V-tech V.Smile: The Backyardigans- Viking Voyage User manual

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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 condent in allowing your children

to play these games, and still educate and entertain them in a healthy, age-

appropriate manner?

Our solution to this on-going debate is the V.SMILE™ Learning System

– a unique video game system created especially for children aged 3 to 8.

The V.SMILE™ Learning System combines a kid-friendly design, age-

appropriate curriculum, entertaining graphics, and fun game play into

a unique experience that your child will love and you can support. The

V.SMILE™ Learning System engages your child with two modes of play:

the Learning Adventure – an exciting exploratory journey in which learning

concepts are seamlessly integrated, and the Learning Zone – a series of games

designed to focus on specic school skills in a fun, engaging way. Both of

these educational modes offer your child hours of learning fun.

As part of the V.SMILE™ Learning System, VTech®offers a library of

game Smartridges™ based on popular children’s characters that engage and

encourage your child to play while learning. The library is organized into

three levels of educational play – Early Learners (ages 3-5), Junior Thinkers

(ages 4-6) and Master Minds (ages 6-8) – so that the educational content of

the system grows with your child.

At VTech®we are proud to provide you with a much-needed solution to the

video game dilemma, as well as another innovative way for your child to

learn while having fun. We thank you for trusting VTech®, with the important

job of helping your child explore a new world of learning!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at VTech®

To learn more about the V.SMILE™ Learning System and other VTech®toys,

visit www.vtechkids.com

INTRODUCTION

The Backyardigans have the whole wide world in their yard to explore! Join

them on a Viking adventure, as they brave steamy jungles, stormy seas, and

sandy deserts in search of a land that no one has ever discovered before!

GETTING STARTED

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. Learning Adventure

In the Learning Adventure menu, use the

joystick and ENTER button to choose a play

mode.

Adventure Play

In this play mode, join Vikings Pablo, Tyrone and Uniqua as they sail off to

discover a new land. Use the joystick to select “Adventure Play,” and press the

ENTER button to start. This mode includes 4 adventure locations.

To start a new game from the beginning, use the joystick and ENTER button to

choose New Game. To continue an old game from where you left off, choose

Continue Game.

New Game – Start a new game from the

beginning.

Continue Game – Pick up an old a game from

where you left off.

Quick Play

In this mode, you can choose any of the 4 adventure

locations individually. To choose a game, use the

joystick and press ENTER. In this play mode, you

can play alone, or with a friend.

Note: For game details, please see the “Activities

– Learning Adventure” section.

2. Learning Zone

In the Learning Zone menu, use the joystick and

ENTER button to choose any of the 3 Learning Zone

games. You can play alone, or with a friend.

Note: For game details, please see the “Activities

– Learning Zone” section.

Choosing a Character

In this menu, you can choose which Viking you

would like to control in the game. Use the joystick

and ENTER button to choose Viking Pablo, Viking

Tyrone or Viking Uniqua.

3. Options

In this menu, you can choose to play with or without

background music. Use the joystick to choose a

setting, and press ENTER. When you have chosen

your setting, you will automatically go back to the

Main Menu.

Start Your Game

• For Learning Adventure mode, please go to the “Activities-Learning

Adventure” section.

• For Learning Zone mode, please go to the “Activities-Learning Zone”

section.

GETTING STARTED

FEATURES

2-Player Mode

In the Learning Adventure and Learning Zone modes you can play alone, or

with a friend. Choose one-player or two-player mode in the small selection

menu at the bottom of the screen.

In Learning Adventure mode, Player 1 and Player 2 will take turns to play. Player

1 will solve challenges in the first section. After Player 1 completes a round of

challenges, a voice prompt will indicate Player 2’s turn.

In Learning Zone mode, Player 1 and Player 2 can play at the same time.

Note: Two-player mode is not available on the V.SMILETM Pocket.

Viking Skill Panel

• During your game, you will see a panel showing four musical action skills to

learn as you play.

• Each skill is controlled by one of the four color buttons on the joystick. Skills

that have not been learned yet or cannot be used in the current screen will

be grayed out on the screen panel.

• Each time you use a skill, you will hear a short musical piece or sound effect,

and one of the color buttons on the joystick will light up. Your Viking will use

the skill in the adventure.

RED button: DASH

YELLOW button: PUSH

BLUE button: TIPTOE

GREEN button: LIMBO

• Level differences for the Viking skill panel:

Easy Level: You will not need to press the skill’s color button to

use the skill. Pressing ENTER will automatically use the

correct skill when a challenge is met. (On the regular

game path, you can press ENTER to jump.)

Difficult Level: You will need to choose the correct skill for the challenge

by pressing its color button.

FEATURES

HELP Button

When you press the HELP button during a game,

you will hear the activity instructions or a hint.

EXIT Button

When you press the EXIT button, the game will

pause. A window will pop up to make sure you

really want to quit. Move the joystick to "Yes" to

leave the game or to "No" to cancel the exit screen

and keep playing. Press the ENTER button to enter

your choice.

LEARNING ZONE Button

The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the Learning Zone

game selection screen. When you press the LEARNING ZONE button the game

will pause. A window will pop up to make sure you really want to quit. Move

the joystick to "Yes" to leave the game or to "No" to cancel the exit screen and

keep playing. Press the ENTER button to enter your choice.

ACTIVITIES

Educational Curriculum

Learning Adventure Curriculum

Jungle Island Vocabulary, Counting, Color Patterns,

Size Comparisons

Sea Voyage Counting, Hand-eye Coordination,

Rhyming

Sandland Logic, Problem Solving

Secret Temple Problem Solving, Shape Recognition

Learning Zone Curriculum

Sand Slide Race Number

Rain Dance Memory Skills

Viking Hide-and-Seek Observation, Hand-eye Coordination

ACTIVITIES

Learning Adventure

Adventure 1 - Jungle Island

Game Play

Vikings Pablo, Tyrone, and Uniqua are setting out

to discover a land that no one has discovered yet,

but first, they must stop at a nearby jungle island

to gather food for their long voyage. Help Viking

Pablo collect fruit in the jungle.

Help Pablo choose the correct log to repair the

broken bridge.

Overcome obstacles by using the DASH and PUSH skills.

Curriculum: Vocabulary, Counting, Color Patterns

Easy level: Counting (1 -5)

Difficult level: Color patterns

Controls

Walk left

Walk right

ENTER Button Easy level: Jump / use skill

Difficult level: Jump

Color Buttons Use selected skill

ACTIVITIES

Mini Game: Going Fishing

Game Play

Vikings love to eat fish, so help Viking Pablo catch

some for the long voyage ahead! Help the Vikings

catch fish that match the size of Pablo’s bucket.

Curriculum: Size Comparisons

Easy level: 2 sizes of fish: big and small

Difficult level: 3 sizes of fish, big, medium and small

Controls

Walk left

Walk right

ENTER Button Catch fish

Adventure 2 – Sea Voyage

Game Play

The Vikings set sail over the North Sea to find an undiscovered land. Use the

joystick to move the Viking ship and avoid the dangerous rocks. The Vikings

will have to cross three different regions on their sea voyage: the Doldrums,

the Stormy Rocky Region and the Whirlpool.

Since there is no wind in the Doldrums, help the

Vikings row by pressing ENTER to use the PUSH

skill and move the ship across the sea. When you

come to a split in the sea-path, follow Pablo’s clues

to help the Vikings choose the correct path.

In the Stormy Rocky Region, the Vikings will need

your help to steer the boat through the rocks. Press

ENTER when the cursor points to the target to steer

the boat through the rocks.

ACTIVITIES

And watch out for that whirlpool! To help the Viking

ship escape, press ENTER over and over to fill the

power bar full of energy.

Curriculum: Counting, Hand-eye Coordination

Easy level: 1-5 animals, with no decoy;

more time allowed; larger

target

Difficult level: 1-5 animals with a decoy;

less time allowed; smaller

target

Controls

Move the ship up

Move the ship down

ENTER Button Row (PUSH) skill / Enter choice

Mini Game: Tasha the Mermaid

Game Play

Oh no! Mermaid Tasha has stopped the Viking ship,

and now she’ll make them sing to her forever! Help

the Vikings outsmart her by singing her a lullaby.

Complete their song by choosing rhyming words.

Curriculum: Rhyming

Easy level: word choices are spoken

aloud, and pictures are

shown

Difficult level: word choices are spoken

aloud, but no pictures are

shown

Controls

Move arrow left

Move arrow right

ENTER Button Enter choice

ACTIVITIES

Adventure 3 – Sandland

Game Play

The Vikings land on an island that nobody has discovered yet and decide to

name it Sandland. They want to explore the new land, but a sudden sandstorm

stops them. It seems that strange statues are causing the sandstorm.

Help Viking Tyrone follow the clues on the sign to

open and close the statues’ mouths, and stop the

sandstorm.

Overcome obstacles by using the DASH, PUSH and TIPTOE skills.

Curriculum: Logic, Problem Solving

Easy level: Statue mouths are open or closed

Difficult level: Statue mouths are open, half-open or closed

Controls

Walk left

Walk right

ENTER Button Easy level: Jump / use skill

Difficult level: Jump

Color Buttons Use selected skill

ACTIVITIES

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