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STARTING THE GAME
During the Title Screen, press START/PAUSE to display the Game Menu.
Use the + Control Pad
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to select the mode to play, and press the
a
Button to start the game. Shown below are available modes. Please
refer to the pages shown for details on each mode.
Online Game
(p.32)
▼
PLAY ONLINE BATTLE AGAINST
OTHER EP3 PLAYERS
▼
PARTICIPATE IN TOURNAMENTS
AND AIM TO BE THE CHAMPION
▼
WATCH OTHER PLAYERS IN
BATTLE OR TOURNAMENT
Offline Game
[Story] (p.42)
▼
SIMPLY LEARN AND PLAY THE
GAME
▼
LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD OF
EP3
Offline Game
[Free Battle] (p.42)
▼
PLAY OFFLINE BATTLE AT
FRIEND’S HOME
Tutorial
(p.45)
▼
LEARN GAME SYSTEM
Options
(p.45)
▼
CHANGE GAME AND NETWORK
SETUPS
Official Web Site
(p.45)
▼
FIND OUT THE LATEST INFO ON
EP3
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STARTING UP EP3 FOR THE FIRST TIME
The first time you start up EP3, you will be
asked to adjust the calendar setting of the
Nintendo GameCube™. If the calendar is set
correctly, select
NO
to continue with startup,
or select
YES
to switch to the Calendar Screen
for adjustment. If for some reason the calen-
dar is reset, please make sure to readjust before playing.
CAUTION
: If you select
NO
, the game will start creating save files
necessary to play EP3. Never remove the Memory Card during this
sequence.
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SYMBOL CHAT
Communicate using a simple picture to express a
feeling or action. From a list of registered
Symbol Chat data (up to 12 can be registered),
select one to display it.
WARNING
We reserve the right to terminate your user account for the use
of inappropriate symbols while online.
HOW TO REGISTER
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CONTROLS
+ Control Pad/
c
Stick
Select/Move parts
a
Button
Enter/set parts
b
Button
Return to previous step
l
Button
Reverse vertically
r
Button
Reverse horizontally
x
Button
Arrange two parts evenly
y
Button
Change color of face/object parts
You can create/register symbols by selecting
Symbol Chat
under
Chat
in the Main Menu.
✻
Depending on parts, there are controls that are enabled (displayed in
white) and those that are disabled (displayed in gray). Verify with Control
Commands Window shown at the bottom right portion of the screen.
REGISTERED SYMBOLS
When selected, a list of Registered Symbols will be displayed. Select
Not in use
to create a new message, or existing message to edit. The
data
Untitled
represents a message currently in creation.
FACE PARTS
You can
Change
the contour of the face from four available types,
Copy
the registered data to another data, or
Capture
a newly dis-
played Symbol Chat symbols and copy them (saved as
Capture
). Note
that if you copy symbol to already registered location, the previous data
will be overwritten. Also, to capture symbol, it must be permitted (set to
TRUE
in Capture setting) by the person transmitting it.
NEW PARTS
Select the parts that represents the message,
Face Parts
(eyes, noses,
mouths and hands) or
Object Parts
(various messages and symbols)
Next, select a part to be used from the displayed list.
