diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj b/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
index 3895533f00..357ec74f85 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@
     <Compile Include="tools\Cheats.Designer.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Cheats.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="tools\Pad.cs">
+      <SubType>Component</SubType>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="tools\HexEditor.cs">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>
@@ -433,6 +436,10 @@
       <DependentUpon>Cheats.cs</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </EmbeddedResource>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="tools\Pad.resx">
+      <DependentUpon>Pad.cs</DependentUpon>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="tools\HexEditor.resx">
       <DependentUpon>HexEditor.cs</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
@@ -524,6 +531,8 @@
     <None Include="images\BackMore.png" />
     <None Include="images\Forward.png" />
     <None Include="images\ForwardMore.png" />
+    <None Include="images\BlueDown.png" />
+    <None Include="images\BlueUp.png" />
     <Content Include="output\gamedb.txt" />
     <Content Include="output\gamedb_neshomebrew.txt" />
     <None Include="images\Refresh.bmp" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 0086387503..bd60dd9306 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap BlueDown {
+            get {
+                object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("BlueDown", resourceCulture);
+                return ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)(obj));
+            }
+        }
+        
+        internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap BlueUp {
+            get {
+                object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("BlueUp", resourceCulture);
+                return ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)(obj));
+            }
+        }
+        
         internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap BuilderDialog_delete {
             get {
                 object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("BuilderDialog_delete", resourceCulture);
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx
index cbc1231388..f35560fc55 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -666,4 +666,10 @@
   <data name="ReadOnly" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\images\ReadOnly.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="BlueDown" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\images\BlueDown.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="BlueUp" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\images\BlueUp.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/BlueDown.png b/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/BlueDown.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecb6ff0ede
Binary files /dev/null and b/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/BlueDown.png differ
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/BlueUp.png b/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/BlueUp.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd1dda2e6e
Binary files /dev/null and b/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/BlueUp.png differ
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Pad.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Pad.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28a02c2fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Pad.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
+{
+	public class VirtualPad : Panel
+	{
+		public CheckBox PU;
+		public CheckBox PD;
+		public CheckBox PL;
+		public CheckBox PR;
+		public CheckBox B1;
+		public CheckBox B2;
+		public CheckBox B3;
+		public CheckBox B4;
+
+		public VirtualPad()
+		{
+			SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true);
+			SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);
+			SetStyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer, true);
+			this.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
+			this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.VirtualPad_Paint);
+			this.Size = new Size(174, 164);
+
+			Point n = new Point(this.Size);
+
+			this.PU = new CheckBox();
+			this.PU.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.PU.AutoSize = true;
+			this.PU.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.BlueUp;
+			this.PU.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomRight;
+			this.PU.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 2);
+			this.PU.TabIndex = 1;
+			this.PU.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true; ;
+
+			this.PD = new CheckBox();
+			this.PD.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.PD.AutoSize = true;
+			this.PD.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.BlueDown;
+			this.PD.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomRight;
+			this.PD.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 46);
+			this.PD.TabIndex = 4;
+			this.PD.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.PR = new CheckBox();
+			this.PR.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.PR.AutoSize = true;
+			this.PR.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Forward;
+			this.PR.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomRight;
+			this.PR.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 24);
+			this.PR.TabIndex = 3;
+			this.PR.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.PL = new CheckBox();
+			this.PL.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.PL.AutoSize = true;
+			this.PL.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Back;
+			this.PL.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomRight;
+			this.PL.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(2, 24);
+			this.PL.TabIndex = 2;
+			this.PL.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.B1 = new CheckBox();
+			this.B1.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.B1.AutoSize = true;
+			this.B1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 24);
+			this.B1.TabIndex = 5;
+			this.B1.Text = "s";
+			this.B1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+			this.B1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.B2 = new CheckBox();
+			this.B2.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.B2.AutoSize = true;
+			this.B2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(74, 24);
+			this.B2.TabIndex = 6;
+			this.B2.Text = "S";
+			this.B2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+			this.B2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.B3 = new CheckBox();
+			this.B3.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.B3.AutoSize = true;
+			this.B3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(122, 24);
+			this.B3.TabIndex = 7;
+			this.B3.Text = "B";
+			this.B3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+			this.B3.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.B4 = new CheckBox();
+			this.B4.Appearance = System.Windows.Forms.Appearance.Button;
+			this.B4.AutoSize = true;
+			this.B4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(146, 24);
+			this.B4.TabIndex = 8;
+			this.B4.Text = "A";
+			this.B4.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.BottomCenter;
+			this.B4.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+
+			this.Controls.Add(this.PU);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.PD);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.PL);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.PR);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.B1);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.B2);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.B3);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.B4);
+		}
+
+		protected override bool ProcessCmdKey(ref Message msg, Keys keyData)
+		{
+			if (keyData == Keys.Up)
+			{
+				//TODO: move to next logical key
+				this.Refresh();
+			}
+			else if (keyData == Keys.Down)
+			{
+				this.Refresh();
+			}
+			else if (keyData == Keys.Left)
+			{
+				this.Refresh();
+			}
+			else if (keyData == Keys.Right)
+			{
+				this.Refresh();
+			}
+			else if (keyData == Keys.Tab)
+			{
+				this.Refresh();
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		private void VirtualPad_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
+		{
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Pad.resx b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Pad.resx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3276f5c015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Pad.resx
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <metadata name="$this.TrayLargeIcon" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
+    <value>False</value>
+  </metadata>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs
index 6ff9922f39..6ca43c67d5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs
@@ -70,12 +70,15 @@
 			this.insertFrameToolStripMenuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
 			this.toolStripSeparator5 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
 			this.selectAllToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+			this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+			this.Pad1 = new BizHawk.MultiClient.VirtualPad();
 			this.menuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
 			this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.SuspendLayout();
 			this.toolStripContainer1.SuspendLayout();
 			this.toolStrip1.SuspendLayout();
 			this.toolStrip2.SuspendLayout();
 			this.contextMenuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
+			this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
 			this.SuspendLayout();
 			// 
 			// menuStrip1
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@
             this.settingsToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.menuStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
 			this.menuStrip1.Name = "menuStrip1";
-			this.menuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(721, 24);
+			this.menuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(844, 24);
 			this.menuStrip1.TabIndex = 0;
 			this.menuStrip1.Text = "menuStrip1";
 			// 
@@ -261,10 +264,10 @@
 			// 
 			// toolStripContainer1.ContentPanel
 			// 
-			this.toolStripContainer1.ContentPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(172, 39);
+			this.toolStripContainer1.ContentPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(172, 3);
 			this.toolStripContainer1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(373, 38);
 			this.toolStripContainer1.Name = "toolStripContainer1";
-			this.toolStripContainer1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(172, 89);
+			this.toolStripContainer1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(172, 53);
 			this.toolStripContainer1.TabIndex = 2;
 			this.toolStripContainer1.Text = "toolStripContainer1";
 			// 
@@ -419,11 +422,30 @@
 			this.selectAllToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 22);
 			this.selectAllToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Select All";
 			// 
+			// groupBox1
+			// 
+			this.groupBox1.Controls.Add(this.Pad1);
+			this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(373, 108);
+			this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
+			this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(445, 280);
+			this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 4;
+			this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
+			this.groupBox1.Text = "Controllers";
+			// 
+			// Pad1
+			// 
+			this.Pad1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
+			this.Pad1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 19);
+			this.Pad1.Name = "Pad1";
+			this.Pad1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(176, 80);
+			this.Pad1.TabIndex = 0;
+			// 
 			// TAStudio
 			// 
 			this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
 			this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(721, 474);
+			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(844, 474);
+			this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox1);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.ReadOnlyCheckBox);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.toolStripContainer1);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.TASView);
@@ -444,6 +466,7 @@
 			this.toolStrip2.ResumeLayout(false);
 			this.toolStrip2.PerformLayout();
 			this.contextMenuStrip1.ResumeLayout(false);
+			this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
 			this.ResumeLayout(false);
 			this.PerformLayout();
 
@@ -491,5 +514,7 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem insertFrameToolStripMenuItem1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator5;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem selectAllToolStripMenuItem;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
+		private VirtualPad Pad1;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
index c48ffe929d..e9969fc60f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
@@ -170,5 +170,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (Global.MainForm.ReadOnly)
 				return;
 		}
+
+		private void Pad1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
+		{
+
+		}
 	}
 }