diff --git a/output/dll/octoshock.dll b/output/dll/octoshock.dll
index 0296e9b5ed..0d73e4f8e5 100644
Binary files a/output/dll/octoshock.dll and b/output/dll/octoshock.dll differ
diff --git a/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.cpp b/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.cpp
index 7a30d5aed5..0ade32ec80 100644
--- a/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.cpp
+++ b/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class InputDevice_neGcon final : public InputDevice
 
  virtual void Power(void) override;
  virtual void UpdateInput(const void *data) override;
+ virtual void SyncState(bool isReader, EW::NewState *ns) override;
 
  //
  //
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ class InputDevice_neGcon final : public InputDevice
 
  private:
 
+	//non-serialized state
+	IO_NegCon* io;
+
  bool dtr;
 
  uint8 buttons[2];
@@ -91,57 +95,42 @@ void InputDevice_neGcon::Power(void)
  transmit_pos = 0;
  transmit_count = 0;
 }
-//
-//void InputDevice_neGcon::StateAction(StateMem* sm, const unsigned load, const bool data_only, const char* sname_prefix)
-//{
-// SFORMAT StateRegs[] =
-// {
-//  SFVAR(dtr),
-//
-//  SFARRAY(buttons, sizeof(buttons)),
-//  SFVAR(twist),
-//  SFARRAY(anabuttons, sizeof(anabuttons)),
-//
-//  SFVAR(command_phase),
-//  SFVAR(bitpos),
-//  SFVAR(receive_buffer),
-//
-//  SFVAR(command),
-//
-//  SFARRAY(transmit_buffer, sizeof(transmit_buffer)),
-//  SFVAR(transmit_pos),
-//  SFVAR(transmit_count),
-//
-//  SFEND
-// };
-// char section_name[32];
-// trio_snprintf(section_name, sizeof(section_name), "%s_neGcon", sname_prefix);
-//
-// if(!MDFNSS_StateAction(sm, load, data_only, StateRegs, section_name, true) && load)
-//  Power();
-// else if(load)
-// {
-//  if((transmit_pos + transmit_count) > sizeof(transmit_buffer))
-//  {
-//   transmit_pos = 0;
-//   transmit_count = 0;
-//  }
-// }
-//}
 
+void InputDevice_neGcon::SyncState(bool isReader, EW::NewState *ns)
+{
+	NSS(dtr);
+
+	NSS(buttons);
+	NSS(twist);
+	NSS(anabuttons);
+
+	NSS(command_phase);
+	NSS(bitpos);
+	NSS(receive_buffer);
+
+	NSS(command);
+
+	NSS(transmit_buffer);
+	NSS(transmit_pos);
+	NSS(transmit_count);
+}
 
 void InputDevice_neGcon::UpdateInput(const void *data)
 {
- uint8 *d8 = (uint8 *)data;
+	io = (IO_NegCon*)data;
 
- buttons[0] = d8[0];
- buttons[1] = d8[1];
+ buttons[0] = io->buttons[0];
+ buttons[1] = io->buttons[1];
 
- twist = ((32768 + MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 2) - (((int32)MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 4) * 32768 + 16383) / 32767)) * 255 + 32767) / 65535;
+ twist = io->twist; //((32768 + MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 2) - (((int32)MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 4) * 32768 + 16383) / 32767)) * 255 + 32767) / 65535;
 
- anabuttons[0] = (MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 6) * 255 + 16383) / 32767; 
- anabuttons[1] = (MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 8) * 255 + 16383) / 32767;
- anabuttons[2] = (MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 10) * 255 + 16383) / 32767;
+ anabuttons[0] = io->anabuttons[0];
+ anabuttons[1] = io->anabuttons[1];
+ anabuttons[2] = io->anabuttons[2];
+
+ //anabuttons[0] = (MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 6) * 255 + 16383) / 32767; 
+ //anabuttons[1] = (MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 8) * 255 + 16383) / 32767;
+ //anabuttons[2] = (MDFN_de16lsb<false>((const uint8 *)data + 10) * 255 + 16383) / 32767;
 
  //printf("%02x %02x %02x %02x\n", twist, anabuttons[0], anabuttons[1], anabuttons[2]);
 }
diff --git a/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.h b/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.h
index 74129294b2..52425010e4 100644
--- a/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.h
+++ b/psx/octoshock/psx/input/negcon.h
@@ -4,5 +4,15 @@
 namespace MDFN_IEN_PSX
 {
  InputDevice *Device_neGcon_Create(void);
+
+	EW_PACKED(
+	struct IO_NegCon
+	{
+		u8 buttons[2];
+		u8 twist;
+		u8 anabuttons[3];
+		u8 active;
+	});
+
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp
index 70689c0142..c150b843e2 100644
--- a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp
+++ b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "input/dualshock.h"
 #include "input/dualanalog.h"
+#include "input/negcon.h"
 #include "input/gamepad.h"
 #include "input/memcard.h"
 
@@ -1093,6 +1094,7 @@ struct {
 		case ePeripheralType_Pad: name = "gamepad"; break;
 		case ePeripheralType_DualShock: name = "dualshock"; break;
 		case ePeripheralType_DualAnalog: name = "dualanalog"; break;
+		case ePeripheralType_NegCon: name = "negcon"; break;
 		default:
 			return SHOCK_ERROR;
 		}
@@ -1140,6 +1142,14 @@ struct {
 				return ret;
 				break;
 			}
+		case ePeripheralType_NegCon:
+		{
+			IO_NegCon* io_negcon = (IO_NegCon*)buf;
+			if (io_negcon->active) ret = SHOCK_TRUE;
+			if (clear) io_negcon->active = 0;
+			return ret;
+			break;
+		}
 
 		case ePeripheralType_None:
 			return SHOCK_NOCANDO;
@@ -1190,6 +1200,17 @@ struct {
 				io_dualanalog->left_y = left_y;
 				return SHOCK_OK;
 			}
+		case ePeripheralType_NegCon:
+			{
+				IO_NegCon* io_negcon = (IO_NegCon*)buf;
+				io_negcon->buttons[0] = (buttons >> 0) & 0xFF;
+				io_negcon->buttons[1] = (buttons >> 8) & 0xFF;
+				io_negcon->twist = left_x;
+				io_negcon->anabuttons[0] = left_y;
+				io_negcon->anabuttons[1] = right_x;
+				io_negcon->anabuttons[2] = right_y;
+				return SHOCK_OK;
+			}
 		
 		default:
 			return SHOCK_ERROR;
diff --git a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h
index 85267ddf7b..7dd7a38db1 100644
--- a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h
+++ b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ enum ePeripheralType
 	ePeripheralType_Pad = 1, //SCPH-1080
 	ePeripheralType_DualShock = 2, //SCPH-1200
 	ePeripheralType_DualAnalog = 3, //SCPH-1180
+	ePeripheralType_NegCon = 4,
 
 	ePeripheralType_Multitap = 10,
 };