Nintendo Star Fox 64 3D manual

1 Important Information Getting Started 2 Controls 3 Arwing Contro ls 4 Controlling Other Vehicles 5 Getting Started 6 Saving and Erasing Data 7 Game Modes 8 Map Screen 9 Mission View 10 Main Gam e 11 Flight Modes 12 Items 13 The Star Fox Team Battle[...]

14 Download Play 15 Battle Mode 16 Battle View Support Information 17 How to Contact Us[...]

1 Important Information Thank you for select ing STAR FOX 64™ 3D for Nintendo 3DS™. Please read this manual carefully before using this software. If the software is to be used by y oung children, the manual should be re ad and explained to them by an adult. Before use , please also read the Operations Manual for your Nintendo 3DS system. It con[...]

touch OPEN and read the contents of each s ection carefully. When you have finished, press to return to the HOME Menu. You should also thoroughly read the Operations Manual, es pecially the Health and Safety Information section, before using Nintendo 3DS software. For precautions related to wire less communication and online play, please refer to t[...]

software. If your Nintendo 3DS system is set to another language, the in-game default language will be English. For instru ctions about how to change the system language, please refer to the Sy stem Settings electronic manual. For age rating information for this and other software, please consult the relevant website for the age rating system in yo[...]

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2 Controls[...]

* U - t u r n s a n d c h a n g i n g t h e p o i n t o f v i e w These instructions refer primarily to the Type A control scheme. In -Game Controls Steer Ascend/ Descend Change point of view* Somersault / (While ascending) U-turn* / (While ascending) Laser Brake Boost Launch/ Detonate smart bomb Bank ship left Bank ship right Barrel roll Double ta[...]

Other Controls Menu navigation Confirm Cancel/ Return a r e o n l y p o s s i b l e i n A l l - R a n g e M o d e ( p . 1 1 ) . With the gyro controls, y ou can ascend, descend and steer by tilting the Nintendo 3DS. If the controls seem misaligned, return the unit to a neutral position, then press lightly. Gyro Controls Steering Ascend/ Descend Thi[...]

Confirm selection Touch the lower screen[...]

3 Arwing Controls Hold to charge up the laser. When the crosshairs change colour, quickly press again to release a powerful charge shot. If an ene my Charge Shots and Homing Shots ♦ U - t u r n s a r e o n l y p o s s i b l e i n A l l - R a n g e M o d e ( p . 1 1 ) . If you angle the craft upwards, you can perform a somersault by pressing boost[...]

target comes into range while charging, the crosshairs will follow it to indicate a lock on. Quickly press or to re lease a charge s hot or smart bomb that will home in on the enemy. Double tap or to do a barrel roll, a manoeuvre that repels enemy fire. Barrel Roll[...]

4 Controlling Other Vehicles Blue-Marine Sub mersible The basic controls are the same as the Arwing’s. Press to fire a Torpedo. The Blue-Marine cannot fire charge shots. These vehicles are only used on certain stages. ♦ T h e L a n d m a s t e r c a n r o l l , b u t i t c a n n o t r e p e l f i r e l i k e t h e A r w i n g ' s r o l l .[...]

5 Getting Started Main Game Play through the single-player story mode (p. 10). Press on the title screen to display the main menu. Current time/ Battery status Battle Up to four players can compete via Download Play (p. 14). Alternatively, sele ct SINGLE PLAYER to play against the CP U. Score Attack Select a mission and aim for a high score. Traini[...]

6 Saving and Erasing Data ♦ O n c e i t h a s b e e n d e l e t e d , d a t a c a n n o t b e r e s t o r e d , s o p l e a s e b e c a r e f u l . Erase data by selecting OPTIONS from the main menu (p. 5) and choosing ERASE ALL DATA. Erasing Data Progress through the game wil l be saved automatically in a single file. Saving ● Do not turn the [...]

7 Game Modes[...]

Resuming a Game Nintendo 3DS Mode This mode is designed for easy play. It is possible to continue in this mode. Nintendo 64 Mode This mode recreates the challenge of the Nintendo 64 original. After the control se ttings screen, there will be an opportunity to practise flying. After that, choose a play mode to start the game. ♦ O n t h e c o n t r[...]

When returning to the main game, select SAVED GAME to resume from where you left off. Alter natively, select NEW G AME to start the game again (overwriting the existing save data), or GUEST GAME to st art a new game as a guest (during which your progress will not be saved).[...]

8 Map Screen ① Ma p and current route ② Mission results Shows which team members The colour of the route indicates the difficulty level, with blue being the easiest, yellow being medium, and red being hard. The next miss ion is indicated by ▼ . ① Your progress and current route are shown on the map screen before starting the next miss ion. [...]

New Mission Start the next mission. Alternative Mission Change to a route with a lower difficulty level. Last Mission From the second mission onwards, you can repeat the last mission, but will lose one ship if you choose to do so. completed the mission with their Arwings intact, indicated by their initials (p. 13) and the number of hits scored in t[...]

9 Mission View ② Gold Rings collected (p. 12) ④ Remaining vehicles ① The 3D Screen shows the Arwing, (or Landmaster/Blue-Marine), and its immediate environment. Incoming messages and other information are shown on the Touch Screen. ② ③ ④ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑤ ⑥ ① Shield gauge Shows the ship's remaining shield. ③ Crosshairs Shot[...]

⑤ Number of hits sc ored ⑥ Enemy's shield gauge Only displayed in bo ss battles. ⑦ Bo ost meter This will fill up if you perform a boost, brake, U-turn or somersault. You won't be able to perform any of these actions until the gauge empties. ⑧ Remaining smart bombs ⑨ Ra dar Displayed in All-Range Mode (p. 11). ⑩ Wing status ?[...]

Changing settings during a mission While on the pause menu, touch the relevant panel on the Touch Screen to invert controls for ascending and descending, toggle the gyro controls on and off, or toggle the crosshairs on and off.[...]

10 Main Game In the main game, you will progress through the story, one raid at a time. Starting from the planet Corneria, the story will lead you from mission to mission as you progress towards Venom. The route to Venom may change depending on the actions taken in each miss ion, which can make the story unfold differently. You will play different [...]

♦ T h e n e x t m i s s i o n p l a y e d w i l l d e p e n d o n w h e t h e r M i s s i o n C o m p l e t e o r M i s s i o n A c c o m p l i s h e d i s d i s p l a y e d a t t h e e n d o f t h e c u r r e n t m i s s i o n . On clearing a mission you can see the status of the other Arw ing pilots, the number of hits scored and number of play[...]

♦ I n N i n t e n d o 3 D S m o d e , y o u c a n c o n t i n u e a f t e r a g a m e o v e r . As your vehicle takes damage, the shield gauge will go down. If it empties completely, the number of vehicles remaining is reduced by one, and you must start the mission again from the beginning (or from the checkpoint). If the vehicle is shot down whe[...]

11 Flight Modes All-Range Mode This is a free- flying combat mode played over a square- shaped zone. If your Arwing reaches the edge of the combat zone, it w ill automatically do a U- turn. There are tw o different flight modes and sometimes a single stage will switch between the two. 3D Scroll Mode In this mode the ship will continually move forwa[...]

12 Items Smart Bomb Your number of smart bombs wil l increase by one. Gold Ring Refills some of the s hield gauge. Collect three to increase the size of the shield gauge. Collect three more to receive an extra ship. The following items can appear during a mission: Silver Ring Refills some of the s hield gauge (p. 9). Middle Supply Refills more of t[...]

Laser Upgrades the normal lase rs to twin lasers , and twin lasers to hyper lasers. Wing Repair Repairs the wings of your Arwing if they are damaged (p. 9). Supply Container These will appear wh en you receive a communication. Shoot them to reveal a useful item.[...]

13 The Star Fox Team Falco (F) Falco holds the ke y to an alternative route. Help him early on, and the l ikelihood of branching to the more difficult route becomes greater. Slippy (S) Slippy provides an analysis of the boss’s shields during a boss fight. When he is not flying with the team, the boss’s shield gauge (p. 9) does not appear on scr[...]

♦ T h e s h i e l d g a u g e s o f t e a m m a t e s w h o a r e s t i l l p r e s e n t a t t h e e n d o f t h e m i s s i o n w i l l p a r t i a l l y r e c o v e r b e f o r e t h e n e x t m i s s i o n , i n a n a m o u n t p r o p o r t i o n a l t o t h e n u m b e r o f h i t s y o u s c o r e d i n t h e c u r r e n t m i s s i o n . [...]

14 Download Play ● Setup ● Host System On the main menu, (p. 5) select BATTLE, then DOWNLOAD PLAY. When all the players have assembled, select START GAME to begin the download. ● Client System 1 On the HOME Menu, touch the Download Play icon, then touch OPEN. You can challenge up to three other friends with Nintendo 3DS syste ms to an All-Ran[...]

2 Touch the Nintendo 3DS logo. 3 Touch the STAR FOX 64 3D logo. ♦ You may need to perform a system update. Follo w the on - screen instructions to begin the update. If you receive a message during the system update that the connection was unsuccessful, carry out the system update from the System Settings application. For further information about[...]

15 Battle Mode Survival When a player is shot down, they are out. The last pilot flying is the winner. Point Battle The player gets one point each time they shoot down a rival. The first player to achieve the set number of points is the winn er. Time Battle The player that shoots down the greatest number of opponents within the set time is the winn[...]

Time Limit/Poi nts Set the battle duration or the number of points required to win. Items Set whether or not ite ms appear during battle. Com Set the skill level of the computer players. Can only be set if t here are less than four human players . Stage Choose a stage for the battle or select RANDOM. Player Icons Set whether rival players’ icons [...]

16 Battle View ① First pl ace crown ② Current posi tion ③ Pla yers' status Shows status information such as shield gauge levels (p. 9), points earned and current position. ② Indicates the player in first place. ③ ⑤ ④ Items Displayed after picking up an item. Press to use it. ⑤ Settings These settings are the same as on the paus[...]

Fly into an item box like the one on the right to pick up a random power-up. Press to use it. Each power-up has a different effect. Power-ups Rival's Info in Download Play In Download P lay, info on your rival's status will be displayed alongside a video of their face taken with their Nintendo 3DS inner camera. If you don't want to u[...]

17 How to Contact Us For product information, please visit the Nintendo website at: www.nintendo.com For technical support and troubleshooting, please refer to the Operations Manual for your Nintendo 3DS system or visit: support.nintendo.com[...]