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Buttons Actions
Neutral dpad
  • Move Cursor
  • Move Prinny
  • Press Down dpad to squat
Circle button
  • Cancel
  • Spin Prinny
    • While glowing you take no damage, spinning too long causes you to become stunned
    • Circle button+(Left dpad or Right dpad) while holding to move, release to dash
    • Press Circle button again while dashing to continue dashing, or start spinning again
    • Press Down dpad while dashing to slide
Cross button
  • Confirm / Advance Text
  • Jump
    • Press Cross button again while in the air to Double-Jump
      • Double-Jumping is the only way to move in another direction in midair
    • Press Cross button+Down dpad while in the air to Hip-Pound
      • Hip-Pounding stuns enemies, causing them to take extra damage and become throwable
    • Hold Left dpad or Right dpad towards the edge of a surface to grab on and hang
      • Continue pressing forward to climb up, or press away from the edge to drop
Triangle button
  • Skip story
  • Lift an item or stunned enemy
    • Triangle button+Down dpad to set down held objects
    • Triangle button+Up dpad to throw held objects upward
    • Triangle button or Triangle button+(Left dpad or Right dpad) to throw held objects to the side
    • Critical health enemies explode when thrown
Square button
  • Talk to Residents
  • Slash Attack
    • Press Square button repeatedly for consecutive ground or air attacks
    • Press Square button in the air to perform an Air Slash
      • Launches damaging projectiles, deals additional damage with the blades
      • Each slash slows down your momentum, the faster you attack the slower you get
L1 buttonR1 button
  • Switch windows in the base or menu
R1 button+(Up dpad or Down dpad)
  • Slides the screen up or down.
L1 button+R1 button+Cross button
  • Self-Destruct
R1 button+Square button
  • Spin in place and rain down Prinnies on the screen
    • Each Prinny that falls explodes and deals heavy damage, but uses up one life
    • Cannot be used until you've died 1000 times in one run
Select button
  • Displays the pause menu
Start button or Neutral lstick
  • Not used