I want my game to run on consoles of the Nintendo 3DS family but it would be advertised on the Nintendo 2DS mainly.
To work out how the game mechanics match up with the mechanics of the console, I am looking at platformer type games that run on 3DS devices to see what type of actions match up with each button.
For instance: Super Mario 3D Land
source: http://supermario3dland.nintendo.com/gameplay/index.html
These fundamental functions are moves that I can likely incorporate into my game and so I can use this to refer to for my own game.
Basic Actions
Circle pad – move
B – jump
Hold down Y whilst moving – dash
L or R – crouch
L + Y – roll
Y – action button
source: Super Mario 3D Land Control Sheet
As Super Mario 3D Land doesn’t have the type of attacking mechanics that match with my game entirely, I decided to look at another game that would allow me to see how characters were controlled with weapons and the different ways in which they were accessed.
Looking at attack controls
I was looking specifically at attack controls to see the different types of ways that my character can use their weapons in my game. In Super Smash Bros., there are different types of attacks.
source: https://www.smashbros.com/wiiu-3ds/us/howto/entry3.html
A/B – attack button
R – shield
From this research, I can gather an idea of how I want to allocate functions to the buttons:
Circle pad – move
B – jump
Hold down X whilst moving – dash
L – crouch
R – block
A – attack
Hold down A – charged attack
L + Y – roll
Start – pause game
Jasmine Cooper 