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    SEGA DREAMCAST VISUAL MEMORY SYSTEM MINI FAQ VER 1.0

Written by swingbin@aol.com 4/28/99 using Word (Courier New,10)
This document is COPYRIGHT 1999 Brian Robinette

A note from the author: I am a beginning student of Japanese, I have a limited
knowledge of the language. However I did take the time to actually translate
the VMS instead of just playing around with it. Most of the menus in it ARE 
IN ENGLISH!... but in a phonetic alphabet called katakana. I suggest anyone 
importing games learn it. 
Anything in quotes is a Japanese word translated to English, if it's wrong 
email me.


1.A Data System
(Press the Sleep Button) The first thing that appears is the title screen, that
should be easy enough to understand.
Press the Mode Button until the Notepad is highlighted at the bottom.

Hit the A button a second screen shows: 
   -----------------
  * "Remaining" XXX *  How many game save slots left
  * Game        XXX *  Game slots available for mini game (?)
  *                 *
  *                 *
   ++++++++++++++++

(Note, the kana is printed slightly wrong on ge-mu, or I'm on crack)


1.B Menu Controls:
Up/Down, cycles through game files
Right, forward a screen
Left or B, back a screen


1.C File Screens
The first screen tells you what game you are looking at.
EXAMPLE:
     -------------
    * no 001/007  *    File Number (number one of seven)
    * SONICADV    *    Name of File, usually the same as game
    * _SYS        *
    * 99/04/20    *    Date the file was modified, YY/MM/DD
     +++++++++++++





Next screen is a description of the file, I am not going to take the time (well 
the money to buy..)to translate every game description but maybe I can do a few

At the bottom of that screen it says 

DATA>
The third screen is the data screen.
    ------------
   * *Copy      *
   * *"Erase"   *
   * A:"Yes"    *
   * B:"No"     *
    ++++++++++++
 

1.D Manipulating data
Copying a File:
+ Select the file, go to the data screen.
+ Press A on COPY
+ The cursor will be highlighting "iie" or no. Press Left, then A.
+ Connect the VMS' and press A

NOTE:You must link two VMS' together in order to copy a file. Two identical 
files can NOT exist on one VMS.

Erasing a File:
+ Select the file, go to the data screen.
+ Press A on ERACE
+ The cursor will be highlighting "iie" or no. Press Left, then A.

That's about it for file systems.

2.Mini Games
Press Mode to select the cards at the bottom of the screen, then press A.
If you don't have a Mini Game downloaded, it will say:
ge-mu ga arimasen, which means "there is no game"

If you have one press A + B to start it.. then check out another FAQ for how to 
play it,
they already exist, check miningco.!

3. The Clock
By the time you've decided you want this FAQ you've already set the clock.
I haven't found out how to set it again.. Except you can set it with the 
Dreamcast's clock in the Bios.


Further: Except for playing the Mini Game, all of these operations can be done 
with the Dreamcast in the Bios under File.

To come: Game descriptions.