MAME32 Can I use a PC Controller?

[Belleaux]

Hello,

I am pretty sure this question has been asked before… Is there any way to get a pc game controller to work with MAME32? I recently started using mame32 and playing my butt off on my laptop but I am a little worried about the constant mashing on the laptops keyboard , so I pulled out an old Gravis exterminator Pc controller with usb port and have been trying to figure out a way to get it to work with mame. If anyone has the answer to my question or have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance

Regards,

[ThunderStrike]

Hello Belleaux how to get your control pad to work, which version of Mame32 ?
options, default game options, controllers, enable joystick input.tick,then OK.

Enable joystick input : This setting tells Mame32 to utilize any currently connected joysticks. Mame32 will interrogate the game controllers control panel and use ID#1 and up.

[Belleaux]

Hello Again,

Thank you for the help Thunderstrike! I got my old pc controller working ok but now when I open mame and press the D pad or the analog stick it just keeps scrolling upward through the game list , I am not sure what has gone wrong at this point I think I will go ahead and toss this controller and maybe try and purchase a new one and see if that fixes the problem.

Regards,

[ThunderStrike]

Find out the name of your control pad then go to the site of that control pads to find a updated version.

http://www.gravis.com/html/sup_1037.html

Uninstall the old driver then restart computer, then install the new one.

[Belleaux]

Thanks Thunderstrike,

I got it working, I had to uninstall the gravis program software and then I was able to go into the control panel, game controllers, and then to properties and re calibrate the controller, for some reason when I had any gravis software on my PC it would never open the game controllers properties for me .

Now all I need to figure out is how to get the lightgun to move in more then one direction besides up and down,
and if there is a way that I can change the controls for players 1 through 4 without having to go in and manually do them one by one,
and search for more compatible roms for mame32…. So much to do.

Regards

[ThunderStrike]

[Dave The Man]

I just Plugged in a USB Controller and it worked straight away!

[alcoatjez]

I just Plugged in a USB Controller and it worked straight away!

Good to hear
AFAIK all controllers that show up and work in the Windows control panel should also work with MAME32.

[GASIYAT]

Hello Again,

Thank you for the help Thunderstrike! I got my old pc audacity temp mail origin controller working ok but now when I open mame and press the D pad or the analog stick it just keeps scrolling upward through the game list , I am not sure what has gone wrong at this point I think I will go ahead and toss this controller and maybe try and purchase a new one and see if that fixes the problem.

Regards,

Is there any way to get a pc game controller to work with MAME32? I recently started using mame32 and playing my butt off on my laptop but I am a little worried about the constant mashing on the laptops keyboard

[Lefteris_D]

Yes you can, just plug the controller in and it will mostly work. If you wish to customize it though it will be a bit complex the first time.

I highly suggest you look for a video guide if you want to do that.