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 children 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™
Learning System
– a unique video game system created especially for children aged 3
to 8. The V.Smil
e™ 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™ 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.Smil
e™ Learning System, VTech® offers a library
of game
Smartridges™ based on popular childrenʼs 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 5-7) and Master Minds (ages 6-8) – 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™ Learning System and other VTech
®
toys, visit www.vtechkids.com
INTRODUCTION
Doc Ock has landed his floating experiment base over the town! And he
is planning to make a nuisance in this lovely place! Spider-Man & Friends
are coming back again to help stop him.
In Spider-Man & Friends: Doc Ock’s Challenge, join forces with SpiderMan, Storm and Thing to help stop Doc Ock from causing problems in
town! During your adventure in Doc Ock’s base, you will learn about the
nine planets, the food pyramid, directions, logic, and much more.
Spider-Man
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.
Storm
Ororo Munroe is descended from an ancient line of
African priestesses, all with the potential to wield
magic. Sometimes made fun of by the kids at school
for being different, Ororo secretly possesses a desire
to help others as Storm, who has the ability to control
the weather. Storm likes all types of weather and can
play with the best of them, rain or shine.
Thing
A loyal friend to all, young Ben has a great interest in
astronauts and all things outer space. A very curious
young man, Ben is always eager to explore new things
and likes to take on challenges. As Thing, he uses
his super strength to help people when they are in
trouble, and he’s never afraid to tell someone when
they’re doing something that they shouldn’t be.
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INTRODUCTION
GETTING STARTED
1. Choose Your Play Mode
Move the joystick up and down to choose the play mode you want. Press
the ENTER button when you are done.
Learning Adventure
Learning Zone
Options
Learning Adventure
In this play mode, you can join Spider-Man and Friends and explore the
platforms in Doc Ock’s Experiment Base.
Learning Zone
In this mode, you can play four games that each focus on a specific
learning skill.
Options
In this screen, you can turn the background music on and off, and choose
between limited or unlimited chances to play the game.
Music: On Select this to turn on the music.
Music: Off Select this to turn off the music.
Chances: Normal Select this to have a limited number of chances
to play in each game.
Chances: Unlimited Select this to have unlimited chances to play in
each game.
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GETTING STARTED
2. Choose your Game Settings
In this screen, you can cho ose
between Easy and Difficult levels,
and one or two players.
Levels
Select between Easy Level and
Difficult Level of game play.
Players
Sele ct betwee n one-pla yer and
two-player mode.
Note: The default settings are “Easy” and “One-Player”
3. Start your Game
Fo r Lea r nin g Adv e ntu re, plea se go t o the “ Acti vit ies – L earn i ng
Adventure” section.
For
Learning Zone, please go to the “Activities – Learning Zone” section.
FEATURES
Help Button
When you press the HELP button, the activity instructions will be repeated,
or you will hear hints during a game.
Exit Button
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
to cancel the EXIT screen and keep playing. Press ENTER to choose.
The EXIT button also takes you to the previous menu when in menu
selection mode.
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FEATURES
Levels
Players
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 .
ACTIVITIES
Educational Curriculum
Learning Adventure Curriculum
Platform 1 – 3 Directional Concepts
Mission 1 – Wall of Mirrors Mirrors and Lenses
Mission 2 – Spin Zone Food and Food types
Mission 3 – Robot Command Logic and Directions
Mission 4 – Machine Mayhem Simple Machines
Mission 5 – Galaxy Chase The Nine Planets
Mission 6 – Doc Ock’s Challenge Angles
Learning Zone
Curriculum
Zone 1 – Lights Out Problem Solving
Zone 2 – Speed Pyramid The Food Pyramid
Zone 3 – Machine Shop Model Concepts
Zone 4 – Space Quest Features of Planets
Basic Operations
( ) Walk to the left ( ) Walk to the right
( ) Crouch or walk/climb down ( ) Look or walk/climb up
Enter Jump
Use special character
movements
Use special character powers Change characters
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ACTIVITIES
Learning Adventure
Learning Adventure Game Selection Screen
Adventure Play
Choo se Adv enture Play to play a game
through from the beginning to end. This game
mode allows the player to play through the
different games, in order, until finally reaching
Doc Ock and defeating him.
You can choose “New Game” to start a new game, or “Continue Game”
to continue an old game.
New Game
Choose this to start a new game.
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 setting will be kept.
Quick Play
Choose this, you can select one of the three platforms to play freely. You
won’t have the chance to challenge Doc Ock in this mode.
The Learning Adventure play mode has three different platforms and
each platform contains different mission games. Use the joystick to scroll
through the platforms, and press the
ENTER button to start a game.
Platform 3
Platform 2
Platform 1
Game Setting
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ACTIVITIES
Adventure Play
Quick Play
New Game
Continue Game
Learning Adventure Game Status Bar
In each Learning Adventure game, the status bar stays on the screen to
show you how you are doing.
Energy
Timer
Active Character
Mission Status
Difficulty Level
Inactive Characters
Difficulty Level Indication
This shows the level of the game (one star = Easy Level; two stars =
Difficult Level).
Energy
This shows the character’s energy level in the current game.
Active Character
This shows the character you are currently using.
Inactive Characters
This shows the other characters you can choose.
Timer
This appears only in mission game. It shows the time left for the game.
Mission Status
This appears only in mission game. It shows how much of the current
mission is completed (example: the number of keys collected).
Platforms 1-3
Game Play
Doc Ock has landed his floating Experiment
Base over the town and is planning to make
a nuisance in this lovely place.
Joi n forc es with Spider-Man, Storm and
Thing to navigate through the platforms, pass
through the labs along the way, and collect the
keys to get to the next level. Get past all the
levels until you reach Doc Ock.
While exploring the different platforms, pay
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ACTIVITIES
attention to the arrows and find your way out. Watch out though, because
Doc Ock has many obstacles along the way, including some annoying robots.
Hurry! Let’s stop Doc Ock before it’s too late!
Mission 1 –Wall of Mirrors
Game Play
Doc Ock has built a crazy Wall of Mirrors that
shows what happens to light when it hits
mirrors and different types of lenses.
Help Spider-Man climb up the floors to the top
of the wall. Collect the keys and energy icons
along the way. And be careful of the light beams!
Reach the top and get the key before the time
runs out.
Educational Curriculum: Mirrors and Lenses
Easy level: Fixed mirrors and lens
Difficult level: Rotating mirrors and lens
Mission 2 – Spin Zone
Game Play
Doc Ock is sending food out on the conveyor
belt faster than Spider-Man and Friends can
keep up. Use the joystick to move SpiderMan so that the different food categories on
the inside line up with the correct food on the
outside. When a food match is made, press
the correct color button to send that food into
the correct food category bin.
Educational Curriculum: Food and food types
Easy level: 2 food categories and 15 foods to be collected
successfully
Difficult Level: 3 food categories and 24 foods to be collected
successfully
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ACTIVITIES
Mission 3 – Robot Command
Game Play
Spider-Man and Friends must find a way to
control one of Doc Ock’s robots and get it to
collect the keys in the room and then get out.
The robot will follow the commands that are
placed in the command bar on the bottom of
the screen.
Use the Green Button to bring up the directional movements of the robot
(forward, left, right). Then press Enter to select these and put them in the
command bar in the order you want the robot to move (example: left,
forward, forward, right).
Once you have the command bar full, press the Yellow Button to make
the robot move.
In the difficult level, there is an extra feature: Robot Tools. Use these in
order to get the robot past different obstacles in the room.
Educational Curriculum: Logic and Directions
Easy level: Control the movements of the robot
Difficult Level: Control the movements and usage of tools of
the robot
Mission 4 –Machine Mayhem
Game Play
Several keys are scattered in the Mechanical
Tunnel. Help the heroes by moving the car
along the tram road.
During your journey, you need to select the
correct gear sets to activate the machines in
order to keep moving forward. Be careful of
the robot guards along the way.
Collect all the keys in time.
Educational Curriculum: Simple Machines
Easy level: Easy gear sets
Difficult Level: Complex gear sets
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ACTIVITIES
Mission 5 –Galaxy Chase
Game Play
Get ready for a fast-paced ride as you join
the heroes on a journey through the Space
Tunnel. You’ll learn facts about the planets in
our solar system. Pay attention, because you
just may need these useful facts later on! As
always, Doc Ock has some dangers in store,
so be careful to avoid the flying robots he’s
sent to stop you.
Collect enough keys on the way so you can pass the challenge.
Educational Curriculum: The nine planets
Easy level: Simple facts about the planets; slower and fewer
robots along the path
Difficult Level: Advanced facts about the planets; faster and
more robots along the way
Mission 6 – Doc Ock’s Challenge
Game Play
You’ve made it to the ultimate challenge, and
now it’s time to finally stop Doc Ock!
Doc Ock’s robots are shooting balls at the
heroes! Control the shield that our heroes are
standing behind and bounce the balls back in
the direction where Dock Ock appears. You
must be fast, though, because Doc Ock will
keep changing places.
Educational Curriculum: Angles
Easy level: Bounce 5 balls off Doc Ock
Difficult Level: Bounce 10 balls off Doc Ock
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ACTIVITIES
Learning Zone
Learning Zone Game Selection Screen
T h e L e a r ni n g Z o ne
features four curriculumbased learning games. Use
the joystick to highlight a
game, and press ENTER
to start it.
Learning Zone Game Status Bar
In all four learning games,
the status bar will stay on
the screen and show the
game status.
Zone 1 – Lights Out:
Game Play
Doc Ock has yet another room of crazy lights
and mirrors. Control the location and angle
of the lenses and mirrors to direct the light
from the light source to the target. Move
the joystick and press the
ENTER button to
select a lens or mirror. Then use the color
buttons to rotate or move it until the light
goes in the direction you want. Finally, press
ENTER again to confirm. Once all the lenses
and mirrors are in the correct place, the light
should make a path all the way to the target.
Educational Curriculum: Problem solving
Easy level: Rotate the mirrors and lenses in order to get the light
to pass through.
Difficult Level: Rotate and/or move the mirrors and lenses to get
the light to pass through. Make sure the size of the light (bigger
or smaller) matches the target.
ACTIVITIES
Lights Out
Speed Pyramid
Machine Shop
Space Quest
Mission Status
Level
Score
Zone 2 – Speed Pyramid
Game Play
Categories of food are represented on the
giant, moving Speed Pyramid. Listen for the
food, then move the joystick to make the
board move. Press
ENTER when the ball lands
in the correct place (food category).
Educational Curriculum: The Food Pyramid
Easy level: 4 food categories
Difficult Level: 6 food categories
Zone 3 – Machine Shop
Game Play
Doc Ock has some pretty interesting machines
in his machine shop! The different gears and
parts need to be put back in each machine in
the correct places. Move the joystick to move
a piece and press
ENTER to confirm when you
want to place it.
Educational Curriculum: Model concepts
Easy level: Simple gear and parts placement
Difficult Level: More complicated gear and parts placement
Zone 4 – Space Quest
Game Play
It’s time to put the knowledge you learned in
Galaxy Chase to good use! Watch the sky,
and four planets will appear, along with a
question. Use the joystick to target the correct
planet, then press
ENTER to confirm. Use
your space smarts and try to get them all right!
Educational Curriculum: Features of the planets
Easy level: Simple facts about the nine planets
Difficult Level: Advanced facts about the nine planets
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CARE & MAINTENANCE
CARE & MAINTENANCE
1. Keep your V.Smile™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth.
Never use solvents or abrasives.
2. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from direct sourceof heat.
3. Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of time.
4. Avoid dropping it.
NEVER try to dismantle it.
5. Always keep the V.Smile
™ away from water.
WARNING
A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition,
may experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness
when viewing certain types of flashing colors or patterns, especially on
television. While the V.Smile™ Learning System does not contribute
to any additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their
children while they play video games. If your child experiences dizziness,
altered vision, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately
and consult your physician. Please note that focusing on a television
screen at close range and handling a joystick for a prolonged period a
time may cause fatigue or discomfort. We recommend that children take
a 15 minutes break for every hour of play.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you have a problem that cannot be solved by using this manual, we
encourage you to visit us online or contact our Consumer Services
Department with any problems and/or suggestions that you might have.
A support representative will be happy to assist you.
Before requesting support, please be ready to provide or include the
information below:
The name of your product or model number. (The model number is
typically located on the back or bottom of your product.)
The actual problem you are experiencing.
The actions you took right before the problem.
Internet: www.vtechkids.com
Phone:1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada
TROUBLESHOOTING/WARNING
OTHER INFO
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its suppliers assume
no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this
handbook. VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C. and its supplies
assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may
arise through the use of this software.
VTech® Electronics North America,
L.L.C. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss
caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or
repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of important data on other media
to protect against data loss.
COMPANY: VTech® Electronics North America, L.L.C.
ADDRESS: 1155 West Dundee Rd, Suite 130, Arlington Heights, Il 60004 USA
TEL NO.: 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S. or 1-877-352-8697 in Canada
NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Ch an ges or modifica ti on s not expressly appr ov ed by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.
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