What does Horizontal Mode do?

When playing local multiplayer in Super Bomberman R, what does the “Horizontal Mode” option do?

Horizontal Mode option


Solution 1:

Horizontal mode, in general, refers to holding a Nintendo Switch Joycon controller horizontally, with the analogue stick on the left and the buttons on the right, so that the controllers resemble conventional NES/SNES controllers. Contrasted with vertical mode, where the controllers are paired and played vertically.

With regards to Super Bomberman R, the option comes in handy when trying to play with 5 - 8 people, according to Konami:

  1. Set the controllers to Horizontal Mode on the Character Selection screen of the Multiplayer Battle. This way all Joy-Con™ are set to horizontal and 8 players can join in the game.