Nintendo NTRRIPKE Instruction Booklet page 5

basiC ConTrols
Top Screen
L Button
Control Pad
Touch Screen
* Closing the Nintendo DS while playing will automatically put it into Sleep Mode. Opening the Nintendo DS will resume
the game.
Move around in the field or move the cursor on menu screens.
Control Pad
Select a command, talk to a person in front of you, check out an item in front of
a Button
you, or scroll through text.
Return to the previous screen or cancel a command.
B Button
Open the menu (see page 9).
X Button
Use a Key Item that you have Registered to the  icon on the Touch Screen.
Y Button
Start the game, or move the cursor to OK to exit.
Start
The top square means top screen, and the bottom square means Touch Screen.
Mark
Touch Screen Controls
Touch the buttons on the Touch Screen to confirm or scroll through text. When there is an
on the Touch Screen, you can also press
frame surrounds the top screen and a blue frame
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Mark
Y Button
X Button
R Button
A Button
B Button
START
SELECT
on the DS system. In this Instruction Booklet, an
surrounds the Touch Screen.
sTarTinG The Game
Insert the Pokémon HeartGold Version Game Card into the Game Card slot on the back of the system

and push until it clicks into place.
After you turn the power on, the Health and Safety Screen is displayed. Read the information fully

and touch the Touch Screen to continue.
Touch the Pokémon HeartGold Version panel on the Nintendo DS Menu Screen to start the game.

Press or START on the title screen to start the game.
* If you set the Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite to Auto Mode, the game will automatically start after the Health and
Safety Screen is displayed.
Starting a New Game
At first, the game will be explained to you. When you are done reading, select "NO INFO NEEDED."
* Only one game may be saved at a time (one main character). If you select "NEW GAME" and already have a saved
game, you will not be able to save. You will need to delete your saved data if you wish to restart the game from the
beginning (see page 10).
Choose Your Gender and Name
Select your gender. Use the
character. To enter a name, touch a letter on the Touch Screen, or use the
press . If you make a mistake, touch "BACK" or press
entering your name, select "OK" to start your journey!
* To protect your privacy, do not use your real name or include other personal information, such as your last name,
phone number, birth date, age, school, email, or home address or other personal information as your character name
since your character name will be seen by others.
* Remember, your gender and name cannot be changed later.
Continue
shown
Continue playing from the last place you saved (see page 10).
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* "CONTINUE" will be added to the Main Menu after you save the game. Save the game by selecting "SAVE" on the
menu screen.
to highlight one, then press to decide. Then, enter a name for your
to go back one letter. When you've finished
to highlight a letter and
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