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Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or your child have any of the following symptoms Convulsions Altered vision Eye or muscle twitching Involuntary movements Loss of awareness Disorientation To reduce the likelthood of # seizure when playing video games. 1, Bit oF stand ap far from the ecreen as possible, 2, Play video games on the smnallest available 4, 00 Not play if you are tined oF need sloop. 4, Play i a welll room, 5. Take a 1010 15 minute break avery hou avinion soreen AAWARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain 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: * Avoid excessive play. 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If your game cases 10 operate and you have no device aftached to it, please contact the game publisher's "Technical Support" or "Customer Servite" department. The contents of this notice do not interfere with your statutory rights. This booklet and other printed materials onal this F nos are protected by domestic and international intellectual property laws. Rev-D () RADEMARKS OF NINTENDO, Ree cee mt CR ca pecan cee or ice te hate ag Rete het CONTENTS STORY.........05 Pa ci eer awd TT ails GUNSTAR SUPER HEROENEU eR in eee eC te cu Ree Ree a oR Ma me ed Cee ar tans Rue a ee a ee ae Peete er ha Maree nc ured nena known as the Megalith. However, the Empire's plan hasn't gone unnoticed, On the Earth, the organization known Ce eee een ie eee ar eae alii m oat " " OME HEROES GUNSTAR SUPER HEROES GU NSTAR SUPER HEROES GUNSTAR SUP@ MAIN MENU RED/BLUE Select either RED or BLUE to play the game with the selected char. acter. Next, select the difficulty level of the game (EASY, NORMAL, HARD). Then select. ane of the following NEW DATA... . Available only when you play the selected Character/ Difficulty Level combination far the first time. Select to start the game. CONTINUE .. . .. Continue the game from any stage you have already completed or entered, Select this to display the Stage Select Screen, DELETE DATA. . . Delete the game data for the selected Character Difficulty Level. When confirmed, select YES to delete; NO (or B Button) to cancel. i THE GAMI During the Title Screen, press START (or A Button) to display the Main Menu. @ MENU CONTROLS Select Menu Item ...... .. + Control Pad Enter Selected Menu Item... . A Button/START Cancel/Go Back One Step a B Button R Button A Button B Button START L Button: Game data is created for each Character/Difficulty Level. The game data contains information such as the stages cleared, the top score for the stage completed and amount of life left at certain areas in the stage. + Control Pad SELECT OPTIONS CONTROL ....... Change the button assignments for the weapon SOFTWARE RESET attacks (see p12). Any time during the game, press the START, SELECT, A and B Buttons simultaneously BRIGHT . Change the brightness level of the screen. to reset the game and return to the Title Screen. NSTAR SUPER HEROES GUINSTHOW TO PLAY @ STAGES — CONTROLS & GAME SCREENS In Gunstar Super Heroes, the stages consist of 2 to 5 action areas of different types, SIGE Set ECT with different controls. Here, the controls and the screens for each type of action area When you CONTINUE the game (p.7) or after you complete a will be explained separately, stage, the Stage Select Screen will be displayed. You may select and start from any stage available, including the stage EMS! ACTONBREES you just completed. Each stage consists of a multiple number These are the basic action areas, moving sideways (and up and dawn it needed). The of areas. If a stage has been played before, partially or com majority of this game features this area type. pletely, you can start from any area you have completed. Use One The game will end, if this is reduced to zero. the + Control Pad #** to select the stage, and t¥ to select the area (if available), @ Weapons. Ifyou started with NEW DATA, you will automatically start Highlighted ican is the weapon currently ih use, the game from EARTH ffirst stage]. Saree Gauge (p11). Score. @ Enemy's Life. Displayed when the Stage Boss appears (and also when you shoot at some:of the stronger enemies in the area). @Selected Stage. @ Areas available to start. @Stage/Continue Records. Displays the Stage Record when the Area cursor is at 1: otherwise the Continue Record is displayed. @ Amount of Life at the start of the Stage/Area NSTAR SUPER H* Controls for Normal Action Areas ‘The arrows indicate the directions of the + Control Pad entered. a for shots + Control Pad . A Button Weenie _ See the chart on p12 Change Weapon . L Button and B Button Wf /Aeand A Button .. fand A Button "While in ain, @/ and A Button . While in air, /% and A Button Drop Kick ........ i . While in air, + and A Button Triangle Kick... While in ain, press the + Control Pad towards the wall and A Button Descend floor Joel pwn: Above the floor you can go through, # and A Button Somersautt Kick. . . While hanging down, f and A Button \Note: Except for the Triangle Kicks, you may kick while airborne only once. Pick Up an ttem . Sliding Attack. ..... Jumping Uppercut, ‘Side Kick Drill Kick STAR SUPEF EROES GUNSTAR SUPE! + Moving with a Force Mecha In FORCE CANYON, you cannot jump. Instead, change your position on the screen by pressing the A Button. There are 3 Fe cae positions you can move among, regardless of whether you're yi moving horizontally or vertically. You can control the positian Nee you move to from the center position by,using the + Control Pad simultaneously with the A Button. + Weapon Attacks Each character has 3 kinds of weapans, which you can change with the L Button. All weapons can be shot in succession for rapid firing (the rate varies with the type of weapon). You can also attack with a sword for a close range attack. See the next page for button assign- ments. Attacking the enemies will also charge the Supercharge Gauge. Fire your Supercharge when the gauge flashes. The characteristics of the Supercharge are tied directly to the weapon in use, so a Chaser Supercharge tracks enemies, just like a Chaser weapon does. Each Supercharge has its own gauge that must be filled adequately in order to use. Note also that the amount of charge on each gauge will carry over to the next Stage/Area. HEROES GUNSTAR SUPER+ Button Assignments for Weapon Attacks The button assignments for Weapon Attacks can be selected in the OPTIONS menu (p.7). a SIMPLE B Normal Shot? | 8Button | B Button | = = Begin Rapid Fire"* | Hold B Button | Hold B Button | B Button B Button Stop Rapido" | Soccer | Gawwon | Rtscuton | 8 Button Twice Shoot at Hold B Button Haid Hold Hold Fixed Direction"?| and R Button R Button B Button B Button ‘Shoot from Hold Hold 8 Button | Hold B Button | & Button twice Fixed Location’s| —_R Button and R Button | and R Button and Hold Sword Attack | TapB Button | TapB Button | Tap B Button R Button Supercharge | R Button Twice | R Button Twice | —_R Button Beane *4 You shoot and move [if possible) in the same direction the + Control Pad is entered *2 You continue to shoot in the direction of the + Control Pad when this button {combi- nation) is pressed, regardless of the + Control Pad direction entered afterwards, until released. You will move in the direction of the + Control Pad entered. *3 You will stand still at the location and shoot in the direction of the + Control Pad entered. MSTAR SUPER HEROES GUNSTAR SUPEF HEROES GUINSTAR SUPER HE COBIT VILLAGE/SAVE THE CHICKS The objective in this area is to rescue the chicks scattered throughout the area, and guide them all to the EXIT. Touch a chick to make it follow you. If you take damage from an enemy, all the chick{s) following you will go back to their origi nal location, The more chicks you can lead at one time to the EXIT, the higher your scare will be. @ Number of Chicks Rem: SKY ROAD/AIR DRIFT and IMPERIAL MOON/SIGN OF RUIN In these areas, you will be on top of a spacecraft. You will nat be able to move or jump. However, you can contral the rota- tion of the spacecraft you're on by using the + Control Pad ©. Controls are otherwise the same as the normal action areasUNBLINKING CITY/LIGHTNING STRIKE and G-ARC/SPACE STRIKE In these areas, you guide your spacecraft in a top/down or side view. + Control Pad Movement . $ L Button/R Button Rotate Spacecraft. Missiles Come f Strike area a ony shoot at ground enemies) . A Button Shoot... 6.65 Cawesssvesesseeusesesraenueseaennedns .. B Button EVENT SCENES During the game, there are event scenes with story and dia- logue. Press the A Button (or ¥ on the + Control Pad) to read the next lines. Press START to skip. NSTAR SUPER HEROES GUNSTAR SUPEF @ PAUSE MENU Any time during the game (except during between-the-stages event screens), press START to pause the game and display the Pause Menu. Select CONTINUE GAME (or simply press START) to resume the game. Select EXIT GAME to quit the game (select YES to confirm your action), @ ITEMS IN THE GAME During the game, if you destroy certain objects. or enemies, an item may appear. There are two kinds of items. Note that these appear only in the normal action areas. LIFE ITEM: Increases the amount of your Life by 10. SUPERCHARGE ITEM: Increase the Supercharge Gauge. NOTE ON LIFE By collecting Life Items, you may have more life than when you started the stage. However, regardless of the amount of life left at the end of the stage, when you begin a new stage, your life will be reset to the standard life for the difficulty level you're in. Note also that there is an upper limit to the amount of Life. HEROES GUNSTAR SUPER HEROES GU,@ RESULT SCREEN @ NAME ENTRY After the completion of each stage, information pertaining to your performance will be displayed. if you did not complete the stage, the result screen will show information up to your last point, If either the Initial Area Score ar the Elapsed Time. to start certain areas is better than the previaus record, you will be prompted to enter your name (see next page]. If you break record(s) in eny category, you can enter your ini- tials {up ta 3 letters) here. Here, use the + Control Pad ¥ to scroll the screen. Press the B Button to view the previous record. You can also use the + Control Pad #™ to view records of ather stages. Press the A Button/START to advance. When done, select SAVE to save your record. If you select DON'T SAVE, your new record will not be saved. NOTE: When your progress is saved, the game saves both the starting area where you last left off and the Life you had remaining at the time. So be careful when saving, ather- wise you might be saving your game where you have very little Life. LR SUPER HER«a Here are the characters that appear in this game. The player can only control Red or Blue, RED) Ared-head with a temper, she is an expert marksman, and relatively new to 3YE (the 3rd Eye) as an operative. She's very impulsive, but optimistic and a little naive in nature. She's definitely not afraid to show her ematians. She lost her parents when she was just a child, and upon joining the organization, has considered Blue as her bigger brother. (@} FORCE: Shoots a beam of plasma energy. FIRE: Shoats a ball of fire that explodes. Blue is a levelheaded Gunstar, wha rarely shows much emo- tion. He tends to be sarcastic about things, although he actu- ally does have a strong sense of responsibility. He likes to alleviate stressful moments by teasing Red, whose personality is quite different fram his own. Blue was also an orphan, so he can relate to Red. LIGHTNING: Fires a stream of electricity. ff CHASER: Shoots laser darts that seek out.and destroy multiple enemies. FIRE: Shoots a ball of fire that explodes. 3; GUNSTAR SUPER HEROES Guey GREEN) The commander in charge of the Gunstar Super Heroes, she relays the orders of 3YE ta Red and Blue. She tends to worry, and thinks of herself as the mother figure for both Red and Blue, despite all of them being of similar age. Her past is shrouded in secresy, although it's been rumored that she has an older brother, ‘A former member of the Gunstar Super Heroes, for reasons unknown, he left and decided to join the Empire: It's said that he holds an ancient relic known as the "Seven Force." He also has a mysterious past that no one seems to know about. NSTAR SUPER HEROE GUNSTAR SUF R HEROES GU.Pink (center) is a well known bounty hunter. She rarely goes anywhere without her two minions, Kain [left] and Kotaro (right), who both obey her without question. Recently hired by the Empire, they await the Gunstar Super Heroes at Cobit Village ‘The captain of a huge warship, Orange loves mélée combat, and is known for his incredi- ble fighting skills and strength. irs CS,5.9— 8 ata Trt NSTAR SUPEThe boss of a casino, Black is a devote follower of the Empire. He awaits the Gunstars at his Fortress, which is filled with many treacherous ‘traps. Not much is known about his past, but it's ‘said to be quite surprisi STAR SUPEF HE! — yf areneeres a ba Not much is known about Colonel Smash except that he obediently follows General Gray. He is eager to face the Gunstars and prove his worth to the general.The head of the Empire, not much is known about the General's past, It's only rumored that he plans to resurrect the God of Ruin for unknown reasons and that he's hired Pink, Orange, Green and Black to help him. He has had clashes with 3YE in the past perrieco CREDITS ‘The follwing credits list the staff responsible for the localization and marketing for the North American release of Gunstar Super Heroes. See in-game credits for the complete list of the original development staff. SEGA OF AMERICA, INC. CEO Naoya Tsurumi President/COO Simon Jeffery Senior VP of Product Development Bilt Petro Director of Localization and GA Qsamu Shibamiya Localizatian Producer Jason Kuo GA Project Lead Shawn Dobbins Testers Cliff Anderson Chestar Lee Josh Pfeiffer Davidson Talag Vice President, Entertainment Marketing Scott A. Steinberg HEROES GUNSTAR Associate Product Manager Teri A. Higgins Creative Services Chris Mowry Web Development Chris Olson Bridget Gates Rodwin Pabello Public Relations Jennie Sue Special Thanks Rick Ribble Cammy Budd Tina Peinton Sandy Hatcher Ayumi Tani SEGA CORPORATION (SOU) CS Marketing Dept. International Team Shinobu Shindo Yukiko Kato SUPER HEROES GUMSIMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION Copying of any video game for any Nintendo system is illegal and is strictly prohibited by domestic and international intellectual property laws, "Backup" of “archival” copies are not authorized and are not necessary to protect your software. Vialators will be prose- cuted. 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