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PPSSPP – Here’s how to enable Right Analog Stick to play PSP games. Works on Android, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Linux.

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Wait, what?! Right analog stick for PSP games? Doesn’t PSP have right analog stick all along? Well, yes, the actual PSP console (whichever the models are) doesn’t come with right analog stick. However, that doesn’t stop the community to tweak around and, in this case, make/enable right analog stick for the PSP games – in fact, some of the PSP games have the right analog stick control but they are disabled by default. So, in case you are interested, do check out the steps below. While the workaround hack cannot be used on the original PSP console, you can use this with the famous PSP emulator – the PPSSPP and PS Vita. This article shares how you can enable Right analog stick to be used with PPSSPP emulator – be it on PC, Android or iOS.


Why would you want to do this?

Do you want to enable playing PSP games with dual analog sticks – just like PSVita? Yes, that’s possible on PPSSPP!

Playing God of War or GTA series on PSP never been this fun – with 2 analog sticks enabled!

Well, for sure enabling right analog stick will make the games to have easier control, especially 3D games where you can map the right analog stick for controlling the camera movement or using it as accelerator/brake or to dodge or any shortcuts/button combination that you wish to have and use.


What games are supported?

These are supported games that can use the right analog sticks (which I can find during my research – so potentially there could be more).
Due to the actual PSP hardware doesn’t have right analog stick, Game developers were using various kind of techniques as a replacement for the right analog stick to control camera/do actions (such as but not limited to strife left/right, accelerate/brake). So on the game list, I will share the title, including the right analog stick patch you can use.

Check out here top 150 Best PSP Games Of All Time according to G-OLD Memories

These are the list of PSP games that can use Right analog stick

Details how you can enable right analog stick control for each of the games stated below, refer to the sections after the game list. Do take note on the game “Right Analog Stick Method”.

#PSP Game TitleRight Analog Stick Method
1007 – From Russia with loveUsing Face button
250Cent BulletProof G-Unit EditionUsing L-Trigger + DPAD
3Aliens vs. Predator RequiemUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
4Ape Escape: On the LooseUsing DPAD
5Assassins Creed: BloodlinesNatively supported however disabled
6Avatar The GameUsing “Circle” button + Left Analog Stick
7Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax AttacksUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
8Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Cosmic DestructionUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
9Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
10Coded ArmsUsing Face buttons
11Dantes InfernoUsing R-Trigger and Face buttons
12DaxterUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
13Free RunningUsing DPAD
14Ghostbusters: The Video GameUsing Face buttons
15Gladiator BeginsUsing R-Trigger and Face buttons
16God of War: Chains of OlympusUsing L-Trigger + R-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
17God of War: Ghost of SpartaUsing L-Trigger + R-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
18Grand Theft Auto Liberty City StoriesNatively supported however disabled
19Grand Theft Auto Vice City StoriesNatively supported however disabled
20Gun ShowdownUsing Face buttons
21Harvest Moon Hero of leaf valleyUsing DPAD
22Indiana Jones and Staff of KingsUsing DPAD
23Iron ManUsing Face buttons
24Iron Man 2Using Face buttons
25Jak & Daxter: The Lost FrontierUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
26Manhunt 2Using Left Analog Stick
27Marvel Ultimate AllianceUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
28Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2Using L-Trigger + R-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
29Medal of Honor HeroesUsing Face buttons
30Medal of Honor Heroes 2Using Face buttons
31Metal Gear Solid – Peace WalkerUsing Face buttons
32Metal Gear Solid – Portable OpsUsing DPAD
33Miami ViceUsing “Triangle” button + Left Analog Stick
34Midnight Club LA RemixUsing DPAD
35Monster Hunter FreedomUsing DPAD
36Monster Hunter Freedom 2Using DPAD
37Monster Hunter Freedom UniteUsing DPAD
38Monster Hunter PortableUsing DPAD
39Monster Hunter Portable 2ndUsing DPAD
40Monster Hunter Portable 3rdUsing DPAD
41Motorstorm Arctic EdgeUsing DPAD
42Obscure: The AftermathUsing DPAD
43Peter Jackson’s King KongUsing Face buttons
44Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead man’s chestUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
45Prince of Persia – RevelationsUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
46Prince of Persia – Rival SwordsUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
47RatatouilleUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
48Ratchet & Clank Size MattersUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
49Rengoku: The Tower of PurgatoryUsing R-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
50Rengoku II: The Stairway to HeavenUsing DPAD
51Resistance RetributionNatively supported however disabled
52Secret Agent ClankUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
53Silent Hill: Shattered MemoriesUsing R-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
54Skate Park CityUsing DPAD
55Spiderman 2Using DPAD
56Spiderman 3Using L-Trigger + DPAD
57SpinoutUsing Face buttons
58Splinter Cell EssentialsNatively supported however disabled
59Star Wars Battlefront 2Using Face buttons
60Star Wars Battlefront 2 Elite SquadronUsing Left Analog Stick
61Star Wars Battlefront 2 Renegade SquadronUsing Left Analog Stick
62Star Wars Lethal AllianceUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
63Syphon Filter Dark MirrorUsing Face buttons
64Syphon Filter Logan’s ShadowUsing Face buttons
65The GodfatherUsing R-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
66The Simpsons The GameUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
67The WarriorsUsing L-Trigger + Left Analog Stick
68Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six VegasUsing Face buttons
69Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2Using Face buttons
70Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon PredatorUsing Left Analog Stick
71The Legend Of Heroes: Trails in the SkyUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
72The Legend Of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second ChapterUsing L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
73Tomb Raider: LegendsNatively supported however disabled
74Tomb Raider: AnniversaryNatively supported however disabled
75Tony Hawk’s Underground 2Using Left Analog Stick
76Toy Story 3Using L-Trigger or R-Trigger only
77Valkyria Chronicles 2Using L-Trigger + R-Trigger + Face buttons
78Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra EditionUsing L-Trigger + R-Trigger + Face buttons
79VertigoUsing Face buttons

Here’s how you can enable right analog stick on PSP games using PPSSPP emulator.

The steps written here are tested on:

a) Latest iOS – at the time this article is written is iOS 18 Developer Beta 7 and using the iPhone that I currently have – iPhone XR. In case you are not on iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 yet, check the link here to get iOS 18 & iPadOS 18: Here’s how to update iPhone to iOS 18 today (iPad included!) at JILAXZONE.

b) Latest PPSSPP for iOS – at the time this article is written is v1.17.1 which you can find on the Apple App Store. In case you are not sure, check the latest PPSSPP version here on PPSSPP official website: Download latest PSP emulator at PPSSPP.org.

Should you be using different device (E.g.: Android, PC, Mac or Linux) or different version of PPSSPP, the steps may be slightly different but should not deviate too much. Anyway, in case you have questions / issues, feel free to put them down on the comment section down below, I’ll be more than happy to help you.

Although I tested this using PPSSPP version for iOS, but all these should also works for any PPSSPP running on different devices (Be it Android, Windows, MacOS or Linux). The guidelines is split into big 2: Using Physical controller (recommended) or using Touch Screen (for iOS and Android).


If you are using physical controller

Check the supported game on the list shared above and get their “Right Analog Stick Method”. For physical controller recommendation that works great with your PC/Mac/iPhone/iPad/Android, do check my recommendation on the section below.

#Right Analog Stick MethodSteps How you do it
1Using L-Trigger or R-Trigger onlya) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “L” (for L-Trigger), then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “R” (for R-Trigger), then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

j) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
k) Tap “Play” to start the game.
2Using DPADa) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Up”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Up”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-“ added in to the control.
i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Down”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Down”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation+” added in to the control.
j) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Left”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Left”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
k) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Right”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Right”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

l) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
m) Tap “Play” to start the game.
3Using L-Trigger + DPADa) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “L” (for L-Trigger),
then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”.
then tap “+” (again). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”.
then tap “+” (again for the 3rd time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”.
then tap “+” (again for the 4th time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”.
If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-, pad1.Z Rotation+, pad1.Z Axis-, pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.
In case you are wondering why you do need to do 4 times mapping into “L” button, because on the real PSP hardware, you need to hold down the “L” button before pressing other DPAD.

i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Up”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Up”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-” added in to the control.
j) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Down”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Down”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation+” added in to the control.
k) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Left”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Left”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
l) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Right”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Right”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

m) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
n) Tap “Play” to start the game.
4R-Trigger + DPADa) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “R” (for R-Trigger),
then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”.
then tap “+” (again). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”.
then tap “+” (again for the 3rd time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”.
then tap “+” (again for the 4th time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”.
If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-, pad1.Z Rotation+, pad1.Z Axis-, pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.
In case you are wondering why you do need to do 4 times mapping into “R” button, because on the real PSP hardware, you need to hold down the “R” button before pressing other DPAD.

i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Up”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Up”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-” added in to the control.
j) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Down”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Down”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation+” added in to the control.
k) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Left”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Left”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
l) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Dpad Right”, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Dpad Right”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

m) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
n) Tap “Play” to start the game.
5Face Button (Square, Triangle, Circle, Cross)Depending on the game, some games only has strife left/right or move camera left and right, while other games, they have camera movement to the left, right, up and down. If the game only has left and right movement, then you need to map only Circle and Square buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Triangle” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Triangle”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-“ added in to the control.
i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Cross” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Cross”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation+” added in to the control.
j) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Square” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Square”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
k) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Circle” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Circle”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

l) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
m) Tap “Play” to start the game.
6Using L-Trigger + Face ButtonDepending on the game, some games only has strife left/right or move camera left and right, while other games, they have camera movement to the left, right, up and down. If the game only has left and right movement, then you need to map only L-Trigger with Circle and Square buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “L” (for L-Trigger),
then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”.
then tap “+” (again). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”.
then tap “+” (again for the 3rd time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”.
then tap “+” (again for the 4th time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for L”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”.
If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-, pad1.Z Rotation+, pad1.Z Axis-, pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.
In case you are wondering why you do need to do 4 times mapping into “L” button, because on the real PSP hardware, you need to hold down the “L” button before pressing other Face buttons.

i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Triangle” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Triangle”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-“ added in to the control.
j) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Cross” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Cross”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation+” added in to the control.
k) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Square” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Square”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
l) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Circle” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Circle”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

m) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
n) Tap “Play” to start the game.
7Using R-Trigger + Face ButtonDepending on the game, some games only has strife left/right or move camera left and right, while other games, they have camera movement to the left, right, up and down. If the game only has left and right movement, then you need to map only R-Trigger with Circle and Square buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
d) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
e) Then tap on “Game settings”.
f) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Control mapping”.
g) On the left menu, enable “Allow combo mappings”.

h) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “R” (for R-Trigger),
then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”.
then tap “+” (again). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”.
then tap “+” (again for the 3rd time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”.
then tap “+” (again for the 4th time). You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for R”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”.
If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-, pad1.Z Rotation+, pad1.Z Axis-, pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.
In case you are wondering why you do need to do 4 times mapping into “R” button, because on the real PSP hardware, you need to hold down the “R” button before pressing other Face buttons.

i) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Triangle” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Triangle”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “up”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation-“ added in to the control.
j) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Cross” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Cross”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “down”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Rotation+” added in to the control.
k) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Square” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Square”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “left”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis-” added in to the control.
l) Under “Standard PSP controls”, find “Circle” icon, then tap “+”. You’ll be prompted to “Map a new key for Circle”. Move “Right analog stick” to the “right”. If you do it correctly, you should see “pad1.Z Axis+” added in to the control.

m) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
n) Tap “Play” to start the game.
8Natively supported however disabledTo enable right analog stick on any natively supported games, you have to use the cheat codes for those specific games. To get the cheat codes, here’s a good link for a start: https://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=22787&pid=126027#pid126027. In case the game you are looking for is not part of the list on the link shared, then do google around.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Ensure your controller is connected to the PPSSPP.
c) Go to Settings > System.
d) Under “Cheats” section, tap on “Enable cheats” to enable cheat menu.
e) Tap “Back” to go back to game selection menu.
f) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
g) On the left side, you should be able to see the game image and game title.
h) Under the “Game Title”, you should see the “Game Title ID” (something like ULUS-XXXXX, UCUS-XXXXX, ULES-XXXXX, NPJH-XXXXX, NPEK-XXXXX, UCKS-XXXXX or anything started with 4-charater codes, followed by hyphen and 5-digit numbers – this is the PSP “Game Title ID”).
i) Based on the “Game Title ID”, do google around to get the cheat code. Something like “ULUS-10160 right analog stick cheat code”.
j) Based on what you find, copy the cheat code into the “Game Title ID”.ini (replace the “Game Title ID” with the actual Game Title ID such as “ULUS-10160.ini”).
k) Open “Files” app (on iOS) or any File Manager (on Android) or Windows Explorer (on Windows), then navigate into PPSSPP folder > PSP > Cheats.
l) Copy the “Game Title ID”.ini (E.g.: “ULUS-10160.ini”) into the “Cheats” folder.
m) Now get back to PPSSPP.
n) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
o) Tap on “Cheats”. If you are naming the “Game Title ID”.ini file correctly and place the .ini file correctly under “Cheats” folder, then you should be able to see the list of cheats available.
p) Enable the cheat to use right analog stick.

q) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
r) Tap “Play” to start the game.

If you are using touch screen (for PPSSPP running on iOS or Android)

#Right Analog Stick MethodSteps How you do it
1Using L-Trigger or R-Trigger onlyDon’t need to remap the button and instead to keep using L-Trigger and R-Trigger on-screen buttons.
2Using DPADIf you are not getting used to move camera using DPAD buttons, all you can do is to move the DPAD buttons to the right side of the screen.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
c) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
d) Then tap on “Game settings”.
e) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “On-screen touch controls” and enable it.
f) Then inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Edit touch control layout…”.
g) On the left menu, tap on “Move”.
h) Then tap on DPAD buttons then move it to the right side of the screen.

i) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
j) Tap “Play” to start the game.
3Using L-Trigger + DPADWe’ll create a few custom button that represents a few actual PSP buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
c) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
d) Then tap on “Game settings”.
e) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “On-screen touch controls” and enable it.
f) Then inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Edit touch control layout…”.
g) On the left menu, tap on “Customize”.

h) Then enable “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4” buttons.
i) Then tap on “Custom 1” button. We’re going to use it for moving left/tilt camera to left. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Dpad Left”. Tap “Back” once done.
j) Then tap on “Custom 2” button. We’re going to use it for moving up/tilt camera to up. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Dpad Up”. Tap “Back” once done.
k) Then tap on “Custom 3” button. We’re going to use it for moving right/tilt camera to right. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Dpad Right”. Tap “Back” once done.
l) Then tap on “Custom 4” button. We’re going to use it for moving down/tilt camera to down. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Dpad Down”. Tap “Back” once done.

m) On the left menu, tap on “Move”.
n) Then tap and move respectively on “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4”, move them to the right side of the screen.

o) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
p) Tap “Play” to start the game.
4Using R-Trigger + DPADWe’ll create a few custom button that represents a few actual PSP buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
c) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
d) Then tap on “Game settings”.
e) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “On-screen touch controls” and enable it.
f) Then inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Edit touch control layout…”.
g) On the left menu, tap on “Customize”.

h) Then enable “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4” buttons.
i) Then tap on “Custom 1” button. We’re going to use it for moving left/tilt camera to left. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Dpad Left”. Tap “Back” once done.
j) Then tap on “Custom 2” button. We’re going to use it for moving up/tilt camera to up. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Dpad Up”. Tap “Back” once done.
k) Then tap on “Custom 3” button. We’re going to use it for moving right/tilt camera to right. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Dpad Right”. Tap “Back” once done.
l) Then tap on “Custom 4” button. We’re going to use it for moving down/tilt camera to down. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Dpad Down”. Tap “Back” once done.

m) On the left menu, tap on “Move”.
n) Then tap and move respectively on “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4”, move them to the right side of the screen.

o) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
p) Tap “Play” to start the game.
5Face Button (Square, Triangle, Circle, Cross)Don’t need to remap the button and instead to keep using on-screen Face buttons.
6Using L-Trigger + Face ButtonDepending on the game, some games only have strife left/right or move camera left and right, while other games, they have camera movement to the left, right, up and down. If the game only has left and right movement, then you need to map only L-Trigger with Circle and Square buttons.

We’ll create a few custom buttons that represents a few actual PSP buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
c) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
d) Then tap on “Game settings”.
e) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “On-screen touch controls” and enable it.
f) Then inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Edit touch control layout…”.
g) On the left menu, tap on “Customize”.

h) Then enable “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4” buttons.
i) Then tap on “Custom 1” button. We’re going to use it for moving left/tilt camera to left. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Square” icon. Tap “Back” once done.
j) Then tap on “Custom 2” button. We’re going to use it for moving up/tilt camera to up. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Triangle” icon. Tap “Back” once done.
k) Then tap on “Custom 3” button. We’re going to use it for moving right/tilt camera to right. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Circle” icon. Tap “Back” once done.
l) Then tap on “Custom 4” button. We’re going to use it for moving down/tilt camera to down. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “L” and “Cross” icon. Tap “Back” once done.

m) On the left menu, tap on “Move”.
n) Then tap and move respectively on “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4”, move them to the right side of the screen.

o) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
p) Tap “Play” to start the game.
7Using R-Trigger + Face ButtonDepending on the game, some games only have strife left/right or move camera left and right, while other games, they have camera movement to the left, right, up and down. If the game only has left and right movement, then you need to map only R-Trigger with Circle and Square buttons.

We’ll create a few custom buttons that represents a few actual PSP buttons.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
c) On the game menu, tap on “Create game config”.
d) Then tap on “Game settings”.
e) Inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “On-screen touch controls” and enable it.
f) Then inside “Game settings”, go to “Controls” > “Edit touch control layout…”.
g) On the left menu, tap on “Customize”.

h) Then enable “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4” buttons.
i) Then tap on “Custom 1” button. We’re going to use it for moving left/tilt camera to left. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Square” icon. Tap “Back” once done.
j) Then tap on “Custom 2” button. We’re going to use it for moving up/tilt camera to up. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Triangle” icon. Tap “Back” once done.
k) Then tap on “Custom 3” button. We’re going to use it for moving right/tilt camera to right. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Circle” icon. Tap “Back” once done.
l) Then tap on “Custom 4” button. We’re going to use it for moving down/tilt camera to down. Under “Button Binding” section, tick on “R” and “Cross” icon. Tap “Back” once done.

m) On the left menu, tap on “Move”.
n) Then tap and move respectively on “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, “Custom 3” and “Custom 4”, move them to the right side of the screen.

o) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
p) Tap “Play” to start the game.
8Natively supported however disabledTo enable right analog stick on any natively supported games, you have to use the cheat codes for that specific games. To get the cheat codes, here’s a good link for a start: https://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=22787&pid=126027#pid126027. In case the game you are looking for is not part of the list on the link shared, then do google around.

a) Start PPSSPP.
b) Go to Settings > Controls.
c) Under “On-screen touch controls”, find “On-screen touch controls” and enable it.
d) Then under “On-screen touch controls”, Tap on “Edit touch control layout…”.
e) On the left menu, tap on “Customize”.
f) Then enable “Right Analog Stick (tap to customize)” button. If the game is natively supporting right analog stick, you can leave the right analog stick settings to the default (no changes required).
g) Tap “Back” until you are back on the main Settings screen.

h) Then Go to Settings > System.
i) Under “Cheats” section, tap on “Enable cheats” to enable cheat menu.
j) Tap “Back” to go back to game selection menu.
k) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
l) On the left side, you should be able to see the game image and game title.
m) Under the “Game Title”, you should see the “Game Title ID” (something like ULUS-XXXXX, UCUS-XXXXX, ULES-XXXXX, NPJH-XXXXX, NPEK-XXXXX, UCKS-XXXXX or anything started with 4-charater codes, followed by hyphen and 5-digit numbers – this is the PSP “Game Title ID”).
n) Based on the “Game Title ID”, do google around to get the cheat code. Something like “ULUS-10160 right analog stick cheat code”.
o) Based on what you find, copy the cheat code into the “Game Title ID”.ini (replace the “Game Title ID” with the actual Game Title ID such as “ULUS-10160.ini”).
p) Open “Files” app (on iOS) or any File Manager (on Android) or Windows Explorer (on Windows), then navigate into PPSSPP folder > PSP > Cheats.
q) Copy the “Game Title ID”.ini (E.g.: “ULUS-10160.ini”) into the “Cheats” folder.
r) Now get back to PPSSPP.
s) Tap and hold the game until the game details and menu appear.
t) Tap on “Cheats”. If you are naming the “Game Title ID”.ini file correctly and place the .ini file correctly under “Cheats” folder, then you should be able to see the list of cheats available.
u) Enable the cheat to use right analog stick.

v) Tap “Back” until you see the “Play” button.
w) Tap “Play” to start the game.

If confused, check out this video by Andrew Tsai’s Tips:

PPSSPP Right Analogue Stick Controls for iPhone, iPad and iOS App Store – works also for Android.

So either with physical controller or touchscreen, with the above steps, you should now be able to enjoy the PSP games better!


Controllers Recommendation – Play better with Controller!

Playing retro games is always better with controller!

While you can always use the touchscreen of the iPhone/Android to play the games or using keyboard on PC/Mac/Linux, but for greater fun and enjoyment, I would recommend you to play the games with the Controller using physical buttons – so the experience is (almost) the same as the original. Just in case you need recommendation, here they are. I am personally using Nimbus and DualShock 4 to play the games.

Game controllers – which side are you on? Image courtesy of Final Weapon (https://finalweapon.net)

All controllers’ images shown below are trademarks of the respective owners.

8BitDo M30

The Bluetooth controller that looks like the 6-button SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive controller. Compatible with Android / iOS / Windows / Mac / Raspberry PI OS / Batocera / RetroPie.

Get 8BitDo M30 on Amazon
Get 8BitDo M30 on AliExpress
Get 8BitDo M30 Android/iPhone Clipper on AliExpress
Backbone Controller 2nd Generation with USB-C / Lightning
The controller that uses USB-C (or lightning) to connect. Very handy and portable to carry around. Compatible with Android / iOS / Windows / Mac.

Get Backbone Controller on Amazon
Razer Kishi
Best telescopic controller for iPhone. It comes with Lightning connector for passthrough charging as well as better low-latency gaming. Compatible with Android / iOS.

In case you need it:
Get Razer Kishi for Android on Amazon
Get Razer Kishi for Android on AliExpress

Get Razer Kishi for iPhone on Amazon
Get Razer Kishi for iPhone on AliExpress
SteelSeries Nimbus+

For playing iOS games. I like it because it’s MFi certified – Made for iOS, any controller-compatible games will for sure run with this controller.

In case you need it:
Get SteelSeries Nimbus+ on Amazon
Get Nimbus iPhone clipper on AliExpress.
Xbox Series X|S Wireless Controller
Great controller from Xbox compatible with your Xbox (of course!) as well as Windows PC, Android and iOS, recommended for those with big hands.

Read here for pairing Xbox Series X|S Controller with your iPhone at JILAXZONE.

In case you need it:
Get Xbox Series X|S Wireless Controller on Amazon
Get Xbox Series X|S Android/iPhone Clipper on AliExpress

Get Xbox One Controller on Amazon
Get Xbox One Controller on AliExpress
Get Xbox One Android/iPhone Clipper on AliExpress
PS5 DualSense
Awesome controller from PlayStation compatible with your PS5 (of course!) as well as Android and iOS, recommended for those with smaller hands. Compatible with Android / iOS / Windows / Mac.

Read here for pairing PS5 DualSense Controller with your iPhone at JILAXZONE.

In case you need it:
Get PS5 DualSense on Amazon
Get PS5 DualSense Android/iPhone Clipper on AliExpress
PS4 DualShock
While DualSense is the latest PlayStation controller but doesn’t mean DualShock 4 is bad. DualShock 4 is indeed one of the cheaper alternatives to get into gaming on your Android and iOS, recommended for those with smaller hands. Compatible with Android / iOS / Windows / Mac.

In case you need it:
Get PS4 DualShock 4 on Amazon
Get PS4 DualShock 4 on AliExpress
Get PS4 DualShock 4 Android/iPhone Clipper on AliExpress

Here’s my own setup:

This is my retro gaming setup. What about you? (In picture: iPhone paired with DualShock 4 controller)

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Bring it all together

With Right analog stick patch enabled, many of supported PSP games will definitely run ways better than before. How many games have you tried and what are their types? In case you encountered any difficulties and/or have queries, don’t hesitate to put your queries or thoughts on the comment section down below. I’ll be happy to assist.

For other gaming related articles, be sure to check out these: Gaming & Games at JILAXZONE.

More gaming related articles here: Gaming & Games at JILAXZONE – Image courtesy and trademarks of their respective trademark owners

Important Links I read and used to enable this PPSSPP Right Analog Stick Hacks

Important Links where I get all the materials to test on my own PPSSPP emulator and to make this article possible – courtesy of the respective posters, thank you to YOU! – without you posting this, this won’t be possible:

#LinkRespective Poster(s) / Contributor(s)
1https://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=22787Kabuto_Kun
2https://gtaforums.com/topic/911196-right-analog-stick-patchppsspp/darkdraggy
3https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/17sxvww/how_to_map_the_camera_controls_in_ppsspp_to_right/Famous-Bandicoot-322
4https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/ehuajx/psp_games_using_vitas_right_analog_stick/kaymynd
5https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/14437Sumeet-R 
6https://github.com/Freakler/psp-camera_patch_lite/tree/masterFreakler


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