MAME was written for PCs with lots of keys. EEMAME has a default key mapping, which is an attempt at mapping most used game keys to sensible locations on the phone. Notice that all of the keys are configurable within EEMAME, by accessing the in-game configuration menu. Just as in the PC version of MAME, you can make changes that apply to all games, or for only a specific game.
When you run a game for the first time, EEMAME asks you to type "OK" to acknowledge that you are allowed to run an emulation of the game. You can press LEFT follwed by RIGHT instead of "OK" to accept. (This works on most versions of MAME, including the original Windows version.)
| Function | Series 60 | Motorola | Series 80 | Nokia 7710 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UI Select | DPAD press or 5 | Joystick pressed | Enter or Joy press | DPAD press |
| Configure | Left soft button | Shortcut | TAB | |
| Cancel/Exit | Right soft button | Speaker | ESC | Cancel |
| Up | DPAD up | Joy up | Joy up or Arrow up | DPAD up |
| Down | DPAD down | Joy down | Joy down or Arrow down | DPAD right |
| Left | DPAD left | Joy left | Joy left or Arrow Left | DPAD right |
| Right | DPAD right | Joy right | Joy right or Arrow Right | DPAD right |
| Button 1 | 5 | Game A | Ctrl | Game A |
| Button 2 | 7 | Game B | Chr | Game B |
| Button 3 | Space | |||
| Button 4 | Left shift | |||
| P2 Up | R | |||
| P2 Down | F | |||
| P2 Left | D | |||
| P2 Right | G | |||
| P2 Button 1 | A | |||
| P2 Button 2 | S | |||
| P2 Button 3 | Q | |||
| P2 Button 4 | W | |||
| Coin 1 | 2 | Browse | 5 | |
| Coin 2 | 6 | |||
| Coin 3 | 7 | |||
| Coin 4 | 8 | |||
| Start 1 | 1 | Yes/Answer | 1 | |
| Start 2 | 2 | |||
| Start 3 | 3 | |||
| Start 4 | 4 | |||
| Pause | 0 | P | ||
| Toggle show fps | # | Volume+ | ' | |
| On screen display | * | Volume- | ~ | |
| Scroll up | DPAD up and 5 | Joy up and Game A | Up arrow | |
| Scroll down | DPAD down and 5 | Joy down and Game A | Down arrow | |
| Scroll left | DPAD left and 5 | Joy left and Game A | Left arrow | |
| Scroll right | DPAD right and 5 | Joy right and Game A | Right arrow | |
| Service coin 1 | 9 | |||
| Service coin 2 | 0 | |||
| Service coin 3 | = | |||
| Service coin 4 | Backspace | |||
| Increase frame skip | I | |||
| Decrease frame skip | O | |||
| Toggle throttle | L |
The Motorola and Nokia 7710 ports also have an on-screen virtual keyboard that can be used for inserting coins, starting games, etc. On these phones, the pen can, additionally, be used as an analog joystick.
Notice that the keys on the virtual keyboard (only Motorola and Nokia 7710) can be reconfigured like any other key.