Taito Virtual Boy Space Invaders User manual

GREETINGS
Thank you very much for purchasing Taito Co., Ltd.'s Virtual Boy exclusive-
use cartridge Space Invaders Virtual Collection. Please read the separate
Precautions Booklet first. Next, make each adjustment by following the
instructions of this Instruction Booklet. Please regularly use this product with
the proper use method. Furthermore, we encourage you to keep the
Precautions Booklet and this Instruction Booklet in a safe place.
CONTENTS
Before Starting The Game
Interpupillary Distance Adjustment
About The Automatic Pause Function
Controller Operation Method
How To Play The Game
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Original Mode & Virtual Mode
Basic Rules (Part I)
Basic Rules (Part II)
Challenge Mode
Name Registration
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BEFORE STARTING THE GAME
Before you start the game, please be sure to make the
following adjustments.
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Please insert the cartridge properly into the
main body of the Virtual Boy. After inserting
the cartridge, turn the POWER switch located
on the front of the controller to the ON
position; after a little while, the screen at right
will appear.
When the START button is pressed, it switches
to the Interpupillary Distance Adjustment
Screen. Each adjustment can be made while
looking at this screen.

IPD ADJUSTMENT
This is the adjustment that adjusts the display
inside the Virtual Boy to the width between the
player's left and right eyes. While looking at the
adjustment screen, please turn the Inter-
pupillary Distance Adjustment Dial located on
top of the main body until you can see a mark in
all 4 corners of the screen.
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※In some cases, all 4 marks may not be visible, but if
3 are visible, then it won't interfere with the game.
For other adjustments, please read the instruction
manual of the Virtual Boy itself.
Please adjust it so that you can see a mark in
each of the 4 corners, like this:

ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC PAUSE FUNCTION
For the eye health of the player, all Virtual Boy exclusive-use cartridges have an
Automatic Pause Function, which automatically pauses the game after a
reasonable amount of time.
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After finishing the adjustment at the adjustment
screen, press the START button to switch to the
screen at right. With left and right on the left control
pad, you can turn the Automatic Pause Function
on or off. When the START button is pressed, a
demo begins. If you press it again, the title screen
appears.
In Space Invaders Virtual Collection, after the
power is turned on, the Automatic Pause Function
activates about every 30 minutes, which pauses
(suspends) the game. Please take a reasonable break
and rest your eyes and body. When the START
button is pressed, the game can be resumed.

CONTROLLER OPERATION METHOD
Power Switc
Rig t Control Pad
A Button
B Button
Left Control Pad
SELECT Button
START Button
★Moves the beam gun
★Moves the cursor
★Changes the selection
★Switches to the Focus
Adjustment Screen
during a pause.
★Starts the game
★Decides
★Pauses / cancels pause
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★Moves the beam gun
★Fires the beams
★Fires the beams
Reset
When the START, SELECT, L Trigger, and R Trigger buttons are all pressed simultaneously
during the game, the game is reset.

At the title screen, press left on the right control pad, the B button, down on the
right control pad, the A button, and up on the right control pad to switch to the
alignment check screen. (For more information about adjustments, please read the
instruction manual of the Virtual Boy itself.) Press the START button to return to
the title screen.
Left Trigger Rig t Trigger
★Fires the beams★Fires the beams
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HOW TO PLAY THE GAME
At the title screen, press the START or A button to switch to the Mode Select
screen. Please choose the mode you want to play by using left or right on the left
control pad.
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▼Original Mode ▼Virtual Mode ▼C allenge Mode
Play the original Space
Invaders. (Please choose
Part I or Part II.)
Play Space Invaders in
a field that has a new
sense of depth. (Please
choose Part I or Part II.)
Play 2 different modes:
Score Attack and Time
Attack. Please challenge
the best record.

ORIGINAL MODE & VIRTUAL MODE
After choosing Original Mode or Virtual Mode, please
choose Part I or Part II by using up or down on the
left control pad and pressing the A button to decide.
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Basic Rules (Part I)
Move the beam gun by using left and right on the left
control pad or right control pad, and fire beams with
any of the A, B, L Trigger, or R Trigger buttons, in
order to intercept the oncoming invaders. If you shoot
down all the invaders, one phase is cleared. When you
lose your stock of beam guns or when your position is
overrun, it's game over.
※If the left and right control pads are pressed at the
same time, the operation of the left control pad has
priority.
▼ Part I Title Screen
▼ Virtual: Part I
▼ Game Over

Basic Rules (Part II)
The basic rules are the same as Part I, but now the 500-Point UFO and the
invaders that split apart appear. If your score enters the Top 10, you can enter
your name after it's game over. (For further details, please refer to page 12.)
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▼ Splitting Invaders
▼ 500-Point UFO
This flies while flashing. When it is
faded out, a beam won't hit it.
20-point invaders that turn up
after 4 phases, look how they have
split apart!

This is a fancy
& original
rainbow trick...
UFO engine
trouble when a
certain condition
is cleared...?
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A UFO keeps dropping invaders
into the top row. Shoot down the
UFO quickly!
▼30-Point Invader Reinforcements!?
▼Rainbow S ower
▼Engine Trouble?

CHALLENGE MODE
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After choosing Challenge Mode at the
Mode Select screen, please choose either
Time Attack or Score Attack by using up
or down on the left control pad.
Time Attack
This game challenges you to see in how
quick of a time you can clear 1 phase of
invaders. It ends when the one phase is
cleared. There's only 1 beam gun, so with 1
mistake, or if your position is overrun, it's
game over.

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Score Attack
This game challenges you to see how many points you can earn in one phase. It
ends when the one phase is cleared. There are 3 beam guns; if you lose all of
them, or if your position is overrun, it's game over. (If you exceed 1500 points,
the beam guns increase by one unit.)
※In Challenge Mode, when your
score enters the Top 10 after clearing
the phase, you can enter your name.
(For name entry, please see page 12.)

NAME REGISTRATION
In Invaders Part II of Original Mode and
Virtual Mode and in Challenge Mode,
when your score enters the Top 10, you can
register your name. Please choose initials by
using the left control pad and pressing the A
button to decide. You can end even in the
middle of the name entry by pressing the
START button.
※Any initials that are entered will be lost
when the power is turned off.
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