Emulator Shortcuts

Hotkeys for actions during play: save states, fast-forward, rewind, turbo and more. All are unbound (NONE) by default.

Shortcuts are global. One set applies to every console and every game on the device, so fast-forward bound once works everywhere. The page is hidden in Simple Mode.

Upgrading from an older version?

Shortcuts set before this version (in the in-game menu, per emulator or per game) are not carried over. Set them again here.

Binding a shortcut

• Press A on a shortcut, then press the button you want to use, or hold MENU and press a button for a MENU + button combination. You have 5 seconds; B cancels.
• LEFT / RIGHT steps through the buttons instead.
• Press X to clear a shortcut (NONE).

Prefer MENU + button combinations: a shortcut on a plain button the game also uses does both, while a MENU + button shortcut doesn't press that button in the game.

More detail

• MENU + SELECT can't be bound. It always opens the Game Switcher.
• On the Famicom Disk System, L1 and R1 are the disk buttons, so avoid binding them on their own.

Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Save State / Load State	Save to / load from the current save state slot.
Undo Load State	Go back to where you were before the last Load State.
Reset Game	Restart the game.
Save & Quit	Save and exit the game.
Cycle Scaling	Step through the Screen Scaling modes.
Cycle Effect	Step through the Screen Effect modes.
Toggle FF / Hold FF	Fast-forward: toggle on/off, or only while held.
Toggle Rewind / Hold Rewind	Rewind: toggle on/off, or only while held. Needs Rewind turned on.
Game Switcher	Open the Game Switcher.
Screenshot	Take a screenshot.
Toggle Turbo A / B / X / Y / L / L2 / R / R2	Turn turbo (rapid fire) on or off for that button.
Toggle D-pad Joystick	Make the D-pad drive the left analog stick, until you press it again.

Toggle D-pad Joystick

For games that expect an analog stick on a device without one, such as Nintendo 64 or PSP games on the Brick. While it's on, the D-pad moves the left stick instead of pressing the D-pad. A notification shows D-pad: Joystick or D-pad: D-pad each time you press it.

It is off every time a game starts.

Reset to defaults

Clears every shortcut.