-=Pg 4=- Congratulations on joining the company. From today forward, you are a member of the Time Factory. The Time Factory produces time and delivers it to every world. However, time frequently becomes distorted. Distorted time becomes "time crystals", and if it is not restored, it turns into fearsome time monsters. As a Time Sweeper, your work is to collect time crystals and prevent them from becoming time monsters. It's a very tough job, but you can be considered the protectors of time throughout every world. Please do your best to maintain that title. -=Pg 5=- Emergency! Tom Toms have appeared in World B1Q64! A princess has been taken hostage! *Urgent message from time management!* The thieves known as the Tom Tom Gang have invaded World B1Q64!! They're forcibly distorting time into crystals to steal, and are selling it to other worlds! However, the amount of time being broken this time is unprecedented!! If the time monsters continue to absorb time energy... they'll swallow up the world, *and produce a massive explosion!* The Mother Computer has decided to disconnect World B1Q64 from the factory, suspending its supply of time forever. All staff, evacuate World B1Q64! Repeat, evacuate! *According to a report just now, in order to save World B1Q64, Blinx has entered to recover the princess!!"* -=Pg 17=- Blinx's Memo Everything from this point onward is a special release of my original notes to the public, so take it as a reference for your adventure! Blinx -=Pg 18-19=- -Characters- .Blinx. Me, Blinx. I'm a Time Sweeper employed at the Time Factory. I have a weakness for cute girls, but I hate twisted stuff. USE TIME WISELY! .Tom Tom Gang. I can't let those jerks take the princess! They're serial time thieves, so maybe I'll get a special bonus if I catch them! Ugo Benito Cino BAD GUYS! UNFORGIVABLE .Princess Lena. CUTE~! DEFINITELY GONNA HELP HER! A princess from World B1Q64. When such a cute girl is in trouble, I'm not a guy to run away! My Princess .Time Monsters | Let's clean them all up!. Time Ball (Chrono Blob) *Pounces suddenly when approached *Strength: 1/3 Spike Ball (Spiker) *When I get near, it grows spikes and charges at me *Strength: 3/3 |When it stops rolling and jump upwards, attack!| I HATE SPIKES Octoballoon *Floats down and shoots trash when approached *Strength: 2/3 WHERE DOES IT KEEP ALL THAT TRASH? Dust Keeper (Dust Herder) *Shoots trash when it waves its staff *The ball it's standing on can be used as a weapon *Strength: 1/3 Keropper *Inhales trash shot at its front *Shooting it from the side or back is fine *Strength: 3/3 INHALE~ |It would be nice if there was something that could damage it even if it was eaten...| -=Pg 20-21=- -Items- .Time Sweepers | The most important tools for my job. TS-1000 My favourite. It was given to me when I received my qualifications as a Time Sweeper. But lately, I want a new sweeper~. TS-4000 The one I have my eye on at the moment. It can suck up trash that's a bit bigger. I'd definitely buy it if I had 2000G! TS-16000 I want it~. It can sweep nearly anything. But 4000G is a bit out of my price range... Sweepsweepsweep~ |Could I exchange left over trash after clearing a stage for gold crystals...?| .Trash | Anything can be turned into a weapon!. Drum Tall, so it's good for hitting enemies in the air. Bomb This one's a little dangerous. Explodes five seconds after being fired, but it'd be pretty lame if I got caught in the blast. |Oh, it explodes immediately if it hits an enemy| Flower bed It's kinda surprising, but even something like this can become a weapon if swept up. Bench .Time Crystals | Using them well is what makes a top-notch Time Sweeper. GOTTA REMEMBER FOR THE EXAM For approaching enemies and moving obstacles... Pause = Moon Slow = Star To restore something broken... Rewind = Whatever you feel like calling the shape of a rewind crystal |Use something if you feel like things are getting dangerous!| When you wish there were two of you... Record = Diamond When there's no time to lose... Fast Foward = Pyramid |There are still lots of other ways to use these! Always remember that| OOPS, ALMOST FORGOT... THIS IS A TIME CRYSTAL, TOO Retry Collecting these gives you another chance. Super useful. Seems like you can buy them at the shop, too. .Bowls | They're sold at the shop. Retry bowl A useful orb that increases your maximum number of retries by one. It's 1000G, so it's a bit expensive! Time Bowl 300G, and increases the number of time controls you can hold from the initial number of just three. .Other | There's some other stuff, too. Gold crystals At first, you'd think these could be time crystals, but the gold things are money. Get lots of them! Secret Medals (Cat Medals) Seems like it would be good to collect a lot of these...? WHO HID THESE? -=Pg 22-23=- -Job Report 1- .Location. Time Square 1 .Written by. Blinx .Weather. Clear .Monsters. Three chrono blobs .Work Log. Start!! Let's get into the swing of things! I fell in love with the princess at first sight, and next thing I knew, I was here, so... but even if I feel scared here, there's no other way. Alright, let's get to it and help the princess! The first stop is Time Square 1. This is the perfect place to clean up time crystals and monsters. Time for some serious housekeeping! I left the start gate, and there was a green statue after I went down the slope. When I got close, it crumbled to the ground... I don't think I can fix it. I swept up some trash as I went through a building, and there was a monster before my very eyes! I played it cool and shot it with trash in the face! DEFEATED! After beating the monster, I looked ahead and found a super huge weight. I tried to sweep it up, but I didn't have enough power. Aw... I want to keep going forward, but the door's closed, so I can't... There's a suspicious looking switch on this side, though. I'll try stepping on it... |Tired of tips about collecting trash and time crystals? Check out the cool stuff I'm doing, too!| IT OPENS IF YOU STEP ON IT! IT'S A TOM TOM SWITCH -=Pg 24-25=- -Job Report 2- .Location. Time Square 2 .Written by. Blinx .Weather. Snow .Monsters. Three chrono blobs, one spiker, two dust herders .Work Log. Let's pick up some gold crystals and go to the shop! It seems like there are lots of gold crystals lying around here... I don't know how strong the enemies are going to be from here on out, so I should collect lots of it and get some powerups. Well, let's take it! As soon as I start, I go forward and come across what I thought was a big open space... but it turned out there are three monsters! Ahh! What do I do!!?? After the open area, there were barrels thundering down a sloped road! It's fine if these barrels hit me, but there are others that'll hurt me if they do! DON'T GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD I went up the slope, and there was another open space covered in gold crystals! I could buy a strong sweeper to help me save the princess. I'm gonna take all of it. Whoo! IT'S AN AREA FULL OF GOLD! |The shop opens when you clear a stage. I don't know what I'll buy!| I picked up all the gold, and a nearby statue fell over. There are lots of rewind crystals around here, though! -=Pg 26-27=- -Job Report 3- .Location. Time Square 3 .Written by. Blinx .Weather. Rain .Monsters. Three chrono blobs, two octoballoons, one dust herder .Work Log. When I'm lost, I can rely on the arrows In this stage, I'm mostly on the roofs above a main street. It'd be terrible if my foot slipped and I fell down, though. It's fine for me to fall from high places, but it'd be tough if I got lost in the streets. Right off the bat, I've fallen off a building. I look for a way back up, and I find a strange platform. It looks like a trampoline. Careful, careful... This bridge is really thin, so you have to be cautious when you go over it. I just barely made it! I was trying to avoid a monster's attack, and I fell from the roof again. It was dark and I didn't know where to go, but the arrows showed me the way. There are barrels falling here, too... or so I thought, but sometimes bombs fall down, too. This is dangerous! NEXT UP IS THE ROUND 1 BOSS! DON'T GIVE UP UNTIL YOU'VE SAVED THE PRINCESS! -=Pg 28-29=- -My secret technique- .Trash has different prices?. When you clear a stage, the trash you collected is exchanged for money. The amount depends on the type of trash. The balls that dust herders stand on are especially valuable, so I want to sweep those up. .Where are those footsteps coming from...?. You're walking through the town, and you hear something coming. This is a sign that a monster is approaching. Take a good look around! .Up here? What's there!?. That? I recognize it, but... you normally can't get up there, can you? How'd I do that? That's a secret! If you're a real professional Time Sweeper, it's a piece of cake. -Message Board (Bulletin Board System)- MESSAGE MONITOR ID:02466 Bronx Subject: Teach me how to use bombs! Message: Bombs are tough to use, so somebody please teach me how to use them properly. ID:10451 Mikhail You can sweep bombs after you've fired them and they've turned red. Then they'll explode right after you shoot them! ID:04286 Bieber Subject: Can't sweep sand? Message: I can't get past this annoying sand... ID:00225 Genk There was a sweeper being sold recently that can sweep sand. ID:13258 Fuller There are sweepers that can sweep water and fire, too! ID:29246 Kenny Subject: There was a weird guy in a wall Message: I suddenly saw someone peeking through a hole in a wall on a building in town! ID:12456 Michael That's the Tom Tom Gang. He's probably keeping watch. ID:22336 Dan Subject: I want to know the secret of the secret cat medals! Message: How many cat medals do I need to collect? ID:10026 Louis Start by collecting ten!