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[edit] Menu

• -Move selection cursor
• -Confirms Select
• -Cancels selection/Return to previous menu
• -Switch menu field to the left
• -Switch menu field to the right

[edit] Adventure field

• -Moves Mario and Luigi
• -Cycles through "Bro in Front" action icons
• -Cycles through "Bro in Back" action icons
• -Performs the selected "Bro in Front" action
• -Performs the selected "Bro in Back" action
• -Swaps "Bro in Back" with "Bro in Front"
• -Opens suitcase

[edit] Battlefield

• -Moves the action cursor
• -Performs Mario's selected action
• -When attacking, performs Mario's Action Command
• -Performs Luigi's selected action
• -When attacking, performs Luigi's Action Command