Game Controls

The buttons used to play the game are not overly-complicated. All of the game's actions appear on the top screen of the Nintendo DS while the bottom screen is reserved for your rucksack and inventory. There is no way to customize the game's controls.

Button	Commands
Directional Pad	Move your character When focus is on the touch screen, move through the items and menus
A Button	Talk to a villager Confirm selections Jump on your horse Pick up items off the ground Use an equipped tool
B Button	Cancels a selection Jump off your horse Jump in the air When focus is on the touch screen, closes the opened menu
X Button	Opens your rucksack instead of tapping on the icon on your touch screen
Y Button	When holding an item, places the item back in your rucksack
Start Button	Not Used
Select Button	Change the map view when in town
Left Shoulder Button	Toggle between run-mode and walk-mode When viewing your rucksack, pages to the left
Right Shoulder Button	Assign a tool to the A Button When viewing your rucksack, pages to the right When talking to a person, removes dialog box so you can see their full portrait

If you are playing the Nintendo DS game on a Nintendo 3DS console, you can hold down the Nintendo 3DS' Select button to play the DS game in its native screen resolution and not streched out to fit the size of the Nintendo 3DS screen width.

You can use your stylus on the lower touch screen to navigate through your rucksack or when placing items in the shipping bin, but the touch screen is not used to move your character around.