User manual VTECH V.SMILE THE BACKYARDIGANS-VIKING VOYAGE

[. . . ] At VTech® we are proud to provide you with a much-needed solution to the video game dilemma, as well as another innovative way for your child to learn while having fun. We thank you for trusting VTech®, with the important job of helping your child explore a new world of learning!Sincerely, Your Friends at VTech® To learn more about the V. SMILETM Learning System and other VTech® toys, visit www. vtechkids. com INTRODUCTION The Backyardigans have the whole wide world in their yard to explore!Join them on a Viking adventure, as they brave steamy jungles, stormy seas, and sandy deserts in search of a land that no one has ever discovered before! GETTING STARTED Choose Your Play Mode Move the joystick up or down to choose the play mode you want. [. . . ] Your Viking will use the skill in the adventure. RED button: DASh YELLOW button: PUSh BLUE button: TIPTOE GREEN button: LIMBO · Level differences for the Viking skill panel: Easy Level: You will not need to press the skill's color button to use the skill. Pressing ENTER will automatically use the correct skill when a challenge is met. (On the regular game path, you can press ENTER to jump. ) Difficult Level: You will need to choose the correct skill for the challenge by pressing its color button. FEATURES hELP Button When you press the hELP button during a game, you will hear the activity instructions or a hint. EXIT Button When you press the EXIT button, the game will pause. A window will pop up to make sure you really want to quit. Move the joystick to "Yes" to leave the game or to "No" to cancel the exit screen and keep playing. Press the ENTER button to enter your choice. LEARNING ZONE Button The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning Zone game selection screen. When you press the LEARNING ZONE button the game will pause. A window will pop up to make sure you really want to quit. Move the joystick to "Yes" to leave the game or to "No" to cancel the exit screen and keep playing. Press the ENTER button to enter your choice. ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Educational Curriculum Learning Adventure Jungle Island Sea Voyage Sandland Secret Temple Learning Zone Sand Slide Race Rain Dance Viking Hide-and-Seek Curriculum Vocabulary, Counting, Color Patterns, Size Comparisons Counting, Hand-eye Coordination, Rhyming Logic, Problem Solving Problem Solving, Shape Recognition Curriculum Number Memory Skills Observation, Hand-eye Coordination Learning Adventure Adventure 1 - Jungle Island Game Play Vikings Pablo, Tyrone, and Uniqua are setting out to discover a land that no one has discovered yet, but first, they must stop at a nearby jungle island to gather food for their long voyage. Help Viking Pablo collect fruit in the jungle. Help Pablo choose the correct log to repair the broken bridge. Overcome obstacles by using the DASh and PUSh skills. Curriculum: Vocabulary, Counting, Color Patterns Easy level: Controls Walk left Walk right ENTER Button Color Buttons Easy level: Jump / use skill Difficult level: Jump Use selected skill Counting (1 - 5) Difficult level: Color patterns ACTIVITIES Mini Game: Going Fishing Game Play Vikings love to eat fish, so help Viking Pablo catch some for the long voyage ahead!Help the Vikings catch fish that match the size of Pablo's bucket. Curriculum: Size Comparisons Easy level: Controls Walk left Walk right ENTER Button Catch fish 2 sizes of fish: big and small Difficult level: 3 sizes of fish, big, medium and small ACTIVITIES Adventure ­ Sea Voyage Game Play The Vikings set sail over the North Sea to find an undiscovered land. Use the joystick to move the Viking ship and avoid the dangerous rocks. The Vikings will have to cross three different regions on their sea voyage: the Doldrums, the Stormy Rocky Region and the Whirlpool. Since there is no wind in the Doldrums, help the Vikings row by pressing ENTER to use the PUSh skill and move the ship across the sea. When you come to a split in the sea-path, follow Pablo's clues to help the Vikings choose the correct path. In the Stormy Rocky Region, the Vikings will need your help to steer the boat through the rocks. Press ENTER when the cursor points to the target to steer the boat through the rocks. And watch out for that whirlpool!To help the Viking ship escape, press ENTER over and over to fill the power bar full of energy. Curriculum: Counting, hand-eye Coordination Easy level: 1-5 animals, with no decoy; more time allowed; larger target Difficult level: 1-5 animals with a decoy; less time allowed; smaller target Controls Move the ship up Move the ship down Mini Game: Tasha the Mermaid Game Play Oh no! [. . . ] or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]