MARACAS 2 WHAT'S SAMBA DE AMIGO? 3 CONTROLS 4

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Thank you for purchasing Samba De Amigo!
Please note that this software is designed only
for use with the Dreamcast console. Be sure to TM
read this instruction manual thoroughly
before you start playing Samba De Amigo.
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MARACAS 2 Samba De Amigo is
WHAT’SSAMBA DE AMIGO? 3 a memory card
compatible game
CONTROLS 4 [Visual Memory Unit
(VMU) sold separately].
STARTING UP 8
The following amounts
ARCADE/ORIGINAL 10 of available blocks are
required to save:
CHALLENGE 17 - Main File: 6 Blocks
TRAINING 27 - Downloaded Files:
2 Blocks per file.
INTERNET 28
Saving occurs
OPTIONS 29 automatically as soon
as a game ends. Never
turn OFF the Dreamcast
power, remove the
memory card or
disconnect the
controller
during
saving or
loading.
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Once Samba De Amigo has loaded and a game mode has been selected, a Listen to the music and shake those Maracas!
warning will always be displayed concerning the use of the Maracas (sold
All you need to do when playing Samba De Amigo is watch the screen and
separately). This warning will also be displayed even if you are using the
shake the Maracas to the music. It’s simple.
Dreamcast Controller. The following text is an explanation on how to use the
All of the music is fun and lively. Just follow the rhythm and shake. Select a
Maracas. You should also refer to the separate and more detailed warning in
difficulty level and your height, pick a tune and away you go!
the Maracas Manual.
Shake the Maracas when the (blue Rhythm Balls) hit the (circles). Thetop
Maracas Shaking Position two circles are red, the middle circles are yellow and the bottom circles are green.
Don’t panic; just enjoy the music and shake! All you have to do is get a Rank of
C or better to clear the stage and go on to the next one.
You should shake the Get a Rank of D or E, and the game will end.
Maracas in three (There are modes without “Game Over”).
positions: high, middle
and low. Keep the One-player or two-players?
Maracas upright and
Samba De Amigo is a one or two player game.
in front of you. The
Refer to the explanations from page 4 onwards for information on the
Base Unit may not be
Dreamcast Controller and the Maracas Controller.
able to sense the
Maracas if you shake To return to the Title Screen...
them horizontally or
beyond the limits of
the sensor zone. Refer Simultaneously press and hold the , , , and the Start Button.
to the diagram on the
left. Simultaneously press and hold the left and right Maraca Buttons and shake.
POSE!!
You must make the same pose as shown on the screen whenever the Pose
Mark is displayed. An “O” will be displayed if your pose was good and an
“X” will be displayed if it was bad.
Press and hold the buttons in the same way as shown by the Pose Mark.
Pose in the same way as shown by the Pose Mark.
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For a one-player game, connect a controller to either Port A or B. For a two- For a one-player game, connect a set of Maracas (sold separately) to either
player game, 1P should connect a controller to Port A and 2P should connect Port A or B. For a two-player game, 1P should connect a set of Maracas to
a controller to Port B. Port A and 2P should connect a set of Maracas to Port B.
Mode Selection/Enter/Cancel (Basic Controls) Mode Selection/Enter/Cancel (Basic Controls)
Left Maraca Right Maraca
Maraca Button
Maraca Button
Cancel
Start a game
Raise or lower
Pause
Mode selection
Raise or lower, then Enter a mode, etc.
hold a position to
select an item
Shake Maraca
Shake Maraca
Enter a mode, etc.
When selecting a
(When using the Left
Insert a memory card mode, raise or lower
Maraca to select)
into the Expansion the Maraca towards
Socket of a Controller the onscreen arrows
Controller Warning to make the
screen scroll
Do not touch the Analog Thumb Pad or the
Triggers while turning the Dreamcast power
ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller
Saving when using the Maracas
initialization procedure and result in
malfunction. You must connect a controller with an inserted memory card to an unused
controller port to save game files when using the Maracas. It is possible to
play using only the Maracas, but impossible to save.
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Mode Selection/Enter/Cancel (Basic Controls)
Remember the positions! (Game-play Controls)
The button assignment is set by default to Type A. You can change the controls
by selecting and entering “Control Settings” from OPTIONS.
All of the controller control settings in this manual are for Type A.
Note: You can not use the Analog Thumb Pad. Note: You can use either the right or the left Maraca to point to the circles.
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Title Screen Game Menu
Press the Start Button at Press the button on the right Press to select a Raise or lower the left
the Title Screen to Maraca to display the VMU menu item and press Maraca to select a menu
display the VMU Selection Screen. to enter your selection. item. Shake the Maraca
Selection Screen. towards the onscreen arrows
when they are displayed to
scroll the menu. Either shake
the right Maraca, or press
the right Maraca Button to
Select a VMU enter your menu selection.
The VMU Selection Screen will be displayed when you start the game up. Select
and enter a memory card that contains a Samba De Amigo game file. ARCADE PARTY
This mode is exactly the same as You’ll have a blast playing the
Press to select Raise or lower the left the “Samba De Amigo” arcade three games in this mode. (fi P.19)
a file and press to Maraca to move the version. (fi P.10)
enter your selection. selection cursor and select a ORIGINAL TRAINING
file. Either shake the right
Maraca, or press the right You can collect and play the tunes You can practice Samba as much
Maraca Button to enter your that you’ve played once in as you like in this mode. (fi P.27)
selection. ARCADE mode, the tunes that
you’ve won in CHALLENGE Mode INTERNET
You can also press to cancel. If You can also press the left and the tunes that you download
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ARCADE and ORIGINAL Mode are essentially the same. The only significant MODESELECT
differences are the selectable tunes and the number of tunes. The basic menus
for all of the modes are also the same.
EASY
Player Entry This is a simple mode with fewer Rhythm Balls for beginners. There is only one
stage and the game will not end before the tune ends.
Press to enter (this will Press the right Maraca Button NORMAL
happen automatically to enter (this will happen
after a short wait). automatically after a short This is a mode for intermediate players. There are two stages. The game will
wait). end during a tune if your Rank falls below O at Rank E.
HARD
This mode is for advanced players. There are two stages. The game will end
during a tune if your Rank falls below O at Rank E.
2P should enter in the same way between the Player Entry Screen and the Music
Select Screen. 2P can not enter once the game has started.
MODESELECT
Select a mode that you want to play. Mode difficulty and the number of stages
differ from mode to mode. Make and enter your selections within the time limit.
There are lots more modes
than these ones!
Press to select a Raise or lower the left
mode and press to Maraca to select a mode.
enter your selection. Either shake the right
Maraca, or press the right
Maraca Button to enter your
menu selection.
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HEIGHTSELECT Game Display
Press to select your Raise or lower the left The Game Display is basically the same for all modes. Refer to the Game Display
height within the time Maraca within the time limit explanations for each mode for more information on the differences.
limit and press to to select your height. Either
enter your selection. shake the right Maraca, or Score Circle
press the right Maraca
Button to enter your Your present score. You’ll know that your
selection. timing and positioning
Rank
were correct when you
Your present rank. see “YEAH!” If you make
Be honest! Don’t lie about your height! The Maracas won’t a mistake, you’ll see
work properly if you select the wrong height. If you enter your Gauge “BOO!” The top two
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Maracas, the red circles are green.
MUSICSELECT squares on the gauge Rhythm Balls
will increase. Your Rank
Select one of the 3 tunes for every stage within the time limit. The number of will rise when the gauge is full. If you These balls flow from
stages that you can select depends on the mode that you are playing. The stages make a mistake, shake the Maracas at the center of the screen.
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Press to select a Raise or lower the left Clearing a Stage... Going to the next stage
tune and press to Maraca to select a tune.
enter your selection. Either shake the right You may go to the next stage if you clear your present stage with a Rank C or
Maraca, or press the right above. If you clear a stage with Rank A in ARCADE Mode, you will be able to
Maraca Button to enter your select one of 6 tunes instead of 3. When selecting a tune, follow the onscreen
selection. instructions to select and enter.
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RESULTSCREEN
Pause Screen (ARCADE/ORIGINAL/CHALLENGE/PARTY)
You can pause the game at any point. Select and enter one of the following two SCORE
items.
Press the Start Button Press the right Maraca MAXAMIGO RATE
to display the Pause Button to display the
Screen. Press to Pause Screen. Raise or Your Max Amigo is Your accuracy
select an item and lower the left Maraca the maximum percentage.
press to enter. to select an item, then number of rhythm
RESTART press the right Maraca balls that you got in
Button again to enter. succession. RANK
Restart the present
GAMEEND
stage from the very
beginning. End the game and Name Entry
In the Mini-game Total return to the Game
Check, you will start Menu. If your total score is within the top ten, the Name Entry Screen will be displayed.
again from the first You can enter up to 3 letters. In a two-player game, 1P and 2P enter their names in
mini-game. turn. Select and enter letters within the time limit.
If you make a mistake, shake Press to scroll Use either the left or right
the Maracas at the wrong through the alphabet Maraca to select letters.
height, or if your timing is bad, and press or to Shake the Maraca high to
the red squares on the gauge enter a letter. Press or enter and shake it low to
will decrease and your Rank to cancel. When you cancel. When you are
will fall. Try not to let your Rank are finished, either select finished, either select “END”
fall! “END” or wait for the or wait for the game to
game to automatically automatically return to the
return to the Title Screen. Title Screen.
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Challenge Menu
Game Over and Continue
In NORMAL and HARD mode, the game will end if your gauge reaches 0 at Rank E. Clear each challenge one by one to try and become the “Maracas King”! You will
The default setting is that you can not continue. You can change this by selecting win a “title” if you can clear a set of challenges. You must clear your present
“GAME” in “OPTIONS” then modify the “CONTINUE” option from “OFF” to “ON”. challenge before you can attempt the next one.
After the Result Screen, the Continue Screen will be displayed. Do the following
within the time limit. There is no limit on the number of times that you can continue. Height Select
Height Select in CHALLENGE Mode is the same as in ARCADE.
Press the Start Button Press the right Maraca Button
before the timer reaches before the timer reaches 0. Press to select your Raise or lower the left
0. height within the time Maraca within the time limit
Note: Shake either the right limit and press to to select your height within
Note: Press either or or left Maraca to make the enter your selection. the time limit. Either shake
to make the timer timer speed up. the right Maraca, or press
speed up. the right Maraca Button to
enter your selection.
Challenge Menu
Select a set of challenges. At first you can only select “MARACAS BEGINNER”.
Once you clear all of the challenges in the set, you may attempt the next set.
Each set of challenges is more difficult than the one before. Also, when you start
to clear the harder sets, you will win more than just a new title… What could these
prizes be?
You can’t select challenges
that you haven’t cleared yet.
You have to clear the
challenges one by one.
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Challenge Menu Party
Press to select a set Raise or lower the left
This is a fun mode for two players. Invite your friends over and play!
and press to enter Maraca to select a set.
your selection. Press Either shake the right
to return to the Game Maraca, or press the right
Menu. Maraca Button to enter
your selection. Press the
left Maraca Button to Party Menu
return to the Game Menu.
Select from “BATTLE”, “COUPLES MODE” and “MINI GAMES”.
Press to select a Raise or lower the left Press to select a Raise or lower the left
“Challenge No.” and Maraca to select a game and press to Maraca to select a game.
press to enter your “Challenge No.” Either enter your selection. Either shake the right
selection. Press to shake the right Maraca, or Press to return to the Maraca, or press the right
return to the Challenge press the right Maraca Game Menu. Maraca Button to enter
Menu. Button to enter your your selection. Press the
selection. Press the left left Maraca Button to
Maraca Button to return to return to the Game Menu.
the Challenge Menu.
Challenges BATTLE (fi P.20)
There are two types of Challenges: ARCADE/ORIGINAL Battle to the beat. Who is the grooviest?
and MINI-GAME (fi P.24). Brief instructions for each
Challenge will be displayed after you have made your COUPLESMODE (fi P.22)
Challenge selection. See P.13 for a description of the
ARCADE and ORIGINAL Mode Game Screen and see How compatible are you and your partner? Play and see!
P.24-26 for more on the MINI-GAME Mode Game Screens. MINI-GAMES (fi P.24)
This is a collection of mini-games.
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