Starting The Game - Sega PSO Episode III User Manual

STARTING THE GAME

During the Title Screen, press START/PAUSE to display the Game Menu.
Use the + Control Pad 82 to select the mode to play, and press the
Button to start the game. Shown below are available modes. Please
refer to the pages shown for details on each mode.
PLAY ONLINE BATTLE AGAINST
OTHER EP3 PLAYERS
PARTICIPATE IN TOURNAMENTS
AND AIM TO BE THE CHAMPION
WATCH OTHER PLAYERS IN
BATTLE OR TOURNAMENT
SIMPLY LEARN AND PLAY THE
GAME
LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD OF
EP3
PLAY OFFLINE BATTLE AT
FRIEND'S HOME
LEARN GAME SYSTEM
CHANGE GAME AND NETWORK
SETUPS
FIND OUT THE LATEST INFO ON
EP3
STARTING UP EP3 FOR THE FIRST TIME
The first time you start up EP3, you will be
asked to adjust the calendar setting of the
Nintendo GameCube™. If the calendar is set
correctly, select NO to continue with startup,
or select YES to switch to the Calendar Screen
for adjustment. If for some reason the calen-
dar is reset, please make sure to readjust before playing.
CAUTION: If you select NO, the game will start creating save files
necessary to play EP3. Never remove the Memory Card during this
sequence.
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Online Game
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Offline Game
[Story] (p.42)
Offline Game
[Free Battle] (p.42)
Tutorial
(p.45)
Options
(p.45)
Official Web Site
(p.45)
SYMBOL CHAT
Communicate using a simple picture to express a
feeling or action. From a list of registered
Symbol Chat data (up to 12 can be registered),
select one to display it.
WARNING
We reserve the right to terminate your user account for the use
of inappropriate symbols while online.
HOW TO REGISTER
You can create/register symbols by selecting Symbol Chat under Chat
in the Main Menu.
CONTROLS
+ Control Pad/c Stick Select/Move parts
a Button
Enter/set parts
b Button Return to previous step
l Button
Reverse vertically
r Button
Reverse horizontally
x Button
Arrange two parts evenly
y Button Change color of face/object parts
Depending on parts, there are controls that are enabled (displayed in
white) and those that are disabled (displayed in gray). Verify with Control
Commands Window shown at the bottom right portion of the screen.
REGISTERED SYMBOLS
When selected, a list of Registered Symbols will be displayed. Select
Not in use to create a new message, or existing message to edit. The
data Untitled represents a message currently in creation.
FACE PARTS
You can Change the contour of the face from four available types,
Copy the registered data to another data, or Capture a newly dis-
played Symbol Chat symbols and copy them (saved as Capture). Note
that if you copy symbol to already registered location, the previous data
will be overwritten. Also, to capture symbol, it must be permitted (set to
TRUE in Capture setting) by the person transmitting it.
NEW PARTS
Select the parts that represents the message, Face Parts (eyes, noses,
mouths and hands) or Object Parts (various messages and symbols)
Next, select a part to be used from the displayed list.
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