*~POWER STONE 2 - POWER STONE MINI BOOK FAQ~* Developer: Capcom Platform: Dreamcast - VMU Author: Joshua "ShadowWangTang" Kim Date: 7 / 23 / 01 Version: 1.00 E-Mail: ryudohazuki85@hotmail.com Web Site: http://www.angelfire.com/dc/powerstone/index.html Best Viewed At Full Screen by 800 x 600 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* *~TABLE OF CONTENTS~* *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 1. LEGAL STUFF 2. ABOUT 3. HOW TO... 4. MINI BOOK 4A. ITEM 4B. CARD 4BA. MATERIAL 4BB. ESSENCE 4C. GOODS 4CA. TEXTS 4CB. OTHERS 5. COINS 5A. HOW TO MAKE MONEY 6. HANDY ITEMS 6A. REGISTER 6B. CANCEL 6C. ITEM LIST 7. TRADE ITEMS 8. SOUND TOGGLE 9. FAQ 10. UPDATES 11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 1. LEGAL STUFF *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This FAQ is copyright to "Joshua Kim" It may NOT be used in any magazine or any type of publication without my permission. It may NOT be used for profit. This FAQ will only allowed to appear at the following sites: http://www.gamefaqs.com If you feel that there is an error, please e-mail me at ryudohazuki85@hotmail.com *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 2. ABOUT *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This FAQ is about the mini book. The mini book is an efficient, portable way to trade items and such. The mini books is very useful and might have some frustationg options. This FAQ will help you use this. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 3. HOW TO... *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To view this program, you need some items before you do so. You need: - Official Sega Visual Memory Unit (with LCD screen and Battery Life) - 128 Free Blocks and no other games in VMU - Controller - Power Stone 2 Video Game To download this file, load Power Stone 2 and go to SAVE/LOAD in the menu and go select "MINI BOOK" and download it. Simply press "A" amd download it. When downloaded, turn off your Dreamcast. Remove the VMU from your controller and press the "Mode" button to get to the two cards with spades. Push "A" and select it and press "A"+"B" when it prompts you to do so. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4. MINI BOOK *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This little section will tell you about the Mini Book from the menu and all of it's contents. This section will give you a brief description of what there is. Item - Displays Items and how many of those items you have. Card - Shows Materials and Essenses and how many you have. Goods - Shows how many texts and coupons and presents you have. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4a. ITEM *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This section shows a rough picture of the items you own and how many you have. This is a list of all of them. (If you collected them all). If you want the item mixes, go to the ITEM MIXES section. Note: You will see a Power Stone on the description of the item if you registered it. 1. GUN 11. POWERFUL BUSTER 21. ADHESIVE SPRAY 31. HARISEN 2. MACHINE GUN 12. ARM GUN 22. TRUMPET 32. FROZEN TUNA 3. BAZOOKA 13. FLAME ROD 23. FIRE-BOTTLE 33. METALLIC BAT 4. FLAMETHROWER 14. ICE ROD 24. SMALL BOMB 34. BIG RACKET 5. RAY GUN 15. THUNDER ROD 25. MEDIUM BOMB 35. MAGIC STICK 6. SOAP BUBBLE GUN 16. MAGIC ROD 26. LARGE BOMB 36. LANCE OF LAVA 7. TRANQUILIZER GUN 17. MYSTIC ROD 27. LEG WEIGHT 37. DEVIL SICKLE 8. HOMING MISSILE 18. WEIRD ROD 28. FIRE CRACKER 38. MORNING STAR 9. 3-WAY SHOTGUN 19. MEDUSA 29. HAND GRENADE 39. SWORD 10. 5-WAY SHOTGUN 20. LOUDSPEAKER 30. IRON PIPE 40. POWER SWORD 41. FLAME SWORD 51. GIGANTIC HAMMER 61. BATTLE FIELD AXE 71. MEAT 42. ICE SWORD 52. UMBRELLA 62. VICTORY AXE 72. RICE BALL 43. THUNDER SWORD 53. DELUXE UMBRELLA 63. LUMBERJACK'S AXE 73. BANANA 44. BEAM SWORD 54. CHEAP UMBRELLA 64. BRAVE MAN'S AXE 74. HAMBURGER 45. DRAGON SLAYER 55. SPEAR 65. SKATE BOARD 75. CHEESE 46. LEGENDARY SWORD 56. DELUXE SPEAR 66. INLINE SKATE 76. ROAST CHICKEN 47. HAMMER 57. TRIDENT 67. SCOOTER 77. ROAST PORK 48. TOY HAMMER 58. DELUXE TRIDENT 68. APPLE 78. WEDDING CAKE 49. PICKAXE 59. FORK 69. SHORTCAKE 79. ANGEL WING 50. MAGICAL MALLET 60. SPOON 70. MEAT 80. DEVIL WING 81. POWER SHIELD 91. THUMBTACK 101. RABBIT EAR 111. BRACELET 82. DELUXE SHIELD 92. LEG TRAP 102. CAT EAR 112. PUNCHING GLOVES 83. PETRIFIER 93. PITFALL HOOP 103. CROWN 113. RABBIT TAIL 84. TRANSPARENTIZER 94. BEEHIVE 104. SILK HAT 114. CAT TAIL 85. KITTEN 95. STICK BOMB 105. STRAW HAT 115. DEVIL TAIL 86. PANTHER 96. TYPHOON 106. PARTY HAT 116. WIND-UP KEY 87. FIRE DRAGON 97. FIREWORKS 107. FLOWER 117. RABBIT PAW 88. ICE DRAGON 98. METEOR 108. EMPEROR'S CROWN 118. CAT PAW 89. THUNDER DRAGON 99. EXCITING BOOK 109. RABBIT ARM 119. SHOES OF ACHILLES 90. BAMBOO SHOOT 100. POWER STONE MAGAZINE 110. CAT ARM 120. PLASTER 121. LIGHT STONE *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4b. CARD *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This part of the VMU Mini Book displays all of the cards. It leads to a menu that says: MATERIAL ESSENCE Material is used for mixing, Essence is used for changing outcomes of mixes. EXAMPLE: Gun + Gun = FAILED MIX Gun + Gun + Special Card = Powerful Buster *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4ba. MATERIAL *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Material is used to make weapons as well. 1. LIGHT ELEMENTAL 8. IRON 15. FLAME DRAGON ELEMENT 2. FLAME ELEMENTAL 9. OIL 16. ICE DRAGON ELEMENTAL 3. ICE ELEMENTAL 10. CARTWHEEL 17. THUNDER DRAGON ELEMENTAL 4. THUNDER ELEMENTAL 11. CLOTH 18. BOOK OF LEGEND 5. TRAP ELEMENTAL 12. GUNPOWDER 19. EMBLEM OF THE BRAVE 6. MAGIC ELEMENTAL 13. WOOD MATERIAL 20. DRIVER'S LICENSE 7. GOLD 14. SCRAP 21. ANGEL RING *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4bb. ESSENCE *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Essences can help a mix or kill the mix. 1. FOOD CARD 5. HORROR CARD 9. SPECIAL CARD 2. DRESS-UP CARD 6. SURPRISE CARD 3. AFFECTION CARD 7. PROFIT CARD 4. RETRY CARD 8. COPY CARD *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4c. GOODS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* These goods are coupons and texts. There will be a little menu and you could select the following: TEXTS OTHERS Coupons let you play the roulette if you have at least 3 of them. Texts let you learn new mixes. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4ca. TEXTS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This section will show you what texts there are and the mixes inside of them. 1. TEXT OF DELUXE SHIELD Power Shield + Meteor Power Shield + Deluxe Trident Power Shield + Gold 2. TEXT OF BEAM SWORD Magic Stick + Legendary Sword Power Sword + 5-Way Shotgun Beam Gun + Spoon 3. TEXT OF DELUXE UMBRELLA Umbrella + Gold Cloth + Cheap Umbrella Cloth + Magic Element 4. TEXT OF SHOTGUN 3-Way Shotgun + Homing Missile Beam Gun + Gun Ray Gun + SoapBubbleGun 5. TEXT OF DELUXE SPEAR Spear + Meteor Spear + Stick Bomb Frozen Tuna + Spoon 6. TEXT OF DELUXE TRIDENT Crown + Trident Wedding Cake + Trident Fork + Spear 7. TEXT OF PITFALL Trap Element + Bracelet Thumbtack + Magic Element Trap Element + Leg Trap 8. TEXT OF MAG. MALLET Gigantic Hammer + Gold Spoon + Gold Pickaxe + Toy Hammer 9. TEXT OF STICK BOMB Gunpowder + Harisen Tranquilizer Gun + HandGrenade Flame Rod + Adhesive Spray 10. TEXT OF TRANSPARENT Petrifier + Medusa Petrifier + Devil Tail Petrifier + Exciting Book *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4cb. OTHERS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* OTHERS are coupons and presents you give to Mel. To get COUPONS, mix a mix that you know that you will fail or use a Horror Card on a successful mix. Coupons let you play the Roulette in your Power Stone 2 Game. To get PRESENTS, buy them of Mel and give them to her. Here are the list of presents you can give her (excluding the Food Items). She gives you an Essence for exchange of that present. You can also give her texts to write in the item book and item catalogs and such. ITEM | MEL GIVES YOU ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Horror Book | Horror Card 2. Bouquet | Affection Card 3. Jack-In-The-Box | Surprise Card 4. Food (any kind) | Food Card 5. Texts (any) | Adds mixes to the selected item 6. Catalogs (any) | Adds knowledge of items into book *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 5. COINS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Coins are basically a section that tells you how much gold you have in the game. It ranges from 0 - 999999999-. This section practically tells you how much doe you have in the game. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 5a. HOW TO MAKE MONEY *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* You can make quick cash by selling items that you don't need. Remember not to sell them if you only have one unless you really want to or it is a default item. Another way is to play Adventure Mode and grab as much money as you can while not dieing to keep your money. You can spend money at Mel's Shop for some rare items she might hold. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 6. HANDY ITEM *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Handy Items help you when you are in the midst of a good fight. A VMU appears and the announcer says "Behold, the treasure" and it will be one of your registered items. Other registered items dress up your character. You can select up to six items for a Handy Items and some Decorative Items for your character. When this part is selected, you will come upon a menu: REGISTER CANCEL ITEM LIST Select any of them to begin. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 6a. REGISTER *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Registering Items are very useful. When registered, it will instantly take effect when you play your Power Stone 2 Game. On the VMU you will see the six registered items if you registered. If you didn't you will come upon a blank screen. Go to ITEM LIST to register your items. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 6b. CANCEL *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This feature allows you to Cancel the registered items that you have. You will come upon a menu: ITEM DECORAT. Since it would be pointless to add two more sections, I'll add them right here. Item - Cycle through your registered items and push "A" to cancel it. Decorat. - Cycle through these outfits and push "A" to cancel the one you don't want. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 6c. ITEM LIST *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* The item list is used for registering items if you don't have it. Cycle through the items you have and push "A" to register them. Use the Control Pad to find the item you want and push "A". If you already registered items, choose to overwrite one for another if you want. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 7. TRADE ITEMS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Trading Items can be an essential part to getting all of the items. The only downside is, that you must have another VMU to connect with yours with battery life and an LCD screen. There is also a trick to get 99 of every item is you have two VMUs. When VMU's are connected, go to TRADE ITEMS and select "TRADE" or "PRESENT". If your TRADE, both VMU's must be connected and you select an item and agree on it. For PRESENT, you can recieve a present from the other person or give a present. For the 99 of any item trick you must have the following: - 2 Official Sega Visual Memory Units (with LCD screen and Battery Life) - Controller - Dreamcast - Mini Book - Power Stone 2 Video Game 1. - Insert the two VMU's in to the controller slots. 2. - Insert the Power Stone 2 Game and go to SAVE/LOAD on the menu screen. 3. - Download the Mini Book for each one. 4. - Save the current settings. 5. - Now you have two duplicate files on two different VMU's. 6. - Turn off your Dreamcast. 7. - Take out the two VMU's out of the controller. 8. - Select the "game" file. 9. - With both VMU's go to TRADE ITEMS. 10. - Have one VMU give the other a PRESENT of the item that you want. If you have more than one, be sure to give them all to a VMU. 11. - Turn on Power Stone 2 Again. 12. - Be sure to delete the Mini Book of the VMU you took the items from. 13. - Keep on doing this process and get rich (well kinda). EXAMPLE ------- You have _5_ Exciting Books. You duplicate the files. You have one give 5 Exciting Books to the other VMU. Play Power Stone 2 again and save the Status again. You now have _10_ Exciting Books. Continue and it will quickly double up to higher, allowing you to get more items. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 8. SOUND TOGGLE *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* The Sound Toggle toggles sound. Whether on or off. The mini book has some really annoying chirping noises and you might want to turn it off. Also, sound is the thing that saps battery power the most so you might want to keep it off. On - All sounds Off - Mute *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 9. FAQ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Q: I need a lot of the items! A: Refer to my friend's FAQ, "Item List" which can be found at www.gamefaqs.com or my website at http://www.angelfire.com/dc/powerstone/index.html Q: How can I get some items? A: Get them at the Item Shop, Pride, or off a friend. *-*-*-*-*-* 8. UPDATES *-*-*-*-*-* 8 / 5 / 01 - Finished all the needed information *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* CJayC - for making the best video game site in the world. UltraSuperSaiyan - for posting a Battery Pack FAQ which helped me greatly through this FAQ. Capcom - for making a great game and the VMU thing. Sega - for making the Dreamcast and the VMU. Copyright (c) Joshua Kim