diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs
index 22629526c9..a017f235d3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/ColecoVision.cs
@@ -52,12 +52,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Coleco
 			PSG.EndFrame(Cpu.TotalExecutedCycles);
 		}
 
-		void LoadRom(byte[] rom)
-		{
-			RomData = new byte[0x8000];
-			for (int i = 0; i < 0x8000; i++)
-				RomData[i] = rom[i % rom.Length];
-		}
+        void LoadRom(byte[] rom)
+        {
+            RomData = new byte[0x8000];
+            for (int i = 0; i < 0x8000; i++)
+                RomData[i] = rom[i % rom.Length];
+
+// hack to skip colecovision title screen
+//RomData[0] = 0x55;
+//RomData[1] = 0xAA;
+        }
 
 		void Reset()
 		{
@@ -77,6 +81,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Coleco
 				return VDP.ReadVdpStatus();
 			}
 
+            if (port >= 0xE0)
+            {
+                if ((port & 1) == 0)
+                    return ReadController1();
+                return ReadController2();
+            }
+
 			return 0xFF;
 		}
 
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Coleco
 		{
 			port &= 0xFF;
 
-			if (port >= 0xA0 && port < 0xC0)
+			if (port >= 0xA0 && port <= 0xBF)  
 			{
 				if ((port & 1) == 0)
 					VDP.WriteVdpData(value);
@@ -93,12 +104,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Coleco
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (port >= 0xE0)
-			{
-				PSG.WritePsgData(value, Cpu.TotalExecutedCycles);
-				return;
-			}
+            if (port >= 0x80 && port <= 0x9F)
+            {
+                InputPortSelection = InputPortMode.Right;
+                return;
+            }
 
+            if (port >= 0xC0 && port <= 0xDF)
+            {
+                InputPortSelection = InputPortMode.Left;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (port >= 0xE0)
+            {
+                PSG.WritePsgData(value, Cpu.TotalExecutedCycles);
+                return;
+            }
 
 			//Console.WriteLine("Write port {0:X2}:{1:X2}", port, value);
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/Input.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/Input.cs
index b0a13e8a30..4933cfab71 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/Input.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Coleco/Input.cs
@@ -22,11 +22,64 @@
         public ControllerDefinition ControllerDefinition { get { return ColecoVisionControllerDefinition; } }
         public IController Controller { get; set; }
 
-        public int Frame { get { return _frame; } /*set { _frame = value; }*/ }
+        enum InputPortMode { Left, Right }
+        InputPortMode InputPortSelection;
+
+        byte ReadController1()
+        {
+            IsLagFrame = false;
+
+            if (InputPortSelection == InputPortMode.Left)
+            {
+                byte retval = 0x7F;
+                if (Controller["P1 Up"])    retval &= 0xFE;
+                if (Controller["P1 Right"]) retval &= 0xFD;
+                if (Controller["P1 Down"])  retval &= 0xFB;
+                if (Controller["P1 Left"])  retval &= 0xF7;
+                if (Controller["P1 L1"])    retval &= 0x3F;
+
+                return retval;
+            }
+
+            if (InputPortSelection == InputPortMode.Right)
+            {
+                byte retval = 0x0F;
+
+                //                                   0x00;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key8"])  retval = 0x01;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key4"])  retval = 0x02;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key5"])  retval = 0x03;
+                //                                   0x04;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key7"])  retval = 0x05;
+                if (Controller["P1 Pound"]) retval = 0x06;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key2"])  retval = 0x07;
+                //                                   0x08;
+                if (Controller["P1 Star"])  retval = 0x09;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key0"])  retval = 0x0A;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key9"])  retval = 0x0B;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key3"])  retval = 0x0C;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key1"])  retval = 0x0D;
+                if (Controller["P1 Key6"])  retval = 0x0E;
+
+                if (Controller["P1 R1"] == false) retval |= 0x40;
+                return retval;
+            }
+
+            return 0xFF;
+        }
+
+
+        byte ReadController2()
+        {
+            IsLagFrame = false;
+            // TODO copy/paste from player 1 but.... debugging some things first
+            return 0xFF;
+        }
+
+
+        public int Frame { get; set; }
         public int LagCount { get { return _lagcount; } set { _lagcount = value; } }
-        public bool IsLagFrame { get { return _islag; } }
-        private bool _islag = true;
+        public bool IsLagFrame { get; private set; }
         private int _lagcount = 0;
-        private int _frame = 0;
     }
 }