Fightcade Lua Hotkey Top -

You can combine many hotkeys cleanly using a table:

local hotkeys = 
    F5 = function() savestate.save(0) console.write("Saved") end,
    F7 = function() savestate.load(0) console.write("Loaded") end,
    F1 = function() emu.reset() console.write("Reset") end,
while true do
for key, action in pairs(hotkeys) do
if input.read()[key] then
action()
while input.read()[key] do emu.frameadvance() end
end
end
emu.frameadvance()
end
 fightcade lua hotkey top

"Hotkey Top" isn't an official term — it's a community-born pattern. Imagine a semi-transparent, always-on-top overlay that floats above your Fightcade window. Now imagine controlling that overlay entirely via hotkeys. That's the Hotkey Top. You can combine many hotkeys cleanly using a

Before we write a single line of code, you need to know where Lua works. "Hotkey Top" isn't an official term — it's

Critical note: As of 2025, the most advanced "Fightcade Lua hotkey top" scripts are built for Flycast.