Resident Evil/Controls

Below are the controls for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC, and Nintendo DS versions of Resident Evil; the interface is the same for all versions of the game.

PlayStation controls

 * psx: Up Dpad Move character forward
 * psx: Down Dpad Move character backwards
 * psx: Left Dpad Turn character left
 * psx: Right Dpad Turn character right


 * psx: Start Inventory screen
 * psx: Start + psx: Select Options menu


 * psx: L1 No use
 * psx: L2 No use
 * psx: R1 Aim current weapon
 * psx: R2 No use


 * psx: C No use
 * psx: X Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * psx: S Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * psx: T Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)

Sega Saturn controls

 * SS Up (Dpad): Move character forward
 * SS Down (Dpad): Move character backwards
 * SS Left (Dpad): Turn character left
 * SS Right (Dpad): Turn character right


 * START: Inventory Screen


 * L BUTTON: No use
 * R BUTTON: Aim current weapon


 * SS A: Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
 * SS B: Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * SS C: Run (hold SS C button down with SS Neutral (Dpad) direction to run in that direction)
 * SS X: No use
 * SS Y: No use
 * SS Z: No use

PC keymaps

 * up Move character forward
 * down Move character backwards
 * left Turn character left
 * right Turn character right
 * X or 3 Aim current weapon
 * C or 1 Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * V or 2 Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * Z or 4 Inventory screen
 * CTRL or 6 Options menu/pause game
 * A or 5 Map

Nintendo DS controls

 * Move character forward
 * Move character backwards
 * Turn character left
 * Turn character right


 * Inventory Screen
 * Options menu


 * Aim knife
 * Aim current weapon


 * Turn around/Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
 * Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
 * Reload/Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)


 * + Quick Turn
 * + Reload

Rebirth mode:
 * Tapping the touchscreen with the stylus will cause quick jabs while sliding the stylus across the touchscreen will cause slashes in that direction.