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 Beneath a Steel Sky), Show active objects (for Simon the Sorcerer) |
| 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 Beneath a Steel Sky), Show active objects (for Simon the Sorcerer) |
| 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.
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| 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) |