The default HTML export the PICO-8 produces does not support gamepad controls. Both Chrome and Firefox now are able to handle them, so I created a small script that rectifies that.

Tested with Xbox pads and Logitech F710 - should work with other gamepads as well.

Usage

• Drop pico8gamepad.js in the same directory with your game's HTML and JS.
• In your HTML file, add the following, right before the <script ... src="yourgame.js"> tag:

  <script src="pico8gamepad.js"></script>

And you're done! :)

Configuration

If you like, you can edit the configuration at the top of pico8gamepad.js to suit your needs (defaults should be fine most of the time):

• supportedPlayers - set to 1 if your game is single player to map all controllers to player #1. In general, set it to the number of players supported by your game.
• mapXXX - you can choose whether different types of buttons on the controller should be mapped to PICO-8's O and X
• stickDeadzone - controls how far you have to push an analog stick for it to register as a PICO-8 d-pad press.

License: zlib license

Copyright (c) 2016 Jakub Wasilewski

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

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