hotkeys.md

Hotkeys

Hotkeys can be found in the Retrobat notice here.

Hotkeys are used to perform several operations while in-game, the more frequent usage will be to quit games/emulators by pressing HOTKEY + START

In-Game Hotkeys

{% hint style="info" %} For some Emulators, hotkeys for face buttons will be reversed for NINTENDO controllers based on the NINTENDO layout (Switch Pro controllers for example):

becomes

becomes

Reach out to the RetroBat team if this is the case, we'll perform the correction to align all emulators to the standard layout. {% endhint %}

RetroArch

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	RetroArch MENU
Hotkey +	Load Save State
Hotkey +	Save State
Hotkey + START	Quit RetroArch
Hotkey + L1	Eject Disc
Hotkey + R1	AI Service
Hotkey + L2	Select Disc Index -
Hotkey + R2	Select Disc Index +
Hotkey + D-PAD UP	Select Save Slot Index +
Hotkey + D-PAD DOWN	Select Save Slot Index -
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT	Rewind
Hotkey + D-PAD RIGHT	Fast Forward

Ares

Hotkeys (keyboard)	Action
Hotkey + (TAB)	PAUSE
Hotkey + (F6)	Toggle fullscreen
Hotkey + (F2)	Load State
Hotkey + (F1)	Save State
Hotkey + START (F12)	Exit ARES
Hotkey + D-PAD UP (F4)	Select Save Slot Index +
Hotkey + D-PAD DOWN (F3)	Select Save Slot Index -
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT (F8)	Rewind
Hotkey + D-PAD RIGHT (F9)	Fast Forward

{% hint style="info" %} Ares uses pad2key to handle shortcuts. {% endhint %}

Dolphin

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	FULLSCREEN
Hotkey +	Load Save State 1
Hotkey +	Sauver Save State 1
Hotkey + START	Exit DOLPHIN
Hotkey + L1	Eject Disc
Hotkey + R1	Change Disc
Hotkey + R2	Screenshot

DuckStation

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	Open MENU
Hotkey +	Load State
Hotkey +	Save State
Hotkey + START	Exit DuckStation
Hotkey + L1	Toggle FULLSCREEN (when option 'disable fullscreen' is ON)
Hotkey + R1	Change Disc
Hotkey + R3	Screenshot
Hotkey + D-PAD UP	Select Save Slot Index +
Hotkey + D-PAD DOWN	Select Save Slot Index -
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT	Rewind
Hotkey + D-PAD RIGHT	Fast Forward

Kronos

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	Toggle Fullscreen
Hotkey + R2	Screenshot

MAME

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	MAME menu
Hotkey +	Load State
Hotkey +	Save State
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT	Rewind
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT	Fast Forward
L3 + R3	Service menu

Mesen

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	Pause
Hotkey +	Load State
Hotkey +	Save State
Hotkey + START	Exit Emulator
Hotkey + L1	Toggle Rewind
Hotkey + R1	Toggle Fast Forward
Hotkey + R2	Take Screenshot
Hotkey + D-PAD HAUT	Move To Next State Slot
Hotkey + D-PAD BAS	Move To Previous State Slot
Hotkey + D-PAD GAUCHE	Rewind
Hotkey + D-PAD DROITE	Fast Forward

Mupen64 (RMG)

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	Load State
Hotkey +	Save State
Hotkey + START	Exit emulator
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT	slowdown (factor 50)
Hotkey + D-PAD UP	Normal speed
Hotkey + D-PAD RIGHT	Speed up (factor 250)
Hotkey + R3	Screenshot

OpenMSX

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	Main Menu Toggle
Hotkey + L1	Rewind
Hotkey + R1	Fast Forward

{% hint style="danger" %} OpenMSX MENU cannot be navigated with the D-PAD, use the analog stick. {% endhint %}

PCSX2

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey +	Open MENU
Hotkey +	Load from slot
Hotkey +	Save to slot
Hotkey + START	Exit PCSX2
Hotkey + L1	Toggle FULLSCREEN (when option 'disable fullscreen' is ON)
Hotkey + R3	Screenshot
Hotkey + D-PAD UP	Select Save Slot Index +
Hotkey + D-PAD DOWN	Select Save Slot Index -
Hotkey + D-PAD LEFT	Toggle Slow Motion
Hotkey + D-PAD RIGHT	Toggle Turbo

YUZU

Hotkeys	Action
Hotkey +	PAUSE
Hotkey + START	Exit YUZU