Games SEGA DREAMCAST SPACE CHANNEL 5 User Manual

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Space Channel 5 is a memory card compatible game (Visual Memory Unit
[VMU] sold separately). With this game, 5 blocks are needed to save game
files. When saving or loading game files, never turn the Dreamcast power
OFF or remove the memory card, controller or other peripheral devices.

SAVE GAME FILE

5

BLOCKS USED

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It’s the 25th century, and planet Earth is in a state of crisis.

An alien race, the Morolians, have launched an invasion against
Earth, randomly shooting innocent victims with a mysterious ray
gun. The effect of the ray is rather unusual, as it forces people to
dance uncontrollably, and enslaves them to alien rhythms.

Of course, their attack has caused a widespread panic.

The fi rst station to grab the scoop is a little-wa t ched space
b ro a d c a ste r, “Space Channel 5.” Sensing a golden opportunity to
b o o st ratings, the dire c to r, Fuse, has sent the only re p o rter left who
h a s n’t been capt u red, a re p o rter named Ulala.

The bro a d c a st begins at the location of the fi rst incident – Spaceport 9.

Ulala must copy the Morolians’ dance steps – Up! Down! Right!
Left! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!

Ulala is the only hope we have to defeat the Morolians and free the
human victims. The future of the Earth is in her hands!

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Birthdate:May 30th, 2477
Sign: Gemini

Ulala, 22, has been wo rking at Space
Channel 5 as a re p o rter for the last two
ye a rs. The capt u re of the other re p o rte rs
c ove ring the invasion has seen Ulala pro­m oted to the inve st i ga t i ve re p o rt i n g
team. This is her big chance to prove
her re p o rting skills to the wo rl d !

The alien race who suddenly invaded Earth, the Morolians are an odd but undeniably
c u te bunch. Their ray guns turn innocent humans into hy p n otized go-go dancers !
T h ey are ve ry curious and possess a high level of inte l l i gence. Wo rking to ge ther in
g roups, these are ve ry misch i evous and naughty little cre a t u re s.

Birthdate: September 21st, 2464
Sign: Virgo

The 35 ye a r-old dire c tor of the inve st i ga t i ve re p o rt i n g
team, Fuse is norm a l ly a laid-back kind of guy. Howeve r,
th e re has been a lot of pre s s u re from his superi o rs, and
h e’s been st ressed out late ly about the show ’s ra t i n g s .
This anxiety has shortened his te mper considera b ly,
w h i ch pro b a b ly wo n’t help morale among his sta ff .

Designed to attack luxury passenger

ships, this fiendish Boss character has

captured a group of elementary

school students. Be careful not to

hit the children while shooting!

B i rth d a te : S e ptember 5th, 24 8 0
Sign: Vi rg o

Pudding, a 19 ye a r-old fo rmer teen idol,
is a re p o rter for Channel 42. She has
m a ny adoring fans, yet harbors a
st ro n g jealousy towards Ulala, who
seems to have appeared out of
nowhere to steal her limelight.

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Space Channel 5 is a
1 Player game.
Connect a Dreamcast
Controller to Control
Port A before turning
the power ON.
To return to the Title
Screen at any time
during game play,
simultaneously press
and hold the

, ,

, and Start
Buttons on the
Dreamcast Controller.
Never touch the
Analog Thumb Pad or
Tri g ge rs

/ w h i l e
t u rning the Dre a m c a st
p ower ON. Doing so
m ay disru pt the
c o n t ro l l e r i n i t i a l i z a t i o n
procedure and result
in malfunction.

SELECT

JUMP PACK™ (Sold Separa te ly )

Space Channel 5 is compatible
for use with the Jump Pack
(sold separately). Insert the
Jump Pack into Expansion
Socket 2 of the Dreamcast
Controller.

CANCEL

ENTER

GAME START/PAUSE

BASIC CONTROLS

The basic controls are easy! After that it’s down to your timing and
reflexes. For a more detailed explanation, refer to p.8.

SHOOT (RESCUE THE HUMANS!)

C a reful with that laser, Ulala! Re m e m b e r, shoot th e
M o rolians with the B u t ton and free the humans
w i th the B u t ton. Don’t get mixed up!

SHOOT (MOROLIANS)

DANCE MODE: Press and the Button in the direction the

Morolians tell you.
SHOOTING MODE: Press and the / Button in accordance with the

directions from the game.

This game is all about rhythm! Closely follow the timing and move­ments of the Morolians, and let Ulala do her thing!

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Ulala is the only one who can free the humans from the Morolians’ dance trance.
Succeed in your report by following the Morolians’ dance steps and rhythm exactly!

DANCE MODE

Copy the rhythm and timing of the Morolians’ instruction and movement!

SHOOTING MODE

● Press the Button to shoot
the Morolians.

● Press the Button to rescue
the humans.

● Morolians/humans appear in
3 positions - “LEFT,” “UP”
and “RIGHT.”

● P ress in the appro p ri a te
direction and press the

/ Button to shoot.

When several targets appear in the same
direction, start shooting from the left.

When it’s Ulala’s turn to dance press
the UP! LEFT! RIGHT! DOWN!
SHOOT! Buttons in the same order
and timing as the Morolians!

When it’s Ulala’s turn to shoot press the UP! LEFT! RIGHT! SHOOT! Buttons in
the same order and timing as the Morolians!

Press the Button to shoot
the Morolians.

Press the Button to free the
humans.

Watch where and in what order the Morolians appear!

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THE GAME DISPLAY

The basic game display.

DANCE MODE SHOOTING MODE

The number of times Ulala can fail
Current View Ratings
Current turn

PAUSE MENU

Press the Start Button while playing to pause the
game and display the Pause Menu. Use to select
an item and press the Button to enter.

● PLAY Resume playing

● PLAY END Display the Game Over Screen

GAME OVER

Either of the following conditions will cut short Ulala’s career as a reporter:

● If Ratings fall to zero

● If Ratings fall short of the objective displayed at the beginning of each report

(stage)

● If the heart gauge displayed when dancing against a Boss character is fully
depleted

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CONTINUE

Once the game is over, the Continue Menu will be
displayed. Use to select an item and press the

Button to enter.

CONTINUE

Continue the game from the beginning of the last
re p o rt (sta ge ) .

SAVE END

Save the game at the last played report (stage) and
finish the game.
To continue a saved game, select “LOAD” from the
Main Menu, load the saved file and press the
Button to return to the Main Menu. Then select and
enter “CONTINUE.” You will continue from the
beginning of the saved report (stage). 5 blocks of
memory are required to save 1 game file (up to 8
game files can be saved).

Once the Save End Screen is displayed, select the
destination file and press the Button to save. The
Title Screen will be displayed upon completion.

END

Finish the game without saving and re t u rn to th e
Title Scre e n .

A fter turning the Dre a m c a st ON, the opening movie will
sta rt. Once the Title Screen appears, press the Sta rt
B u t ton to display the Main Menu.

Use to select one of 5 modes and press the
Button to enter.

Press the Start Button during the opening movie to
skip to the Title Screen.

NEW GAME

The main mode of Space Channel 5.
Select to begin the game. Dance and shoot to foil those nasty Morolians’ plan to

take over the earth.

LOAD

Load saved game files.

CONTINUE

Select after loading a saved game.

TUTORIAL

View a tutorial of the the game controls.

OPTIONS

Adjust the game settings.

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LOAD

Load game files saved to a memory card. Use

to select a game file and press the

Button to enter. Once a file has been

loaded, press the Button return to the Main
Menu and select and enter “CONTINUE.”
“NO SAVE FILE” cannot be selected.

The ratings at the beginning
of that report (stage)

Total time playe d

OPTIONS

Adjust the game settings. Use to select an item
and press the Button to enter.

Press the Button to return to the previous screen.
View the following pages for information regarding

the Option Menu items.

DEVICE OPTIONS

Adjust the controller settings. Use to select a control function and to
adjust. It is possible to give several buttons the same function.

Press the Button to return to the Options Menu.

VIBRATION MODE

Select the function of the Jump Pack:

●OFF The Jump Pack will not function

●ON The Jump Pack will vibrate when

Ulala makes a mistake

SOUND OPTIONS

Use to adjust and press the Button to return to
the Options Menu.

●SOUND MODE Select Stereo or Mono sound
output

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PLAYER’S STATUS

Vi ew Ulala’s perfo rmance. Use to select a re p o rt
( sta ge). Press the B u t ton to re t u rn to the Options Menu.

●MINIMUM VIEW RAT I NG The minimum level of Ratings

●OVERALL VIEW RATING The Ratings level when

●MAXIMUM VIEW RATING The best Rating of that report (stage)

●RESCUE RATING The percentage of victims rescued

●EXPECTED VIEW RATING Ratings will start at this level in the next

needed to proceed to th e
fo l l owing re p o rt (sta ge )

the report (stage) was cleared

report (stage)

CHARACTER PROFILE

View the profiles of characters featured in Space
Channel 5. It is necessary to rescue a character
before their profile can be viewed.

Use to select a character category and to
select a character. Press the Button to view the
character profile and the Button to return to the
previous screen.
Once a character profile is displayed use to
alter the camera angle of each character.