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A SM:AS resource site.

Game Controls Artimes

Basic Game Controls

On the Snes9x emulator, the keyboard controls can be changed by going to Options: Joypad Configuration.

General Controls:

 

Ark Controls

Ark

 

Battle Commands

This is the menu you get at the very start of a battle. Following are short descriptions of each command that you have. You can also get descriptions of them in the Clock Shop in the Crossroads area (it's to the right of OsaP).

Battle Commands

Battles in SM:AS operate like Final Fantasy 1. On entering battle, you choose commands for all the senshi in your party. Once each senshi has her command, a round begins, in which each senshi and youma carries out the commands given to them. The attack order is based on their stats. (The order you give commands is not necessarily the execution order!) The round is finished once all the youma and senshi have executed their commands. Then the Battle Command menu comes up again, and you input new commands for each senshi.

Attack Do a physical attack. This is the default position for the battle menu cursor while the cursor type is set to Default. This can be changed in the Options Menu.

Special Technique Attack using the senshi's magical powers.

Link Attack Attack using a link attack. Be careful, because it draws energy from all the senshi involved in the attack.

Formation Technique Attack using all of the senshi in a powerful magic attack. Your formation and senshi affect which special attacks you can use. You must have 5 senshi in order to perform one of these.

Item Use an item. Some items can be used only in battle, some only outside battle.

Defend Defend against an enemy attack. Damage done by an enemy is cut MORE than half while defending. (Enemy attacks that do 70+ damage will do only 1 to 4 damage while defending.)

Run Run from battle.

 

Main Menu

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Main Menu Press X to enter the Main Menu and press B to exit.

Items:   View, arrange, and use items. Grayed items are items that cannot be used. Rare Items are items that cannot be used regularly or are Maniac Items, which can be sold for lots of money. Use the L and R buttons to scroll through the pages.

Accessories:   Increase a senshi's capabilites by equipping different accessories. Changes in her battle stats are shown in the right-hand column. Her current stats are shown in the left-hand column.

Formation:   Change defenses and attack power by changing positions in formation and formation. Also see Formation Page.

Status:   Displays selected senshi's information and status. See the Status page for more information.

Techniques:   Displays status and single attacks of selected senshi.

Link Techs:   Lists all Link Techniques succesfully made in the Make Up Link Subscreen. Use the L and R buttons to scroll through the pages. See the Link Attack Index for a quick list of all link attacks. Descriptions of their link attacks can be found on each Senshi's page, under Characters.

Puzzle:   Shows how far along the puzzle is coming.

Save:   Saves game in one of two files. Only available when talking to a LunaP ball.

 

Make Up Link Menu

Make Up Link Menu Press Start to enter or exit the Make Up Link Menu.

Area 1:   Shows all the senshi who haven't been chosen for attempting to make a link attack.

Area 2:   Displays the Level, LAP (Link Attack Power), AP (Attack Points) and DP (Defense Points) of the senshi selected in the Link Senshi Area.

Area 3:   Where link attacks are attempted. Put two or three senshi in here, press the Y-button, and it will either say "The link failed!" in Area Four, or it will display the link's name and a short description of the attack.

Area 4:   Displays "The link failed!" (if unsuccesful) or the name and a short description of a succesful link.

 

Game Options Menu

Options Menu Press Select to enter the Options Menu, A to change an option, B to stop changing an option, and B to exit the Menu.

Sound:   Changes how the music plays.

Cursor Type:   "Memory" lets the game remember what battle command you used last, and automatically sets the command selection cursor there. "Off" makes the command selection cursor reset to the default position (physical attack) each time.

Text Speed:   Changes the rate at which text is displayed on the screen. 1 is the fastest speed, 5 the slowest.

BG Color:   Five different color options for the border that has the cursive script "Sailormoon" on it.

Text Color:   Five different text colors to choose from. Applies only to spoken text.