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Fox Boi runners add controller profiles and a menu cursor

Both Fox Boi runners now share remappable controller controls and menu navigation in their Original and HTML5 editions.

Fox Boi Runner and Fox Boi Runner Part 1 now share controller controls across both browser editions. Standard layouts include face buttons, D-pad, sticks and triggers. A menu cursor supports stick movement, directional focus, selection and back actions.

Controller setup can remap buttons and axes, including axis-based triggers, calibrate neutral positions, and adjust deadzones and press thresholds. Unfamiliar layouts offer Quick setup. Profiles are saved for the controller model in the current browser and restored on reconnect.

Support covers controllers exposed by the browser Gamepad API. The software checks cover standard and generic simulated layouts, input releases, reconnects, saved profiles and menu navigation. Physical USB and Bluetooth hardware has not yet been verified.

What changed

  • Added shared controller profiles to both Original Editions and both HTML5 Recreations.
  • Added a menu cursor, D-pad focus navigation and bumper cycling.
  • Added button and axis remapping, trigger calibration, deadzones and saved profiles.
  • Added held-input suppression on connection and reconnect, with pause on disconnect.
A closer look

Screenshots

Fox Boi Runner Part 1 HTML5 player paused with Controller setup and expanded controller instructions.
The updated player adds Controller setup and explains standard controls, menu navigation and saved remapping.