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THIS GAME PAK WILL WORK ONLY WITH THE GAME BOY ®
ADVANCE, GAME BOY ® MICRO, OR NINTENDO DS TM VIDEO
GAME SYSTEMS.
Introduction.................... 2
Getting Started................ 3
Title Screen................... 3
Menu Controls................ 4
Main Menu.................... 5
Gadgets........................ 16
Know Your Blahs............. 17
Limited Warranty............. 18
Customer Support............ 19
Pause Menu................... 5
Playing Phil of the Future... 6 - 7
Controls........................ 8 - 11
LICENSED BY
Mini-Games................... 12 - 15

1. Make sure the POWER switch is OFF.
2. Insert the Phil of the Future Game Pak into the Game Boy ® Advance slot.
3. Turn the POWER switch ON.
NOTE: The Phil of the Future Game Pak is designed for the
Game Boy ® Advance system.
Someone has unleashed a rampaging horde of
Blahs that’s threatening to give all of Pickford a
terminal case of the “whatevers”! Now, using an
awesome arsenal of futuristic gadgets, it’s up to
Phil and his pals Keely and Curtis to vanquish
the Blahs before it’s too late! Along the way,
they’ll collect incredible weapon upgrades,
play totally kickin’ mini-games and, just maybe,
help Phil’s dad re-build his Time Machine!
When the title screen appears,
press START to continue to the
Main Menu screen.

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3-Player Game
4-Player Game
L Button
+Control Pad
SELECT
+Control Pad
A Button
B Button
R Button
A Button
B Button
START
GAME BOY ® ADVANCE SP
Highlight menu options
Select option
Return to the previous screen
Use +Control Pad Up and Down to highlight New Game, Continue,
Options and Credits. Press the A Button to select.
New Game
Start a new adventure from the beginning.
Continue
Load your Saved Game here. The game saves automatically at the end of each mission.
Options
Turn Background Music On or Off or clear a saved game.
Credits
Find out who created this awesome Phil of the Future game.
Press START to pause the game and view the current Mission Briefing,
check the current Mission Objectives. To leave the mission, push the
B Button then select yes or no.

Current Character
Displays the character
you’re controlling.
Gadgets
Shows which Gadget Phil
currently has selected.
Gadget Swap
Select one of Phil’s amazing
futuristic gadgets.
Energy
Displays how much
Energy the current
character has left.
Outfit Colors
Displays which four
Accessory Colors
Keely currently
has equipped.
Accessory Swap
Choose one of Keely’s stylin’ Accessories.
Character Swap
Switch between characters.

Shared Controls
These control functions apply when playing as Phil, Keely or Curtis.
+Control Pad Up
+Control Pad Down
Climb up ladders. Move into a background exit.
Climb down ladders, crouch.
Use Phil’s Future-Tech Gadgets to open locks,
enhance his vision, walk on thin air and other
way cool stuff!
+Control Pad Left
Move left.
+Control Pad Right
A Button
Move right.
Jump.
B Button
Tap to fire the Capturator.
Activate Lock-It-Izer mini-game when in front
of Lock-It-Izer.
Phil, Keely and Curtis all have different skills to handle different challenges.
To switch between them, you will either need to find a Transplacer location or,
later in the game, use your Portable Transplacer
L Button
(On Transplacer)
L Button
(With Portable Transplacer)
A Button
Switch character when standing on a Transplacer spot.
Press and hold to open the Character Switch Menu.
Press the A Button to select the character.
Jump Jump
+Control Pad Down
R Button
Scoop up Blahs.
Toggle to open the Gadget Switch Menu.

Keely’s Spotlight Outfit has enough capturating
firepower to handle major Blah infestations.
Be on the lookout to collect different outfit colors!
Curtis will avoid enemies, but when you need to access
hard to reach areas, this guy is the man… er, caveman…
to call!
+Control Pad
B Button
Shoot up, left, right and down.
Hold: Charge up Music Notes.
Hold: Force targeted Blahs to dance.
+Control Pad Up
+Control Pad Down
Pull up when hanging from ledge or
to climb ladder.
Drop down from Monkey Bars or
from a ledge.
R Button
Open Outfit Switch Menu
+Control Pad Left
Move left on Monkey Bars.
A Button
Jump
+Control Pad Right
Move right on Monkey Bars.
A Button
Jump. And make Curtis ricochet off
a wall if pressed after jumping into it.
Press repeatedly to jump up walls.

Laser Ball
To get Lloyd to assemble a new futuristic gadget,
Phil must first play him in a fast-paced game of
Laser Ball in the backyard of the Diffy house.
Gadge-O-Matic
After playing a game of Laser Ball (see page 12), Phil gains
access to the Gadge-O-Matic , where he can assemble cool
new gadgets. Just guide the beam through all the gadget
parts and then to the exit node and… presto!
+Control Pad
Move left or right.
+Control Pad
Move the highlighted location up,
down, left or right.
A Button
Serve and hit ball.
A Button
Place or remove a reflector.
START
Pause or quit Laser Ball mini-game.
R Button
Rotate the reflector right.
L Button
Rotate the reflector left.
START
Pause or quit Gadge-O-Matic mini-game.

Lock-It-Izer
To crack locks, Phil uses a Lock-It-Izer that assembles
spikes of various lengths. Increase the size of the spike by
directing it over Energy Pellets. De-Sizers may also be used
to reduce the size of a spike to make it easier to control.
Skyak Shooter
Shoot down flocks of flying Blahs with the hood-mounted
Capturator on your gravity-defying Skyak!
+Control Pad
Move the spike up, down, left and right.
+Control Pad
Move the Skyak up, down, back or forward.
START
Pause or quit Lock-It-Izer mini-game.
A Button
Fire Capturator.
START
Pause or quit Skyak mini-game.

Capturator – Hit Blahs with the Capturator’s beam to melt them.
Then, Phil can scoop ‘em up by pressing +Control Pad Down and
the B Button. Collect different beams to unleash different powers
depending on the Blah you’re fighting.
Wizard – Collect programs for this hand-held unit that lets Phil
shrink, gain traction and hover in the air.
Belt Buckle Emitter – Besides keeping Phil’s pants up, this device
can be equipped to do things like shoot protective gum-bubbles and
morph Phil into Mr. Hackett.
Goggles – Slip these little beauties on to see beyond normal human
vision into the spectrums of heat, energy and night vision.
Keely’s Spotlight Outfit – Keely can collect four different types of
Outfit Accessories, each in three colors. Depending on the color
combination, she can fire more Music Notes and do more damage.
Blah – Your basic Blah.
Aggressive Blah – Just what it
sounds like!
Spitting Blah – Timid, but gooey.
Flying Blah – Watch the skies!
Cold Blah – Will chill you out.
Hot Blah – Belches flames!
Shadow Blah – Lurks in the dark.
Phased Blah – This Blah is
outta sight!
Huge Blah – Big trouble!