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When select is the hotkey, can't add coin in some games

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Description

This seems to be same issue as https://github.com/libretro/imame4all-libretro/issues/9

  • When P1's 'insert coin' button is the same as 'hotkey', it will not work, but only in some games. If you use P2's 'insert coin', or bind it to another key (or bind the hotkey), it works.

Eg, games that have this issue:
'88 Games
Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting

Games that don't:
Street Fighter III: 3rd strike
Final Fight

There's some more discussion and examples on this issue here: http://blog.petrockblock.com/forums/topic/fba-retroarch-core-coin-controls/


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Research direction

Start by reproducing the input behavior in the listed affected and unaffected games, then compare the coin and hotkey handling paths. Done means P1's insert-coin control works when it shares the hotkey, including for '88 Games and Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting, without breaking P2 or unaffected games.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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