User manual NINTENDO BIG BRAIN ACADEMY

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] This booklet and other printed materials accompanying this game are protected by domestic and international intellectual property laws. For further information or assistance, please contact: Nintendo Consumer Service www. nintendo. com or call 1-800-255-3700 (U. S. and Canada) You may need only simple instructions to correct a problem with your product. Try our website at www. nintendo. com or call our Consumer Assistance Hotline at 1-800-255-3700, rather than going to your retailer. [. . . ]