Radica Games 76017 Leaflet

WARNING: EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES
READ BEFORE OPERATING YOUR CONNECTV
A few people may experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights 
or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures 
while watching TV pictures or playing video games. Players who have not had 
any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition.

Consult your physician before playing video games if you have an epileptic 
condition or experience any of the following symptoms while playing video 
games: altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, other involuntary movements, 
loss of awareness of your surroundings, mental confusion and/or convulsions.

Do not attempt to “grab” the skateboard while riding it. Rubber soled 
shoes are best to wear when riding to avoid slipping off the board.

Race down the street with ConnecTV SKATEBOARDER! Experience the 
extreme sport of skateboarding—any time, any season! Ultra-realistic 
board action drops you in a skate park with the ability to perform tricks 
and jumps using the skateboard. Demonstrate your free-styling skills in 
Free Skate. Strive for the best tricks in the Tournament.  Learn the tricks, 
earn the points, and show your friends just how sick you are!

Loosen the screw on the bottom of the Base unit’s battery compartment 
door with a screwdriver. Remove the battery compartment door and 
insert four (4) AA (LR6) batteries (alkaline recommended) as indicated 
inside the compartment. Replace the battery compartment door and 
tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not over tighten.

To connect ConnecTV SKATEBOARDER directly to a TV, the TV must be 
equipped with audio and video input jacks. They are commonly found on 
the front of the TV near the contrast, color, and picture adjustment con-
trols; or on the back of the TV near the antenna and cable/satellite jacks.  

Insert the yellow video plug from the game into the Video-In (yellow) jack 
on the TV.

Insert the white audio plug from the game into the left Audio-In (white) 
jack on the TV.

Set your TV to the appropriate video input mode. (See your TV’s operat-
ing manual for details.)

If your TV doesn’t have audio and video input jacks, you can connect 
ConnecTV SKATEBOARDER to your VCR.

Insert the yellow video plug from the game into the Video-In (yellow) jack 
on the VCR.

Insert the white audio plug from the game into the left Audio-In (white) 
jack on the VCR.

Set your TV and VCR to the appropriate video input mode. (See your TV 
and VCR operating manuals for details.)

NOTE: If your TV or VCR does not have AV inputs, a “Y” adapter may be 
purchased separately at any electronics store.

On / Off – Slide this button to turn the game on or off.  

X (Left) – In the Main Menu press to return to the previous screen.

M (Middle) – In the Main Menu press to enter your choice.

O (Right) – In the game, press & hold to crouch and speed up.

Tilt Back/Forward – In the Main Menu, tilting the board back and 
forward toggles through the available selections. Selections are made 
with the M button.  During game play, tilting the board back causes the 
skater to jump, and jumping as the skater hits a ramp causes him to 
catch more air. 

Tilt Soft Right / Tilt Soft Left – In the Main Menu, tilt your board to the 
Right or to the Left to toggle through some menu screens (ie. Park Se-
lect). During game play, tilt your board to the Right or to the Left to turn 
your character slowly left or right.

Tilt Hard Right / Tilt Hard Left – During game play, tilt your board hard 
to the Right or to the Left to turn your character faster left or right.

As you watch the screen, using your board and handset controller you’ll 
tilt your board Forward, Back, Right, and Left and make game selections 
to guide your character through a series of skate parks, tricks, and grabs.

You’ll begin each course from a stopped position in the skate park. Press 
the “O” button on your handset controller to push off and get moving. 

To slow down, press the “X” button on the handset controller.  To move 
to the right, tilt your board to the Right. To move to the left, tilt your 
board to the Left.

If you fail to successfully land a jump, you’ll perform a face plant!  So 
practice those moves.

While your skater and board are flat on the ground, holding the “O” but-
ton makes your skater crouch down and increases his speed. When you 
let go of the “O” button, the skater will start to lose speed.

Slide the On•Off button to turn the game on and then stand on the 
board.  After a brief title screen, you’ll see the Main Menu screen. There 
you must choose from Free Skate, Tournament, Options, or Continue. 

Here is where you can practice those lips, grabs, grinds, and flips. There 
is no score kept in this mode, only individual trick and combo scores.  
Since you’re not directly competing in a competition, you can simply 
have fun and learn how to do the different tricks in the game. Free Skate 
begins with your skater located at the bottom of the course. From there 
you will progressively move forward through the park. Use the board to 
move left and right to hit ramps, rails, half-pipes, and other obstacles 
which allow you to execute tricks using the handset controller. 

When you first start the game, only one of the skate parks is avail-
able in Free Skate. The other parks are unlocked once the player has 
progressed to that course in the Tournament. The “unlocked” parks are 
accessed by entering a password after selecting the “Continue” option 
on the Main Menu.

Tournament Mode is a three round competition where ten skaters 
compete in the standard skate parks, executing a variety of tricks in 120 
second rounds. 

When the Tournament begins, you will start skating at the bottom of the 
screen. You then have 120 seconds to skate anywhere in the park, ex-
ecuting whatever tricks you choose to do. At the end of the 120 seconds, 
the Tournament Results are displayed indicating all of your competitor’s 
scores from that run. 

The standard point scoring system is used for the tournament and 
your total score from the 3 rounds combined will represent your score, 
and be used to compare against other skaters. After each round of the 
Tournament is completed, your scores are totaled and displayed on the 
Tournament Standings screen. The skater with the highest total score 
after three rounds wins the tournament.  Finishing in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd 
place in the Tournament unlocks the next difficulty level (Skate Park).

The Options screen is accessed from the Main Menu, and allows you to view 
the Developer / Publisher credits, or view the game’s trick list with controls.

The Continue Screen is accessed from the Main Menu and allows the 
player to continue playing with any unlocked content they have acquired. 
As you place in the top 3 of the Tournament, you are given a code which 
can be entered here. All codes are a combination of 3 trick names. Using 
the board controller, scroll left and right through a list of trick names and 
select the appropriate names for the code you’ve been given. Tricks are 
selected using the M button.

From the Choose Your Character screen, the player may choose one of 
the three available characters; Max, Arlo, or Deuce. 

To toggle between characters, tilt your board to the Right or the Left in 
the character select screen. When you have selected a character, press 
the “M” button on the handset controller to enter the selection.  

The game can be paused at any time by pressing the three handset 
controller buttons (X, M, O) at the same time for 2 seconds. From the 
Pause Menu, players can view the game credits, quit the game, resume 
the game or view the Trick List. 

There are three different Skate Parks in PlayTV Skateboarder with each 
having their own theme. Each park has obstacles and various objects for 
the player to execute tricks off of.

This park is in the middle of the sticks.  So you never know what you will 
run into.

If you don’t do well, they might just put you to work cleaning up!

This park is located on the beach.  After your run you will definitely need 
to hit the surf to cool off.  

Welcome to the city.  This park is smack dab in the middle of the urban jungle.  

Get in, perform your tricks, and get out – head held high.

Your current score is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the 
screen below your character’s name.

Once you’re in the air, you can pull off a variety of tricks.  And the first 
time you successfully land a trick, you’ll receive the full score. Each fol-

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