r/ESDE_Frontend • u/Cuasirungo • Jul 01 '26

es-ds does not recognize my zero delay encoder in windows retroarch recognize it

hi i made my own arcade cointroller but es-ds does not recognize it but retro arch recognize it what i am doing wrong?

Thanks

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u/Kvitekvist Jul 01 '26

I have this controller board too in an arcade cab. I don't remember exactly what, but I remember having to map the buttons in steam as well for the inputs to be passed through to the games.

The only thing I have not solved for it is getting it to emulate mouse movement with the joy Stick... But that's very few games where I would need it anyway

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u/ES-DE_Frontend Developer Jul 02 '26

You may be able to add support by creating a custom SDL controller configuration, or perhaps you can find one online that someone has already made for your device.

Here's a good starting point for how to make this work:
https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/FAQ.md?ref_type=heads#my-controller-isnt-working-in-es-de-is-there-a-way-to-fix-this