# Makecode arcade controls reversed

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** game\
**Created:** [March 30, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030 "2025-03-30T20:03:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![buggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@buggy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/buggy)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030/1 "2025-03-30T20:03:59Z")

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Just downloaded a game from Makecode Arcade into the new Kittenbot Newbit Arcade and the whole game is inverted horizontally (like looking at a mirror image… even the words!) Pushing the left button makes the sprite move right and vice versa. The game moves towards the left also.

I tried to code my own game and I get the same results. My Microbit V2 is also brand new. I plugged my Microbit with downloaded game another new Kittenbot Arcade console and the same thing happens.

Any ideas what is going wrong? I see other people using the console just fine on Youtube and Amazon reviews don’t mention this problem. Help please! I really want to play my game.

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**Author:** ![alexxed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexxed/32/21145_2.png) [@alexxed](https://forum.makecode.com/u/alexxed)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030/2 "2025-04-04T22:52:18Z")

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same for me, didn’t find a solution

 ![A1fefc7c4d97a4d51bb9683263cb19f5cN](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/5/d/5d775a619de09eef2a0ed2287b611ea46182e187.avif)

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**Author:** ![alexxed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexxed/32/21145_2.png) [@alexxed](https://forum.makecode.com/u/alexxed)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030/3 "2025-04-04T22:52:25Z")

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There’s an extension, called display-shield in [https://makecode.microbit.org/beta](https://makecode.microbit.org/beta) (so not arcade) that you can use to program (drawing and reading controls), and that has flip screen horizontal and vertical, so it looks like it’s a feature for whatever reasons.

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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:** [April 4, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030/4 "2025-04-04T22:53:10Z")

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this was a bug caused by the recent update to makecode arcade! we have pushed a fix and it should now be live. let us know if you keep having the issue!

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**Author:** ![alexxed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexxed/32/21145_2.png) [@alexxed](https://forum.makecode.com/u/alexxed)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030/5 "2025-04-07T02:06:56Z")

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Thanks, it’s working fine now!

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**Author:** ![buggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@buggy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/buggy)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/makecode-arcade-controls-reversed/35030/6 "2025-04-07T02:31:13Z")

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It works now. Thank you so much!