diff --git a/file_io.cpp b/file_io.cpp
index f303f8e..802db9a 100644
--- a/file_io.cpp
+++ b/file_io.cpp
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ int ScanDirectory(char* path, int mode, const char *extension, int options, cons
 				if (!strcasecmp(dext.altname + strlen(dext.altname) - 4, ".zip")) dext.altname[strlen(dext.altname) - 4] = 0;
 
 				full_path[path_len] = 0;
-				char *altname = neogeo_get_altname(full_path, &dext);
+				char *altname = neogeo_get_altname(full_path, dext.de.d_name, dext.altname);
 				if (altname)
 				{
 					if (altname == (char*)-1) continue;
diff --git a/input.cpp b/input.cpp
index f5ba9d3..f9ef44a 100644
--- a/input.cpp
+++ b/input.cpp
@@ -2182,6 +2182,15 @@ static void input_cb(struct input_event *ev, struct input_absinfo *absinfo, int
 							return;
 						}
 
+						// Recent Files menu
+						// FIXME: temporary pass through of select joypad button.  unsure of the best way to do this.
+						// updates here may require changes in menu.cpp to match the key mapping
+						if (ev->code == input[dev].mmap[SYS_BTN_SELECT] && !osd_event) {
+							struct input_event key_ev = *ev;
+							key_ev.code = KEY_GRAVE;
+							input_cb(&key_ev, 0, 0);
+						}
+
 						for (int i = 0; i < SYS_BTN_A; i++)
 						{
 							if (ev->code == input[dev].mmap[i])
diff --git a/menu.cpp b/menu.cpp
index 22c3685..c9aaf17 100644
--- a/menu.cpp
+++ b/menu.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "cheats.h"
 #include "video.h"
 #include "joymapping.h"
+#include "recent.h"
 
 #include "support.h"
 
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ enum MENU
 	MENU_LGCAL2,
 	MENU_CHEATS1,
 	MENU_CHEATS2,
+	MENU_RECENT1,
+	MENU_RECENT2,
 
 	// Mist/atari specific pages
 	MENU_MIST_MAIN1,
@@ -798,7 +801,7 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 	static char ioctl_index;
 	char *p;
 	static char s[256];
-	unsigned char m = 0, up, down, select, menu, right, left, plus, minus;
+	unsigned char m = 0, up, down, select, menu, right, left, plus, minus, recent;
 	char enable;
 	static int reboot_req = 0;
 	static long helptext_timer;
@@ -815,6 +818,10 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 	static unsigned long flash_timer = 0;
 	static int flash_state = 0;
 
+	// recent files menu state
+	static uint32_t recentsub = 0;
+	static enum MENU recentselect = MENU_NONE1;
+
 	static char	cp_MenuCancel;
 
 	// get user control codes
@@ -829,6 +836,7 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 	right = false;
 	plus = false;
 	minus = false;
+	recent = false;
 
 	if (c && c != KEY_F12 && cfg.bootcore[0] != '\0') cfg.bootcore[0] = '\0';
 
@@ -963,6 +971,9 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 		case KEY_MINUS: // -/_
 			minus = true;
 			break;
+		case KEY_GRAVE:
+			recent = true;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1599,6 +1610,7 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 							if (p[0] == 'R') menustate = MENU_NONE1;
 						}
 					}
+
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1612,6 +1624,69 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 			menustate = MENU_8BIT_INFO;
 			menusub = 1;
 		}
+		else if (recent)
+		{
+			// parse F/S options since 
+			char ext[256];
+
+			int h = 0, d = 0;
+			int i = 2;
+			p = user_io_get_confstr(i++);
+			recentselect = MENU_8BIT_MAIN1;
+			while (p)
+			{
+				h = 0;
+				d = 0;
+
+				//Hide or Disable flag
+				while ((p[0] == 'H' || p[0] == 'D') && strlen(p) > 2)
+				{
+					int flg = (hdmask & (1 << getIdx(p))) ? 1 : 0;
+					if (p[0] == 'H') h |= flg; else d |= flg;
+					p += 2;
+				}
+
+				// skip hidden or disabled entries
+				if (h || d) continue;
+
+				if (p[0] == 'F') {
+					recentselect = MENU_8BIT_MAIN_FILE_SELECTED;
+					opensave = 0;
+					ioctl_index = menusub + 1;
+					int idx = 1;
+
+					if (p[1] == 'S')
+					{
+						opensave = 1;
+						idx++;
+					}
+
+					if (p[idx] >= '0' && p[idx] <= '9') ioctl_index = p[idx] - '0';
+					substrcpy(ext, p, 1);
+					if (!strcasecmp(user_io_get_core_name(), "GBA") && FileExists(user_io_make_filepath(HomeDir, "goomba.rom"))) strcat(ext, "GB GBC");
+					while (strlen(ext) % 3) strcat(ext, " ");
+					strcpy(fs_pFileExt, ext);
+					fs_ExtLen = strlen(fs_pFileExt);
+
+					break;
+				}
+				else if (p[0] == 'S')
+				{
+					recentselect = MENU_8BIT_MAIN_IMAGE_SELECTED;
+
+					break;
+				}
+
+				p = user_io_get_confstr(i++);
+			}
+
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+			recentsub = menusub;
+			menusub = 0;
+			fs_Options = is_neogeo_core() ? SCANO_NEOGEO : 0;
+
+			recent_init();
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case MENU_8BIT_MAIN_FILE_SELECTED:
@@ -1629,6 +1704,8 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 			if (user_io_use_cheats()) cheats_init(SelectedPath, user_io_get_file_crc());
 			menustate = MENU_NONE1;
 		}
+
+		recent_update(SelectedDir, SelectedPath);
 		break;
 
 	case MENU_8BIT_MAIN_IMAGE_SELECTED:
@@ -1669,6 +1746,8 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 		}
 
 		menustate = SelectedPath[0] ? MENU_NONE1 : MENU_8BIT_MAIN1;
+
+		recent_update(SelectedDir, SelectedPath);
 		break;
 
 	case MENU_8BIT_SYSTEM1:
@@ -3423,6 +3502,71 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 		}
 		break;
 
+		/******************************************************************/
+		/* last rom menu                                                    */
+		/******************************************************************/
+	case MENU_RECENT1:
+		helptext = helptexts[HELPTEXT_NONE];
+		OsdSetTitle("Recent Files");
+		recent_print();
+		menustate = MENU_RECENT2;
+		parentstate = menustate;
+		break;
+
+	case MENU_RECENT2:
+		menumask = 0;
+
+		if (menu || recent)
+		{
+			menustate = MENU_8BIT_MAIN1;
+			menusub = recentsub;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		recent_scroll_name();
+
+		if (c == KEY_HOME)
+		{
+			recent_scan(SCANF_INIT);
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+
+		if (c == KEY_END)
+		{
+			recent_scan(SCANF_END);
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+
+		if ((c == KEY_PAGEUP) || (c == KEY_LEFT))
+		{
+			recent_scan(SCANF_PREV_PAGE);
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+
+		if ((c == KEY_PAGEDOWN) || (c == KEY_RIGHT))
+		{
+			recent_scan(SCANF_NEXT_PAGE);
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+
+		if (down) // scroll down one entry
+		{
+			recent_scan(SCANF_NEXT);
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+
+		if (up) // scroll up one entry
+		{
+			recent_scan(SCANF_PREV);
+			menustate = MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+
+		if (select)
+		{
+			menustate = recent_select(SelectedDir, SelectedPath) ? recentselect : MENU_RECENT1;
+		}
+		break;
+
 		/******************************************************************/
 		/* reset menu                                                     */
 		/******************************************************************/
diff --git a/recent.cpp b/recent.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05640c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recent.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "hardware.h"
+#include "file_io.h"
+#include "user_io.h"
+#include "fpga_io.h"
+#include "miniz_zip.h"
+#include "osd.h"
+#include "recent.h"
+#include "support.h"
+
+#define RECENT_MAX 16
+
+struct recent_rec_t
+{
+	char dir[1024];
+	char name[256];
+};
+
+struct display_name_t
+{
+	char name[256];
+};
+
+typedef std::vector<recent_rec_t> RecentVector;
+static RecentVector recents(RECENT_MAX);
+typedef std::vector<display_name_t> RecentDisplayNameVector;
+static RecentDisplayNameVector displaynames(RECENT_MAX);
+
+static int numlast = 0;
+
+static int iSelectedEntry = 0;
+static int iFirstEntry = 0;
+
+void recent_init()
+{
+	recent_load();
+	recent_scan(SCANF_INIT);
+}
+
+void recent_scan(int mode)
+{
+	if (mode == SCANF_INIT)
+	{
+		iFirstEntry = 0;
+		iSelectedEntry = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (!recent_available()) return;
+
+		if (mode == SCANF_END)
+		{
+			iSelectedEntry = recent_available() - 1;
+			iFirstEntry = iSelectedEntry - OsdGetSize() + 1;
+			if (iFirstEntry < 0) iFirstEntry = 0;
+		}
+		else if (mode == SCANF_NEXT)
+		{
+			if (iSelectedEntry + 1 < recent_available()) // scroll within visible items
+			{
+				iSelectedEntry++;
+				if (iSelectedEntry > iFirstEntry + OsdGetSize() - 1) iFirstEntry = iSelectedEntry - OsdGetSize() + 1;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (mode == SCANF_PREV)
+		{
+			if (iSelectedEntry > 0) // scroll within visible items
+			{
+				iSelectedEntry--;
+				if (iSelectedEntry < iFirstEntry) iFirstEntry = iSelectedEntry;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (mode == SCANF_NEXT_PAGE)
+		{
+			if (iSelectedEntry < iFirstEntry + OsdGetSize() - 1)
+			{
+				iSelectedEntry = iFirstEntry + OsdGetSize() - 1;
+				if (iSelectedEntry >= recent_available()) iSelectedEntry = recent_available() - 1;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				iSelectedEntry += OsdGetSize();
+				iFirstEntry += OsdGetSize();
+				if (iSelectedEntry >= recent_available())
+				{
+					iSelectedEntry = recent_available() - 1;
+					iFirstEntry = iSelectedEntry - OsdGetSize() + 1;
+					if (iFirstEntry < 0) iFirstEntry = 0;
+				}
+				else if (iFirstEntry + OsdGetSize() > recent_available())
+				{
+					iFirstEntry = recent_available() - OsdGetSize();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else if (mode == SCANF_PREV_PAGE)
+		{
+			if (iSelectedEntry != iFirstEntry)
+			{
+				iSelectedEntry = iFirstEntry;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				iFirstEntry -= OsdGetSize();
+				if (iFirstEntry < 0) iFirstEntry = 0;
+				iSelectedEntry = iFirstEntry;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void recent_scroll_name()
+{
+	// this function is called periodically when file selection window is displayed
+	// it checks if predefined period of time has elapsed and scrolls the name if necessary
+	int len;
+	int max_len;
+	static char name[256 + 4];
+
+	// don't scroll if the file doesn't exist
+	if (!FileExists(recent_path(recents[iSelectedEntry].dir, recents[iSelectedEntry].name))) return;
+
+	name[0] = 32;
+	strcpy(name + 1, displaynames[iSelectedEntry].name);
+
+	len = strlen(name); // get name length
+
+	max_len = 30;
+	ScrollText(iSelectedEntry - iFirstEntry, name, 1, len, max_len, 1);
+}
+
+void recent_print()
+{
+	int k;
+	int len;
+
+	static char s[256+4];
+
+	ScrollReset();
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < OsdGetSize(); i++)
+	{
+		char leftchar = 0;
+		unsigned char d = 1;
+		if (i < recent_available())
+		{
+			k = iFirstEntry + i;
+
+			s[0] = 32;
+			char* name = displaynames[k].name;
+			strcpy(s + 1, name);
+
+			len = strlen(s); // get name length
+
+			s[len] = 0;
+
+			if (len > 28)
+			{
+				len = 27; // trim display length if longer than 30 characters
+				s[28] = 22;
+			}
+
+			s[29] = 0;
+
+			if (!i && k) leftchar = 17;
+			if ((i == OsdGetSize() - 1) && (k < recent_available() - 1)) leftchar = 16;
+
+			// check if file exists
+			d = FileExists(recent_path(recents[k].dir, recents[k].name)) ? 0 : 1;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			memset(s, ' ', 32);
+		}
+
+		OsdWriteOffset(i, s, i == (iSelectedEntry - iFirstEntry) && recent_available(), d, 0, leftchar);
+	}
+}
+
+int recent_available() 
+{
+	return numlast;
+}
+
+void recent_load()
+{
+	// initialize recent to empty strings
+	memset(recents.data(), 0, recents.size() * sizeof(recent_rec_t));
+
+	// load the config file into memory
+	FileLoadConfig(recent_create_config_name(), recents.data(), recents.size() * sizeof(recent_rec_t));
+
+	for (numlast = 0; numlast < (int)recents.size() && strlen(recents[numlast].name); numlast++) {}
+
+	// init display names to file names
+	for (int i = 0; i < recent_available(); i++) memcpy(displaynames[i].name, recents[i].name, sizeof(displaynames[i].name));
+
+	if (is_neogeo_core()) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < recent_available(); i++) {
+			// update display names for neogeo neo files
+			char* altname = neogeo_get_altname(recents[i].dir, recents[i].name, recents[i].name);
+			if (altname) strcpy(displaynames[i].name, altname);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void recent_save()
+{
+	// store the config file to storage
+	FileSaveConfig(recent_create_config_name(), recents.data(), recents.size() * sizeof(recent_rec_t));
+}
+
+int recent_select(char *dir, char *path)
+{
+	// copy directory and file name over
+	dir[0] = 0;
+	path[0] = 0;
+
+	if (strlen(recents[iSelectedEntry].name))
+	{
+		strcpy(dir, recents[iSelectedEntry].dir);
+		strcpy(path, dir);
+		strcat(path, "/");
+		strcat(path, recents[iSelectedEntry].name);
+	}
+
+	if (!FileExists(path)) return 0;
+	else return recent_available();
+}
+
+void recent_update(char* dir, char* path)
+{
+	if (is_neogeo_core())
+	{
+		// only support neo files for now to simplify name parsing and locating files in recent files menu
+		char* ext = strrchr(path, '.');
+		if (!ext || strcmp(ext, ".neo")) return;
+	}
+
+	// separate the path into directory and filename
+	char* name = strrchr(path, '/');
+	if (name) name++; else name = path;
+
+	// load the current state.  this is necessary because we may have started a ROM from multiple sources
+	recent_load();
+
+	// update the selection
+	int indexToErase = RECENT_MAX - 1;
+	recent_rec_t rec;
+	strcpy(rec.dir, dir);
+	strcpy(rec.name, name);
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < recents.size(); i++)
+	{
+		if (!strcmp(recents[i].dir, dir) && !strcmp(recents[i].name, name))
+		{
+			indexToErase = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	recents.erase(recents.begin() + indexToErase);
+	recents.insert(recents.begin(), rec);
+
+	// write update to storage
+	recent_save();
+}
+
+char* recent_create_config_name()
+{
+	static char str[80];
+	str[0] = 0;
+	char* p = user_io_get_core_name();
+	if (p[0])
+	{
+		strcpy(str, p);
+		strcat(str, "_recent.CFG");
+	}
+	return str;
+}
+
+const char* recent_path(char* dir, char* name)
+{
+	static std::string fullname;
+	fullname = dir;
+	fullname += '/';
+	fullname += name;
+	return fullname.c_str();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recent.h b/recent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2b7e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef RECENT_H
+#define RECENT_H
+
+void recent_init();
+void recent_scan(int mode);
+void recent_scroll_name();
+void recent_print();
+int recent_available();
+void recent_load();
+void recent_save();
+int recent_select(char* dir, char* path);
+void recent_update(char* dir, char* path);
+char* recent_create_config_name();
+const char* recent_path(char* dir, char* path);
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/support/neogeo/loader.cpp b/support/neogeo/loader.cpp
index da10c21..28de896 100644
--- a/support/neogeo/loader.cpp
+++ b/support/neogeo/loader.cpp
@@ -584,14 +584,14 @@ int neogeo_scan_xml(char *path)
 	return rom_cnt;
 }
 
-char *neogeo_get_altname(char *path, direntext_t *de)
+char *neogeo_get_altname(char *path, char *name, char *altname)
 {
 	static char full_path[1024];
 	strcpy(full_path, path);
 	strcat(full_path, "/");
-	strcat(full_path, de->de.d_name);
+	strcat(full_path, name);
 
-	char *p = strrchr(de->de.d_name, '.');
+	char *p = strrchr(name, '.');
 	if (p && !strcasecmp(p, ".neo"))
 	{
 		static NeoFile hdr;
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ char *neogeo_get_altname(char *path, direntext_t *de)
 		if (*altname) return altname;
 	}
 
-	sprintf(full_path, ",%s,", de->altname);
+	sprintf(full_path, ",%s,", altname);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < rom_cnt; i++)
 	{
 		if (roms[i].name[0] == ',')
@@ -632,11 +632,11 @@ char *neogeo_get_altname(char *path, direntext_t *de)
 				if (roms[i].hide) return (char*)-1;
 				if(p == roms[i].name) return roms[i].altname;
 
-				sprintf(full_path, "%s (%s)", roms[i].altname, de->altname);
+				sprintf(full_path, "%s (%s)", roms[i].altname, altname);
 				return full_path;
 			}
 		}
-		else if (!strcasecmp(de->altname, roms[i].name))
+		else if (!strcasecmp(altname, roms[i].name))
 		{
 			if (roms[i].hide) return (char*)-1;
 			return roms[i].altname;
diff --git a/support/neogeo/loader.h b/support/neogeo/loader.h
index 36b4fa0..4c87a24 100644
--- a/support/neogeo/loader.h
+++ b/support/neogeo/loader.h
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 int neogeo_romset_tx(char* name);
 int neogeo_scan_xml(char *path);
-char *neogeo_get_altname(char *path, direntext_t *de);
+char *neogeo_get_altname(char *path, char *name, char *altname);