How do you play GTA with a D-pad and 2 buttons?

[eldiablo22v]

Kinda complicated, right? The GBA only has a D-pad and the A and B buttons, right?

Well the bare basics of GTA require more buttons than that. You gotta move around, steal cars, change weapons, shoot, and maybe jump.

The original GTA required the D-pad, square, X, circle, triangle, R1, R2, L1, L2, buttons. How would you be able to play GTAAdvanced with only the D-pad and 2 buttons? Do you think that the fact that the GBA has only 2 buttons will make the game corny because they'd have to get rid of some of the features (like you won't be able to jump or you'll only carry one gun at a time) or would it make the game complicated so that you'd have to press different combinations of buttons just to accomplish simple functions?

I don't have a GBA so if I'm way off, could you explain it to me?

[Goldfinger]

i bet you can hold one button of the dpad then click a or b

[eldiablo22v]

Originally posted by Goldfinger
i bet you can hold one button of the dpad then click a or b

That's what I'm talking about. So if you have to hold all kinds of combinations of buttons an' shit just to change weapons or something, do you think the game'll be complicated?

[D~Legal]

theres two shoulder buttons on GBA too, L and R

[Mercury]

it's easy to play unless you haven't played on a GBA before.

[liquidussnake119]

simple really...

On Foot

D-Pad=Move (Up for forward, Down for backwards, left for turn left, right for turn right)

A Button-Attack (punch/fire weapons)

B Button- Jump

L Button- Lock On

Right Button-Carjack

Start-Pause

Select- Change Weapon

in vehicle

D-Pad Up-Change Station (or music or whatever there is)

D-Pad Down-Honk Horn

D-Pad Left and Right-Turn Left and Right

A- Accelerate

B- Break/Reverse

R-Fire Uzi Right

L-Fire Uzi Left

Start-Pause

Select- "R3" (or now select?) Mission activation...

see...easy...

[Olin]

Nice explanation, but I wonder if you can sprint..

R trigger = Sprint
L trigger = Aim (deactivates Sprinting)
L trigger+R trigger = Shoot

Make sense?

[Mercury]

it makes sense except the L and R button to shoot that doesn't make any sense at all, because I have to press to buttons to shoot.

[Olin]

I'm thinking triggers, argh. L button/R button*

Anyway, L is to aim and R is to shoot. That's what I meant.

[nicosw]

i dont think there will be an aim

[PaintedBlack]

IGN's report said there's a Strafe move to replace the lock-on.

Here's the control scheme I came up with:


*******
ON FOOT
*******

A - Run

B - Fire Weapon

L - Strafe

R - Jump

L + Up - Enter Vehicle

Select - Scroll Weapons

Start - Pause Menu

*********
IN VEHICLE
*********

A - Accelerate

B - Brake

L - Fire Weapon (Drive-By)

R - Handbrake

L + Up - Exit Vehicle

Select - Horn/Siren

L + R - Start/End Vigilante/Emergency Missions

Up - Change Radio Station

And here's some alternate In Vehicle controls, since the version above only allows for a Drive-By in one direction:

A - Accelerate

B - Brake

L - Drive-By Fire Left

R - Drive-By Fire Right

L + Up - Exit Vehicle

Select - Start/End Vigilante/Emergency Missions

Up - Change Radio Station

Down - Handbrake

[dannyboymed]

still looks complicated to me

[leon101]

don't worry it's on a gba the controls won't be hard at all, and the game plays from a top-view with new things in it from gta3, so think of the old controls for the ps1 gtas. :D

[Gravyator]

Sounds alright

[Évø__²]

..so does this meen theres no sprint. :P

[PaintedBlack]

..so does this meen theres no sprint. :P

I'm assuming there will be. The control scheme I suggested has it.

[Airyx]

heres what i think:
On foot:

dpad up- forward
dpad down- backword
dpad right-turn right
dpad left- turn left
select- enter car
start- pause
a-shoot
b-switch weapon
L-strafe left
r-strafe right

In car:
Dpad up: Change music
Dpad down: Change music
Dpad right-turn right
Dpad left- turn left
select- exit vehicle
R-horn
L-hand brake
A-forward
B-Reverse

Thats just what i thought of...

[Porginator]

Lol I remember playin an old GTA game on my game boy colour xP Now that was basic!
A=Shoot
B=Run
Everythin else goes in the pause menu :p

[Programmer]

These are the Actual Controls:
**************************************************
* On foot *
**************************************************
* A - Use Weapon *
* B - Sprint *
* L - Highjack vehicle *
* Select - Switch weapon *
* Strife - Hold the R button and press the D-pad in strafe. *
* Sprint - Hold Down B to Sprint *
**************************************************
And..
***********************************************
* In vehicle *
***********************************************
* A - Accelerate *
* B - Brake *
* L - Exit vehicle *
* R - Power brake *
* Reverse - Come to a stop. Then press the B button. *
* Missions - Press L and R at the same time. *
**********************************************

[cardboardman8]

sorted !!Thanks Programmer, very helpful.

[Airyx]

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[cardboardman8]

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