Controller:Virtual Boy Controller

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Key points

Requires adapter to connect to PC.

Lacks native XInput support, requiring the use of a XInput wrapper (see XInput wrappers) for games that do not support DirectInput or the controller natively.

Inputs

2 × digital back buttons: 𝐋, 𝐑
4 × digital buttons: 𝐀, 𝐁, sᴛᴀʀᴛ, sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ
8 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): L ↑, L ↓, L ←, L →, R ↑, R ↓, R ←, R →

Use with PC platforms

Windows

Supported features	Steam	Gamepad Phoenix	reWASD
Virtual Xbox controller emulation	✓	✓	~ ^{[N 1]}
Virtual Nintendo controller emulation	✗	✗	~ ^{[N 1]}
D-Pads as analog joysticks	✓	✓	~ ^{[N 1]}
Emulate analog triggers	✗	✗	~ ^{[N 1]}
Multiple controllers	✓	✓	~ ^{[N 1]}
Keyboard & Mouse input emulation	✓	✗	~ ^{[N 1]}
Virtual DualShock emulation	✗	✗	~ ^{[N 1]}
Retro DInput/WinMM compatibility	✗	✓	✗

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Requires XInput wrapper

XInput wrapping

Being a DirectInput controller, it's possible to use any of the generic wrappers. See the controller article for those.

Hardware

Bliss-Box Gamer-Pro

Directly compatible with PC. No driver needed, just plug and play.

A wide variety of controllers are fully supported right out of the box. See the Compatibility List.

Global Button Mapping - starting with 3.0 this layout has changed for modern gaming. The internal button mapping is set up so that buttons on different controllers match each other's layouts as closely as possible.

Adapter can update firmware and be used on PC, PS3 (up to 4 players), Xbox (single player only) or Switch (up to 4 players). Each controller port has its own firmware chip so multiple firmware versions can be used if desired. See more.

Allows to use special API to communicate with applications (eg. RetroArch). See API tool documentation.

A 12v power supply is completely optional and simply allows the HUB to be self-powered and supplies additional power for a stronger Playstation Force Feedabck effect only.

Adapter work on Windows, OSX, Linux, Raspberry Pi, most all Android device.

Allow hot swapping the controller while the adapter is connected, and has auto pause function which pause the game when it detect that the controller is unplugged.

Single-Player Mode, the adapter can be switched to Single-Player Mode. This will allow for some advance features like using the adapter on an Xbox with special firmware, or up-linking to other future Bliss-Box add-on accessories.

Native Support, adapter have the ability to allow communication from the emulated game directly to the controller and back with any of the supported controllers.

Do not natively support Xinput. It can do so however, with the use of 3rd party software (ie. x360ce or XOutput).

Hotkey: Pressing and holding sᴛᴀʀᴛ will trigger a Hotkey combo. User may configure this combo for a hot key in front-ends like RetroArch.

Raphnet-tech Virtual Boy controller to USB circuit

No drivers required. Implements a standard USB HID device.

Compatible with Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

Adapter has two configurations for the right D-Pad. Default: Right D-Pad as buttons. Holding the (sᴛᴀʀᴛ button when connecting the controller lets the right D-Pad control a pair of analog axis.

Steam

Can be recognized as Xbox 360 controller but after manual assignment. Controller cannot be found in Supported Controller Database, so Steam recognizes it as standard DirectInput device.

Support in games

Support for some controller features may be only available on certain systems. Refer to game-specific articles for details.

Technical information

Bliss-Box Gamer-Pro Adapter

Standard mapping:

Controller button	Button label and axis
A	Button 1
B	Button 2
Right D-pad up	Button 9
Right D-pad down	Button 4
Right D-pad left	Button 3
Right D-pad right	Button 10
Select	Button 5
Start	Button 6
L	Button 7
R	Button 8
Left D-pad up	POV up
Left D-pad down	POV down
Left D-pad left	POV left
Left D-pad right	POV right

Alternative mapping:

Controller button	Button label and axis
A	Button 1
B	Button 2
Right D-pad up	Button 7
Right D-pad down	Button 4
Right D-pad left	Button 3
Right D-pad right	Button 8
Select	Button 5
Start	Button 6
L	Button 9
R	Button 10
Left D-pad up	POV up
Left D-pad down	POV down
Left D-pad left	POV left
Left D-pad right	POV right

[XInput-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Requires XInput wrapper

[N 1]

XInput support


Connection method
Wired adapter
Predecessor
SNES Controller
Successor
Nintendo 64 Controller