# Input bindings in MAME Emulator

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/input-bindings-in-mame-emulator/6331>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 14, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/input-bindings-in-mame-emulator/6331 "2017-11-14T22:42:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sjw2511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@sjw2511](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/sjw2511)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/input-bindings-in-mame-emulator/6331/1 "2017-11-14T22:42:03Z")

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Hi

Im trying to setup a Picade HAT and all works fine apart from in MAME roms. The problem is exactly the same as in this thread

> [@Picade Controller Bindings for RetroPie Using Latest Firmware](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/picade-controller-bindings-for-retropie-using-latest-firmware/3281):
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> I’ve been wrestling with this particular issue for a couple of weeks now, and I’ve finally had a breakthrough that I think will be useful for other people, and thought I might share it here. The problem I was having is two-fold: First up: The Picade with its default firmware worked perfectly for all emulators I used it with, with the exception of MAME cores. For some reason, the inputs were not binding correctly. Start, Coin, Button 1, Button 2, and the joystick was working perfectly, but the …

I have no idea how to fix it though, please help!

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/input-bindings-in-mame-emulator/6331/2 "2017-11-15T09:44:11Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Problem binding inputs in MAME](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/problem-binding-inputs-in-mame/6333)

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/input-bindings-in-mame-emulator/6331/3 "2017-11-15T09:44:11Z")

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