diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
index 79fea07660..8186948366 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using BizHawk.DiscSystem;
+using System;
+using BizHawk.DiscSystem;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 #if WINDOWS
 using SlimDX.Direct3D9;
@@ -192,6 +193,35 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			{"ColecoVision Basic Controller", 2}, {"Commodore 64 Controller", 2}
 		};
 
+		// just experimenting with different possibly more painful ways to handle mnemonics
+		// |P|UDLRsSBA|
+		public static Tuple<string, char>[] DGBMnemonic = new Tuple<string, char>[]
+		{
+			new Tuple<string, char>(null, '|'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Power", 'P'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>(null, '|'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Up", 'U'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Down", 'D'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Left", 'L'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Right", 'R'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Select", 's'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 Start", 'S'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 B", 'B'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P1 A", 'A'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>(null, '|'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Power", 'P'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>(null, '|'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Up", 'U'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Down", 'D'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Left", 'L'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Right", 'R'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Select", 's'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 Start", 'S'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 B", 'B'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>("P2 A", 'A'),
+			new Tuple<string, char>(null, '|')
+		};
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// whether throttling is force-disabled by use of fast forward
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/InputAdapters.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/InputAdapters.cs
index 88a8159a81..feef43f1dc 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/InputAdapters.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/InputAdapters.cs
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						return "|.|........|........|";
 					case "GB":
 						return "|.|........|";
+					case "DGB":
+						return "|.|........|.|........|";
 					case "PCE":
 					case "PCECD":
 					case "SGX":
@@ -521,6 +523,22 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			return input.ToString();
 		}
 
+		private string GetDualGameBoyControllerAsMnemonic()
+		{
+			// |.|........|.|........|
+			StringBuilder input = new StringBuilder();
+
+			foreach (var t in Global.DGBMnemonic)
+			{
+				if (t.Item1 != null)
+					input.Append(IsBasePressed(t.Item1) ? t.Item2 : '.');
+				else
+					input.Append(t.Item2); // seperator
+			}
+			return input.ToString();
+		}
+
+
 		private string GetA78ControllersAsMnemonic()
 		{
 			StringBuilder input = new StringBuilder("|");
@@ -565,7 +583,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else if (ControlType == "Dual Gameboy Controller")
 			{
-				return "|.|"; // TODO
+				return GetDualGameBoyControllerAsMnemonic();				
 			}
 
 			StringBuilder input = new StringBuilder("|");
@@ -924,6 +942,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 		}
 
+		private void SetDualGameBoyControllerAsMnemonic(string mnemonic)
+		{
+			MnemonicChecker c = new MnemonicChecker(mnemonic);
+			MyBoolButtons.Clear();
+			for (int i = 0; i < Global.DGBMnemonic.Length; i++)
+			{
+				var t = Global.DGBMnemonic[i];
+				if (t.Item1 != null)
+					Force(t.Item1, c[i]);
+			}
+		}
+
 		private void SetC64ControllersAsMnemonic(string mnemonic)
 		{
 			MnemonicChecker c = new MnemonicChecker(mnemonic);
@@ -984,7 +1014,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			else if (ControlType == "Dual Gameboy Controller")
 			{
-				return; // TODO
+				SetDualGameBoyControllerAsMnemonic(mnemonic);
+				return;
 			}
 
 			MnemonicChecker c = new MnemonicChecker(mnemonic);