Games SEGA DREAMCAST CHUCHU ROCKET User Manual

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Thank

you for purchasing

ChuChu Rocket! Please

note that this software is

designed only for use with the

Sega Dreamcast console. Be

sure to read this instruction
manual thoroughly before

you start playing.

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ChuChu

Rocket! is a memory card

compatible game [Visual Memory

Unit (VMU) sold separately]. To save files:

Option Settings and Game Results:3 Blocks

Edited Puzzles (1 file):3 Blocks (Max:25)

Downloaded Puzzles (1 file):3 Blocks (Max:25)

Never turn OFF the Dreamcast power,

remove the memory card or disconnect

the controller during saving or

loading.

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In a far away time on a far away planet, there is a

Space Port. This Space Port is inhabited by thousands

of little ChuChus.

ChuChus aren’t ordinary

mice. We’re space mice!

The things that ChuChus

detest more than anything

else are KapuKapus.

KapuKapus aren’t ordinary

cats. We’re space cats!

The ChuChus lived happily until one

The Space Port became infested with

Oh no! Look at all

those cats!

What should

we do?

The fate of the ChuChus is in your

hands! The “ChuChu Rocket!” launch

day, when…
KapuKapus.

The ChuChus must
escape in rockets.

Which rocket

should we go in?

countdown has started!

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In a state of panic, the ChuChus are
running around at high speed. The only
order in the chaos is that they turn right
when they hit a wall. The ChuChus want
to get away from the KapuKapus –
quickly. But they just don’t know which
rocket to board.

Rockets are the only way to
escape the Space Port.
But there’s only enough fuel for
one rocket!

Space cats. They have huge, scary
mouths, and voracious appetites. They are
truly terrifying creatures. Like ChuChus,
they only turn to the right. KapuKapus
don’t even realize how much trouble they
cause. That’s why they’re really bad cats.

✻The following characters do not appear during game play.

Chuih is a ChuChu who really knows how
to party.
He’s the pilot of the Blue ChuChu Rocket.

ChuBei is a careless
ChuChu who
feigns ignorance.
He’s the pilot of
the Yellow
ChuChu Rocket.

ChuPea is a moody
daydreamer.
She’s the pilot of the
Red ChuChu Rocket.

ChuBach is a steady and reliable ChuChu who
does things at his own pace.
He’s the pilot of the Green ChuChu Rocket.

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This is a one to four player game. Connect either Dreamcast Controllers or Arcade Sticks
to the Control Ports, starting with Port A. Connect in order: A, B, C, D, according to the
number of players.
These are the basic controls. The controls for PUZZLE and PUZZLE EDIT are slightly different,
so don’t forget to check them too. (PUZZLE →P.15, PUZZLE EDIT →P.16)

Make sure that you insert the
Jump Pack (sold separately)
into Expansion Socket 2 of
the controller.

Menu Selection

Menu Selection

✻ To return to the Title Screen at any point during the game, simultaneously press and hold

, , , and the Start Buttons.

the
✻ Do not touch the Analog Thumb Pad, or the Triggers while turning the Dreamcast power
ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction.

Select

Cancel

Select

The same as Trigger

The same as Trigger

Cancel

Place Arrow Panels!

←

Move your cursor with either the
Analog Thumb Pad or the D-Pad.

= Press

the Button

Press the , , and Buttons
to place an Arrow Panel (up,
down, left, right).
Place panels to guide the path
of the ChuChus and KapuKapus.

↓ = Press the

Delete an Arrow Panel!

You can place up to 3 Arrow Panels
on the stage.
When you place a 4th Arrow Panel,
the first Arrow Panel will vanish.
Be forewarned, because the Arrow
Panels will fade away over time.

Messages!

You can listen to certain messages during
4-PLAYER BATTLE and TEAM BATTLE gameplay.
Press Trigger to gloat when you’re winning,
and press Trigger to taunt when you’re
losing. If you are using the Arcade Stick, then
press either the or Buttons. Hold down
the Triggers and the messages will change.

Button

Y

X B

A

↑ = Press the

Button

→

= Press

the Button

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Basic Rules

Use to lead into your own Look out for ! Lead them into your opponents’ !

ChuChusArrow Panels Rocket RocketsKapuKapus

How do ChuChus Move?

The way that ChuChus move is
very simple. Try and read the
movements of the ChuChus and
place Arrow Panels to guide them.
KapuKapus move in the same way.

If they bump into a wall,

2

they turn right

1

ChuChus run in a straight line

3

They turn in the direc­tion of an Arrow Panel

Different sorts of ChuChus!

You will sometimes see strange ChuChus. Maybe you can turn the tables of the
game by leading one of them into your own Rocket…

If you guide a “?” red ChuChu
into your Rocket, then…

The roulette wheel will spin and

there will be a new game “event”!

If you guide a “50” yellow
ChuChu into your Rocket, then...

You will get 50 ChuChus in one shot!

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KapuKapu Characteristics!

KapuKapus eat ChuChus!
And what’s worse, they’ll eat one
third of all the ChuChus that you
have collected if one of them gets
into your Rocket.
So, keep the KapuKapus out of your
own Rocket, while leading them into
your opponents’ Rockets.

If a KapuKapu enters a Rocket...

One-third of collected ChuChus are lost
(E.g. 30 ChuChus = 10 ChuChus lost).

Arrow Panels can break!

If a KapuKapu bumps head-on into an Arrow Panel once, it will shrink a little.
If a KapuKapu bumps head-on into an Arrow Panel two times, it will vanish.

One bump from a KapuKapu
and an Arrow Panel will shrink…

Two bumps from a KapuKapu
and an Arrow Panel will vanish.

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Memory Card

Press the Start Button on the Title Screen to display the
VMU Screen. Press the D-Pad to select a
memory card and press the Button to enter your
selection.

Mode Select

There are 9 modes to choose from on the Mode Select
Screen. Select which mode you want to play!
Press the D-Pad to select a mode and press the
Button to enter your selection.

HELP

View the Help Screen for further
explanations. (→P.12)

4-PLAYER BATTLE

Battle it out with up to 4 players! (→P.12)

TEAM BATTLE

Two on two! (→P.13)

STAGE CHALLENGE

Try and tackle these problems! (→P.14)

PUZZLE

Try and solve these puzzles! (→P.15)

1-4 Players

1-4 Players

1-2 Players

1 Player

PUZZLE EDIT

Make a puzzle! (→P.16)

NETWORK

Battle online. You can also download
and upload puzzles and “chat.”
(→P.18)

HOMEPAGE

Have a look at the ChuChu Rocket
Homepage! (→P.24)

OPTIONS

Change the game settings. (→P.25)

1 Player

1-4 Players

4-PLAYER BATTLE

The following explanation applies to BATTLE, TEAMBATTLE, STAGE CHALLENGE and

Time

The game will end when the counter reaches

0. At that moment, the winner will be
announced.

ChuChus

Anywhere from a
dozen to hundreds

of these cute, little,

space mice will be
on the game stage
at any time.

Rocket

Guide the ChuChus
to your Rocket!

Every player has his or her own Cursor, Rocket and Arrow Panels

Player 1: Blue

Player 2: Yellow Player 3: Red

NETWORKmodes.

KapuKapus

Watch out, or they’ll
eat all the ChuChus!

Hatch

The ChuChus come

out here.

Arrow Panel

Guide the ChuChus
and KapuKapus with
these arrows. You can
place up to three

arrows at a time.

Score

This is the total number of ChuChus that you have collected.

Player 4: Green

Pause Menu

Press the Start Button during game play to display the Pause
Menu. Press the D-Pad
“Quit” , then press the

to select either “Resume” or

Button to enter your selection.