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INTRODUCTION Alphabet Park is in trouble! Grandpa has pressed the wrong button on the Power Ring machine that runs the park, and all the Power Rings have gotten loose. Without them, Alphabet Park will shut down! Can you explore the six exciting play lands of Alphabet Park, and help Grandpa bring back the Power Rings? As you go on your adventure, you will find loads of fun learning challenges, including alphabet, spelling, vocabulary, color and shape games.
1. Learning Adventure In this play mode, you can explore six exciting adventure play lands. When you turn the unit OFF, V.Smile™ remembers your place in the Learning Adventure game. If you turn the unit back ON without inserting a new Smartidge™ you will see the screen below. Choose this to start a new game from the beginning. 2. Learning Zone In this play mode, you can play one of four fun games that focus on a specific learning skill. 3. Options You can select different game options from this menu.
The Learning Adventure and Learning Zone modes each have their own settings. To change the settings: • For Learning Adventure, choose "New Game" again. • For Learning Zone, go back to the Main Menu and choose "Learning Zone" again. STEP 3: Start Your Game • For Learning Adventure, please go to the “Activities – Learning Adventure” section. • For Learning Zone, please go to the “Activities – Learning Zone” section. FEATURES FEATURES HELP Button When you press the HELP button, the game will pause.
Move the joystick left or right to “Yes” (go to the Learning Zone) OR “No” (cancel the exit screen and keep playing). Press ENTER to choose.
Learning Adventure Game Status Bar In each adventure game, the status bar stays on the screen to show you how you are doing. The Power Ring bar shows how many Power Rings you have collected. Remember, how well you do in the game depends on how many Power Rings you collect! Power Rings will be in your path all over the game, but you can get even more by answering questions correctly.
Play Land 2 – Monsterville Game Play Are you brave enough to face the monster in its own lair? Welcome to Monsterville! If you can answer all the monster’s questions correctly, he will let you into his most secret place, where monsters will pop out of boxes! Jump on the boxes to collect more Power Rings but don’t let the monsters catch you! If you find a magic umbrella, catch it and move the joystick to fly it down to the next floor.
lanes that are marked with picture boards. Watch for the letter on your duck, and steer him through the lane whose picture matches the letter. Watch for the floating log platform – there is a crocodile there that will chase you! Keep moving forward to outrun him! Educational Curriculum Beginning Letter - Easy Level: Understand elementary words and recognize their first letter. Learn the pronunciation of these words. - Difficult Level: Understand more advanced words, and recognize their beginning letter.
- Difficult Level: Recognize colors, shapes and combinations of colors and shapes. Match colors and shapes to their pronunciations. Play Land 5 – Secret Garden Game Play Have you ever wanted to catch a ride on a balloon? Well, now you can, in the Secret Garden! During your adventure, you will come to some wooden tunnels showing different pictures, with a word written on a board below them. Use your joystick to steer through the tunnel whose picture matches the word on the board.
joystick down to duck if the clowns on the unicycle are above your head! Jump into the hot air balloon and move the joystick to start your fairground flight! Look out for the balloon elephants that will blow colored bubbles at you! As you fly on your balloon ride, you will see bubbles floating over your head, spelling out a word with some letters missing. Move the balloon around to catch the missing letter bubbles.
1. Letter Order 3. Spelling 2. Letters & Letter Cases 4. Colors & Shapes Learning Zone Game Status Bar This shows your score. Each point is a question answered correctly. This shows how many questions you will need to answer in the current game round. ACTIVITIES In all four learning games, the status bar will stay on the screen and show the game status.
- Difficult Level: Find the three missing letters in a six letter sequence. Zone 2 – Letters and Letter Cases Game Play Help the mother ducks find their eggs. Eggs will pop up out of the holes in the log. Use the joystick to move the mother duck to the egg with her letter on it, and press the ENTER button to choose. Educational Curriculum ACTIVITIES Letters and Letter Cases - Easy Level: The mothers and eggs will show uppercase letters only. Match the letters by how they look and sound.
- Difficult Level: Questions will consist of more advanced one to three-syllable words. Words will be missing two to three letters. Zone 4 – Color and Shape Matching Game Play Those crazy clowns love to play games – let’s join them! Listen for the voice clue that will give you a color or shape to look for, and use the joystick to move the clown to the correct disc.
CARE & MAINTENANCE / TROUBLESHOOTING CARE & MAINTENANCE 1. Keep your V.Smile™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never use solvents or abrasives. 2. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from direct sources of heat. 3. Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of time. 4. Avoid dropping it. NEVER try to dismantle it. 5. Always keep the V.Smile™ away from water.
A support representative will be happy to assist you. • The name of your product or model number (the model number is typically located on the back or bottom of your product). • The actual problem you are experiencing. • The actions you took right before the problem occurred. If you wish to buy additional joysticks for your V.Smile™ TV Learning System, please visit us online, or contact our Consumer Services Department. Internet: www.vtechkids.com Phone: 1-800-521-2010 in the U.S.
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Expand your V.Smile Smartridge™ library with these great games for never-ending fun! Early Learners Junior T Thinkers hinkers Master Minds and many more… Collect and learn from them all! Each sold separately and subject to availability.
