Nintendo 45496902629 manual Controls, Basic Rules, Game Screen, Jump/Swim, Talk/Examine

Controls Save the Worlds!

You will mostly be holding the Wii Remote sideways to								In order to save the worlds, Mario must embark on an
play this game, but some portions will require you to
								adventure to find all of the Pure Hearts. Use your
point the Wii Remote at the screen as well. For more
								friend Tippi’s helpful advice and just keep going!
information, please see the page that explains various
game actions.
A Button	1 Button				2 Button				Basic Rules
							Super Paper Mario is an action-adventure game where you control Mario,
•(When using Mario) Flip	•Use a Pixl		•(When using Peach and in
		is displayed)					Peach, and friends. You will gain points and coins by defeating enemies.
•(When there is a long	•(When			midjump) Open the			Collecting points will allow you to level up, which will increase your HP (Heart
	Read the rest of			parasol and float
explanation in the menu)							Points) and Attack power. There are many stages to explore, and each one has
	a message		•Jump
Scroll description text							more fearsome enemies than the last, so be sure to level up as you go.
			•Select an item
			•(When		is displayed)			Clearing a Chapter
				Read the rest of a message
						Hit the Star Block at the end of a chapter to clear it.

					Game Over
					If your HP falls to 0 after touching enemies or spikes, or
					falling into pits, or sometimes when you make the wrong
					choice in a dialogue selection, your game will end. When
					your game ends, you will have to continue from your last
	Power Button			Plus Button	save point.
					The Game Screen
			•Display the menu screen
			HOME Button		The game screen has various helpful features. When Mario flips, you toggle
Control Pad					between the 2-D and 3-D game screens.	2-D Game Screen
•Walk/Crouch
					HP
•Move the cursor				Minus Button
					Your current and max HP
•	(Using Peach) Guard		•Display the controls
					(Heart Points).
• (Using Bowser) Breathe fire
			Buttons at the same time		Score
•	(When	is displayed)
			•Display the quick menu		All of the points you
Talk to a nearby character
					have earned.	3-D Game Screen
•	(When	is displayed)	Pointer
					Coins
Examine a door or chest			•(When pointing and pressing	)
					Number of coins you
•	(During a conversation)		View Tippi’s hints and explanations,
					are carrying.
View previous			examine people and things
dialogue messages			*Using some items may require that you hold
*When Mario is flipped, you can also just			the pointer forward and take some action.		Flip Meter
tilt	toward a person or object		*You may need to face the pointer forward to		Only appears when you flip. It will slowly decrease while you stay in 3-D.
			play some minigames as well.
					When the meter is empty, you will lose one HP.

Basic Actions Talk/Examine

These are the basic actions you can perform in		When appears, you can press
the game. Mario, Peach, Bowser, and other		to talk to someone in front of you or
characters can all perform these actions.		examine a door or chest.
		Also, you can press while talking
		to someone to read the last thing
		they said again.
	Walk/Run/Crouch/Move cursor
Use to move your character or		Status Ailments
the cursor. Press	to move in that
direction. Press	to make Mario	Some enemy attacks will cause you to suffer a status ailment. You can
crouch. You cannot crouch		remove these by using a certain item or by shaking the Wii Remote to
while flipped.		remove the ailment.

				Meter
	Jump/Swim
Press	while on the ground to	Sleep	You cannot move while asleep.
jump. You can use your jump to		Frozen	You cannot move while frozen.
deftly avoid enemies and pitfalls or		Poison	You will receive periodic damage for a short time.
to hit blocks from below. You can
		Cursed	You will move at half speed.
get a running start or just hold the
button longer to jump higher. Press		Tech Curse	You cannot use any character techniques.
underwater to swim.		Heavy Curse	You cannot jump high.
		Backwards Curse	All of the directions on	will be reversed.

	Point at screen to view hints		CAUTION: WRIST STRAP USE
Point the Wii Remote toward the			This game can involve vigorous motion while using the Wii Remote. Please use the wrist
			strap to help prevent injury to other people or damage to surrounding objects or the
screen until you see the cursor
			Wii Remote in case you accidentally let go of the Wii Remote during game play.
appear there. Point at something of
			Also remember the following:
interest and press	to have Tippi
			• Make sure all players put on the wrist strap properly when it is their turn.
explain it. Point at the character you
			• Do not let go of the Wii Remote during game play.
are controlling and press		for a
			• Dry your hands if they become moist.
game hint.
			• Allow adequate room around you during game play and make sure that all
			areas that you might move into are clear of other people and objects.
			• Stay at least three feet from the television.