Time Stalkers (2M)

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Thank you for purchasing Time Stalkers! Please note that this software is designed only

for use with the Sega Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instruction manual thor-

oughly

before you start playing Time Stalkers.

STARTING AND SAVING . . . . . . . .2

THE STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS . .5

CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

COMMAND MENUS . . . . . . . . . .8

GAME DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

GAME SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

TOWN ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

DUNGEON STRUCTURE

. . . . . . . .17

DUNGEON ACTIONS . . . . . . . . .18

BATTLE ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

COMMAND MENUS

(TOWN AND DUNGEONS) . . . .22

SET-UP WINDOW (DUNGEONS) .24

COMMAND MENUS (BATTLES) . .25

STATUS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

LEVEL-UPS AND MASTERY . . . . . .28

CAPTURING, GRAZING,

REARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

QUESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Time Stalkers is a memory card [Visual Memory Unit,

or VMU (sold separately)] compatible game. To save

game files and to download mini-games, you must

have the amount of blocks of space available

shown to the right.

There is so much to Time Stalkers, that we couldn’t fit it into

one manual!! Whenever you see this icon, please refer to the

Time Stalkers website.

http://www.sega.com/timestalkers

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Place the Time Stalkers disc into your Dreamcast console,

press the disc down until it clicks into place, close the lid and

press the POWER Button to turn ON the power. The play demo

will start a few moments later. Press Start during the play demo

to display the Title Screen. Press Start once more to display the

Mode Select Screen.

●STARTING A GAME

●CONTINUING A PREVIOUSLY SAVED GAME

●CHANGING GAME SETTINGS

Select “NEW GAME” from the Mode Select Screen, then press

the Button to enter your selection. You will be shown the

opening story in which our hero, Sword, finds himself lost in a

fantasy world. Once the opening story is over, the game will

start. (You cannot skip the opening story).

Select “LOAD GAME” from the Mode Select Screen, then press

the Button to enter your selection. Select a memory card,

followed by a game file, then press the Button to continue

playing a previously saved game.

Select “OPTIONS” from the Mode Select Screen, then press the

Button to enter your selection. All the game settings can be

changed.

●SAVING

●FAST SAVE

You can save the game in Sword’s House during game play.

When you restart the game, you will start from the place where

you last saved.

You can save when your character

is in a dungeon and com-

pletes a floor. After saving, the Title Screen will be displayed.

Your fast save file will be deleted once you have used the file.

WHITE: Save file (a file saved at Sword’s House)

YELLOW:

Fast save file (a file saved half way through a dungeon)

Within the Fountain Square Piece Sword’s House

(Talk to Mutton the Butler)→P9

Dungeon Set-Up Window →P24

F I L E S

The indicators are different for normal saving and

fast saving.

SAVED DATA (WHITE)

FAST SAVED DATA (YELLOW)

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MUTTON THE BUTLER

He looks after Sword’s

House.

STARTING AND SAVING

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The main character. Sword travels without

destination. As much as he tries to pose

and appear to be a ladies’ man, he’s

actually rash and careless. His sword ability,

however, is first-class.

Rao is a halfling; half human and half Rioring

Tribe lion soldier. He is uncommunicative, but

very brave. Rao is a proud and lonely warrior

who seeks fulfillment through fighting.

Marion is a doll in every sense of the word!

She is a battle machine produced by an

unknown manufacturer. She is devoid of

emotion, but she is fascinated by humans.

Pyra is an elf. She is also a magician with

a violent temper. Although she is serious,

she causes fear and is very scary. She is gifted

with advanced offensive magical abilities.

Nigel is a treasure hunter. He loves

danger. He has an inseparable

friend named Friday, who is a Sprite.

Lady is a young woman who has run away

from her distinguished family. She’s a real

troublemaker. Lady is impulsive, and never

considers the consequences of her actions.

She has the best fighting ability in the world.

These are the main characters. How will Sword meet them?

This is a fantasy world.

A medieval world, an ancient world, and even modern Japan…

Countless worlds nonsensically bind to form this amazing and yet tiny world.

So who created it? And for what reason or purpose?

No one knows.

A man is summoned.

His name is Sword. He is a wandering adventurer.

A mysterious old man welcomes Sword to the world and calls him a “hero.”

The old man gives him a mission. Sword must solve the hidden mystery of this

world.

Who created this world? And why?

And… is it possible to escape from it?

Many mysteries and strange labyrinths lie before Sword as he sets off on his

adventure.

But Sword is undaunted and decides to bravely defy the myriad obstacles

that stand in his path.

This world contains a bizarre collection of geographical features from many eras and

locations, such as Medieval Europe and 1980s Japan. Each geographical feature is

known as a “Piece.” In every “Piece,” the people, who once lived in each place and

each era, continue to live their normal everyday lives. The world is enwrapped in the

space of a different dimension, and consequently, its geography frequently changes.

●PIECES

●THE HERO’S CREST

Your character must be carrying the Hero’s Crest to enter a dungeon. Sword receives

the Hero’s Crest from the old man at the beginning of the game. As the story develops,

Sword is able to pass the Hero’s Crest to the following characters once he has met

them. You can change the character that you are currently using by selecting “Change

Character” in Sword’s House.

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THE STORY

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS

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This is a one-player game. Connect your Dreamcast Controller to Control Port A.

✽Insert a memory card into Expansion Socket 1 of your controller.

✽To save game files, you must have the following amount of blocks of available

space on your memory card.

Main game: 16 Mini-games: 54-123 for each game

✽To soft reset, simultaneously press and hold the , , , and Start Buttons on

the controller.

THE JUMP PACK™ (SOLD SEPARATELY)

✽Make sure that you insert the Jump Pack into

Expansion Socket 2 of the controller.

✽Do not remove the memory card or Jump Pack

while saving.

B U T TO N

B U T TO N

B U T TO N

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●MOVEMENT WINDOW (TOWN)

●MOVEMENT WINDOW (DUNGEON)

●BATTLE WINDOW (DUNGEON)

Triggers / and the Start Button are not used.

Left on the D-Pad.

The , and Start Buttons are not used.

Button

Analog Thumb Pad

Directional Pad (D-Pad)

Button

Button

Button

Button/Start Button

Button

Analog Thumb Pad

D-Pad

Button

Button

Button

Button/Start Button

D-Pad

Triggers /

Analog Thumb Pad/D-Pad

Button

Button

Button

Triggers /

Function

Movement (Press fully to run)/Look around (First person view)

Selection/ Look around (First person view)

Enter a selection/Conversation/Enter a building

Cancel/Close all the windows

Change camera angle (First person view)

Open the Command Menu (→P22)

Function

Movement (Press fully to run)

: Change map; : Switch the Map ON or OFF

: Change the camera angle (Overhead↔Rear)

Check Mode→Pick up an item/Initiate a battle (→P18)

Cancel/Close all the windows

Search (→P18)

Open the Command Menu (→P22)

Rotate the camera angle (During the overhead camera angle)

Function

Selection

Enter your selection

Cancel

Party member selection

TRIGGER TRIGGER

B U T TO N

DIRECTIONAL PAD

STA RT BUTTO N

A NA LOG THUMB PA D

CONTROLS

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✽

“Registration” is when your character is able to use a newly learned magic skill or a captured

monster. Skill and magic registration is automatic. Monster registration is not automatic.

✽✽ “Sealing” is necessary at times when your character’s parameters are too low to be able to

“master” a registered skill. Sacrifice a skill by sealing it in order to use your character’s other

skills while its parameters are still low.

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●MOVEMENT (TOWN)

Items

Spells

Skills

Status

Lists

Allies

Equip your character with, dispose of and view the details of items

Spell Menu, registration, removal

Skill Menu, registration✽, removal, seal✽✽

Display the Status Window (Only for the main character) (

→

P26)

Display a list of acquired items and captured monsters

Let monsters in and out of their capsules, change battle formation

●MOVEMENT (DUNGEON)

Items

Spells

Skills

Status

Lists

Allies

Equip, use, dispose of, identify

✽

, repair

✽

, and view the details of items

Spell Menu, cast magic spells, use the spells of your monster allies

Skill Menu, check your monster allies’ skills

Status Screen (main character and allies) (→P26)

Display a list of acquired items and captured monsters

Reorganize the fighting formation of your monsters

●BATTLES (DUNGEONS)

Attack

Spell

Item

Defend

Movement

Capture

Attack techniques, weapons or bare fists (VIT Consumption)

Attack using magic (MP Consumption)

Use items

Defend, dodge and run away (Not necessarily 100% successful)

Move within your sector (Equipped “boots” or skill required)

Capture a monster (Registration “capture” of skill required)

✽Special skills and items are needed to “identify” and “repair.” Furthermore, “spells” and “skills”

can only be registered outside of dungeons. “Spells” and “skills” are automatically registered

even when the windows are not displayed.

●SET-UP WINDOW (DUNGEONS)

Bonus Point Distribution

Skills

Allies

Fast Save

Allocate bonus points (e.g. to the “basic ability parameters”)

Check and seal your own and your monster allies’ skills

Let your monsters in and out of their capsules

Save a game file in a dungeon (→P3)

●VMU DEVICE (IN THE MONSTER HOUSE)

Download Game

Delete Game

Tokens

Download Monster

Download a mini-game to your VMU

Delete the mini-game that is currently stored in your VMU

Buy, Sell and Exchange them for items, download into VMU

Download monsters to and from your VMU

●HOLOGRAM MACHINE (IN THE MONSTER HOUSE)

Graze

Encapsulate

Register

Release

Put a monster in the Monster House

Take a monster out of the Monster House

Register a monster (You can also give the monster a name)

Remove a monster (A selected monster will be completely deleted)

●SWORD’S HOUSE (TALK TO MUTTON)

Store Item

Collection

Save

Character Change✽

Save items

Display a collection item

Save a game file

Replace Sword with a new main character

●ITEM STORE

Buy

Sell Buy an item

Sell an item

●THE CHURCH

Monster Revive Revive registered monster allies (There is a charge for this)

COMMAND MENUS

✽You can only do this when the story has developed.

→P22

→P22

→P25

→P24

→P3

→P30

Options Change game options and view character profiles

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●MOVEMENT SCREEN (TOWN)

●

MOVEMENT SCREEN (DUNGEON)

●

BATTLE SCREEN (COMMAND MENU)

●BATTLE SCREEN (BATTLE FIELD)

Character Portrait

Hunger Meter

LV (Level)

HP (Hit points)

MP (Magic points)

VIT (Vitality)

Search indicator (Items and monsters

t

hat you can search are indicated as

your character approaches them)

Compass (This always points north)

Elapsed time (Only for the current

dungeon)

Floor indicator

There are no onscreen indicators when

your character is moving around town.

and cannot be displayed at the

same time in a dungeon.

Radar

Auto map

Gray . . . . . . . Unexplored area

Orange . . . . Unsearched area

Green . . . . . Searched area

Yellow . . . . . Ally

Red . . . . . . . Enemy and/or Trap

Blue . . . . . . . Items

Attribute icon

This displays the attributes of the

floor (→P17)

Command Menu (During battles)

(→P25)

Battle field indicator

Blue . . . . . . . Within range

Red . . . . . . . Out of range

Yellow . . . . . Ally

Enemy status display (Only one

enemy at a time)

Monster name, hit rate, expected

damage

Modifying the Movement Screen in a Town

Button . . . . .

Overhead view

↔

First person view

D-Pad/ . . . . . .

Rotate camera angle (Only when

Analog Thumb Pad using first person view)

Modifying the Movement Screen in a Dungeon

D-Pad Up . . . . Radar↔Auto Map

D-Pad Right . . Switch the Radar ON/OFF

D-Pad Down . . Overhead camera angle↔Rear

angle

Triggers / .

Rotate camera angle (Only when

using overhead camera angle)

GAME DISPLAY

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The key to success in Time Stalkers is to remember to make all necessary preparations

in town in order to negotiate the dungeons.

●TOWN

Here you can buy and sell items, gather information and

prepare for your next adventure. The following facilities

can be found in town:

Item Store . . . . . . . . . .

Buy and sell equipment and food

Church . . . . . . . . . . . . .Revive monster allies

Monster House . . . . . .Register and store your monster

allies and download mini-games

Mr. Noiman’s House .

Quest introduction✽/Sell precious

goods to Mr. Noiman

Sword’s House . . . . . .

Save a game file, store items, and

change the character that you

wish to play with✽

●DUNGEONS (THE REALM OF ADVENTURE)

●QUESTS (YOUR JOB)

The dungeons are where the most exciting part of your

adventure happens. Here you can fight monsters and pick up

items. The floor plan of every dungeon will randomly generate

every time you enter, so you will never see exactly the same

dungeon twice.

✽You cannot do these things until the story has developed.

As the story develops, you can get new quests (jobs)at Mr.

Noiman’s House. You can re-enter previously cleared dungeons

and set off on new missions. There are many tasks to complete,

such as searching for specific items or defeating specific

monsters. (→P32)

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●STATUS

●LV (LEVEL)AND TITLES

HP (Hit Points)

Physical strength. This is depleted when your character

receives damage. If the main character’s HP is reduced to 0,

your dungeon quest will end. Also, when the Hunger Meter

reaches 0, your character will gradually begin to lose HP.

MP (Magic Points)

This is the essential parameter for using magic. MP will decrease

when you cast magic

spells.

VIT (Vitality)

This is the essential parameter for using techniques. VIT will decrease when you use

techniques. However, VIT will gradually increase as time passes.

Hunger Meter

This is the essential parameter for inspecting the dungeons. The Hunger Meter will

decrease when you inspect orange colored areas. The Hunger Meter will also

gradually decrease as time passes.

Hunger Meter

LV (Level)

Experience levels are only applicable in dungeons. Your character’s

level will rise by 1 point for every 100-experience points they acquire

in a dungeon. Your character’s fighting power, defensive power, HP,

MP and VIT will increase with each successive level up. Similarly,

your

character will be able to carry more items, and will be able to

use

magic and equipment which were previously not mastered.

However, as

soon as your character leaves the dungeon, their level

will return to

1 again. (→P28)

Titles

Every time your character leaves a dungeon (whether through victory or defeat)it may

be promoted to a new title. Unlike LV, which restarts from LV 1 every time your character

enters a dungeon, titles build on the experience gained from each successive dungeon.

When your character is promoted to a new title, they will be able to use new magic and

skills. These spells and skills must be registered. Your monster allies can also receive new

titles. (→P28)

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GAME SYSTEM

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●BATTLES AND SPECIAL ABILITY COMMANDS ●DUNGEON BATTLES

●OTHER THINGS

Items (Equipment)

There are various “equipment items” such as weapons and

armor, and “use items” such as tools.

Techniques (weapon items): There are several ways of attacking

using techniques, both bare handed or using weapon items.

These are only displayed during battles. Each weapon can be

used to perform several techniques, and the total of performable

techniques for each weapon increases with the level ups.

Techniques deplete VIT.

Magic (Registered)

Magic is a highly effective way of attacking. Magic depletes

MP. Magic is usually more powerful than techniques are.

Attributes: “Fire,” “Ice,” “Lightning” and “No Attribute.” “Fire” and

“Ice” are opposite attributes “Lightning” is an independent

attribute, so it is effective against both “Fire” and “Ice.”

Level: Spells also have levels, and become more effective with

each level up (→P28).

Classifications: Spells are displayed in the selection window

using the following prefixes.

Mega-: Every member of a party, Giga-: All enemies

Skills (Registered)

Your character will gain many special abilities, such as extra

strength when it acquires a new skill.

Level: Skills have levels too, but do not level up (→P28). You

can acquire separate skills at every level.

Parties

You can form a party of up to 3, including the main charac-

ter. Enemy monsters can form parties of up to 4.

Ally Monsters

If you successfully “capture” a monster during a battle, it can

become a member of your party (→P30). Register your newly

captured monster in the Monster House, and you will be able

to revive it in the Church should it be defeated in a

dungeon. You can also make it work for you in a mini-game

.

Aggression

This is the level of enthusiasm for battles that every enemy

monster has. Aggression has a strong influence on the behav-

ior of monsters, because although a monster that likes to fight

will attack, monsters that dislike battles will not. (→P20)

Legendary Items

There are only a few of these precious items in Time Stalkers.

At the Blacksmith, you can add skills from other items to your

legendary item (Transfer)or lower the parameter value to

master using the item (Improve).

Collection Items

You’ll have a lot of fun collecting these. You can display them

in the Collection Room next to Sword’s House and go and

admire them whenever you like, just as though you owned

your very own museum.

●MASTERY

During gameplay, your character will acquire “equipment items,”

“magic,” and “skills,” which you can then equip or register.

However, some items, magic and skills require the character to

have specific basic parameters (strength, wisdom, charisma, etc.

→P28)in order to be effective. Your character will have to gain

experience points, and you will have to allocate bonus points in

order to “master” some items, magic and skills.

FIRE ICE

OPPOSITES

INDEPENDENT

WEAPON

ITEM

TECHNIQUE 1

TECHNIQUE 2

TECHNIQUE 3

TECHNIQUE 4

The relation between

weapons and

techniques

Magic: the attribute

factor

LIGHT-

NING

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●DUNGEONS RANDOMLY GENERATE

●SECTORS

●FLOOR STRUCTURE AND ATTRIBUTES

●SEARCHING FOR ITEMS

●SETTING OFF TRAPS

●MONSTER AGGRESSION

●RECOVERY ROOMS

The layout and floor plan of every dungeon is randomly generated every time your

character enters. There are countless completely original and unique dungeons to be

discovered in the amazing world of Time Stalkers.

Each floor of the dungeon is divided into units called sectors. Check these sectors for

traps and hidden items. During battles, four enemies can fit into one sector.

Dungeons consist of many floors, which have a specific structure. You must clear the

floors one by one, but remember that once you have cleared a floor and advanced

to the next one, you cannot return. Furthermore, floors can have certain attributes:

fire, ice or lightning, which have an influence on magic.

Many items (some of which are hidden)are scattered around dungeons. Press the

Button to search orange colored sectors. Don’t forget that investigating will affect your

character’s stomach, making it hungry (this is displayed in the Hunger Meter). When

the stomach is empty, you can no longer search.

Traps are always hidden and will be set off if your character steps in a sector

containing a hidden trap. Press the Button not only to search for items, but also to

search for traps.

Depending on its aggression, there is a chance that if you meet a monster in a

dungeon, it won’t attack you. By looking at the Emotion Indicator of a monster, you

will usually be able to determine how much a monster enjoys fighting or not.

In all dungeons, and on any floor, there are recovery rooms where you can fully

recover lost or spent HP, MP and VIT.

DUNGEON STRUCTURE

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The town (Fountain Square etc.)is the main base for the player in

Time Stalkers. You can get information from various people, buy

and sell items and prepare for the next dungeon. Furthermore,

all the events happen in the town, so don’t forget to explore every

corner. The events will give you precious information as to what to

do next. The actions that you can perform in the town are outlined

below.

●COMMAND MENU (BUTTON)

●TALKING AND READING (BUTTON)

●ENTERING BUILDINGS (BUTTON)

Press the Button to open the Command Menu to check the

condition of your characters. (→P22)

To collect information, press the Button near other characters

and signboards to speak and read. Similarly, press the Button in

stores to buy weapons and armor. Don’t forget to drop into stores

before entering a dungeon.

When the name of a building is displayed, press the Button to

enter.

The Townsfolk

It is possible to get new information from people with whom you have

already spoken to, so talk to the townsfolk as much as possible.

TOWN ACTIONS

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●ESCAPING FROM DUNGEONS

There are three ways to leave a dungeon:

1. Defeat a boss and leave through the exit

2. Use an escape item (or magic spell)

3. When the main character of your party is defeated

Whether you leave a dungeon in success or failure, your

characters’ LV will return to 1. Depending on experience earned

in a dungeon, your characters may be promoted and get new

“Titles” and they may also have learned new magic or skills.

Demotion is impossible.

If the main character is defeated, the following will happen:

1. All the items that are not currently equipped will be lost

2. Currently equipped items may be damaged

(You will have to pay to have them repaired at the Blacksmith)

3. Unregistered monsters will disappear

●DIFFERENT SORTS OF TRAPS

There are many traps waiting to

ruin your day (See chart right)Trap Name

Blast

Blizzard

Jagged Spear

Gas Bomb

Intruder Alarm

Spiked Ceiling

Lightning

Magic Darts

Effect

Fire damage

Ice damage

Lightning damage

Physical damage

Curse inflicted

Monster aggression increases

Physical damage

Battle parameters decrease

Bear Trap

Status Clear Cannot move during the battle

Special Effects/Curse is nullified

The dungeons are where the real action and adventure occur.

You must skillfully guide your character through by picking up

items, avoiding traps, and by toppling monsters that dare stand

in your way, to complete your goal.

There are limits on the number of items that each character

can take into a dungeon (Sword can only take four). Get rid

of unnecessary items (either let Mutton take care of them or

sell them at a store)before entering a dungeon, to ensure

that your character is carrying the correct number of items.

●CHECK MODE (BUTTON)

Press the Button when you are close to items and monsters and

their information will be displayed. This is the Check Mode. Press

the Button again to pick up an item or initiate a battle.

●COMMAND MENU (BUTTON)

Press the Button when your character is moving freely in the

dungeon (not engaged in battle)to display the Command Menu.

(→P22)

●SEARCH (BUTTON)

Press the Button to search the sector that your character is

standing in and the surrounding four sectors to search whether or

not there are any traps. If anything is found, it will be displayed in

the radar. You should be suspicious of orange sectors on the radar,

because hidden items can often be found

in them. But every time you search an

area, your character’s Hunger Meter will

be reduced. The Hunger Meter will also

gradually decrease as time passes.

Unsearched area

(orange)

Searched area

(green)

DUNGEON ACTIONS

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●ENDING A BATTLE

There are three conditions that preclude the end of a battle.

DEFEAT ALL THE MONSTERS

Defeat all the enemy monsters. Your character and any allies

will earn experience points, and often a monster will drop an

item, which you can then pick up.

RUN AWAY

If you are feeling particularly cowardly and your prospects

of defeating the enemy monsters are bleak, you have the

option of making your character and any allies run away.

Naturally, you will not earn any experience points. (If your

sector is enclosed, your chances of a successful escape will

lower).

IF THE MAIN CHARACTER IS DEFEATED

If the main character’s HP reaches 0, the present quest will

be brought to a sudden end. The main character will then

be returned to Sword’s House.

●BOSS BATTLES

There is a Boss (or group of bosses)on the last floor of every

dungeon. Defeat the Boss to clear, then leave the dungeon.

Dungeon battles can be initiated by the main character or by monsters.

●INITIATING A BATTLE

●WHEN A MONSTER INITIATES A BATTLE

You can use the Check Mode if a monster enters a sector close to the main character.

Press the Button to check all possible opponents in the vicinity. Press the Button

again to initiate a battle.

Check possibility

indicator. Press the Button to

use the Check Mode.

Press the Button

to initiate a battle.

A monster finds

your character.

If the monster has a high

level of aggression…

It will rush into battle.

Firstly, the monster finds the main character (and allies). If the monster has a high

level of aggression, it will rush into battle. In contrast, if the monster has a low level of

aggression it is highly likely that it won’t rush into battle.

BATTLE ACTIONS

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Magic Registration

(Only in Town)

Monster Reference

Monster List

Display captured monsters with picture and explanations

Item List Display acquired items with explanations ✓ ✓

✓ ✓

T D

Release Let your monster out of its capsule

Insert

Change Battle Formation

Put your monster back into its capsule

Change the formation of your party

X✓

X✓

✓X

D ST

Use Cast a spell

Remove

Register Magic ✽

Remove magic spell

Register magic spell

Use Allies’ Magic Use your allies’ magic spell

X✓

✓X

✓X

X✓

T D

●SPELLS Spell Introductions

Select to display a list of registered magic. Select one

to display the following:

●STATUS Status Screen →P26

Select to view the status screen.

●LIST

Select to display the following. An entire list of items and monsters that appear

in the story are displayed. “???” indicates something not yet discovered. Try

and discover all the items and monsters in Time Stalkers.

●ALLIES

Let monsters in and out of their capsules and change battle formations.

Select to display a list of monsters. Select one to display the following:

Press the Button while moving freely

around town and dungeons to display the

Command Menus. Use the D-Pad to select

a command and press the Button to

enter your selection.

Command Menu

(Town)Command Menu

(Dungeon)

✽You can only register magic and

skills in town.

Skill Registration

(Only in Town)

Equip/Remove Equip an item/remove an item

Use

Drop

Use an item (After command selection, select a target object)

Throw away an item (It will vanish forever)

Identify ✽✽

Repair ✽✽

Check the name and functions of an item

Repair damaged items

Details

View

Display detailed explanations about hit ratios, techniques, etc.

View presently equipped items

✓ ✓

X✓

✓ ✓

X✓

X✓

✓ ✓

✓ ✓

T D

Command Name Explanation T D

Remove Remove a skill

Seal

Register Skill ✽

Seal a skill (→P29)

Register a skill

Check Allies’ Skills

Check and seal your allies’ skills

✓X

✓X

✓X

X

T D X

✓

X

✓

S

●ITEMS Item Introductions

Unequipped items are shown in white and equipped items are shown in yellow.

●SKILLS Skill Introductions

Select to display a list of registered skills. Select one

to display

the following:

T: Movement Screen (Town)D: movement Screen (Dungeon)

S: Set-up Window

✽✽ Skill Registration Required.

COMMAND MENUS (

TOWN AND

DUNGEONS

)

=You can check but you cannot seal.

You can control but they are not displayed on the screen.

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Command Menu

(Battles)

Battle Command Menus are displayed during battles. Press the

Button to select a command.

Block Defend against an attack

Dodge

Run Away Dodge an attack

Run away from enemies

●TECHNIQUES (=WEAPON ITEMS)

Attack using a weapon item or even a bare hand. Technique

attacks use up VIT.

●SPELLS (REGISTERED)

Attack using registered magic spells. Magic attacks use up MP.

●ITEM

Use an item that your main character is presently carrying.

●DEFENSE

Defend your characters in the following way:

✽Your defensive choices are not guaranteed.

●MOVEMENT

Move within the your characters’ sector (to one of four squares

in your sector). You can do this if your character is equipped

with boots, or if you have earned and registered the Movement

Skill

●CAPTURE (WHEN “CAPTURE” IS REGISTERED)

Capture a monster and put it in a capsule.

✽Capture is not necessarily 100% successful.

COMMAND MENUS (BATTLES)

Set-Up Window

Letting Monsters in

and out of their

Monster Capsules

Sealing a Skill

Release Let your monster out of its capsule

Insert Put your monster back into its capsule

Seal Seal a skill (→P29)

Check Allies’ Skills Check or seal your allies’ skills

Bonus Point Distribution

Allocate bonus points

Before continuing to the next floor of the dungeon, you can

carry out the following:

●BONUS POINT DISTRIBUTION

Allocate the bonus points gained through level ups to your

character’s basic ability parameters. (→P26)

●SKILLS

It is possible to make registered skills ineffective by sealing them.

A skill is not effective if the parameter value for “mastering” it is

too high.

●ALLIES (MONSTER CAPSULES)

You can let monsters in and out of their capsules. You cannot

change the battle formation of your party.

●FAST SAVE

Perform a fast save, and the game will

end.

●NEXT FLOOR

Continue to the next floor without saving.

Bonus Point Distribution

Press on the

D-Pad to view

magic, skills or items,

and press on

the D-Pad to view

every object.

SET-UP WINDOW (DUNGEONS)

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●BATTLE ABILITY

●QUESTS

●AILMENTS

Confirm the quest (job)that you are currently undertaking.

Your character can become sick or cursed depending on certain attacks and traps.

Use an item etc. to cure the problem as soon as possible. Leave the dungeon to

completely cure your character of all curses.

Attack Power (ATKPWR)

Penetration (PNTRT)Basic attack power

Armor piercing power; only effective when higher than enemy’s armor

Evade (EVADE)

Armor (ARMOR)Probability of evading technique attacks

Ineffective if lower than enemy’s penetration level

Defense Power (DEFPWR)

Physical defensive power of your character

Armor Defense (ARMDEF)

Magic Evade (MAGEVD)Defensive power from clothes, etc. (Ineffective if pierced)

Probability of evading magic spells

Magic Defense (MAGDEF)

Curse Evade (CRSEVD)Defense strength against magic attacks

Probability of evading a curse; there are four types of curses

Attribute Revision Level Revision level after receiving an attribute attack

Confusion (1 floor)

Charm (1 floor)Inputted commands differ from character’s movements

Your character will not be able to discern between allies and enemies

Weaken (entire dungeon)

Headache (some turns)

One of the parameters (attack, defense, wisdom, luck)will decrease

MP depletion level will increase (only when using magic spells)

Strain (some turns)VIT depletion level will increase (only when using techniques)

Poison (1 floor)

Fatigue (1 floor)HP will reduce for a fixed time

VIT will reduce for a fixed time

Mute (some turns)

Stun (during battle)

Your character will not be able to use magic

For 1 turn your character will be unable to move

Paralysis (during battle)

Your character will be unable to move until the end of the battle

From the Movement Screen

(town or dungeons)press the

Button to display the

Command Menu, then select

“Status” to display the Status

Screen. View the status of

your allies (in a dungeon

and if they are with you)by

pressing the D-Pad .

Yellow: value increases/high

Blue: value decreases/low

00/00: present value/

necessary value

NUMBER VALUES

●CHARACTERS

●BASIC ABILITY

Title

Ailment Your character’s state of health

Level (LV)

HP Your character’s current level (Only relevant in dungeons)

Decreases when damage is received (0 = KO’d)

MP

VIT Decreases when magic is used

Decreases when techniques are used; VIT is naturally regained

Hunger Meter

EXP Measures your character’s hunger (0 = Gradual HP loss)

Win battles to gain experience points (100 EXP = New LV)

BONUS

Item Number

Level up to earn bonus points; allocate points at set-up screen (

→

P28)

Level up to carry more items

Dexterity (DEX)

Constitution (CON)Influences the order of battles, hits and evasion

Influences defense against attacks

Willpower (WILL)

Wisdom (WIS)Influences defense against magic and hunger

Influences the effectiveness of magic and ability to identify items

Charisma (CHA)

Luck (LUCK)Influences monster allies’ defense and capture probability

Influences setting off traps and discovering items

Strength (STR)Increases the power of technique attacks

Earn dungeon experience to gain a new title (This is not LV)

STATUS SCREEN

RESTRICTION (RESTRC)

BATTLE POWER (BATTLE)

WEAKNESS (WEAKNS)

CONFUSION (CONFUS)

Gold The amount of gold your character is carrying

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●MASTERY

Some powerful items and skills require specifically high basic ability parameters

(strength etc.) (→P26)in order to be effective and therefore mastered. Additionally

some items require your character to have a specific level in order to master them.

Set-Up Window

•EQUIPMENT ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS)

Some weapons, clothes, shields, boots and rings have specific

parameters that must be met in order to be effective. If these

requirements are not fulfilled, they will cause the negative

effects outlined in the chart below. It is still possible to equip

such items.

Required parameters

to master using a

long sword

•Magic (individual requirements)

There are special parameters to be met in order to

master every type of magic. Similarly, if a required

status is unfulfilled, the magic will be unusable.

•Skills (general requirements)

The required parameters to master a new skill are

equivalent to the sum total of all the presently

registered skills. If the character’s status does not

fulfill the necessary conditions, the skill will be

ineffective.

●SEALING SKILLS

Another way to master a

skill is to “seal” skills at the

set-up window or in a

town when the character’s

status is still low at the

beginning of a dungeon.

For example, if you have 4

skills, you will be unable to

use any of them if your

character’s parameters

are too low. Seal one or

two of these skills in order

to use the others.

Weapons

Clothes

Attack is halved; some techniques impossible; skills ineffective

Armor level, defense, and magic defense are halved

Shields

Boots Armor level, defense, and magic defense are halved

Evasion and magic evasion are halved; some skills ineffective

Rings Particular skills are ineffective

(Main negative effects of equipment items)

●LEVEL-UPS

•EXP

Acquire 100 experience points (EXP)in battle and your character’s

level will increase by 1. The amount of EXP acquired depends on

your character and your enemy’s difference in level and the

number of allies vs. enemies and number of parties attacking

your party in any given battle. If your main

character and

monster allies have a high level and are fighting

a single

enemy with a low level, they will acquire relatively few experi-

ence points.

•STATUS-UP

When your character level-ups, its status (HP, MP etc.)will increase

accordingly. Because the basic ability parameters (strength etc.)

also increase, the character will be able to master new items

and magic. Your character will be able to carry more items, and

the level of registered magic will also increase.

*BONUS POINTS

Your main character will receive bonus points after it level-ups.

These can be allocated to the basic ability parameters

(strength, etc.)to strengthen your character. You will also be

able to add to specific parameters to “master” (→P29)new

items, skills and magic.

✽

You can only allocate bonus points in the dungeon set-up

window (→P24).

•MONSTER ALLIES’ LEVEL-UPS

The monster allies who are currently in your party will level

up after battles in the same way as your main character.

Monsters do not receive bonus points though.

●EXTRA POINTS

If you pick up items

that have a number

such as “+3” or “-2”

attached, the item

will have an effect

on some of the

parameters.

LEVEL-UPS AND MASTERY

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●TAKING OUT MONSTERS

You can take registered monsters into a dungeon with your

main character as members of your party. To take your favorite

monsters to a dungeon, select “Encapsulate” at the Hologram

Machine in the Monster House.

●REARING MONSTERS

You can rear registered monsters in the VMU (sold separately)

mini-game “MOONLIGHTER”. Send the monster to the

mini-game from the VMU Device in the Monster House. You can

then change your monster’s character and gain experience.

ALLY

(Within a dungeon) (Monster capsule) (Battles)

An unregistered monster will

be your ally but if it dies in

the dungeon, you can not

revive it.

(Monster House) (Monster House) (VMU)

Change the monster’s

character and earn tokens.

You can put monsters that

you cannot take out with

you here.

(Battles)If you register your allies,

you can revive them if they

are killed in battle.

CAPTURE TRANSPORTATION ALLY

GRAZING REARINGREGISTRATION

The main character can capture monsters to make new allies.

Register the monsters to rear and graze them.

●CAPTURING MONSTERS

Select the command “Capture” during a battle to capture a

monster (if the required skill “Capture” is registered). The main

character can carry the monsters around at all times in their

capsules. Let the monsters in or out of their capsules, reorganize

their battle formations or include them in your party using the

Command Menu or at the Set-Up Window. You can only cap-

ture up to eight monsters at a time.

●REGISTERING MONSTERS

Bring captured monsters back to the town and register them

at the Monster House. You can make unregistered monsters

take part in battles, but if the main character is defeated, the

unregistered monster will disappear forever. Register a monster

and you can put it to graze in the Monster House or rear it in a

mini-game.

●GRAZING MONSTERS

If you do not want to put a monster in a capsule you can put it

to graze in the Monster House from the Hologram Machine in

the Monster House. Select “Encapsulate” to take a grazing

monster from the Monster House into a dungeon.

ENLARGING THE MONSTER ROOM

Only eight monsters can graze in the Monster House, but pay

the carpenter some money and you will be able to have your

Monster House enlarged to accommodate up to

twenty-four grazing monsters.

CAPTURING, GRAZING, REARING

✽There are also mini-games that you can buy within the world of Time Stalkers

which can be downloaded to your VMU. For more information,

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MR. NOIMAN

This rabbit may

pretend to know

nothing and you will

find it hard to figure

him out, but Mr.

Noiman is an

important little rabbit

and will give you

plenty of jobs. He

is

a devoted

husband.

The main characteristic of Time Stalkers is that the dungeons

regenerate every time your character enters, creating an infinite

number of adventure possibilities. The Quests have been included

in the game to add to the enjoyment of being able to reenter

countless new dungeons. Types of Quests include defeating a

fixed number of a specified species of monster, defeating a

different boss than the one defeated the first time you cleared

the dungeon and searching for or withdrawing a specific item.

Mr. Noiman, the mysterious rabbit that lives in a house on the hill

will introduce these quests to you - for a fee of course. Have fun

returning to the dungeons that you previously cleared. You will

find more than enough fantastic items to deeply enrich your

Time Stalkers experience.

THE QUESTS

DEFEAT A DIFFERENT BOSS

DEFEAT A FIXED NUMBER OF MONSTERS

DEFEAT A FIXED NUMBER OF A MONSTER

CLEAR A NEW NUMBER OF FLOORS

CAPTURE A SPECIFIC SPECIES

SEARCH FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM

QUESTS

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