Template:NintendoDSControls

Game Controller Mapping - right-handed mode (default):
Button	Action
Pad Left	Left mouse button mode
Pad Right	Right mouse button mode
Pad Right	Hover mouse mode
Pad Down	Skip dialogue line (for some Lucasarts games), Show inventory (for Beneith a Steel Sky), Show active objects (for Simon the Sorceror)
Start	Pause/game menu (works in some games)
Select	DS Options
B	Skip cutscenes
A	Swap main screen and zoomed screen
Y	Show/Hide debug console
X	Show/Hide on-screen keyboard
L + D-pad or L + Pen	Scroll touch screen view
L + B	Zoom in
L + A	Zoom out
Game Controller Mapping - left-handed mode:
Button	Action
Y	Left mouse button mode
A	Right mouse button mode
X	Hover mouse mode
B	Skip dialogue line (for some Lucasarts games), Show inventory (for Beneith a Steel Sky), Show active objects (for Simon the Sorceror)
Start	Pause/game menu (works in some games)
Select	DS Options
D-pad down	Skip cutscenes
D-pad up	Swap main screen and zoomed screen
D-pad left	Show/Hide debug console
D-pad right	Show/Hide on-screen keyboard
LR+ D-pad or R + Pen	Scroll touch screen view
R + D-pad down	Zoom in
R + D-pad right	Zoom out

You can switch between the right-handed and left-handed mode using the DS Options (Select button).

An icon on the top screen will show you which mouse mode you're in.

Left mouse button mode	Right mouse button mode	Mouse hover mode

In hover mode, there are some additional controls. While holding the pen on the screen, tapping D-pad left or D-pad right (or A/Y in left handed mode) will click the left or right mouse button.

There is an alternative method of control which doesn't require you to change modes with the D-pad. Press 'Select' to bring up the DS options, and choose 'Tap for left click, double tap for right click'. In this mode, you can quickly tap the screen to left click the mouse, and tap twice to right click the mouse.

Some games also have specific controls that are listed in the table below.

Game Controller Mapping - Game-specific controls:
Button	Action
Sam and Max Hit the Road
D-pad right	Cycle through cursor modes
Indiana Jones games Fighting mode (activated in DS Option)
D-pad left	Move left
D-pad right	Move right
D-pad up	Guard up
D-pad down	Guard down
Y	Guard middle
X	Punch high
A	Punch middle
B	Punch low
Left shoulder	Fight towards the left
Right shoulder	Fight towards the right
Beneath a Steel Sky
D-pad down	Show inventory
Simon the Sorcerer 1/2
D-pad down	Show active objects
AGI games
Start	Show the menu bar
Bargon Attack
Start	Hit F1 when you need to start the game (use the on-screen keyboard for other function keys)