Game: Bionicle - Tales of the Tohunga
System: Gameboy Advance
Developed By: Saffire and Lego Media
Genre: 2D/Action/Platformer
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Mini Game FAQ /
Version 0.19 /
By SpikeDragon /
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Creation Date: August 26, 2006 /
Last Update: August 26, 2006 /
Copyright 2006 Ryan "Dragon" Chiang /
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Introduction
2. Additional Dates/Timeline
3. Ussal Crab Race
4. Boat Race
5. Koli Football
6. Kewa Bird Riding
7. Snowball Fight
8. Lava Surfing
9. Unlocking the Mini-Games (Non-Cheating Way)
10. Cheats to unlock Mini-Games (Don't read unless you WANT to cheat!)
11. Closing
12. Credits
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1. INTRODUCTION
Hello, and thank you for coming to view this. This FAQ is for Bionicle -
Tales of the Tohunga. It isn't a walkthrough of the whole game, though.
Instead, this FAQ is for the Mini Games. I was planning to do a FAQ for the
entire game, but I saw that there already was one. Even though I still
would've made one anyways, the only one there was descriptive enough.
However, I noticed that it wasn't very descriptive when it talked about the
video games, so I decided to do a FAQ for that. I am fond of the mini-games,
and I think they're kind of fun.
I hope you enjoy my FAQ. Continue to read on!
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2. ADDITIONAL DATES/TIMELINE
These are dates that led to this FAQ. This isn't really that important, but
it may be nice to know.
9/8/02 - I became friends with Brandon Okumura.
9/15/02 - My friend told me about Bionicles. He told me about the names, the
toys, and the site.
9/16/02 - I checked out the official website, and saw this game being sold on
it.
9/19/02 - After buying it online, Bionicle - Tales of Tohunga, was delivered
to my home.
4/28/04 - I finally completed the entire game.
12/16/05 - I joined GameFAQs.
8/21/06 - I made my first FAQ.
8/26/06 - I decided to make this FAQ.
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3. USSAL CRAB RACE
Mini-Game Region:
Onu-Koro
Controls:
Move Around=Control Pad
Dig=Control Pad
L+R=Switch Through Abilities
A=Use Abilities
How to play:
All you have to do in this mini-game is dig around the place, trying to find
power-ups, which will either boost your abilities, or allow give you special
abilities.
Extras:
Abilities (obtain one of two):
Green=Dig - Allows you to dig faster.
Blue=Water Bomb - If used, a bomb will explode horizontally.
Red=Fire Bomb - If used, a bomb will explode vertically.
Tan=Extra Rock - If used, you will place an extra rock behind you.
Abilities (obtain both):
Green=Dig - Allows you to dig faster, except faster than with one of the two.
Blue=Water Bomb - If used a bomb will explode horizontally. Same thing as
the first, except the bomb has a wider range than with just one of the two.
Red=Fire Bomb - If used, a bomb will explose vertically. Same as the first,
except the bomb has a wider range then with one of the two.
Tan=Water Bomb - If used, you will place an extra rock behind you. Same as
the first, except it takes two digs to get through this instead of one.
Object of the game:
Win by collecting all 8 power-ups!
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4. BOAT RACE
Mini-Game Region:
Ga-Koro
Controls:
L+R=Move
R=Right
L=Left
A+B=Reverse/Backwards
How to Play:
To play this mini-game, row your boat past the finish line. This is simply
like a race in the water.
Extras:
Stage obstacles/Helpful tools
Obstacles:
Bridges - Block your path
Backwards Currents - Slow you down
Helpful tools:
Currents - Accelerate your boat
Object of the game:
Also like in a race, be the first to cross the finish line, and you win!
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5. KOLI FOOTBALL
Mini-Game Region:
Po-Koro
Controls:
Control Pad=Move
A=Kick Forward
A=Attack/Stun Other Players In Front
B=Kick Backwards
B=Attack/Stun Other Players In Back
How To Play:
This mini-game, like the Boat Race, is similar to our activities. Instead of
racing, however, this game is similar to soccer, or football in certain
countries. Just kick the ball into your opponnent's goals. You can also
knock down other players momentarily by simply kicking them or kicking a
boulder at them. When scoring into an opponent's goal, you gain one point.
However, if you opponent scores a goal on you, you lose one point. Therefore,
be sure that you attack your opponents, and defend your goal at the same time.
Extras:
Pillars - There are three in front of every goal. By knocking these down,
more boulders/balls appear. Be sure to knock these down to get to your
opponent's goal.
object of the game:
To win, you must have the most goals by the end of the round.
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6. KEWA BIRD RIDING
Mini-Game Region:
Le-Koro
Controls:
Control Pad=Move
A=Fly Upward
B=Fire
L=Shoot Launcher
How to Play:
Sorry to say this, but this game isn't based on a real activity. It wouldn't
be safe to be a real activity anyways, because in this game, you ride on a
bird! To play this game, you have to knock the other riders off their birds.
You can press either the A button to shoot a berry at them, or take out
multiple hearts by ramming into them with your launcher. Be careful, however,
Because you only have five hearts. If you lose them all, it's game over for
you.
Extras:
Trick Bird - When a rider falls off his bird, he/she will fall off the screen.
The bird, however, will stay in the sky. Don't attempt to attack the bird,
even though it's still in flight. The bird will continue to fly sideways
until it disappears behind the wall of trees.
Four More Players - In the other mini-games, there were only four players,
correct? Well, in this mini-game, there are EIGHT players. That's right.
There are four extra players included in this game: orange, aquamarine, grey,
and purple.
Object of the game:
To win this mini-game, be the last player left on your bird!
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7. SNOWBALL FIGHT
Mini-Game Region:
Ko-Koro
Controls:
Control Pad=Turn
L+R=Fire Snowballs
How to play:
Alright, finally another real-like activity! Time for an old-school snowball
fight! Fire your snowballs at your opponents using the L and R buttons. The
control pad is only used to turn in this mini-game. You will move in the
opposite direction that you are firing your snowballs. When hit, you will
begin to see snow forming around your body. This isn't a good thing, so
avoid your opponent's shots!
Extras:
Rocks - If you haven't noticed already, there are rocks on the field. These
are useful in two different ways. If you run into it with your back, you can
fire your snowballs WITHOUT moving backwards! The rocks can also be used for
cover, so be sure to use these whenever you can.
Object of the game:
To win, turn your opponents into snowballs!
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8. LAVA SURFING
Mini-Game Region:
Ta-Koro
Controls:
Control Pad=Move
A+B=Accelerate
How to play:
Like the Boat Race mini-game, this one is also racing. However, there is a
catch. You're actually surfing on lava! Get as fast as possible to the
finish line, while avoiding obstacles and other opponents. If you hit them,
you go out of control, so be careful!
Extras:
Rocks - If you look throughout the mini-game, you notice little things that
look like black holes in the ground. These are pieces of molten rock, or
rock for short. If you run into them, you'll spin out of control. They take
up most of the path, so be sure to avoid them as best as you can.
Sharp Corners - During some areas of the course, you'll notice that there are
two different paths you can take. You can pick either of them. However, I
discovered a glitch. If you run into the corners at a a high enough speed,
you'll seperate in half, and try to go both ways at the same time! If this
happens, you can't move anymore, so be sure not to do this!
Object of the game:
Like the Boat Race mini-game, be the first to cross the finish line.
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9. UNLOCKING THE MINIGAMES
Unlocking the mini-games is actually quite simple. To unlock each of the
mini-games, do the following.
USSAL CRAB RACE:
Retreive the Toa Stone, and talk to the guy past the cave. One you show it
to him, he'll let you pass. Continue northwest, and talk to another guy
there. He'll make you play the Ussal Crab Race, therefore unlocking the
mini-game.
BOAT RACE:
After you play the Ussal Crab Race, continue along the path. After passing
all the enemies, talk to the guy blocking the bridge to Ga-Koro. After
talking to him, he'll make you play the Boat Race mini-game, which also
will unlock it.
KOLI FOOTBALL:
After defeating the Scorpion, you'll *poof* back to the village. Someone
will now tell you that you are able to journey on to the next village.
Continue northwest, and talk to the guy who is blocking your path again. You
will now play Koli Football, and now you be able to access this mini-game in
the mini-game section on the homepage.
KEWA BIRD RIDING:
This one is unlocked almost right after the Koli Football mini-game! After
the guy moves, enter Le-Koro. Use the launcher to jump the gap, and talk to
the guy over there. When he finishes talking, continue up, and hide behind
the large rock. A bird will come towards you. Hit the rider off the bird
with your launcher, and hop on the bird. You will now play the Kewa Bird
Riding mini-game, and also unlock it.
SNOWBALL FIGHT:
After you retrieve the fourth Toa Stone, head to the village, and you'll be
able to continue your journey. Begin to go northeast, only to be stopped
again, and play another minigame. The mini-game you play this time will be
the Snowball Fight, which will be unlocked after you play it.
LAVA SURFING:
When you enter Ta-Koro, you'll be stopped by guards. Go into the house on
your right (because that's the only place you can go) and talk to the guy
with the red staff. He then offers to help you find the final Toa Stone,
but only if you help him find the antidote to purify the wells. Get the
lavaboard to your right, and read the sign. After reading it, you'll play
and unlock the final stage.
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10. CHEATS TO UNLOCK MINI-GAMES
CAUTION: Only read this section if you want to know the cheats to unlock the
mini-games.
If you don't want to go through all that trouble unlocking the mini-games in
story mode, enter these codes as your name:
USSAL CRAB RACE:
8MR472
BOAT RACE:
9MA268
KOLI FOOTBALL:
5MG834
KEWA BIRD RIDING:
3LT154
SNOWBALL FIGHT:
V33673
LAVA SURFING:
4CR487
If you read this when you didn't want to, I already warned you twice lol.
Just try to forget about it if you did.
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11. CLOSING
Thank you for reading my FAQ! I hope you learned a lot about this game.
Although mose people think this game is terrible, I believe it is actually
quite good. Don't sell this game, because it is challenging, and has some
cool twists to it.
It took awhile to make this FAQ, but it finally paid off. I am satisfied
with my work. My descriptions were good, and I hope you can understand what
I told you about the mini-games.
Once again, thank you for reading my FAQ. May we meet again!
^^^^^SpikeDragon^^^^^
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12. CREDITS
I'd like to thank the Saffire and the Lego Media for making this game.
I loved this game and it's twists, and am currently waiting for more
of your games, or some of your sequels.
I'd like to thank GameFAQs for being such a great website, and also for
posting my FAQ here.
I want to thank CJayC and Sailor Bacon for doing such a great job, and being
such fantastic administrators. I hope they keep up their good work.
I'd like to thank LightAngelTora for inspiring me to make FAQs, and for being
so nice to me. I hope she gets more FAQs in, for i'll still be learning from
her!
I want to give a quick thanks to my mom, for buying me this game online. She
is awesome, and is very nice.
Lastly, I'd like to thank you for reading my FAQ. I hope this helps you in
this game a lot, and I hope you come to read more of my FAQs some time.
Until next time!
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LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO
You may NOT post this FAQ on other websites. If you take my credit, it is a
violation of copyright, and you will be caught. No posting this FAQ on other
public websites, either.
If you would like to psot this FAQ on your websites, only do so with my
permission.
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