libretro / libretro/RetroArch

Android: SinglePlayer only Retroarch input overlay

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Description

Description

There is no way to assign 2nd player buttons to touchscreen input overlay, not even a button to switch it 2nd player.

That would be huge improvement for stuff like gameboy double instance emus or turn based games

  • RetroArch: bcc7dde
Environment information
  • OS: Android

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating RetroArch's Android touchscreen input overlay and the single-player input assignment entry point. Confirm how player selection is represented, then define the overlay behavior for assigning or switching to second-player buttons and verify it with Android touchscreen gameplay.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, c
Domain
frontend, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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