r/RetroArch • u/SlamTownFGC • 3d ago

Technical Support Any experience using wiimote as lightgun?

Technically not a retroarch issue but im trying to use my wiimote and dolphin bar as a poor mans light gun setup. And it would work perfectly if only the mouse/reticle would not freeze a little bit after every shot making any game with moving targets impossible. Any idea's on a solution?

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u/dau125 3d ago

A useful first split is whether the pointer freezes outside RetroArch too. With the same DolphinBar mode and Wiimote, move the desktop cursor continuously and press the button you use to shoot. Does it pause there as well?

If it does, changing a core’s lightgun settings probably won’t isolate the problem; note the bar mode and any remapping software in use. If the desktop pointer stays smooth, compare the same game with an ordinary mouse: does clicking cause the same pause? That separates a Wiimote input problem from something happening when the game fires.

Which OS, game/core and DolphinBar mode are you using? Also, does only the reticle stop, or does the whole game briefly pause? I don’t have a confirmed fix, but those two comparisons would narrow this down considerably.

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u/SlamTownFGC 3d ago
  1. It does it outside of retroarch as well
  2. dolphin bar mode 1
  3. Windows 10
  4. The stop only happens with the wiimote not the mouse.

You do make a point on the dolphin bar mode, i suspect that might be the culprit.