tbblue: USB joysticks don't work #14520
Description
MAME version
0.282
System information
Debian Linux 12 x64
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dtd 1Emulated system/software
tbblue (ZX Spectrum Next) running NextZXOS 24.11
Incorrect behaviour
I have a USB joystick which works fine under all of the MAME roms I've tested it with but it does not work with the tbblue ZX Spectrum Next core. The joystick responds fine in the MAME input config menu but the joystick does not work to navigate the NextZXOS menus (as a joystick would on a real Next) and nor does it work under nextest.nex joystick tester that is included with the NextZXOS 24.11 distribution
On a closely related note, it seems the tbblue code currently only supports 1 button joysticks according to the MAME config menus. Are there plans to allow for the emulation of 6 button Mega Drive joysticks?
Expected behaviour
I should be able to navigate the NextZXOS menus with my joystick and it should also work with the NEXTEST.NEX joystick and system testing tool.
Steps to reproduce
I start MAME using this command:
flatpak run org.mamedev.MAME tbblue -hard /home/dan/mame/NextZXOS.img
I am using a NextZXOS image I created myself using the instructions here:
https://wiki.specnext.dev/MAME:Installing
I am using the latest, stable, official and unmodified version of NextZXOS.
Additional details
I am using a SNES/Uzebox joystick connected to my PC using a daemonbyte SNES to USB adapter. It works perfectly with every MAME ROM I've tested it with except tbblue.