Power Pro Kun Pocket 3
Written by 10sai (pvarda@yahoo.com)
Started on April 17, 2001
Work in Progress

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Table of Contents

1) Updates
2) What is PowerPro Kun 3?
3) Getting Started
4) Exhibition Mode
5) Story Mode
6) Extras
7) Xtra Links
8) Contact



1. Updates
April 17, 2001
-Started this FAQ, added What is PowerPro Kun 3?, Getting Started, Exhibition
mode, Story Mode, Extras, Xtra Links, and Contact Sections

2.  What is PowerPro Kun 3?
I dunno, why don't you buy it? Hehe, jk.

PowerPro Kun 3 is the third installment of the extremely popular franchise from
Konami: PowerPro Baseball on the portable console.  The series originated on
the SNES, and has continued to blossom onto the Playstation, N64 and Game Boy
Color, and finally is on the Game Boy Advance, possibly later the GameCube.

3.  Getting Started

Standard Controls, use of all GBA buttons:
D-Pad, L and R Triggers, A and B Button, and Start/Select

D-pad: used for direction (duh)
A: select or go forward
B: Cancel or go Back

When turning on the GBA with PowerPro inserted (after the cool Game Boy
Animation :) ), press start at the PowerProKun 3 Screen, and you'll hear a
kid-like voice screaming POWER PRO KUN POCKET 3!!!!

Now you'll have a Menu with 5 selections:

|----------------------|
|          1           |    1 Sakusesu: Success (story Mode)
|----------------------|
|    2     |     3     |    2. Yakkyu: Baseball (Exhibition Mode)
------------------------    3. Arrengi: Arrange Mode
|    4     |     5     |    4. Deeta: Data Mode
------------------------    5. Omake: MiniGame/Success Story Mode Players (??)

I've only experimented with Story and Exhibition Mode, i've heard that you can
use the n64 transfer pak with the 2001 edition of the n64 jikkyou powerpro 2001
edition.


4.  Exhibition Mode
Once you enter Exhibition Mode (middle left of the menu), you'll come to
another Menu:
============
|Link Cable|
============
|Fight CPU |
============

you have the choice to fight either another player on a GBA with a link cable,
or fight the CPU.  since the CPU is set on default, press A to continue.

Now you'll go to the Team Select menu, where you'll have a screen of 14 little
icons:

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|1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |
|8 |9 |10|11|12|13|14|
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1.  Yomiuri Giants
2.  Chinichi Dragons
3.  BayStars
4.  Yakult Swallows
5.  Carp
6.  Hanshin Tigers
7.  Arrange Team 1
8.  Daiei Hawks
9.  Seibu Lions
10. Fighters
11. Blue Wave
12.  Marines
13. Osaka Buffaloes
14.  Arrange Team 2

#7 and #14, the 2 Arrange Teams are created from the Arrange Mode in the first
menu.
i have not really experimented, so i do not know as of yet what to do about it.
you can experiment all you want and tell me about it :)

You select your team first, then the CPU team. Personally, I choose Daiei
Hawks, because they are the best :).

then you come to another menu.
The first option will be whether to Bat first or Pitch First.  If you have the
yellow characters under your team (MAN), then you will bat first.  If the
yellow characters are under the CPU team (COM), you will pitch first.
select which one you want, then the next selection will be which stadium, open
air or closed.  A is open air, B is closed.

Next will be the Game Settings (i do not know all of them, so bear with me):

Settings         Possible Choices
DH??           -- no (default), yes
CPU Difficulty -- medium (default), hard, easy
# of innings   -- 9 (default), 1-8
???            -- 12 (default), 15, none
Errors         -- On (default), Off
Wind           -- On (default), Off
Kouldo (??)    -- Off (default), 1-10

After selecting OK, here will be more game settings (i do not know them again,
so bear with me :)

Hitting             -- Manual (default), Automatic
Pitching            -- Manual (default), Automatic
Infield             -- Semi-automatic (default), Automatic, manual
Running Players     -- Semi-automatic (default), Automatic, manual
Switching Players   -- Manual (default), Automatic
???                 -- Yes (default), No
Meet Castle??       -- Lock-On (default), Manual

Next will be a screen where you can change your batting order.  i recommend
leaving it as it is, unless you know how to do it.


The smiley faces represent condition,
In order of worst condition to best

1.  Purple sad face
2. Blue sad face
3. yellow normal face
2. red happy face
1.  pink smiling face

The right most icons' colors represent where they play:
yellow is infield, green is outfield, pink is pitcher, blue is catcher.


once you press A twice, it'll go to PLAY BALL, and the game will start.

Pitching Mode

depending on the team, you'll have several differnt types of pitches.  the
arrow will determine where your pitch will go, and the # determines how strong
the pitch is.
although it looks complex, you will get the hang quite easily.

Select which pitch you want, and Press A.  Doing different combos of pitches
will work well against the CPU.  When he ends up hitting the ball, you will
gain control of the players in the field.  The game will automatically set you
to the player closest to the ball.
When you don't have the ball yet, you can press A or B to jump.
Once you obtain the ball, you press which direction (Up is 2nd base, Left is
third base, down is home plate, and right is first base) and A, and the ball
will be thrown in that direction.  Simple, no?
Once a guy gets on base, you can press B before pitching and throw it to that
base in case he tries to steal.  Although tagging him out is rare, it is still
fun :)

Batting Mode

Still Working :)


5.  Story Mode
Still working :)


6.  Extras
Still working :)


7.  Xtra Links
IGN's first impressions: http://pocket.ign.com/news/33065.html
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka: www.kceo.com
Konami in general: www.konami.co.jp
(SCREW SQUARE KONAMI FOR LIFE!)

Online Import Stores where you can pick up a copy of PowerPro Kun Pocket 3 and
a GBA
www.buyrite.net
www.upstategames.com

8) Contact
pvarda/10sai at pvarda@yahoo.com
any help would be peachy :)
