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Welcome to PureiWeb's Play-Yan user guide! This user guide is for the original Play-Yan.
Great job for getting an original Play-Yan! They're very rare, so treat it like a fragile piece of equipment. Give yourself a very big round of applause! And a pat on the back.
Micros are easy to find.
And, this guide is NOT for the Micro.
Sorry, Micro users!
Anyway... welcome to the beautiful world of Play-Yan!
Oh, and if you have a GameCube and a Game Boy Player, use it to experience the Play-Yan in the fullest detail you can, right on your TV! A tiny screen (like a DS or GBA) just won't do for the full experience!
If only we had a GameCube with a Game Boy Player and the HD upscaler thing... we'd be the first to give the Internet high-quality footage of the original Play-Yan.
We don't have one yet, but there are videos of it working on the Game Boy Player.
Step 1
Do you have a 1GB or less SD card? Good! Let's go to the second and most important step.
Oh, and if you don't have a 1GB card, then get one! If it's more than 1GB, then it may not work.
Having SD Card trouble?
Say cheese!
If you have a camera, use it to format the SD Card.
Play-Yan does not like SD cards that are formatted on a modern Windows 10 computer. We tried everything, and he still would not accept it. Until we put the SD card in a digital camera.
Say cheese, Play-Yan!
We're sure that a Windows XP computer with an SD card reader will work.
Oh hey, it works! The camera we used was a Kid Tough Digital Camera. Even though it's a camera for little kids, it does an excellent job on formatting an SD Card for use with the Play-Yan.
Also, it takes some great photos!
Maybe a modern digital camera will work! Just tell us over on the Send to PureiWeb page, and we may add your info in!
Step 2
Get some songs! In MP3 format, obviously!
Play-Yan does not like WAV, FLAC, or any other file format. It just won't work. Try this file here.
Step 3
Put the MP3 on the SD card! Will it play? Boot it up and find out!
If the file does not show up, make sure it's an MP3 file, then try again. Repeat Step 2 if you have trouble.
Step 4
Enjoy the Play-Yan experience! Here's some things you can do:
1. Press the A button to the beat of the music. Play-Yan will dance, and everything on the stairs will follow along as well! It won't work on very slow songs or songs with a swing rhythm.
2. Press the up and down buttons on the D-Pad while holding the L shoulder button. This is a bass booster! But it really doesn't boost the bass. It does, however, make the song sound different. And for some songs, it will distort a little bit. But not enough to call it earrape, like in your favorite memes!
3. Press the L and R shoulder buttons together. It will count down from 3. The screen turns off, but the music still keeps on playing!
REMEMBER!!
The Play-Yan will work with ANY Game Boy Advance system, the original DS, DS Lite, and Game Boy Player. The Play-Yan will not work on an emulator since there's no way to make a "virtual" SD Card yet. Oh, if we could code and hack... we'd make a great little ROM hack for the people to emulate!
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