Nintendo of America Inc. P.O. Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U.S.A. www.nintendo.com 60615A PRINTED IN USA INSTRUCTION BOOKLET PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO ® HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME CARD OR ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES. WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt after a few hours. Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain: · Avoid excessive play. It is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play. · Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it. · When using the stylus, you do not need to grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Doing so may cause fatigue or discomfort. · If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest them for several hours before playing again. · If you continue to have sore hands, wrists, arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor. WARNING - Seizures · · · Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns, such as while watching TV or playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before. Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should consult a doctor before playing a video game. Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or your child have any of the following symptoms: Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games: 1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible. 2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen. 3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep. 4. Play in a well-lit room. 5. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour. WARNING - Battery Leakage The Nintendo DS contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack. Leakage of ingredients contained within the battery pack, or the combustion products of the ingredients, can cause personal injury as well as damage to your Nintendo DS. If battery leakage occurs, avoid contact with skin. If contact occurs, immediately wash thoroughly with soap and water. If liquid leaking from a battery pack comes into contact with your eyes, immediately flush thoroughly with water and see a doctor. To avoid battery leakage: · Do not expose battery to excessive physical shock, vibration, or liquids. · Do not disassemble, attempt to repair or deform the battery. · Do not dispose of battery pack in a fire. · Do not touch the terminals of the battery, or cause a short between the terminals with a metal object. · Do not peel or damage the battery label. · WARNING - Radio Frequency Interference The Nintendo DS can emit radio waves that can affect the operation of nearby electronics, including cardiac pacemakers. · Do not operate the Nintendo DS within 9 inches of a pacemaker while using the wireless feature. · If you have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device, do not use the wireless feature of the Nintendo DS without first consulting your doctor or the manufacturer of your medical device. · Observe and follow all regulations and rules regarding use of wireless devices in locations such as hospitals, airports, and on board aircraft. Operation in those locations may interfere with or cause malfunctions of equipment, with resulting injuries to persons or damage to property. that this product is licensed or manufactured by Nintendo. Always look for this seal when buying video game systems, accessories, games and related products. Nintendo does not license the sale or use of products without the Official Nintendo Seal. The official seal is your assurance THIS GAME CARD WILL WORK ONLY WITH THE NINTENDO DS VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. Wireless DS Single-Card Download Play TM Top Screen In this manual, game screens surrounded by a yellow border are from the top screen of the Nintendo DS. Game screens with a blue border are from the Touch Screen. Touch Screen 1-2 THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES DOWNLOADED FROM ONE GAME CARD. 1-2 Wireless DS Multi-Card Play THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING A SEPARATE GAME CARD. Rumble Pak Nintendo DS Rumble Pak Compatible When you close your Nintendo DS while playing Magnetica, the game will automatically enter Sleep Mode. While in Sleep Mode, your game is paused, the screens turn off, and your system's battery consumption is reduced. When you reopen the system, you will resume your game from where you left off. Nintendo's game pages, at www.nintendo.com/games, feature walkthroughs, frequently-asked questions, and codes for many of our games. If your answer isn't there, check out our forums where you can exchange tips with other gamers online. For more information about our forums, visit www.nintendo.com/community. If you don't have access to the web-site, recorded tips for many titles are available on Nintendo's Power Line at (425) 885-7529. This may be a longdistance call, so please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill. Contents Modes of Play Getting Started Controls Rules & Techniques 06 07 08 Challenge Quest Puzzle Versus DS Wireless Play DS Download Play Options 12 14 16 18 18 19 25 © 2006 NINTENDO / MITCHELL. © 1998 MITCHELL. ALL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE COPYRIGHTS OF GAME, SCENARIO, MUSIC AND PROGRAM, RESERVED BY NINTENDO AND MITCHELL. TM, ® AND THE NINTENDO DS LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. © 2006 NINTENDO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Confirm that your Nintendo DS is turned off, then insert the Magnetica Game Card into the DS. If you are using the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak, insert the Rumble Pak into the GBA Slot of the DS. Finally, turn the power on. Controls Magnetica is controlled with the stylus and Touch Screen. See the following pages for specific stylus controls. Touch or the during gameplay to access the pause menu. Return to Game Touch this to resume your game. End Game Touch this to quit. Retry In Puzzle mode, touch this to reset the puzzle. Touch Screen Touch the displayed options and icons to make and confirm selections. When you turn your system on, the title screen shown to the left will appear. Read it, then tap the Touch Screen to continue. On the menu screen, touch the Magnetica logo to reach the title screen. If you have set your DS to Auto Mode, the menu screen will not appear when you turn the system on. Read your DS instruction booklet for more information. Touch START on the title screen to access the main menu, then choose a mode and start playing! After selecting a mode, touch to view a tutorial. The tutorial will give you many tips for playing the mode, as well as a helpful demo. Touch to confirm selections, and to return to the previous screen. Rules & Techniques Basic Rules Touch the marble on the launcher, then slide your stylus across the Touch Screen to "flick" it in a direction. If you line up three or more marbles of the same color, they will all disappear. But watch out! If the marbles reach the reactor, your game ends! (Note: The speed at which your marble leaves the launcher depends on how fast you slide the stylus.) If there is more than one marble in the launcher, it will be displayed here. Reactor Launcher Techniques 101: Creating Chains Marbles of the same color are magnetically attracted to each other. Take advantage of this property to prepare chains of alternating colors. Such chains will eliminate many marbles at once. Single Player Next Marble Rail Eliminating Marbles If similarly colored marbles are on either side of a group of marbles, they will join together when you clear the group in the middle. If three or more similarly colored marbles are drawn together, they will form a chain and disappear. Chains will give you bonus points. Creating long chains is the secret to setting a high score. Multiplayer Games P1 P2 Slide your stylus away from the launcher to flick the marble in that direction. Flick marbles into the chain to match up three or more of the same color. The matching marbles will disappear! Forming chains in a multiplayer game will send bearings to your opponent! Techniques 201: Magnetic Attraction If marbles are left waiting near the reactor, use their magnetic properties to pull yourself away from the edge of danger! Quick Tips Danger! Rockets! Strike the rocket with a launched marble. If marbles are waiting by the reactor, figure out the color of the furthest marble in the group, then launch a similarly colored marble at the approaching line. The magnetic attraction of the marbles will pull the entire group back to the approaching line! Rockets push the marble line at a high rate of speed, so you must destroy them quickly! There are two ways to do this. Destroy all the marbles in front of the rocket. Techniques 301: The Detonator When you hit a marble with the detonator, all marbles of that color will be destroyed! Detonators can appear in the launcher or the marble line, depending on which mode you are playing. Precision Control To ensure your aim is true, slide the stylus firmly and quickly in the direction you want to launch the marble. Timing The Launch When a detonator appears in the launcher, flick it toward a marble in the line. If a detonator appears in the line of marbles, hit it with a launched marble. Once you launch a marble, you can't launch another one until the first marble disappears or slides into the line. Challenge Mode In Challenge mode, your only goal is to clear marbles. As you do so, the level will increase. Each time you clear ten levels, a rocket and detonator will appear. When you beat level 99, you win! Viewing the Game Screen Level This shows your current level. Level Meter As your level increases, this meter will fill. When you destroy the rocket that appears after nine levels, you'll advance to the next level and reset the meter. (The meter always runs in increments of ten.) Pause Button Page 7 Touch on the main menu. Choose the difficulty level. (Only two levels are available at first: Training and Normal.) Touch START or the selected difficulty again to begin playing. The three highest scores are displayed here. You can organize them by high score or by the highest level achieved. The Scoreboard This shows your total points earned. Score Max Chain This shows your longest chain so far. Changing The Scoreboard When you touch this icon, the display will alternate between high score and the highest level achieved. Difficulty Selection You can choose the difficulty setting for your game. If you touch START without choosing a difficulty, a Training level match will begin. Saving and Quitting After playing a round of Magnetica, your score and records are saved automatically. Challenge Mode If you clear a chosen difficulty level or lose the game ­ and your score or level in the top three ­ the record will be saved automatically. Other Modes Your results will be saved automatically after clearing a stage. Anytime you set a new record, the old one will be overwritten. No records are saved when playing Versus mode via DS Download Play. Once your game ends, choose No to return to the main menu or Yes to restart the level. Handedness Setting Touch this to switch to between a left- and right-handed control setting. Tutorial Page 7 Quest Mode In this mode you must play through over 50 unique and challenging missions which can be cleared only by destroying all the marbles that appear. Also, every tenth stage is a special boss or bonus mission! Choose from the main menu. Selection Screen Viewing the Game Screen The mission number, score, and number of created chains are shown here. Additional displays may appear on certain stages. The shape of the rail and the location of the launcher and reactor vary on each stage. (On stages with multiple launchers, you can fire marbles from any one you want.) The Metal Ball Me al This is the metal ball. If a marble touches it, your game will end. The first time you play you must start from mission 1. Once you beat a mission, you can move on to the next one. Touch START to begin playing. Mission Schematic This shows the shape of the rail and any obstacles that appear in the mission. Tutorial Page 7 The selected mission is displayed here. Scoreboard Awarded metal balls, score, completion time, and longest chain records are all shown here. Scroll Keys Touch the orange arrows to scroll forward or back one mission at a time. Touch the blue arrows to jump forward or back ten missions at a tim ...