VTech SMARTRIDGE SPIDERMAN User Manual

© 2004 Marvel Inc.
All rights reserved.

Dear Parent,

At VTech®, we know that every year, children are asking to play
video games at younger and younger ages. At the same time, we
understand the hesitation of most parents to expose their children to
the inappropriate content of many popular video games. How can you
feel confident in allowing your childen to play these games, and still
educate and entertain them in a healthy, age-appropriate manner?

Our solution to this on-going debate is the V.Smile™ TV Learning
System – a unique video game system created especially for children
aged 3 to 7. The V.Smile™ TV Learning System combines a kid-friendly
design, age-appropriate curriculum, entertaining graphics, and fun
game play into a unique experience that your child will love and
you can support. The V.Smile™ TV Learning System engages your
child with two modes of play: the Learning Adventure - an exciting
exploratory journey in which learning concepts are seamlessly
integrated, and the Learning Zone - a series of games designed to
focus on specific school skills in a fun, engaging way. Both of these
educational modes offer your child hours of learning fun.

As part of the V.Smile™ TV Learning System, VTech® offers a library
of game Smartridges™ based on popular children’s characters that
engage and encourage your child to play while learning. The library
is organized into three levels of educational play – Early Learners
(ages 3-5), Junior Thinkers (ages 4-6) and Master Minds (ages 5-7)
– so that the educational content of the system grows with your child.

At VTech®, we are proud to provide you with a much-needed solution
to the video game dilemma, as well as another innovative way for your
child to learn while having fun. We thank you for trusting VTech®‚
with the important job of helping your child explore a new world of
learning!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at VTech

®

To learn more about the V.Smile™ TV Learning System and other
VTech® toys, visit www.vsmile.com

INTRODUCTION

One for all and all for one! When we get together, there’s lots of fun! In
Spider-Man and Friends: Secret Missions, join forces with Spider-Man,
Spider-Girl and Wolverine and help them to solve problems around town.
With exciting journeys, learn spelling, animal names, counting, money
concepts, problem solving and much more!

Raised by his Aunt May, Peter Parker has unique
abilities that he uses to help others.Under the secret
identity of Spider-Man, Peter possesses superhuman
strength and reflexes. No matter where he swings,
Spider-Man always remembers that with great power
comes great responsibility.

May Parker is Spider-Man’s younger cousin and
possesses the same abilities as the famous wall- crawler.
Like Spider-Man, Spider-Girl can spin webs and uses
them to swing all over the neighborhood while helping
others.

A well traveled young hero, Logan has lived in both
Canada and Japan. Sometimes made fun of by the kids
at school for being different, Logan secretly possesses
a desire to help others as Wolverine.

GETTING STARTED

Choose Your Play Mode

Move your joystick up and down to choose the play mode you want. Press
ENTER when you are finished.

INTRODUCTION / GETTING STARTED

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Options

Learning Adventure
Learning Zone

Spider-Girl

Spider-Man

Wolverine

Learning Adventure - In this play mode, you can join Spider-Man and
Friends and play four exciting adventure games with bonus mini-games
for each.

Learning Zone - In this mode, you can play four games that focus on a
specific learning skill.

Options - In this screen, you can turn the music on or off, and choose
between limited or unlimited chances to play the game. Move the
joystick left or right to make your choice and press ENTER when you
are finished.

Music On Select this to turn on the music.
Music Off Select this to turn off the music.
Normal Chances Select this to have a limited number of chances to play

in each game.

No Lose Select this to have unlimited chances to play in each game.

Choose Your Game Settings

Learning Adventure Game Settings

you can choose “New Game” to start a new game, or “Continue Game”
to continue an old game.

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GETTING STARTED

New Game

Continue Game

Your High Score

Music On

Limited Chances
(Normal)

Music Off
Unlimited Chances

(No lose)
Check Button

Continue Game Choose this to continue a previous game. V.Smile™

remembers your game status after you turn it OFF,
and if you turn it back ON without removing the
Smartridge™, you will have the choice of continuing
your old game. Your previous settings will be kept.

New Game Choose this to start a new game.

Start Your Game

• For Learning Adventure, please see the “Activities – Learning
Adventure” section.

• For Learning Zone, please see the “Activities – Learning Zone” section.

FEATURES

HELP Button

EXIT Button

LEARNING ZONE Button

The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning
Zone game selection screen.

When you press the LEARNING ZONE button, an “Exit” screen will pop up. If you
want to quit and go to the Learning Zone menu, choose “√”. To continue playing,

choose “X”.

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When you press the HELP button, the activity
instructions will be repeated, or you will hear
hints during a game.

When you press the EXIT button, the game
will pause. An “EXIT” icon will pop up to make
sure you want to quit. Choose “√” to leave the
game, or “X” to cancel the “EXIT” screen and
keep playing. Press ENTER to choose. The EXIT
button also takes you to the previous menu.

FEATURES