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: Use left and right on the D-Pad to make Pat (and Jess, when control is switched to him) walk left and right; you must also use them to direct the sack-select highlight left and right in Level 1-B, direct the bucket left and right in Level 3-B, and direct the stamp left and right in Level 5-B.
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: Use up and down on the D-Pad to direct the PAT 1 cursor up and down on menus, make Jess (when control is switched to him) climb up and down drainpipes and drive PAT 1 (when Pat is inside it) up and down; you must also use them to direct the stamp up and down in Level 5-B.
: Use the A Button to select the currently-selected options on menus, advance the text on the cutscenes, and make Pat (and Jess, when control is, again, switched to him) jump up; you must also use it to accelerate PAT 1 (again, when Pat is inside it), and direct the kite upwards on Level 2-B.
Postman Pat Clifton[edit]
The protagonist of the game; when the inhabitants of Greendale decided to repair the railway station (which was in a bad state) and its steam engine (the eponymous "Greendale Rocket", which did not seem to be working!), he was ready to help everyone. The player must now direct Pat through Greendale, collecting as many stamps, letters and parcels as he can - and when he meets up with his black-and-white cat, Jess, control will be switched to him until he has done the necessary for his master to continue on (however, if Jess jumps on a blue button, control will be switched back to Pat prematurely). However, neither Pat nor Jess can swim, so if they should fall into a pool of water, they shall drown immediately; however, they have an infinite amount of lives to expend. For each second level, the player must also sort Pat's collected goods into three different sacks, help him fly a kite to collect ten flying letters, direct a bucket left and right to catch fifty drops of water falling through the church roof, direct Jess through an auto-scrolling area to collect eighty butterflies, and stamp ninety-nine letters and parcels (while watching out for gift-wrapped presents) - and for each third level, the player must also direct Pat's van ("PAT 1") through the streets of Greendale (while watching out for haphazardly-placed traffic cones, or oil slicks for Level 5-C) to deliver an item to Ajay Bains (the Greendale Rocket's new driver, who needs it to get it working again).