Getting Started
To get started with M&M's® BLAST!™, please begin with the following steps:
1. Turn off your Game Boy® Advance System, then insert the M&M's® BLAST!™ Game Pak into the Game Boy® Advance System.
2. Turn on the Game Boy® Advance System. The M&M's® BLAST!™ Legal Screen should appear.
3. In a few moments, the Name Entry Screen will appear.
Note: If nothing appears on the screen, turn the power switch to OFF, check that the Game Pak is inserted correctly, and try again. Always set the power switch to OFF before inserting or removing the Game Pak.
Linking Up
M&M's® BLAST!™ can be played with one to four players.
Necessary Equipment
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Game Boy® Advance Systems: One Game Boy® Advance System per player.
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M&M's® BLAST!™ Game Paks: One M&M's® BLAST!™ Game Pak per player.
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Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cables:
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Two Players: one Game Link® Cable
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Three Players: two Game Link® Cables
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Four Players: three Game Link® Cables
Linking Instructions
1. Each player should turn off their Game Boy® Advance System, then insert the M&M's® BLAST!™ Game Pak into their Game Boy® Advance System.
2. Connect the Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable into the External Extension Connector (EXT) port of each Game Boy® Advance System.
3. Turn on each Game Boy® Advance System. In a few moments, the Name Entry Screen will appear.
Note: In Multi Player Mode, all menu selections can only be made by the master unit. The “master unit” refers to the Game Boy® Advance System to which you have connected the purple end of the Game Link® Cable.
Main Options
On the Main Options Screen, you can choose to start a new game, play one of the Mini-Games, or load a previously saved game. Press the Control Pad UP or DOWN until the desired option animates, then press the A Button to confirm your selection.
New Game
Choose this option to start a new board game. This option will display the Load / Save Screen and allow you to choose a memory slot into which your game information will be saved. (Please refer to the “Loading and Saving Games” section of this manual.)
Mini-Games
Choose this option to play an individual Mini-Game. (Please refer to the “Playing Mini-Games” section of this manual.)
Load Game
Choose this option to load a previously saved game. This option will display the Load / Save Screen and allow you to choose a memory slot from which to load your game. (Please refer to the “Loading and Saving Games” section of this manual.)
Loading and Saving Games
M&M's® BLAST!™ allows you to save up to three games at one time. You may access these games on the Load / Save Screen. On this screen, the available Memory Slots are displayed on the left side, with information pertaining to each displayed on the right side of the screen. You may access each Memory Slot by pressing the Control Pad UP or DOWN to highlight it. With the desired Memory Slot highlighted, you may press the A Button to execute the current option displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Memory Slots
Each game is saved in a Memory Slot. You may select which of the three Memory Slots will save your game, or from which Memory Slot you will load a previously saved game. You may also delete a previously saved game from any Memory Slot.
Guest
When selecting this option, you may play the game without taking up a Memory Slot. However, no information about the game will be saved for replay at a later time.
Load
This option allows you to load a previously saved game from one of the three Memory Slots.
Deleting a Game
When starting a new game, if there are no Memory Slots available for saving, you will be prompted to delete the contents of one of them. If you choose to play without saving the game, simply highlight the "Guest Slot" and press the A Button. If you wish to empty a Memory Slot, simply highlight the desired Memory Slot and press the A Button. When prompted again, press the Control Pad LEFT or RIGHT to confirm or cancel your selection, then press the A Button. The new game will automatically be saved into the emptied Memory Slot.
Setting Up the Game
Entering your Name
After deciding what type of game to play, you must first enter your name on the Name Entry Screen.
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Use the Control Pad to move the onscreen cursor to the desired character.
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Press the A Button to enter the chosen character onto the Name Entry Line.
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Select the left facing arrow to remove the previously entered character from the Name Entry Line.
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Press START to enter the desired name.
Signing In
Once your name has been entered, the Sign-In Window will scroll down from the top of the screen. Here, the name of each player will be displayed. If less than four players are participating, you may now select from one to three computer opponents. To select these, simply press the Control Pad LEFT or RIGHT to change the number at the bottom of the screen, and press the A Button. The number of available computer opponents will vary based upon the number
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