Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary for Nintendo DS
Menu Translation PLUS ALPHA

Game Copyright 2006 Sega Corporation

Strategy note Copyright 2006, 2007 Curtis Allegra
version 1 - 1.3.07


GEKIDO PUNCH!


This file contains translations of the various menus in Puyo Puyo! for the
Nintendo DS plus some miscellaneous information for new players. Send comments
or questions to nohoho at gmail dot com.

Please note that the initial release of this game had a glitch where the game
would stop saving after it had auto-saved 255 times. You can use the unlock
code (see below) to gain access to all modes even if your cart is no longer
saving.
Sega is offering a free cart exchange program for customers living in Japan.
More info at: http://puyo.sega.jp/ (in Japanese)


Codes
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Unlock All Hidden Options
At the title screen, while holding the L+R triggers enter Up, Down, Right,
Left, X, B, Y, A. You'll hear a chime when it works. This unlocks all hidden
characters, modes, etc.

Random Select
Press X at any mode select screen to have the game pick a mode randomly.

Power up the CPU
Hold SELECT while choosing the COM players in Free Battle mode to make the
computer players much stronger. Also, hold SELECT while choosing your own
character in Battle Practice mode to make the first computer opponent much
stronger.

Instant Win
Press L+R+X+Y to immediately defeat the computer in Free Battle mode.

Proper Pieces in Practice Mode
Hold SELECT while choosing your character in Puyo Puyo Practice, Fever
Practice and Mission Practice modes and you'll get the pieces (L-shapes, etc.)
your character normally would in Puyo Puyo Fever.

High Speed Practice Mode
Hold SELECT while choosing your handicap in Practice mode to make the pieces
fall extremely quickly.

Computer Control in Free Battle
Hold SELECT while choosing your handicap in Free Battle mode and the computer
will control your game. If you choose your character while holding SELECT
before using this trick your game will be controlled by the powered up CPU.


Menu Translation
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Notes:
-Besides the pause menu and main menu, each ALL CAPS subheading corresponds to
a regular caps selection from a preceding menu.
-Default options are marked with an asterisk.
-More detailed information for missing multiplayer menu sections will
hopefully be included in a future version of this document.
-See Appendix A for a brief explanation of some of the terms used on the
configuration screens.


PAUSE/GAME OVER MENUS
[these vary from one mode to the next, but the general form is:]
Continue Game
Game Select
Character Select
Do Over
Quit Game


MAIN MENU
One Player Puyo Puyo
Everybody Puyo Puyo
Wi-Fi
Results
Options


ONE PLAYER PUYO PUYO
Story
Training
Practice (Exhaustion)
Free Battle

TRAINING
Beginner (Kaidanzumi = Stair Stacking)
Intermediate (Hasamikomi = Sandwich Style)
Advanced (Orikaeshi = Folding Over)

BEGINNER
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Drill

PRACTICE
Battle Practice
Puyo Puyo Practice
Fever Practice
Mission Practice

BATTLE PRACTICE
Puyo Puyo (classic rules)
Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Puyo Puyo Fever

FREE BATTLE
Two Player Puyo
Everybody Puyo (4 Player)
Even More Puyo (8 Player)

TWO PLAYER PUYO
Puyo Puyo
Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Puyo Puyo Fever
Excavation
Bomber
Spinner (Giant Slalom)
Search Light
Non-stop Fever
Underwater
Ice Blocks
Mission Puyo
Giant Puyo

PUYO PUYO
Margin Time [None, 0, 96*, etc.]
Chain Restriction [None*, 2, etc.]
Ojama (Junk) Puyo Rate [70*, etc.]
Number of Puyos to Clear [2, 3, 4*, 5, 6]
Ojama Puyo Hardness [Normal*, Hard Type]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

PUYO PUYO TSUU
Margin Time [None, 0, 96*, etc.]
Chain Restriction [None*, 2, etc.]
Ojama Puyo Rate [70*, etc.]
Number of Puyos to Clear [2, 3, 4*, 5, 6]
Ojama Puyo Hardness [Normal*, Hard Type]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

PUYO PUYO FEVER
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Fever Count [0, 1*, 2]
Fever Correction [100*, etc.]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

EXCAVATION
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

BOMBER
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Bomb Counter [1, 2, 3, 4*, 5, etc.]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

SPINNER
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Time Until Flip [10*, etc.]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

SEARCH LIGHT
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Fever Count []
Fever Correction []
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

NON-STOP FEVER
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

UNDERWATER
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Number of Puyos to Clear []
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

ICE BLOCKS
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Turns until Shattering [1, 2, 3*, 4, etc.]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

MISSION PUYO
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules

GIANT PUYO
Margin Time []
Chain Restriction []
Ojama Puyo Rate []
Number of Puyos to Clear [3*, etc.]
BGM Change []
Restore Defaults
Play with these rules


EVERYBODY PUYO PUYO
Recruit
Join


WI-FI
Wi-Fi Puyo Puyo
Friends Setup
Wi-Fi Setup

When you first select this it will ask you:
Do you want to connect? [Yes*, No]
And when you quit back to the main menu it asks:
Do you want to disconnect? [Yes*, No]
Disconnected [OK]

WI-FI PUYO PUYO
Puyo Puyo with Somebody (auto-matchmaking)
Gather Friends
Join Friends

PUYO PUYO WITH SOMEBODY
2 Player Puyo Puyo Fever
2 Player Puyo Puyo Tsuu
4 Player Puyo Puyo Fever
4 Player Puyo Puyo Tsuu


OPTIONS
Settings
Showtime

SETTINGS
Difficulty [Easy, Normal*, Hard]
Button Input [A: Right B: Left*, A: Left, B: Right]
Pre-fight Animations [On*, Off]
Chain Animations [On*, Off]
Battle Screen [Lower*, Upper]
Puyo Type []
Puyo Type (8 Player) []
Reset

SHOWTIME
Music
Sound Effect
Voice
Animation


Appendix A: Explanation of Terms
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Margin Time: After this much time passes the size of each attack (IE: the
number of dropped ojama puyos) will increase.

Chain Restriction: Chains that are shorter than this value won't do any
damage. For example, if you set the Chain Restriction to 4, chains of length 3
or shorter won't drop any ojama puyos on your opponent.

Ojama (Junk) Puyo Rate: The smaller this number, the more ojama puyos you'll
send. Essentially, the Ojama Puyo Rate is the cost (in points) of each ojama
puyo.

Fever Count: Every time an attack is cancelled the Fever Gauge increases by
this amount. When the Fever Count is set to zero, canceling attacks won't get
you any closer to fever mode.

Fever Correction: You can adjust the strength of fever attacks here. The
bigger the number, the more damage attacks during fever mode will do.


Appendix B: Random Notes
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The Free Battle mode can be used an alternative to the Practice mode as a
place to work on your chains. Set the "Chain Restriction" very high (say, 14)
and choose Donguri Gaeru (the frog near the upper right of the selection
screen) as your opponent. You won't be able to attack each other, and there
are fewer bells and whistles than there are in Practice mode.

Here are a couple of hot Puyo Puyo movies that mr. magic3 was kind enough to
post on youtube. These are from the windows version of Puyo Fever and feature
a nice showcase of new school (magic3.net, on the left) versus old
school(Maple, on the right):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq-Zn4YOqUA&eurl=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHqhHtu95gw&eurl=