diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64.cs
index 83228cedb4..65d8db3c4e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/N64.cs
@@ -141,32 +141,32 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Translates controller inputs from EmuHawk and
-		/// shoves them into mupen64plus
+		/// Translates controller input from EmuHawk into
+		/// N64 controller data
 		/// </summary>
-		public void setControllers()
+		/// <param name="i">Id of controller to update and shove</param>
+		public int GetControllerInput(int i)
 		{
 			CoreComm.InputCallback.Call();
 			IsLagFrame = false;
 
 			// Analog stick right = +X
 			// Analog stick up = +Y
+			string p = "P" + (i + 1);
+			sbyte x;
+			if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Left")) { x = -127; }
+			else if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Right")) { x = 127; }
+			else { x = (sbyte)Controller.GetFloat(p + " X Axis"); }
 
-			for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-			{
-				string p = "P" + (i + 1);
-				sbyte x;
-				if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Left")) { x = -127; }
-				else if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Right")) { x = 127; }
-				else { x = (sbyte)Controller.GetFloat(p + " X Axis"); }
+			sbyte y;
+			if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Up")) { y = 127; }
+			else if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Down")) { y = -127; }
+			else { y = (sbyte)Controller.GetFloat(p + " Y Axis"); }
 
-				sbyte y;
-				if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Up")) { y = 127; }
-				else if (Controller.IsPressed(p + " A Down")) { y = -127; }
-				else { y = (sbyte)Controller.GetFloat(p + " Y Axis"); }
-
-				api.set_buttons(i, ReadController(i+1), x, y);
-			}
+			int value = ReadController(i + 1);
+			value |= (x & 0xFF) << 16;
+			value |= (y & 0xFF) << 24;
+			return value;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 			}
 
 			api = new mupen64plusApi(this, rom, this.SyncSettings.GetVPS(game), SaveType);
-			api.SetM64PInputCallback(new mupen64plusApi.InputCallback(setControllers));
+			api.SetM64PInputCallback(new mupen64plusApi.InputCallback(GetControllerInput));
 
 			audioProvider = new N64Audio(api);
 			videoProvider = new N64VideoProvider(api);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/mupen64plusApi.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/mupen64plusApi.cs
index 7d1076d2d8..55da55b39b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/mupen64plusApi.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/mupen64plusApi.cs
@@ -316,18 +316,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 
 		// Input plugin specific
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Sets the buttons for a controller
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="num">The controller number to set buttons for (0-3)</param>
-		/// <param name="keys">The button data</param>
-		/// <param name="X">The value for the X axis</param>
-		/// <param name="Y">The value for the Y axis</param>
-		/// <returns></returns>
-		[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		private delegate int SetKeys(int num, int keys, sbyte X, sbyte Y);
-		SetKeys InpSetKeys;
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Sets a callback to use when the mupen core wants controller buttons
 		/// </summary>
@@ -337,7 +325,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 		SetInputCallback InpSetInputCallback;
 
 		[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public delegate void InputCallback();
+		public delegate int InputCallback(int i);
 		InputCallback InpInputCallback;
 
 
@@ -600,7 +588,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 
 			InpPluginStartup = (PluginStartup)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(GetProcAddress(InpDll, "PluginStartup"), typeof(PluginStartup));
 			InpPluginShutdown = (PluginShutdown)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(GetProcAddress(InpDll, "PluginShutdown"), typeof(PluginShutdown));
-			InpSetKeys = (SetKeys)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(GetProcAddress(InpDll, "SetKeys"), typeof(SetKeys));
 			InpSetInputCallback = (SetInputCallback)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(GetProcAddress(InpDll, "SetInputCallback"), typeof(SetInputCallback));
 
 			RspPluginStartup = (PluginStartup)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(GetProcAddress(RspDll, "PluginStartup"), typeof(PluginStartup));
@@ -692,11 +679,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64
 			return m64pDebugMemGetPointer(id);
 		}
 
-		public void set_buttons(int num, int keys, sbyte X, sbyte Y)
-		{
-			InpSetKeys(num, keys, X, Y);
-		}
-
 		public void soft_reset()
 		{
 			m64pCoreDoCommandPtr(m64p_command.M64CMD_RESET, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
diff --git a/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.c b/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.c
index 486673fb1f..78fa15452a 100644
--- a/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.c
+++ b/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void (*l_DebugCallback)(void *, int, const char *) = NULL;
 static void *l_DebugCallContext = NULL;
 static int l_PluginInit = 0;
 
-static void (*l_inputCallback)() = NULL;
+static int (*l_inputCallback)(int i) = NULL;
 
 static int romopen = 0;         // is a rom opened
 
@@ -272,22 +272,10 @@ EXPORT void CALL SDL_KeyUp(int keymod, int keysym)
 *******************************************************************/
 EXPORT void CALL GetKeys( int Control, BUTTONS *Keys )
 {
-	(*l_inputCallback)();
-	Keys->Value = controller[Control].buttons.Value;
+	Keys->Value = (*l_inputCallback)(Control);
 }
 
-/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   ----------- Sets the internal buttons delegated to mupen64 -----------
-   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-EXPORT void CALL SetKeys(int num, int keys, char X, char Y)
-{
-	controller[num].buttons.Value = keys;
-
-	controller[num].buttons.X_AXIS = X;
-	controller[num].buttons.Y_AXIS = Y;
-}
-
-EXPORT void CALL SetInputCallback(void (*inputCallback)())
+EXPORT void CALL SetInputCallback(int (*inputCallback)(int i))
 {
 	l_inputCallback = inputCallback;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.h b/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.h
index 46899380f3..596712288e 100644
--- a/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.h
+++ b/libmupen64plus/mupen64plus-input-bkm/plugin.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 typedef struct
 {
     CONTROL *control;               // pointer to CONTROL struct in Core library
-    BUTTONS buttons;
 } SController;
 
 /* global data definitions */
diff --git a/output/dll/mupen64plus-input-bkm.dll b/output/dll/mupen64plus-input-bkm.dll
index 9e891c985b..8820d992ca 100644
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