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Click on a heading to learn about that topic. If you are new to this device, click Expand All Topics to read through everything at once. For the sake of brevity, this device will be referred to as the D-3 Color throughout this page.
That’s the reset button! Normally speaking, you should use the power menu option if you want to restart the device, but in case that isn't working you can press this button to soft-reset, which brings you back to the splash screen and asks you to set the clock again.
Your progress will be saved automatically and frequently, so you don't need to worry about continuing your Adventure when the battery dies or after turning off the device. Once you are ready to continue, just power on the device and set the time to continue.
WAIT! Let’s make sure you know what the Menus are first.
The main menu can be accessed from the Home Screen by pressing the A button. The following sub-menus are avaialble.
Here you can see details about the partner and friend Digimon you currently have unlocked.
The D-3 Color follows the story of the original Digimon Adventure 02 as well as its associated movies: Hurricane Touchdown and Diablomon Strikes Back. It is very important to note that I am using the name of that first movie in protest, since it is tornadoes that touchdown, not hurricanes. A hurricane coming ashore is called a landfall. In Japan they use the same word for both touchdown and landfall, so I get why some people may be confused, but that is no excuse. When you start your device, you will only have the first area available, with each new area unlocking when you clear the previous one. Within each area, there are multiple rounds that will either have an event or a battle. Any that you haven't enetered yet will say NEW, while ones you have cleared will have a green checkmark. Secret rounds have a chance to be revealed every time you clear another round within that area.
If you lose a battle, your Digimon will be injured. While injured, you cannot camp, encounter a Digital Crisis, switch partner Digimon or use the map menu. Selecting this menu option will heal your Digimon and allow you to proceed as normal. If your Digimon is not injured, this option won't do anything.
This menu allows your Digimon to train. Training cannot be done repeatedly, but becomes available after every 300 steps. A training session lets you practice using your attacks outside of battle. Succeeding in training will grant you points, and when you have 30 points you can search for a Digimental fragment. Each training awards 10 points. You can only have up to 90 points saved at a time, once you reach that amount you will not be able to train until you use those points.
Allows you to spend 30 points earned from training to search for Digimental Fragments. 3 Digitmental Fragments are required to unlock the associated evolution. For example, getting all of the pieces of the Digitmental of Reliability will allow Armadimon to evolve into Submarimon. Searching won't always necessarily result in a fragment, you may receive an item or battle instead. Once V-mon and Wormmon are able to evolve into [Paildramon or Imperialdramon, not clear on which yet], another item can be found via searching that will allow them to evolve further.
The D-3 Color is able to battle against other D-3 Color, Digivice Color, Digital Monster Color and Digimon Pendulum Color devices. It cannot battle with any older devices of any kind. If battling against another D-3 Color, choose the "vs D-3" option. If battling against anything else, choose "vs Others". You will then be asked to choose a partner or friend Digimon you want to use in battle. Once you choose a Digimon, there will not be any kind of pre-battle minigame and you will be asked to connect the two devices via the prongs on the top. Once connected, press the A button on one device to initiate the battle. If fighting another D-3 Color, each Digimon will have 3 HP and the winner will be the last one standing. If fighting another device, the winner will be whichever Digimon dodges the fourth attack. When battling, Attribute is not considered, so advantage will only be determined by the Power value for the chosen Digimon. Winning connection battles will not award items, events or bond memory. Losing connection battles will not cause injuries.
This menu allows you to view any evolution sequence that you've seen, play songs and voice clips, or view the ending scene if you've already seen it during normal gameplay.
The following are the various settings that can be adjusted.
It’s time to begin your adventure! Once you've turned on the device by holding the Power button, you’ll get a splash screen of the Bandai logo and be asked to set the time. Use Left and Right to change the value, A to confirm each value and B to go back. Once you have set the time, you will then be given a choice between the 5 Chosen Children and their Digimon partners. Regardless of which you choose, you'll be able to unlock all of them as you play, so you can just pick your favorite to start. Once you have selected, your journey will start.
Unlike virtual pets, the D-3 Color is not about raising Digimon. Instead you will visit areas from the Digimon Adventure 02 TV series and encounter various events and battles. Each area has multiple rounds with a set number of steps, which are counted via the accelerometer within the device. There is a pendulum clacker within the device as well, but it doesn't actually do anything, it's just for effect. You're encouraged to clip the device to your belt and actually walk to get your steps, but of course no one will know if you just sit at your desk and shake the thing. Steps will be counted as long as you are on the home screen or while the device is sleeping, they will not be counted while in menus or while in deep sleep. Once you have reduced the number of needed steps for a round down to 0, the event or battle will occur. After clearing that round, you will automatically proceed to the next round. If you clear the boss area in a location, you will move on to the next location. Areas can be revisted at any time, and have secret rounds that unlock after winning battles.
Certain areas have events that occur once the steps have been reduced to 0. There is nothing specific to during an event, just a short interaction to watch. If the event is with a partner Digimon, and you reach it with a travel companion, you will encounter a battle instead. After a non-battle event, the following may occur:
Once you have depleted the steps in a Battle area, or when a Digital Crisis occurs, you will encounter an enemy that you must defeat. You will be alerted via sound, lights and vibration, and you can either press A to enter the battle or B to put the device back to sleep if now isn't a good time. Once initiated, you will be shown the rules for this specific battle which determine how the mini-game will work. You do not need follow these directions right away, they will be used during attack clashes. There are three different types of rules:
Once you know the rules, press A to proceed. You will be asked to select the evolution for your current partner Digimon. If you may see a warning sign if the form currently selected would be unable to win the battle without evolving further. Once you select, both participating Digimon will appear on screen along with their 5 HP. The goal is to reduce the enemy down to 0 HP, and both Digimon will attack at the same time. Their attacks will clash in the middle of the battle field, at which point you need to do the action presented by the previous rules: Mash, Shake or Follow. You have two seconds to do the applicable action as many times as possible, at which point one of the attacks will break through and hit the opposite Digimon. Stronger enemies will require better performance during the attack clash. By default, attacks deal two damage per hit, but your Digimon will deal more damage if it is a higher evolution stage.
During battle you can be supported by other partner Digimon or friend Digimon. The conditions for each are as follows, but note that certain battles may prevent support of any kind.
Upon winning a battle, the following may occur.
If you lose the battle, your Digimon will be injured and you will need to heal it using the Recover option. After recovering you can re-enter the area, and will need to travel half the original number of steps to reach the enemy again.
When you press the A button on the home screen, your Digimon will start a camp. By pressing the A button again, you will cycle between your Digimon sleeping, playing or eating with another Digimon. The Digimon that appears with the one you are currently traveling with will change each time you enter camp. The items that appear on each scene will be ones that you have collected from clearing areas, and you can change the specific item on each scene by pressing Right. Pressing the Left button while camping will display a close-up image of your Digimon. Digimon cannot camp while injured.
You may receive items when clearing areas, which include the following:
If you do not interact with your device for 2 minutes and 10 seconds, the screen will turn off to save power. Pressing the power button for a few seconds will turn the screen back on. While the screen is off, steps will still be counted and you will still be alerted when you have reached an event or battle.