diff --git a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualAxis.cs b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualAxis.cs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 14e6acfc6..497655d7d
--- a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualAxis.cs
+++ b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualAxis.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ namespace Nez
 	public class VirtualAxis : VirtualInput
 	{
 		public List<Node> Nodes = new List<Node>();
+		
+		float _simulatedValue;
+		int _simulationStep;
 
 		public float Value
 		{
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ public float Value
 						return val;
 				}
 
-				return 0;
+				return _simulatedValue;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -38,10 +41,28 @@ public VirtualAxis(params Node[] nodes)
 		}
 
 
+		public void Simulate(float value)
+		{
+			_simulatedValue = value;
+			_simulationStep = 1;
+		}
+		
+
 		public override void Update()
 		{
 			for (var i = 0; i < Nodes.Count; i++)
 				Nodes[i].Update();
+
+			switch (_simulationStep)
+			{
+				case 1:
+					_simulationStep++;
+					break;
+				case 2:
+					_simulatedValue = 0;
+					_simulationStep = 0;
+					break;
+			}
 		}
 
 
@@ -256,4 +277,4 @@ public override void Update()
 
 		#endregion
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualButton.cs b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualButton.cs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 414ddbc38..39ed27949
--- a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualButton.cs
+++ b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualButton.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ public class VirtualButton : VirtualInput
 		float _repeatCounter;
 		bool _willRepeat;
 
+		bool _simulatePress;
+		bool _simulateDown;
+		bool _simulateRelease;
+		int _simulationStep;
+
 
 		public VirtualButton(float bufferTime)
 		{
@@ -62,6 +67,12 @@ public void SetRepeat(float firstRepeatTime, float multiRepeatTime)
 		}
 
 
+		public void Simulate()
+		{
+			_simulationStep = 1;
+		}
+
+
 		public override void Update()
 		{
 			_bufferCounter -= Time.UnscaledDeltaTime;
@@ -103,6 +114,29 @@ public override void Update()
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			switch (_simulationStep)
+			{
+				case 1:
+					_simulatePress = true;
+					_simulateDown = true;
+					_simulationStep++;
+					break;
+				case 2:
+					_simulatePress = false;
+					_simulationStep++;
+					break;
+				case 3:
+					_simulateDown = false;
+					_simulateRelease = true;
+					_simulationStep++;
+					break;
+				case 4:
+					_simulateRelease = false;
+					_simulationStep = -1;
+					break;
+			}
+
 		}
 
 
@@ -114,7 +148,7 @@ public bool IsDown
 					if (node.IsDown)
 						return true;
 
-				return false;
+				return _simulateDown;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -130,7 +164,7 @@ public bool IsPressed
 					if (node.IsPressed)
 						return true;
 
-				return false;
+				return _simulatePress;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -143,7 +177,7 @@ public bool IsReleased
 					if (node.IsReleased)
 						return true;
 
-				return false;
+				return _simulateRelease;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -576,4 +610,4 @@ public class MouseSecondExtendedButton : Node
 
 		#endregion
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualIntegerAxis.cs b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualIntegerAxis.cs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3ab8722d0..34d088065
--- a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualIntegerAxis.cs
+++ b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualIntegerAxis.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ namespace Nez
 	public class VirtualIntegerAxis : VirtualInput
 	{
 		public List<VirtualAxis.Node> Nodes = new List<VirtualAxis.Node>();
+		
+		int _simulatedValue;
+		int _simulationStep;
 
 		public int Value
 		{
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ public int Value
 						return Math.Sign(val);
 				}
 
-				return 0;
+				return _simulatedValue;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -40,10 +43,28 @@ public VirtualIntegerAxis(params VirtualAxis.Node[] nodes)
 		}
 
 
+		public void Simulate(int value)
+		{
+			_simulatedValue = value;
+			_simulationStep = 1;
+		}
+
+
 		public override void Update()
 		{
 			for (var i = 0; i < Nodes.Count; i++)
 				Nodes[i].Update();
+			
+			switch (_simulationStep)
+			{
+				case 1:
+					_simulationStep++;
+					break;
+				case 2:
+					_simulatedValue = 0;
+					_simulationStep = 0;
+					break;
+			}
 		}
 
 
diff --git a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualJoystick.cs b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualJoystick.cs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8b58f778e..7ec9ff5a7
--- a/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualJoystick.cs
+++ b/Nez.Portable/Input/Virtual/VirtualJoystick.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ public class VirtualJoystick : VirtualInput
 		public List<Node> Nodes = new List<Node>();
 		public bool Normalized;
 
+		Vector2 _simulatedValue = Vector2.Zero;
+		int _simulationStep;
+
 		public Vector2 Value
 		{
 			get
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ public Vector2 Value
 					}
 				}
 
-				return Vector2.Zero;
+				return _simulatedValue;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -46,10 +49,29 @@ public VirtualJoystick(bool normalized, params Node[] nodes) : base()
 		}
 
 
+		public void Simulate(Vector2 value)
+		{
+			_simulatedValue = value;
+			_simulationStep = 1;
+		}
+		
+
 		public override void Update()
 		{
 			for (int i = 0; i < Nodes.Count; i++)
 				Nodes[i].Update();
+			
+			
+			switch (_simulationStep)
+			{
+				case 1:
+					_simulationStep++;
+					break;
+				case 2:
+					_simulatedValue = Vector2.Zero;
+					_simulationStep = 0;
+					break;
+			}
 		}