# Adding 2nd player control to Picade Hat

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**Category:** Picade\
**Created:** [December 22, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/adding-2nd-player-control-to-picade-hat/3618 "2016-12-22T13:44:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![gessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@gessi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gessi)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/adding-2nd-player-control-to-picade-hat/3618/1 "2016-12-22T13:44:36Z")

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Hello, starting to build an Arcade machine on RPi3 and Retropie using Picade Hat for Arcade Button controls.

However I would like to add 2nd player controls, also using Arcade Joystick (4way) and Buttons (6 buttons for action). How can I add more input controls and what equipment would be needed in addition to the Picade hat? Any recommendations?

I only want to play MAME so no console joysticks etc. are any kind of option here…

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**Author:** ![RogueM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/roguem/32/311_2.png) [@RogueM](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/RogueM)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/adding-2nd-player-control-to-picade-hat/3618/2 "2016-12-22T15:21:46Z")

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one solution _might_ be to use a Picade board (not the HAT), alongside the HAT. By default it outputs the same keycodes, but it’s possible to change that in the firmware so they don’t overlap.

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**Author:** ![Dyltone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@Dyltone](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Dyltone)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/adding-2nd-player-control-to-picade-hat/3618/3 "2016-12-22T16:36:59Z")

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I was thinking the same thing. Just wasn’t sure if it would be a supported method.

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**Author:** ![gessi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@gessi](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gessi)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/adding-2nd-player-control-to-picade-hat/3618/4 "2016-12-22T16:44:29Z")

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Thanks! I was thinking about this but needed confirmation.

So I’d use Picade Hat for Player1, Poweroff and utilities and Sound (if required).

Wondering if any other “cheap” USB\>Jamma" PCB would work as well but better buy the same vendor then ;-)

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**Author:** ![RogueM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/roguem/32/311_2.png) [@RogueM](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/RogueM)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/adding-2nd-player-control-to-picade-hat/3618/5 "2016-12-22T16:44:42Z")

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sure… it won’t work without a custom firmware for the ATmega32U4 but otherwise as long as you can bind that many key triggers as needed for that dual configuration in your emulator of choice it should be no problem.

I have it on my ‘things-to-try-soon’…