diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/__init__.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/__init__.py
index 46a98a3f4a3b35ddbf6b828d9d96e0bf792379d4..327fc68fa07b7de41dedf6cf991a9ae83cf3ffa4 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/__init__.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from st3m.goose import Enum
 from st3m.application import Application, ApplicationContext
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 from st3m.ui.interactions import ScrollController
 from st3m.ui import colours
 from st3m.ui.view import ViewManager
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ class ViewState(Enum):
 class Gr33nhouseApp(Application):
     items = ["Browse apps", "Record flow3r seed", "Enter flow3r seed"]
 
-    input: InputController
     background: Flow3rView
     state: ViewState
 
     def __init__(self, app_ctx: ApplicationContext) -> None:
         super().__init__(app_ctx=app_ctx)
 
-        self.input = InputController()
         self.background = Flow3rView()
         self._sc = ScrollController()
         self._sc.set_item_count(3)
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ class Gr33nhouseApp(Application):
         ctx.restore()
 
     def think(self, ins: InputState, delta_ms: int) -> None:
-        self.input.think(ins, delta_ms)
+        super().think(ins, delta_ms)
         self._sc.think(ins, delta_ms)
 
         if self.vm is None:
diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/applist.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/applist.py
index e755a6a340f788cc99b05114951f1515b94851a9..475c3025aeb82a9aa61107c1d1f23b2bf05fb9d2 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/applist.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/applist.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from st3m.goose import Optional, Enum, Any
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 from st3m.ui import colours
 from st3m.ui.view import BaseView, ViewManager
 from st3m.ui.interactions import ScrollController
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ class AppList(BaseView):
 
     apps: list[Any] = []
 
-    input: InputController
     background: Flow3rView
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.input = InputController()
-        self.vm = None
+        super().__init__()
         self.background = Flow3rView()
         self._sc = ScrollController()
 
@@ -122,12 +120,11 @@ class AppList(BaseView):
             raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid view state {self._state}")
 
     def think(self, ins: InputState, delta_ms: int) -> None:
+        super().think(ins, delta_ms)
         self._sc.think(ins, delta_ms)
         if self.initial_ticks == 0 or time.ticks_ms() < self.initial_ticks + 300:
             return
 
-        self.input.think(ins, delta_ms)
-
         if self._state == ViewState.INITIAL:
             try:
                 self._state = ViewState.LOADING
diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/background.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/background.py
index 18f4e1378c4c2caf6f529cb63fa131fe2bc023e8..f3a58605ca63e73f344f9f1a0302af96caa1ded7 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/background.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/background.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import random
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 
 from st3m.ui.view import BaseView
 from ctx import Context
 
 
 class Flow3rView(BaseView):
-    input: InputController
-
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.vm = None
-        self.input = InputController()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.flowers = []
         for i in range(8):
diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/confirmation.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/confirmation.py
index f7702815fdf5c6e23ae3a708b1b77cfeb03a9371..fbf18457287ac325aeca6b43688a752ea049e2e3 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/confirmation.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/confirmation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 from st3m.ui import colours
 from st3m.ui.view import BaseView, ViewManager
 from ctx import Context
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ from .download import DownloadView
 
 class ConfirmationView(BaseView):
     background: Flow3rView
-    input: InputController
 
     url: str
     name: str
     author: str
 
     def __init__(self, url: str, name: str, author: str) -> None:
-        self.input = InputController()
-        self.vm = None
+        super().__init__()
         self.background = Flow3rView()
 
         self.url = url
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ class ConfirmationView(BaseView):
         ctx.restore()
 
     def think(self, ins: InputState, delta_ms: int) -> None:
-        self.input.think(ins, delta_ms)
+        super().think(ins, delta_ms)
         self.background.think(ins, delta_ms)
 
         if self.vm is None:
diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/download.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/download.py
index 64cc91b26b82517dc9a9acc1c7cd032fafe2d1bc..ca85f9a0498813c4309ed1035b67955f2965e1e0 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/download.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/download.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 from st3m.goose import Optional, List
 from st3m.ui import colours
 import urequests
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class DownloadView(BaseView):
     """
     _state: int
 
-    input: InputController
-
     def __init__(self, url: str) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self._state = 1
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@ class DownloadView(BaseView):
         self.response = b""
         self._download_instance = None
 
-        self.input = InputController()
-
     def draw(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
         ctx.rgb(0, 0, 0).rectangle(-120, -120, 240, 240).fill()
 
@@ -97,8 +93,7 @@ class DownloadView(BaseView):
             req.close()
 
     def think(self, ins: InputState, delta_ms: int) -> None:
-        # super().think(ins, delta_ms)  # Let BaseView do its thing
-        self.input.think(ins, delta_ms)
+        super().think(ins, delta_ms)  # Let BaseView do its thing
 
         if self.input.buttons.app.middle.pressed:
             if self.vm is None:
diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/manual.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/manual.py
index 34c4232ce9f164049661ac33594a37e5d581613a..0d112ae7733aeee4b18e78b2cb9f48b5b31c7a30 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/manual.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/manual.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from st3m.goose import Optional, Enum
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 from st3m.ui import colours
 from st3m.ui.view import BaseView, ViewManager
 from ctx import Context
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class ManualInputView(BaseView):
     wait_timer: Optional[int]
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.input = InputController()
-        self.vm = None
+        super().__init__()
         self.background = Flow3rView()
 
         self.flow3r_seed = ""
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ class ManualInputView(BaseView):
             ctx.text(f"not found!")
 
     def think(self, ins: InputState, delta_ms: int) -> None:
-        self.input.think(ins, delta_ms)
+        super().think(ins, delta_ms)
         self.background.think(ins, delta_ms)
 
         if self.state == ViewState.ENTER_SEED:
diff --git a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/record.py b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/record.py
index be2e969e33e2f5af7e16b2f7c3494c2ea91557ae..6fb6d6abcfb242739eed68f8c7e01c1186641438 100644
--- a/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/record.py
+++ b/python_payload/apps/gr33nhouse/record.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from st3m.input import InputController, InputState
+from st3m.input import InputState
 from st3m.ui import colours
 from st3m.ui.view import BaseView, ViewManager
 from ctx import Context
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ from .background import Flow3rView
 
 
 class RecordView(BaseView):
-    input: InputController
-
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.input = InputController()
-        self.vm = None
+        super().__init__()
         self.background = Flow3rView()
 
     def on_enter(self, vm: ViewManager | None) -> None:
@@ -37,6 +34,3 @@ class RecordView(BaseView):
         ctx.text_baseline = ctx.MIDDLE
         ctx.text("Coming soon")
         ctx.restore()
-
-    def think(self, ins: InputState, delta_ms: int) -> None:
-        self.input.think(ins, delta_ms)