playing Spelunky with a gamepad

[J Tremblay]

I was wondering if it would be possible to play the game with a game pad. I am really confused with the controls on the keyboard, even I could learn the keyboard, I would probably do that, I am just wondering. 

[undertech]

You can, just run the config program from the spelunky folder. I just played with the Xbox 360 wired controller. Bless Derek for making the hat switches (the d-pad) do movement! (Unlike countless other games that assume you want to play 2d platformers with the analog stick...)

[Cobra951]

It worked with my Airflo EX pad right away, without dealing with the config applet.  So if you have a gamepad already set up under Windows, it should work by default.

[Anifanatic]

I use an x-box 360 wired controller to play Spelunky, so getting it on XBLA will feel right at home. My control scheme is:

X : Whip
Y : Inventory
A : Jump
B : Run
L : Bombs
R : Rope

(Those are L and R shoulder buttons, not trigger).

I have P as purchase on the keyboard (as default) but might swap it with the Y (inventory) because I never use that button ever.

[Zen]

I've been using a USB adapter for a PS2 controller for ages now, and I had to map the buttons to keyboard keys to make it work.  One side effect of this is that I have L1 and R1 both mapped to run, and I love it.  I haven't been able to reproduce this in the actual gamepad config, though.  Would it be possible to get this added in?

[luvcraft]

I use an x-box 360 wired controller to play Spelunky, so getting it on XBLA will feel right at home. My control scheme is:

X : Whip
Y : Inventory
A : Jump
B : Run
L : Bombs
R : Rope

(Those are L and R shoulder buttons, not trigger).

I have P as purchase on the keyboard (as default) but might swap it with the Y (inventory) because I never use that button ever.

Perhaps you could move Inventory to the Back button?

[rrrowdy]

I use an old x-box controller (not 360) and it works fine; I actually think the game benefits from a gamepad. Totally worth it.

My setup is:

A = Jump
B = Item switch
X = Action / Attack
Y = Purchase
Black button = Bomb
White button = Rope
L Trigger = Run

I don't bother using the R trigger, although I did used to use it as the flare button until they were phased out and replaced with the Box O' Flares.

[Anifanatic]

Perhaps you could move Inventory to the Back button?

I don't actually know if back and start work for this, I'll give it a try.

[Vanguard]

I think a good setup is:

A: Jump
X: Run
B: Attack
Y: Switch
L: Bomb
R: Rope
Back: Purchase
Start: Pause

[Arucard]

Used a Logitech gamepad from the start, for simplicities sake I'll give my setup in 360 controls though.

A: Jump
B: Inventory (never, ever use it though)
X: Attack
Y: I don't even know, never use it either!
LB: Run
RB: purchase
LT: Bomb shortcut
RT: Rope shortcut

Though the triggers are not really triggers. And I have no use to switch inventory anymore, just use the thing when ready.

[Mars_is_Mars]

I use a Ps2 controller with a USB converter. my layout is

X: Jump
O: Whip
^: Rope
[]: Bombs

R1/L1: Run
R2: N/A (was flare)
L2: Purchase

[Tanner]

This is probably a stupid question, but how did you bind both L1 and R1 to run?

[Zen]

This is probably a stupid question, but how did you bind both L1 and R1 to run?

XPadder lets you bind the same key to multiple buttons.  Spelunky's Gamepad tool does not.

[Tanner]

Ah, thanks. I forgot about xpadder.

[Nintenturd]

Genius MaxFire Pandora (since I was looking for a megadrive-like gamepad)

Code:

_L7___|___R8_
| A      456|
|< > = = 123|
|_v_________|

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Game DOES work with it, gamepad wizard does not, so can't reconfigure
1 - use, 2 - jump, 3 - run, 4 - nothing, 5 - throw bomb, 6 - rope, 7 - nothing, 8 - cycle
(as seen on the scheme, L and R are 7 and 8 )
= means keys that can't be assigned.