diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.ISettable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.ISettable.cs
index 647283a62c..06fad7fb83 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.ISettable.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.ISettable.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.Ares64
 			[DefaultValue(LibAres64.ControllerType.Unplugged)]
 			public LibAres64.ControllerType P4Controller { get; set; }
 
+			[DisplayName("Restrict Analog Range")]
+			[Description("Restricts analog range to account for physical limitations.")]
+			[DefaultValue(false)]
+			public bool RestrictAnalogRange { get; set; }
+
 			public Ares64SyncSettings() => SettingsUtil.SetDefaultValues(this);
 
 			public Ares64SyncSettings Clone() => MemberwiseClone() as Ares64SyncSettings;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.cs
index 6444280fb7..df894c6033 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/Ares64.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.Ares64
 			_exe.AddReadonlyFile(pif, pal ? "pif.pal.rom" : "pif.ntsc.rom");
 			_exe.AddReadonlyFile(rom, "program.rom");
 
-			if (!_core.Init(ControllerSettings, pal))
+			if (!_core.Init(ControllerSettings, _syncSettings.RestrictAnalogRange, pal))
 			{
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Init returned false!");
 			}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.Ares64
 					ret.BoolButtons.Add($"P{i + 1} C Right");
 					ret.BoolButtons.Add($"P{i + 1} L");
 					ret.BoolButtons.Add($"P{i + 1} R");
-					ret.AddXYPair($"P{i + 1} {{0}} Axis", AxisPairOrientation.RightAndDown, (-32768).RangeTo(32767), 0);
+					ret.AddXYPair($"P{i + 1} {{0}} Axis", AxisPairOrientation.RightAndUp, (-128).RangeTo(127), 0);
 					if (controllerSettings[i] == LibAres64.ControllerType.Rumblepak)
 					{
 						ret.HapticsChannels.Add($"P{i + 1} Rumble Pak");
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/LibAres64.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/LibAres64.cs
index 1e85054655..f96428bb3b 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/LibAres64.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Ares64/LibAres64.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.Ares64
 		}
 
 		[BizImport(CC)]
-		public abstract bool Init(ControllerType[] controllerSettings, bool pal);
+		public abstract bool Init(ControllerType[] controllerSettings, bool restrictAnalogRange, bool pal);
 
 		[BizImport(CC)]
 		public abstract bool GetRumbleStatus(int num);
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/vpads_schemata/N64Schema.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/vpads_schemata/N64Schema.cs
index 0168e2a7d2..647b3ff835 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/vpads_schemata/N64Schema.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/vpads_schemata/N64Schema.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores
 				{
 					if (ss.Controllers[i].IsConnected)
 					{
-						yield return StandardController(i + 1, MupenRange);
+						yield return StandardController(i + 1);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -32,16 +32,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores
 				{
 					if (ares64.ControllerSettings[i] != LibAres64.ControllerType.Unplugged)
 					{
-						yield return StandardController(i + 1, AresRange);
+						yield return StandardController(i + 1);
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		private static readonly Func<bool, AxisSpec> MupenRange = (bool isY) => new((-128).RangeTo(127), 0, false);
-		private static readonly Func<bool, AxisSpec> AresRange = (bool isY) => new((-32768).RangeTo(32767), 0, isY);
+		private static readonly Func<AxisSpec> MakeRange = () => new((-128).RangeTo(127), 0);
 
-		private static PadSchema StandardController(int controller, Func<bool, AxisSpec> makeRange)
+		private static PadSchema StandardController(int controller)
 		{
 			return new PadSchema
 			{
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores
 					new ButtonSchema(194, 221, controller, "C Right") { Icon = VGamepadButtonImage.YellowArrE },
 					new AnalogSchema(6, 14, $"P{controller} X Axis")
 					{
-						Spec = makeRange(false),
-						SecondarySpec = makeRange(true)
+						Spec = MakeRange(),
+						SecondarySpec = MakeRange()
 					}
 				}
 			};