KATAMARY DAMACY
OFFICIAL TITLE  Katamary Damacy
COMMON TITLE  Katamary Damacy
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPS-25360
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Action.

DEVELOPER  Now Production.
PUBLISHER  Namco.
DATE RELEASED  18 March 2004
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPS-25360
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPS-25360
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4907892015555  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

This unique action-puzzle game from Namco plays on the idea of the "snowball effect." Players take control of a tiny, sticky, little ball, and are challenged to grow it to an enormous size. When they begin, their ball can only pick up little items, such as paper clips and thumbtacks. As more and more items collect on the ball's surface, however, it becomes bigger, and capable of picking up larger objects.

With a good strategy and a little luck, players will soon roll across the countryside, collecting larger and larger items, such as family pets, automobiles, and eventually, entire buildings. The game's storyline (for those who need one) casts players as a "Cosmic Prince," whose father has accidentally knocked the stars from the sky. If the Prince can collect a big enough ball of "junk" here on Earth, it can be used to create new stars.

Features:
Create the biggest ball of junk by rolling over objects
Race to create the biggest ball of junk in two-player Battle mode
Unique and colorful gameplay requires no button usage

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Cookies and kebabs, lawn mowers and lamp posts, synchronized swimmers and sumo wrestlers, bulldozers and windmills, giraffes and brontosauruses, Ferris wheels and cruise ships beware! The stop-at-nothing pushing prince is coming.

When the King of All Cosmos accidentally destroys all the stars in the sky, he orders you, his pint-sized princely son, to put the twinkle back in the heavens above. How, you ask? By rolling everything and anything on earth into clumps, so he can replace what's missing in space.

Pick up everything!
Go from rolling along a tabletop to ravaging through city streets, picking up momentum and skyscrapers along the way.

You're already on a roll!
Play is controlled with the analog sticks, with no buttons to press or combos to cause distress. Featuring object-collecting gameplay mechanics of mesmerizing simplicity and absurdity.

Roll over the competition!
Two-player battle mode lets you compete in a race to grow the biggest ball of stuff. Even the competition can be picked up!

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fantasy & Humour themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  76 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Sorround = No / Dolby Digital = No / Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.1.0 r5617 (needs to be started in software mode)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 3; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = No
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5580 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Agressive CRC = No; Skipdraw Hack = No )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5545 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 MOVING CONTROLS:
  Roll forward -  Left Analog Stick Up + Right Analog Stick Up
  Roll backward -  Left Analog Stick Down + Right Analog Stick Down
  Curve left or right -  Left Analog Stick Up Left or Up Right + Right Analog Stick Up Left or Up Right
  Roll left or right -  Left Analog Stick Left or Right + Right Analog Stick Left or Right
  Brake -  Left Analog Stick + Right Analog Stick (in opposite directions)
  Face left -  Left Analog Stick Down or Right Analog Stick Up
  Face right -  Left Analog Stick Up or Right Analog Stick Down
  Sharp turn right or left -  Left Analog Stick Up or Down + Right Analog Stick Down or Up
  Charge 'n' roll -  Left Analog Stick Down + Right Analog Stick Down + Left Analog Stick Up + Right Analog Stick Up
  Quick turn -  L3 + R3 Button
  Pause game -  Start Button


 1P MODE / 2P MODE CONTROLS:
  Take picture -  X Button
  Picture zoom in or out -  Circle Button
  Look -  L1 Button
  Jump -  R1 Button
  Lock on -  L1 or R1 Button (2 Player mode)
  Select picture -  L1 or R1 Button (camera prince mode)
  Vibration on or off -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button


 MY COSMOS CONTROLS:
  Select item -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Rotate mushroom -  Right Analog Stick
  Change area -  L1, L2, R1 or R2 Button
  View 2p competition controls -  Circle Button
  Proceed to next screen, enter -  X Button
  Return to previous screen, cancel -  Triangle Button
  Vibration on or off -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button


 SPECIAL HOME PLANET CONTROLS:
  Rotate object -  Right Analog Stick
  Shoot star -  L1, L2, R1, R2, Circle or Square Button
  Object zoom in or out -  L2 or R2 Button
  Advance to next screen -  L1 or R1 Button
  Save and return to previous screen -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Maximum lump record network 999m99cm -  
204EAB10 000F423F
 
1 second goal of our time when cleared -  
204EC618 00000020
 

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 - ADVERT COVERS
USA ADVERT
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File Size - 1'39 MB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 311 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Katamari Damacy [PlayStation 2 the Best] [SLPS-73210]   
     
  • Katamari Damacy [PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint] [SLPS-73240]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Katamari Damacy [SCKA-20025]   
     
  • Katamari Damacy [Big Hit Series] [SCKA-20125]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Katamari Damacy [SLUS-21008]   
     

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