One thing I’ve run into as I’ve been playing some of my retro games is that, when using a controller with an Nvidia Shield + Moonlight or even with just a Steam Deck, the emulators often have a massive amount of controls that I can’t really interact with. All of the controls are hotkey based, for save states, loading states, etc.

Most of the games I’m wanting to play are controller based, but it feels like the tools to enjoy them are all keyboard based. Do you just use the built in save functionalities? How does it all work?

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[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I use RetroArch ~~btw~~ on my tablet with a cheap Bluetooth gamepad, and have L3+R3 (pressing both sticks) configured to bring up the menu where I can save/load states, take screenshots, etc.

RetroArch also allows you to map actions like fast forward or slowmo to gamepad buttons, and make it so you have to hold a specific button to activate hotkeys.