PLAY ISLAND
Select this to make the final preparations for play.

The Number Of Men Playing In This Island

So, you selected “PLAY ISLAND” option did you? Well done. You will notice that the area
of the screen between the words “1st EPOCH” and the Man Pool have been replaced by
apicture of Tower, a number and an arrow pointing upwards.
The reason is this: you now get to decide how many Men will play on the Island shown.
You can’t place the entire Man Pool on an Island – and don’t go leaving yourself
short(remember: Men not transferred to this Island will be used on other Islands, and one
Man on an Island is almost useless so chose your number wisely). Use the Handy Pointer
to touch the number beneath the tower.
Press the B- Buttonto transfer Men from the Man Pool to a Tower ready to be placed on
the Island Map shown.
Press the C- Buttonto transfer Men from the Tower back to the Man Pool.
Men are transferred from the Man Pool to a Tower.

Place Starting Tower In This Sector

When you are satisfied with the number of Men transferred from the Man Pool to the
Tower you must decide in which sector on the Island Map it is to be placed. The position
ofthe Tower will become the starting point for your conquest. Note that each sector is a
self- sufficient unit with its own elements and technology level so chose wisely. Use the
Handy Pointer to select a sector on the Island Map shown.
Your opponents will then place their Towers in the remaining Sectors. Note that your
opponents will sometimes place their Towers before you. Let the conquest commence!

The Play Display

With the Towers positioned on the Island, the screen changes to show the Play Display.
This is where Mega-Lo-Mania is played.
1.The Island Map
2.The Sector Display
3.The Passage of Time
4.The Island’s Name
5.The Sector Display Technology Level
6.The Team’s Shield
7.Men In The Tower

The Island Map

Hereit is again: a plan view of the Island. You will only ever see two different Symbols on
this Island Map: an Army and a Tower, both in the colours of the Teams they represent.
Use the Handy Pointer to select and highlight a Sector on the Island Map. The chosen
Sector will be shown in detail on the Sectors Display.Note that a Sector’s highlight will
flash when you are being told something by one of your Men.

The Sector Display

When a Sector is displayed on the Island Map, the Sector Display shows it in detail with
all the buildings and Men in action. Only one Sector is shown in full at any one time. Note
you can view any Sector but you can only control the ones in which you have placed
Towers.

The Passage Of Time

The Mega-Lo-Mania universe runs at three different speeds: normal, nippy (three times
normal speed) and fast (nine times normal speed). Note that everything is affected by the
Passage of Time – the speed at which you and your opponents play,designs aremade,
buildings constructed and so on.
If you are attacked when time is running fast and the “AUTO SLOW” function is “ON”, the
Passage Of Time will automatically change to normal.

The Sector Display Technology Level

More commonly know as Tech Levels. Each Sector of an Island has it’s own Technology
Level which relates to the historical state of the Men in the Sector’s Tower. When you
begin playing an Island, it’s Sectors, and thus the Teams, are all set at the same
Technology Level. A Sector’s Technology Level will only advance if it’s owner shows signs
or progress via Designs.

“We’ve Advanced A Tech Level”

Your Chief Designer will tell you this is when one of your Sectors advances a Tech Level.
Asyou advance through the Tech Levels you will notice the look of your Buildings and
that of your Men’sclothing changes accordingly. A Sector you own cannot advance by
more than three Tech Levels per Epoch.

The Team’s Shields

These are the Shields of the Teams on the Island Map shown. The Teams’ Shields are also
used to form Alliances and to show details of Armies. When a Team has been removed
from an Island, their shield is no longer shown.

Men In The Tower

The number below this icon (which cannot be selected) shows the number of Men living in
the Tower in a Sector. You will notice the number of Men rises. This is not because they
are inviting friends round for tea. It is because they are very clever and can reproduce The
more Men in a Tower, the faster they reproduce. At least one Man must remain in the
Tower.

Function Icons Control Menu

Most of these Icons areused to assign tasks to your Men and perform other functions
essential to play.Icons aregrouped according to their functions in Control Menus.
Selecting some icons will result in the existing Control Menu being replaced by a new one.
New Icons will appear when necessary (an arrow pointing to or from them show they can
be used). Note the Control Menus are only presented for Sectors in which you have
placed Towers. Some Icons, such as “Men In The Tower” one, arefor reference only and
cannot be selected.
When you move from one of your Sectors to another, the Control Menu shown will stay
the same, only details will relate to the chosen Sector.
When you select an Icon such as “View Element Stocks “ you will see all Elements cur-
rently being Gathered or Mined as well as the one corresponding to the icon selected.

Return ToPrevious Control Menu

These Icons often look different but their function is the same. When you select the large
Icon seen hereyou will be returned to the previous Control Menu.
TROUBLE SHOOTING

TV

Tolocate your auxiliary channel, which is usually not 3 or 4, but a gaming channel found
mostly found between 2 and 99 (example 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 you are looking for may be labeled Input, AUX, AV, Line, TV/Video, or Video. If
your remote has one of these buttons, turn your television back to Channel 3 and select
that button. The power button on the game should be turned on in order for the game to
appear on the television. If your television remote does not have any of these buttons, and
channel 00 is not working, you may need to search the main menu for a way to determine
your auxiliary channel. If none of these methods have helped you locate your auxiliary
channel, you may need to check your owner's manual and/or contact a local television
repair company.

VCR

When connecting to a VCR, you must first start with a blue background showing on your
television screen. To obtain a blue screen, try inserting a videotape into the VCR, let it
start to play,then hit the stop button. This may give you a blue screen, then you can
channel down to your auxiliary channel. If the blue screen still does not appear, try enter-
ing your TV and/or VCR main menu and see if it gives you options to select a blue screen
background. Many times if you enter the main menu on your television you can change
the setting from cable to video and display a blue screen. Also if you have an older televi-
sion, you may locate a hidden door on your television that has color,picture, horizontal,
vertical, and cable, antennae buttons. If your television includes this panel, you can select
There are many functions used to play Mega-Lo- Mania. They are represented either by
words or by a special picture called an icon. The function of a word or icon is selected or
activated by using the Handy pointer.
Press the D-Padin any direction to move the Handy Pointer so it is outstretched finger
touches the desired function.
Press the B-Buttonto select the icon’s function.
Variable Icons have numbers below then which can be increased or decreased.
Press the B-Buttonto increase the number of the variable icon.
Press the C-Buttonto decrease the number of a variable icon.

Player Select

Here’s where you decide which Team you wish to control. There is a choice of four Team
Leaders each one representing a different colour, and they are Scarlet (red), Oberon
(Yellow), Caesar (Green) and Madcap (Blue). Use the descriptions provided to help make
your decision. The three remaining Team Leaders will become your opponents controlled
by the computer, so chose wisely. When you have selected a Team Leader you will be
presented with the options screen.
Press the D-Padto move the Handy Pointer to the desired Team Leader’s face.
Press the B-Buttonto choose the Team Leader. (The Handy Pointer will change to that
colour to that of the chosen Team).

The Options Screen

Here you can see the options screen. From here you can set certain parameters, view the
islands in an Epoch and begin play.
1.YOUR TEAM LEADER
2.THE OPPOSING TEAM LEADER
3.THE CURRENT ISLAND
4.THE CURRENT ISLAND’S NAME
5.THE CURRENT EPOCH
6.OPTIONS
7.PLAY ISLAND
8.YOUR MAN POOL
9.THE THREE ISLANDS IN THE CURRENT EPOCH

Your Team Leader

This is just to remind you who he or she is

The Opposing Team Leaders

Here you can see the Team Leaders you are up are up against on the Island Map shown.

The Island Map

This is a small – scale plan view of the island you are about to play. Each Island is spilt
into Sectors from a minimum of two and a maximum of 16.

The Current Epoch

The first 27 Islands areevenly divided into nine groups known as Epochs. The 28th and
final Island, Mega-Lo-Mania, is the scene for the Mother Of All Battles To reach Mega
–Lo-Mania you must conquer the Islands in the nine Epochs IN ORDER.

The Current Island’s Name

Every Island has a name. The Island’sin the 1st Epoch are called Aloha, Bazooka and
Cilla. The subsequent Island’s names follow the English alphabet sequence. You can play
the Islands in an Epoch in any order but to move onto the next Epoch you must conquer
them all. There are two ways to view other Islands in the current Epoch (Use the Handy
Pointer to touch the current Island’s name.
Press the B-Buttontoview the next Island in this Epoch.
Press the C-Buttonto view the previous Island in the Epoch.

Options

Selecting this Option calls up eight new options: “CONTINUE” “AUTO SLOW ON”
“SPEECH ON” “MUSIC ON” “SFX ON” “HELP ON” “SOUND TEST” AND “LOAD/SAVE”

Continue

Select this to leave the other options as they are and return to the Options Screen.

Auto Slow ON

The speed at which the Mega- Lo-Mania universe runs can be adjusted during play.The
“AUTO SLOW” Option acts as a fail-safe (see THE PASSAGE OF TIME in original Mega
Drive manual). Select the “AUTO SLOW” Option to turn this feature “ON” or “OFF”.

Speech On

Sampled speech in softwareis usually a novelty,but not in Mega-Lo-Mania. Actors were
commissioned to play the parts of the characters you will hear during play. They will alert
you to events. Even your opponents will talk to you! Select this option to turn“OFF” or
“ON” the speech heard during play. We recommend that you leave it “ON”

Music On

An atmospheric soundtrack can accompany play. Select the “MUSIC” Option to turn
“OFF” or “ON” the soundtrack

Sound FX On

Certain events during play have associated sounds to enrich the proceedings. Select the
“SOUND FX” Option to turn “ON” or “OFF” those sounds.

Help On

When you use the Handy Pointer to touch certain areas of the screen you will notice
words appearing in a box. This is to remind you what the unction in questions does.
Select the “HELP” Option to turn this feature “OFF” or “ON2

Sound Test

From hereyou can listen to all the Sound FX Music and Speech used in Mega-Lo-Mania.
When you select this Option you will be presented with four new options: “SFX 1” “MUSIC
0” “SPEECH 1” and “QUIT”
Press the D-Padup or down to move the handy pointer to the desired option.
Press the D-Padleft or right to decrease or increase the number beside the Option.
Press the A, B or C Buttonto hear Sound FX, Music or Speech relating to the number
shown. Note that when selecting “MUSIC 0” will cause any music to cease.

Load/Save

Each Epoch has an associated 11-letter code. The codes vary because they also take into
consideration your performance in any previous Epochs you have played. To view the
code for an Epoch, select the “SAVE” word and write down the letters you will be shown
beneath it.
Toenter a code, and so play an Epoch from scratch (no, you can’t have codes for incom-
plete Epochs), first select the “LOAD” word. You now have to register the code’s 11 let-
ters. Select the “DELETE LETTER” symbol to remove, one by one, the registered letters.
Select the “ENTER CODE” symbol to enter the code.

ENTER CODE

Press the D-Padin any direction to move the Handy Pointer to the desired letter.
Press the Bor C Buttonto register the letter.
Press the A-Buttonto delete, one by one, the registered letters.
“NO WAY!”
This is what you are told if you enter an incorrect code. Try again.
The Three Islands In The Current Epoch
Use the Handy Pointer to select the island you wish to view.
YOUR MAN POOL
These are the Men available for conquering Islands. The very first time you play Mega-Lo-
Mania you start with 100 men in your Man Pool. Any Men not used on an island remain in
the Man Pool for use in other Islands. Any men remaining in the Man Pool when an Epoch
is complete will stay there ready for use in the next Epoch. An additional 100 Men are
added to the Man Pool when you begin a new Epoch
the antennae/cable button and see the blue screen appears. If you have tried all of these
options and are still unsuccessful connecting the console, then you may need to check
your VCR owner’s manual or contact the manufacturer to find out how to set up your VCR
for console games.
Remember, you can't play our games through a cable box or satellite, so if you own one
ofthese make sure it is turned off before connecting the game. You can connect our
games through DVD players with the same connection as a VCR.
If you still have difficulty with setup or operation of your game, please call our players
helpline mentioned at the end of this manual.
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Output:
-Voltage: 6 Volts DC
-Current: 300 mA (minimum)
Polarity: Negative Center
Plug Size: 5.5 mm outside diameter, 2.1 inside diameter.
AC Adapters are available at most electronic stores.
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enclosure and other parts. In the event of any damage, do not use the toy with the transformer.
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from small children who might still put things in their mouths. If a battery is swal-
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