Barbie Ocean Discovery
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(GameBoy Color - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Realtime Associates
Published_By:
Mattel
Released On:
01 Jan 1999
Take control of Barbie, a marine biologist, as she explores an underwater world full of mini-games and activities to complete her quest and assemble the final treasure map. Guide her through 9 different maps collecting puzzle pieces along the way by finishing various mini-games such as a pong type game, a puzzle slider, a Kaboom style cannonball catcher and more. Interact with the various aquatic life in the maps and watch them swim around in interesting patterns.
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DMG-ADYP-EUR (Europe)
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is an adventure game where players control Barbie, a marine biologist, as she explores the ocean. The goal is to find hidden treasure and save marine animals by collecting clues and solving puzzles.
Story
WELCOME/INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Barbie® Ocean Discovery™ played on Nintendo® Game Boy® Color! In this exciting underwater adventure, Barbie® is a marine biologist in search of missing treasure and a way to save the ocean animals she loves.
With you by her side, Barbie® explores the ocean, collects and follows the clues, solves puzzles and tries to find the hidden treasure! Dive right in and join the fun as you help the Barbie® undersea adventure unfold!
How to Play
STARTING THE ADVENTURE
It's easy to begin your adventure with Barbie®. You'll collect your first clue in no time!
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Insert the Game Pak in your Game Boy or Game Boy® Color portable video game system.
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Turn the POWER switch to On.
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The hand held system will automatically determine if you have a Game Boy® or Game Boy® Color system. The appropriate starting screen will appear.
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To begin the adventure, select New Game and read the introduction.
PLAYING THE ADVENTURE
You and Barbie® will be exploring three different undersea areas: The Coral Reef, The Sunken Ship, and The Crystal City as you search for the missing treasure. Each area has games to win and puzzles to solve which may help you in your quest.
In addition, you'll earn rewards and clues for successfully completing these activities.
The 'A' Button
The 'A' button has different functions, depending on where you are in the adventure. It can be used to:
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Select choices
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Cause an action
These functions will be described more in detail elsewhere in this Instruction Booklet.
Note: Select and 'B' button are not used to play the game.
HELPING BARBIE® SWIM
Barbie® is a fantastic swimmer! She can swim through the ocean in any direction.
To move Barbie®, simply press the Control Pad in the direction you would like Barbie® to swim. If Barbie® comes to the edge or corner of a screen and stops swimming, try having Barbie® swim in another direction, or go back and see if you missed any activities.
To move Barbie® to another area or level, Barbie® will have to swim to the doorway which will lead her to a new level to explore. Find doorways by looking for the moving bubbles. Lead Barbie® to the bubbles and she will continue to swim off the edge of the screen and a new screen will appear.
Another way to find doorways is by opening the scrapbook and looking at the swimming map, which is explained in the scrapbook section.
PLAYING ACTIVITIES
There are a total of three exciting areas to explore with Barbie®. Each area has three levels within it to complete activities. Barbie® cannot move to a new area until you have solved one activity in each of the three levels.
To find the activity, swim Barbie around each level. You will recognize an activity when you see a sea shell shaped icon.
To start an activity, click the sea shell and then read the directions to begin.
Once you have solved all three activities and retrieved all the clues and rewards of an area, you can continue on to the next area. You can also return at any time to explore or replay a game. When you replay games, you can earn ocean charms to keep in your jewelry box.
To return to a previously played game or area, press Start. The Scrapbook will appear with the available selections. See the Scrapbook section for more details.
To make the friendly sea animals do fun tricks, have Barbie® swim close to them and press the 'A' button. Try clicking twice and see what happens! Not all objects move, so it's up to you to discover which ones do!
The Scrapbook
The scrapbook serves as a main checkpoint for the Barbie® undersea adventure.
To get to the Scrapbook, push Start at any time while Barbie® is swimming. This will pause the game and take you to the Scrapbook. There are a lot of important things you can do from the Scrapbook. They are described below.
To click on any of the area and activity icons, use your 'A' button.
To resume swimming where Barbie® left off, push Start again.
Area and Activity Icons
Once you successfully complete an activity, area or level, a corresponding icon will appear on the scrapbook page. You can use these icons to get around the game more quickly or to resume your play.
To return to an area or level, click the icon where you want to go, or you can click on one of the three squares in the swimming map to go to a different level.
To replay an activity, click its icon and you will be taken to the instruction screen for that activity. As you return to a game previously played, it will be more difficult to win than the last time played because it starts at a more difficult level. (Each activity has four levels.)
You will retain your activity icon in the Scrapbook, even if while replaying an activity, you quit before it is completed.
Reward Icons
When you solve a puzzle or collect a clue for the first time, you will be rewarded for your efforts! Depending on the activity, you will receive either a piece of an old treasure map, a piece of an antique coin, or a beautiful crystal to help you in your quest for lost treasure. As you collect these rewards, they will be saved and viewable in the Scrapbook.
To display pieces of the treasure map, click the Scrapbook's Map icon. Those pieces you've collected so far in Area I will appear in the display window.
To display pieces of the antique coin, click the Scrapbook's Antique Coin icon. Those pieces you've collected so far in Area 2 will appear in the display window.
To display the crystals, click the Crystal icon. The crystals you've collected so far in Area 3 will be displayed in the display window.
Charm Icon
You can earn charms for your jewelry box when you replay an activity. Instead of the reward you received the first time you played, you will get a new gold charm. You will be able to replay your activities as many times as you want. However, you will
Controls
Control Pad
Move Barbie® or cursor
Control Pad (two directions at once)
Make Barbie swim diagonally
Start
Start your adventure
Start and 'A' button
Quit an activity
Tips & Maps
SAVING A GAME
To save your progress, you must write down the password given to you when the last activity was completed. If you forget the password, you can click the Password icon in the Scrapbook to view it.
Password Screen
To return to a previously played game, click Continue Game from the Title Screen, then key in your password using the Control Pad and press the Done button. If a valid password is entered, the game will resume and you will be taken to the Scrapbook.
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