Tiger Giga Fighters 70-354 User manual

AQES 5 AND UP
MODEL
70-354
WELCOME!
Welcome to the world of the Giga Fighters! Giga
F~ghtersis a new klndof game that challengesyou @
There are 3 differempatktmics br yyw t~
care for and tra~nyour very own virtual fighter.
You canalso useyour fighter to spar againstacornputs
opponentor linktoanother G~gaF~ghterunltandfight
head-to-head
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TURNING ON THE GAME
oneyou have chosen a paddock, you can choose a
To startthe game, pullthe plastlcw kam the back of
dimw @ livethere.h~willwethe headof the first
your Giga Fighter. availrbtedinosaur. Usethe arrow key
to m0ve tothe
The plastic tab is not part Bf tke tw ad be
ne$dino. You beginwith 5 differentdinosaurstochoose
thrown away. Once you tm yaup @I& F-er uniton,
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itshould stay on. You never have toturn it off! (Stegosaurus),or
Trl-Taps (Triceratops). Whenthedin0
you wish to train is on the screen, press the ENTER
SETTHE CLOCK
11 be in CLOCK
NAME YOUR UNIT
After you havesat the clock, andplaceda dinosaurina
4 1, to adjust paddock
it @timetogiveyour Giga Fighter unita name.
the hour. When t pms ENTER.
1) Pess 4 I C to search through the alphabet and
tothe nextspacetocontinue spelling outyour name
choice. You may use up to
12 letters or numbers.
3) Press ENTER twicetoacceptthe current nameand
begin GAME MODE.
Onceyou selectyour dinosaur andname press ENTER,

e your These are the 10activities that will helpyou interact
e withyour dinosaur. Learntodo each atthe propertime
e and inthe rightamountand your dinosaur will grow to
be hqltbyandstrong.
con flashes,
it means your
dinosaur needs something. Usethe
SCORE
screens to try to figure out what itneeds.
Is
R food? Sleep? Or something else? Try
selectingadifferent activity untilyou figure
out what it needs. Followingthe prompts
the
4 arrow key again.The sound iconappears. of the
ALERT icon is a good way to get to know your
,
3) To changethe NAME ofyour GigaFighterunitpress dinosaur's needs. Ifyou respond quickly to its needs
ENTER. The clockwill beginflashing. Press ENf ER
youwillbe rewarded. However, ifyou waittolongbefore
without changingthe time on the hour or minutes. you respond, theactivityyour dinosaurisrequestingwill
The
NAME will appear and beginflashing. Use the also beginto flash. Your rewards may
not be as great,
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arrow keystochange the letters and the ENTER
butyou will know exactly what your dino needs.
key toselect.
4) To select a new dinosaur, pressthe MODE keywllen SCORE*
in CLOCK MODE.
Choosethis icontocheck on your dino's progress. Use
Pressthe
MODE key againto see the 3 paddocks, Use the
dlb keystodisplayscreensshowingthe NAME of
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the left and right arrow keys to select a paddock and the ~"t,
NAME ofthe active dinosaur, AGE, WEIGHT,
activateadinosaur(for moreinformationsee ADDING
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' MORE DINOSAURS). DIN0 HEAD.
These are the important stats that will
helpyou determinethe conditionofyour dinosaur. Pay
THE CARE AND TRAINING OF
closeattention to how these stats areaffectedby when
YOURGIGA FIGHTER
and how much you do the various activities.
JIMMV NAME
Thereare manydifferentactivities thatyoucando with Thiswilldisplay the nameor code currently
your LostWorldGigaFighter. Eachactivity isimportant entered for the unit.
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for keepingyour dinosaur heal
T-REX NAME of active dinosaur
to its needs. When y This tellsyou what the activedinosaur is.
ALERT icon will
, the correct activity. This will tell you the age of your dinosaur.
The
AGE will increaseby one each day it is
If
it is hungry, FEED it! If it is bored, it may need to inyour care.
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TRAIN! If it is dirty, give your dino a shower! There
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are manydifferent ways to interactwith your dinosaur.
WEIGHT
Thetrick isto figure out whatisneeded! Use the 41b
Thiswilltellyou theweightofyourdinosaur.
keystomove
to theactivity youthink it needs, thenpress Weight is affected by how much and how
ENTER.
often you feedyour dinosaur.
Ifyouneedhelpunderstandingwhatyourdinosaur needs,
HEALTH
[ youcancheckthe SCORE activity (see below)for some
hinu. You should share your
training skillswith
8 5P ILV
This tells you your dinosaur is-
your friends, and see ifthey have any tips for you.
TRAINING
Finally, more information can be found at the Giga This tells how muchand how well you have
Fighters website at www.gigafighterr.com.
,....,...., trainedyourdinosaur. Frequentvisitstothe
* $0 * Training activity will help increase this
number.
$& DISCIPLINE
,....,...., Thistellsyou how disciplinedyour dinosaur
8 58 IW is. If this number gets below 50 your
dinosaur will need some disci~lineor mav

ggf- FEROCITY
,& This stat reflects how well your dinosaur can
LINK
Selectingthis will allow you to link to other
lW utilize the FEROCITY combat move. LostworldGigaFightersor linktoapersonal
Successfully doing the FEROCITY training computer to uploadyour scores and dowload
exercise will increasethis number. features and secrets from the Giga Fighter
md CUNNING web site at www.gigafighters.com.
This stat how well your can 1) To link to another Giga Fighter for head-to-head
@ so ILQ utilize the
move.
combat, place one end of the included link cable into
Successfully the training the link port locatedon the top of the unit. Connect
exercise will increasethis number. the other end to the link oort of another Giaa Fiahter
TOUGHNESS
This stat reflects how well your dinosaur can
utilize the TOUGHNESS combat move.
Successfullydoingthe TOUGHNESStraining
exerclse will increasethis number.
WINROSSrecord
unit. Selectthe LINKactivityon both unitsand press
the ENTER buttonsat about the same time. Ifthere
istoo muchdelay betweenthe linking of either unit,
or the cable is not connected properly, your dinosaur
will resume his solo trainina until you try aqain. For
HINTSon how to fight see the SPARRING-exercise
under TRAIN.
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This will retain your dinosaur's record when
2) To linktothe Giga Fighterweb site, you must have the
you link toanother unit for real head-to-head Web LinkCable (sold separately) and a PC connected
fightingaction. A recordwilltrack the number to the internetusingeither Netscape browser 3.0 or
of fights won and lost. higheror Microsoft Internet Explorer browser 3.02
TOTALSCORE or higher. Makesure the 9-pin connector is securely
connectedto either serial port on the back of the PC
Thistelb ywtheovera'l
you are having
(Comm 1 or Comm 2). Makesure the other end is
55 with your dinosaur connectedtothe link oort inthe Giaa Fiahter unit.
DINOSAUR'S FACE Selectthe LINKicon,' butdo notpress t6e ENTER
your face will ,.how you how button until promptedby the Giga Fighter web site.
You must now go towww.gigafighters.com toregister
and become eligible for uploadsand downloads. At
FEED ).
COMM CENTRALyou may uploadyour Giga Fighter
statsandscoresandcomparethemwithother fighter's
Bemme dinosaurs have a fairly limited diet, aroundthe world. YOUmay alsodownloadsecrets and
each dino will have only 1 food choice: meat features toYour Giga Fighter.
or plant. The carnivorous dinosaurs will eat
meat and the herbivores will eat plant food
-* press ENTER togive your dinosaur 1
SLEEP 9
of food. Selectthis icontoout vour dinosaurto sleeo.
VOICE ACTIVATION *
Your Giga Fighter comes with a voice activation feature
that you can use to interact with your dinosaur! ARer
choosing this activity, press the 4 arrow key to turn the
voice activation on and the
b arrow key to turn it off.
Pressthe ENTER key toexit this activity.
When this feature isonyour dinosaur will respondtoyour
voice orany loudnoise. Thereare3waysyoucan command
your dinosaur:
1) Ifyour dinosaur walksoff the screen, youcan command
it to return!
2) Ifyour dinosaur goes to sleep but the light is still on,
you can command
it to wake up!
3) You can doublethe effect of discipline by usingvoice
activation todisciplineyour dinosaur.
Make sure the clo'ck ii set correctly as yobr
dinosaur will live according to a natural
schedule. IftheAM and PM on your clock is
set incorrectly your dinosaur may want to
sleep all day and stay awake all night! To
wakeyour dinosaur up, selectthis activity and
press the ENTER key to turn on the light.
After abrief moment, your dinosaur willstand
and beginto move around.
TRAIN fi
Training will turn your dinosaur into a vicious fighting
machine.
There are
3 different training exercises along with a
sparring exercise that allows you to fight against a
comnuter controlledoooonent. Eachtrainina exercise is
designed to improve your skillineach ofthetheecombat
moves: FEROCITY, CUNNING. andTOUGHNESS. To exit
the training selection ~creens,.~ressthe MODEkey.
After each repetition of an exercise, your dinosaur will
show you a happy face (mouth open) ifthe exercise was
done correctly and a mad face (mouth closed) if it was
not. Here is how each exercise works:
FEROCITY &
To increaseyour dinosaurs FEROCITY you
must cultivate its natural aggression by
chasingandcatchingeitherapigor ahuman.
Your prey will appear in front of your
dinosaur andyou must rapidly pressthe key
thatcorrespondswiththedirectionthe prey
. When you are close to the prey, press the
ENTER key to catch it. So, for example, ifyour din0
appears facingtothe leftanda pig appearsand runs to
the left, quicklypress the
4 arrow key untilyour din0 is
close tothe pig. Now press the ENTER key and watch
your din0 use
its' ferocity to attack the pig.
ESS &
To increaseyour dinosaur's TOUGHNESS,
your din0 must practice knocking down
trees. Your dinosaur will appear facing a
tree.
ernate between pressing the 4 I b keys to
make your din0 head-butt the tree. Ifyou hit the tree
hardand often,
it will break intwo.
To increaseyour dinosaur's CUNNING, you
must train inthe tail sweep exercise. Your
din0 will be positioned with his back and
tail facingyou. The dino's prey will appear
from either the left or right side and will
owards the dinosaur. When the prey
quicklypressthe
b andthen 4 arrow
key to do a tailsweep (only
1 b key press and 1 4 key
press for the tail sweep). Ifyour timing is good, you
will see the prey fly through the air. Remember, this
exercise is all about timing and you must do the
4 I b
press atjust the righttime.
G&
Thistrainingexercisewill allowyoutofight
against a randomly selected, computer
controlled opponent. Each match consists
of 9 rouncts. The first dinosaur to win
5
roundswins the match. Ineach round, you
have the chance to use one combat move:
FEROCITYMOVE Pressthe ENTER key
CUNNING MOVE Pressthe b arrow key
TOUGHNESS MOVE Pressthe 4 arrow key.
There are 3 important pointstoconsiderwhen fighting
and training:
Timing - Since each round consists of one move per
dinosaur, choosing to move first or second plays an
important part inyour success.
If you choose to move
first yourattackhas abetterchanceofsuccess. However,
if you move second, you have a chance of countering
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Move Selection - Each move has a counter move that
will beatit. Knowingyour enemy's movesandthecorrect
counterscan be your most devastating skill.
Skill Stats -The higher your scores are for each attack
move (FEROCITY, CUNNING,TOUGHNESS),the more
powerful your attack will be.
Train to increasethese stats. Also note your best and
weakest move so you may use this to your advantage.
Sometimesyour dinosaur gets outof control
or becomes sluggish and lazy and needs
some discipline. You can selectthis activity
to discipline your dinosaur. This will raise
its' DISCIPLINEscore.
Discipliningyour dinosaur can makethe healthgo down
so you must learn to balance your dinosaur's need for
discipline with itstother needs. NOTE: Ifyou wish to
terminate a dinosaur's training, continuouslydiscipline
your dinosaur untilthe healthdropsto
0 (atwhich point
the dinosaur retires). You can then choose another
dinosaur. This isespeciallyusefulwhen you aretraining
3 dinosaurs and would liketo get ridof one so you may
chooseanother. However, ifyour dinosaur dies, you will
not be able to activate that particular dinosaur unless
the unit is reset.
After frequent training your dinosaur may
needa shower to clean up.
Fightingcan be dirty work, and your dinosaur does not
like to be overly dirty or bloody. When your dinosaur
needsa cleaning, select this activity.
Sometimes the rigors of training can make
your dinosaur sick or injured. When your
dinosaur's HEALTH gets low, a visit to the
DOCTOR may providea small boost.
The DOCTOR can onlv do so much for an unhealthy
dinosaur and understandsthatthehealingprocesstak&
time. The DOCTOR may only wishtotreatyour dinosaur
once aday. Ifyour dinosaurdoesnotwishtogo, butyou
think
it is necessary, pressthe ENTER buttontwice to
force a visit. This may not be good for the dinosaur.