^{Menu: Settings → Emu64 Settings → Controls}

You can use a real joystick or joypad or emulate the joystick via keyboard in Emu64. The joystick or joypad has to be compatible to DirectX, otherwise Emu64 won't recognise it.

Screenshot: Emu64 V4.30 / Controls Setup

Joystick-Selection (No Joystick)

Use the pulldown menu to select a joystick. The port number is the number just like on a real C64 (Port 1 / A). If you don't have a joystick connected to the PC you can choose Emulation via Keyboard. You set the keys for the emulated joystick via Keyboard Layout for Joystick (see below).

Joystick-Selection (No Joystick)
Use the pulldown menu to select a joystick. The port number is the number just like on a real C64 (Port 2 / B). If you don't have a joystick connected to the PC you can choose Emulation via Keyboard. You set the keys for the emulated joystick via Keyboard Layout for Joystick (see below).

Use this button to swap the settings for Game Port 1 and Game Port 2.

Use this button to search for a joystick you plugged in to your PC after starting Emu64.

Not everybody has a joystick and some prefer to play with the keyboard. Use this function to emulate up to two joysticks via the keyboard. You assign the keyboard layout with the pulldown menus under Game Port 1 and/or Game Port 2.

Set a key for every basic direction and the fire button.

Use the pulldown menu to choose which direction (or firebutton) you want to set.

Then click on the button. The buttons disappear and you can see Press Key. Now press the key you want for that joystick action.

After this the button reappears.

Repeat these steps for every direction and the firebutton.

This works exactly the same as for the Joystick in Port 1.

Close the setup window with the red cross in the upper right corner of the window and all changes are safed.