User manual SEGA GAME BOY ADVANCE GAMES THE TOWER

[. . . ] TOWER_GBA_MNLINT(6). qxp 12/19/05 5:37 PM Page 2 PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO® HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME PAK OR ACCESSORY. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES. · · · · Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns, such as while watching TV or playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before. Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should consult a doctor before playing a video game. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or your child have any of the following symptoms: Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games: 1. [. . . ] This includes income/expense of when an event takes place and the incurring cost to change movies. This is the funds that are carried over from the previous Quarter. VIP Stay Information This will be displayed when a VIP stays in the Commercial Building scenario and you can check information on the VIPs that have stayed recently. About VIPs In the Commercial Building scenario, VIPs like the Representative stay in Suites. 32 Getting a good evaluation from VIPs is one of the conditions to get a 4 star rating. 25 24 Last Q Bal. TOWER_GBA_MNLINT(6). qxp 12/19/05 5:38 PM Page 26 Search Tenants You can search tenants by using various conditions. Set the conditions to search, then choose "Search" and press the A Button. Note that the maximum number of tenants that can be displayed is 100. Search Chose a condition and press the A Button. Then press with the Left / Right of the + Control Pad and press the A Button. System Menu In the System Menu, you can save the progress of your game, restart the game and change the cursor speed. List of the Tenants Found To view information on any particular tenant P. 16 -17 , chose a tenant and press the A Button. Opening the Menu Press START on the main menu to open the System Menu. 3 Conditions to Search Tenant Type Tenant Condition Floor Type of tenants such as "Offices" or "Condos" Specify the condition of tenants, such as "Garbage" (when garbage cannot be thrown out) or "Name" (named tenant). Specify the floor range, for example, "1F -10F". Save You can save the progress of your current game P. Select "Yes" on the confirmation screen. *You can have only 1 saved data file. Restart Quits the current game and starts a new game. CEO Room Yama will tell you a lot of useful information including placing items, tips regarding the behavior of residents and conditions for the next upgrade. 26 Cursor Speed Select the cursor speed from "Slow", "Normal" and "Fast". Return to Title Quits the game and returns you to the title screen. *If you quit the game by choosing "Restart" or "Return to Title", your progress will not be saved. 27 TOWER_GBA_MNLINT(6). qxp 12/19/05 5:38 PM Page 28 Placing Items The rules for placing transport items like Elevators and Stairs P. 30-31 are a little different than the rules for placing other tenants. Placing Items Select an item to build and select a spot with the cursor. Limitation for Tenants (Other Than Transport Items) Cannot be placed overlapping other tenants. Cannot run off the edge of the Lobby floor or any floor underground (in the case for tenants that can only be placed above ground). Other than the above, some tenants can only be placed in a certain area. Item Type Item When the building upgrades, more items will become available to place. 30-39 for the details of each item. Opening the Tool Menu Press the R Button on the main screen to open the Tool Menu. After selecting the type of item, choose an item to place and press the A Button. To learn more about a specific item, select and then press START. Funds Power Meter P. 23 Placing Transport Items Elevators and Stairs can be placed anywhere. Escalators can only be placed in front of certain tenants, in the Lobby or in a section of floor where there are no tenants. When *placed you place multiple transport items on the same floor, they must be away from one another. Explanation Window The contents of the Explanation Window varies with the selected items. Removing Items Construction Cost for an Item When you place items where there are no floors, it will cost money to extend the floor to accommodate those items. Remaining Maintenance Cost / Daily Income For example, if Maint Cost is indicated as " $ / Q ", it means it costs $ each season (Q ) to maintain. You can remove an item by selecting " Remove Tenant" P. Select an item to remove, press the A Button, and then select "Yes" to remove. 29 28 Some items have a limit as to how many can be placed. TOWER_GBA_MNLINT(6). qxp 12/19/05 5:38 PM Page 30 Item Type Construct your own original building by making the best use of the features from each transport item and tenant. Items marked with Off can be placed in the General Office Building, and those marked with Com are allowed to be set up in the Commercial Building. Off Com Giant Elevator A big elevator that can be managed like the standard elevators. [. . . ] However, from 1994 to 1997, "The Tower" series has gone through several upgrades, mainly by the staff at Open Book. We'd like to express our gratitude to all staff, both overseas and in Japan, who took part in developing this game since the original version to the newest update. "The Tower SP" Development Staff Game Design/Production Yutaka Saitoh Direction, Plot Design Yuji Ohmura, Eisi Goto, Shimon Nishiwaki Ryu Nakamura, Fumiyoshi Kitamura, Shinichiro Shingoh Programming Kazuma Komatsu, Yuuichi Niimura Technical Support Seiichi Itoh, Youichi Yanai, Kazuyoshi Yokoyama Development Support Rieko Nakajima, Motoko Miura Design Atsushi Hotta, Toshiyuki Kasai Kayoko Arai (Tokyo Hotta Directors Network) 46 Sound Design Hiroshi Taniguchi Product Managemant Takashi Tsukamoto, Tohru Ohsawa, Masaki Tawara, Tomomi Sano Special Thanks Satoshi Yamato, Nobuto Koganezawa, Isao Yoneda, Super Mario Club Artwork Ryusuke Yoshida, Kazuma Norisada, Yasuo Inoue Package Illustration Mamoru Takahashi Executive Producer Satoshi Iwata CEO Naoya Tsurumi President and COO Simon Jeffery Senior Vice President, Product Development Bill Petro Localization Producer Kevin Frane QA Supervisor Deni Skeens Senior QA Project Lead Demetrius Griffin Assistant QA Project Lead Nestor Protacio Senior Vice President, Entertainment Marketing Scott A. Steinberg Product Marketing Manager John Coghlan Associate Product Marketing Manager Dan Gallardo Sr. [. . . ]