Sega GAME BOY ADVANCE GAMES THE TOWER User Manual

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PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO

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WARNING - Seizures

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Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns, such as while

watching TV or playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before.

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Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should consult a

doctor before playing a video game.

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Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or your child

have any of the following symptoms: Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching

Loss of awareness

Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation

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To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games:

1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible.

2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen.

3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.

4. Play in a well-lit room.

5. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour.

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Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt after a few hours. Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain:

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Avoid excessive play. It is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play.

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Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it.

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If your hands, wrists or arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest them for several hours

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If you continue to have sore hands, wrists or arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor.

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• Do not peel or damage the battery label.

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What is ““The Tower SPThe Tower SP””??

Public Facilities 3636 Large Facilities

3838

Special Facilities

3939

Events

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Tips

4242

Credits

4646

Controls

Game Start

How To Play

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Basic Rules

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Game Screen

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Elevators

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Mode Menu

2222

Information Screens

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System Menu

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Placing Items

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Item Type

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Transport Items

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Office Facilities

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Hotel Facilities

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Condo Facilities

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Commercial Items

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Public Facilities 36 Large Facilities 38

Special Facilities 39 Events 40 Tips 42 Credits 46

You are about to play "The Tower SP", a building simulation game.

Your mission, as the head of construction for the Yamanouchi Building, is to expand the building by

placing offices, condos, restaurants, shops and other facilities in a well-balanced way.

By doing so, your building will start to attract more residents.

Your tenants are your most valued customers and also the source of your income.

They may be selfish at times, but they are very lovable characters.

If you offend them, the economic structure of your building will soon be in trouble.

Fulfill their requests and expand the building as you upgrade.

Eventually, you will be able to build a Cathedral on the top floor of your building.

Then on one weekend morning, you will encounter a miracle there.

At that very moment, your building will be given the highest rating of “TOWER”.

What is ““The Tower SPThe Tower SP””??What is “The Tower SP”?

Contents

Controls 6 Game Start 8 How To Play 10 Basic Rules 12 Game Screen 14 Elevators 18 Mode Menu 22 Information Screens 24

System Menu 27 Placing Items 28 Item Type 30

Transport Items 30 Office Facilities 31 Hotel Facilities 32 Condo Facilities 33 Commercial Items 34

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““The TowerThe Tower SP SP””

In the modern fast paced world of today, we come across a lot of complex information that is difficult to explain with just words; for example, the behavior of insects, flight schedules or the cause of traffic jams. The Tower Project aims to show the mechanics behind these kinds of everyday matters, which are usually overlooked, in a fun and simple way through a video game. The game you are about to play, "The Tower SP", is the gateway to the virtual world we are aspiring to create. We would like to welcome all players who are about to step into our world.

Welcome to "The Tower SP"!!

"The Tower SP" Development Staff

“The Tower SP”

Take Advantage of the Sky Lobby

Welcome toWelcome to

"I love science. Not only do I love it, but I also love to talk to others about what I know and what I've learned. However, I'd like to do more than just talk about it, I'd like to use pictures and sentences to convey my message in a simple yet appealing manner. I enjoy using my brain in this kind of creative way." Those were the words Osamu Tezuka, the Japanese manga artist, spoke in an interview at the Kitano Junior High School entrance exam. These words give us confidence that even without knowing difficult technical terms, we can still disseminate the nature of things. "The Tower SP" was created with these ideas in mind. How do the elevators we use everyday work? What would it look like if you were to cut a building vertically? These kinds of questions inspired the creation of this game.

Welcome to

At Sky Lobbies, which become available when the building upgrades, people can change between transports like they do at the Lobby. People can transfer only once from one Elevator to another at a Sky Lobby. Building a skyscraper involves taking advantage of these items.

Giant Elevator and Sky Lobby Method

The Giant Elevator stops at floors where Sky Lobbies are located. Therefore, it is advantageous to use the "Sky Lobby Method" in which multiple Elevators are utilized. For example, as the following diagram shows, people who reach floors higher than 21F will go up to the Sky Lobbies using the Giant Elevator, and then change to either Elevator #3 or #4.

Skips

10F

20F

30F

40F

Skips

Stops

at 20F,

31F

40F

Stops at 20F

30F

Elv #3 Elv #4

Transfer at Sky Lobby on 20F

Lobby on 1F

G. Elv.

Elv #1 Elv #2 G. Elv.

To Sky Lobby

on 20F

Stops at

10F

Stops at 1F,

11F

20F

Skips

For Example

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Switch among Main Screen, Tool Menu, Mode Menu P.15

Switch between Finger Cursor and Magnifying Glass P.16

OK Check Transport Item (Hold) Fast Forward Time (Hold) Drag and extend Galleries, Fire Escapes, Elevators, etc.

When the cursor is placed on a certain item, use the A Button to perform various actions. P. 30

A Button B Button + Control Pad L Button / R Button

START

OK, Next Cancel Select Menu, Left/ Right to Switch Tabs Switch Tabs (

While Item is selected in Tool Menu

)

Display Item Information

Controls on Menu Screen / Information Window

B Button

R Button

A Button

Controls

This section explains the controls of Game Boy® Advance SP. See also "Basic Rules" on P.12

13.

For use with Game Boy®Advance SP or Nintendo DS™, see each instruction manual.

On/ Off of Information Bar / Elevator Shaft Display

L Button

Open/Close System Menu P. 27

START

Open/Close Information Screens P. 24-26

SELECT

Move Cursor

Control Pad

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Title Screen

How to Start the Game

Saving a Game

Game Start

Commercial Building (Com Bld.)

Start a New Game

When you play the game for the first time, the "General Office Building" scenario will begin automatically and Yama will instruct you on how to play. Here is where you will learn the basic rules and techniques. If you press Start during the lesson, the Pause Menu will open where you can select "Restart the lesson" or "Exit the lesson".

Continue from the Saved Game

You can continue a saved game. Select "Yes" to start playing.

When you select "Continue a Saved Game", the game starts from 5am of the day you saved the game.

If you succeed in building the General Office Building up to "TOWER" P.11 , the "Commercial Building" will become available to play. Types of tenants and the conditions for upgrading are different.

Press START or the A Button to select how you want to start the game.

Insert the game cartridge into the Game Boy®Advance SP slot. Then, turn the power on to display the title screen.

When the screen is displayed, select mode from the menu and press the A Button.

You can save the progress of your game by selecting "Save" P. 27 in the System Menu. Keep in mind, game progress will be lost if you quit the game without saving.

CEO of Yamanouchi Group (AKA Yama)

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Build a "TOWER"

How to Play

Be Careful Not to Run Out of Funds

Upgrading

When the population of the building reaches a certain level while repeating steps through , the building will be upgraded, allowing you to place new items. Place items to attract more customers.

There is no "Game Over" in this game, but when you run out of funds with no income expected, there will be nothing you can do. In that case, refer to Yama's Advice P. 25 and restart the game.

Place Transport Items

Connect each floor to the Lobby with Stairs and Elevators to allow access to the tenants.

Population Increase

More people will visit tenants and the population of the building will increase with time. You will also receive more income from rent and other sources. Use your income to expand your building.

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Expand the building and place items (items mean all tenants and transport facilities). With the money collected from tenants, make the building bigger. Your final goal is to reach a population of 2000 and obtain the "TOWER" rating.

After obtaining the "TOWER" rating, you can still keep playing the game.

Extend the Lobby

You will start the game with only a Lobby located on the 1st floor. First off, extend the Lobby horizontally so that items can be placed on floors above and below.

Place Tenants

Place various tenants like Offices and Condos on the adjacent floors. Make sure not to forget to place facilities like Toilets and Cleaning Rooms.

You will be in charge of constructing and managing a building. Create a skyscraper that will attract many visitors and residents.

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Rules on Expanding the Building

Basic Rules

Flow of Time

In the game, time passes faster than in real life. Years pass by differently, too.

Flow of a Day

A day consists roughly of 8 time zones. Each time zone has its own speed at which time passes.

Flow of a Year

A year consists of 4 seasons or Quarters (Q = Quarters) and each Quarter consists of 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day.

Time and Calendar

5am -7am (Early Morning) 7am

8am (Morning)

8am

12pm (Late Morning)

12pm

1pm (Noon)

1pm

12am (Afternoon)

12am

1am (Night)

1am

2am (Late at Night 1)

2am

5am (Late at Night 2)

Fast

Slow

Fast

8 Time Zones

1 Year = 4 Quarters

WD1 ( Day 1) WD2 (Day 2 ) WE (1 Weekend day)

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

The General Office Building can be built up to 50F high, while the Commercial Building can be built up to 35F high. Both buildings can be built down to B5F and as wide as the construction site.

Floors can't be extended wider than the Lobby on the 1st floor. The floors above ground can't be extended wider than the floor (or the Lobby) below.

Deregulation

As the building is upgraded, the construction site will expand.

This section explains the basic rules of the game including the methods for expanding the building and the flow of time.

Extended Construction Site

Gen. Of fice Bld.

Com. Bld.

35 floors

above

ground

5 floors

under

ground

50 floors

above

ground

5 floors

under

ground

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Game Screen

Main Screen

Switching Screens

Sub Screens

P. 2 8

Information Screen

On the main screen, you can open various sub screens.

Check information such as balance and sales reports.

Select transport items or tenants to place.

P. 24-26

Tool Menu

Main Screen

P. 22-23

Switch modes and pricing to check the status of the building.

Mode Menu

P. 2 7

Save the progress of your game and change the cursor speed here.

System Menu

R ButtonR ButtonR Button

R ButtonR ButtonR Button StartStartStart

SelectSelectSelect

R ButtonR ButtonR Button

On the main screen, move the cursor with the +

Control Pad and check what's happening in the building. Push A Button to carry out various actions.

Tips are shown in blue. Notices and warnings are shown in red.

The number of the residents and visitors in the building on the specified day. The number resets at 5am every morning.

Press the L Button to switch the display (On/Off) of the Information Bar and the Elevator shafts.

On the main screen, time automatically passes as you watch people living their lives.

Elevator

Information Bar

Message Bar

Pop. (Total Population)

When the building is upgraded, you will be rewarded with a star.

Current RatingTime and Calendar P. 1 3 Funds

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Checking Tenant Information

Evaluation

Naming a Person

Resident

Stress/ Evaluation Name

When you name a tenant or a person, the Naming Screen will be displayed. You may use up to 4 letters for your name. When you have decided on a name, press "OK". Press "Back" to delete. Use "Up / Low" to switch between Uppercase / Lowercase of the letter just entered. Keep in mind that you can only name one person.

A named person is shown in blue. Also, any thoughts of the resident in the main screen are shown in speech bubbles as follows.

Note Tab

Check requests from tenants and current status here.

Resident Tab/Customer Tab, etc.

Check information on the residents by selecting an item you wish to view. You may also choose one resident to name.

Press the B Button in the main screen to switch the cursor to the Magnifying Glass. The information of the selected tenant is then displayed in the Information Window.

General Tab

Here you’ll find information on the tenant’s evaluation by residents, the Maintenance Costs, and sales performance numbers. In some cases, you can name the tenants and change various settings. P. 3 0

Magnifying Glass

Tenant Address

and Name

Tab

Information

"Evaluation" and "Stress" displayed in each window change color according to the level and amount.

The number and type of tabs differ according to tenants.

Good -OK Feeling a little stress Discomfort

blue

yellow

red

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Checking Elevators

Elevators

Using E Magnifying Glass

User Information

When you press the A Button on an Elevator shaft or Car, the cursor changes to the E Magnifying Glass. Select a Car and press the A Button again to check user information. Press the A Button on an Elevator shaft to display the Elevator Information Dialog. P.20-21

On the User Information screen, you can check the detailed information of the person who is currently using the transport item.

Other User Information

Information of

the Selected User

List of Users

Press the A Button and move the cursor onto a person waiting for an Elevator, on the Stairs or on an Escalator to also display information on each of its users.

The longer the stress gauge is, the more annoyed the user is.

Select a user, then press the A Button to name the person. P. 1 7

Check the Elevators on the main screen as follows. The same applies for the Giant Elevator. P. 31

People Waiting for the Elevator

The longer people have to wait, the higher the stress. This is shown by people changing to pink, or worse, to red. If stress accumulates while moving, the evaluation of their destination and their tenants will go down.

People waiting for

the Elevator going up

Elevator Shaft

People waiting for

the Elevator going down

The floor number where the Elevator Cars stop is shown.

Car

In each Car, an "F" symbol will be displayed when it is full.

Elevators are the most important transport items required to manage the building smoothly. Master how to run them flawlessly.

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Opening Elevator Information Dialog

Elevator Malfunction

Set Preferences Carefully

Preferences could be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on how you set them. For example, during the morning rush, setting Elevators to "Exp DN" might solve some problems. Also, try reducing people's stress by setting the "Waiting Time" to "SHORT" for Elevators used by many people, and to "LONG" for Elevators that are not used very often. Consider the flow of people and set preferences.

Setting Which Floors to Stop

Select floors to stop / skip and press the A Button to set. Note that it is impossible to set all the floors to be skipped.

Setting Preferences

When you select "Buy Config" from the Additional Feature Menu, the "Pref." tab will be displayed, allowing you to set your preferences. Select from the menu with the +Control

Pad and press the A Button to change settings.

Express Settings

Waiting Time

You can switch through "Local", "Exp UP" and "Exp DN". "AUTO" is the standard setting. Elevator Cars wait on a floor until all the

people that waited get on or until it becomes full. Other than that, you can choose "LONG (long waiting time)", "MIDDLE (normal)" or "SHORT". With this setting, Elevator Cars move after assigned waiting time is up.

Pref. Setting Menu

On the Information Dialog, you can configure the movement of the Elevator/Giant Elevator. Take advantage of the Zone Method P. 4 4 or the Sky Lobby Method P. 4 5 , and make sure the Elevators run smoothly.

Additional Feature Menu

Stop Setting

Sometimes an Elevator Car may malfunction. In the Information Dialog of the broken Elevator, "Repair Car" will be displayed in place of "Buy Car". Select to repair.

Set additional features to Elevators

Default Floor

You can set the default floor of each Car (where it remains while no users exist). Choose a floor and press the A Button to set.

Stops at floors marked " ", skips ones marked "X ".

Buy Car Rmv. Car Buy Config

Adds another Car. You can add up to 4 Cars per Elevator /Giant Elevator. Remove a Car from an Elevator. Enables you to configure Express Settings and set Waiting Time.

Additional Feature Menu

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Selecting a Mode

Evaluation Mode

Mode Menu

Power Meter and Blackouts

Select a tenant to display its Information Window. P. 1 6

Pricing

Press the R Button to open the Pricing Window. You can set the rent for offices, sales price for condos, and rates for hotel rooms. Lower prices mean lower income, but the stress of the residents will decrease.

The Power Meter shows the power usage of the building and it increases as you place tenants. Every time the Meter reaches the limit line, a blackout will occur. When this happens, the power will increase as will the Cost.

When the price is changed, the price of all the same type of tenants will be changed.

Pricing Window

Similar to the Evaluation Mode, tenants are shown in three colors. Elevators are also displayed.

Evaluation of Tenants

Power Mode

Each tenant is displayed in different colors, according to its power usage. This is represented as follows : blue < yellow < red.

Power Meter

Funds

Magnifying Glass

Press the R Button twice on the main screen to show the Mode Menu. Select from the menu and press the A Button to switch between modes.

In this mode, you can check the evaluation of each tenant given by the residents and guests (the number of customers in the case of Shops and Restaurants). You can also check the information on each tenant by using the Magnifying Glass. P. 1 6

Evaluation of Tenants

Evaluation of each tenant is indicated by three colors.

Learn the status of the building by switching between "Evaluation Mode", "Pricing", "Power Mode" and utilize the information to improve management.

High Evaluation Standard Low Evaluation

blue

yellow

red

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About VIPs

Opening Information Screen

Information Screen

Condo Sales Report

This tab is displayed when an Open House is held. P. 3 3

Finances

You can check the current income and expenses. Use the L Button

/ R Button to switch through "Financial Report ",

"Revenue" and "Maintenance Cost".

Yama's Inspection Diary

This will be displayed when "Yama's Inspection" P. 41 takes place in the General Office Building scenario. Check the previous inspection results here.

VIP Stay Information

This will be displayed when a VIP stays in the Commercial Building scenario and you can check information on the VIPs that have stayed recently.

Q Revenue

Q Total Maint.

Q O. Income/ Expenses Q Const.

Last Q Bal.

This is the total sum of "income " collected from all tenants. This is the total sum of "Maintenance Cost " to manage all tenants. If

the total Maintenance Cost is higher than the total Revenue, you are losing money.

This includes income/expense of when an event takes place and the incurring cost to change movies.

This is the construction cost for the items placed this Quarter. This is the funds that are carried over from the previous Quarter.

Result Advice History

Check results from the previous inspection. Check advices given from Yama's previous inspection. This is the list of recent inspections.

Yesterday's Result

Today's Reservation History

The number of successful Open Houses are displayed. When unsuccessful, the reason as to why it failed will be displayed.

The number of current occupancy and the number of today's reservations and their scheduled times are displayed.

Recent results of Open Houses are listed.

Financial Report

In the Commercial Building scenario, VIPs like the Representative stay in Suites. P. 3 2 Getting a good evaluation from VIPs is one of the conditions to get a 4 star rating.

Press SELECT on the main screen to open the Information Screen. The conditions required for the next upgrade P. 1 1 are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

On the Information Screen, you can check the finance balance and inspection results. You can also search tenants by various conditions.

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Opening the Menu

System Menu

Save

You can save the progress of your current game P. 8 . Select "Yes" on the confirmation screen.

You can have only 1 saved data file.

Restart

Quits the current game and starts a new game.

Cursor Speed

Select the cursor speed from "Slow", "Normal" and "Fast".

Return to Title

Quits the game and returns you to the title screen.

If you quit the game by choosing " Restart" or "Return to Title", your progress will not be saved.

Press START on the main menu to open the System Menu.

In the System Menu, you can save the progress of your game, restart the game and change the cursor speed.

To view information on any particular tenant P. 1 6

17 ,

chose a tenant and press the A Button.

CEO Room

Yama will tell you a lot of useful information including placing items, tips regarding the behavior of residents and conditions for the next upgrade.

Search Tenants

You can search tenants by using various conditions. Set the conditions to search, then choose "Search" and press the A Button. Note that the maximum number of tenants that can be displayed is 100.

Tenant Type

Tenant Condition

Floor

Type of tenants such as "Offices" or "Condos" Specify the condition of tenants, such as "Garbage" (when garbage

cannot be thrown out) or "Name" (named tenant). Specify the floor range, for example, "1F

10F".

3 Conditions to Search

List of the Tenants Found

Chose a condition and press the A Button. Then press with the Left /Right of the +Control Pad and press the A Button.

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Opening the Tool Menu

Placing Items

Placing Transport Items

Removing Items

Select an item to build and select a spot with the cursor. Then, press A Button to set item into place.

Elevators and Stairs can be placed anywhere. Escalators can only be placed in front of certain tenants, in the Lobby or in a section of floor where there are no tenants.

When you place multiple transport items on the same floor, they must be

placed away from one another.

You can remove an item by selecting "Remove Tenant" P. 3 9 under "Special Facilities" in the Tool Menu. Select an item to remove, press the A Button, and then select "Yes" to remove.

Limitation for Tenants (Other Than Transport Items)

Cannot be placed overlapping other tenants. Cannot run off the edge of the Lobby floor or any floor underground (in the case for tenants that can only be placed above ground). Other than the above, some tenants can only be placed in a certain area.

Press the R Button on the main screen to open the Tool Menu. After selecting the type of item, choose an item to place and press the A Button. To learn more about a specific item, select and then press START.

The rules for placing transport items like Elevators and Stairs P. 3 0

31 are a little

different than the rules for placing other tenants.

Item

When the building upgrades, more items will become available to place. See P. 30

39 for the details of each item.

Explanation Window

The contents of the Explanation Window varies with the selected items.

Construction Cost for an Item

When you place items where there are no floors, it will cost money to extend the floor to accommodate those items.

Maintenance Cost / Daily Income

For example, if Maint Cost is indicated as "$ /Q", it means it costs $ each season (Q ) to maintain.

Remaining

Funds Power Meter P. 23

Some items have a limit as to how many can be placed.

Item Type

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Transport Items

Item Type

Office Facilities

Offices and other items required to maintain Offices.

Giant Elevator

Off

Com

A big elevator that can be managed like the standard elevators. Up to four 42 person Cars can be installed and can be extended as high as the height of the building. Note that it can only stop at Basement floors, 1F, 10F, 20F, 30F, 40F and 50F.

Only the General Office Building can have 40 -50 floors.

Cleaning Rooms

Off

Com

Cleans Offices and Toilets on the weekends. Note that offices that are not cleaned may become infested with Cockroaches. P. 4 0

Offices

Off

A maximum of six office workers work per office from morning to evening and the rent is collected every Quarter. When you place the cursor on a vacant Office, you can sometimes place an ad in the newspaper by pressing the A Button. When you place the cursor on one of the occupied Offices, you might be able to purchase stocks by pressing the A Button. If you are successful in buying stock, a "$" sign will be displayed.

The number of cleaning staff can be adjusted on the General Tab in the Information Window.

P. 1 6

Connects one floor to another (or the Lobby to a floor). Note that residents can only use 2 sets of Stairs continuously. Residents using the Stairs will feel a certain degree of stress.

These are items required for people to move between floors. Residents cannot have access to tenants if a transport item is not connected to the Lobby. An "

" is displayed over non-accessible tenants.

Stairs

Off

Com

Can only be placed in front of certain tenants like commercial items and Toilets. People can use 4 Escalators continuously. People tend to feel less stressed than when using Stairs.

Escalators

Off

Com

The most important transport item in a building. Up to four 21 person Cars can be installed per Elevator shaft and can be extended to 20 floors.

Elevators

Off

Com

Construct your own original building by making the best use of the features from each transport item and tenant.

Items marked with can be placed in the General Office Building, and those marked with are allowed to be set up in the Commercial Building.

Off

Com

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Hotel Facilities

Condo Facilities

Condos and other items required to maintain Condos.

Men's Saunas/Women's Saunas

Off

Com

Used by hotel guests before going to bed. It reduces stress drastically. A Sauna can accommodate up to six people at the same time. There are two types

one for men and the other for women.

Condos

Off

A Condo can accommodate up to three people. When people move in, a certain sales price is collected. However, no additional income is collected once the resident has settled down. Note that when a resident moves out, the sales price must be refunded. Residents use restaurants, fast food shops and shops, and contribute to their sales.

When a condo is built, an open house will be held. If the condo receives a good evaluation, people will move in. When you place the cursor on a vacant condo, you can sometimes place an ad in the newspaper by pressing the A Button.

Recycle Center (Rcy Center)

Off

An important item required for condo residents to throw out garbage. One Recycle Center can handle garbage from up to eight households. If the Recycle Center is full of garbage, the residents are forced to take the garbage back home. Note that this can cause cockroach infestation.

A Single Room is a room for one person that is in high demand but is set at a low unit price. A Twin Room is a room for two people available at a higher price than a Single Room. Hotel guests use Restaurants and Fast Food Shops, and contribute to their sales. They also use Vending Machines and Saunas.

Hotel Rooms and other items required to maintain Hotel Rooms.

Single Rooms/Twin Rooms

Off

Com

Beds in Hotel Rooms are made after the guests check out. Rooms with unmade beds are not available to guests and worse, may become infested with Cockroaches. P. 4 0

Housekeeping

Off

Com

A room for two people that is more gorgeous and expensive than Twin Rooms. Note that guests will not come unless there is Parking in the building. Place a SPA Resort to attract more guests.

Suites

Com

The number of Housekeepers can be adjusted on the General Tab in the Information Window. P. 16

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Commercial Items

Famous Shops and Restaurants

To Attract Customers

Restaurants (Rstrnt)

Off

Com

Restaurants are open from 5pm

11pm. Just like fast food shops, if this item is not placed in the building, people will be forced to leave the building to dine.

You can sometimes attract customers to commercial items that are open. When the cursor changes to the one indicated on the right, tap A Button to attract customers.

You can always attract customers to a commercial item which has just been placed.

Sushi ( Middle-Aged People ) Chinese Restaurant ( Mainly Men ) French Restaurant ( Women )

Pub (

Young People ) Family Restaurant ( Young People and Families )

Type of Restaurant and Customer Range

Shops

Off

Com

Shops are open from 10am-9pm. In the Commercial Building scenario, you can occasionally hold bargain sales at "Boutiques", "Drugstores", "Men's Shops" and "Electronics Shops". This will drastically increase the number of customers.

Florist ( Women ) Boutique (

Female Clerks )

Pet Shop (

Families ) Bank ( Mainly Office Workers ) Drugstore ( Women ) Men's Shop (

Men )

Sports Shop (

Young People )

Electronics Shop (

Men )

Hair Salon (

Young People ) Bookstore ( Middle-Aged People ) Post Office (Mainly Office Workers

)

Type of Shop and Customer Range

The initial Construction Cost is high but commerical items generate income every day. Place a shop of your choice after you have decided on its location and type. Each shop has its own range of customers and peak time, so decide on the target customer and choose an appropriate shop. The maximum number of customers allowed in one shop is 40. When a shop is

full of customers, a "F" mark will be displayed.

Fast Food Shops (f. Food )

Off

Com

Fast Food Shops are open from 10am-9pm. If they are not placed in the building, people will go outside the building to eat. Note that this can be the cause of heavy traffic in the Lobby.

In the Commercial Building scenario, VIPs P. 25 may use fast food shops and restaurants. When VIPs give good evaluations on them, those shops will become famous, thus increase their sales. Famous shops and restaurants have a " " mark next to the tenant name in Tenant Information P. 16

17 . Up to three " " can be awarded.

Soba ( Japanese Noodles ) (Mainly Men

)

Ramen (

Chinese Noodles )

(Mainly Young People

)

Burger Shop (

Young People ) Ice Cream Shop ( Young Women ) Cafe ( Women )

Type of Fast Food Shop and Customer Range

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Public Facilities

An indispensable item around Offices and commercial tenants. If not placed in the building properly, people's stress will accumulate. Up to 9 people can use a Toilet at the same time and up to 9 people can wait in line.

Items required to manage the building. Items other than "Parking" require Maintenance Cost, but they are essential in maintaining the building.

Toilets

Off

Com

An important item that needs to be placed close to Offices. Used by sick office workers, drastically reduces stress. It can hold up to 40 people at the same time.

Med Center (Medical Center)

Off

An important item required around Hotel Rooms. It reduces the stress of the guests.

Vending (Vending Machine)

Off

Com

If a Toilet becomes dirty, the level of "Dirt (Dirtiness)" will increase. When you place the cursor on a dirty Toilet, the cursor will change as indicated on the right. Tap the A Button to reduce the dirtiness.

Parking Ramp

Off

Com

This is a necessary item to lead cars into the Parking Lot. It can be placed in B1 and be extended downwards.

Parking

Off

Com

Demanded by office workers and always used by Suite guests.

Parking that is not connected to the Parking Ramp on the same floor will not function and an "X " mark will be displayed.

Security or Sec (Security Room)

Off

When placed, Guards patrol Offices and Condos at night. Theft P. 41 may take place due to the lack of Guards. Guards also extinguish fires. P. 41

The number of Guards can be adjusted on the General Tab in the Information Window. P.16

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Large Facilities

Special Facilities

Attracts many customers. Shows movies twice a day: 1pm

4pm, 5pm

8pm. Customers may visit commercial tenants on their way home. Customer range and appeal differs according to the type of movie.

Keep attracting customers by changing the movie from time to time.

To change movies, select "Movie" on the General Tab in the Information Window. P. 16

Cinemas

Off

Com

Sky Lobbies

Off

Com

Remove Items

Off

Com

A tool to remove items P. 29 that have been placed.

If you use this tool on a Sky Lobby, the entire Sky Lobby (total connected Sky Lobby on

a given floor) will be removed.

Like the standard Lobby on the first floor, this is an item to allow people to make transport connections. It can be placed on 10F, 20F, 30F, 40F and 50F. People can change between transport items placed on one Sky Lobby. Take advantage of this item to create a smooth flow of people.

Only the General Office Building can have 40F and 50F.

It can be placed at the top of the building higher than 40F (higher than 30F for the Commercial Building). Once it is placed, you can't make the building any higher unless you remove it. Worshippers gather at the Cathedral and when more than 40 people gather by noon on a weekend, a wedding will take place. A wedding is a precious event that only happens once during gameplay. It is one of the conditions to get the "TOWER" rating. P. 11

A huge resort facility with a large natural hot spring spa. Place the cursor on the item and tap the A Button to make the fountain spurt and attract visitors. Some of those people will then stay in Hotel Rooms in the building. The SPA can accommodate up to 100 people at the same time. It's open from 3pm

midnight.

It can be placed in B6 where the subway runs and on B5. When placed, customers to commercial tenants will increase. Also, some office workers who commute by car may start using the Metro and it will save Parking.

Very big and expensive items that are used by many people. These items become available when the building is upgraded to a certain level.

Cathedral

Off

Com

SPA Resort

Com

Metro Station

Off

Com

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Cockroach Infestation

Events

Theft

Yama's Inspection (Inspect)

Fire

In the General Office Building scenario, Yama may come to inspect and evaluate the building. The results of inspection can be checked in "Yama's Inspection Diary" P. 25 . Make use of his advice to manage the building.

Theft may take place in offices or condos. When it happens, residents will move out. This will intimidate residents and cause stress to the people living on the same floor. Remove these tenants as soon as possible. Of course, Thefts can be prevented if guards patrol properly.

Fire can break out in the General Office Building and will keep spreading (up to a maximum of 6 floors) until guards extinguish it. An area affected by fire will no longer operate, forcing residents to move out. Remove the burned areas to place new tenants.

This section explains the events that may take place when you are managing the building. Note that these are not the only events that you may come across.

Exterminating Cockroaches

When you place the cursor on a tenant infested with Cockroaches, the cursor will change. Tap A Button to exterminate. Residents will move out unless you exterminate the Cockroaches before the next day; leaving you with no other choice but to remove the tenant.

Cockroaches infest Offices, Condos and Hotel Rooms. Cockroaches cause stress. They can also spread to neighboring tenants. Exterminate them as soon as possible.

The Day of Infestation

(Need to Use a Bug Bomb)

The Next Day after Infestation

(Need to Call an Exterminator)

Following Days

(Need to Remove the Item)

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Consider the Routes People Take

Connect All Floors to the Lobby

Make the Best Use of Stairs and Escalators

People Hate Waiting

Be Careful with Noise

If Elevators are used just to go to a Toilet or Vending Machine situated on a connecting floor, they will always be full. To avoid this, place Stairs and Escalators to connect the two floors. Residents nearby will use these items and the flow of people will be smoother.

Various factors can cause stress but the waiting time for Elevators is a huge factor. While waiting for the Elevators, people will turn red. This means that it's time to add more Cars or place a new Elevator.

If commercial tenants and Cinemas are next to Condos, Hotel Rooms or Offices, people will get stressed out due to the noise. Place these items at a distance or on another floor.

Tips

This section explains tips and techniques on managing a building. Read them carefully.

When people move from one place to another, they can only transfer transport items once at a Lobby or Sky Lobby. Keep this condition in mind when creating routes. If people have to travel a long distance to get to a transport item, it can cause stress. Note that each transport item should be within a certain distance of others.

People come in from the Lobby on the first floor and move to their destinations using transport items. People cannot reach floors that are not connected to the Lobby.

For Example

Safe arrival at destination

Transfers to Stairs

Through the Lobby

Starting point

Moves to 1F by Elevator

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Pay Attention to the People's Requests

Use the Zone Method to Create a Smooth Flow

Fast Forward Time

Take Advantage of the Sky Lobby

Giant Elevator and Sky Lobby Method

Skips

10F

20F

30F

40F

Skips

Stops at 20F,

31F

40F

Stops at

20F

30F

Elv #3 Elv #4

Transfer at Sky Lobby on 20F

Lobby on 1F

G. Elv.

Elv #1 Elv #2 G. Elv.

To Sky Lobby

on 20F

Stops at 1F

10F

Stops at 1F,

11F

20F

Skips

For Example

People's requests and complaints are sometimes displayed in the Message Bar P. 14 on the main screen. Since these requests are strong demands from the residents, take immediate action to minimize their stress.

As the population increases, Elevators can be set to stop only at designated floors to create a smooth transportation flow. This is called the "Zone Method". The following is an example. Set an Elevator to stop at only designated floors P. 2 1 and aim for an efficient operation.

If you hold down the A Button over items other than transport items, the cursor changes to what is indicated to the right. This allows you to fast forward time. Use this feature if you need to wait for the collection of income or new residents to move in.

10F

20F

Skips

Both stop at Lobby on 1F

Elv #1 Elv #2

Stops at

10F

Stops at

11F

20F

Elv stands for Elevator

For Example

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Credits

Sound Design Hiroshi Taniguchi

Product Managemant

Takashi Tsukamoto, Tohru Ohsawa, Masaki Tawara, Tomomi Sano

Special Thanks

Satoshi Yamato, Nobuto Koganezawa, Isao Yoneda, Super Mario Club

Artwork Ryusuke Yoshida, Kazuma Norisada, Yasuo Inoue Package Illustration Mamoru Takahashi Executive Producer Satoshi Iwata CEO Naoya Tsurumi President and COO Simon Jeffery

Senior Vice President, Product Development

Bill Petro Localization Producer Kevin Frane QA Supervisor Deni Skeens Senior QA Project Lead Demetrius Griffin Assistant QA Project Lead Nestor Protacio

Senior Vice President, Entertainment Marketing

Scott A. Steinberg Product Marketing Manager John Coghlan Associate Product Marketing Manager Dan Gallardo Sr. Content Writer Bridget Oates Creative Services Manager Jen Groeling Public Relations Bret Blount International Business and Product Development

Hiromi Ando, Shinobu Shindo Special Thanks Teri A. Higgins, Rick "Maverick" Ribble, Curtis Chiu, Shymal Raj, Kevin Connolly

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