--- Anticipation Instruction Booklet --- 2 Thank you for selecting the Nintendo Entertainment System ANTICIPATION Pak. _____________________________________________________________________________ OBJECT OF THE GAME/GAME DESCRIPTION Challenge yourself to quickly identify video pictures drawn on the screen and advance your Game Marker around the Video Game Board. Compete against the computer players or up to three of your friends. Don't forget to keep an eye out for the puzzle colors you need to advance to the next level. Anticipation has hundreds of puzzles from 16 different categories designed to give you and your friends countless hours of video fun. _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. PRECAUTIONS A. This is a high precision game. It should not be stored in places that are very cold. Never hit or drop it. Do not take it apart. B. Avoid touching the connectors. Do not get them wet or dirty. Doing so may damage the game. C. Do not clean with benzene, paint thinner, alcohol or other such solvents. Note: In the event of product improvement, Nintendo Entertainment System specifications and design are subject to change without prior notice. --- 3 2. NAME OF CONTROLLER PARTS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS A BUTTON / B BUTTON - Used to answer puzzle, enter letters Right - Used to move Letter Entry Cursor right Left - Used to move Letter Entry Cursor left Down - Used to answer puzzle --- 4 SELECT BUTTON: Not Used START BUTTON: Press this button to begin. Pause: If you wish to interrupt play in the middle of a game, press the START Button. The pause tone will sound and the game will stop. Press the START Button again when you wish to continue playing. The game will continue from where you left off. NOTE: The Pause function will not work during a puzzle. --- 5 3. SETTING UP THE GAME Before beginning play, first select the number of players (you and your friends). Up to four can play one game. Then select the number of computer players (note: the maximum number of players and computer players combined is four). Finally, select the skill level for your game which will optimize both challenge and fun! GAME SET UP SCREEN Press the Control Pad right or left then press the A Button to select; Number of Players(1-4) Number of Computer Players(0-3) Skill Level(easy, medium, hard, very hard) --- 6 4. HOW TO PLAY On the Game Board Screen, note the locations of your Game Marker, the puzzle colors you need, and the number of spaces you want to move to land on those colors (Game Markers advance counter clockwise around the board). GAME BOARD SCREEN {Picture of screen} Level - Top Center Puzzle colors not yet answered - Top Right blocks Game Marker - Shown on the board Current Puzzle Color - Text on bottom center --- 7 5. ADVANCED LEVELS OF PLAY If you select a higher level of difficulty, or you advance to the higher Game Boards, you will be up against several new challenges. First of all, fewer "Dots" will be visible in each puzzle, or there will be not dots at all. Also, the spaces for the letters may not be displayed or certain high difficulty puzzles may also appear. On certain Game Boards, Feature Squares will appear. If you land on one of these, something crazy will happen. Stay cool and press the A Button at the right time and you'll "get your feet back on the ground". On the highest level of difficulty, watch out for Drop-Out Squares. Land on one of these and...well, just don't do it! --- 8 6. ASSIGNED CONTROL PAD/BUTTONS BY PLAYER Controller 1 Controller 2 Control Pad | A/B Buttons Control Pad | A/B Buttons 1 Player Game Player 1 (Shoes) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Player Game Player 1 (Shoes) Player 2 (Trumpet) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Player Game Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 (Teddy) (Shoes) (Trumpet) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Player Game Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 (Shoes) (Trumpet) (Teddy) (Ice Cream) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 9 7. PUZZLE CATEGORIES Natural Tools Weaponry Music Man Made Things Leisure Miscellaneous Clothing Math Office Alphabet Food Scientific Travel Whatchamacallit On the Puzzle Screen, the Video Pencil slowly draws the Puzzle picture. The Die in the upper right corner counts down to zero. If you know the answer before the Die gets to zero, press your assigned Control Pad or Button. If you need a certain color, you may want to wait until the Die shows the number you need to advance that color before you press your Control Pad or Button to answer. PUZZLE SCREEN {Picture of puzzle screen} ---10 One of the four Player Markers will flash indicating who answered first. The timer starts, indicating how much time is left to enter the correct answer. If you were first, spell the answer as quickly as possible using the Control Pad to move the Letter Select Cursor left or right, then pressing the A or B Button to select the letter. You are allowed only one mistake, so be careful!! If you answer incorrectly, other players may try solving the same puzzle before the Die gets to zero. {Picture of answer entry screen}