Harry Potter Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Hi! I have the Atari800/Windows emulator and can't figure out how to set up an emulated joystick using the keyboard. So, how do I do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Joystick 1 is setup automatically. You can reconfigure the key mapping with the following. F1 > Controller Configuration > Define layout of keyboard joystick 1 Let me know if you can get the mouse/trackball emulation working properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 I'll try that now. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 I couldn't find the option. That's why I was asking. BTW, I'm using the Windows version, don't know the version #. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Atari800 v3.1 windows So do you get a menu with F1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Yes, I do. However, I am leaving my mother's house this morning where the computer with the emulator is, but I may be able to run the emulator on my Win10 laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 I tried the emulator on my Win10/64 laptop, and I get the same problem. BTW, I have v. 2.1.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Why don't you try the latest version? http://atari800.sourceforge.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 I upgraded. Now, the emulator can't find my ROM files. I set the directory in the configuration, but it still gives me a No ROMs error message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Do you have any of the files atarixl.rom, atariosb.rom, ataribas.rom, 5200.rom in the program directory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 I have the files in the program's directory. I also set the ROM directory to the program's. It doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 How did you set the rom directory? Try deleting the cfg file and let the program find the system roms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 I used the global feature to set all ROM directories at once. I am running out of time to test anything now, but I'll try to remember this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 It worked. Thank you! BTW, how do I use the joystick? I am currently on a laptop that doesn't support a numeric keypad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Have you tried plugging in a usb game controller? By default the first system game controller is setup as joystick 1. If you want to remap the keyboard to joystick keys try the following. F1 > Controller Configuration > Define layout of keyboard joystick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 BTW, I have a PC joystick at my mother's house somewhere, but it's not a USB joystick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 There are adapters that will make old PC joysticks into USB game controllers. https://sites.google.com/site/joystickrehab/itemcatal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 That would be unnecessary. Thank you, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 If you're running Windows you might also want to check out Altirra. Especially if you want to play around with all of the new hardware available for the 8-bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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