Re: [9front] wtb: usb gamepad that works reliably with joy(1)

[qwx@sciops.net]

On Sun Feb  4 23:57:05 +0100 2024, sl@stanleylieber.com wrote:
> logitech dual action and ps3 controller have acted sketchy, frequently
> babbling and crashing the whole pipeline.  sucks.
> 
> what controllers have you used, and which ones work best?
> 
> sl

So far only the most basic snes-style usb controllers I have have
worked consistently well.  I have a "Buffalo classic usb gamepad"
which works, including the turbo function, and I assembled this board
[1] except put snes and nes controller ports on it so i can just plug
in a real one and not destroy it.  These all probably use more or less
the same chips and will just work.  ps2 dualshock also works perfectly
(incl. analog mode) but with only one of two usb adaptors I have, the
other one mangles button events making it unusable.  The usb
controller of THEC64 [2] also surprisingly works fine.

I've tried xbox360, multiple nintendo switch usb controllers, 8bitdo
sn30pro, and get nothing; these would require more driver work.
There's a program for first gen xbox controllers in mischief's contrib
which iirc he got working.

For joy(1) et al I have convenience scripts which handle autoresizing
the window, enabling sound if possible, storing per-user saves etc.,
as others probably do too, but these are even more elements in the
pipeline, what exactly do you see happening?  Perhaps we could try to
make it more resilient.

Cheers,
qwx

[1] https://www.instructables.com/USB-SNES-Controller/
[2] https://retrogames.biz/products/thec64/