Controls and vertical games

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waster
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Controls and vertical games

Post by waster » Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:40 am

Some games require you to hold the Nintendo DS vertically (like a book) e.g. Crosswords DS, Brain training, Puzzle League DS. This means the screens are left and right.

However the on screen controls and gamepad controls are still orientated for a DS with top and bottom screens. So pressing up means the same as moving left.

I doubt you can read each game to identify it so it would need to be a per game setting when you change the screen layout.

Lordus
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Re: Controls and vertical games

Post by Lordus » Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:27 am

The controls on a real DS also work that way if you hold it like a book, don't they?

waster
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Re: Controls and vertical games

Post by waster » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:01 am

No, if I open Puzzle League DS on my DS and play the game like a book then "down" is the same as pressing "left" on a normal DS game.

I don't think I can do that in Drastic without remapping the keys?

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