04-01-2026, 06:38 PM
It is absolutely possible to play with a second keyboard. Go in Settings > Controls, and you'll have a list of the current devices.
Keyboards are a bit special because they are not recognized individually, but with "add a device" you can add a new keyboard configuration. Make sure both keyboard configs don't conflict (the game should warn you if they do), and then you can have two players each using a different config.
Both keyboards remain able to produce input for both of the active configs, but that's not really an issue in practice as with proper key choices there is no risk of mistakenly pressing a neighbouring key that is used by the other kart. It's even possible for two players to play splitscreen using the same keyboard, but that can be less comfortable and is more likely to run into issues if the keyboard doesn't have n-key rollover.
I would advise using the same general layout for both configs, arrow keys and bottom letter row for one player and numpads and right of the top letter row for the second player works well and it means there is no learning curve when using one config or the other.
As for the PlayStation 1 controllers, I suppose they should be supported by SDL2 and work. I've never tried, but it should be plug-and-play.
Keyboards are a bit special because they are not recognized individually, but with "add a device" you can add a new keyboard configuration. Make sure both keyboard configs don't conflict (the game should warn you if they do), and then you can have two players each using a different config.
Both keyboards remain able to produce input for both of the active configs, but that's not really an issue in practice as with proper key choices there is no risk of mistakenly pressing a neighbouring key that is used by the other kart. It's even possible for two players to play splitscreen using the same keyboard, but that can be less comfortable and is more likely to run into issues if the keyboard doesn't have n-key rollover.
I would advise using the same general layout for both configs, arrow keys and bottom letter row for one player and numpads and right of the top letter row for the second player works well and it means there is no learning curve when using one config or the other.
As for the PlayStation 1 controllers, I suppose they should be supported by SDL2 and work. I've never tried, but it should be plug-and-play.