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A portion of every guide is often dedicated to explaining a game's controls. Unless included in the Getting Started page, this page is mandatory. When there is no Getting Started page, the {{t|Continue Nav}} on the guide main page includes a link to this page. A Controls page is automatically added to the table of contents when using the Table of Contents preload button. This information should be roughly modeled after an instruction booklet. It should be noted whether games allow button customization, and the default configuration settings for each game should be used and noted as such.
A portion of every guide is often dedicated to explaining a game's controls. Unless included in the Getting Started page, this page is mandatory. When there is no Getting Started page, the {{t|Continue Nav}} on the guide main page includes a link to this page. A Controls page is automatically added to the table of contents when using the Table of Contents preload button. This information should be roughly modeled after an instruction booklet. It should be noted whether games allow button customization, and the default configuration settings for each game should be used and noted as such.


Buttons should be listed in a table with a {{c|Controller button templates|button template}} wherever possible. If there is no image for the button, it should be written out in '''bold''' (using a header cell in the table (!) automatically bolds it for you). If no template exists for this system, or you don't know what its controls are, use {{t|needcontrols|''system name''}} to tag it and write out the buttons in full.
Buttons should be listed in a table with a {{c|Controller button templates|button template}} wherever possible. If there is no image for the button, it should be written out in '''bold'''. If no template exists for this system, or you don't know what its controls are, use {{t|needcontrols|''system name''}} to tag it and write out the buttons in full.


Use separate columns for each system's controls, and another column for its function(s). Use a common separator such as a comma or forward slash to list multiple functions of a button, or use a bulleted list. Unless there are very few controls and only for one system, use a [[../Tables|table]] with the {{t|prettytable}} template to display controls:
Use separate columns for each system's controls, and another column for its function(s). Use a common separator such as a comma or forward slash to list multiple functions of a button, or use a bulleted list. Unless there are very few controls and only for one system, use a [[../Tables|table]] with the {{t|controlstable}} template to display controls. The description of what the buttons do should be styled with {{t|desc}}.


{|{{prettytable}}
{|{{controlstable}}
! GameCube !! PlayStation !! Action
! GameCube !! PlayStation !! Action
|-
|-
! {{gc|Neutral|Control}} !! {{psx|Neutral|Lstick}}
| {{gc|Neutral|Control}} || {{psx|Neutral|Lstick}}
| Move character
|{{desc}} Move character
|-
|-
! {{gc|A}} !! {{psx|X}}
| {{gc|A}} || {{psx|X}}
| Jump (Hold longer for higher jumps)
|{{desc}} Jump (Hold longer for higher jumps)
|-
|-
! {{gc|B}} !! {{psx|C}}
| {{gc|B}} || {{psx|C}}
| Attack; block (press at the same time as the opponent to block)
|{{desc}} Attack; block (press at the same time as the opponent to block)
|}
|}