Barbie Super Model
FAQ
Copyright 2004, Apathetic Aardvark Email: sinenomine@gmail.com
All rights reserved Version 1.0 12/23/2004
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Index/Table of Contents
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Disclaimer.........................................................i
How to play/FAQ....................................................ii
Credits............................................................iii
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i) Disclaimer (Legal stuff)
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Copyright 2004, Apathetic Aardvark
Have you played Barbie Super Model?
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addition, a terrible curse will be placed upon you and any subsequent
generations of your family.
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ii) How to Play / FAQ
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1) Setting up the Game
2) The Outdoor Levels
3) Model Shows
4) Bonus/Special Levels
--- 1) Setting up the Game ---
Barbie: Super Model is for one or two players. If two players play, the higher
score will win... joy.
Barbie: Super Model has three modes of play.
The first is Free Play, a mode in which you can dress Barbie up in one of
several outfits and then do her makeup in various ways. After she is ready,
you get to do a quick model routine in which you can not possibly mess any
thing up. This mode seems rather pointless, unless you are into the whole
design your own Barbie fad. This mode is the only mode limited to one player.
The second mode of play is Junior Super Model. This mode offers every aspect
of the game as the third mode, but at a greatly reduced difficulty level.
Essentially, everything moves much slower and some hazards do not exist in this
mode. Again, I see no point in doing this mode as the game is not particularly
challenging if you are over the age of seven.
The final mode is Super Model. This is the only difficulty I recommend anyone
play the game on. Hazards move fast enough where you may actually have to move
out of instinct, rather than a deliberated evasion plan.
--- 2) The Outdoor Levels ---
There are four levels, each one has two halves. One half of the level Barbie
moves right, the other half she moves left. Between each half is a practice
session, where Barbie will learn her dance routine, which she must perform
after the level. For more information on these routines, please see sub-
section 3, Model Shows. During the course of a level, Barbie can collect
numerous items to improve her score. The most common items are normal stars.
They are worth 25 points each, there are eight of them in the course of a
level. A star with a B [for Barbie!] is worth 50 points. There are four of
these in the level. These points are added after Barbie's dance routine at the
end of a level. A heart with a B inside of it gives Barbie more chances...
think of them as a life bar. When Barbie hits something she should not, she
loses a chance. Lose all your chances and you will never be a super model!
Each level also has a shopping bag and a camera. If collected, these will stop
the game immediately for a Bonus Game, please see sub-section 4 for the
information on them. If not collected, the level will end shortly after it not
allowing Barbie the chance to get 2 normal stars and 1 Barbie star. This can
cut your points in half! Barbie will also get 10 points every so often during
the course of a level.
The controls for the outdoor level are the same in each level. The Up and Down
arrows move Barbie higher or lower on the screen. The A button makes Barbie or
her vehicle of choice move faster. The B button slows her or her vehicle down.
The start button pauses the game and the C button has no apparent use here.
Level 1
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This level takes place on the streets of Hollywood. Barbie is in her pink
Barbie cruiser... racing... up the streets. The only obstacles are other cars.
There are more cars, and they move faster in Super Model mode. It is probably
best to just speed your way through this level, though, with the mass of other
cars, you may not be able to see/get some stars for Barbie! Oh noes! With the
exception of one car, they all go straight ahead at a very slow pace. They
also stop at most intersections, so you may need to squeeze between them!
Level 2
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Barbie's sitting around on the beach in her swimwear thinking that roller
skating up and down the beach will somehow help her become a model. The beach
offers a much greater challenge than cruising in her car. The sidewalk line
for example, is not a straight edge. Do not skate too close to it, or you
might trip on an area which jags out! Also, crazy pedestrians like to walk all
over the place, especially on Super Model mode. A run in with them could
permanently damage Barbie's great looks. Slow moving birds and frisbees also
try to knock Barbie down. Perhaps the most embarrassing enemy of the level...
bouncing beach balls! I do not know about you, but I would think even Barbie
could shrug off the fearsome fury of the slow moving beach ball. To be honest,
the frisbees may well be the hardest "enemy" in the game as sometimes it is
difficult to figure out what trajectory they are on due to the perspective of
the game.
Level 3
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While at a pleasant ski resort, Barbie remembers that her figure requires
exercise to maintain. Thus, she walks around the icy paths of the resort. It
is not going to be an easy walk though, crazy kids on sleds will attempt to mow
Barbie down. The afore mentioned sheets of ice will provide many grounds for
Barbie to slip and break her neck. Other people walking may also collide with
Barbie. Worst of all, snowballs, on Super Model mode, will be thrown at Barbie
from either the top of the bottom of the screen. Like frisbees, they are hard
to get a clear trajectory on. Unlike frisbees, they actually move somewhat
fast. Can Barbie avoid this gauntlet of death and make it to her third model
show?!
Level 4
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Ah, the relaxing atmosphere of riding a bicycle through a park. This level is
easier than the last, but it is no walk in the park.... it is a bicycle ride!
Ha, ha. Anyway, this level has the typical people walking and running along.
There are also birds which may attempt to kamikaze Barbie. The evil frisbees
have returned, but they tend to fly in straight lines coming from ahead of
Barbie in this level, making them much easier to avoid than the ones in level
two. Also, once the frisbee is on the ground and no longer moving, running
them over will not harm Barbie. The bike, much like the car from the first
level, is a very large and bulky target. Unlike the first level, things may
hit you in this one, as opposed to you running into them. Just be aware of
that, I doubt anything will hit you though.
--- 3) Model Shows ---
At the end of the first half of any level, Barbie will be in a practice room.
There are four stars, each with one of the A, B, or C buttons on them. Hit the
corresponding button when you walk onto that star. Memorize the pattern of
four buttons. Once you have it down, hit start. This will take you to the
second half of the level. Once the second half is complete, Barbie will be in
the real show! There are no letters on the stars this time, but the actions
you must accomplish were the letters on the stars in the practice room. For
each move you get correct, 50 more points to Barbie's score! There is no
penalty for being wrong. If you sit and do nothing long enough, the next level
will automatically begin. Barbie's model attire is related to the level which
she is in. For example, bathing suits for the beach level, coats for the ski
resort level.
Also, when the Model Show is done, Barbie's score for the entire level will be
added up.
--- 4) Bonus/Special Levels ---
There are two types of bonus levels in Barbie: Super Model. They are available
in every single level and may be repeated in every level. The first half of
every level is the Shopping Bag Bonus, the second half is the Camera bonus.
Shopping Bag Bonus - This bonus can be picked up at the first half of any
level. After passing by two stars and one Barbie star, the shopping bag will
be the next object you can pick up [excluding chance hearts]. If you fail to
get it, the half of the level will end. If you get it, you will play a mini-
game! Barbie will appear on the cover of a magazine. Remember what her outfit
looks like [though the color is not important]. Barbie will go to a dressing
room. She can try on five outfits, pick the one which was most like the one on
the cover. Remember, the colors do not matter, just the design. You will get
50 points for selecting the correct one. More importantly, you will extend the
length of the first half of the level in hopes of getting two more stars and
one more Barbie star.
Camera Bonus - This is the second half of a level's bonus. It will appear
after two stars and a Barbie star have gone by. If missed, the level will end
and Barbie will be at the model show. If gotten, a picture of Barbie on a
magazine will appear. This picture will be of her face. Pay close attention
to her headwear and earrings. Those are the easy two things. The next three
you need to keep track of are the colors of her eye shadow/liner [whichever it
is which you put on your eyelids], Lipstick and nail polish. This may sound
easy, but it truly is the most difficult part of the game. Here is why, for
the nails and lips in particular, the color choices are several shades or red
and pink. Considering the graphics of the time, the pinks look virtually
identical and it is more or less guess work to determine which one it is.
Also, the earrings can be a pain at times because there are so many choices of
earrings to choose from. You will get 40 bonus points for each of the five
components to her image you get correct, for a total of up to 200 more. About
as important, you can now finish the level with the hopes of getting two more
stars and Barbie star for even more points!
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iii) Credits
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GameFAQs - For hosting
I would also like to thank Barbie and the entities responsible for creating her
allowing me to have some toys which were roughly the same height as my Power
Rangers Megazord when I was younger. This allowed them to have brutal fights
with each other. Oh, and I'd also like to thank them for making this game,
which I actually enjoyed the first time I played it.
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