Robotron controls, how?

[Apollo]

How do u folks play Robotron? Do you start the game and then remap the player 2 joystick to the fire buttons or is there a more permanent way?

[paigeoliver]

Actually, when you are setting up your controls tab yourself out to controls all games. Set left/left, left/up, etc to your right joystick, and right/left, right/up etc to your left joystick and then all the dualjoy games will play correctly.

[1UP]

Actually, when you are setting up your controls tab yourself out to controls all games. Set left/left, left/up, etc to your right joystick, and right/left, right/up etc to your left joystick and then all the dualjoy games will play correctly.

Shouldn't that be the other way around?  Left controls to left joy, right controls to right?

[Sasquatch!]

Shouldn't that be the other way around?  Left controls to left joy, right controls to right?

Yup.  

[meta87]

Maybe it's wrong for you newbies!

It's a bit more challenging for people like me and paige that way

[Apollo]

Actually, when you are setting up your controls tab yourself out to controls all games. Set left/left, left/up, etc to your right joystick, and right/left, right/up etc to your left joystick and then all the dualjoy games will play correctly.

Could you repeat that in language that a 6 year old would understand please? Thankyou.

[1UP]

I think what paige means is that when you're in Mame, go to the TAB menu, at the top of the list is "Input (general)".  Enter that menu, scroll down a ways, and at some point you'll see "P1 Left/Up, P1 Left/Down, P1 Right/Up, P1 Right Down" etc.  These are inputs for games where you use dual joysticks per player (Robotron, Battlezone, etc.)  The "P1 Left/Up" etc is for mapping Player 1's LEFT HAND joystick.  "P1 Right/Up" etc is for setting Player 1's RIGHT HAND joystick.

[Apollo]

Cooool, thanks folks. Brains here I come.