| Option Category | # # CORE INPUT OPTIONS # |
| Description | Analog joysticks sometimes don't center properly so a dead area can be made where no movement will be detected. The values of this option can be between 0.0 and 1.0 where 0.0 is the center position of the joystick and 1.0 is the outer limit. |
| Full Command | -joystick_deadzone <float> |
| Alt. Command | -joy_deadzone |
| Reverse Command | none |
| Example | mame64.exe pacman -joystick_deadzone 0.5 |
| mame.ini Command | joystick_deadzone |
| Command Default | 0.3 |
| Argument Format | <float> |