ET the Extra Terrestrial and the Cosmic Garden
(GameBoy Color - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Zed Two Limited
Published_By:
NewKidCo
Released On:
15 Mar 2002
Blast off with E.T. on a journey back to his home planet. Your mission is to help E.T. complete the Cosmic Garden! Be prepared to work on E.T.'s space ship laboratory with wacky, strange and crazy plant species you create by growing and cross-pollinating alien seedlings. Get help from E.T.'s silly friends the Space Bee and Space Slug. It's not easy... you'll be faced with adverse growing conditions that test your ability to adapt and overcome surprise situations. Make enough different plants to earn E.T.'s ultimate treasure - The Prize Garden! *12 exciting levels and 7 environments take you to 6 planets *Over 60 plants to create *Crazy alien plants that sing, dance, jump, emit light, electricity and more *Use resources wisely as they run out! *Complete the game to win the never-ending Prize Garden
UPC-A:
661204012017 (USA)
Part #:
CGB-BEOE-USA (USA)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a sci-fi simulation game where players help E.T. cultivate a Cosmic Garden. You'll travel to different planets to collect unique plant seeds, then nurture and crossbreed them in your spaceship's greenhouse. The goal is to collect 63 distinct plant species to become a master botanist.
Story
Intro
During his voyage home, E.T. will try to collect the essential plants from every planet in the galaxy. He then breeds the plants in his spacecraft's greenhouse, the Cosmic Garden.
Growing plants requires care and attention. Each seedling must be fed and watered (but not overfed or over-watered!), receive the right amount of light, and be protected from the elements, the dangers of space travel, and E.T.'s pal, the ever-hungry Space Slug.
Plants are also crossbred to create new species with unique and valuable abilities. E.T.'s goal is to collect 63 unique plants to qualify as a fully-fledged botanist and become a hero!
Levitation
The Planets
The Blue Planet (Earth) is where E.T. begins his journey. Here he obtains the Intelligence Seed, which grows clever plants.
The Purple Planet is where E.T. discovers the Purple Clarion, the Sound Seed. Plants grown with the sound archetype might make noise, talk or sing.
The Red Planet is home to the Red Darnation, the Heat Seed. It is a lava-jungle planet.
The Orange Planet is home to the Moving Seed. Plants grown from this seed exhibit movement.
The Yellow Planet is where E.T. finds the Light Seed. Plants grown from the Light Seed may create light, or thrive in bright light.
The Green Planet is E.T.'s home planet. When E.T. arrives home it is possible to obtain the Friendship Seed. Also, E.T. no longer has to garden in the Cosmic Garden aboard his spacecraft, but can garden down on the planet surface.
How to Play
STARTING UP
Turn the power switch OFF on your Nintendo Game Boy Color. Never insert or remove a Game Pak when the power is on.
Insert the E.T. and The Cosmic Garden Game Pak into the slot on the Game Boy Color. Press firmly to lock the Game Pak into place.
Turn the power switch ON. The Nintendo logo should appear. If you don't see it, begin at step 1.
When the Title Screen appears, press START to begin the game.
BEGINNING THE GAME
To begin a new game you must first enter a name. Cycle through the letters using the Control Pad. Select letters with A BUTTON. Return to the previous screen by selecting Cancel. When you are finished, select Done.
To load a saved game, just highlight it and press A BUTTON. You can have four separate game saves at any one time.
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ENTER NAME
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A B C D E F G DONE
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H I J K L M N BACK
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O P Q R S T U
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U W X Y Z . _ CNCL
LEVITATING OBJECTS
E.T. and The Cosmic Garden is full of things E.T. can levitate: plants, weeds, rocks, seeds, compost and the Space Slug.
To levitate an object, position E.T. so he is looking at it and press A BUTTON. He can even lift things that are far away as long as he has an unobstructed view of them.
Once an object is levitated it can be moved around freely, floating over any obstacles. Press A BUTTON again to drop the object. You can only drop an object onto an empty patch of soil.
TOOL MENU
If E.T. is not levitating anything, press B BUTTON to open the Tool Menu. The Tool Menu appears as a series of icons above E.T.
Cycle through the tools with the Control Pad, and select the appropriate tool with A BUTTON. Press B BUTTON to cancel out of the Tool Menu.
There are a lot of tasks that can be performed with this simple control system:
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Select the fork and use it to dig up the soil, making it suitable for planting.
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Select the seed icon to choose which seed to plant in your prepared soil.
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Select the watering can so you can water your plants.
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Select the compost to fertilize the soil.
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GALACTICA
The Encyclopedia Galactica provides information about the various elements of the garden, and most importantly, it contains the Seed Book. To read about an item, highlight it and press A BUTTON or START. To go back, press B BUTTON.
SEED BOOK
The Seed Book keeps track of all the flowers you have discovered. Select a flower with A BUTTON to find out its likes, dislikes, and its character traits.
There are 6 possible traits a flower can have, indicated by these letters: I (Intelligence), S (Sound), Η (Heat), M (Movement), L (Light), and F (Friendship). In order to create new plants, cross-breed plants with different traits. If you cross plants with some or all of the same traits, you will receive a seed you already have.
HOW TO GROW A SEED
When your plants are fully grown, your friend the Space Bee will collect the plant's pollen. The bee turns orange when its carrying pollen.
When the Space Bee goes to another plant, the pollen she is carrying will pollenate that plant, and a seed will be created. The bee can only carry pollen for so long, before it falls off and you have to try again.
And when everything goes correctly, and you have obtained a new seed, E.T. will perform a celebratory dance.
PLANT SIGNS
Plants will let you know how they are doing by displaying icons. When you see these, give a plant what it needs.
The Basics:
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I Need Water!
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I Need Compost!
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Too Much Water!
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Too Much Compost!
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I don't like my neighbor. Try a different combination of plants. Two of the same plant help each other grow.
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Other signs include “Too Hot!”, “Too Cold!", "I Need Light!", “Too Much Light!", and "Hey! The Space Slug is trying to eat me!"
Controls
Control Pad
Move E.T./Move Menu Highlight
Enemies & Characters
Space Slug
The Space Slug moves slowly towards food, eating weeds, plants, and seeds. It naps after eating and occasionally leaves compost.
Space Bee
The Space Bee cross-pollinates flowering plants and only emerges from its hive when flowers are in bloom.
Tips & Maps
Check out a plant's traits
Use the Encyclopedia Galactica to learn about plant traits, helping you try new combinations and avoid duplicates.
Keep a close eye on your friend the Space Slug
The Space Slug eats flowers, so be mindful of its presence in your garden.
Try to have your flowers bloom around the same time
Synchronized blooming makes the Space Bee's job easier.
Remove weeds
Weeds can be removed with A BUTTON, but remember that the Space Slug also enjoys eating them.
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