controller mapping guide for emulators

Default bindings by emulator

Every emulator below auto-detects a standard Xbox-layout controller on first run. The table lists the default bindings for the buttons players ask about most — when a button "feels swapped", it's almost always one of these three rows.

Action	Dolphin (GameCube/Wii)	PCSX2 (PS2)	PPSSPP (PSP)	Eden / Ryubing (Switch)
Confirm / A	Controller A (bottom)	Cross	Cross	Controller A (bottom)
Cancel / B	Controller B (right)	Circle	Circle	Controller B (right)
Menu	Start	Start	Start	Plus (+)
View / Select	—	Select	Select	Minus (−)
Home / Guide	Home	PS button	PS button	Home

When a controller isn't detected at all

That's a pairing problem, not a mapping problem — see 8BitDo not detected and the controller hub for the fix. Mapping only applies once the emulator sees the controller.

Per-game overrides

Dolphin and PCSX2 both support per-game controller profiles, so a GameCube game that expects the C-stick can keep its own bindings without touching your global profile. Eden and Ryubing store per-game input overrides alongside the game's profile folder.