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Dear Parent, At VTech®, we know that every year, children are asking to play video games at younger and younger ages. At the same time, we understand the hesitation of most parents to expose their children to the inappropriate content of many popular video games. How can you feel confident in allowing your children to play these games, and still educate and entertain them in a healthy, ageappropriate manner? Our solution to this on-going debate is the V.
INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode Move the joystick up or down to choose the play mode you want. Press the ENTER button when you have finished. 1. Play Blue’s Clues Quick Play Learning Zone Options In this play mode, you can play Blue’s Clues to figure out what Blue wants to add to her collection. To play, use the joystick to select “Play Blue’s Clues,” and press the ENTER button to start.
New Game – Start a new game from the beginning. Continue Game – Pick up an old game from where you left off. 2. Quick Play GETTING STARTED To play the collection games with Blue’s friends without having to play “Blue’s Clues,” choose Quick Play mode in the main menu. In the Quick Play menu, you can choose any of the 8 games by using the joystick and pressing ENTER. In this play mode, you can play by yourself, or with a friend.
STEP 2: Start Your Game For “Play Blue’s Clues” mode, please go to the “Activities-Play Blue’s Clues” section. For Learning Zone mode, please go to the “Activities-Learning Zone” section. FEATURES In Quick Play and Learning Zone modes, you can play by yourself or with a friend. Choose One-Player or Two-player mode in the small selection menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Player 1 will play as Blue, and Player 2 will play as Magenta. Note: Two-player mode is only available on the V.
ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Educational Curriculum Play Blue’s Clues Curriculum Erase the Pawprint Collection Train Mailbox’s Stamp Collection Cloud Collection Periwinkle’s Collections Pail’s Leaf Collection Patterns, Memory Skills Classification, Observation Beginning Letters, Recognition Shapes, Matching, Animals Classification, Observation Counting, Color Matching, Hand/Eye Coordination Sorting, Colors, Comparison Skills Shape Matching Observation, Hand/Eye Coordination Logic, Association Rhy thm, Direction
Then, Joe will ask you to choose an object to collect during the game. You can collect jacks, dominoes, coins, or marbles. Use the joystick to choose one, and press ENTER. After that, you can choose the color of a box to put your collection in. Now, you’re ready to play Blue’s Clues! Blue has left a pawprint on the screen to let you know she wants to play Blue’s Clues! Help erase the pawprint and start the game. Each of the pawprint’s toes will flash a different color.
In Easy Level, when you come to a new place, an arrow will guide you toward a friend with a mini-game to play. Joe will also help by telling you the name of the friend you should find. Press the HELP button at any time to hear Joe’s hint again. ACTIVITIES As you help Blue explore the house and backyard, you will come across objects for the collection you chose at the sign-in screen. When you find a collectible, press the ENTER button beside it to add it to your collection.
Clue Bar – Shows the clues you have already collected. Blue’s Bag – Contains your box of collectibles. Press the blue button to see your collection. Sidetable’s Game: Collection Train Blue is riding a toy train to deliver things to Sidetable Drawer, Slippery Soap and Tickety Tock for their collections. Look at the object that Blue has on the train, and find the friend whose collection it belongs to. When the train arrives to that friend, press ENTER to drop off the object.
Magenta’s Game: Cloud Collection Magenta collects cloud shapes. Will you help find the cloud Magenta is thinking of? Watch the cloud shapes floating across the sky, and pick the one that matches the object in Magenta’s thought-bubble. Use the joystick and the ENTER button to choose a cloud. In 2-player mode, Blue and Magenta can select their favorite clouds and take turns asking each to find them.
Periwinkle’s Game: Periwinkle’s Collections Periwinkle has a lot of different collections, and some of them got mixed up! Find the thing that does not belong in the collection shown, and help Blue push that object to Periwinkle. To push an object, use the joystick to walk Blue toward it. Gopher will pop up to help you replace the objects that belong in the collection.
Hidden Game: Felt Shapes Help the Felt Friends put together shapes to complete their picture collection. Look at the felt picture in the top frame, and help the Felt Friends choose shapes to make the same picture in the bottom frame. Use the joystick to find a shape, and press ENTER to put it in the picture.
Controls Move selector left Move selector right Move selector downward Move selector upward Catch a character Mini Game: Figure out Blue’s Clues When you have helped Joe find 3 clues, he will sit down in the Thinking Chair and think, think, think! Will you help him figure out what Blue wants to add to her collection? You will see three choices on the screen. Use the joystick to move between them, and press ENTER to choose an answer to Blue’s Clues.
Controls Hit the left arrow icon when it passes the music line Hit the right arrow icon when it passes the music line Enter Button Hit the circle icon when it passes the music line Learning Zone Felt Railway ACTIVITIES Game Play The Felt Friends are collecting shapes at each station of the Felt Railway. To move the handcar, they need to collect the same number of friends on each side. There are 4 groups of Felt Friends at each station.
Curriculum: Sizes, Shapes, Memory Skills Easy Level: Shells stay in one place under the sand Hard Level: Crabs move the shells under the sand Controls Walk left Walk right Walk down (forward) Walk up (backward) Enter Button Dig up a shell Flower Maze Help Blue find her way out of the maze. At the entrance, you will see a sign with a word on it. To exit the maze, find the gate with the picture that matches the word. To hear the word on the starting sign, press ENTER beside it.
Down on the Farm Game Play The duck is helping to collect food for the farmer. Will you help him? Listen carefully to the food Joe describes, and go find it in the correct places. When you have found it, press ENTER to collect it and bring it back to the duck.
Blue & Her Friends Joe Felt Friends Pail & Shovel Mailbox Periwinkle Tickety Tock Magenta Slippery Sidetable Drawer CARE & MAINTENANCE CARE & MAINTENANCE Blue 1. Keep your V.Smile™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never use solvents or abrasives. 2. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from direct source 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.
TROUBLESHOOTING / WARNING WARNING A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition, may experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness when viewing certain types of flashing colors or patterns, especially on television. While the V.Smile™ TV Learning System does not contribute to any additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children while they play video games.
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