So the joypad config for Retropie doesn’t always match the one C64 VICE uses. I just learned this. For my Logitech pad, the buttons are labeled 1-10 and that’s what’s used, not the cfg I set. So I want you to do a test for me. Use this input for your joypad mapping file. One of the buttons should be mapped to the Settings Menu (UI Activate). Figure out which one does that. I have it set to button “1”, not your button “1”. Not sure if they will match up. Then check U/D/L/R directions work on both controllers. You should be able to navigate sub menus using R/L too. Another button, mapped to “0” is your select button so see which one does that.

Once you figure out your select button, Go into the menu and select Reset->Soft. This will bring you to a C64 prompt. Then hit all your buttons in order of P1:1->9,then P1 button and P2:1->8,then P2 button. You should see letters appear on the screen. This will allow me to map your controller properly. So reply back with something like:

P1B1: C
P1B2: D
P1B3: (Menu)
P1B4: (Select)
P1B5: S
etc..

# DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick P1
0 0 0 1 1 8
0 0 1 1 1 4
0 0 2 1 1 2
0 0 3 1 1 1
0 0 4 0
0 0 5 0
0 0 6 0
0 0 7 0
0 1 0 1 1 16
0 1 1 4
0 1 2 2 1 0
0 1 3 2 1 3
0 1 4 2 1 0
0 1 5 2 2 3
0 1 6 2 3 0
0 1 7 2 3 3
0 1 8 2 4 0
0 1 9 2 4 3
0 1 10 2 1 2
0 1 11 2 3 4
0 2 0 0
0 2 1 0
0 2 2 0
0 2 3 0

# DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick P2
1 0 0 1 1 8
1 0 1 1 1 4
1 0 2 1 1 2
1 0 3 1 1 1
1 0 4 0
1 0 5 0
1 0 6 0
1 0 7 0
1 1 0 1 1 16
1 1 1 4
1 1 2 2 1 0
1 1 3 2 1 3
1 1 4 2 1 0
1 1 5 2 2 3
1 1 6 2 3 0
1 1 7 2 3 3
1 1 8 2 4 0
1 1 9 2 4 3
1 1 10 2 1 2
1 1 11 2 3 4
1 2 0 0
1 2 1 0
1 2 2 0
1 2 3 0