Yes, more Game Pad Questions

[Clobius Bilfoy]

I've got a computer controller that I want to use with my Metal Slug Games, and everytime I try to input the buttons on the controller onto the game (by pressing tab-input this game) or even the general input, the game doesn't recognize the controller. I've already read through the other thread that talked about this, but I still don't know how, could someone please help me with this?

[Lefteris_D]

Make sure that windows can see the controller from the windows control panel.

If it works there then there should be no problem.

[Clobius Bilfoy]

Ya Windows sees it, but MAME doesn't. Does anybody else have a controller that they use, can you tell me how you did it?

[hagbard]

If you're using Mame32 or any derivate, go to "Options -> "Default Game Options" -> "Controllers" tab -> check "Enable joystick input". Now go to "Controller mapping" -> select "joystick" on every analog devices you want to uise with your joystick, on each combo-boxes

on standard Mame comand line version: open "mame.ini" (replace "mame" for your Mame's name if necessary), then go to this section, and look at the marked lines:

### Input device options ###
mouse                   1
joystick                1
lightgun                0
dual_lightgun           0
offscreen_reload        0
steadykey               0
keyboard_leds           1
led_mode                ps/2
a2d_deadzone            0.300000
# ctrlr                 <NULL> (not set)
paddle_device           joystick
adstick_device          joystick
pedal_device            joystick
dial_device             joystick
trackball_device        joystick
lightgun_device         joystick
digital                 none

[Clobius Bilfoy]

Oh wow, i mean thank you so much. You have no idea how much easier this makes this game, PHEW! I am so much better, it's all thanks to you. WAHOO!