RetroArch, MAME, trigger A+B press when another pad button pressed

RetroArch General
#1

Game: WWF WrestleMania Gamepad: Retrobit 6 button Sega Genesis pad. Used cores: FBNeo or Mame2003Plus, but I don’t think these don’t affect current my issue.

So arcades have 5 button setups, and as you may noticed I have picked up 6 button pad. For WWE, there is 6th action which is A+B to RUN. This action was Y key on pad for Genesis. In MAME Y button is not used at all.

Is there a way to create Macro/Hotkey which will press AB when Y is pressed?

Asked AI, and many answers were just simply wrong, “you can use app X to bind”, “ah, wait this app can bind controller buttons only to keyboard…”

In SteamInput I managed to add A+B key press when Y is hit (in Desktop Layout - so applies globally) But because in RetroArch Y is unbinded, I’m assuming it’s ignored entirely.

#2

There definitely is more correct solution, but after a while I figured out that next to pad buttons, there are also keyboard keys which acts as input copy. B key on pad - Keyboard key Z - both will act as Button 1/2/3/4/5.

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So I added two KB keys to JoyToKey for Y pad press, and now it acts as A+B.

#3

anything like that you know that exists on Android?

#4

Unfortunately no, only during search few times I did saw site mentioned where you visually could generate control configuration. Maybe that thing could do it, but I don’t even have URL. https://valent-in.github.io/retropad-editor/ - but seems it’s made for different purpose.

#5

Better ask human intelligence.

Short answer, in RetroArch you can’t use macros, combos or combinations. The only one that does is FBNeo natively, but I don’t know how if it is something customizable.