Sega Amazing island User manual

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CONTROLLER NEUTRAL POSITION RESET

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neutral position when the power is turned ON, those positions will be set as the

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and sticks to allow them to return to the

correct neutral position, then hold down the

X, Y and START/PAUSE Buttons

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CAUTION - Laser Device

L Button R Button

C Stick

Control

Stick

Thank you for purchasing Amazing Island™. Please note that this

software is designed for use with the Nintendo GameCube™. Be

sure to read this instruction booklet thoroughly before you start

playing Amazing Island™.

CONTENTS

SETTING UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

BASIC CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

GAME START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

STORY MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MULTIPLAYER MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MONSTER CARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HINTS & TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN RATED BY THE

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE RATING BOARD. FOR

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESRB RATING, OR TO

COMMENT ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE

RATING, PLEASE CONTACT THE ESRB AT

1-800-771-3772, OR VISIT WWW.ESRB.ORG.

NINTENDO, NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO.

LICENSED BY

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reviewed this product and that it has met our standards for

excellence in workmanship, reliability and entertainment

value. Always look for this seal when

buying games and accessories to ensure

complete compatibility with your

Nintendo product.

All Nintendo products are licensed by sale for use only with other authorized

products bearing the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality.

THIS GAME SUPPORTS

SIMULTANEOUS GAME PLAY

WITH ONE, TWO, THREE OR

FOUR PLAYERS AND

CONTROLLERS.

1-4 Player

Simultaneous

THIS GAME REQUIRES A

MEMORY CARD FOR SAVING

GAME PROGRESS, SETTINGS

OR STATISTICS.

Memory

Card

THIS GAME IS COMPATIBLE

WITH THE GAME BOY

ADVANCE PORTABLE VIDEO

GAME SYSTEM.

Game Boy

Advance compatible

One day, an eleven-year-old boy named Andy dis-

covered an old book called "The Secrets of the

Amazing Island" stashed away in a dusty storeroom.

The story was an ancient

picture book that told all

about a mysterious island

where incredible creatures

lived together happily. Andy

found it fascinating!

Our story begins one night,

after Andy has fallen asleep…

"Help us!" A voice called. "Won't you save us from

our fate?"

Before he knew it, Andy

found himself floating

above an ancient island.

Moments later, he began to

fall. As he landed on the

ground, he woke up from

his dream, but the world he

woke up to was not the

world he had known before.

Amazing Island™ is a one to four play-

er game. Connect the NINTENDO

GAMECUBE™ Controller to Controller

Socket 1 for one player, or to

Controller Sockets 1 to 4 for up to four

players respectively.

SETTING UP STORY

HARDWARE SETUP

SAVE FILES

Amazing Island™ is a NINTENDO GAMECUBE™ Memory Card

compatible game (Memory Card sold separately). 3 blocks of free

memory space are required to create a System Data. Never turn

OFF the NINTENDO GAMECUBE™ power or remove the Memory

Card while data is being saved. See p.9 in this booklet for full

details of data types and memory requirements.

Please refer to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE™ booklet (pages 18-

20) for directions on how to format and erase Memory Card files.

After Lagu, the Elder, and the other Maboo had fin-

ished explaining, Andy agreed to try and save

Amazing Island from Black Evil.

“The only one that can

oppose Black Evil and his

Eviling sidekicks, is a mon-

ster created with a pure

heart.”

Andy went to the Hall of

Life that sustains the

Maboo, and from the

Water Mirror created

a monster in his own

image to form a per-

fect partner.

“Before attempting to

defeat Black Evil, there are

a series of trials that must

first be cleared, and a host

of Evilings that must be

defeated.”

Take control of Andy and help him to create his part-

ner monsters, clear the trials, defeat Black Evil, and

save Amazing Island!

WHAT IS AMAZING ISLAND?

The legendary "Amazing

Island" exists somewhere in

this world. It is a peaceful

island inhabited by the Maboo

tribe and the fantastic mon-

sters they created.

One day however, trouble found its way to

Amazing Island. The dark magician "Black Evil,"

harnessing the negative power of the human

world, overwhelmed and took over the island.

One by one the Maboo fell under his grasp, until

finally the whole island was his. With Black Evil

in charge, even the human world isn’t safe.

One of the few remaining Maboo named Lagu

called out for help from the human world. Only

one with a pure heart can respond to the call...

The Maboo Elder

STORY

Before you begin playing, a System Data file

used for storing records will be created.

Choose a Memory Card to create the file on

and press the aButton.

BASIC CONTROLS GAME START

VILLAGE AND MENU SCREENS

ACTION STAGES

At the Title Screen, press START/PAUSE to bring up the Main

Menu. Use 82to choose a mode and press the aButton to

select.

START/PAUSE

Control Stick

aButton

bButton

cStick

lButton

rButton

Game Start, View Status, Set Rumble Feature

Menu Option, Move Character, Scroll Speech

Select, Speak

Cancel

Move Camera

Position Camera Behind Player Character

View Surroundings

START/PAUSE

Control Stick

a/ bButtons

Start Game, Pause Game

Move Monster

Various Actions Depending on Action Stage

Before each Action Stage begins, the controls are explained

onscreen. Read these carefully before continuing.

STORY MODE

Control the player character and help save

Amazing Island (p.10).

MULTIPLAYER

Choose an Action Stage and play with up to

four players (p.16).

TRADE MONSTERS

Exchange Monster Cards. This allows you to

trade with friends and play with monsters cre-

ated within a different game data.

OPTIONS

Check rankings and set the volume levels for

background music and sound effects.

SAVE FILES

The Memory requirements for each kind of Save File are detailed as fol-

lows. Please ensure that sufficient memory is available on the Memory

Card before attempting to save.

File Type Content Space Required

System Data Ranking and Option settings 3 Blocks

Play Data Game progress 2 Blocks each

Monster Data Custom monsters and Fotos 8 Blocks each

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After selecting Story Mode, choose between

Begin new game, or Continue saved

game.

Here you can create your partner monster.

The monster you design will be given form

and brought to life by 3 Maboo named Folu,

Chinto and Lagu.

STORY MODE MABOO VILLAGE INTRODUCTION

BEGIN NEW GAME

Use 46to choose whether the player character should be a boy

or a girl, and press the aButton to select.

Next, enter a name for the player character.

Use 8246and the aButton to enter up

to 8 alpha-numeric characters. If you get

stuck, try selecting Random to see the

game's suggestion.

Finally, choose whether the Rumble Feature

should be set to ON/OFF for the new game and press the

aButton to select.

HALL OF LIFE

ELDER'S HUT

The house of the Maboo elder. Here you can

hear about Amazing Island, and access the

System Menu. Make sure you save games

here before exiting, and be sure to save your

monster too.

A menu will display all the games stored on

the Nintendo GameCube Memory Card.

Choose a game and press the aButton to

select.

You will find your player character returned to

the Elder’s Hut. Before you can continue play-

ing, you will need to access the System Menu and select Load

Monster to call your partner. Select the monster you wish to play

with and press the aButton to select.

Only monsters created within the current Play Data can be

selected here.

CONTINUE SAVED GAME SYSTEM MENU

Save Game Saves your game progress and System Data.

Load Monster Only displayed when you don't have a monster

with you. This allows you to call a monster

saved from a previous game. You can also call

preset monsters.

Change Monster Replaces the monster currently in play with a

previously saved or preset monster.

Save Monster Save the monster currently in play.

Delete Monster Choose a monster on the Memory Card to erase

its data.

Monster Cards Send a monster to a GameBoy® Advance to

enjoy Card Battle.

Monsters from Preset Cards cannot be saved.

STORY MODE

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MAKING MONSTERS

Make a wonderful monster to act as your

partner. You can either request the assistance

of the Maboo, or draw your own body shape

from scratch.

You cannot draw your own body shape

until the first Course is cleared.

TRANSPORTERS

SHOP

VIEW RANKING

These are the areas that connect the village

with the various Courses. At each Transporter

is a watchman. When you're ready to attempt

a Course, speak to the watchman and he'll

send your monster to the first Action Stage.

Using the money earned at the Action

Stages, you can purchase decorations, pat-

terns, voices and various other customiza-

tions for your monster. As you clear each

Course, a new shop will open with a whole

range of new items.

Once you've cleared the first Course, the

character Ow L. Ranking appears in the

center of the village, and by approaching

him you can view the scores and ranking of

each Course and Action Stage.

MAKE WITH ASSISTANCE

MAKE BYYOURSELF

ANSWER FOLU'S QUESTIONS

If you choose to make with asssitance, Folu will ask you a number of

questions. Once you have answered these, Folu will design you a mon-

ster based on your personality and mood.

ADD ACCESSORIES

Once the monster has been brought to life, Chinto will select some

accessories for you. Accessories can be changed or adjusted afterwards.

FINISH

Finally, you can give your monster a name and take a Foto. Your mon-

ster is now complete.

SELECT FRAME

First choose the fundamental shape and movement of the monster, by

selecting a frame from those available. Frames increase as you clear

each Course.

DRAW BODY

Choose a body part to draw and a method with which to draw it. Draw

an outline and the body part will inflate to fill it out. Press the x

Button to set the cursor speed, camera position and help display. You can

redraw the body part as many times as you wish until you select "Finish."

ADD ACCESSORIES / FINISH

Once the body is designed, you can add and adjust accessories, and

name your monster in the same way as when making with assistance.

The monster is complete when you've taken a Foto.

STORY MODESTORY MODE

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ACTION STAGE GAMEFLOW

CHANGING ACCESSORIES

VIEW ABILITIES

TAKE A FOTO

If you wish to change the currently selected

accessories, you should speak to Chinto. He

can also help you change your monster's

name. Caution: By applying new accessories,

the previous settings will be deleted.

Speak to your monster to view abilities. Here

you can see the name, class (10 positions),

frame, attribute, and ability rating. Ability

Rating is reflected in Card Battles and Action

Stages. Part of the ability rating will change

when you adjust patterns and accessories.

Approach the monster and press the a

Button to take a Foto. The Foto you take

here will be used on the Monster Card. You

can change the current Foto at any time.

Use the following controls while taking

Fotos.

GO TO TRANSPORTER

Speak to the Transporter Watchman to be sent off to the first Course.

Even if you've already cleared the Course, you can still retry it by

approaching the Watchman.

COURSE CLEAR

The final Action Stage of each course is a battle with the Eviling. If you

win this, then one of the stolen Vision Orbs will be returned. If you can

defeat all of the Evilings in the course, then the road to a new set of

courses will be opened.

READ THE ACTION STAGE RULES

The rules are different for each Action Stage, and these are displayed

before you play. Press the aButton to flick through the rules, and

START/PAUSE to begin the game. Take a Potion before playing to tem-

porarily increase your monster's abilities.

STAGE CLEAR

Action stages are cleared when you finish with 700 points or more. The

higher you score, the more Gold Credits you receive. Select "Next

Event" to progress to the next challenge.

If you fail to clear the Action Stage, you have the option to "Retry," or

"Quit Course" and return to the village. You can retry once for every

Chance Star you possess.

When retrying a previously cleared Course, there will be no Eviling to

battle.

WHICH ROUTE?

In some Courses, you may face a fork in the road. Which route

you should take is up to you, but until you have cleared all

possible routes the Course will not be cleared.

STORY MODESTORY MODE

Control Stick

cStick

aButton

bButton

yButton

Adjust the camera angle

Move/Zoom camera

Take Foto

Cancel

Communicate with monster

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Monsters you create are saved during the game as Monster

Cards. When transferred to a GameBoy® Advance, a turn based

card battle game can be played.

TRANSFERING CARDS TO A GAMEBOY® ADVANCE

1) Speak to the Elder, and from the System Menu select

Monster Cards.

2) Read the connection instructions on p.18 carefully and connect

the Game Boy® Advance system to the Nintendo GameCube™

console via the Nintendo GameCube™ - Game Boy® Advance

cable.

3) Switch the GameBoy® Advance power to ON and select OK.

4) From the menu, choose Select Card and Send.

5) Choose to send the monster presently in play, or one from an

album (Memory Card or Preset).

6) When available, you can also give each monster a skill at this

stage. Select Learn Skill and choose a Skill Card from the

menu.

When the transfer is complete, the Monster Card will be dis-

played on the Game Boy® Advance screen. Up to 3 Cards can

be transfered.

7) Carefully disconnect the cable.

MULTIPLAYER MODE MONSTER CARDS

Select Multiplayer from the Title menu, choose an action stage

and enjoy playing against your friends. Additional Controllers are

required to play Multiplayer mode.

CHOOSE PLAYER DATA

Select the number of players (2 to 4) and

choose a Play Data or Play As Guest (new

character created for one game only) in turn

for each player.

CHOOSE CHALLENGE METHOD

Course: Play through each Action

Stage of a Course.

Stage: Play one Action Stage only.

CHOOSE A MONSTER AND BEGIN

Each player in turn chooses a monster from

those stored in the Memory Card and the

preset monsters (though monsters stored on

the Memory Card are not available if 1P

chooses to Play As Guest). The game starts

after the Rumble Feature has been set. In Action Stages such as

Waterskip Slider, players compete in turn to set the record. Action

Stages such as Jungle Dash have players racing simulataneously.

RESULTS SCREEN

When each Action Stage is complete, the

scores for each player will be displayed. The

player with the highest total score wins. At

the ranking screen press the aButton to

return to the PLAYER DATA SELECT screen

detailed above.

CAUTION

If the power to your Game Boy® Advance is switched to OFF

at any time, all data will be lost, so when interrupting your

play select "Sleep" from the Title Menu. To recover the system

from Sleep mode, press lButton, rButton and SELECT

simultaneously.

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