Once you have pushed the joystick to the left, and pressed the Rotating Button to confirm that you want to play in Adventure Mode, the three-script text Renshū sutēji wo purei shimasu ka? (練習ステージをプレイしますか?) will be displayed upon the screen and you will have twenty seconds to select either Hai (はい) or Īe (いいえ) by pushing the joystick up and down and pressing the Rotating Button to confirm your choice; if you select the former, the game will proceed to the Practice Ocean, but if you select the latter, the game will proceed to the opening cutscene. Therefore, if you have selected the latter, you will have to skip the first section for this page (which obviously pertains to it), and scroll down to the section about the South Pacific Ocean instead.
Practice Ocean
Stage 1
This stage contains seven Red Blocks and one Tai, which is written in Hiragana as たい; the three-script text of Kyūbu wo kuzushite sakana-tachi wo ichibanshita made to otosō. (キューブを崩して魚たちを一番下までと落そう.) will appear on the screen before it starts, and as in Normal Mode, the 3-script text of Shiroku hikatte iru no ga kuzuseru kyūbuda! (白く光っているのがくずせるキューブだ!) will appear on the screen the first time the blocks start flashing to indicate which ones will crack. All you have to do to clear this stage is land a Red Block upon any of the seven existing ones to make them all shatter, and the Tai will jump into the water and swim away.
Stage 2
This stage contains seventeen Red Blocks, three Blue Blocks, and another Tai; and again, the three-script text Kyūbu wo kuzushite sakana-tachi wo ichibanshita made to otosō. (キューブを崩して魚たちを一番下までと落そう.) will appear on the screen before it starts. The best way to clear this is to land a Red Block upon any of the seven top ones to make all of them crack, or shatter in the case of the two already-cracked ones, then land a Blue Block on either of the two now-exposed ones to make all three of them shatter, and the Tai will jump into the water and swim away - the game will now proceed to that opening cutscene, described in the next section.
1st Ocean: South Pacific Ocean (南太平洋, lit. Minamitaiheiyō)
Stage 1
This stage contains six Blue Blocks, four Red Blocks, four Green Blocks, one Cyan Block and a third Tai; the bonus timer starts at 12000, and the best way to clear it is to land a Blue or Red Block on one of the existing ones to make them all crack (or shatter, in the case of the already-cracked ones), then land a Green Block on one of the existing ones, to make them all shatter. The Tai will then jump into the water and swim away - and you will then receive your amount of remaining bonus time in 100-point increments.
Stage 2
This stage contains nine Red Blocks, six Cyan Blocks, five Green Blocks, and a fourth Tai; the bonus timer starts at 13000, and the best way to clear it is to land a Cyan Block on one of the two uncovered existing ones to make them all crack (or shatter), then land a single Green Block on the now-uncovered one to make them all crack (or shatter); the already-cracked Cyan Block that the Tai is standing on will then land on the one below it, causing both of them to shatter. The Tai will then jump into the water and swim away - and you'll then receive your amount of remaining bonus time in 100-point increments. There is now only one more stage to go.
Stage 3
This stage contains six Blue Blocks, six Red Blocks, six Green Blocks and a fifth Tai; the bonus timer starts at 14000, and the best way to clear it is to land a Blue Block upon either side of the screen (uncovered) then land a second Blue Block on it to make them (and the three existing ones next to them) crack; you will then have to land another Blue Block on them, to make them shatter, and land a Green Block on either side of the screen (uncovered). You'll then have to land another Green Block on it to make them (and the two existing ones next to them) crack and a third Green Block on them to make them shatter - and the four existing Red Blocks above them will then fall down onto each other, and shatter, but you will still have to land a fourth Green Block on either side of the screen (uncovered), then land a fifth Green Block on it, to make these (and the three existing ones next to them) crack, with a sixth one to make them shatter. You will then have to land a fourth Blue Block on either side of that screen (uncovered), then land a fifth Blue Block on it, to make these (and the three existing ones next to them) crack, with a sixth one to make them shatter; the Tai will then jump down into the water and swim away, and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time, in 100-point increments.
To use the Tai No Kagayaku Uroko in the next ocean, push the joystick up and press the Rotating Button; once you do so, the Katakana/Hiragana text Minto ha tai no kagayaku uroko wo tsukatta! (ミントはたいのかがやくうろこをつかった!) will appear upon the screen, and all except the bottom two rows of blocks will be shattered. However, it can only be used in the next ocean and it can only be used on one occasion so you must save it for an emergency.
2nd Ocean: North Pacific Ocean (北太平洋, lit. Kitataiheiyō)
Stage 1
This stage contains seven Red Blocks, eight Green Blocks, nine Blue Blocks, three Cyan Blocks and one Ankō (written in Hiragana as あんこう); the best way to clear it is to land a Red Block upon one of the four existing uncovered ones to make them shatter, then land a Blue Block on one of the six existing now-uncovered ones to make them crack. You will now have to land another Blue Block on them, to make them shatter, then land another Red Block on the right side of the Ankō - and once you have dropped a third Red Block on it and made them shatter, the Ankō will jump into the water and swim away, and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time, which starts at 14000, in 100-point increments. It's also worth noting that this second ocean is comprised of five stages.
Stage 2
This stage contains: ten Red Blocks, ten Magenta Blocks, fifteen Blue Blocks, five Green Blocks (and two more Ankō); the best way to clear it is to land a Red Block upon one of the two uncovered existing ones to make all five of them crack (and shatter), then land a Blue Block upon the now-uncovered existing one, to make all six of them crack and shatter. You will then have to land a Magenta Block (upon the now-uncovered one), to make all six of them crack and shatter - and the first Ankō will then jump into the water and swim away. But your stage is not over yet; you will then have to land another Blue Block on one of the two other uncovered existing ones to make all six of them crack and shatter, then land a Green Block on one of the two now-uncovered existing ones to make all six of them crack and shatter. You will then have to land another Red Block upon the other now-uncovered existing one to make all six of them crack and shatter - and the second Ankō will then jump into the water and swim away, and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time, which starts at 13000 in 100-point increments. This is also the first stage to feature multiple sea creatures.
Stage 3
This stage contains four Green Blocks, four Blue Blocks, five Metal Blocks, two Red Blocks and a fourth Ankō; the best way to clear it is to land a Green Block on one of the two uncovered existing ones (to make them crack), then land another Green Block on them to make them shatter. You will then have to land a Blue Block on one of the two existing uncovered ones, to make them crack, then land another Blue Block upon them to make them shatter - and you will then have to land a Red Block on top of the now-uncovered (indestructible) Metal Block, then land another Red Block on it to make all four of them crack (and shatter). The Ankō will then jump into the water and swim away, and you'll receive your amount of remaining bonus time (starting at 10000), in 100-point increments.
Stage 4
This stage contains twenty-four Cyan Blocks, sixteen Red Blocks, eight Blue Blocks and a fifth Ankō; the best way to clear this is to land a Cyan Block on one of those seven uncovered ones, to make them all crack and shatter, then land a Red Block on one of the five uncovered ones, to make them all crack and shatter, then land a Blue Block on one of the three uncovered ones to make them all crack and shatter. The Ankō will then jump into the water, and swim away, and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time (which starts at 5000), in 100-point increments - and it is also worth noting that there is only one more stage left for this ocean.
Stage 5
This stage contains: three indestructible Metal Blocks, seven Green Blocks, three Blue Blocks, four Red Blocks, three Cyan Blocks, and a sixth Ankō; the best way to clear this is to land a Green Block upon one of the four uncovered existing ones to make them all shatter, then land a Blue Block on either side of the three existing ones. You will then have to land another Blue Block on it to make them all crack and shatter, then land a Cyan Block on either side of the screen - and, once you have landed another Cyan Block on it to make them all crack and shatter, the Ankō will jump into the water and swim away, and you'll receive your amount of remaining bonus time, which starts out at 12000, in 100-point increments. You'll now be treated to the game's second end-of-ocean cutscene:
To use the Ankō No Hatsu Koi in the next ocean, push the joystick up and press the Rotating Button; once you've done so, the Katakana/Hiragana text Minto ha ankō no hatsu koi kitsukatta! (ミントはあんこうのはつこいきつかった!) will appear on screen, and only one block will fall from the top of the screen instead of three for the remainder of the current stage. However, it can again only be used once in the next ocean so you must save it for an emergency.
3rd Ocean: South Atlantic Ocean (南大西洋, lit. Minamitaiseiyō)
Stage 1
This stage contains seven Red Blocks, nine Blue Blocks, seven Green Blocks, six Cyan Blocks and one Manbō (written in Hiragana as まんぼう); the best way to clear it is to land a Red Block on one of the six uncovered existing ones to make them crack, then land another Red Block on them (to make them shatter). You will then have to land a Blue Block upon one of those eight now-uncovered existing ones, to make them crack, then land another Blue Block upon them to make them shatter - and you will then have to land a Green Block upon one of the four now-uncovered existing ones (to make them crack), then land another Green Block upon them, to make them shatter. You will then have to land a Cyan Block upon one of the four now-uncovered existing ones to make them crack, then land another Cyan Block on them (to make them shatter); the Manbō will then jump into the water and swim away, and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time (which starts at 9000) in 100-point increments. He will also just say "....." when saved.
Stage 2
This stage contains seven Red Blocks, thirteen Green Blocks, seven Cyan Blocks, six Blue Blocks and another Manbō; the best way to clear it is to land a Red Block on one of the six existing uncovered ones to make them all crack (and shatter), then land a Green Block on one of the two (now-uncovered) existing ones to make them all crack (and shatter). You will then have to land a Cyan Block on the now-uncovered existing one to make them all shatter - and the Manbō will then jump into the water and swim away (and say "....."), and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time (which begins at 8000) in 100-point increments.
Stage 3
This stage contains: six Red Blocks, six Blue Blocks, twenty-four Metal Blocks, three Cyan Blocks, and a third Manbō; the best way to clear it is to land a Blue Block on one of the two uncovered existing ones to make them shatter, then land a Red Block on one of the three uncovered ones to make them shatter. You'll now have to land a Cyan Block on the now-uncovered existing one to make it shatter - and the Manbō will then jump into the water, and swim away, and you will receive your amount of remaining bonus time (which starts at 7000) in 100-point increments. It is also worth noting that the next stage looks like Blinky from the Pac-Man series.
Stage 4
This stage contains forty-two Red Blocks, ten Cyan Blocks, three Blue Blocks and two more Manbō; the best way to clear this is to land a Red Block on one of the seven uncovered existing ones to make them crack, then land another Red Block on them to make them shatter. You will then have to land two Cyan Blocks upon two of those now-uncovered existing ones to make them crack and shatter, and land two Blue Blocks in the spaces between the three existing ones - and once you have landed a third Blue Block on them to make them all crack (and shatter), both of the Manbō will jump into the water and swim away, as you receive a 7650-point bonus (Namco's goroawase number), and your amount of remaining bonus time (which begins at 10000), in 100-point increments.
Stage 5
This stage contains eleven Metal Blocks, five Green Blocks, four Cyan Blocks, five Magenta Blocks, three Blue Blocks, five Red Blocks and two more Manbō; the best way to clear this is to land a Green Block on the uncovered existing one to make them all crack (and shatter), then land a Red Block in that space they have left behind. Once you have landed another Red Block on it to make them all crack (and shatter), both of the Manbō will jump into the water and swim away as you receive another 7650-point bonus (Namco's goroawase number), and your amount of remaining bonus time (which starts at 8000), in 100-point increments.
To use the Manbō No Utata Ne in the next ocean, push the joystick up and press the Rotating Button; once you've done so, the Katakana/Hiragana text Minto ha manbō no utata ne wo tsukatta! (ミントはまんぼうのうたたねをつかった!) will appear upon the screen, and the stage will be returned to its original state, but with all the blocks cracked. However, it can once again only be used on one occasion in the next ocean so you must save it for an emergency.