# Control questions

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [November 18, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476 "2020-11-18T00:37:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![omnisImperium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/omnisimperium/32/2728_2.png) [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/1 "2020-11-18T00:37:46Z")

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Does anyone know what computer keys control players three and four? (A, B, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT) Thanks.

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### Author: ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/2 "2020-11-18T01:08:08Z")

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players 3 and 4 are not supported on the keyboard, but you can get them by connecting multiple game controllers. I haven’t tested it but it _should_ work

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### Author: ![Dreadmask197](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dreadmask197/32/10494_2.png) [@Dreadmask197](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dreadmask197)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/3 "2020-11-18T13:03:30Z")

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I remember asking this question once. And good news is, you can connect like controllers but no keyboard stuff

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### Author: ![Kat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kat/32/2596_2.png) [@Kat](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/4 "2020-11-18T13:33:47Z")

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Plus- It would be super hard to play a game using keys if 3 other people are crowded around the computer.

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### Author: ![omnisImperium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/omnisimperium/32/2728_2.png) [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/5 "2020-11-18T13:45:25Z")

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Thanks. I was asking cause I can only use Arrow keys, A, B, and Menu for controls. I wanted to let the player use more than these keys.

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### Author: ![charliegregg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/charliegregg/32/2411_2.png) [@charliegregg](https://forum.makecode.com/u/charliegregg)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/6 "2020-11-18T21:40:20Z")

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Can we have a button that can either switch to players 3&4 or add controls?  
because If I am working on something complex I need all the buttons I can get!

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### Author: ![omnisImperium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/omnisimperium/32/2728_2.png) [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/control-questions/4476/7 "2020-11-19T01:54:36Z")

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Same. It’s kind of sad that you only get 13 buttons for control with keyboards.
