User manual NINTENDO MARIO HOOPS 3-ON-3

[. . . ] Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U. S. A. www. nintendo. com 61222A 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. [. . . ] Select a Court / Stage Choose a court or stage. Only P1 can choose one. MATCHUP DS Wireless Play Select a Game Choose your opponent for Exhibition, Dribble Race, or Coin Hunter (p. 23 - 24). You won't find anyone to play against unless they choose the same game as you do. Matchup Screen Play in a match you selected on the Select a Game screen. Host a Game Select Host Game and tap when you have someone to play against. Join a Game Select Join a Game and tap when you find someone wanting to host a game. End of Game When the match is over, select one from the following options: Another Match, Select Characters, or Quit. Either you or your opponent can choose the options in Exhibition, while only P1 gets to choose one when playing Dribble Race and Coin Hunter. DS Download Play You can play Dribble Race and Coin Hunter in this mode. Read pages 37 - 38 to get the game ready. The steps are the same as DS Wireless Play from the Select Characters screen on. P1 - P4 The host becomes P1 and the guests become P2, P3, and P4 in the order they download the game. Select Character Select your team members. Both host and guest players touch and to continue. 21 Guests start the game with the Help Buttons turned on (p. Guests press or to select which hand selection they want. 22 MATCHUP Exhibition (DS Wireless Play only) Play a match with a 3-player team. While the controls are the same as the single-player mode during a match, only the player who presses START may pause the game. For 2 players Coin Hunter For 2 to 4 players Each player begins the game with 50 coins. Throw items at your opponents and reduce their coins. You win when everyone else has no coins left. When the time runs out, the player with the most coins left wins. While you lose if your coin count goes down to zero, you can stay in the game to annoy other players in a three- or four-player game. Only P1 can display the pause menu with START. Coin Hunter screen Coin Hunter controls (for right-handed players) Move Stroke up* Jump Stroke in any direction Letting Challengers Cut In When players whose call-outs are turned on in the pause or Options menu (p. 25) are nearby each other, challengers cut in--and you cannot refuse them. Follow the same steps for DS Wireless Play to start a match. Challengers can cut in when both players are playing a single-player match in Exhibition or Tourney. Current coin count Use items Dribble Race Collect 100 coins and be the first to cross the finish line to win. Read page 16 for the controls during the race. The Touch Screen displays the position of each player, ?panels, and the number of coins during the race. Only P1 is able to display the pause menu with START. Time remaining Item your character has For 2 to 4 players Face camera forward Zoom camera in/out * When you have no items Direction character is facing 23 24 Options Touch on the main menu to display the Options screen. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]