manual. In short, go into the settings > input settings > disable autodetect and then use the manual configuration menu to map the buttons.

#5

Great…just did it. It was easy. Thank you! It’s now working like a charm.

Thanks again.