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Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:53 pm
by Alkadian

I have finally managed to set the controls to play Robotron with two joysticks in my cab. Just for clarity I use two usb zero delay encoders.The trick was to re-assign the default keys for fire up, fire down, fire left, fire right to the second stick. Job done! I am so pleased that I can now play it with both sticks! This game makes you sweat a lot, you really feel knackered after a playing session :mrgreen:


Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:45 pm
by Vic20-Ian
Yes a great classic game that is not so easy.

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:22 pm
by mhartman
Nice! One of the best games ever. I’ve got a full size Multi-Williams arcade and it stays on Robotron 90% of the time.

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:33 pm
by Alkadian
Vic20-Ian wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:45 pm Yes a great classic game that is not so easy.
Indeed, not easy at all!

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:35 pm
by Alkadian
mhartman wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:22 pm Nice! One of the best games ever. I’ve got a full size Multi-Williams arcade and it stays on Robotron 90% of the time.
Yup, I am playing it a lot now that I have got both joysticks working! Enjoy your arcade cab as well!

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:02 am
by wiggy808
I've been trying to get my X-Arcade Tankstick to work for dual joystick input for Robotron but no luck.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:34 pm
by JaguarLV
I submitted a patch to add 2 joystick support to Robotron. It is available now when you update MiSTer.

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:37 pm
by Alkadian
JaguarLV wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:34 pm I submitted a patch to add 2 joystick support to Robotron. It is available now when you update MiSTer.
That's awesome, many thanks for that!

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:32 pm
by retrodroid
JaguarLV wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:34 pm I submitted a patch to add 2 joystick support to Robotron. It is available now when you update MiSTer.
You are a God in this world! ;)

Now I can have the full-bodied sweat-soaked Robotron arcade experience of my dreams!

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:33 pm
by Alkadian
retrodroid wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:32 pm
JaguarLV wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:34 pm I submitted a patch to add 2 joystick support to Robotron. It is available now when you update MiSTer.
You are a God in this world! ;)

Now I can have the full-bodied sweat-soaked Robotron arcade experience of my dreams!
:lol:

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:09 am
by mahen
Thank you !!

Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:12 pm
by Tuan
JaguarLV wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:34 pm

I submitted a patch to add 2 joystick support to Robotron. It is available now when you update MiSTer.

Will this patch work with the Logitech F310 which has dual analog joysticks?

I would like to have the full-bodied sweat-soaked Robotron arcade experience but am having some trouble.


Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:22 am
by MikkyTee

Have had it working on my cab for years. Its simple to use a joypad with 2 sticks on it to run robotron in mame on a pc, is this possible on mister? Never tried it.


Re: Robotron - 2 Joysticks Control

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:42 pm
by rhester72

Yes - depending on how your controller presents the right stick, a menu option is available to account for 'separate' controls merged together for this (specific to this core).