

Rewind (Hold button): Hold down this key to rewind the game in real-time.Toggle Fast Forward: Start/stop fast forwarding.Fast Forward (Hold button): Hold down this key to fast forward the game.To clear a key binding, right-click on the button. Once you release a key, all the keys you had pressed will be assigned to the shortcut.

To change a shortcut, click on the button for the shortcut you want to change and press the key(s) you want to set for this shortcut. Most of these options are also available through the main window’s menu – the shortcuts configured in this section will appear next to the matching action in the main window’s menu. Some of these features can only be accessed via shortcut keys (e.g: Fast Forward and Rewind). Shortcut keys are user-defined shortcuts for various features in Mesen. The menu bar is always hidden automatically when playing in fullscreen mode, whether this option is enabled or not.ĭisplay confirmation dialog before reset/power cycle/exit: When enabled, a confirmation dialog will be shown before a reset or a power cycle or before the emulator is closed.ĭisplay play/record icon when playing or recording a movie: When enabled, an icon will be shown on the screen whenever a movie is playing or recording. (i.e: when loading MyRom.nes, if a file called MyRom.ips exists in the same folder, it will be loaded automatically.)Īutomatically hide the menu bar: When enabled, the menu bar will automatically be hidden when not in use, even in windowed mode. Debugging tools: When enabled, the emulator will automatically pause when in debugging tools.Īutomatically apply IPS/BPS patches: When enabled, any IPS or BPS patch file found in the same folder as the ROM file will automatically be applied.Menu and config dialogs: When enabled, the emulator will automatically pause when in menus or configuration dialogs.Background: When enabled, the emulator will automatically pause when in the background.This does not work for keyboard key bindings. Pause when a movie finishes playing: When enabled, the emulator will automatically pause when a movie ends its playback.Īllow input when in background: When enabled, gamepad input can still be used even if the window is in the background. Hide the pause screen: When enabled, the PAUSE screen is no longer shown when the emulator is paused. This is useful when using file associations to load games by double-clicking on the rom files. Only allow one instance of Mesen at a time: When enabled, only a single copy of Mesen can be opened at the same time. Display Language: Selects in which language the UI is shown – defaults the user’s default language.Īutomatically check for updates: When enabled, Mesen will check for a new version of the emulator every time the emulator is started.
