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Pointer toggle

Software concept

Player can freely toggle, cycle, or otherwise change what their pointing device or similar controls, such as toggling between UI pointer to manipulate items and mouse look.

34
games
14
platforms

Alternate name: Pointer mode cycle

Wizardry 8 (Windows)
Wizardry 8
WIN 2001-11-15
Star Trek Online (Windows)
Star Trek Online
WIN 2010-02-02
World of Tanks (Windows)
World of Tanks
WIN 2010-01-05
Arx Fatalis (Xbox)
Arx Fatalis
XBOX 2003-12-23
Arx Libertatis (Linux)
Arx Libertatis
LIN 2011
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition
X360 2014-08-12
System Shock (MS-DOS)
System Shock
DOS 1994-03-26
System Shock 2 (Windows)
System Shock 2
WIN 1999-08-11
Daggerfall (MS-DOS)
Daggerfall
DOS 1996-08-31
Neverwinter (Windows)
Neverwinter
WIN 2013-06-20
Robot Odyssey I: Escape from Robotropolis (Apple II E)
Robot Odyssey I: Escape from Robotropolis
IIE 1984-12
World of Tanks (PlayStation 4)
World of Tanks
PS4 2016-01-19
See also: UI/HUD pointer
This is specifically for how the pointer interacts with the game rather than what command the pointer is mapped to, so for example, adventure games where player can change the pointer from walk, look, talk, etc. commands do not count since they do not change what the pointer controls in the game.

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Parent group

Interface

Games by year

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The first Pointer toggle video game was released in 1984.

The Learning Company, Night Dive Studios and Wargaming.net published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 9
Linux 8
MS-DOS 4
Apple II E 2
Mac OS Classic 2
C64 1
Tandy Coco 1
Xbox 1
Mac OS X 1
Xbox One 1
X360 1
BSD 1
PS4 1
Pandora 1

Most common companies

The Learning Company5
Night Dive Studios5
Wargaming.net3