User manual GAMES NINTENDO DS TETRIS DS

[. . . ] Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U. S. A. www. nintendo. com 60292A PRINTED IN USA PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO ® HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME CARD OR ACCESSORY. 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. It is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play. [. . . ] Push In this two-player mode, you must try to force the blocks into your opponent's field by clearing lines (see page 15). Multiplayer Mode In Multiplayer Mode, you can choose from three different game modes: Standard, Mission, and Push. Standard In this mode, you'll play a standard game of Tetris against up to nine other players. If you clear multiple lines at once, you will send new lines to the player with the target mark over them. You can also use items in this mode (see page 26). Target mark How to Play Multiplayer There are three ways to begin a multiplayer local wireless match. Players who have a Tetris DS Game Card can choose to either invite other players and host a game or join an existing game. Players without a Tetris DS Game Card can download and play using DS Download Play. Invite If you want to create a game and invite others to play with you, choose Invite. When opponents have been found and have been added to the list, press the A Button to begin. The game data will be sent and the game setting screen will appear (see page 25). Item in hand New block sent by your opponent 22 The number on the blocks tells you which player sent them. 23 multiplayer Join When another player has created a game that you want to join, choose Join. When you have found a game, the nickname of P 1 and the mode name will appear. When P 1 presses the A Button, the game settings screen will appear. Settings Screen From the settings screen, you can set three options. The game will begin once each player presses the A Button and confirms these settings. Items Switch items on or off. When the same players have selected the same icon, items will have no effect and they will not have targets placed on them. If all players have the same icon, an error message will appear and teams will be reselected. DS Download Play If you don't have a Tetris DS Game Card, you can always play over DS Download Play. If you don't know how to use DS Download Play, please follow the steps on page 28 of this manual. When the game has been downloaded, the game settings screen for the game that Player 1 will be hosting appears and you will be able to play the game just like any other player. *If you are playing with DS Download Play, shutting down your system will cause you to lose the game data. If this happens, please follow the steps to download the game 24 data again. Handicap Team *When playing Push mode, the handicap is the only setting that can be adjusted. In Mission mode, you can change the handicap and the number of puzzles you will play. Communication Error If the connection is lost during play, the battle will end. If this screen appears, please press the A Button to return to the title screen and start over from the beginning. 25 multiplayer Items During Standard Mode battles, a ?Press the X Button to use the item. tips These tips and tricks will help you take your Tetris skills to the next level. When to Move Tetriminos Even after a Tetrimino has landed, for a short time you can still move them left or right or rotate them. [. . . ] Use of any such device will invalidate your Nintendo product warranty. Nintendo (and/or any Nintendo licensee or distributor) is not responsible for any damage or loss caused by the use of any such device. If use of such device causes your game to stop operating, disconnect the device carefully to avoid damage and resume normal game play. If your game ceases to operate and you have no device attached to it, please contact Nintendo Customer Service (see below). [. . . ]