Sega GAME BOY ADVANCE GAMES THE TOWER User Manual

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WARNING - Seizures

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

Public Facilities 3636 Large Facilities

3838

Special Facilities

3939

Events

4040

Tips

4242

Credits

4646

Controls

Game Start

How To Play

1010

Basic Rules

1212

Game Screen

1414

Elevators

1818

Mode Menu

2222

Information Screens

2424

System Menu

2727

Placing Items

2828

Item Type

3030

Transport Items

3030

Office Facilities

3131

Hotel Facilities

3232

Condo Facilities

3333

Commercial Items

3434

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

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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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