SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 1 Thank you for purchasing Samba De Amigo! Please note that this software is designed only for use with the Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instruction manual thoroughly before you start playing Samba De Amigo. TM 6 MARACAS WHAT'S SAMBA DE AMIGO? CONTROLS STARTING UP ARCADE/ORIGINAL CHALLENGE TRAINING INTERNET OPTIONS 2 3 4 8 10 17 27 28 29 Samba De Amigo is a memory card compatible game [Visual Memory Unit (VMU) sold separately]. The following amounts of available blocks are required to save: - Main File: 6 Blocks - Downloaded Files: 2 Blocks per file. Saving occurs automatically as soon as a game ends. Never turn OFF the Dreamcast power, remove the memory card or disconnect the controller during saving or loading. SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 2 Once Samba De Amigo has loaded and a game mode has been selected, a warning will always be displayed concerning the use of the Maracas (sold separately). This warning will also be displayed even if you are using the Dreamcast Controller. The following text is an explanation on how to use the Maracas. You should also refer to the separate and more detailed warning in the Maracas Manual. Maracas Shaking Position You should shake the Maracas in three positions: high, middle and low. Keep the Maracas upright and in front of you. The Base Unit may not be able to sense the Maracas if you shake them horizontally or beyond the limits of the sensor zone. Refer to the diagram on the left. All you need to do when playing Samba De Amigo is watch the screen and shake the Maracas to the music. It 's simple. All of the music is fun and lively. Just follow the rhythm and shake. Select a difficulty level and your height, pick a tune and away you go! Shake the Maracas when the (blue Rhythm Balls) hit the (circles). The top two circles are red, the middle circles are yellow and the bottom circles are green. Don't panic; just enjoy the music and shake! All you have to do is get a Rank of C or better to clear the s tage and go on to the next one. Get a Rank of D or E, and the game will end. (There are modes without "Game Over"). Listen to the music and shake those Maracas! One-player or two-players? Samba De Amigo is a one or two player game. Refer to the explanations from page 4 onwards for information on the Dreamcast Controller and the Maracas Controller. To return to the Title Screen... Simultaneously press and hold the , , , and the Start Button. Simultaneously press and hold the left and right Maraca Buttons and shake. POSE!! You must make the same pose as shown on the screen whenever the Pose Mark is displayed. An "O" will be displayed if your pose was good and an "X" will be displa yed if it was bad. Press and hold the buttons in the same way as shown by the Pose Mark. 2 Pose in the same way as shown by the Pose Mark. 3 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 4 For a one-player game, connect a controller to either Port A or B. For a twoplayer game, 1P should connect a controller to Port A and 2P should connect a controller to Port B. For a one-player game, connect a set of Maracas (sold separately) to either Port A or B. For a two-player game, 1P should connect a set of Maracas to Port A and 2P should connect a set of Maracas to Port B. Mode Selection/Enter/Cancel (Basic Controls) Mode Selection/Enter/Cancel (Basic Controls) Left Maraca Maraca Button Cancel Raise or lower Mode selection Raise or lower, then hold a position to select an item Right Maraca Maraca Button Start a game Pause Enter a mode, etc. Shake Maraca Enter a mode, etc. (When using the Lef t Maraca to select) Controller Warning Do not touch the Analog Thumb Pad or the Triggers while turning the Dreamcast power ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction. Insert a memory card into the Expansion Socket of a Controller Shake Maraca When selecting a mode, raise or lower the Maraca towards the onscreen arrows to make the screen scroll Saving when using the Maracas You must connect a controller with an inserted memory card to an unused controller port to save game files when using the Maracas. It is possible to play using only the Maracas, but impossible to save. 4 5 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 6 Mode Selection/Enter/Cancel (Basic Controls) Remember the positions! (Game-play Controls) The button assignment is set by default to Type A. You can change the controls by selecting and entering "Control Settings" from OPTIONS. All of the controller control settings in this manual are for Type A. 6 Note: You can not use the Analog Thumb Pad. Note: You can use either the right or the left Maraca to point to the circles. 7 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 8 Title Screen Press the Start Button at the Title Screen to display the VMU Selection Screen. Press the button on the right Maraca to display the VMU Selection Screen. Press to select a menu item and press to enter your selection. Game Menu Raise or lower the left Maraca to select a menu item. Shake the Maraca towards the onscreen arrows when they are displayed to scroll the menu. Either shake the right Maraca, or press the right Maraca Button to enter your menu selection. Select a VMU The VMU Selection Screen will be displa yed when you start the game up. Select and enter a memory card that contains a Samba De Amigo game file. Press to select a file and press to enter your selection. Raise or lower the left Maraca to move the selection cursor and select a file. Either shake the right Maraca, or press the right Maraca Button to enter your selection. You can also press the lef t Maraca Button to cancel. If you do this, you will play without saving any of your results regardless of whether a memory card is inserted or not. ARCADE This mode is exactly the same as the "Samba De Amigo" arcade version. ( P.10) PARTY You'll have a blast playing the three games in this mode. ( P.19) ORIGINAL You can collect and play the tunes that you've played once in ARCADE mode, the tunes that you've won in CHALLENGE Mode and the tunes that you download from the INTERNET. You can also freely select any tune, regardless of what stage it is. ( P.10) TRAINING You can practice Samba as much as you like in this mode. ( P.27) You can also press to cancel. If you do this, you will play without saving any of your results regardless of whether a memory card is inserted or not. INTERNET You can access the Samba De Amigo Homepage here. ( P.28) CHALLENGE Clear each challenge one by one to try and become the "Maracas King"! ( P.17) OPTIONS Use this mode to modify various game settings. ( P.29) You can edit your game files during game play by selecting "FILES" in OPTIONS ( P.30). 8 9 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 10 ARCADE and ORIGINAL Mode are essentially the same. The only significant differences are the selectable tunes and the number of tunes. The basic menus for all of the modes are also the same. MODE SELECT EASY Player Entry Press to enter (this will happen automatically after a short wait). Press the right Maraca Button to enter (this will happen automatically after a short wait). This is a simple mode with fewer Rhythm Balls for beginners. There is only one stage and the game will not end before the tune ends. NORMAL This is a mode for intermediate players. There are two stages. The game will end during a tune if your Rank falls below O at Rank E. HARD 2P should enter in the same w ay between the Player Entry Screen and the Music Select Screen. 2P can not enter once the game has started. This mode is for advanced players. There are two stages. The game will end during a tune if your Rank falls below O at Rank E. MODE SELECT Select a mode that you want to pla y. Mode difficulty and the number of stages differ from mode to mode. Make and enter your selections within the time limit. Press to select a mode and press to enter your selection. Raise or lower the left Maraca to select a mode. Either shake the right Maraca, or press the right Maraca Button to enter your menu selection. There are lots more modes than these ones! 10 11 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 12 HEIGHT SELECT Press to select your height within the time limit and press to enter your selection. Raise or lower the left Maraca within the time limit to select your height. Either shake the right Maraca, or press the right Maraca Button to enter your selection. Game Display The Game Display is basically the same for all modes. Refer to the Game Display explanations for each mode for more information on the differences. Score Your present score. Circle You'll know that your timing and positioning were correct when you see "YEAH!" If you make a mistake, you'll see "BOO!" The top two circles are red, the middle circles are yellow and the bottom circles are green. Rank Your present rank. Be honest! Don't lie about your height! The Maracas won't work properly if you select the wrong height. If you enter your correct height and the Maracas continue to not wor k properly, you can adjust the shaking height of the Maracas ( P.30)! Gauge If your timing is good and you correctly press the buttons/shake the Maracas, the red squares on the gauge will increase. Your Rank will rise when the gauge is full. If you make a mistake, shake the Maracas at the wrong height, or if your timing is bad, the red squares on Game the gauge will decrease. MUSIC SELECT Select one of the 3 tunes for every stage within the time limit. The number of stages that you can select depends on the mode that you are playing. The stages that you are able to select and the number of stages will also change depending on how good you are ( P.13). Also, in ORIGINAL Mode, you can select all of the ARCADE and CHALLENGE Mode tunes, plus downloaded tunes. Press to select a tune and press to enter your selection. Raise or lower the left Maraca to select a tune. Either shake the right Maraca, or press the right Maraca Button to enter your selection. Rhythm Balls Label These balls flow from the center of the screen. Normally the balls are blue, but when you have to shake the Maracas quickly, they're red. Clearing a Stage... Going to the next stage You may go to the next s tage if you clear your present s tage with a Rank C or above. If you clear a s tage with Rank A in ARCADE Mode, you will be able t o select one of 6 tunes instead of 3. When selecting a tune, follow the onscreen instructions to select and enter. 12 13 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 14 Pause Screen (ARCADE/ORIGINAL/CHALLENGE/PARTY) You can pause the game at any point. Select and enter one of the following two items. Press the Start Button to display the Pause Screen. Press to select an item and press to enter. Press the right Maraca Button to display the Pause Screen. Raise or lower the left Maraca to select an item, then press the right Maraca Button again to enter. RESULT SCREEN SCORE MAX AMIGO Your Max Amigo is the maximum number of rhythm balls that you got in succession. RATE Your accuracy percentage. RESTART Restart the present stage from the very beginning. In the Mini-game Total Check, you will start again from the first mini-game. If you make a mistake, shake the Maracas at the wrong height, or if your timing is bad, the red squares on the gauge will decrease and your Rank will fall. Try not to let your Rank fall! GAME END End the game and return to the Game Menu. RANK Name Entry If your total score is within the top ten, the Name Entry Screen will be displayed. You can enter up to 3 letters. In a two-player game, 1P and 2P enter their names in turn. Select and enter letters within the time limit. Press to scroll through the alphabet and press or to enter a letter. Press or to cancel. When you are finished, either select "END" or wait for the game to automatically return to the Title Screen. Use either the left or right Maraca to select letters. Shake the Maraca high to enter and shake it low to cancel. When you are finished, either select "END" or wait for the game to automatically return to the Title Screen. 14 15 SAMBA 9/27/00 4:42 PM Page 16 Game Over and Continue In NORMAL and HARD mode, the game will end if your gauge reaches 0 at Rank E. The default setting is that you can not continue. You can change this by selecting "GAME" in "OPTIONS" then modify the "CONTINUE" option from "OFF" to "ON". After the Result Screen, the Continue Screen will be displayed. Do the following within the time limit. There is no limit on the number of times that you can continue. Challenge Menu Clear each challenge one by one to try and become the "Maracas King"! You will win a "title" if you can clear a set of challenges. You must clear your present challenge before you can attempt the next one. Height Select Height Select in CHALLENGE Mode is the same as in ARCADE. Press to select your height within the time limit and press to enter your selection. Raise or lower the left Maraca within the time limit to select your height ...