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Model 74063
For 1 to 2 players / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82386000 Rev.A
WARNING: EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES READ BEFORE OPERATING YOUR ARCADE LEGENDS TETRIS
A few people may experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights or patterns in our daily environment. These per- sons may experience seizures while watching TV pictures or playing video games. Players who have not had any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition.
Consult your physician before playing video games if you have an epileptic condition or experience any of the following symp- toms while playing video games: altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, other involuntary movements, loss of awareness of your surroundings, mental confusion and/or convulsions.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
This game is powered by four (4) AA (LR6) batteries.
•Using a screwdriver, loosen the screw until the battery compartment door can be removed.
•Insert four (4) AA (LR6) batteries (we recommend alkaline) as indicated inside the battery compartment.
•Replace the battery compartment door and tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not over-tighten.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES.
TV CONNECTION
NOTE: To connect Tetris directly to a TV, the TV must be equipped with audio and video input jacks or a Scart input. They are commonly found on the front of the TV near the contrast, color, and picture adjustment controls or on the rear of the TV near the antenna and cable/satellite jacks.
If your TV does not have audio and video input jacks or a Scart input, insert the yellow video plug from the Main Unit into the video-in (yellow) jack on your TV, the white audio plug into the left audio-in (white) jack. Then set the TV to the appropriate video input mode (see your TV’s operating manual for details).
NOTE: If your TV is not stereo, you can either plug the white audio plug into the audio-in jack and leave the red audio plug disconnected, or if you would like to hear the sounds from both the left and right audio channels, you can use a 2 into 1 audio cable (available at your local electronics store) to allow you to connect both the white and red plugs to the single audio-in jack.
If your TV does not have audio and video input jacks, you may connect Tetris through a VCR connected to your TV.
CONNECTING TO A VCR
To connect Tetris to your VCR, insert the yellow video plug from the Main Unit into the video in (yellow) jack on your VCR, the white audio plug into the left audio in (white) jack or via the Scart adaptor. Then set the VCR to the appropriate video input mode (see your VCR’s operating manual for details).
NOTE: If your VCR is not stereo, you can either plug the white audio plug into the audio-in jack and leave the red audio plug disconnected, or if you would like to hear the sounds from both the left and right audio channels, you can use a 2 into 1 audio cable (available at your local electronics store) to allow you to connect both the white and red plugs to the single audio-in jack.
ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED WHEN CONNECT- ING CABLES TO A TV AND VCR.
BUTTONS FUNCTIONS
On/Off
Directional Pad
TETRIS
THE LEGEND
Created in 1985 by Alexey Pazhitnov at the Moscow Academy of Science, Tetris has grown into one of the biggest and most suc- cessful video games of all time. Originally created on the Electronica 60 (a soviet terminal computer), Tetris was eventually released to every game and computer system ever made. Marketed as the first game to come out from behind the iron curtain, tens of millions of copies of the game have since been sold.
Owing its success to its simple design and addictive gameplay, Tetris was simple to start, but nigh impossible to master. Featuring seven different pieces made from different patterns of four squares, Tetriminos, the goal is to clear lines from the game- board by filling them horizontally. If the blocks reach the top of the gameboard, you lose.
SET UP
The Arcade Legends Tetris contains 5 different versions of Tetris and includes two-player head to head frenzy!
TO USE:
1.Load battery compartment with four AA (LR6) batteries. Alkaline batteries work best.
2.Plug the Arcade Legends into the AV jacks on TV matching the color of the jack to the cord.
3.Turn on the Arcade Legends by sliding the “Power Switch”
4.A menu screen should load. Using the controller, choose if you would like to play a 1 player or 2 player game by pushing Left or Right on the controller. Pressing Down selects the game mode.
5.Next, choose which version of Tetris you wish to play by pushing Left or Right on the controller. Pressing Down selects the game.
BASIC CONTROLS
Arcade Legends Tetris features a unique control specifically designed for Tetris. Built in the form of a Tetrimino, you manipu- late the falling blocks by twisting and moving a single control:
Right or Left – Move piece Right or Left
Twist Right – Rotate piece 30 degrees Clockwise
Twist Left – Rotate piece 30 degrees Counter-Clockwise Down – Speeds piece down the screen
GAME TYPES:
STANDARD TETRIS (1 PLAYER ONLY)
The objective is to manipulate the falling tetrominos to form complete horizontal rows of blocks. Points are earned for each line cleared. Bonus points are earned for simultaneous line clears. The more lines that the player completes, the faster the tetrominoes fall from the top of the screen. This game has no time limit, and is only completed when the player tops out.
GARBAGE TETRIS (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)
Depending on the level, the player starts with a certain number of garbage rows, with blocks randomly placed on the field. The objective is to clear all of the garbage blocks. Points are earned by clearing all of the garbage blocks in as short of a time as possible. Bonus points are earned for playing at more difficult levels.
TIMED TETRIS (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)
The objective is to complete a certain number of lines as quickly as possible. The level that the player is playing will determine the number of lines that they are required to clear. Points are earned by clearing the goal number of lines in as short of a time as pos- sible. Bonus points are earned for playing at more difficult levels.
HOT-LINE TETRIS (1 PLAYER ONLY)
Six “hot-lines” are arranged on the Tetris board. Only by com- pleting rows that are on the hot lines does a player score points. The higher up the Tetris board, the more points that are awarded for a line cleared on a hot-line. No points are awarded for a line that is cleared that is not on a hot-line. This game has no time limit, and is only completed when the player tops out.
BATTLE TETRIS (2 PLAYERS ONLY)
Played similar to Standard Tetris, the objective of this game is to make the opposing player top out. However, when a player com- pletes a combination of more then one line, garbage rows will be added to the bottom of the opposing players Tetris board. The number of garbage rows is dependant on the number of rows that the player has completed. Each player will be given the same pieces in the same order.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TV
To locate your auxiliary channel, which is usually not 3 or 4, but a gaming channel found mostly found between 2 and 99 (exam- ple 2, 1, 0, 99), first try 00 to see if it is the auxiliary channel.
Channels downwards from 3 until a Line 1 or Line 2, Video 1 or Video 2, Front, Aux, AV, etc., appears on screen, then push the power button on the game and it should automatically come on if you have selected the correct channel. If this does not work, another way to determine your auxiliary channel is to take a look at your television remote. There may be a button on the remote that may take you directly to the correct channel. The buttons
