Nintendo of America Inc. P.O. Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U.S.A. www.nintendo.com 59777A 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. 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Both Screens Top Screen 2-8 THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES DOWNLOADED FROM ONE GAME CARD. 2-8 Wireless DS Multi-Card Play Touch Screen In this manual, a screenshot with a blue frame shows the top screen, while one with a red frame shows the Touch Screen. THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING A SEPARATE GAME CARD. How to Begin 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. Make sure that the Nintendo DS is turned off. (To turn the power on or off, press and hold .) Insert your Big Brain Academy DS Card into the top slot of your DS system, then press until you hear a click.. Touch the Big Brain Academy panel on the DS Menu Screen. If your system has been set to Auto Mode, you can skip this step. See the Nintendo DS instruction booklet for more information. © 2005­2006 Nintendo. ALL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE COPYRIGHTS OF GAME, SCENARIO, MUSIC AND PROGRAM, RESERVED BY NINTENDO. TM, ® AND THE NINTENDO DS LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. © 2006 NINTENDO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This product uses the LC Font by Sharp Corporation, except some characters. LCFONT, LC Font and the LC logo mark are trademarks of Sharp Corporation. Controls The game is controlled with the Touch Screen and a stylus. (See the "Categories and Activities" section on Pgs. 10-15 for more information.) Homeroom Touch the title screen to enter the Homeroom ­ where you can create save files. Touch an empty slot to start a new file, or touch a name to continue a previously saved game. Continuing a Game Touching a name will take you to the Select Class screen (Pg. 6). .......Return to the previous screen. Starting a New File If you touch the button marked "Register", you can enter your name and create a new file. You'll return to the Homeroom screen when registration is complete. Options ....See page 16. text. It will only appear when there is more text to see. .......Touch this icon to scroll through Touch the timer to move it from the left to the right side of the screen. Press START to quit the game. Playing and Sending Demos · Demo lets you take a sample test (Pg. 6). · You don't need to register to play a demo. · Each category (Pg. 10) of the test will take 30 seconds. Close the Nintendo DS to activate Sleep Mode. This will reduce your battery consumption.. If you activate sleep mode while answering a question, the game will return to the Select Class screen. · Test results will not be saved. · Use Send Demo to give a demo to a friend wirelessly. The Classes Big Brain Academy has three classes. Each one is designed to help you increase the weight of your mighty brain and also have fun along the way! Simply touch a class to access it. See page 8 for information about Versus. Playing Solo Practice! (Work on Activities) Practice mode lets you work on activities at your own pace. Use it to improve at activities that are giving you trouble, or to get even better at ones where you excel. Each activity has three difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, and Hard. Choose a category Choose an activity Choose a difficulty level Playing Solo Test! (How Big Is YOUR Brain?) When you take the test, it gives you a score that represents your brain's weight. Tests consist of one activity from each category, and each activity takes sixty seconds. Touch "Start" to begin a test. Average score (white line) High score (yellow line) When you finish, the percentage of correct answers will appear, as well as your brain weight and actual score. You will be awarded a gold, silver, or bronze medal based on your performance. Continue Return to category selection Try Again Play same activity again When you have finished the test, you will see your brain weight, brain type, and a letter grade. Review questions that you missed. Medal 2 -8 Players Starting Versus Versus! (Challenge Your Friends with One DS Card) P1 (Parent Unit) P2 ­ P8 (Child Units) Compete against friends to see who has the biggest brain! DS Wireless Play (with multiple DS Cards) DS Download Play (with one DS Card) Versus rules The first player to answer correctly earns ten grams. If another person answers correctly before the timer reaches zero, he or she will get a slightly lower score (depending on how many players are participating). If you miss a question, the game subtracts grams from your score. The first person to reach 300 grams is the winner. If you want a shorter game, you can set a different target weight. You can turn the timer on or off. Turning it on lets all players answer a question, while turning it off ends a question as soon as one person gets the correct answer. Touch "Form a Group." Touch the name of the player who formed the group. Touch "DS Download Play" on the DS Menu Screen. Player entry screen A results screen that shows the total score of each player will appear after each activity. The player with the lowest score will choose the next activity from the following screen. When you see the names of all players, touch "OK." Wait until P1 touches "OK." Touch "Big Brain Academy." (Downloading may take up to one minute.) * You can play Versus with a combination of DS Download and DS Wireless Play. When the download is finished, select a question and begin! Note that you can't quit out of a Versus class. Categories and Activities The Big Brain Academy will work your brain in five categories. This section explains the activities in each category. Think (Logic-themed questions) A. Heavyweight Get Ready!! Each category contains three different activities. The five categories are as follows: Examine the pictures on the top screen, then tap the heaviest character on the Touch Screen. Think Memorize Analyze Compute Identify B. Pathfinder The animals move from the top to the bottom of the screen and make a turn each time they reach a corner. Draw a line on the Touch Screen to help them meet up. The Test class automatically selects one activity from each category. You can choose your category and activity in Practice and Versus classes. The icon on the Touch Screen indicates the you see, difficulty level of a question. The more the more difficult a question is. C. Bone Yard The arrows on the top screen show how objects on the Touch Screen will move. Examine the arrows, then drop a bone on the square where the dog will land. Sometimes blocks will move and push the dog, Memorize (Memory-themed questions) Analyze (Reason-based questions) A. Sound Bites Listen to the sounds that the characters make, then touch their pictures in the order that they made noise. A. Missing Link Examine the picture on the top screen, then draw lines to connect the dots in the marked locations. B. Flash Memory Memorize the numbers and symbols that flash on the top screen, then tap the same sequence into the number pad on the Touch Screen. CubeGame B. Cube Game Count the number of blocks on the top screen, then tap the Touch Screen to input your answer. C. Memo-random Examine the cards on the top screen, then tap "Memorized" when you are confident you know them. When some of the cards flip over, tap the Touch Screen to identify them. C. Animal Lines Examine the pattern on the top screen, then trace through the pattern on the Touch Screen. Compute (Math-themed questions) Identify (Visual-themed questions) A. Coin-parison The two panels on the Touch Screen show a variety of coins. Touch the panel with the greater dollar amount. You can press the A Button to turn the numerical values on or off. A. Shadow Shift Examine the moving silhouettes on the top screen, then tap the corresponding shapes on the Touch Screen. If you answer correctly, the silhouettes will reveal themselves. B. Add Agency Count the number of figures on the top screen, then touch the two panels that add up to the same amount. B. Get in Shape Examine th ...