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Summary of Contents for VTech V.Smile: Thomas & Friends Engines Working Together
- Page 1 © 2008 HIT Entertainment Limited. HIT and the HIT logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited.
- Page 2 Dear Parent, At VTech®, we know that every year, children are asking to play video games at younger and younger ages. At the same time, we understand the hesitation of most parents to expose their children to the inappropriate content of many popular video games. How can parents responsibly allow their children to play these games, and still educate and entertain them in a healthy, age-appropriate manner? Our answer to this question is the V.Smile™...
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Page 3: Getting Started
introduction Thomas & Friends™ are Really Useful Engines. Today will be a busy day for the engines on the Island of Sodor and they will need your help to show how useful they are. Learn important school skills by working together with Thomas, Percy, James, Harold, Bertie, and more! GEttinG StArtEd STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode... - Page 4 3. Sing Along In this play mode, you can sing one of two songs for Thomas and his friends. Move the joystick to choose the song, characters and the settings for volume and voice. Move the joystick to highlight the ENTER icon, then press ENTER to start.
- Page 5 FEAturES Color Buttons In the Learning Adventure game - Bertie Beats the Clock, help Bertie to answer the questions by using the colored buttons. Help Button When you press the HELP button, you will hear the help instruction or helpful hints for that game. Exit Button When you press the EXIT button, the game will pause.
- Page 6 Bonus Games on the V.Smile Web Site When your total score reaches a certain level in Learning Adventure, you will be rewarded with special gold coins. You can save your record to the V.Link and then plug the V.Link into a PC. You will then be able to use the gold coins to unlock special bonus games from the V.Smile Web Site.
- Page 7 Learning Zone Curriculum Zone 1: Recycle Challenge Sorting Zone 2: Count the Engines Counting Zone 3: Fix the Tracks Puzzle Learning Adventure Learning Adventure Game Menu Screen The Learning Adventure play mode has four different adventure games, one bonus game and one mini game.
- Page 8 Curriculum: Letters Easy level: Find 3 engines and collect 2-4 missing letters. Difficult level: Find 3 engines and collect 3-5 missing letters. Operation in Game1 : Joystick Description Joystick up Control Thomas; move up or select the up branch Joystick down Control Thomas;...
- Page 9 Curriculum: Directions & Picture Matching Easy level: Complete 3 missions with simple building shapes. Difficult level: Complete 3 missions with more difficult building shapes. Operation in Game 2: Joystick Description Joystick up Control Harold; fly up Joystick down Control Harold; fly down Joystick left Control Harold;...
- Page 10 Operation in Game 3: Joystick Description Joystick up Control Harold; fly up Joystick down Control Harold; fly down Joystick left Control Harold; fly left Joystick right Control Harold; fly right Enter Load the cargo Game 4: Bertie Beats the Clock Game Play Thomas’...
- Page 11 Mini Game: Take a Break While Bertie is waiting, Trevor and Terence will ask him some questions. Help Bertie to answer the questions by using the colored buttons. A shortcut to the station will be rewarded to you if you answer correctly. Note: Sometimes, Trevor and Terence will ask Bertie to write a number, if the V.Smile controller with pen is inserted into the...
- Page 12 Curriculum: Sorting Easy level: The appearance of the recyclable items on the trucks are the same. Difficult level: The appearance of the recyclable items on the trucks are different. Operation in Zone 1: Joystick Description Joystick left Move item to the left truck Joystick right Move item to the right truck Enter...
- Page 13 Curriculum: Puzzle Easy level: Shorter track Difficult level: Longer track Operation in Zone 3: Joystick Description Joystick up Select the up direction Joystick down Select the down direction Joystick right Select the right direction Sing Along Sing Along Menu Screen The Sing Along mode contains two songs with different volume and voice settings.
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Page 14: Care And Maintenance
Engine Depot Profile Screen To learn more about each character, press the color buttons on the joystick. You can also use the joystick to make your choice and press ENTER to confirm. Move the joystick left or right to turn the pages. -
Page 15: Technical Support
WArninG A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition, may experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness when viewing certain types of flashing colors or patterns, especially on television. While the V.Smile Learning System does not contribute to any additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children while they play video games. -
Page 16: Other Info
Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its suppliers ® assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software. VTech Electronics North America, ® L.L.C. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs.