Controllers Configuration

RetroBat has a built-in feature that will automatically configure a controller based on the SDL library, in most cases there should be no user action to configure a controller.

In some cases however, if the autoconfiguration does not work or if the mapping generated by RetroBat is not correct (e.g. Nintendo controllers will have A, B, X, Y in wrong location), the autoconfiguration needs to be overwritten, to do so:

General Controller Configuration

From the main RetroBat screen, press "START" (RETURN on keyboard), then choose "CONTROLLER SETTINGS"

In the next submenu, choose "CONTROLLER MAPPING"

Confirm to move to the controller detection screen

Press and hold any button to go to the CONFIGURING screen

Press each button accordingly to finalize your controller mapping.

If your controller does not have that many buttons, hold a button (long-press) to ignore the current line and skip to the next one.

Note that at least you need to map A, B, D-PAD, START, SELECT and Hotkey.

The table hereunder gives you the standard mapping for the following controllers:

Microsoft XBOX
Playstation
Nintendo controller

Per-Game Controller Configuration

If, for any reason, the default controller configuration does not work for you or if you want to tweak your system, there is a possibility to deactivate controller autoconfiguration and to manage controller configuration directly in the emulator/core itself.

Autoconfiguration can be disabled globally, per system or per game.