diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h
index 7922b9127..f7f60a660 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ extern int32_t defaultres[][2];
 extern void SetKey(int32_t key, int32_t state);
 
 // mouse
-extern volatile int32_t mousex, mousey, mouseb;
+extern volatile int32_t mousex, mousey, mouseb, mouseabsx, mouseabsy;
 extern volatile uint8_t mousegrab, moustat;
 
 // joystick
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ int32_t initmouse(void);
 void uninitmouse(void);
 void grabmouse(char a);
 void readmousexy(int32_t *x, int32_t *y);
+void readmouseabsxy(int32_t *x, int32_t *y);
 void readmousebstatus(int32_t *b);
 void setjoydeadzone(int32_t axis, uint16_t dead, uint16_t satur);
 void getjoydeadzone(int32_t axis, uint16_t *dead, uint16_t *satur);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c
index bab97e02b..fe0b15d7b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ char keyasciififo[KEYFIFOSIZ], keyasciififoplc, keyasciififoend;
 char remap[256];
 int32_t remapinit=0;
 char key_names[256][24];
-volatile int32_t mousex=0,mousey=0,mouseb=0;
+volatile int32_t mousex=0,mousey=0,mouseb=0,mouseabsx=0,mouseabsy=0;
 volatile uint8_t moustat = 0, mousegrab = 0;
 int32_t *joyaxis = NULL, joyb=0, *joyhat = NULL;
 char joyisgamepad=0, joynumaxes=0, joynumbuttons=0, joynumhats=0;
@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ void readmousexy(int32_t *x, int32_t *y)
     mousex = mousey = 0;
 }
 
+void readmouseabsxy(int32_t *x, int32_t *y)
+{
+    if (!moustat || !mousegrab || !appactive)
+    {
+        // no mouse, centre it
+        *x = xdim >> 1;
+        *y = ydim >> 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        *x = mouseabsx;
+        *y = mouseabsy;
+    }
+}
+
 void readmousebstatus(int32_t *b)
 {
     if (!moustat || !mousegrab || !appactive) { *b = 0; return; }
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
index e7c9d37bf..2f04643cc 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ void grabmouse(char a)
         mousegrab = a;
     }
     mousex = mousey = 0;
+    mouseabsx = mouseabsy = 0;
 }
 
 //
@@ -1825,16 +1826,32 @@ int32_t handleevents(void)
             break;
 
         case SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
-            // SDL 1.3 doesn't handle relative mouse movement correctly yet as the cursor still clips to the screen edges
+            // SDL <VER> doesn't handle relative mouse movement correctly yet as the cursor still clips to the screen edges
             // so, we call SDL_WarpMouse() to center the cursor and ignore the resulting motion event that occurs
-            if (appactive && mousegrab && (ev.motion.x != xdim>>1 || ev.motion.y != ydim>>1))
+            //  <VER> is 1.3 for PK, 1.2 for tueidj
+            if (appactive && mousegrab)
             {
-                mousex += ev.motion.xrel;
-                mousey += ev.motion.yrel;
-
-#ifndef DEBUGGINGAIDS
-                SDL_WarpMouse(xdim>>1, ydim>>1);
+#ifdef GEKKO
+                // check if it's a wiimote pointer pretending to be a mouse
+                if (ev.motion.state & SDL_BUTTON_X2MASK)
+                {
+                    // the absolute values are used to draw the crosshair
+                    mouseabsx = ev.motion.x;
+                    mouseabsy = ev.motion.y;
+                    // hack: reduce the scale of the "relative" motions
+                    // to make it act more like a real mouse
+                    ev.motion.xrel /= 16;
+                    ev.motion.yrel /= 12;
+                }
 #endif
+                if (ev.motion.x != xdim>>1 || ev.motion.y != ydim>>1)
+                {
+                    mousex += ev.motion.xrel;
+                    mousey += ev.motion.yrel;
+#ifndef DEBUGGINGAIDS
+                    SDL_WarpMouse(xdim>>1, ydim>>1);
+#endif
+                }
             }
             break;