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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

Neverwinter (Windows)
Neverwinter
WIN 2013-06-20
World of Tanks (Xbox One)
World of Tanks
XBOX1 2015-07-10
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition
X360 2014-08-12
Wizardry 8 (Windows)
Wizardry 8
WIN 2001-11-15
Arx Libertatis (Linux)
Arx Libertatis
LIN 2011
Robot Odyssey I: Escape from Robotropolis (MS-DOS)
Robot Odyssey I: Escape from Robotropolis
DOS 1985
DroidQuest (Linux)
DroidQuest
LIN 2000
Star Trek Online (Windows)
Star Trek Online
WIN 2010-02-02
World of Tanks (PlayStation 4)
World of Tanks
PS4 2016-01-19
Arx Fatalis (Windows)
Arx Fatalis
WIN 2002-06-28
Wizards & Warriors (Windows)
Wizards & Warriors
WIN 2000
Daggerfall (MS-DOS)
Daggerfall
DOS 1996-08-31
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

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The first Pointer toggle video game was released in 1984.

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

Platforms

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