Games Nintendo GAMECUBE METROID PRIME User Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING
WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES
WARNING - Seizures
Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light
flashes, such as while watching TV or playing video games, even if they have
never had a seizure before.
Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an
epileptic condition should consult a doctor before playing a video game.
Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and
consult a doctor if you or your child have any of the following symptoms:
Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness
Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation
To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games:
Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible.
Play video games on the smallest available television screen.
Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.
Play in a well-lit room.
Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour.
Playing video games can make your muscles, joints or skin hurt after a few hours.
Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as Tendinitis, Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome or skin irritation:
Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it.
If your hands, wrists or arms become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest
them for several hours before playing again.
If you continue to have sore hands, wrists or arms during or after play, stop
playing and see a doctor.
WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries
WARNING: PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE PRECAUTIONS
BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING
YOUR NINTENDO ® HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME DISC OR
ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT
SAFETY INFORMATION.
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To avoid electric shock when you use this system:
Use only the AC adapter that comes with your system.
Do not use the AC adapter if it has damaged, split or broken cords or wires.
Make sure that the AC adapter cord is fully inserted into the wall outlet or
extension cord.
Always carefully disconnect all plugs by pulling on the plug and not on the cord.
Make sure the Nintendo GameCube power switch is turned OFF before removing
the AC adapter cord from an outlet.
Playing video games can cause motion sickness. If you or your child feel dizzy or
nauseous when playing video games with this system, stop playing and rest. Do
not drive or engage in other demanding activity until you feel better.
The Nintendo GameCube is a Class I laser product. Do not attempt to
disassemble the Nintendo GameCube. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
Caution - Use of controls or adjustments or procedures other than those specified
herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
CONTROLLER NEUTRAL POSITION RESET
If the L or R Buttons are pressed or the Control Stick or C Stick are moved out of
neutral position when the power is turned ON, those positions will be set as the
neutral position, causing incorrect game control during game play.
To reset the controller, release all buttons
and sticks to allow them to return to the
correct neutral position, then hold down the
X, Y and START/PAUSE Buttons
simultaneously for 3 seconds.
WARNING - Electric Shock
CAUTION - Motion Sickness
CAUTION - Laser Device
L Button R Button
C Stick
Control
Stick
The chozo
The Chozo... Over millennia, this bird-like race of creatures
made incredible technological and scientific leaps. Traveling at will
through space, they built many marvels across the universe–technological wonders of unfathomable complexity and cities unmatched in beauty.
They shared their knowledge freely with more primitive cultures and
learned to respect and care for life in all its forms.
Even as their society reached its technological peak, however,
the Chozo felt their spirituality wane. Their culture was steeped in
prophecy and lore, and they foresaw the decline of the Chozo coinciding
with the rise of evil. Horrified by the increasing violence in the universe,
they began to withdraw into themselves, forgoing technology in favor of
simplicity. Tallon IV was one of several refuges they built–a colony bereft
of technology, built of natural materials and wedded to the land and its
creatures.
The years passed, and in time a great meteor crashed into
Tallon IV, sending a massive spume of matter into the atmosphere and
impregnating the land with a cancerous element known as Phazon. This
element immediately sank into the earth and water, poisoning life wherever it bloomed. Most plants and animals died, while others mutated into
hideous forms.
The Chozo called upon all of their knowledge and technology to
control the power of the Phazon, but their efforts were doomed to fail. All
they could do was build a temple over the crater at the impact site, separate the Phazon core, and seal it away. Believing that someday a savior
would return to the planet, the Chozo left for an unknown destination,
leaving behind nothing but engraved accounts of their time on Tallon IV.
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THE space Pirates
The Space Pirates were interstellar nomads, technologically
dvanced in both space travel and weaponry. When they plundered the
Metroid population that had been discovered by the Galactic Federation
n SR388, they recognized in them massive military and energy resource
otential. They immediately invaded the nearby planet of Zebes, wiping
ut all life (including most of the indigenous Chozo) and building a mas-
ve network of research facilities below the planet's surface.
Deep below the surface of Zebes, the Space Pirates researched
Metroids for many years, even as a young girl orphaned by their raid on
he neighboring planet K-2L was growing up among the Chozo. Trained
s a warrior and infused with Chozo blood, Samus Aran donned a Chozo-
made Power Suit and cut a swath through the Space Pirates’ operation,
estroying everything in her path, including the gargantuan mainstays of
he Space Pirate army, Ridley and Kraid. She eventually made it to the
ore of their base, destroyed
ll the Metroids she saw,
nd seemingly blew up
he Mother Brain.
But the Space Pirates were far from finished. They immediately
split their survivors into two main camps. One headed to Zebes to begin
rebuilding their ravaged facility and resuscitating Mother Brain, Ridley,
and Kraid. The second set out in search of a planet with powerful energy
resources. They didn't search far before they discovered Tallon IV, which
was still emanating huge pulses of energy from the Phazon contained
beneath the Chozo temple. Entranced by the massive potential of the
strange mutagen, they immediately moved in, retrofitting their laboratories, transporters, and life-support systems into the Chozo Ruins.
As the Space Pirates mined the Phazon and experimented with
it, they found that its capacity to mutate was unlike anything they'd ever
seen, and they promptly started combining it with indigenous life-forms.
They refined their operation; powering their machinery with thermalpowered engines sunk in the molten depths of Tallon IV, they drove deep
mineshafts and mined more and more Phazon, shipping it to their two
main labs in the Phendrana Drifts, where sub-zero temperatures made
specimen containment safer. Research leaped forward: by harnessing
Phazon's power, they were able to create untold horrors that soon
patrolled the dark caverns below Tallon IV's crust.
The Space Pirates also transported many species to their orbiting ship for
zero-G Phazon experiments, unaware that Samus Aran had finally
tracked their ship to its low orbit. As they continued with their
unnatural experiments, Samus sped toward Tallon
IV, preparing to wipe them out once and for all...
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