Please help got an issue with this

I followed this guide and it installed well.
Demo is working sound is working
but if i open a game the player starts spinning to the left

*controls are working i can temporarily counteract this movement with the mouse
*i tried reinstalling with the guide of autonomous = no luck
*checked the permissions they are ok
*tried sudo dark places-sdl = no luck
*tried no anti aliasing as suggested in another forum = no luck
* keyboard mouse and joystick responding well in other emulators/ports

my setup
-retropie 2.3
-fully updated ; upgraded ; firmware updated
-wireless keyboard/mouse
-wireless joystick logitech f710
EDIT
i suspect an issue with the f710 because if i reboot without the dongle the problem is resolved but of course i would like to have the dongle stay connected