Support Family Trainer peripheral #571
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This device is functionally almost exactly the same as the Power Pad, so little had to be added. This is meant for the Japanese "Family Trainer" series of 10 games, with which the Power Pad is incompatible. To use, assign either Side A or Side B to port 5 and remap the keyboard keys as you would for the Power Pad. You can also use Libretro's "map to port" functionality to have two or more devices control port 5 simultaneously (e.g., if you want to combine 2 dance pads into a single device).
As I mentioned in #542 (which this should resolve once finalized), Side A of the Family Trainer has a Start button which is not included on the Power Pad's Side A. Does anyone know if that serves any purpose different from controller 1's Start button? It looks like it would be way too easy to press accidentally. I left that out but could attempt to add it if it serves some essential purpose in any games.
Family Trainer 5 and Family Trainer 8 definitely work. Feedback and testing results are of course welcome, as are harsh criticisms 😜.
I hope that this is considered acceptable and that users enjoy it!