diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
index 52613cae5e..565dbe0233 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		/// </summary>
 		public static StickyXORAdapter StickyXORAdapter = new StickyXORAdapter();
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// fire off one-frame logical button clicks here. useful for things like ti-83 virtual pad and reset buttons
+		/// </summary>
 		public static ClickyVirtualPadController ClickyVirtualPadController = new ClickyVirtualPadController();
 
 		public static Controller ClientControls;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/HawkFile.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/HawkFile.cs
index 59412df483..fae1b6c15a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/HawkFile.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/HawkFile.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			extractor.ExtractFile(archiveIndex, boundStream);
 			boundStream.Position = 0;
 			memberPath = FixArchiveFilename(extractor.ArchiveFileNames[archiveIndex]); //TODO - maybe go through our own list of names? maybe not, its indexes dont match..
-			Console.WriteLine("bound " + CanonicalFullPath);
+			Console.WriteLine("HawkFile bound " + CanonicalFullPath);
 
 			return this;
 		}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		void BindRoot()
 		{
 			boundStream = rootStream;
-			Console.WriteLine("bound " + CanonicalFullPath);
+			Console.WriteLine("HawkFile bound " + CanonicalFullPath);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/ControllerBinding.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/ControllerBinding.cs
index 09757039f2..22f3fa75e2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/ControllerBinding.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/ControllerBinding.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 	public class Controller : IController
 	{
 		private ControllerDefinition type;
-		private Dictionary<string, List<string>> bindings = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();
-		private WorkingDictionary<string, bool> stickyButtons = new WorkingDictionary<string, bool>();
-		private List<string> unpressedButtons = new List<string>();
-		private List<string> forcePressedButtons = new List<string>();
-		private List<string> removeFromForcePressedButtons = new List<string>();
-		private List<string> programmaticallyPressedButtons = new List<string>();
+		private WorkingDictionary<string, List<string>> bindings = new WorkingDictionary<string, List<string>>();
+		private WorkingDictionary<string, bool> buttons = new WorkingDictionary<string, bool>();
+
+		public Controller(ControllerDefinition definition)
+		{
+			type = definition;
+		}
+
+		public ControllerDefinition Type { get { return type; } }
+		public bool this[string button] { get { return IsPressed(button); } }
+		public bool IsPressed(string button) { return buttons[button]; }
+		public float GetFloat(string name) { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+		public void UpdateControls(int frame) { }
 
 		//look for bindings which are activated by the supplied physical button.
 		public List<string> SearchBindings(string button)
@@ -36,11 +43,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			foreach (var kvp in bindings)
 			{
-				stickyButtons[kvp.Key] = false;
+				buttons[kvp.Key] = false;
 				foreach (var bound_button in kvp.Value)
 				{
 					if(controller[bound_button])
-						stickyButtons[kvp.Key] = true;
+						buttons[kvp.Key] = true;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -54,23 +61,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			foreach (string button in type.BoolButtons)
 			{
 				if (controller.IsPressed(button))
-					stickyButtons[button] = true;
+					buttons[button] = true;
 			}
 		}
 
-		public Controller(ControllerDefinition definition)
-		{
-			type = definition;
-
-			foreach (var b in type.BoolButtons)
-			{
-				bindings[b] = new List<string>();
-			}
-
-			foreach (var f in type.FloatControls)
-				bindings[f] = new List<string>();
-		}
-
 		public void BindButton(string button, string control)
 		{
 			bindings[button].Add(control);
@@ -85,50 +79,5 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				bindings[button].Add(control.Trim());
 		}
 
-		public ControllerDefinition Type
-		{
-			get { return type; }
-		}
-
-		public bool this[string button]
-		{
-			get { return IsPressed(button); }
-		}
-
-		public bool IsPressed(string button)
-		{
-			return stickyButtons[button];
-		}
-
-		public float GetFloat(string name)
-		{
-			throw new NotImplementedException();
-		}
-
-		public void UnpressButton(string name)
-		{
-			unpressedButtons.Add(name);
-		}
-
-		public void UpdateControls(int frame)
-		{
-		}
-
-		public void SetSticky(string button, bool sticky)
-		{
-			stickyButtons[button] = sticky;
-		}
-
-		public bool IsSticky(string button)
-		{
-			return stickyButtons[button];
-		}
-
-		public void ForceButton(string button)
-		{
-			forcePressedButtons.Add(button);
-		}
-
-	
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs
index 6ffd63e0f0..2ee1846484 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				var other = (LogicalButton)obj;
 				return other == this;
 			}
+			public override int GetHashCode()
+			{
+				return Button.GetHashCode() ^ Modifiers.GetHashCode();
+			}
 			public static bool operator==(LogicalButton lhs, LogicalButton rhs)
 			{
 				return lhs.Button == rhs.Button && lhs.Modifiers == rhs.Modifiers;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index ef4282f1e6..d60aa4fd3d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -2121,8 +2121,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		private void SoftReset()
 		{
+			//is it enough to run this for one frame? maybe..
 			if (Global.Emulator.ControllerDefinition.BoolButtons.Contains("Reset"))
-				Global.ActiveController.ForceButton("Reset");
+				Global.ClickyVirtualPadController.Click("Reset");
 		}
 
 		public void UpdateStatusSlots()