DosFreak: You can try the Linux version of DOSBox, according to the git webpage the person who worked on Chrome for DOSBox stopped working on it:

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/08/19/install-linux-applications-chrome-os/

If the same issue then something is going wrong with your OS and/or keyboard.

EspyLacopa: Sounds like a great idea.

How do I do that on a Chromebook using the Google Chrome app version of DosBox?

AmethystViper: This is something that has been bugging me whenever I see a problem concerning DOSBox and being able to use a Xbox 360 or XInput controllers to play older DOS games. Usually when this problem crops up, the most common answer I see is "use programs like Xpadder or JoyToKey" to get around this. The thing is the answer is already within DOSBox, it just requires a few config edits. AmethystViper: Here are the default settings DOSBox's joystick settings, but the glaring problem these settings for Xbox 360 or XInput controllers is not being able to use the D-Pad and the analog stick not working properly. After fiddling around the settings and looking up the solutions to these problems, these are the settings I use for some of the DOS games I play under DOSBox. You might also want to reset the mapper file (usually it's "mapper-0.74.map" by default for v0.74) or delete it before you change anything; you can save a new one once you made the appropriate changes. What you need to do is set "joysticktype" to fcs and "timed" needs to be set to false. By doing this, your D-Pad should work (thanks to [fcs] enabling the D-Pad/Hat swtiches) and the analog sticks won't drift away (caused by "timed" being set to [true]).

Now what if a particular game doesn't give you the ability to rebind the inputs for the controller or calibrate the analog sticks, either in-game or as a separate set-up program? This is where DOSBox's keymapper comes in (special thanks to F4LL0UT for this). By pressing Ctrl+F1, you'll get a screen like this: http://i.imgur.com/Ac83yEV.png

The keymapper is kinda like DOSBox's Xpadder though not as advanced but gets the job done for the most part. If you want to bind a certain key to a controller input, let's say binding the arrow keys to the Xbox 360's controller's D-Pad, first you click the key on the on-screen keyboard for the arrow keys, then click on "Add" on the menu where you will be prompt to add another input to the command (e.g. bind Arrow Key Up to D-Pad Up, Return/Enter Key to Start, Gamepad Button 1 on the Xbox 360 controller's A Button). The same can be done for keyboard inputs, like mapping WASD to the Arrow Keys for Abuse.

Unfortunately this isn't the "end-all-be-all" solution for rebinding inputs on a controller. So far this worked on some fighting games like One Must Fall 2097 or Super Street Fighter II: Turbo, shoot 'em ups like Tyrian 2000, and platformers Jill of the Jungle or Genocide 2: Master of the Dark Communion. Older first-person shooter games like Doom aren't to keen when it comes to rebindable inputs for a controller as the horizontal axis on the right stick doesn't work for some reason; the SVM Duam build does get around this but for some reason I can't sprint and shoot at the same time (it could be something I did with the config file though). There's also the inability to rebind mouse inputs such as the left or right click, mouse movement, and the scroll wheel on the original DOSBox's keymapper, so you're out of luck for point-and-click games or if you're planning to play Abuse on a controller unless you get Xpadder or similar programs.

I hope this can help some people out with playing games on DOSBox.

andreasaspenberg2: dosbox staging does not allow me to run shadow warrior complete in multiplayer, that have to be done through the included dosbox. one of the people i play with need to use a controller because he can not handle a keyboard for long. i tried the solution at the top of the page and nothing happens, the controller is simply not recognised by dosbox.

andreasaspenberg2: i do not need that. my xbox 360 controller is good enough. i just need to set up dosbox correctly if someone is to use it there. how do i do that?