Buena Vista Games, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521 Printed in the USA. © Disney N0283 NTR-AN9E-USA INSTRUCTION BOOKLET Buena Vista Games | The Little Mermaid | DS Manual | R06 | 08.14.
THIS GAME CARD WILL WORK ONLY WITH THE NINTENDO DS™ VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. 1-5 Wireless DS Multi-Card Play THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING A SEPARATE GAME CARD. CAUTION - Stylus Use To avoid fatigue and discomfort when using the stylus, do not grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Keep your fingers, hand, wrist and arm relaxed. Long, steady, gentle strokes work just as well as many short, hard strokes. What’s With the Weather? .....................
Something very odd is happening in the waters around Rainbow Reef. Strange wave surges have disrupted life undersea and endangered ships sailing the waters above. Freak currents and weird tides continue to sweep over rock and reef, causing the Rainbow Reef’s denizens all kinds of trouble. Ariel had been looking forward to spending some time with her pal Flounder, searching old shipwrecks for sunken treasure, and hanging out with her friends around the reef.
Menu Controls L BUTTON +CONTROL PAD R BUTTON Getting around the menus is a lot easier than getting around the reef – especially if the Sea Slides are broken! SELECT Touch Screen Select with the stylus or your finger START X BUTTON A BUTTON B BUTTON Y BUTTON Game Controls +Control Pad Left/Right +Control Pad Up/Down A Button B Button X Button START SELECT 6 Swim Left & Right Swim Up & Down Close Dialog Return to Reef Gameplay (single player) Return to Previous Menu (multiplayer) Open Adventure Scree
Use the stylus or your finger and the touch screen to select New Game, Continue Game, Multiplayer, or Options. New Game Touch this bubble to begin a brand new game. Caution: Saving a New Game will erase a previously saved game. Continue Game If you have a previously saved game, select this to start where you left off last time you played.
Inventory Tap the seaweed icon in the upper left to open Ariel’s inventory. She can carry up to five objects here. To use something stored here, touch it with your stylus and drag it on your touch screen where you’d like it to go. Sea Stones Ariel collects Sea Stones throughout the game. Maybe they have something to do with the weather? touch screen Tricks Use the +Control Pad to guide Ariel around the reef, and use the stylus and the touch screen to activate or collect objects under the sea.
map of the reef & Sea Slide Adventure Screen After Ariel repairs the Sea Slide, she’ll be able to scoot to any part of the reef in no time at all. To use the Sea Slide, press SELECT to open the map or tap the map icon on the lower left corner of the touch screen. The top screen shows the entire Reef and the touch screen shows three Slide stations. Ariel’s current location is shown on the map, as are missions that are not yet open.
Sea Chests and Other Valuables Even though she has a lot to do, Ariel still makes time for her favorite pastime – hunting for sunken treasure! Look for sparkly reflections in the water; treasure may be buried nearby. Use your stylus to dig it up. If you really have found some treasure, Flounder will let you know, and you’ll have a chance to clean up what you’ve found. Polishing Treasure After you’ve uncovered a bit of treasure, you’ll need to clean it up before you can add it to Ariel’s collection.
Flounder’s Tricks All those Tiger Shells Ariel has been collecting add up to tricks Flounder can perform for you. He starts out knowing how to do three. To call him over to you, tap the “Note” icon and sing the correct note into the DS microphone. Mission Stars These star formations aren’t really collectible, but they are almost as valuable to Ariel as human treasure.
Options Select Options on the Pause Menu to choose from Back, Save, and Quit. Back: Tap the back arrow to return to the previous Bubble Options. Save: Select this to save your progress so far. You can access your saved game from the Main Menu. Quit: Tap this when it’s time to quit. You will be given another chance to save before quitting. This is where Ariel goes when she wants to take a break, or admire her collection of human treasures, or play music with the Barnacle Band.
Looking into the Future Some human treasures allow Ariel to glimpse the future. To find out what lies ahead for her, use the stylus to drag and drop one of these special treasures onto Ariel’s Magic Pearl. Interior Decorating Sometimes it gets boring in the Grotto. You can mix things up a little by rearranging the furnishings! All of the treasures Ariel has collected and stored on the coral shelves can be moved around.
Trading Treasures Important Legal Information Got too many paintbrushes and no bugles? Then trade with your friends to get the treasures you are missing. You can trade with one partner at a time. Copying of any video game for any Nintendo system is illegal and is strictly prohibited by domestic and international intellectual property laws. “Back-up” or “archival” copies are not authorized and are not necessary to protect your software. Violators will be prosecuted.
