Game Guru - Action & Adventure for 3DO US (1996)

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(3DO - US, Action & Adventure)

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3DO

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3DO

Released On:

01 Jan 1996

UPC-A:

790561026006 (USA)

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How to Play

Introduction

It's 4am and you're sweating it out in Arena 3. If you could only get your tank to speed up, you'd be home ... but WAIT... where did that WALL come from?

Want to enjoy the intense parts and rocket through the annoying parts that make you want to throw the controller against the wall? Whether it's money, lives or level skips, the 3DO Game Guru is your ticket to continuous game play. We'll give you codes that even the programmers don't have. So what are you waiting for? Get hacking!

Quick Start

Can't wait to get hacking on those games? Are the saved games you want to crack already in NVRAM? Are you a 'Default Options' kinda guy? Then just put that shiny 3DO Game Guru disc in the 3DO and go straight to the 'Code Library'.

Setting Up

1. Make sure your Control Pad is connected to the Control Port on the front of the system.

2. Turn ON the power switch of your 3DO system. The READY light indicates that the unit is on.

3. If you have a 3DO system with a disc tray, press the OPEN/CLOSE button and place your 3DO Game Guru CD on the tray with the label facing up. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to retract the tray. If your 3DO system is top-loading, open the pop-up lid, insert the 3DO Game Guru CD with the label facing up, and close the lid.

You should see the 3DO logo on your screen within a few seconds. If the 3DO logo does not appear, turn the system off and repeat the process from step 1.

Some Universal Constants

'Universal Constants' apply to nearly all 3DO Game Guru games. Here are some helpful hints to make the most of 3DO Game Guru:

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The Stop (X) Button aborts the current operation

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The Left/Right shifts jump to the Top/Bottom

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The A Button is used to complete entry, or select something

File List: Listing of Files in NVRAM

The File List option is used to display a list of all files on the currently selected device, which in most cases will be the 3DO's internal NVRAM. You may scroll through the list of files using the up and down arrow keys, or you may also jump to the top or bottom of the list using the shift keys.

The file information box on the bottom of the screen will reflect any information available about the file which is currently highlighted. If you exit the file list option by pressing the 'A' button, the file you have highlighted will become the current work file and all other file selection options will default to this file.

*Your 3DO system uses NVRAM (non-volatile random access memory) to store saved games. If your memory is full, you will not be able to save additional files. Saved game files can vary from being as small as 20 bytes, to being as much as 20,000 or more bytes.

Compress: Compress (shrink) a File

File compression is a way of storing a file, to make it take up less space. Note that a compressed file must be decompressed before it can be accessed. File compression is an excellent way to store large or infrequently used files for long periods of time without running out of free space.

To compress a file, select Compress from the main menu, then choose a file from the file list using the up and down arrow keys. When the file is highlighted, press the A button; file compression is an intensive process, and may take up to one minute.

Decompress: Decompress (expand) a File

File Decompress converts a file from its smaller compressed state, to its normal usable state. To decompress a file, select Decompress from the main menu, then choose a file from the file list using the up and down arrow keys. When the file is highlighted, press A; file decompression normally takes less than 10 seconds.

Copy: Make a copy of a File

The Copy File command is used to create a duplicate copy of another file. This command is particularly handy when you want to modify a file, but still want to keep a copy of the original (untampered with) version. To select a file to copy, use the up and down arrow keys. When you have selected the file to be copied, press the A Button.

You will then be prompted to enter the new file name in the following way:

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Use the direction pad to select the character you want,

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Use the A Button to select the highlighted character,

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Use the B Button to delete the last character,

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or the C Button when you have selected a file name.

Delete: Delete a File

The Delete File option is used to remove a file from 3DO's internal NVRAM. To delete a file, use the up and down arrow keys to select the file. Once the file is highlighted, press the A button to complete the deletion.

You will be prompted with the file name, and asked if you wish to delete this file. If you choose yes, the file will be removed. If you choose no, you will be returned to the main menu.

Settings Menu

The 3DO Game Guru is very flexible and made to be as intuitive as possible. One of the ways we hope to achieve this is through the Settings Menu, which controls the way things appear throughout the program, and also what default (standard) options are used.

The two primary areas of the Settings Menu are the Serious and Pretty Options areas. As the names imply,

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Controls

cursor pad up

move cursor up in menu

cursor pad down

move cursor down in menu

left shift

jump to top of menu

right shift

jump to bottom of menu

A button

select highlighted option

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The 3DO Game Guru provides codes for popular games to save paper and simplify file patching by selecting a game, applying a cheat to an NVRAM file, and saving changes.

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