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 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.

NDSControlsMBLeft.png
NDSControlsMBRight.png
NDSControlsMBHover.png
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)