Gone Fishing
(600-2682) Operation Faxback Doc. # 49177
PLAYING THE GAME
TURNING THE GAME ON/OFF
Note: Gone Fishing comes with a protective film over the display. Remove
and discard the film.
To turn on the game, press On/Off. HELLO! PRESS "MODE" OR "GAME" appears
and a tone sounds. Let the message scroll through completely before you
press any buttons.
You can play a practice or tournament game. In a practice game, there is
no time limit, and no scores are stored in memory. In a tournament game,
there is a 15-minute time limit and the high score is stored in memory.
Press Mode/Select to select a practice game, or Game to select a
tournament game.
To turn off the game, press ON/Off again.
Note: To save power, the game turns off if you do not press a button for
about 4 minutes.
TURNING THE SOUND OFF OR ON
To turn the sound off or on at any time, press Sound.
SELECTING FISHING CONDITIONS
Before starting a game, you must first select from nine different fishing
conditions.
Condition Option
Weather Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy
Seasons Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Time AM, PM
Place Europe, North America, Australia, Canada, Japan
Site Sea, Lake, River, Stream
Hook Heron, Heddon Torpedo, The Hunter, Minkie, Toby Fat, Shimmy,
Abu Atom, Atlantic
Water Clean, Murky
Bait Crabs, Lugworms, Squid, Cheese, Potatoes, Caster, Shrimps,
Mackerel, Bread
Wind East, South, West, North
Follow these steps to select the fishing conditions.
1. After turning on the game and selecting practice or tournament, press
Mode/Select. The first fishing condition (WEATHER) appears.
Note: If you select a tournament game, you must select the level and
number of players and the players' names first before setting
the fishing conditions.
2. For each condition, repeatedly press Enter to scroll through the
options, then Mode/Select to confirm your choice. The next condition
appears.
3. After you select the last condition (WIND), READY! appears. If you
are playing a practice game, you are ready to cast. If you selected
tournament play, see "Tournament Game" below before you cast.
To check the fishing condition settings at any time, press Report.
CASTING
To start the game, press Start/Retrieve when READY! appears. CAST!
flashes on the display. Lift the game back, then whip it forward sharply
as if you were casting a real fishing line. The Line Out meter shows your
casting distance and Lure Depth shows the lure's depth. Reel the handle
to control the lure's depth.
Note: The distance for casting is 21-99 feet.
WAITING FOR A BITE
While you wait for a bite, watch the radar screen to see where the fish
are. Your line is at the center of the screen.
If there is no bite for a long time, press Start/Retriever to retrieve the
line, then cast again.
Setting The Hook
When a fish bites, the game shakes and A BITE! flashes on the display.
Pull the game sharply up and back to set the hook and keep the fish on the
line.
If the game continues shaking and A BITE! continues flashing, you have the
fish on the line. Reel the handle clockwise quickly to bring in the fish.
(See "Controlling the Drag" below.)
If the unit stops shaking and A BITE! disappears, you lost the fish. Wait
for another BITE, or press Start/Retrieve and cast again.
CONTROLLING THE DRAG
As you reel in a fish, watch the Line Tension meter. If the line tension
exceeds 70, the line breaks and the fish escapes. If the line tension
falls below 30, the line gets too loose and the fish escapes.
If the line tension approaches 30 or 70, DRAG! flashes to warn you. Slide
the Drag lever up to increase the tension, or down to decrease it.
If the fish gets away, press Start/Retrieve and get ready to cast again.
LANDING THE FISH
Once you land the fish (when Lure Depth reaches 00), the display shows the
species and weight of the fish you caught.
If you catch the largest fish ever recorded by your Gone Fishing game, you
become the record holder! Press Report at any time to check the highest
record. The weight of the largest fish caught appears.
Notes: Different fishing sites have different species of fish. There are
over 20 species of fish you can catch, with the largest weighting
300 kg.
To clear the fishing conditions and high score from your Gone
Fishing game, use a pointed object (such as a straightened paper
clip) to press the Reset hole.
TOURNAMENT GAME
In a Tournament game, there is a 15-minute time limit and the high score
is stored in memory. There are three levels of tournament play:
Junior - The easiest level. Many fish are available.
Advanced - Fewer fish are available and they can swim away more easily.
Expert - You might encounter turbulence, jelly fish, or sharks which
cause the fish to scatter when they appear. If this happens,
your remaining time is reduced by about two minutes and you
must cast again.
Follow these steps to play a Tournament game.
1. After turning on the game, press GAME to play a tournament game.
SELECT GAME LEVEL and JUNIOR? appear.
2. If necessary, repeatedly press Mode/Select to scroll through the
levels (Junior, Advanced, or Expert), then press Enter to confirm the
level you selected. The game asks you to enter the number of players.
3. Repeatedly press Mode/Select to choose the number of the players
(1-4), then press Enter.
4. To enter a player's name, slide Drag up or down to choose each letter,
then press Mode/Select to confirm it. When you have entered up to 6
letters of the name, press Enter to store it. Then repeat the process
to enter other names, if you selected more than one player.
5. After you enter the last player's name, READY! appears. Press Mode/
Select to select the fishing conditions (see "Setting Fishing
Conditions" above, or Start/Retrieve to begin play. CAST! Flashes on
the display and the countdown clock appears.
Play is the same as in a practice game, except each player has 15
minutes to play. The object of the game is to catch as many kilograms
of fish as possible. The player that catches the fish with the
highest total weight wins.
(BR/eb 8/13/98)
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