Nintendo GAME CUBE User Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR
For use with the Nintendo®
GameCube™
Game Console
®
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ USER GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You have purchased the ultimate game enhancer for the Nintendo®
GAMECUBE™that will provide you with everything that you need to beat the game and
manage your game saves!! To get the most out of your GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™,
please visit us at www.gameshark.com to register your GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ and receive all of the benefits of being a member and to get all of the hottest
game saves for the latest games!!!
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™comes supplied with over 150 game saves, specially
created for your own use. You can use the online feature of GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™to download the coolest game saves available for your games from the dedicated website, www.gameshark.com, allowing you to unlock levels, have tons of cash, and
unlock secret characters.
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™lets you back-up all the game saves you have stored
on your GAMECUBE™Memory Cards to your PC, meaning you can free up valuable
space on your GAMECUBE™Memory Cards! You can also delete any game saves you
no longer require at the click of a mouse button.
1) GETTING STARTED
a) Requirements
To use GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ you must have a PC running Windows 98SE or
above with 30MB hard disk space free.
It is advisable to have over 100MB of disk space free for storing your game saves. You
will need a CD-ROM drive and one free USB port.
A PC modem and account with an Internet service provider (ISP) or a dial-up Internet
connection is required to use GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ online features.
b) Setting up GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ for the First Time
1. Insert the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ disc into the CD drive of your PC
and close the drawer.
2. After a few seconds, the installation launch panel will appear. If the launch panel
does not automatically appear, double-click on the My Computer icon, then
double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and lastly double-click on the SETUP.EXE file
to bring up the launch panel.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to install GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ onto
your PC.
c) Connecting the Supplied USB Cable and GAMECUBE™ USB Memory Card
1. Make sure you have the “GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™” CD inserted in your
CD-ROM drive of your PC.
2. Connect the USB cable to a spare USB socket usually located at the back of
your PC and to the supplied GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card. Do not connect
the supplied GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card to your GAMECUBE™and PC
at the same time.
3. Windows should now detect new hardware being connected to your PC and
may ask you for a path where to find the required USB drivers.
4. The path of the required drivers can be found in the “Drivers” folder on the
“GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™CD.
5. Once drivers have finished installing, restart your PC.
6. Once the drivers have successfully been installed, you will not be required to
install the drivers again.
d) Disconnecting the Supplied GAMECUBE™ USB Memory Card from your PC
Always check you have shutdown the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™application on
your PC before disconnecting the GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card from the supplied
USB cable and PC.
e) Starting-up the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™ Interface
1. Make sure you have the supplied USB cable and GAMECUBE™USB Memory
Card correctly connected to a spare USB socket on your PC.
2. Double-click the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™icon on your PC.
PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT disconnect the GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card while using
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™and never have the supplied GAMECUBE™USB
Memory Card connected to your PC and GAMECUBE™at the same time.
2) AN OVERVIEW OF GAMESAVES FOR GAMECUBE™ INTERFACE
When you first start your GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™software, you will be presented
with an interface consisting of two different panels as shown below. Details of each panel
and its functions are explained in more detail below:
a) PC Panel
This is the left panel that displays all the game saves stored on your PC. The game
saves are stored in Group Folders so you can manage your own game saves by simply
grouping them together. Game saves can also be copied or moved into different Group
Folders within the PC Panel.
b) Memory Card Panel
This is the panel on the right and displays game saves, which are stored on the GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card that is connected to your PC via the supplied USB cable.
1. Group Folder – These are the folders that contain the game saves stored on
the PC.
2. Game Saves – These are the actual game save files that are stored on the PC.
3. Edit – This button allows you to edit Group Folder names and Game Save
Descriptions of the game saves stored within the PC Panel.
4. Delete – This button will delete any highlighted game save(s).
5. Status – This button shows useful information about the number of game saves
stored on the PC and properties of the currently connected GAMECUBE™USB
Memory Card such as number of blocks free and the number of game saves it
currently stores.
6. Minimize – This button minimizes the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE
™
application into your Taskbar.
7. Exit – This button shuts down the GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™application.
8. Refresh – Refreshes the Memory Card Panel displaying the contents of the
currently connected GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card.
9. Memory Card Panel – This panel displays all the game saves that are currently
stored on the connected GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card.
10. Memory Card Capacity Bar – This bar shows how much free space is available
on the connected GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card.
11. Memory Card Save Information Panel – This box displays useful game save
information for the selected game save stored on the connected GAMECUBE
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USB Memory Card.
12. GameShark Icon – This button will display general information about the product.
13. WWW – This button will take you to www.gameshark.com.
14. Back up Memory Card – This button copies the entire contents of the
connected GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card to the PC.
15. Copy -> PC – This button copies highlighted game saves from the Memory
Card Panel to the PC.
16. Erase Memory Card – This button erases the entire contents of the connected
GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card.
17. Copy -> Memory Card – This button copies highlighted game saves from the
PC Panel to the connected GAMECUBE™ USB Memory Card.
18. PC Panel Save Information Panel – Displays game save information for the
currently selected game save in the PC Panel.
19. PC Panel – This panel displays all the game saves you have stored on the PC.
20. Network – Opens the Internet Connection Panel, used to connect to the
GAMECUBE™section of GameShark® website to find new game saves.
3) MANAGING GAME SAVES ON THE PC
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™allows you to store and manage all your game saves
you have for the GAMECUBE™on your PC. You can quickly and easily copy, delete and
backup game saves with the supplied USB Cable and GAMECUBE™USB Memory
Card.
You can then rename and add Game Save Descriptions to help you compile your own
collection of game saves stored on your PC that can be quickly transferred back to the
supplied GAMECUBE™USB Memory Card for use at any time.
The following sections explain GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™numerous functions and
capabilities in detail so you can begin to manage your game saves right away.
a) Group Folders
On the PC Panel, all the game saves are stored in Group Folders, which are designed to
make it easier for you to manage the game saves stored on your PC. E.g. you could
have a Group Folder named “Game X” and only store game saves for “Game X” inside.
You can open and close the Group Folders by simply double-clicking on them to show or
hide the game saves stored inside them.
b) Creating Group Folders
To create a new Group Folder simply double-click left button while the mouse cursor is in
any blank space within the PC Panel. A dialogue box will appear allowing you to enter a
name for a new Group Folder.
c) Editing Group Folder Names
To edit a Group Folder name, simply use the mouse to highlight a Group Folder then
click on the ‘EDIT’ button. A dialogue box will appear allowing you to edit the Group
Folder name.
d) Editing Game Save Descriptions
When you highlight a game save in the PC Panel, useful information is displayed in the
Information box below such as File Size, Save Name, Game Name and a Game Save
Description.
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™allows you to add or edit Game Save Descriptions so
you can easily identify each game save more easily. This is a useful function and allows
you to identify each game save for the same game, for example you could enter a Game
Save Description such as “Level 5 unlocked with all weapons”.
Follow the steps below to edit the Game Save Description.
1. Use the mouse to click and highlight the game save you wish to edit.
2. Now use the mouse to click on the ‘Edit’ button. Double-clicking the selected
game save also performs this same action.
3. The “Edit Game Save Description” dialog box as shown above will now
appear.
4. Now enter a short description of the game save in the “Description” box. This
will help you distinguish between your game saves.
5. Once you are happy with your Game Save Description, click ‘OK’.
e) Deleting Game Saves Stored on the PC
Once you have deleted a game save file it cannot be recovered! Please use this function
with caution, especially if you don’t have a backup of your game saves.
To delete game saves from the PC Panel, simply use the mouse to highlight the game
save you wish to delete and press the ‘DELETE’ key on your keyboard or use the mouse
and click the ‘Delete’ button.
TIP
To delete more than one game save at a time, simply hold down the ‘Ctrl’ button on your
keyboard while selecting the game saves you want to delete. Now when you delete, all
the highlighted game saves will be deleted together.
4) MANAGING GAME SAVES ON YOUR GAMECUBE MEMORY CARDS
GAMESAVES for GAMECUBE™has several functions that allow you to keep your
GAMECUBE™game saves in good order.
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