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GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ USER GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations! You have purchased the ultimate game enhancer for the Nintendo®
GAMECUBE™ that will provide you with everything that you need to beat the game and
manage your game saves!! To get the most out of your GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™,
please visit us at 

www.gameshark.com

to register your GAMESAVES for GAME-

CUBE™ and receive all of the benefits of being a member and to get all of the hottest
game saves for the latest games!!!

GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ comes supplied with over 150 game saves, specially
created for your own use. You can use the online feature of GAMESAVES for GAME-
CUBE™ to download the coolest game saves available for your games from the dedicat-
ed website, www.gameshark.com, allowing you to unlock levels, have tons of cash, and
unlock secret characters.

GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ lets you back-up all the game saves you have stored
on your GAMECUBE™ Memory Cards to your PC, meaning you can free up valuable
space on your GAMECUBE™ Memory Cards! You can also delete any game saves you
no longer require at the click of a mouse button.

1) GETTING STARTED 
a) Requirements

To use GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ you must have a PC running Windows 98SE or
above with 30MB hard disk space free.
It is advisable to have over 100MB of disk space free for storing your game saves. You
will need a CD-ROM drive and one free USB port.

A PC modem and account with an Internet service provider (ISP) or a dial-up Internet
connection is required to use GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ online features.

b) Setting up GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ for the First Time

1. Insert the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ disc into the CD drive of your PC 

and close the drawer.

2. After a few seconds, the installation launch panel will appear. If the launch panel 

does not automatically appear, double-click on the My Computer icon, then 
double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and lastly double-click on the SETUP.EXE file 
to bring up the launch panel.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to install GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ onto 

your PC.

c) Connecting the Supplied USB Cable and GAMECUBE

USB Memory Card

1. Make sure you have the “GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™” CD inserted in your 

CD-ROM drive of your PC.

2. Connect the USB cable to a spare USB socket usually located at the back of 

your PC and to the supplied GAMECUBE™ USB Memory Card. Do not connect 
the supplied GAMECUBE™ USB Memory Card to your GAMECUBE™ and PC 
at the same time.

3. Windows should now detect new hardware being connected to your PC and 

may ask you for a path where to find the required USB drivers.

4. The path of the required drivers can be found in the “Drivers” folder on the 

“GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ CD.

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Summary of Contents for GAME CUBE

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR For use with the Nintendo GameCube Game Console ...

Page 2: ...ard disk space free It is advisable to have over 100MB of disk space free for storing your game saves You will need a CD ROM drive and one free USB port A PC modem and account with an Internet service provider ISP or a dial up Internet connection is required to use GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE online features b Setting up GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE for the First Time 1 Insert the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE disc...

Page 3: ...R GAMECUBE INTERFACE When you first start your GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE software you will be presented with an interface consisting of two different panels as shown below Details of each panel and its functions are explained in more detail below a PC Panel This is the left panel that displays all the game saves stored on your PC The game saves are stored in Group Folders so you can manage your own g...

Page 4: ...ntents of the connected GAMECUBE USB Memory Card 17 Copy Memory Card This button copies highlighted game saves from the PC Panel to the connected GAMECUBE USB Memory Card 18 PC Panel Save Information Panel Displays game save information for the currently selected game save in the PC Panel 19 PC Panel This panel displays all the game saves you have stored on the PC 20 Network Opens the Internet Con...

Page 5: ...e mouse to click and highlight the game save you wish to edit 2 Now use the mouse to click on the Edit button Double clicking the selected game save also performs this same action 3 The Edit Game Save Description dialog box as shown above will now appear 4 Now enter a short description of the game save in the Description box This will help you distinguish between your game saves 5 Once you are hap...

Page 6: ...while using GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE and never have the supplied GAMECUBE USB Memory Card connected to your PC and GAMECUBE at the same time b Making Backups of the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card You can use GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE to make a backup of the entire GAME CUBE USB Memory Card Simply follow the steps below 1 Attach the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card you wish to backup to your PC via the supplied USB C...

Page 7: ...se your mouse to click the ERASE MEMORY CARD button PLEASE NOTE Any game saves which are deleted from your GAMECUBE USB Memory Card will be lost forever so make sure you want to do so or make a backup on your PC 5 COPYING GAMECUBE GAME SAVES TO PC GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE can only copy game saves from the supplied GAME CUBE USB Memory Card and not from any other GAMECUBE Memory Card If you have any ...

Page 8: ...me between panels simply hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard while selecting the game saves you wish to transfer All the game saves will be highlighted Now simply press the Copy PC button and all the highlighted game saves will be transferred b Copying Game Saves Using the Drag and Drop Method 1 Attach the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card you wish to copy game saves from to your PC via the supplied...

Page 9: ...aximum of 127 game saves on the supplied GAMECUBE USB Memory Card this is a limit of the GAMECUBE itself in that it will not allow anymore than 127 game saves on any GAMECUBE Memory Card at any one time PLEASE NOTE DO NOT disconnect the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card while using GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE and never have the supplied GAMECUBE USB Memory Card connected to your PC and GAMECUBE at the same time...

Page 10: ...GAMECUBE USB Memory Card A progress bar will appear while the game save is being transferred 7 The game save will now be transferred to the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card The original game save will remain on the PC Tip To transfer more than one game save at a time between panels simply hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard while selecting the game saves you wish to transfer All the game saves will...

Page 11: ...ake a note of all the details you enter and keep them in a safe place for reference b Internet Connection Panel Overview The Internet Connection Panel looks like this 1 Internet Connection Panel This panel displays the results of your search 2 Close This button will close the Internet Connection Panel 3 Search Icon Clicking this icon will allow you to search the www gameshark com database of GAMEC...

Page 12: ...term you entered This option will return the most results and is the best option if you are unsure of a game save name 3 Contains This search will return results that contain one or more of the words in your Search Term This option is also a good option if you are unsure of a game save name The Date option allows you to search for Saves by date Simply enter a date in the Date box it will currently...

Page 13: ...your game save should show up Q I plugged in the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card and it was blank why is this A Plug the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card into your GAMECUBE and check there are game saves present If there are game saves present try re attaching the GAME CUBE USB Memory Card then use the mouse to click the Refresh button Q I ve loaded the software but it can t find the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card Q W...

Page 14: ...blems try plugging it directly into a USB port on your PC Q Will this product cause damage to my Memory Card A No Q Will this product cause damage to my GAMECUBE A No Q Will I get free upgrades to the software A Major versions will be released as new products but minor versions may be released for free as an upgrade at GameShark s discretion Keep checking our web site for any information at www ga...

Page 15: ...ssue Q My game refuses to recognize the GAMECUBE Memory Card A Copy the save over to a normal GAMECUBE Memory Card and this should solve the problem Q I ve copied saves over from my Memory Card to the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card using the GAMECUBE When I load the save directly from the GAMECUBE USB Memory Card it says it s corrupted but its okay on my original Memory Card Why A This could be due to a...

Page 16: ... warranty period IN THE USA Return product to the place of purchase or send the defective item postage prepaid with a copy of the sales receipt return address and a brief description of the problems you are experiencing to the above address MADE IN HONG KONG ASSEMBLED IN THE UNITED STATES 2004 Mad Catz Inc GameShark the GameShark logo and Wanna Beat the Game are trademarks or registered trademarks...

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