Radica Games Play TV Skateboarder Instruction Manual
WARNING : EPILEPSY AND SEIZU RES
READ BE FORE OPERATING YOU R PLAY TV
A few people may exp erience ep ileptic seizur es when viewing fl ashing light s
or pattern s in our daily envi ronment. The se persons m ay experienc e seizures
while watching T V pictures or playing vide o games. Player s who have not had
any seizures m ay nonetheles s have an undetecte d epileptic co ndition.
Consult your p hysician befo re playing vide o games if you have an e pileptic
condition o r experience a ny of the following sym ptoms while playi ng video
games: a ltered visio n, eye or muscle twi tching, other invol untary movem ents,
loss of awarene ss of your surro undings, me ntal confusi on and/o r convulsions.
MAXI MUM WEIGHT L IMIT:
82KG / 180 LBS / 13 STON ES
IMPORTANT SAF ETY NOTE :
Do not attempt to “g rab” the skateboa rd while ridin g it. Rubber so led
shoes are be st to wear when ri ding to avoid slippin g off the board .
GET OFF THE COUCH AND INTO THE GRIND!
Race down the str eet with Play TV S KATEBOARDER ! Experie nce the
extreme sp ort of skateb oarding—any time, any se ason! Ult ra-realis tic
board actio n drops you in a skate p ark with the abil ity to perfo rm tricks
and jumps us ing the skateboa rd. Demonst rate your free- styling sk ills in
Free Skate. Stri ve for the best tric ks in the Tournament. L earn the trick s,
earn the poi nts, and show your f riends just h ow sick you are !
SETTING UP PLAY TV SK ATEBOARDER
BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REP LACEME NT
Loosen the sc rew on the bottom of t he Base unit’s bat tery compa rtment
door with a scr ewdriver. Remove the batte ry compar tment door and
insert fo ur (4) A A (LR6) b atteries ( alkaline re commende d) as indicate d
inside the co mpartmen t. Replace the b attery com partmen t door and
tighten the scr ew with a screwdrive r. Do not over tighten.
ADULT SUPERVI SION IS RECO MMENDE D WHEN INSTALLI NG
BATTERIES .
CONNECTI NG PLAY TV SK ATEBOARDER TO YOUR
TV OR VCR
Connect ing to your T V
To connect Play TV SK ATEBOARDER dir ectly to a TV, the TV m ust be
equipped w ith audio and vid eo input jacks . They are commo nly found on
the front of the T V near the contrast, colo r, and picture adjus tment controls; or o n the back of the T V near the antenn a and cable /satellite jac ks.
Insert th e yellow video plu g from the game in to the Video-I n (yellow) jac k
on the TV.
Insert th e white audio plug f rom the game into th e left Audio -In (white )
jack on the T V.
Set your TV to th e appropria te video input mo de. (See you r TV’s operating manual fo r details.)
Connect ing to your VC R
If your TV doe sn’t have audio and v ideo input jac ks, you can conne ct
Play TV SK ATEBOARDER to your VCR.
Insert th e yellow video plu g from the game in to the Video-I n (yellow) jac k
on the VCR.
Insert th e white audio plug f rom the game into th e left Audio -In (white )
jack on the VCR.
Set your TV a nd VCR to the appropr iate video inpu t mode. (Se e your TV
and VCR operat ing manuals fo r details.)
NOTE: If yo ur TV or VCR doe s not have AV inputs, a “Y” ad apter may be
purchase d separately a t any electron ics store.
ADULT SUPERVI SION IS RECO MMENDE D WHEN CONN ECTING
CABLES TO A T V AND VCR.
BUTTON FUN CTIONS
Main Uni t
On / Off – S lide this butto n to turn the game on o r off.
Handset C ontroll er
X (Lef t) – In the Main Menu pres s to return to the previ ous screen.
M (Mid dle) – In th e Main Menu pres s to enter your choi ce.
O (Rig ht) – In the ga me, press & hold to c rouch and spe ed up.
BOARD FUNCTIONS
Tilt Back /Forward – In the M ain Menu, tilti ng the board bac k and
forward tog gles through t he available sel ections. Sel ections are m ade
with the M butto n. During gam e play, tilting the board b ack causes the
skater to jump, and j umping as the sk ater hits a ramp ca uses him to
catch more air.
Tilt Sof t Right / Ti lt Soft Le ft – In the Main M enu, tilt your boa rd to the
Right or to the Lef t to toggle thr ough some menu s creens (i e. Park Select). D uring game p lay, tilt your board to the Rig ht or to the Left to tur n
your charac ter slowly lef t or right.
Tilt Har d Right / Til t Hard Lef t – During game play, tilt your boar d hard
to the Right or to the L eft to turn your ch aracter faste r left or righ t.
BASIC RU LES
As you watch the scr een, using you r board and han dset controll er you’ll
tilt your boar d Forward, Back , Right, and Lef t and make game selection s
to guide your cha racter throu gh a series of ska te parks, trick s, and grabs.
You’ll begin each cour se from a stoppe d position in th e skate park. Pre ss
the “O” button o n your handset co ntroller to pus h off and get movi ng.
To slow down, press the “X ” button on the ha ndset contro ller. To move
to the right, tilt yo ur board to the Rig ht. To move to the left, tilt your
board to the Lef t.
If you fail to succe ssfully lan d a jump, you’ll perfo rm a face plant ! So
practice th ose moves.
CONTROLLING SPEED
While your skate r and board ar e flat on the ground , holding the “O” bu tton makes your ska ter crouch down a nd increase s his speed. Wh en you
let go of the “O” but ton, the skater wi ll start to los e speed.
BASIC GAME PLAY
Slide the On•O ff button to tu rn the game on an d then stand on th e
board. Afte r a brief title sc reen, you’ll see the M ain Menu scre en. There
you must choo se from Free Skate, Tourna ment, Options , or Continue.
FREE SKATE
Here is wher e you can practic e those lips, gr abs, grinds , and flips. The re
is no score kept i n this mode, only i ndividual tri ck and combo sc ores.
Since you’re not dire ctly compet ing in a competit ion, you can simp ly
have fun and lea rn how to do the diffe rent tricks in th e game. Free Skate
begins with yo ur skater locate d at the bottom of th e course. From the re
you will progre ssively move for ward throug h the park. Use the b oard to
move left and ri ght to hit ramps, r ails, half-pi pes, and other o bstacles
which allow you to exec ute tricks usin g the handset co ntroller.
When you first s tart the ga me, only one of the sk ate parks is available in Free Ska te. The other park s are unlocked on ce the player has
progress ed to that cours e in the Tournament. T he “unlocked” pa rks are
accesse d by entering a pas sword after sel ecting the “Co ntinue” option
on the Main Men u.
TOURNAMENT
Tournament Mode i s a three round co mpetition whe re ten skaters
compete in the s tandard skate p arks, executin g a variety of tri cks in 120
second rou nds.
When the Tourname nt begins, you wil l start ska ting at the bottom o f the
screen. You then have 120 seco nds to skate anywh ere in the park , executing wha tever tricks you choo se to do. At the end of the 120 secon ds,
the Tournament Re sults are disp layed indicatin g all of your compe titor’s
scores fro m that run.
The standa rd point scor ing system is use d for the tournam ent and
your total scor e from the 3 round s combined wil l represent yo ur score,
and be used to co mpare again st other skater s. After each r ound of the
Tournament is com pleted, your sco res are totale d and displayed o n the
Tournament Stan dings scree n. The skater wit h the highest tota l score
after thre e rounds wins the to urnament. Fi nishing in 1st, 2nd, or 3 rd
place in the Tournam ent unlocks the n ext difficu lty level (Sk ate Park).
OPTIONS
The Options s creen is acce ssed from th e Main Menu, and a llows you to view
the Develope r / Publisher cr edits, or view the g ame’s trick list wit h controls.
CONTINUE
The Continue S creen is acc essed from t he Main Menu and a llows the
player to continu e playing with any u nlocked conten t they have acquire d.
As you place in th e top 3 of the Tournament, you a re given a code whi ch
can be entere d here. All code s are a combina tion of 3 trick nam es. Using
the board con troller, scroll lef t and right through a list of tr ick names an d
select the a ppropriate na mes for the cod e you’ve been given. Tricks ar e
selected u sing the M butto n.
CHARACTE RS
From the Choose Your Cha racter scre en, the player may ch oose one of
the three availa ble charac ters; Max , Arlo, or Deuce .
To toggle between cha racters, ti lt your board to the R ight or the Left i n
the charac ter select scr een. When you have s elected a cha racter, press
the “M” butto n on the handset c ontroller to en ter the selecti on.
PAUSE MENU
The game can b e paused at any tim e by pressing th e three hands et
controlle r buttons (X , M, O) at the sa me time for 2 seco nds. From the
Pause Menu, pl ayers can view the g ame credits , quit the game, re sume
the game or view t he Trick List.
SKATE PARKS
There are th ree differe nt Skate Parks in PlayTV Sk ateboarder w ith each
having their own t heme. Each par k has obstacl es and various o bjects for
the player to execute tr icks off of.
Sticksv ille
This park is i n the middle of the st icks. So you never kn ow what you will
run into.
If you don’t do well, th ey might just put yo u to work cleaning u p!
Vermin Beac h
This park is l ocated on the be ach. After your r un you will definite ly need
to hit the surf to c ool off.
I-76
Welcome to the cit y. This park is sma ck dab in the middl e of the urban jung le.
Get in, per form your trick s, and get out – hea d held high.
SCORE
Your current scor e is displayed in th e upper left-h and corner of t he
screen bel ow your characte r’s name.
PERFOR MING TRICKS
Once you’re in the ai r, you can pull off a varie ty of tricks. An d the first
time you succe ssfully lan d a trick, you’ll rece ive the full score . Each fol-
MODEL 76017
For 1 or 2 players / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 823A3100 Rev.B
E
This device co mplies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. O peration is
subject to the fo llowing two con ditions: (1) thi s device may not cau se
harmful inte rferenc e and (2) thi s device must ac cept any inter ference
received, in cluding inter ference that may cause und esired ope ration.
WARNING : Changes or modificati ons to this unit not ex pressly ap proved by the par ty respon sible for comp liance could vo id the user’s
authorit y to operate the eq uipment.
NOTE: T his equipme nt has been teste d and found to comp ly with the
limits for a Cla ss B digital devi ce, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limit s are designe d to provide reas onable protec tion against
harmful inte rferenc e in a residenti al installati on. This equip ment generates, uses an d can radiate rad io frequenc y energy and if n ot installed
and used in ac cordance wi th the instruct ions, may cause h armful
interfer ence to radio com munications . However, there is no guar antee
that interf erence will not o ccur in a par ticular inst allation. If thi s equipment does ca use harmful in terferen ce to radio or televi sion recepti on,
which can be de termined by tur ning the equipm ent off and on , the user
is encoura ged to try to cor rect the inter ference by one or more of the
following mea sures:
• Reorient o r relocate the re ceiving ante nna.
• Increase t he separatio n between the e quipment and r eceiver.
• Connect th e equipment in to an outlet on a cir cuit differe nt from that to
which the rec eiver is conne cted.
• Consult the d ealer or an exp erienced r adio TV techn ician for help.
90-DAY LIMITED WARRANT Y
(This p roduct wa rrant y is valid i n the Unite d States a nd Canad a only)
Radica Gam es Limited warr ants this prod uct for a perio d of 90 days
from the orig inal purcha se date under nor mal use again st defective
workmansh ip and materia ls (batter ies excluded ). This war ranty does
not cover damag e resulting fr om accident, u nreasonab le use, negligence, impr oper serv ice or other cau ses not arisi ng out of defects i n
material or wo rkmanship. R adica Games L imited will not be li able for
any costs incu rred due to los s of use of this prod uct or other inc idental
or consequ ential costs , expenses or da mages incur red by the purch aser. Some states do not a llow the exclusion o r limitation of i ncidental o r
conseque ntial damage s, so the above limit ations may not ap ply to you.
This warra nty gives you spe cific legal ri ghts and you may al so have other
legal righ ts, which var y from state to state.
During this 9 0-day war ranty peri od, the game will e ither be repai red or
replaced ( at our option) without ch arge to the purch aser when ret urned
prepaid wit h proof of date of purc hase to: Rad ica USA, L td., 13628 -A
Beta Road , Dallas , Texas 75244, USA . Please remove the batteries and wrap t he unit carefu lly before ship ping. Please in clude a brief
descripti on of the proble m along with your re turn addres s and mail it
postage pr epaid.
IMPORTANT: Befor e returning the u nit for repair, test it w ith fresh
alkaline bat teries. Even new batterie s may be defective or we ak and low
battery p ower is a freque nt cause of unsat isfactory o peration.
lowing time a tri ck is pulled of f, your score is dec reased. You may also
complete a com bination (c ompleting seve ral differe nt tricks duri ng a
jump). Tricks a re broken down into th e following categ ories:
• Grind Tricks
• Flip Tricks
• Lip Tricks
• Grab Tricks
TRICK DESCRIPTIONS
To perform a trick , you’ll need to tilt your b oard in a speci fic sequenc e.
F = Tilting the bo ard Forward
B = Tilting the bo ard Back
R = Tilting the bo ard Right
L = Tilting the bo ard Left
X = Pressing th e Left button o n the handset c ontroller
O = Pressing th e Right button o n the handset co ntroller
M = Pressing th e Middle button o n the handset c ontroller
Combo Bon us
2 Trick Combo = 2X point to tal
3 Trick Combo = 3X point tota l
4 Trick Combo = 4X point tota l
Grind Tricks
Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick
5-0 Grin d M 100 + Variable grin d bonus
FS 50/50 G rind M L 200 + Variable g rind bonus
FS Boardslid e M R 200 + Variable g rind bonus
Tail Slide M F 20 0 + Variable grin d bonus
Overcrook G rind M M 300 + Variable gri nd bonus
50/50 Da rkslide M M L 400 + Variable g rind bonus
Feeble Grin d M M R 400 + Variable grin d bonus
Dark Slide M M F 400 + Variabl e grind bonus
Bulldance M X 500 + Variable gr ind bonus
Dark Crane M X L 600 + Variable grind bo nus
Flip Trip M X R 60 0 + Variable grin d bonus
5-0 Twisted Flip M X F 600 + Var iable grind bo nus
Flip Tricks
Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick
Ninja Kick X 600
Pop Shove-It X L 800
Varial Kick flip X R 80 0
Hardflip X F 800
Impossib le X X 900
Kickflip 3 60 X X L 1000
McTwist X X R 1000
Casper Flip X X F 1100
Split Kick flip X O 1200
Heelflip 36 0 Body
Varial
X O L 1500
Bust a Move X O R 1500
Flip Cannonb all X O F 1500
Lip Tricks
Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick
Axle Sta ll M
400 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)
Gymnast Pla nt M L
500 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)
Rock N Roll M R
500 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)
Sad Plant M F
500 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)
One Foot Inver t M M
600 + (100 to 1000 Hold Po ints)
Egg Plant M M L
700 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)
Disaster M M R
700+ (100 to 1000 Hol d Points)
Nose Stall M M F
700 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)
“T” Plant M X
800 + (100 to 1000 Hold Poi nts)
Dark Disa ster M X L
1000 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)
Inverted St all M X R
1000 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)
Gypsy Bonel ess M X F
1000 + (100 to 1000 Hold Point s)
Grab Tricks
Trick Name Buttons Points Awarded fo r this Trick
Indy Grab O 200 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Airwalk O L 400 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Judo Air O R 400 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Melon Grab O F 400 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Benihana O O 500 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Japan O O L 600 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Indy 360 O O R 600 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Madeena O O F 800 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Stickman O M 800 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Impossib le Indy O M L 800 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
Indy 720 O M R 3000
Air Guitar O M F 800 +
(100 to 1000 Hold Points )
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TV
To locate your auxilia ry channel , which is usual ly not 3 or 4, but a gami ng
channel fou nd between 2 an d 99 (example 2, 1, 0, 99 ), first tr y 00 to see if
it is the auxili ary chann el. Channels d ownwards from 3 unti l a Line 1 or Line
2, Video 1 or Vide o 2, Front, Aux, AV, etc., appears on s creen, then p ush
the power butto n on the game and i t should automat ically come on i f you
have selected t he correct ch annel. If this do es not work, ano ther way to
determine you r auxiliar y channel is to ta ke a look at your televi sion remote.
There may be a bu tton on the remo te that may take you dire ctly to the correct chann el. The button s you are lookin g for may be labele d Input, AUX,
AV, Line, TV/Vid eo, or Video. If you r remote has one of th ese buttons, t urn
your televisio n back to Channel 3 a nd select tha t button. The powe r button
on the game sho uld be turned o n in order for the g ame to appear on t he
television. If yo ur television r emote does not have any o f these button s, and
channel 0 0 is not working, you m ay need to searc h the main menu for a way
to determine you r auxiliar y channel. If no ne of these metho ds have helped
you locate your au xiliary ch annel, you may nee d to check your owne r’s
manual and /or contact a local telev ision repai r company.
VCR
When conne cting to a VCR, you must fi rst star t with a blue backgr ound
showing on your te levision scre en. To obtain a blue scr een, try ins erting
a videotape i nto the VCR, let it sta rt to play, then hit the sto p button. This
may give you a blue sc reen, then you ca n channel down to yo ur auxiliar y
channel. If th e blue screen s till does not ap pear, try enteri ng your TV and /
or VCR main menu a nd see if it gives you o ptions to selec t a blue scree n
background. M any times if you ente r the main menu on yo ur television
you can chang e the setting fr om cable to vide o and display a blu e screen.
Also if you have an ol der televisio n, you may locate a hid den door on your
television th at has color, pictur e, horizontal, ve rtical, an d cable, antenn ae
buttons. If yo ur television in cludes this pa nel, you can sele ct the antennae/ca ble button an d see the blue scr een appear s. If you have tried a ll of
these option s and are still un successfu l connectin g the console, th en you
may need to chec k your VCR owner’s manua l or contact the m anufacture r
to find out how to set up you r VCR for console g ames.
Remember, you can’ t play our games th rough a cable b ox or satellite, so
if you own one of thes e make sure it is tur ned off befor e connecting t he
game. You can conne ct our games th rough DVD player s with the same
connectio n as a VCR.
If you still have dif ficulty with s etup or operat ion of your game, pl ease
call our playe rs helpline me ntioned at the e nd of this manual .
If you choose to us e an AC Adapter we sugg est the followin g :
Recomme nded Ada ptor Outp ut:
-Voltage: 6 Volts DC
-Curren t: 300 mA ( minimum)
Polarity : Negative Cente r
Plug Size: 5.5 m m outside diam eter, 2.1 inside diameter.
AC Adapters ar e available at mos t electronic s tores.
If you use the pro duct with a tran sformer, regular ly examine for da mage
to the cord, plug , enclosure an d other par ts. In the event of any da mage, do not use th e toy with the transfo rmer.
CAUTION
•
As with al l small ba tterie s, the bat teries used wit h this devi ce shoul d
be kept away f rom small c hildre n who migh t still pu t things i n their
mouths . If a batte ry is swal lowed, co nsult a phy sician im mediat ely.
• Be sure yo u inser t the batt ery cor rectl y and always f ollow the
device an d batte ry manu factur er’s inst ructio ns.
• Do not dis pose of bat teries i n fire.
• Batte ries migh t leak if im proper ly insta lled, or ex plode if r e
-
charge d, disas semble d or heated .
• Someti mes, a bui ld-up of s tatic el ectric ( from carpets, e tc) may
cause th e game to sto p working . Just res et the game b y switching the pow er butto n off for a few s econds a nd it will wor k again.
• The unit m ay malfu nction w hen ther e is radio in terfe rence on t he
power lin e and signa l line. Th e unit will r evert to no rmal ope ration
when the i nterf erence s tops.
• In an envi ronment w ith radi o freque ncy inter ference, the pr oduct
may malf unctio n and requ ire user to r eset the p roduct .
MAINTEN ANCE
• Handle this d evice careful ly.
• Store this devi ce away from dusty o r dirty ar eas.
• Keep this devic e away from moistur e or extreme tem perature.
• Do not disas semble this dev ice. If a proble m occurs, pre ss the Reset
button, or re move and replace t he batterie s to reset the device , or try
new batteri es. If problem s persist, c onsult the war ranty inform ation
located at the e nd of this instr uction manua l.
• Use only the re commende d battery t ype.
• Do not mix old an d new batterie s.
• Do not mix alka line, standa rd (carbo n-zinc) or rech argeable ( nickelcadmium) b atteries.
• Do not use rec hargeable b atteries.
• Do not attemp t to recharge no n-rechar geable batte ries.
• Remove any exhau sted batteri es from the devic e.
• Do not shor t-circuit the s upply termin als.
• Insert b atteries wi th the correct p olarity.
• This produ ct is not suitab le for childre n under 36 month s.
• Use only with th e recommend ed transfor mer type.
• Disconne ct the transfo rmer before c leaning the co nsole or contr oller.
• The transfo rmer is not a toy.
• Transformers u sed with the toy are to b e regularly exa mined for dam
age to the cord,p lug, enclosu re and other par ts. In the event of such
damage, the toy mu st not be used wit h this transfor mer until the
damage has b een repaire d.
• The toy is not to be con nected to more th an one power supp ly.
• Packaging sh ould be kept as it co ntains impor tant information.
Please r etain th is for futu re refer ence.
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