libretro / libretro/parallel-n64

Add bind to swap control and c-sticks.

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Description

The n64 controller was designed for people with three hands, and this lead to some weird design decisions, like the controls for most first person shooters being the opposite of what modern gamers would consider sane.

I'd like to be able to set a key to quickly swap the sticks on my controller. Changing them manually is very tedious and swapping them is all you need to do to give games like turok, goldeneye/pd (select solitaire), south park, etc. the modern dual analog control scheme.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by tracing the N64 controller input-binding path and how configurable keys are handled; determine where a stick-swap action belongs. Done means a user-configurable key can swap the control and C-stick mappings, with the behavior verified in an affected first-person game.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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