Nintendo Star Fox 64 3D User Manual

1 Important Information

Getting Started

2 Controls

3 Arwing Controls

4 Controlling Other Vehicles

5 Getting Started

6 Saving and Erasing Data

7 Game Modes

8 Map Screen

9 Mission View

10 Main Game

11 Flight Modes

12 Items

13 The Star Fox Team

Battle

14 Download Play

15 Battle Mode

16 Battle View

Support Information

17 How to Contact Us

1 Important Information

Thank you for selecting STAR FOX

64™ 3D for Nintendo 3DS™.

This software is designed only for

use with the European/Australian

version of the Nintendo 3DS system.

Please read this manual carefully

before using this software. If the

software is to be used by young

children, the manual should be read

and explained to them by an adult.

Before use, please also read the

Operations Manual for your

Nintendo 3DS system. It contains

important information that will help

you enjoy this software.

♦ Unless stated otherwise, any

references to "Nintendo 3DS" in
this manual refer to both

Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS

XL systems.

Health and Safety Information

IMPORTANT

Important information about your

health and safety is available in the

Health and Safety Information

application on the HOME Menu.

To access this application, touch the

icon on the HOME Menu, then

touch OPEN and read the contents
of each section carefully. When you
have finished, press to

return to the HOME Menu.

You should also thoroughly read the
Operations Manual, especially the

Health and Safety Information

section, before using Nintendo 3DS

software.

For precautions related to wireless

communication and online play,
please refer to the Operations

Manual, "Health and Safety
Information".

Information Sharing Precautions

When sharing content with other
users, do not upload/exchange/send
any content that is illegal, offensive
or could infringe on the rights of
others. Do not include personal
information and make sure you have
obtained all necessary rights and
permissions from third parties.

Language Selection

The in-game language depends on

the one that is set on the system.

This title supports five different
languages: English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian. If your

Nintendo 3DS system language is

set to one of these, the same
language will be displayed in the

software. If your Nintendo 3DS

system is set to another language,

the in-game default language will be

English. For instructions about how

to change the system language,

please refer to the System Settings

electronic manual.

Age Rating Information

For age rating information for this

and other software, please consult

the relevant website for the age
rating system in your region.

PEGI (Europe):

www.pegi.info

USK (Germany):

www.usk.de

COB (Australia):

www.classification.gov.au

OFLC (New Zealand):

www.censorship.govt.nz

Advisories

When you download or use this

software (including any digital
content or documentation you
download or use in connection with

this software) and pay any
applicable fees, you are granted a
personal, non-exclusive, revocable
licence to use this software on your

Nintendo 3DS system. Your use of

this software is subject to the

Nintendo 3DS Service User

Agreement and Privacy Policy,

which includes the Nintendo 3DS

Code of Conduct.

Unauthorised reproduction or

distribution is prohibited. Your

Nintendo 3DS system and this

software are not designed for use

with any unauthorised device or any
non-licensed accessory. Such use
may be illegal, voids any warranty,
and is a breach of your obligations
under the user agreement.

Furthermore, such use may lead to

injury to yourself or others and may
cause performance issues and/or
damage to your Nintendo 3DS

system and related services.

Nintendo® (as well as any Nintendo

licensee or distributor) is not
responsible for any damage or loss
caused by the use of such devices
or non-licensed accessories.

This software, instruction manual
and other written materials
accompanying the software are
protected by domestic and
international intellectual property
laws. The furnishing of this
document does not provide you

with any licence or other ownership

interest in such materials.

Nintendo respects the intellectual

property of others, and we ask

Nintendo 3DS software content

providers to do the same. In
accordance with the Digital

Millennium Copyright Act in the US,

the Electronic Commerce Directive

in the EU, and other applicable

laws, we have adopted a policy of
removing, in appropriate
circumstances and at our sole
discretion, any Nintendo 3DS

software that appears to infringe
anyone else's intellectual property.

If you believe your intellectual

property rights are being infringed,
please visit this website to view the

full policy and understand your
rights: ippolicy.nintendo-europe.
com

Australia and New Zealand

consumers please visit:

support.nintendo.com

© 1997-2011 Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Trademarks are property of their
respective owners. Nintendo 3DS is
a trademark of Nintendo.

CTR-P-ANRP-EUR

2 Controls

In-Game Controls

These instructions refer primarily to
the Type A control scheme.

Steer

Ascend/

Descend

Change point
of view*

Somersault

ascending)

U-turn*

ascending)
Laser
Brake
Boost
Launch/

Detonate

smart bomb

Bank ship left

/ (While

/ (While

Bank ship

right

Double tap or

Barrel roll

Receive

incoming
message

Display

pause menu

Display
HOME Menu

* U - t u r n s a n d c h a n g i n g t h e p o i n t o f v i e w

Touch the lower

screen

a r e o n l y p o s s i b l e i n A l l - R a n g e M o d e ( p .

1 1 ) .

Gyro Controls

With the gyro controls, you can

ascend, descend and steer by

tilting the Nintendo 3DS. If the

controls seem misaligned, return

the unit to a neutral position,
then press lightly.

Steering

This software involves moving
the Nintendo 3DS system

around while you play. Ensure

that you have adequate space

around you and that you hold

the system firmly in both hands

while playing. Failing to do so
could result in injury and/or
damage to surrounding objects.

Ascend/

Descend

Other Controls

Menu

navigation
Confirm
Cancel/

Return

Confirm

Touch the lower

selection

screen

3 Arwing Controls

High-Speed Turn

Press and hold / while turning

to make a sharper turn.

Somersaults and U-turns

If you angle the craft upwards, you

can perform a somersault by
pressing boost, or a U-turn by
pressing brake. Alternatively, just
press to perform a somersault, or

to do a U-turn.

♦ U - t u r n s a r e o n l y p o s s i b l e i n A l l - R a n g e

M o d e ( p . 1 1 ) .

Charge Shots and Homing
Shots

Hold to charge up the laser.

When the crosshairs change colour,
quickly press again to release a
powerful charge shot. If an enemy

target comes into range while
charging, the crosshairs will follow it

to indicate a lock on. Quickly press

or to release a charge shot or

smart bomb that will home in on the

enemy.

Barrel Roll

Double tap or to do a

barrel roll, a manoeuvre that
repels enemy fire.

4 Controlling Other Vehicles

These vehicles are only used on
certain stages.

Landmaster Tank

The basic controls are

the same as the

Arwing’s, but sliding

up and down only

moves the gun. Press

or to bank. Hold and

together to hover.

♦ T h e L a n d m a s t e r c a n r o l l , b u t i t c a n n o t

r e p e l f i r e l i k e t h e A r w i n g ' s r o l l . A l s o ,
h o v e r i n g a n d b a n k i n g w i l l f i l l u p t h e
b o o s t m e t e r ( p . 9 ) .

Blue-Marine Submersible

The basic controls are

the same as the

Arwing’s. Press to

fire a Torpedo. The

Blue-Marine cannot

fire charge shots.

5 Getting Started

Press on the title

screen to display the
main menu.

Current

Battery

Main Game

Play through the single-player story

time/

status

mode (p. 10).

Battle

Up to four players can compete via
Download Play (p. 14).

Alternatively, select SINGLE PLAYER

to play against the CPU.

Score Attack

Select a mission and aim for a high

score.

Training

Learn to fly the Arwing, then test

your skills in the trial run.

Options

Adjust the control settings, and
erase save data (p. 6).

6 Saving and Erasing Data

Saving

Progress through the game will be

saved automatically in a single file.

● Do not turn the power off, reset
the system or remove Game

Cards/SD Cards while saving.

Make sure not to get dirt in the

terminals. These actions could

result in permanent data loss.

● Do not use external accessories

or software to modify your save
data, as this can lead to an
inability to progress or loss of

save data. Any modification is

permanent, so be careful.

Erasing Data

Erase data by selecting OPTIONS

from the main menu (p. 5) and

choosing ERASE ALL DATA.

♦ O n c e i t h a s b e e n d e l e t e d , d a t a c a n n o t

b e r e s t o r e d , s o p l e a s e b e c a r e f u l .

7 Game Modes

After the control settings screen,
there will be an opportunity to

practise flying. After that, choose a

play mode to start the game.

♦ O n t h e c o n t r o l s e t t i n g s s c r e e n , y o u

c a n c h o o s e w h e t h e r o r n o t t o i n v e r t
t h e u p / d o w n c o n t r o l s f o r y o u r c r a f t .

Play Modes

This mode is

designed for
Nintendo 3DS
Mode

Nintendo 64
Mode

Expert Mode

easy play. It is

possible to

continue in this

mode.

This mode
recreates the
challenge of

the

Nintendo 64

original.

This mode will
become
available after

you've
completed
certain
objectives.

♦ N i n t e n d o 6 4 a n d E x p e r t m o d e c a n n o t

b e p l a y e d u s i n g t h e g y r o c o n t r o l s

( p . 2 ) .

Resuming a Game

When returning to the main game,
select SAVED GAME to resume from
where you left off. Alternatively,

select NEW GAME to start the game

again (overwriting the existing save

data), or GUEST GAME to start a

new game as a guest (during which

your progress will not be saved).

8 Map Screen

Your progress and current route are
shown on the map screen before
starting the next mission. Start a

new mission by selecting NEW

MISSION from the menu on the

Touch Screen.

♦ W h i l e o n t h e m a p s c r e e n y o u c a n a l s o

p r e s s o r t o r o t a t e t h e m a p .

♦ P r e s s t o c h e c k t h e c u r r e n t

r a n k i n g s .

①

②

③

④

① Map and current route

The colour of the route indicates the
difficulty level, with blue being the
easiest, yellow being medium, and
red being hard. The next mission is
indicated by ▼ .

② Mission results

Shows which team members

completed the mission with their

Arwings intact, indicated by their
initials (p. 13) and the number of

hits scored in the mission.

③ Current status

Shows the current total hits, the
record number of hits, and the
number of ships remaining.

④ Menu

New Mission

Alternative

Mission

Last Mission

Main Menu

Start the next
mission.

Change to a route

with a lower

difficulty level.

From the second

mission onwards,

you can repeat

the last mission,

but will lose one

ship if you choose
to do so.

Quit the game and
return to the main
menu.

9 Mission View

The 3D Screen shows the Arwing,

(or Landmaster/Blue-Marine), and its

immediate environment. Incoming
messages and other information are

shown on the Touch Screen.

② ③ ④

①
⑤

⑥

① Shield gauge

Shows the ship's remaining shield.

⑦
⑧

⑨

⑩

② Gold Rings collected (p. 12)

③ Crosshairs

Shots fired will pass
between the brackets.

④ Remaining vehicles

⑤ Number of hits scored

⑥ Enemy's shield gauge

Only displayed in boss battles.

⑦ Boost meter

This will fill up if you perform a
boost, brake, U-turn or somersault.

You won't be able to perform any of

these actions until the gauge
empties.

⑧ Remaining smart bombs

⑨ Radar

Displayed in All-Range Mode
(p. 11).

⑩ Wing status ⑩

The wings will break off if they take

too much damage. Laser power will
revert to basic levels and flight
performance will go down.

Pause Menu

Press during play to display

the pause menu. You can choose to
restart the mission (forfeiting one
life), suspend the game, or check

the controls.

♦ Y o u a r e n o t a b l e t o s u s p e n d t h e g a m e

i n N i n t e n d o 6 4 m o d e , E x p e r t m o d e ,
o r G u e s t m o d e .

Changing

settings

during a

mission

While on the pause menu, touch the
relevant panel on the Touch Screen

to invert controls for ascending
and descending, toggle the gyro
controls on and off, or toggle the
crosshairs on and off.

10 Main Game

In the main game, you will progress

through the story, one raid at a

time.

Mission Progression and

Alternative Routes

Starting from the planet Corneria,

the story will lead you from mission

to mission as you progress towards

Venom. The route to Venom may
change depending on the actions

taken in each mission, which can
make the story unfold differently.

You will play different missions, and

the game’s difficulty level will
change.

Clearing a Mission (Mission
Complete/Mission

Accomplished)

On clearing a mission you can see

the status of the other Arwing pilots,

the number of hits scored and
number of player vehicles remaining.

Your Arwing’s shield and wing
condition (p. 9) will be fully
recovered.

♦ T h e n e x t m i s s i o n p l a y e d w i l l d e p e n d

o n w h e t h e r M i s s i o n C o m p l e t e o r

M i s s i o n A c c o m p l i s h e d i s d i s p l a y e d a t

t h e e n d o f t h e c u r r e n t m i s s i o n .

Total hit count

This shows the total number of hits

scored against targets during the
missions cleared so far. An
additional ship is awarded for every

100 hits.

Getting Shot Down and
Game Over

As your vehicle takes damage, the

shield gauge will go down. If it
empties completely, the number of

vehicles remaining is reduced by
one, and you must start the mission
again from the beginning (or from

the checkpoint). If the vehicle is

shot down when you have no more

vehicles remaining, it’s game over.

♦ I n N i n t e n d o 3 D S m o d e , y o u c a n

c o n t i n u e a f t e r a g a m e o v e r .

♦ I f y o u d o n ’ t c o n t i n u e a n d y o u s c o r e d

e n o u g h t o t a l h i t s t o r e a c h t h e c u r r e n t
t o p t e n h i g h s c o r e s , y o u r n a m e a n d
h i g h s c o r e c a n b e r e c o r d e d i n t h e
g a m e r a n k i n g s .

11 Flight Modes

There are two different flight modes
and sometimes a single stage will

switch between the two.

3D Scroll Mode

In this mode

the ship will
continually
move forwards.

During the

mission you will
encounter a

Checkpoint

checkpoint. Fly through it and you’ll
return there if your ship is shot

down.

All-Range Mode

This is a free-

flying combat
mode played
over a square-

shaped zone. If

your Arwing
reaches the edge of the combat

zone, it will automatically do a U-

turn.

12 Items

The following items can appear
during a mission:

Silver Ring

Refills some of the shield

gauge (p. 9).

Middle Supply

Refills more of the shield

gauge.

Gold Ring

Refills some of the shield

gauge. Collect three to
increase the size of the

shield gauge. Collect three

more to receive an extra

ship.

Smart Bomb

Your number of smart

bombs will increase by one.

Laser

Upgrades the normal lasers

to twin lasers, and twin

lasers to hyper lasers.

Wing Repair

Repairs the wings of your

Arwing if they are damaged

(p. 9).

Supply Container

These will appear when you
receive a communication.
Shoot them to reveal a
useful item.

13 The Star Fox Team

Fox has three companions who will

accompany and aid him on missions.

Peppy (P)

Peppy offers strategic

advice on how to proceed
in the level and on the
enemies’ weak points.

Slippy (S)

Slippy provides an analysis
of the boss’s shields during
a boss fight. When he is not

flying with the team, the
boss’s shield gauge (p. 9)
does not appear on screen.

Falco (F)

Falco holds the key to an

alternative route. Help him
early on, and the likelihood
of branching to the more
difficult route becomes
greater.

Teammates’ Damage and
Withdrawal from Missions

Each of Fox’s teammates has a

shield gauge that will go down if
they are hit by enemy fire. If a
teammate’s shield gauge is emptied

completely, that teammate will

withdraw from the mission. They will

then be unable to take part in the
next mission, as their Arwing must
undergo repairs.

The current status of Fox’s

teammates can be seen at any time
on the pause menu.

♦ T h e s h i e l d g a u g e s o f t e a m m a t e s w h o

a r e s t i l l p r e s e n t a t t h e e n d o f t h e
m i s s i o n w i l l p a r t i a l l y r e c o v e r b e f o r e t h e
n e x t m i s s i o n , i n a n a m o u n t
p r o p o r t i o n a l t o t h e n u m b e r o f h i t s y o u
s c o r e d i n t h e c u r r e n t m i s s i o n .

②

①

① Teammate not present

② Teammate's shield gauge

14 Download Play

Battle Mode (Download

Play)

You can challenge up to three other

friends with Nintendo 3DS systems

to an All-Range Mode battle

(p. 11). One player must have a

copy of the software.

● You Will Need:

- One Nintendo 3DS system per
player

- One copy of the software

● Setup

● Host System

On the main menu,

(p. 5) select BATTLE,

then DOWNLOAD

PLAY. When all the

players have
assembled, select START GAME to
begin the download.

● Client System

1 On the HOME Menu,

touch the Download

Play icon, then

touch OPEN.

2 Touch the

Nintendo 3DS logo.

3 Touch the STAR FOX 64 3D logo.

♦ You may need to perform a

system update. Follow the on­screen instructions to begin the
update.

If you receive a message during

the system update that the

connection was unsuccessful,

carry out the system update from

the System Settings application.

For further information about

system updates, refer to the
Operations Manual.

15 Battle Mode

After confirming the control settings

(p. 7) select whether to use the

gyro controls or not and select the

victory conditions. When the
settings are complete, select OK to
start the battle.

Victory Conditions

Survival

When a player is shot down, they

are out. The last pilot flying is the

winner.

Point Battle

The player gets one point each time

they shoot down a rival. The first
player to achieve the set number of
points is the winner.

Time Battle

The player that shoots down the
greatest number of opponents within

the set time is the winner.

Battle Settings

All settings are chosen by the host
player, except for how the player

icons are displayed and the size of

each player’s shield gauge.

Time Limit/Points

Set the battle duration or the
number of points required to win.

Items

Set whether or not items appear
during battle.

Com

Set the skill level of the computer
players. Can only be set if there are
less than four human players.

Stage

Choose a stage for the battle or

select RANDOM.

Player Icons

Set whether rival players’ icons are

displayed at all times or only when

they are close.

Shield Gauge

Confident players can reduce the

size of their shield gauge (p. 9).

16 Battle View

①

②

③

① First place crown

Indicates the player in first place.

② Current position

④

⑤

③ Players' status

Shows status information such as

shield gauge levels (p. 9), points
earned and current position.

④ Items

Displayed after picking up an item.

Press to use it.

⑤ Settings

These settings are the same as on

the pause menu during the main
game.

Rival's Info in Download
Play

In Download Play, info on your

rival's status will be displayed
alongside a video of their face taken

with their Nintendo 3DS inner
camera. If you don't want to use

this, you can turn it off in the
System Settings after you have
downloaded the game.

Power-ups

Fly into an item box like

the one on the right to
pick up a random
power-up. Press to
use it.

Each power-up has a different

effect.

17 How to Contact Us

For product information, please visit

the Nintendo website at:
www.nintendo.com

For technical support and

troubleshooting, please refer to the

Operations Manual for your

Nintendo 3DS system or visit:

support.nintendo.com