Sega Space Channel 5 User manual

Space Channel 5 is a memory card compatible game (Visual Memory Unit
[VMU] sold separately). With this game, 5 blocks are needed to save game
files. When saving or loading game files, never turn the Dreamcast power
OFF or remove the memory card, controller or other peripheral devices.
SAVE GAME FILE
BLOCKS USED
5
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It’s the 25th century, and planet Earth is in a state of crisis.
An alien race, the Morolians, have launched an invasion against
Earth, randomly shooting innocent victims with a mysterious ray
gun. The effect of the ray is rather unusual, as it forces people to
dance uncontrollably, and enslaves them to alien rhythms.
Of course, their attack has caused a widespread panic.
The first station to grab the scoop is a little-watched space
broadcaster, “Space Channel 5.” Sensing a golden opportunity to
boost ratings, the director, Fuse, has sent the only reporter left who
hasn’t been captured, a reporter named Ulala.
The broadcast begins at the location of the first incident – Spaceport 9.
Ulala must copy the Morolians’ dance steps – Up! Down! Right!
Left! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
Ulala is the only hope we have to defeat the Morolians and free the
human victims. The future of the Earth is in her hands!
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Birthdate:May 30th, 2477
Sign: Gemini
Ulala, 22, has been working at Space
Channel 5 as a reporter for the last two
years. The capture of the other reporters
covering the invasion has seen Ulala pro-
moted to the investigative reporting
team. This is her big chance to prove
her reporting skills to the world!
Birthdate: September 21st, 2464
Sign: Virgo
The 35 year-old director of the investigative reporting
team, Fuse is normally a laid-back kind of guy. However,
there has been a lot of pressure from his superiors, and
he’s been stressed out lately about the show’s ratings.
This anxiety has shortened his temper considerably,
which probably won’t help morale among his staff.
The alien race who suddenly invaded Earth, the Morolians are an odd but undeniably
cute bunch. Their ray guns turn innocent humans into hypnotized go-go dancers!
They are very curious and possess a high level of intelligence. Working together in
groups, these are very mischievous and naughty little creatures.
Designed to attack luxury passenger
ships, this fiendish Boss character has
captured a group of elementary
school students. Be careful not to
hit the children while shooting!
Birthdate: September 5th, 2480
Sign: Virgo
Pudding, a 19 year-old former teen idol,
is a reporter for Channel 42. She has
many adoring fans, yet harbors a
strong jealousy towards Ulala, who
seems to have appeared out of
nowhere to steal her limelight.
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Space Channel 5 is a
1 Player game.
Connect a Dreamcast
Controller to Control
Port A before turning
the power ON.
To return to the Title
Screen at any time
during game play,
simultaneously press
and hold the , ,
, and Start
Buttons on the
Dreamcast Controller.
Never touch the
Analog Thumb Pad or
Triggers /while
turning the Dreamcast
power ON. Doing so
may disrupt the
controller initialization
procedure and result
in malfunction. JUMP PACK™ (Sold Separately)
Space Channel 5 is compatible
for use with the Jump Pack
(sold separately). Insert the
Jump Pack into Expansion
Socket 2 of the Dreamcast
Controller.
SELECT
GAME START/PAUSE
ENTER
CANCEL
Careful with that laser,Ulala! Remember, shoot the
Morolians with the Button and free the humans
with the Button. Don’t get mixed up!
This game is all about rhythm! Closely follow the timing and move-
ments of the Morolians, and let Ulala do her thing!
BASIC CONTROLS
The basic controls are easy! After that it’s down to your timing and
reflexes. For a more detailed explanation, refer to p.8.
DANCE MODE: Press and the Button in the direction the
Morolians tell you.
SHOOTING MODE: Press and the / Button in accordance with the
directions from the game.
SHOOT (RESCUE THE HUMANS!)
SHOOT (MOROLIANS)
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Copy the rhythm and timing of the Morolians’ instruction and movement!
Ulala is the only one who can free the humans from the Morolians’ dance trance.
Succeed in your report by following the Morolians’ dance steps and rhythm exactly!
DANCE MODE
SHOOTING MODE
Watch where and in what order the Morolians appear!
●Press the Button to shoot
the Morolians.
●Press the Button to rescue
the humans.
●Morolians/humans appear in
3 positions - “LEFT,” “UP”
and “RIGHT.”
●Press in the appropriate
direction and press the
/ Button to shoot. When several targets appear in the same
direction, start shooting from the left.
When it’s Ulala’s turn to dance press
the UP! LEFT! RIGHT! DOWN!
SHOOT! Buttons in the same order
and timing as the Morolians!
When it’s Ulala’s turn to shoot press the UP! LEFT! RIGHT! SHOOT! Buttons in
the same order and timing as the Morolians! Press the Button to shoot
the Morolians.
Press the Button to free the
humans.
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THE GAME DISPLAY PAUSE MENU
GAME OVER
DANCE MODE SHOOTING MODE
The number of times Ulala can fail
Current View Ratings
Current turn
Press the Start Button while playing to pause the
game and display the Pause Menu. Use to select
an item and press the Button to enter.
●PLAY Resume playing
●PLAY END Display the Game Over Screen
Either of the following conditions will cut short Ulala’s career as a reporter:
●If Ratings fall to zero
●If Ratings fall short of the objective displayed at the beginning of each report
(stage)
●If the heart gauge displayed when dancing against a Boss character is fully
depleted
The basic game display.
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CONTINUE
Once the game is over, the Continue Menu will be
displayed. Use to select an item and press the
Button to enter.
CONTINUE
Continue the game from the beginning ofthe last
report(stage).
SAVE END
Save the game at the last played report (stage) and
finish the game.
To continue a saved game, select “LOAD” from the
Main Menu, load the saved file and press the
Button to return to the Main Menu. Then select and
enter “CONTINUE.” You will continue from the
beginning of the saved report (stage). 5 blocks of
memory are required to save 1 game file (up to 8
game files can be saved).
Once the Save End Screen is displayed, select the
destination file and press the Button to save. The
Title Screen will be displayed upon completion.
END
Finish the game without saving and return to the
Title Screen.
After turning the Dreamcast ON, the opening movie will
start. Once the Title Screen appears, press the Start
Button todisplay the MainMenu.
Use to select one of 5 modes and press the
Button to enter.
Press the Start Button during the opening movie to
skip to the Title Screen.
NEW GAME
LOAD
CONTINUE
TUTORIAL
OPTIONS
The main mode of Space Channel 5.
Select to begin the game. Dance and shoot to foil those nasty Morolians’ plan to
take over the earth.
Load saved game files.
Select after loading a saved game.
View a tutorial of the the game controls.
Adjust the game settings.
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Load game files saved to a memory card. Use
to select a game file and press the
Button to enter. Once a file has been
loaded, press the Button return to the Main
Menu and select and enter “CONTINUE.”
“NO SAVE FILE” cannot be selected.
Adjust the controller settings. Use to select a control function and to
adjust. It is possible to give several buttons the same function.
Press the Button to return to the Options Menu.
LOAD DEVICE OPTIONS
SOUND OPTIONS
OPTIONS
Adjust the game settings. Use to select an item
and press the Button to enter.
Press the Button to return to the previous screen.
View the following pages for information regarding
the Option Menu items.
Total time played
VIBRATION MODE
Select the function of the Jump Pack:
●OFF The Jump Pack will not function
●ON The Jump Pack will vibrate when
Ulala makes a mistake
Use to adjust and press the Button to return to
the Options Menu.
●SOUND MODE Select Stereo or Mono sound
output
Theratingsatthebeginning
of that report (stage)
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PLAYER’S STATUS
CHARACTER PROFILE
View Ulala’s performance. Use to selecta report
(stage). Press the Button to return to the Options Menu.
●MINIMUMVIEWRATINGTheminimumlevelofRatings
neededto proceed to the
following report (stage)
●OVERALL VIEW RATING The Ratings level when
the report (stage) was cleared
●MAXIMUM VIEW RATING The best Rating of that report (stage)
●RESCUE RATING The percentage of victims rescued
●EXPECTED VIEW RATING Ratings will start at this level in the next
report (stage)
View the profiles of characters featured in Space
Channel 5. It is necessary to rescue a character
before their profile can be viewed.
Use to select a character category and to
select a character. Press the Button to view the
character profile and the Button to return to the
previous screen.
Once a character profile is displayed use to
alter the camera angle of each character.
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