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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 Sega Saturn PC Nintendo DS (Type A) Control
Up dpad Up dpad  ↑  Up dpad Move character forward
Down dpad Down dpad  ↓  Down dpad Move character backwards
Left dpad Left dpad Left dpad Turn character left
Right dpad Right dpad Right dpad Turn character right
Start button Start button  Z  or  4  Start button Inventory screen
Start button Select button  CTRL  or  6  Select button Options menu
R1 button R button  X  or  3  R button Aim current weapon
Cross button B button  C  or  1  A button or Y button Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
Triangle button A button B button Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
Square button C button  V  or  2  B button Run
 A  or  5  N/A Map
L button Aim knife
B button Down dpad Quick turn
R button B button Reload
  • DS Type B switches between B button and Y button.
Rebirth mode
  • Stylus button Tapping the touchscreen with the stylus will cause quick jabs while sliding the stylus across the touchscreen will cause slashes in that direction.