That's very strange! I wonder if this is an issue with this version of GMS, since it is no longer being actively maintained. Out of curiosity, are you able to play this game? Or do you run into the same issue?
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Also I checked source code with this error, and found this error throws from code handling controller.
I already encountered some problems with chrome and my controller(some games on itch.io think as controller have non-zero axis even if it turned off), but it's first time when game don't run. And I have no idea why chrome beta works.