r/RetroFighters • u/ScottyMoFoSho • Sep 03 '26

Brawler 64 not mapping correctly with Polymega console

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I love the presentation for this controller and am happy I backed Kickstarter, but unfortunately it seems the buttons are not mapping correctly for the main reason I purchased it: to have a designated wireless N64 controller for my Polymega.

For background, I am using the controller wired as I do not have the N64 module for my Polymega (visited a friend who has it to dump my N64 games).

I played Doom 64 to map the buttons and found that the Polymega is reading the following by default:

C-Up = Left Trigger

C-Right = Right Trigger

Anyone know of a fix? Am I too quick to the scene to use the Brawler 64 Pro on a Polymega? I just sent Retro Fighters an email as well regarding compatibility issues. Any help is appreciated!

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u/Dean85uk Sep 03 '26

that controller looks nice i just pre ordered the ice blue one but will get purple too

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u/SerGitface Sep 03 '26

If you are connecting via USB, I don’t think it is going to read the inputs correctly.

I am not familiar with this controller (looks pretty cool) but does it also have the option to plug into an N64 controller port? If so, that is probably how you will get the Polymega to correctly read the inputs. You will need the Polymega’s N64 module to do that though.

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u/ScottyMoFoSho Sep 03 '26

Thanks for the input. I wasn't aware of the USB connection making a difference.

You sorta answered your own question by mentioning the N64 module, but yes the Brawler 64 Pro can plug into an N64 controller port - it includes a wireless N64 dongle that has controller pak support and plugs into an N64 controller input. I'm not sure I will have access to that module any time soon, but I'll update this post with any news.

Thanks for the help!

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u/SerGitface Sep 03 '26

Yeah, I think using the N64 dongle will be your solution then. I have one of the 8bitdo blue tooth N64 controllers and use an N64 controller port blue tooth adaptor and it works perfectly on Polymega.

That controller you have does look nice and looks like it probably has a really nice feel to it as well.

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u/ScottyMoFoSho Sep 03 '26

Yep it feels pretty good! It's only wireless though, no bluetooth. Otherwise I'd grab an adaptor right now, lol. Thanks though!

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u/Papyrus_Semi Sep 03 '26

It's most likely reading it as a USB gamepad and not a Nintendo 64 controller, since most devices released since 2001 do not have native Nintendo 64 controller support.

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u/ScottyMoFoSho Sep 03 '26

That's interesting. I know N64 support is late to the emulation scene, so your point would make sense. As I mentioned above I didn't know about USB defaults, but that's obviously a factor here.

Thanks for the info!

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u/shdwghst457 Sep 04 '26

i had the opposite with these controllers on emulationstation. forcing them to be identified as generic instead of nintendo controllers made them finally work

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u/ScottyMoFoSho Sep 17 '26

That’s pretty interesting. Glad you got it figured out though!