LATEST INFORMATION * Although the game defaults to a software video mode if there is no 3DFX card present, those with other 3D hardware cards may experience better performance by manually selecting the option within "SETUP" from the "MAIN MENU" screen within the game. * Pg. 18 of game manual refers to "Damage Multiplier": This feature is not implemented in the game. * There are known sound issues with Small Soldiers: Globotech Design Lab and ESS Maestro, ESS 1888, and ESS 1869 sound cards. When sound is played (either Music or sound effects) there is static. * There is a known issue with attempting to use the Microsoft Sidewinder game pad when connected directly to the game port of the following sound cards: ESS Maestro, ESS 1888, and ESS 1869 sound cards. It is suggested that the Microsoft Sidewinder game pad be connected directly to a game card (such as those from ThrustMaster and Gravis). * There are known issues with machines using ATI Rage II and ATI Rage Pro video cards and NVIDIA chipsets running in hardware video mode. * There is a known issue with using the Creative Labs Blaster Extreme and running in an in-game hardware resolution mode of 800x600. To avoid this issue, choose an in-game hardware resolution of 640x480 or less. * Within Battle, you may resize the game window for optimal performance with the F5 and F6 keys. * You may experience "mouse trails" with certain combinations of video cards and graphics accelerator cards using the 3DFX chipset. Disabling your graphics accelerator cards within Windows 95 can alleviate this ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab ------------------------------------------------------ MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating System: Windows(r) 95 CD-ROM Drive: 4X Speed Memory: 16 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 100 MB Free Processor: Intel Pentium processor running @100 MHz or equivalent Video: Windows(r) 95 / DirectX 5.0 compatible SVGA video card Sound: Windows(r) 95 / DirectX 5.0 compatible sound card DirectX: DirectX version 5.0 (included) or later RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating System: Windows(r) 95 CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed Memory: 32 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 100 MB Free Processor: Intel Pentium processor running @200 MHz or equivalent Video: 3DFX compatible video card Sound: Windows(r) 95 / DirectX 5.0 compatible sound card DirectX: DirectX version 5.0 (included) or later ------------------------------------------------------ SETUP AND INSTALLATION * Start Windows(r) 95. * Close all other applications before installing Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab. Make sure that you have enough hard disk space on your hard drive. * Insert the Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab CD-ROM game disc into your CD-ROM drive. * If auto-play is enabled, a title screen should appear. If auto-play is not enabled, double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your Win95 desktop. Next, double-click on your CD-ROM icon to install the game. * Click the "Install" button to begin the installation process and then follow the on-screen instructions. * After the Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab setup is complete, your computer will install the Microsoft DirectX 5.0 drivers if you do not already have them. When DirectX 5.0 installation is complete, you will need to restart your computer for the new drivers to take effect. * You can now run Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab by choosing from the Windows(r) 95 taskbar: Start/Programs/Hasbro Interactive/Globotech Design Lab, or by clicking on PLAY on the game title screen. ------------------------------------------------------ TITLE SCREEN INSTALL Click on this button to install the game. PLAY This button becomes active once the game has been installed. Click on it to launch the Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab game. This will take you to the Main Menu screen. EXIT Click on this button to exit the Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab game and return to the Windows(r) desktop. UNINSTALL Click on this button to remove all Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab files from your computer. ------------------------------------------------------ MAIN MENU ONE PLAYER Click on this button to begin a single player game. This will take you to the Card Sign-In screen. TWO PLAYER Click on this button to begin a two-player game. This will take you to the Battle Prep Room. EXIT Click on this button to exit the Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab game and return to the Windows(r) desktop. SET UP Click on this button to configure the audio and video selections from within the game. REPLAY INTRO Click on this button to view the introduction of the Small Soldiers(tm) Globotech Design Lab game. CREDITS Click on this button to view the game credits. HELP Click on this button to view the ReadMe file from within the game. ------------------------------------------------------ SINGLE-PLAYER GAME CARD SIGN-IN SCREEN The Card Sign-In screen is where you may create a new card, delete an existing card, or edit an existing card. Each card features up to five of your team's Small Soldier designs. Click on the scroll arrows to view all existing cards. Creating a New Card Click on the card in center left side of your screen if you would like to create a new blank card. Then select which side you would like to design for (either Commando Elite or Gorgonite). Click on the appropriate icon to make your selection. A new blank card will then appear. Type in your name and your team's name. After entering your information, click on one of the following buttons: START Click on the START button if you wish to build your own Small Soldier character. Then choose between building a CUSTOM CHARACTER or using a PRE-BUILT CHARACTER. Click on your choice: Custom Character - This allows you to create a completely new character. Pre-Built Character - This allows you to begin with an existing character from the Small Soldiers movie. Click on the picture of the character you wish to use. Then click on "OKAY" to continue. After making your selection, you will be taken to the Ready Room. DELETE Click on the DELETE button if you wish to delete the card. This will take you back to the beginning of the Card Sign-In process. BACK Click on the BACK button if you wish to return to the beginning of the Card Sign-In process. Editing an Existing Card Click on an existing card if you would like to change any of its information. After making any changes, click on one of the following buttons: START Click on the START button if you wish to continue building your Small Soldiers. This will take you to the Ready Room. DELETE Click on the DELETE button if you wish to delete the card. This will take you back to the beginning of the Card Sign-In process. BACK Click on the BACK button if you wish to return to the beginning of the Card Sign-In process. Changing the Difficulty Setting of the Game When viewing a Sign-In Card, you may change the difficulty setting of the game by clicking on easy, medium, or hard. WARNING! Changing the difficulty setting will erase all Medals of Honor acquired by those Small Soldiers listed on the card. ------------------------------------------------------ TWO-PLAYER GAME THE BATTLE-PREP ROOM The Battle-Prep Room is where two players can test each other's Small Soldiers. Select from the following buttons: PLAYER 1 This button is automatically highlighted upon entering the Battle-Prep Room. When this button is highlighted, the names of the Small Soldiers available to Player 1 are displayed in the small view screen. Click on the Small Soldier's name to select the character. PLAYER 2 Click on this button to display the names of the Small Soldiers available to Player 2. When this button is highlighted, the Small Soldiers available to Player 2 are displayed in the small view screen. Click on the Small Soldier's name to select the character. LOAD Click on this button to select a Small Soldier from a floppy disk. The names of available Small Soldiers will show up in the small view screen area. Click on the Small Soldier's name to select the character. ZONE BUTTONS 1-5 Click on one of the numbers to select a Battlezone Arena in which to test your Small Soldier characters. START Click on this button to go to the selected Battlezone Arena with your selected Small Soldiers. OPTIONS Click this button to go to the Two-Player options menu. From there you can select your method of input and configure your input selection. Player One can choose a selection by clicking on the "Player One" button in the lower right hand corner of the screen. Then choose by clicking on one of three keyboard layouts or a game pad input (Small Soldiers: Globotech Design Lab supports the Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad) from the center screen. You must have two game pads connected if both players wish to use this method of input. Once Player One has made his selection, Player Two may make an input selection in the same fashion but this time clicking on the "Player Two" button in the lower right hand corner of the screen. If there is only one game pad detected, Player two will default to a keyboard configuration for game play. MAIN MENU Click on this button to return to the Main Menu screen. ------------------------------------------------------ THE READY ROOM The Ready Room is the center for design work. From here you can view the Small Soldier designs you have in progress. Each of the Soldier Stands displays one of your team's five designs. From the Ready Room, you may click on any of the following: A SOLDIER STAND Click on an occupied Soldier Stand to highlight that Small Soldier, or on an empty Soldier Stand if you wish to build a brand new Small Soldier. BUILD Click on this button to take a highlighted Small Soldier stand to the Model Shop. If a Small Soldier occupies the highlighted stand, you will continue to build that Small Soldier. If, however, the highlighted Small Soldier stand is empty, you will create a new Small Soldier. BATTLE Click on this button to bring up the Battlezone Selection screen for a highlighted Small Soldier. From that screen you must select a Battlezone Arena. Initially, you can only select a Battlezone Arena from Column 1. After your team has completed a Battlezone Arena (and receives a Medal of Honor), may you select the adjacent Battlezone Arena from the next column. Select a Battlezone Arena by simply clicking on its box in the appropriate column. At any time, you may replay a previously played Battlezone to try and get a better Medal of Honor. Note: This button will not be active if you have highlighted an empty Small Soldier stand. OPTIONS Click on this button to bring up the Single Player Options screen. There you can select and configure your Battlezone Arena input controls (Choose by clicking on one of three keyboard layouts or a game pad input - Small Soldiers: Globotech Design Lab supports the Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad), print various Small Soldier items, or save the currently selected Small Solider to a floppy drive. E-MAIL Click on this button to bring up any Small Soldiers e-mail message that you may have waiting. When the E-MAIL button flashes, this indicates that you have new mail. Click on the button to view your new message. E-mail gives you important information regarding your job performance as a Toy Designer. MAIN MENU Click on this button to go back to the Main Menu. ------------------------------------------------------ THE MODEL SHOP The Model Shop is where you actually build your very own Small Soldier characters. The building process consists of completing 5 stages: Stage 1: Parts Stage 2: Paint Stage 3: Chips Stage 4: Programming Stage 5: Voice You will be guided through each stage and may return to any of them to further customize your Small Soldier. The Navigation Bar The highlighted icon on the Navigation Bar tells you which stage you are working in. The Model Shop Buttons Within each building process stage are the following buttons: BACK ARROW (left arrow button) Click on this button to go back to the pervious stage in the building process. If the button is grayed out, you cannot go back any further. NEXT ARROW (right arrow button) Click on this button to go to the next stage in the building process. If the button is grayed out, you cannot go forward any further. READY ROOM Click on this button to go back to the READY ROOM. Note: Your work in progress will be saved. ROTATION ARROWS Click on these arrows to rotate the Small Soldier stand. This allows you to view your design from various angles. RANDOM Click on this button to randomly finish the stage in progress. CLEAR Click on this button to clear all work done in a given stage. Give Your Small Soldier a Name You may give your Small Soldier a name at any time during the different stages. Simply click on ENTER NAME and then type in your Small Soldier's name. You are allowed up to 13 characters for your Small Soldier's name. ------------------------------------------------------ STAGE 1: PARTS The Parts Stage allows you to select arms, legs, a torso, and a head for your Small Soldier. Be creative by mixing and matching parts! How to Select Parts: From the Left HUD, click on one of the four "Body Part" buttons to bring up specific parts to choose from. Click on the two "Arrow" buttons to scroll through the different body parts available. Select a body part by simply clicking on the part you want. This will bring up a detailed version of that body part in the Right HUD. How to Apply/Remove Parts: From the Right HUD, click on the APPLY button to apply the selected body part to your Small Soldier design. To remove a particular body part, click on the body part to select it. Then click on the REMOVE button to remove the already applied part. Note: All body parts are applied in a gray color. You can later add color (if you wish) at the Paint Stage. ------------------------------------------------------ STAGE 2: PAINT The Paint Stage allows you to apply different color schemes to the various body parts of your Small Soldier. How to Select Textures: Select a body part by clicking directly on the part on the Small Soldier standing on the center pedestal. From the Left HUD, click on the two "Arrow" buttons to scroll through the different texture schemes available for that part. Select a texture by simply clicking on the scheme you want. This will bring up a detailed version of that texture scheme in the Right HUD. How to Apply/Remove Colors: From the Right HUD, click on the two "Arrow" buttons to scroll through the different color schemes available for the selected textured body part. When you like the color scheme that is displayed, simply click on the APPLY button to apply the color scheme to the selected body part. To remove a color scheme, click on the body part to select it. Then click on the REMOVE button to remove the color scheme already applied to that part. Once color is removed, the body part will become gray. Note: You may leave your Small Soldier unpainted and continue on to the next stage. To continue, your Small Soldier must have at least 2 legs and a torso. ------------------------------------------------------ STAGE 3: CHIPS The Chips Stage allows you to select the chip that will make your Small Soldier design stand apart from all those other toy action figures. By selecting and trying out different chips, you will discover the best chip for your soldier. How to Select Chips: From the LEFT HUD, click on a numbered "Set" button to bring up an available chip. Click on the two "Arrow" buttons to scroll through the current chips available to you. Select a chip by simply clicking on the chip you want. This will bring up a detailed version of that chip in the Right HUD. The detailed version will include the following information: Speed Rating - This rating reflects how fast your Small Soldier design will move. Memory - This number represents how much information can be programmed into the chip. Important! Each movement that you program into your Small Soldier's chip will take up memory space. Power - This number represents how much damage your Small Soldier design can withstand, and how much damage your Small Soldier can inflict. The greater the Power number, the more durable and strong your Small Soldier design will be. Note: During the course of the game, new and improved chip sets become available for you to use. How to Apply/Remove Chips: From the RIGHT HUD, click on the APPLY button to apply the selected chip to your Small Soldier design. If a chip has been previously applied, this will remove the old chip and apply the new chip in its place. To remove a chip from your Small Soldier, simply click on the REMOVE button from the Right HUD. Note: If you remove a chip without replacing it, the NEXT button will become inactive. ------------------------------------------------------ STAGE 4: MOVES The Moves Stage allows you to select the moves that your Small Soldier design can perform within the Battlezone Arenas. Moves use up chip memory, so you must determine which ones work best with your Small Soldier design and style of gameplay. How to Select Moves: From the LEFT HUD, click on KICK, "S" (SPECIAL), or PUNCH to bring up specific move category. Click on the two "Arrow" buttons to scroll through the different moves available to you in this category. Select a specific move by simply clicking on the move you want. This will bring up the following information in the Right HUD regarding the move: Move Name - the official name of the move Memory - total chip memory Memory Cost - the amount of memory the move uses Memory Left - the amount of unused memory remaining Assignment - what keys/buttons the move is assigned to Video Demo - brief, visual demonstration of the move How to Apply/Remove Moves: From the RIGHT HUD, click on the APPLY button to apply the selected move to your Small Soldier design. The move will be assigned to the default key/button assigned in the Control Configuration. For example: An applied left-move punch defaults to the left-punch key/button. If you selected another left-punch move, that move will default to one of the "special" key/button slots. Note: Moves can be applied until there is no more Memory available. To remove a particular move from your Small Soldier, click on the move to select it. Then click on the REMOVE button to remove the already applied move. Removing moves frees up memory, allowing for the programming of other moves. ------------------------------------------------------ STAGE 5: VOICE The Voice Stage allows you to select up to three voice files for your Small Soldier. This will give your design personality! How to Select a Voice File: From the Left HUD, click on a voice file. Click on the two "Arrow" buttons to scroll through the different voice files available. Select a voice file by simply clicking on the file you want. This will bring up a detailed version of that voice file in the Right HUD. How to Apply/Remove a Voice File: From the Right HUD, click on the APPLY button to apply the selected voice file to your Small Soldier. The voice file will be assigned to the first empty slot of three slots found in the Right HUD. To remove a voice file from your Small Soldier, highlight the voice file you want to remove in the Right HUD. Then click on the REMOVE button to remove the already applied file. ------------------------------------------------------ AFTER COMPLETING THE 5 STAGES: Once you have completed all 5 build stages, you are ready to enter a Battlezone Arena. THE BATTLEZONE ARENAS The Battlezone Arenas are where your Small Soldiers show what they are made of - literally! Here you must battle and defeat your opponent's Small Soldiers in 25 different Arenas. You may use any of your 5 Small Soldier characters for battle at any time. Your goal - win the final Arena battle. How to Battle Once inside a Battlezone Arena, you must defeat your opponent's Small Soldier. To do this, you must break down your opponent's body. Be careful! Your opponent is out to do the same to you! As a Small Soldier receives damage to various body parts, those injured body parts will become darker until they eventually fall off. Important! You may pick up these fallen body parts and use them against your opponent. Special Weapons Within the Battlezone Arenas are objects that may be of help to your Small Soldier. For example: A pizza cutter in the Kitchen Battlezone Arena. You may pick up these objects and swing them or throw them at your opponent. Medals of Honor When a Small Soldier defeats his opponent in a Battlezone Arena, the winner will receive one of four Medals of Honor. The four different medals - diamond, gold, silver and bronze - reflect how well the winner stood up to the challenge. ------------------------------------------------------ HASBRO INTERACTIVE'S WEB SITES Hasbro Interactive has exciting, full and active web sites dedicated to ensure you get the most out of your new games. 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