Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Important Information

Getting Started

Information-Sharing Precautions

Internet Enhancements

Note to Parents and Guardians

Introduction

About the Game

Starting the Game

Saving and Deleting Data

Game

Playing the Game Mode

How to Play

Workshop

Creating an Original Level

Objects

Community

Playing Others' Original Levels

Play and Collect

Stars

StreetPass

Sharing Levels

SpotPass

Sending Gameplay Information

Troubleshooting

Support Information

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Information-Sharing Precautions

User-generated content, or UGC, is

content created by users, such as

messages, Mii™ characters, images,

photos, video, audio, etc.

● Nintendo bears no responsibility

whatsoever for any problems that

result from the use of the Internet

(for example, the sending of

content over the Internet, or the

sending or receiving of content

with others).

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The extent of UGC exchange

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Internet Enhancements

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Nintendo’s network service that

enables users to enjoy games

and other content via the

Internet.

This software supports Nintendo

Network.

• To protect your privacy, do not

give out personal information, such

as last name, phone number, birth

date, age, school, e-mail, or home

address when communicating with

Protecting Your Privacy

◆ Refer to your Operations Manual

for information about connecting

your system to the Internet.

◆ You must go through the initial

setup for Miiverse on your system

before you can use Miiverse with

this game.

This software allows you to post

your own levels online as well as

play levels created by other users,

send stars, and so on. For more

information, see the relevant

sections (pages 10, 12, and 13).

others.

• Friend codes are a part of a system

that allows you to play with people

you know. If you exchange friend

codes with strangers, there is a risk

you could share information with

people you do not know or

exchange messages that contain

offensive language. We therefore

recommend that you do not give

your friend codes to people you

don't know.

Note to Parents and Guardians

You can restrict use of the following

features by adjusting the options in

Parental Controls.

◆ Access to this game (as well as

other games) can also be

restricted through the Software

Rating item in Parental Controls.

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for information on how to set up

Parental Controls.

• Miiverse

Restricts users from viewing or

posting content on Miiverse. When

set to Restrict Posting, levels and

comments cannot be posted or

sent. When set to Restrict Viewing

and Posting, levels, comments,

and stars cannot be posted, sent,

or viewed.

• Sharing Images / Audio / Video /

Long Text Data

Restricts access to the Community

(page 12).

• Online Interaction

Restricts access to the Community

(page 12).

• StreetPass

Restricts the exchange of level

information via StreetPass.

About the Game

Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Tipping

Stars is a puzzle-action game

featuring Mario™ and his friends as

Mini characters wandering about

and in need of direction. They have

to reach the Goal Door to exit each

level, and you can help them by

using the Touch Screen to place

platforms and objects that create a

path and guide them.

The game also features a Workshop

mode that allows you to create your

own original levels for the Minis to

venture through. Connect to

Miiverse™ to post levels you've

created, play levels other players

have posted, interact with other

players by tipping stars and sending

comments, and more!

Starting the Game

On the title screen, tap the mode

you want to play.

◆ This game is mainly controlled

using the Touch Screen.

◆ Bonus Levels unlock as you

progress through the Game

mode.

Play a variety of

levels by guiding

Minis to their

Goal Door.

Game

(pages 8

and 9)

Create your own

original levels

and post them on

Miiverse.

Workshop

(pages 10

and 11)

Play original

levels posted to

Miiverse by other

players, and

interact with the

Community.

Community

(page 12)

Play a selection

of Bonus Levels.

Bonus

Saving and Deleting Data

Saving Data

Saving Your Game Progress

Your game progress is saved

automatically when you clear a level

in Game mode.

Saving Workshop Data

Any levels you have created in

Workshop mode will automatically

be saved when you tap the play

icon (

). Alternatively, tap the

settings icon (

) and then tap

Save to save your data manually.

Deleting Data

Deleting All Data

Select Mario vs. Donkey Kong:

Tipping Stars on the HOME Menu.

Before the menu screen is

displayed, hold down +++

to delete all save data for this

software.

Deleting Workshop Data

Select an original level you created

in Workshop mode, and then tap

to delete.

◆ Levels shared in Community

mode must be unshared before

you can delete them.

◆ Please be careful when deleting

data. It cannot be recovered

once deleted.

Data can be lost due to user

action, such as repeatedly

powering off and on the system

or removing a Game Card or SD

card while saving. Data loss may

also be caused by poor

connectivity due to dirt or dust in

the system's ports. Please be

aware that in these cases data

cannot be restored.

Playing the Game Mode

Game Screen

Score

Minis

Time remaining

Object information4

◆ More levels will unlock as you

progress through the Game

mode.

◆ Tap

on the top-right corner

for help.

On the level-

selection screen,

tap the level you

want to play to

start the game.

Shows the type and amount of the

object that you currently have on

hand. You can place objects using

the Touch Screen.

Goal Door

How to Play

Place or remove various items using

the Touch Screen to guide Minis to

their Goal Doors. On larger levels,

tap

or use / to scroll. Press

to open the Pause menu.

Clearing the Level

Some levels have a single Goal

Door, while other levels (Multi-Door

mode) have several Character

Doors. The level is cleared when all

Minis have entered their respective

doors. The number of stars (page

13) you'll receive upon clearing a

level depends on the trophy

awarded.

Goal Door (Single-Door

Mode)

After the first Mini enters the Goal

Door, a door timer will begin to fill.

Once the timer is full, the Goal Door

will close and any remaining Minis

will be unable to enter.

Multi-Door (Multi-Door

Mode)

In Multi-Door levels, each Mini has

its own Goal Door. Only the

character depicted on the Goal

Door can enter it.

Game Over

The game is over if one of the

following happens:

・A Mini touches spikes or an

enemy.

・A Mini falls a distance of 10

blocks or more.

・The door closes before all the

Minis enter (in Single-Door mode

only).

・The time remaining reaches zero.

When the game is over, tap Retry to

try again, or tap Exit to return to

the level-selection screen.

Cursed Mini Mario

When an enemy takes

control of a Mini Mario, it

becomes a Cursed Mini

Mario. You will need to direct

another Mini to hit the Cursed

Mini Mario with a Hammer to

change it back, as a Cursed Mini

Mario cannot enter the Goal

Door.

Creating an Original Level

In Workshop mode, you can create

up to 50 original levels based on a

Single-Door level or a Multi-Door

level.

◆ There are three template levels

available at the start of the game.

Placing Objects

Place various objects to create an

original level.

Items1

Select objects and characters to

place in your level.

Here, you can choose a name and

theme for your level, set the part of

the level you want to use as a

thumbnail, and save your data.

Settings

◆ The number displayed when

selecting a part indicates the

amount you have left to place on

the level.

Tools3

Getting More Objects

You can obtain

many new objects

by exchanging

stars for them

(page 13) at the

Workshop Store.

Posting Your Level to

Miiverse

Move a placed object.

Change the orientation of

some objects.

Remove a placed object.

Undo your last action.

Redo an undone action.

Save your data and do a

play test.

Once you have

cleared a play test

(

) and collected

all the coins in your

level, you will be

able to post your

level to Miiverse.

◆ It may take some time before the

posted level appears in the

Community.

Objects

Place Red Girders ( )

between these to create

platforms.

Red Girder Rivet

Place Purple Conveyors

(

) between these to

create moving platforms.

Purple Conveyor Rivet

Bounces Minis up and

forward.

Long Spring

Toggles Red Color

Blocks on (

) and off

(

) when stepped on.

Red Color Switch

Breaks when hit by a

Hammer, a Mini shot

from a cannon, or a Mini

sliding down a slope.

Rock

Throws Minis up in the

air.

Circus Kong

Use a Hammer to break

Rocks and defeat

enemies.

Hammer

Shoots out any Minis

that are inside. Tap the

Cannon to fire.

Cannon

When Minis enter a Split

Pipe, they will emerge

from another Split Pipe

of the same color.

Split Pipe

Tap a Movable Pipe to

place or remove it. Just

like the Split Pipe, it

transports Minis to

another Movable Pipe

placed elsewhere in the

level.

Movable Pipe

◆ This is only a partial list of the

objects available to use. Explore

the Workshop Editor to see what

else you can find!

Playing Others' Original Levels

◆ For details about Miiverse, please

refer to the Miiverse electronic

manual. To open the Miiverse

electronic manual, open Miiverse,

then select User Page ⇒ User

Menu ⇒ Manual/Miiverse Code of

Conduct ⇒ Manual.

In Community

mode, you can play

original levels that

have been posted

by other players via

Miiverse. Select a

level, and then tap Play to begin. If

you tap Save, you can download

the level data. You can also tap

to display the comments screen.

Changing the Category

Tap Popular to

change the

category of levels

that are displayed.

Also, if you choose

the Official Levels

category and then tap Search! you

can download and play additional

levels available from Nintendo.

Giving Feedback

You can tap the icon to Yeah!

or Unyeah a level, and tap the

icon to tip stars. To open Miiverse,

tap the comment window, and then

tap

. Tap to post a comment.

You can also tap the Mii on the

comments screen to view the profile

of the player who posted the level.

◆ You can use a stamp when

sending a comment with

◆ You cannot send stars to

Nintendo levels.

Playing Levels from the Wii U

Version

You can interact via Miiverse with

players of the Wii U version of

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping

Stars. In addition to playing

original levels created using the

Wii U version, you can share the

levels you created using the

Nintendo 3DS version of Mario

vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

with those playing the Wii U

version.

Users shown in Friends &

Followed are those linked to

your Nintendo Network ID. They

are not related to friends shown

in the friend list on the HOME

Menu.

Stars

Acquiring Stars

There are several different ways you

can obtain stars:

・Clear levels and acquire trophies.

・When other players play an

original level you created in

Workshop mode.

・When other players send stars to

an original level you posted.

Using Stars

You can use stars in two ways:

・Exchange them for obj ects in the

Workshop Store.

・Send them to other players who

have posted their original levels

to Miiverse.

◆ If you send a star to another

player, sometimes you may

receive a stamp that you can use

when posting a level or sending

a comment on Miiverse. Stamps

are another way to enjoy

communicating with other players

in the Community!

Stamps and Stars with the

Wii U Version

Stars and stamps cannot be

shared with

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping

Stars on the Wii U, even if the

two games are registered to the

same Nintendo Network ID, as

stars and stamp records are

managed separately for each

game.

Sharing Levels

Sending and Receiving

Levels via StreetPass™

If you pass by other systems on

which StreetPass™ has been

activated for this software, you will

be able to notify them about original

levels, as well as be notified about

levels created by others.

◆ The original level that you want

to share must be set beforehand.

◆ You will only be able to send one

original level per StreetPass

interaction.

Activating and Deactivating

StreetPass

To deactivate StreetPass for this

software, go to System Settings,

select Data Management, and then

select StreetPass Management. See

below for activating StreetPass.

Setting a Level to Share

In Workshop mode, select a level

that you've posted to Miiverse and

then tap

◆ You will only be able to share

levels that have already been

posted to Miiverse.

Sharing Others' Original

Levels

If you come across a level in the

Community that you want to share

via StreetPass, select that level and

then tap

Accessing Levels You've

Received

When you receive a level from

another user via StreetPass, an

envelope icon (

) will be

displayed next to Community on the

title screen. You can access the

level you've received by changing

the Community category to

StreetPass.

◆ You will need to be connected to

the Internet in order to play

levels that you've received via

StreetPass.

Sending Gameplay Information

Sending Gameplay

Information

(SpotPass™)

While the system is in Sleep Mode,

if you have opted-in to send

gameplay information to Nintendo,

Nintendo will use this information to

improve the player experience for

everyone.

Activating SpotPass

When you start the game, you will

be prompted to activate SpotPass.

Tap Yes to activate SpotPass if you

want to send gameplay information

to Nintendo.

♦ To change the SpotPass setting,

tap the Mii icon in the bottom-

right corner of the Touch Screen

within Workshop mode or

Community mode, and then tap

Support Information

Nintendo Customer Service

SUPPORT.NINTENDO.COM

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