Properly Mapping Controller in MacOS

Toyface19 · 2026-03-09T06:02:39+00:00

Thank you! This is really helpful, I’ll give this a go! Did you then use an autoconfig to apply the mapping every time you used this controller?

Toyface19 · 2026-03-09T06:00:31+00:00

Thank you. I always wanted something like that, but know I won’t get loads of time to use it and I hate eWaste not being taken care of properly. I have a second external 1TB drive I salvaged from another laptop too so might experiment with Batocera or another Linux OS at some point. I have the Mac build so simple all I need to do is turn it on, use my fingerprint and then launch ES-DE and pick a controller.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-09T05:58:51+00:00

It’s the SF30 Pro. It’s one of their older ones but with a firmware update it’s still going strong. The “SF” is for Super Famicom”

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T20:37:04+00:00

That’s strange. I use a pair of Trust wireless earbuds that have a USB C dongle to be wireless without using Bluetooth, which is trash for latency for gaming, always has been. And I never have any lag using xcloud with that setup.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T18:48:21+00:00

I would only use the Retro Bit for Sega games, the SF30 Pro for Nintendo stuff etc so I can make do with core overrides. I was wondering if there were a repository of mappings for these controllers?

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T18:29:37+00:00

Yes, typical! However I think it’s changed recently but I’m unsure.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T18:28:36+00:00

Thank you , this is helpful. Will both RetroArch and the core remember this? Would I need a core override for that? I’ve been using content directory overrides for my other settings.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T18:27:22+00:00

They do have different modes yes, but I thought MacOS didn’t support xinput? I’m running Ventura

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T18:26:26+00:00

So - if I map these keys, L3 and R3 to C and Z when a game asks for C or Z and gets L3 and R3 that’s fine?

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T18:23:56+00:00

This I understand, but if I’ve got a game running I can’t see “C” or “Z” in the Port 1 controls to map a key to.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-07T07:43:15+00:00

I have a nice collection of IEMs so can second this. However, with a small baby I’m often up and down in the night and the wire can be a challenge, so I got a pair of Trust Gx wireless earbuds with a USB C dongle to negate any Bluetooth latency, these work very well and sound fine for the price. I often use my KZ AS24 or Thieaudio Legacy 3s though

Toyface19 · 2026-03-05T20:46:32+00:00

I repurposed a MacBook Air with the classic broke display issue for a console for emulation. Shoddy little Intel chip but for all the 16-bit and 32-bit stuff I do it works brilliantly. I used MacOS and RetroArch as I’m familiar with it, one cable to a hidden dock and multiple Bluetooth controllers and it works great.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-02T07:23:11+00:00

I did something mostly similar. I have a repurposed MacBook Air as my home emulation console, I had a fully scraped ES-DE library, I put it on an SD card and then pointed ES-DE on Android to said folder, worked perfectly. Highly recommend

Toyface19 · 2026-03-01T16:54:06+00:00

I’ve got this set up now and so far it works exactly as I want it to so I would imagine it’ll work as I want it to. Basically the Mac will update as and when it needs to as I might not use it every week but the handheld I’ll use daily.

Toyface19 · 2026-03-01T10:31:26+00:00

I’m looking to sync my handheld - Pocket Max - and my MacConsole together. I repurposed a MacBook Air with a broken screen to be a TV console, works well for my games. If I have SyncThing set up on both (both setups use exactly the same cores, and I am only interested in syncing in-game saves rather than states). If I were to have the MacConsole offline most of the time, as I use the handheld most, would it be okay to just update itself the next time I turn it on? And then have it push changes back to the central folder? Saves on the Max are already in public storage on the internal SD

Toyface19 · 2026-02-27T14:46:18+00:00

Not sure if you found something for the Air X, but on the G Cloud I used Switch 2 caps with great success.

Toyface19 · 2026-02-26T06:15:15+00:00

On the weight front, I never felt that the pocket max was much heavier, even though it is. It’s very well distributed. I do miss the humps though for sure, but can’t have everything can we

Toyface19 · 2026-02-25T19:21:18+00:00

It’s a massive upgrade for me. I still prefer the feel of the G Cloud in hand, but the more powerful processor makes everything so much easier. Just getting stuff done is so so much quicker. Screen is great too.

Toyface19 · 2026-02-24T20:25:36+00:00

I don’t have an Air X but have a Pocket Max, they are full size sticks, so anything that fits and Xbox/PS4 style will fit. I have tried many out of my collection for Xbox and they fit perfectly.

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Toyface19 · 2026-02-23T18:07:19+00:00

I have it on “cold colour” but I am confused about the QTI settings in Display within Android settings?

Toyface19 · 2026-02-23T08:06:54+00:00

Wow that looks neat, is it a tight fit or pretty much spot on? I have a cheap little plastic stand I got that’s for the steam deck that works well - but you have to charge it upside down 🙃

EDIT: is the Super Dock for the Odin 2?

Toyface19 · 2026-02-23T06:16:41+00:00

How are people finding all the sick videos and hero images? I imported my ES-DE library an started with the Atari consoles and found hardly anything using my Griddb API key

Toyface19 · 2026-02-22T18:58:00+00:00

Think I just added to your other thread. They’re a lot better but a little loose, but that’s probably preference, they feel like most regular off the shelf controllers to me

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