============================================================================= == PPPP AAA CCC H H IIIII N N K K OOO TTTTT IIIII M M EEEEE P P A A C C H H I NN N K K O O T I MM MM E PPPP AAAAA C HHHHH I N N N KKK O O T I M M M EEE P A A C C H H I N NN K K O O T I M M E P A A CCC H H IIIII N N K K OOO T IIIII M M EEEEE ============================================================================= == GB FAQ/WALKTHROUGH (JIS) BY DOOMMASTER1994 Questions or Comments? E-Mail Me at doommaster1994@yahoo.com =================== Table of Contents =================== 1. Introduction 2. Copyright 3. About Pachinko Time 4. How to Play Pachinko Time a. Menus b. Map Screen c. Parlors d. Pachinko Machines 5. Cheats 6. FAQ 7. Special Thanks 8. Updates ================= 1. Introduction ================= Hello, everyone. This is my first Game Boy guide I ever wrote. This will help you play through Pachinko Time for the Game Boy. Because the game is almost entirely in Japanese, I will provide translations so you can understand the game and are able to play it. The translations are in English. If you do not speak English, I have provided the Japanese text so you may copy it into Google Translate (or your preferred translator) and translate it into your own language. ============== 2. Copyright ============== This FAQ/Walkthrough is Copyright (c) 2014 Doommaster1994. You may use this guide for personal use. You may not publish the FAQ/Walkthrough on your site without my prior written consent. The only website that is not required for my written consent is http://www.gamefaqs.com/ since this is where I upload the guide. If you make a guide for this game as well, please don't steal information from my guide. ======================== 3. About Pachinko Time ======================== Pachinko Time was a Game Boy game released on December 8, 1989 by C-Dream and Coconuts Japan. Marionette worked on the programming of it. The game is based off of the company's series of Pachio-kun games, made famous on the NES. To my knowledge, none of the Pachio-kun games were released outside of Japan. ============================== 4. How to Play Pachinko Time ============================== ========== a. Menus ========== At the title screen, you'll either have a choice to start the game or to play timed. If you select Time Set, you can set the game on a time limit by a number of 分 (Minutes) ranging from 000 to 999. After starting the game, you'll have one of two choices: はじめる (Hajimeru - Start) = Start a new game. つづける (Tsudzukeru - Continue) = Continue with a 10-character password. If you choose to continue and enter a password, there will be two options on the right side of the screen: すすむ (Susumu - Proceed) = Confirm password entry. もどる (Modoru - Back) = Go back one space to change a character. While in the parlor, you can press Select to view your score, points, and 打止め台 (Uchidomedai - Pachinko Machines Completed). To my knowledge, score and points have no effect in this game. Press A to exit this menu. =============== b. Map Screen =============== Once you start the game, you will be on a map screen. You will be standing on a sign that says スタート (Start) on the northwest corner of the screen. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make it to the southeast corner where it says ゴール (Goal). There are eight parlors in all, however, you don't need to beat all of them to complete the game. As far as I know, there's no bad ending to this game, so taking shortcuts seems to be okay. However, if you're a completist, you will want to beat each parlor and probably each pachinko machine in the parlor. You'll also see many broken paths on the map. These will be repaired with each parlor you complete 4 pachinko machines with. After you complete the parlor just above the Goal, walk down into the Goal sign to see a terrible one-screen ending with the credits. ============ c. Parlors ============ There are 8 parlors in the game, each consisting of twelve pachinko machines. They are all numbered, but not from 1-12. Instead, they are numbered 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15. The main goal of the game is to play and complete enouch pachinko machines, you may walk into the southeast corner where it says "Exit" and press the A button to leave. If you get a message saying できません。 (Dekimasen. - Can't.), that means you have not cleared enough pachinko machines to leave. After you are able to exit the parlor, you are given a 10-character password to write. Write it down, or if you are playing on an emulator, use the emulator's snapshot feature. To select a pachinko machine, press the A button. You will then be given some text explaining the theme of the pachinko machine, and if you would like to play it. Select はい (Hai - Yes) to start playing. Each parlor requires you to beat 3 pachinko machines to leave. However, you must beat 4 pachinko machines if you want to fix the broken paths on the map. ====================== d. Pachinko Machines ====================== Pachinko is pretty much Japan's equivalent to the USA's slot machines. You will see two numbers; one on the top-left and the other on the top-right. The left number represents how many balls you have left. Once you lose them all, game over. The goal is to reduce the right number down to 0. The right number represents the amount of balls left in the pachinko machine. On the bottom-left is another number which represents the number of the pachinko machine. Hold the D-pad left or right to decrease or increase the power of the ball, similar to a pinball machine. You must get the balls in the slots in order to decrease the number on the right. If you can get them in the middle of the machine, it will decrease the right number even more. If you press Select, you will get three options: つづける (Tsudzukeru - Continue) = Continue playing the pachinko machine. やめる (Yameru - Quit) = Stop playing the pachinko machine. くぎ を みる (Kugi o Miru - See the nails) = See machine's nails. ======== Cheats ======== Here are some GameShark codes I created for Pachinko Time. Take note that these codes will make the game way too easy to complete, so if you want a challenge, I wouldn't bother looking here. 019920C3 - Infinite Balls 010022C3 and 010023C3 - Complete Pachinko Machine Now (Note: When you are at the pachinko machine screen, the southeast quarter of the screen will glitch up. Do not worry about this, as it doesn't affect the rest of the game in any way.) If you want to see the game's ending (all parlors complete and paths fixed), select Start at the title screen and choose つづける. Now press the buttons the amount of times listed and then press the A button to enter them in the password field. Right 5 and A Down 1, Right 7 and press A Down 1, Right 2 and press A Left 5, Down 3 and press A Up 5, Right 4 and v A Left 9, Down 5 and press A Up 2, Left 4 and press A Up 1, Right 3 and press A Up 2, Right 7 and press A Left 6, Down 3 and press A Down 1, Right 6 and press Start (In total, the password should be まRYJN ほたせKと) Now walk all the way down, all the way right, and go down into where it says ゴール. You will then get the ending. ===== FAQ ===== Q - This game's in Japanese and I can't read it. Help! A - I have provided translations so you can understand the game better. Q - Is there a translated version of this game? A - As far as I know, no English-translated version of this game exists. Q - We would like to publish your guide on our website. May we? A - Please send me an e-mail about it so that I may give you my permission. The only site I have prohibited from using my guides so far is Cheat Code Central because of their plagiarism. Q - You have updated your guide, but have given us permission to publish the original on our site. Can we upload the updated version? A - Please contact me for more information. Q - The game was by Color Dreams? The same company who made all those terrible NES games? A - No. Most people get C-Dream confused with Color Dreams. Color Dreams was an American developer who made unlicensed games. C-Dream was a Japanese company who made licensed Japanese video games, mainly for Nintendo consoles. Q - The game won't let me leave the parlor! A - You need to complete three or more pachinko machines first. Q - The paths on the map don't get fixed. A - You must complete four or more pachinko machines first. Q - Is there a reward for clearing all pachinko machines in the parlor? A - Only to fix the broken paths. Q - Will it affect the ending in any way? A - No. Q - The ending screen says 'To be continue Pachio-3'. What is this? A - They are referring to Pachiokun 3 for the Game Boy which was released in 1995, extremely late for a Game Boy game. It was also released on the Famicom/NES but it's a different game. Q - I cannot speak English. Can I e-mail you in another language? A - Yes. I will translate and reply translated as best as I can. I can also understand broken English as well. Q - What is your real name? How old are you? Where do you live? A - My name's Nick, and that's all I'd like to reveal about myself. Q - What does Shift-JIS mean? A - Shift Japanese Industrial Standards. This allows Japanese text to be seen on this document. Q - How long did it take to make this guide? A - Over an hour long. =================== 7. Special Thanks =================== Firstly, I would like to thank the viewer of this guide for taking their time to read it, as I really appreciate your time. I would also like to give a huge thanks for my friends and family who support me and inspire me to make these guides. Thanks to the GameFAQs staff for allowing me to host my walkthroughs there. Doumo arigatougozaimasu to C-Dream, Coconuts Japan, and Marionette for all bringing their efforts to the table in creating this game. Lastly, thanks to my parents for putting me on this earth. ============ 8. Updates ============ 06/09/14 - Guide released. FAQ/Walkthrough Copyright (c) 2014 Doommaster1994 and GameFAQs.