Games Nintendo DS MARIO HOOPS 3-ON-3 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Getting Started Getting Started 5

Getting Started 5
Controls Controls 7

Controls 7
Screens and RulesScreens and Rules 1313

Screens and Rules 13
Challenges Challenges 1515

Challenges 15
Tourney Tourney 1717

Tourney 17
Exhibition Exhibition 1919

Exhibition 19

MatchupMatchup 2121

Matchup 21
OptionsOptions 2525

Options 25
Player RankPlayer Rank 2727

Player Rank 27
ChaCharacters 2929

Characters 29
Itemems 3333

Items 33
Couourts 3535

Cou rts 35

UNIQUE CONTROLS

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 uses the following controls.

StrokingTapping

Quickly and repeatedly tap the

Tapping

Touch Screen with the stylus.

1

Stroke the stylus in any direction
then lift it off the Touch Screen.

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In this manual, the “tapping” and “stroking” controls are illustrated
as in the above diagrams.

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GETTING STARTED

Getting Started

Main Menu

Make sure that the Nintendo DS is turned off. Insert your
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Game Card into the top slot of your
DS system until you hear a click.

When you turn the power on, the screen on the

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right appears. Read what it says and tap the
Touch Screen once you understand it.

Touch the Mario Hoops 3-on-3 panel on the DS

2

Menu Screen. The game will start.

If your system has been set to Auto Mode, you can skip
this step. See the Nintendo DS instruction booklet for
more information.

The title screen appears. Select a menu item

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from the main menu screen displayed on the
Touch Screen.

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In this manual, a screenshot with a red frame indicates the top
screen, while one with a blue frame shows the Touch Screen.

The main menu displays
six menu items. Touch
one to continue.

Challenges (p. 15 - 16)
Practice controls used during games.

Exhibition (p. 19 - 20)
Play a game against the CPU.

Options (p. 25 - 26)
Change your settings or profile.

Player Rank

Options

Tourney (p. 17 - 18)
Enter a tourney and go for the championship!

Matchup (p. 21 - 24)
Play against other players wirelessly.

Player Rank (p. 27 - 28)
View how everyone stacks up.

About Saving

Game progress automatically saves after a match, and game settings
automatically save when a match begins. You can erase all of your saved
data if you hold down + + + + + at the same time
when turning on the game.

You can’t restore data once it is erased, so please be careful.

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CONTROLS

Controls

Most of the controls in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 are on the
Touch Screen, although you will also use and . In
this manual, a red heading means controls on offense and a
blue heading indicates controls on defense.

Y Button

Top Screen

L Button (p. 11)

Switch teammates

+Control Pad

Move players

Touch Screen

SELECT Turn marker ON/OFF (p. 13)

Pressing , , START, and SELECT at the same time resets the game and
returns to the title screen.
Close the Nintendo DS to activate Sleep Mode. This will reduce battery
consumption. Sleep Mode will be deactivated when you open the Nintendo

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DS. You may not activate Sleep Mode while playing in wireless mode.

X Button

R Button

A Button

B Button

START

Open pause menu (p. 14)

This section explains controls for right-handed players—you can select right­handed controls by going to Options then Hand Selection and picking Right (p. 25).
There are many other moves besides those described here. Go to Challenges and
select Practice to work on your game skills (p. 15).

Moving

Press in the direction you want the character to go.
If they don’t move even if you press , check Hand
Selection under Options. Your player won’t move with
if Left is selected.

Dribble

Tap the Touch Screen while your player is holding the ball
to dribble.
If you stop dribbling and your player holds the ball, you
cannot dribble again. You must shoot the ball or pass it to
a teammate.

Get coins Get coins

Get coins

panels! (p. 14)

with ? panels! (p. 14)

with ? panels! (p. 14)with ?

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CONTROLS

Pass

If you stroke either to the left or right
when you have the ball, you will pass it
to a teammate in that direction.

Shoot

If you stroke up when you have the ball,
you will shoot it. You score if the ball
goes in the basket.

Stroke left or right

Stroke from bottom to top

About Scoring

How many points you get when you score depends on
from where you shoot the ball. You score 20 points if you make
the basket from the green-shaded zone in the diagram. You get 30 points if you
make the basket from anywhere outside it. Special shots are worth 40 points
regardless of where you shoot them from. Coins that you had before making the
basket are worth one point each--they are added to the score (p. 14).
If you set the ? panels to OFF, the number of points you score will change (p.20).

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Special Shots

Each character has his or her
own command. When you
enter the same command
twice (and if it’s successful),
you will shoot a special shot.
Select Challenges then Special
Shot (p. 15) and check the
commands and their effects.

Steal

Stroke from top to bottom when you do
not have the ball and you will try to steal
the opponent’s ball.

Jump

Stroke from bottom to top when you do
not have the ball and you will jump to try
to block the opponent’s shot attempt.

Stroke from top to bottom

Stroke from bottom to top

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CONTROLS

Using Items

An item will appear when you touch a ? panel. Once you get an item, stroke to
throw it. Some items become effective the instant you grab them.

Switching Characters

If you briefly press when you don’t have the ball, you’ll switch to a
teammate near the ball. If you stroke while holding down , you’ll switch
to a teammate in the direction you stroked.

Briefly pressBriefly pressBriefly press

Stroke while holding down /

While holding downWhile holding downWhile holding down

Stroke toward opponent

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HELP BUTTONSHELP BUTTONS

While Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is mainly controlled
on the Touch Screen during matches, if you
turn on Help Button in the Options (p. 25) or
pause menu (p. 14) screens, you can also
control the game with buttons.

Controls when playing offense (when you have the ball)

Shoot
Pass left
Pass right

Controls when playing defense (when you don’t have the ball)

Jump
Sidestep left
Sidestep right

The above shows controls for right-handed players (select Right from
Hand Selection under Options). If you set the game to left-handed
controls, controls change to and control
switches to (p. 25).

While running

Hold down and

Hold down

Steal / Throw / Block
Jump-steal
Steal-up

Dribble
Dunk shot
Charge shot

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Screens and Rules

SCREENS AND RULES

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, you collect coins from the ? panels,
make shots, and vie for a better score than your opponents.
Go for your opponent’s basket while you pass the ball
among your teammates.

Game Screens

Players appear as red icons on the Touch Screen, while P2 or CPU players appear as
blue icons. indicates where the ball is and show where ? panels are.

Your team’s coin count

Marker

P1 is red and P2 or the CPU
player is blue. You can switch
it on or off with SELECT.

Your team’s score

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Current period

Opponent’s coin count

Icon

This indicates off-screen
characters and where the
ball is.

Time

Opponent’s score

Call-outs icon (p. 23)

Basic Rules

Split into two teams of 3 players and compete for points by making baskets in
your opponent’s hoop. Matches are split into two periods (initially). The team
that has a higher total score at the end of the second period wins.

More Coins Mean Higher Scores!

Dribble the ball over the ? panels to get coins. Coins are added to the score when
you make a shot, after which they reset to zero. For example, if you collect 30
coins and make a 20-point shot, you get 50 points. Sometimes you get coins by
simply bouncing the ball on a ? panel, and sometimes you pick up coins that you or
your opponents dropped.

Pause Menu

Press START during a match to display the pause menu.
Different menus appear depending on which mode you are in.

Continue Quit
Return to the match screen Quit the match

Call-outs Help Button
Turn call-outs ON/OFF (p. 23) Turn Help Buttons ON/OFF

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Challenges

In this mode, you can practice game controls. Select a
menu item on the Touch Screen then touch .
You might want to practice a bit when you first play the
game. You can also practice advanced skills.

Practice

Learn the Mario Hoops 3-on-3 rules and practice the controls you use during
games. Select a menu item with the Touch Screen and follow the on-screen
instructions to practice it. Press START while appears on the Touch
Screen to read the instructions.

CHALLENGES

Dribble Race

Dribble Race Time Trial unlocks when you clear Practice. Collect 100 coins and
try to cross the finish line in the shortest time. Select your player and stage
then tap .

Controls while playing

Race Screen

Dribble on the ? panels and collect coins
then dash for the goal. Avoid bumping into
obstacles or you will drop the coins.

(for right-handed players)

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Special Shots

Check special shot commands and their
effects. Slide the character to the basket
and tap to go to the practice screen.

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Scroll Bar

Touch to scroll up and
down. Touch to scroll freely.

Basket

Coins collected

Goal

? panel positions
The ? panels can

appear anywhere.
Some even move!

Current time

Player positions

Start

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Tourney

Select your favorite players for your team and enter a
tourney. Select a tourney and characters to start the
game. You clear the tourney when you finish it in first place.

Select Tourney

Select an icon like and tap to confirm.
When you have suspended Tourney data, the game will
ask you “Continue from where you left off?” If you
select “NO,” the previous data will be erased forever.

Select Characters

Slide characters to the basket and put them in the hoop.
Select three characters and tap to confirm. You
can still switch characters if you put a fourth player
through the hoop after deciding player positions.

Random Play

Press SELECT to automatically select players for the remaining unassigned
positions. If you already selected three players, they will all be switched.

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Character Types

Tap a character to reveal
their profile.

All-around Well-balanced
Speedy Quick on the court
Technical Good at shooting
Powerful Great at stealing
Tr i c k y Full of trick moves

Positions

In the order you select your team members, they will
play the center (CTR), left (L), and right (R) positions.
You will start the game with the player who is
playing center.

Switching and Assigning Positions

When switching
positions, slide a player
to the new position.

Tap a position and then
select a player to assign
the player to that position.

TOURNEY

CTR

LR

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Exhibition

Select your team members, a court to play on, and the
game rules, then play against the CPU. You can also set
how long you want to play the match and how many
periods to play. Customize the game to your liking!

Select Characters

Select the team members of both teams and tap . Put
the characters through the hoop to form your team
and put the characters through the hoop to form the
CPU player team. Press SELECT to automatically decide the
remaining players. If you already have three players selected,
they will all be replaced.

Select a Court

Select a court to play on. Tap , , or to switch
court types. Tap a court name to select it and tap
to continue. When you advance through the
tourneys, you will unlock more courts to play on.

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Set rules (p. 20)
Change rule settings.

EXHIBITION

Set Rules

Tap each item to set and select to return to the previous screen. Your rule
settings will be saved once the match begins.

Current rules
Shows what you set

on the Touch Screen.

Set time
Set the length of

each period.

Set periods
Set how many periods to play.

Set CPU lv.

Set how well the CPU
plays from Amateur (1) to
Brutal (5).

That’s the game!

When the match ends, options appear on the Touch Screen. To start
another game with the same settings, tap Another Match. Tap Quit to quit
the match.

Currently selected court

? Panel

Set to turn ? panels ON or OFF.
When you set it to OFF, you
will score as shown below:

2 points

3 points

Special shots are
worth 4 points.

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Matchup

MATCHUP

DS Wireless Play

Select a Game

Choose your opponent for Exhibition, Dribble Race, or
Coin Hunter (p. 23 - 24).

You won’t find anyone to play against unless they choose the same game as you do.

Host a Game

Select Host Game and tap
when you have
someone to play against.

Select Character

Select your team members. Both host and guest
players touch and to continue.

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Select either DS Wireless Play or DS Download Play
and begin a wireless game. Read pages 37 - 39 before
you begin.

Join a Game

Select Join a Game and tap
when you find someone
wanting to host a game.

Select a Court / Stage

Choose a court or stage. Only P1 can choose one.

Matchup Screen

Play in a match you selected on the Select a Game screen.

End of Game

When the match is over, select one from the following options: Another
Match, Select Characters, or Quit. Either you or your opponent can choose the
options in Exhibition, while only P1 gets to choose one when playing Dribble
Race and Coin Hunter.

DS Download Play

You can play Dribble Race and Coin Hunter in
this mode. Read pages 37 - 38 to get the game
ready. The steps are the same as DS Wireless
Play from the Select Characters screen on.

Guests start the game with the Help Buttons turned on (p. 25).
Guests press or to select which hand selection they want.

P1 - P4

The host becomes
P1 and the guests
become P2, P3, and
P4 in the order they
download the game.

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MATCHUP

Exhibition (DS Wireless Play only)

Play a match with a 3-player team. While the controls are
the same as the single-player mode during a match, only the
player who presses START may pause the game.

For 2 players

Letting Challengers Cut In

When players whose call-outs are turned on in the pause or Options menu (p. 25)
are nearby each other, challengers cut in—and you cannot refuse them. Follow
the same steps for DS Wireless Play to start a match. Challengers can cut in
when both players are playing a single-player match in Exhibition or Tourney.

Dribble Race

Collect 100 coins and be the first to cross the finish line to
win. Read page 16 for the controls during the race. The Touch
Screen displays the position of each player,? panels, and the
number of coins during the race. Only P1 is able to display
the pause menu with START.

For 2 to 4 players

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Coin Hunter

Each player begins the game with 50 coins. Throw items at your opponents and
reduce their coins. You win when everyone else has no coins left. When the time
runs out, the player with the most coins left wins. While you lose if your coin
count goes down to zero, you can stay in the game to annoy other players in a
three- or four-player game. Only P1 can display the pause menu with START.

Coin Hunter screen

Coin Hunter controls
(for right-handed players)

Move
Stroke up* Jump

Stroke in
any direction

Face camera
forward
Zoom camera
in/out

* When you have no items

Use items

Current coin count

Time remaining

Item your character has

Direction character is facing

For 2 to 4 players

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Options

OPTIONS

Edit Profile

Touch on the main menu to display the Options
screen. You can edit your profile and choose which hand
to play the game with. After changing your settings,
return to the main menu to save what you changed.

Options Screen

Tap the green items to set up your profile. The current settings appear brightly.
Tap to quit.

Current profile
The player profile edited

Hand selection
Select which hand to

play with.

Right­handed
player

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Left­handed
player

on page 26 appears here.

Profile (p. 26)

Edit your name and comments.

Help Button (p. 12)

Turn Help Buttons ON or OFF.

Call-outs (p. 23)
Turn call-outs ON or OFF. It

goes back to the off position
when you turn the power off
or reset the game.

Tap Edit under Profile to display the edit profile screen. Tap the green items to edit
details on the subsequent screens. Your profile will appear on the player rank screen.

Rank and points

You earn points if you have
good results in Tourney and
Exhibition. Your rank goes
up when you accumulate a
certain number of points.

Name
Enter your name.

Comments

Type in your personal
comments here.

Sometimes points go down when you lose a game.
The win rate and career wins/losses are matchup results in Exhibition.
When you edit your profile, return to the main menu and turn the power off.
Unless you go back to the main menu screen, the game will not save what
you edited.
Your comments and name are sent wirelessly to opponents. Do not enter
anything personal or other important information.

Win rate

Ball

Select a ball type to
play in matches.

Player icon

Select one from the
character list.

Career stats
Your win/loss records

appear here.

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Player Rank

PLAYER RANK

View Player Data

Exhibition results in wireless matches display by rank.
The ranking is automatically updated at the end of each
match. The screens display a variety of player
information.

Player Rank Screen

The blue boards are those players you haven’t played against.

Name board
Player names, his/her

matchup records, and
player icons.

Friends
The ranks of players you

have played against in
order of match results.

All
The ranks of

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everyone in order of
match results.

Set faves
The settings that you

made on the player
data screen.

Call-outs setting (p. 28)
The settings that you

made on the player
data screen.

Faves
The ranks of the players

whose Favorites setting
is set to ON.

Tap the name board to view individual player information and adjust the settings.

Player data screen

Player info

The player’s ranking and
wins/losses appear
here. Your career stats
appear when you want
to view your own data.

Faves

Turn it on to keep players
from disappearing from
your ranking even if your
rank screen fills up to
maximum.

Up to 99 player rankings can be saved. Additional player data will erase lowest­ranked player records. Be sure to set important players as faves to prevent erasing
them accidentally. If you already have 99 favorite players, additional player data will
erase lowest-ranked player records.
When you play against an opponent in an exhibition match, your and your
opponent’s ranking data will be wirelessly swapped and the game will
reflect them in the player ranking.
Never enter important data such as personal information in the profile.

Call-outs

Turn it off to disallow
players cutting in.

Erase data
Erase player data from

the ranking.

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Characters

CHARACTERS

Let’s meet the players! Maybe you’ll unlock other players if you
keep winning tourney games…

Mario

All-around

Fire Shot

A versatile player.
Mario’s steady
performance lets him
handle anything.

Luigi

All-around

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Green Fire Shot

Luigi leads
the team to
victory with
solid plays
that are just
as sharp as
his brother’s.

Peach

Technical

Heart Shot

Peach goes right
after that hoop!
She never misses
a shot that she
goes after.

Yoshi

All-around

Flutter Dunk

Daisy’s a bit of a tomboy,
and her shooting is first
class. She’s always full
of energy.

Daisy

Technical

Flower Shot

Yoshi’s a steady
all-around player.
He’s got robust
jumping skills, so
he’s pretty powerful.

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CHARACTERS

Taking advantage of his lengthy limbs,
long shots are a piece of cake for Waluigi.

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Waluigi

Technical

Twist Dunk

Wario

Powerful

Move-it Dunk

Wario drives out
opponents with
his power plays!

Bowser Jr.

Speedy

Graffiti Dunk

With his
spectacular dunks
and powerful steals,
Donkey Kong is a
mighty hoops player.
Don’t get in his way!

Donkey Kong

Powerful

Konga Dunk

With speedy plays
and a tiny stature,
opposing teams
are at the mercy
of Diddy Kong!

He zigs and he zags! He’s
powerful like his dad! Better
not underestimate Bowser Jr.!

Diddy Kong

Speedy

Jet Shot

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Items

ITEMS

Let’s check out the items that you use during matches.
There are items that commonly appear on any court and
there are some that only show up on certain courts. Change
your game strategy depending on which court you play on.

About the Items

When you throw an offensive item at other characters, they fall and drop the ball,
coins, or the item that they have. The items in red in the table indicate those items
that appear when you have the ball. The ones in blue show the items that appear
when the opponent has the ball, and the ones in green are the items that both you
and your opponent can use.

Items for All Courts

Single Coin

Score goes up by a point when a shot is made.

10 Coins

Score goes up by 10 points when a shot is made.

Mushroom

Boosts your speed for a while.

Poison Mushroom

Slows you down for a while.

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Star

Makes you invincible for a while and boosts speed.

Lightning

Causes everyone else to fall.

Fake ? Panel

Flies in the direction you stroke to trip anyone who steps on it.

Banana

Flies in the direction you stroke to trip anyone who steps on it.

Bomb

Flies in the direction you stroke and trips everyone around it when it blows up.

Green Shell

Flies straight in the direction you stroke, tripping anyone who touches it.

Red Shell

Automatically goes after the ball when you stroke to throw it.

Spiny Shell

A more powerful version of the Red Shell. It even chases the ball in the air.

Items for Specific Courts

Slot Coin (Jr. Street only)

If you make a shot after getting a slot coin, the slot will start spinning. You get
bonus points or lose points depending on how the pictures line up.

Mimic (Bloocheep Sea only)

Stroke to activate it. It goes after the ball or might even cough up coins.

Freezy (Sherbet Land only)

Throw in the direction of an opposing player and freeze him or her for a while.

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Courts

COURTS

This section introduces you to some of the courts.
There are other courts besides these and each is packed
with fun features. Try them all and play on your favorite!

Koopa Beach (Mushroom Tourney)

You move slower near the water’s edge.
What’s more, the longer you play, the more
pirate ships will show up to pound the court
with their cannons.

Peach Field (Mushroom Tourney)

Cheep Cheeps come flying from both sides of
the court. Hit one and it’ll turn into a coin.

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DK Cruiser (Flower Tourney)

Barrels come rolling into your way when
you pass by the waterfall. And watch
it—sometimes bananas get thrown in
from the jungle.

Luigi Mansion (Flower Tourney)

Don’t let the ball hit the ghosts or they’ll
catch it. Get Lightning to make the
ghosts disappear for a while.

Jr. Street (Star Tourney)

Taking the purple slot coins makes the
slots spin when you make a shot. Your
score goes up and down depending on
how the pictures line up.

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Establishing the DS Wireless Link (DS Wireless Play)

This section explains how to establish your DS wireless link for DS Wireless Play.

What you will need
Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite One for each player
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Game Card One for each player

Steps

1. Make sure that all DS systems are turned off then insert a Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Game Card into each system.

2. Turn on the power of all the systems. The DS Menu Screen will appear.

3. Touch the Mario Hoops 3-on-3 panel.

4. Select Matchup from the main menu screen and touch .

Establishing the DS Wireless Link (DS Download Play)

This section explains how to establish the link for DS Download Play.

What you will need
Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite One for each player
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Game Card One

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Steps (for the host)

1. Make sure that all DS systems are turned off then insert a

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Game Card into the system.

2.Turn on the power of all the systems. The DS Menu Screen
will appear.

3. Select Matchup from the main menu screen and touch
.

4. Select either Dribble Race or Coin Hunter and touch .

5. When you have someone to play against, touch .

6. Please follow the instructions on page 21.

Steps (for guests)

1. Turn on the power of all the systems. The DS Menu

Screen will appear.

2.Touch the DS Download Play panel. The game selection
screen will appear.

3.Touch the Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Dribble Race or Mario
Hoops 3-on-3 Coin Hunter panel. The game confirmation
screen will appear.

4. When the correct software appears, touch Yes. P1 will
start the download process.

5. Please follow the instructions on page 21.

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Important Wireless Communication Guidelines:

Please be aware of the following concerning wireless link play:

Do not operate the Nintendo DS within 9 inches of a pacemaker while using the wireless feature.

Observe and follow all rules and regulations regarding the use of wireless devices in
locations such as hospitals, airports, and aircraft. Operation in those locations may
interfere with or cause malfunctions of equipment, with resulting injuries to persons or
damage to property.

The power light
blinks when the

0 1 2 3

Weaker Stronger

During wireless game play, an icon will appear on either
the upper or lower displays showing the signal strength
of the wireless signal. The icon has four modes depending
on the signal strength, as shown below.

Important Wireless Communication Guides:

Begin with the distance between systems at about 30 feet or less and move closer or
farther apart as desired, keeping the signal strength at two or more bars for best results.
Keep the maximum distance between systems at 65 feet or less.
The systems should face each other as directly as possible.
Avoid having people or other obstructions between the DS systems.
Avoid interference from other devices. If communication seems to be affected by other
devices (wireless LAN, microwave ovens, cordless devices, computers), move to another
location or turn off the interfering device.

wireless function
is working.

30 feet

(10 m) or less.

Notes

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