MODEL: 70-132
CONGRATULATIONS!
you've got your very own VIRTUAL FRIEND! VIRTUAL FRIENDS
are the fun take-it-anywhere interactive friends you can care for and
love! now you can take your favorite disney characters with you
wherever you go. your new virtual friends are ready to play!
STARTING THE GAME
to start your game, pull the plastic tab from the back of your
VIRTUAL FRIEND. the plastic tab is not part of the toy and should
be thrown away. once you turn your VIRTUAL FRIEND on, it
should stay on. you never need to turn your VIRTUAL FRIEND off.
SETTING THE CLOCK
it is very important that you set the clock on your VIRTUAL
FRIEND for the correct time. your VIRTUAL FRIEND eats, plays,
and sleeps according to a natural schedule. if you don't set the time
correctly, your VIRTUAL FRIEND may get confused-- you don't
want THE LITTLE MERMAID to sleep all day and keep you awake
all night! when you first start the game, your VIRTUAL FRIEND
will be in CLOCK MODE. here's how to set the clock:
1) the HOUR will be flashing. press LEFT/RIGHT to adjust the hour.
when the correct hour is set, press ENTER.
2) the MINUTES will be flashing. press LEFT/RIGHT to adjust
the minutes. when the correct minutes are set, press ENTER.
3) the clock is now set, and you will automatically enter NAME
MODE.
NAMING YOUR VIRTUAL FRIEND
you can enter a name in your VIRTUAL FRIEND so everyone knows
it's your own personal friend.
1) a flashing bar will appear under the space for each letter.
2) press LEFT/RIGHT to search through the alphabet.
3) press ENTER to select a letter and move to the next space in the
the name. you may use up to 12 letters.
4) press ENTER twice to accept the current name and return to
GAME MODE.
TURNING OFF THE SOUND
1) press MODE to enter CLOCK MODE.
2) press LEFT to turn the sound off-- the SOUND ICON
disappear.
3) press RIGHT to turn the sound on-- the SOUND ICON
appear again.
press MODE again to return to GAME mode.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
when you enter GAME MODE for the first time, you will see the
arrival of your new VIRTUAL FRIEND! every VIRTUAL FRIEND
arrives in a different kind of way. THE LITTLE MERMAID swims
onto the screen and does some underwater acrobatics for you. isn't she
clever?
RETURNING TO CLOCK MODE
once the game begins in GAME MODE, you can return to CLOCK
MODE by pressing MODE until the clock appears.
1) if you wish to adjust the clock, press ENTER. the clock will start
flashing.
2) after you set the time, the name will appear. press ENTER to adjust
the name.
3) to return to GAME MODE, press MODE until ariel appears
again.
THE GAME SCREEN
the game screen is ariel's "home." you will see THE LITTLE MERMAID
move around the screen and go about her daily routine.
press the LEFT/RIGHT keys to select the different ICONS around
the outside of the screen. these icons represent all of the different
activities that allow you to interact with ariel.
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
HOW TO PLAY
you can help take care of THE LITTLE MERMAID and make sure
she grows up happy and smart. at various times, ariel will require a
certain kind of attention from you. ariel will make noise and the ALERT
icon
now you've got to figure out what THE LITTLE MERMAID needs!
if ariel is hungry, feed her. or you and flounder can throw a party
for her! or you can help her brush her beautiful hair! there are many
different ways for you to interact with the little mermaid. the trick
is to figure out what THE LITTLE MERMAID wants to do! use
the LEFT/RIGHT keys to move to the activity you want, and press
ENTER. here are the activities:
will
will
PARTY
THE LITTLE MERMAID just loves to have
fun parties with her friend, flounder. press this
button to watch them play together.
BRUSH
if you want, you can press this button and ariel
will brush her hair.
SCORE
choose this icon to check on the little mermaid's
progress. use the LEFT/RIGHT keys to display
screens showing ariels AGE and WEIGHT,
LOVE
and LEARNING
LOVE
and LEARNING
100 (great job!) and help you determine what the
little mermaid needs. if any of these falls below
20, you should take care of ariel right away.
the final statistic, SCORE, is an indication of
how well you are doing. the higher your score,
the better you are doing. your SCORE is an
average of LOVE, HAPPINESS, HUNGER,
and LEARNING.
will light up.
FEED
when you select this activity, you will be given
a choice of foods for ariel. use the LEFT or
RIGHT key to select either healthy food or
treats. everybody likes different kinds of food.
THE LITTLE MERMAID eats seaweed to
grow, and sea-biscuits for snacks!
you can see how hungry ariel is by checking
her HUNGER
a
100 means ariel has a full tummy-- and
a
0 means ariel could use a snack!
SLEEP
select this icon to turn out the light when
the little mermaid wants to sleep. the little
mermaid likes to take naps during the day. if
you turn out the light for her, she will happily
go to sleep. at night, ariel will be very tired,
and just fall asleep right there on the screen!
if you want the little mermaid to have good
dreams, turn out the light at night, too.
PLAY
you and THE LITTLE MERMAID can play
games together, too! when you press the button,
flounder will appear on the screen. help ariel
catch flounder! quickly press the LEFT or
RIGHT arrow in the direction that flounder
is swimming to make ariel catch him!
and HAPPINESS
, HUNGER
, and TOTAL SCORE.
, HAPPINESS
, HUNGER
range from 0 (uh-oh!) to
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on the SCORE screen
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