MODEL:
INSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION
many years ago in a fantastic kingdom far away, an evil wizard terrorized the land. the ruler of this kingdom, PRINCE GIGA, was good and kind, and with the help of the small creatures of the land he banished the terrible wizard. but the wizard enacted a horrible curse, imprisoning all of the small creatures in tiny jeweled pods and scattering them across the universe.
now PRINCE GIGA'S kingdom is a sad place. each day the prince wanders his kingdom, looking for the jeweled pods so that he may care for the tiny creature trapped inside. only when every GIGA PET everywhere is healthy and happy can the curse be lifted. can you help?
CONGRATULATIONS!
you are the proud new owner of a GIGA PET, the
STARTING THE GAME
to start your game, pull the plastic tab from the back of your GIGA PET. the plastic tab is not part of the toy and should be thrown away. once you turn your GIGA PET on, it should stay on. you never need to turn your GIGA PET off.
SETTING THE CLOCK
it is very important that you set the clock on your GIGA PET for the correct time. your GIGA PET eats, plays, and sleeps according to a natural schedule. if you don't set the time correctly, your GIGA PET may get
1)the HOUR will be flashing. press LEFT/RIGHT to adjust the hour. when the correct hour is set, press ENTER.
2)the MINUTES will be flashing. press LEFT/RIGHT to adjust the minutes. when the correct minutes are set, press ENTER.
3)the clock is now set, and you will automatically enter NAME MODE.
NAMING YOUR GIGA PET
1)a flashing bar will appear under the space for each letter.
2)press LEFT/RIGHT to search through the alphabet.
3)press ENTER to select a letter and move to the next space in the pet's name. you may use up to 12 letters.
4)press ENTER twice to accept the current name and return to GAME MODE.
TURNING OFF THE SOUND
1) | press MODE to enter CLOCK MODE. |
2) | press LEFT to turn the sound |
3)press RIGHT to turn the sound 
will appear again.
press MODE again to return to GAME mode.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
when you enter GAME MODE for the first time, you will see the arrival of your new GIGA PET! every GIGA PET arrives in a different kind of way. your baby KOALA pops out from behind the leaves of a eucalyptus tree.
RETURNING TO CLOCK MODE
once the game begins in GAME MODE, you can return to CLOCK MODE by pressing MODE until the clock appears.
1)if you wish to adjust the clock, press ENTER. the clock will start flashing.
2)after you set the time, your pet's name will appear. press ENTER to adjust the name.
3)to return to GAME MODE, press MODE until your pet appears again.
THE GAME SCREEN
the game screen is your little bear's "home." you will see the pet move around the screen and go about his daily routine, just like a real pet.
press the LEFT/RIGHT keys to select the different ICONS around the outside of the screen. these icons represent all of the different activities that allow you to interact with your pet.
HOW TO PLAY
just like a real pet, your GIGA PET needs you in order to grow up happy and healthy. at various times, your pet will require a certain kind of attention from you. your pet will make noise and the ALERT 
will light up.
now you've got to figure out what your pet needs! if your pet is hungry, feed it. if your pet is lonely, play with it. if your pet is dirty, give it a bath. there are many different ways for you to interact with your pet. the trick is to figure out what your pet needs from you! use the LEFT/RIGHT keys to move to the activity you want, and press ENTER. here are the activities:
FEED
when you select this activity, you will be given a choice of foods for your koala. use the LEFT or RIGHT key to select either healthy food or treats. every kind of pet likes different kinds of food. your koala needs milk to grow, and eucalyptus leaves to stay happy.
you can see how hungry your bear is by checking
its | HUNGER | on the | SCORE screen | . |
a | 100 means | your pet has a full | ||
a | 0 means your pet is famished! if your pet | |||
has a 100 it may refuse | to eat. and if | it has a | 0 may refuse | to do |
anything else until you feed it!
your koala bear will always eat treats, even when it's full! the eucalyptus leaves tastes so good, it's impossible to say no! but be careful, too many treats will make your koala fat.
SLEEP
select this icon to turn out the light when your pet wants to sleep. your pet likes to take naps during the day. if you turn out the light for it, it will happily go to sleep. at night, your pet will be very tired, and just fall asleep right on the floor. if you want your pet to have good dreams, turn out the light at night, too.
sometimes it's hard to tell when your koala needs to sleep. if you try everything
PLAY
to keep your KOALA healthy and happy, you should play with it often. when you select this activity, your KOALA will play a game with you. here's how to play the tree climbing game:
your KOALA will have a set time limit to climb a tree as fast as possible. you must press the LEFT and RIGHT keys alternating as quickly as possible to make your KOALA climb. if you miss alternating the buttons your KOALA will slowly lose his grip and start to slide down the tree.
DOCTOR 
if your pet's health drops, you can always try a visit to the doctor. but be careful! there's only so much the doctor can do, and your little bear does not like to go. we recommend no more than one trip to the doctor each day.
CLEANING 
sometimes your KOALA bear will leave droppings, and you must clean them up. if there are droppings on screen, select CLEANING to clear them away. if there are no droppings on screen, you can select this activity to give your pet a thorough, all over cleaning. if you want your bear to stay healthy, don't leave droppings on the screen, and don't forget to give your pet a bath at least once a day.
SCORE 
choose this icon to check on your pet's progress. use the LEFT/RIGHT keys to display screens showing your pets AGE and WEIGHT, HEALTH
and HAPPINESS , HUNGER 
and
DISCIPLINE 
, and TOTAL SCORE. your koala bear's AGE increases by 1 every day. what seems like a day to you is actually one complete year to your giga pet! a giga pet reaches adult age at about 5 days, and old age at 14 days. a giga pet more than 14 days old is very old indeed!