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LIST OF WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE -- click on the item to go directly to it.
II. 10 Wii Daily Balance Tests
III. Wii Basic Run has 12 Different Routes
IV. Wii Basic Run 15 Easter Eggs Listed and Located
V. Wii Basic Run Routes with all 15 of the Easter Eggs
VI. GUIDES: Getting a different guide to Explore Other Routes and Places
VII. Coping With the Wii Fit; Wii
Fit Problems and Solutions
A. Length of Time to Calibrate is Too Short
For Me
B. Sandbox Mode Would Help Me
C. I Want More Options For Why My Weight Fluctuates
D. Walking Test -- Turn off sound, use music
or rhythm
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I. Introduction to Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus which came out Oct 4, 2009.
I can't believe how much I actually enjoyed the Wii Fit,
and pre-ordered and purchased Wii Fit Plus (disk only), as soon as
I could.
The picture of a person in a Tree Pose certainly didn't interest me.
All these months, I did not buy a Wii Fit, because I was satisfied with
my Jane Fonda Body Sculpting
Exercise Videos and a fantastic Weight Watchers' Scale that measures
weight in tenths of a pound,
plus keeps track of weight lost since the start; distance to
the goal; body fat; BMI; body water; and bone mass.
But, I bought Raving Rabbids and am considering other games that use
the Wii Fit balance board.
(Raving Rabbids is advertised as a game you can play with your butt.)
So, I bought Wii Fit, and am amazed.
The center-fold of the Wii Fit Instruction Manual is a Map of the Basic
Run Island.
The lower left corner has a picture of 6 Nintendo icons, and states,
"Try to find all 15 of these marks
scattered around the island."
I have found and listed all 15 of them.
They are not tricky, like finding a pattern in the cracks of a rock.
They are all actual images, as if they are graffiti or a plastic picture,
painted or leaning against a rock, tree, or building.
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II.
10 Wii Daily Body and Balance Tests
(Wii Fit had 5, and Wii Fit Plus added an addition
5, and renamed one)
Before getting on the board to be weighed and have my straightness measured,
I warm up and practice
the 5 balance tests I have been given.
After being weighed, they ask if I want to end, or continue.
When you continue, they say, "Let's test your physical control with
these
mind and body tests I've chosen just for you!
STEADINESS -- now called STILLNESS stand still and balanced.
at first there is a box with a dot showing your steadiness,
then the box moves and you must keep the dot still.
Then, the dot disappears, and you must still remain still
SINGLE LEG BALANCE Stand on one foot for 30 seconds
The instructions say you can hold onto something or someone until you
improve enough to stand alone.
I cross one foot over the other.
BASIC BALANCE shift weight to right then left, so the red bar
is in the blue area for 3 seconds.
Then, the blue area is lower on the other side, and smaller.
There are 5 different positions
ending with a tiny blue area with your weight equally balanced.
DUAL BALANCE TEST -- Hold the Wii Remote in both hands,
level and straight.
(I press my elbos to my waist for better control.) Then, shify
your balance so it stays
in the blue area for 3 seconds. Like the Basic Balance, the total
weight has to stay
in the area, then, in addition, the remote has to be moved so it aligns
with the area on the screen.
AGILITY TEST Hit and Pop Blue Boxes. Shift weight around,
left, right, front, back, to get
the marker to the blue boxes which pops them.
WALKING TEST take 20 pretend steps, putting the same amount
of weight on each side
for the same amount of time.
PREDICTION -- 60 seconds
Shift your center of balance right or left to avoid hitting walls or
obstacles.
But, you have to look ahead and predict where the obstacles are going
to move to.
JUDGMENT -- If a number is less than the given number, shift your center
of balance
to select it. If not, stay still, and I mean still.
PERIPHERAL VISION -- First, align your balance so the red dot
is in the middle blue circle.
Stand still, and numbers will appear on the screen. While remaining
still and keeping the red
dot in the blue circle, move only the remote so the cursor is on top
of the lowest number,
and press A. Select the numbers in ascending order, from 1 to
10 and press A for each number.
BUT, if you wobble and the red dot goes outside the blue circle, the
numbers disappear, until
you balance the red dot again.
MEMORY TEST -- 25 chances to compare the number in the center
with the number to the right.
If the number to the right of the number in the center is greater,
squat to mash the number ball.
Stay stable, or it will accuse you of squatting. At first, you
can see all the number balls,
but later, they start covering them up, to test your memory of what
the numbers were.
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III.
Wii Fit Training Aerobics Basic Run 12 Different Routes
(Don't forget to see all the sights while bicycling
around the island)
1) Short Person (starts at circle north side of town)
2) Short Person Tan Dog, encountered after tunnel half way
3) Long Person (starts just south of water by falls)
4) Long Person Yellow Dog encountered right after start
5) Long Person White Dog encountered short way south by the river
6) Long Person Bronze Dog encountered at major bridge
7) Island Lap Person (starts in town by the fountain)
8) Island Lap Person Yellow Dog encountered at the start
9) Island Lap Person Yellow Dog Black Dog encountered at edge of town
10) Island Lap Person Yellow Dog Black Dog White Dog encountered behind the town
11) Island Lap Person Bronze Dog encountered on major bridge
12) Island Lap Person Bronze Dog Tan Dog encountered across
little bridge in cavern
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IV. 15 EASTER EGGS DESCRIBED AND LOCATED
1) MARIO ON THE WALL OPENING
2) MARIO ACROSS THE RIVER
3) MARIO ON BUILDING
4) STARMAN STAR ON A TREE
5) MARIO ON BRIDGE
6) MARIO IN TOWN UNDER TREE
7) MARIO ON HOUSE
8) MARIO AGAINST TREE TRUNK
9) LUIGI ON FOUNTAIN
10) MARIO IN FRONT OF TREE TRUNK
11) MARIO INSIDE MOUNTAIN TUNNEL
12) GOOMBA AFTER TUNNEL, BY CLIFF
13) MARIO ON WINDMILL
14) MEGA MUSHROOM ON THE GRASS
BETWEEN ROCKS
15) KOOPA TROOPA TURTLE BESIDE TUNNEL
SHORT RUN AND ISLAND LAP
1) MARIO ON THE WALL OPENING SHORT RUN --
following Person, near end, left side
On the wall opening on the left, just before entering the circle where
the run ends
ALSO SEEN ISLAND LAP person yellow dog black
dog, 1/8 done, right side,
As you exit the circle, Mario is on the right side of the wall opening.
LONG RUN
2) MARIO ACROSS THE RIVER-- ¼ way left
While running beside the river and looking at the bridge, look to the
left,
on the grassy bank across the river
3) MARIO ON BUILDING Person yellow dog, 3/8 done, on third floor of 4-story building, on upper right
4) STARMAN STAR ON A TREE Person White Dog, 3/8 done,
when dog turns from ocean-side
pavement onto grassy area, in upper middle of screen. at top round
tree, in front of red roof of 4-story building.
At first it looks like it is on the building,
LONG RUN AND ISLAND LAP
5) MARIO ON BRIDGE On the major bridge, after the apex, on the right side, on a red girder
6) MARIO IN TOWN UNDER TREE ISLAND LAP --
Person Yellow Dog, just before end
and couple steps after end of run, right
Just before you go under the banner, Mario is under the tree on the
right of the banner.
After you step under the banner, you can see him for a second before
a man blocks the view.
ALSO SEEN ON LONG RUN, following yellow dog
as he jumps from circle onto plaza
north of arch and fountain. Mario is straight ahead under tree,
at middle trunk
ALSO SEEN ON ISLAND LAP, following the yellow
dog
7) MARIO ON HOUSE ISLAND LAP -- Person Yellow
Dog, before ¼ mark, right then left side
At the houses and road, second house from right, Mario on side of house
ALSO SEEN ISLAND LAP Person Yellow Dog Black Dog,
after ¼ mark, on the left side,
second house in after a road
ALSO SEEN ON LONG RUN, following Yellow Dog,
after 5/8 mark, houses on left side,
second house in after the road has Mario on its right wall
ISLAND LAP
8) MARIO ON TREE following Person, after 5/8 of the lap,
left side
Before the tunnel that has windmills on the other side,
Two trees on the left, with Mario under the right tree, nearest the
road/ against cliff
9) LUIGI ON FOUNTAIN following Person, near the end, on
left side, Luigi is the top/middle of the fountain.
ALSO SEEN following White Dog, almost 1/2 and after 5/8
done
10) MARIO IN FRONT OF TREE TRUNK Person
Yellow Dog, just after ½ mark, left side
ALSO SEEN Person Yellow Dog Black Dog,
just before ¾ mark, left side
After a dark tree is a medium/light green tree. Mario is in front
of the tree trunk,
Before you get to the cliffs on the right side
11) MARIO INSIDE MOUNTAIN TUNNEL following Bronze
Dog, almost ¾ way, left side
Near exit of Mountain Tunnel going the opposite way that the Person
goes,
You can see the end of the tunnel, look left and he is by the columns
12) GOOMBA AFTER TUNNEL, BY CLIFF Person
Yellow Dog , right side
AND Person Yellow Dog Black Dog, right side
Immediately after the small tunnel, on the right, you can see him before
you exit the tunnel
and get into the sunlight
13) MARIO ON WINDMILL Person Black Dog White Dog,
almost 7/8 done,
first in the center then the right. The far left windmill by
the grass.
14) MEGA MUSHROOM ON THE GRASS BETWEEN
ROCKS ISLAND LAP
Person Bronze Dog on Major Bridge ¼ done, on
left
You are running on grass (not path), just before going under mossy
rock bridge
15) KOOPA TROOPA TURTLE BESIDE TUNNEL
-- ISLAND LAP --
Person -- Bronze Dog acquired on Major Bridge -- After the finish,
looking ahead, past yourself
After finishing and going under the banner, the camera pans around.
First, at eye level, you see yourself
celebrating by jumping with your arms up -- the camera is on your face,
and right behind you, on the rock
is the turtle, on the right side of the tunnel.
Then, as the camera pans around, from the helicopter view, you can
still see the turtle.
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V.
EASTER EGGS FOUND ON THE 12 INDIVIDUAL
ROUTES
MOST OFTEN SEEN during the long and island run:
MARIO ON THE MAJOR BRIDGE just after the
apex, on the right side, on a red girder
ROUTE 1) Short Run Person (starts at circle north side of town)
MARIO ON THE WALL OPENING -- near end,
left side
On the wall opening on the left, just before entering the circle where
the run ends
ROUTE 2) Short Run Person Tan Dog, encountered after tunnel half way
ROUTE 3) Long Person (starts just south of water by falls)
MARIO ACROSS THE RIVER-- ¼ way left
While running beside the river and looking at the bridge, look to the
left,
on the grassy bank across the river
MARIO ON THE MAJOR BRIDGE just after the apex, on the right side, on a red girder
ROUTE 4) Long Person Yellow Dog encountered right after start
MARIO IN TOWN UNDER TREE almost 1/4
done, following yellow dog as he
jumps from circle onto plaza north of arch and fountain.
Mario is straight ahead under tree, at middle trunk
MARIO ON BUILDING IN TOWN 3/8 done, on third floor of 4-story building, on upper right
MARIO ON HOUSE About 5/8 done, on left.
At the houses and road, second house from right, Mario on side of house,
after 5/8 mark, houses are on the left side, with Mario on the right
wall
ROUTE 5) Long Person White Dog encountered short way south by the river
STARMAN STAR ATOP A TREE 3/8 done, when
dog turns from ocean-side pavement onto
grassy area, in upper middle of screen. at top round tree, in front
of red roof of 4-story building.
At first it looks like it is on the building.
LUIGI ON FOUNTAIN Almost 1/2 done and after 5/8, Luigi is the top/middle of the fountain.
ROUTE 6) Long Person Bronze Dog encountered at major bridge
MARIO ACROSS THE RIVER-- ¼ way left
While running beside the river and looking at the bridge, look to the
left,
on the grassy bank across the river
MARIO ON THE MAJOR BRIDGE just after the apex, on the right side, on a red girder
ROUTE 7) Island Lap Person (starts in town by the fountain)
MARIO ON THE MAJOR BRIDGE just after the apex, on the right side, on a red girder
MARIO AGAINST CLIFF after 5/8 of the lap, left side
Before the tunnel that has windmills on the other side,
Two trees on the left, with Mario under the right tree, nearest the
road/ against cliff
LUIGI ON FOUNTAIN near the end, on left side, Luigi is the top/middle of the fountain.
ROUTE 8) Island Lap Person Yellow Dog encountered at the start
MARIO ON HOUSE before ¼ mark, right then
left side
At the houses and road, second house from right, Mario on side of house
GOOMBA AFTER TUNNEL, BY CLIFF right
side
Immediately after the small tunnel, on the right, you can see him before
you exit the tunnel and get into the sunlight
MARIO IN FRONT OF TREE TRUNK just after ½ mark, left side
MARIO IN TOWN UNDER TREE just before
end and couple steps after end of run, right
Just before you go under the banner, Mario is under the tree on the
right of the banner. After you step
under the banner, you can see him for a second before a man blocks
the view.
ROUTE 9) Island Lap Person Yellow Dog Black Dog encountered at edge of town
MARIO ON THE WALL OPENING 1/8 done, right
side,
As you exit the circle, Mario is on the right side of the wall opening.
MARIO IN FRONT OF TREE TRUNK
just before ¾ mark, left side
After a dark tree is a medium/light green tree. Mario is in front
of the tree trunk,
Before you get to the cliffs on the right side
MARIO ON HOUSE At the houses and road, second house from
right, Mario on side of house,
at the ¼ mark, on the left side, second house to the left, after
a road
GOOMBA AFTER TUNNEL, BY CLIFF right side
Immediately after the small tunnel, on the right, you can see him before
you exit the tunnel and get into the sunlight
ROUTE 10) Island Lap Person Yellow Dog Black Dog -- White Dog encountered behind the town
MARIO IN TOWN UNDER TREE (TWICE) 1/4 done
and almost ½ done on left, following dog
as he jumps from circle onto plaza north of arch and fountain.
Mario is straight ahead under tree, at middle trunk
LUIGI ATOP FOUNTAIN (TWICE) on left, after ¼ lap and ½ done
MARIO ON WALL OPENING 3/8 done, on left,
entering grassy circle enclosed by wall
MARIO ON HOUSE (TWICE) ¾ done
MARIO ON WINDMILL in the center then right, 7/8 done
at the bottom of the windmill, by the grass
ROUTE 11) Island Lap Person Bronze Dog encountered on major bridge
MARIO ON BRIDGE just after reaching the apex, Mario is on the right
MEGA MUSHROOM ON THE GRASS BETWEEN ROCKS
¼ done, on left
You are running on grass (not path), just before going under mossy
rock bridge
MARIO INSIDE MOUNTAIN TUNNEL almost ¾
way, left side
Near exit of Mountain Tunnel going the opposite way that the Person
goes,
You can see the end of the tunnel, look left and he is by the columns
KOOPA TROOPA TURTLE BESIDE TUNNEL -- After the
finish, ahead and to the right
After finishing and going under the banner, the camera pans around.
First, at eye level, you see yourself
celebrating by jumping with your arms up -- the camera is on your face,
and right behind you, on the rock
is the turtle, on the right side of the tunnel.
Then, as the camera pans around, from the helicopter view, you can
still see the turtle.
ROUTE 12) Island Lap Person Bronze Dog Tan Dog encountered across little bridge in cavern
MARIO ON BRIDGE just after reaching the apex, Mario is on the right
MEGA MUSHROOM ON THE GRASS BETWEEN
ROCKS ¼ done, on left
You are running on grass (not path), just before going under mossy
rock bridge
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VI. GUIDES: Getting a different guide to Explore Other Routes and Places
Your human or dog guide will have a gold pointer over his head.
Ordinarily, if you run too fast or pass your guide, you will get a
written warning,
AND the game will trip you, so you fall down.
But, when a dog barks and passes you,
you can speed past your current guide, and you will be told to follow
the new dog.
That new dog will jump with glee, and have a pointer over his head.
He is your new guide.
HINT: Instead of running really fast, you can jiggle and bounce
the remote, momentarily,
until you pass your old guide and have the new dog as a guide.
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VII. Coping With The
Wii Fit;
Wii Fit Problems and Solutions
Issue 1: Length of Time to Calibrate Is Too Short
So, Wii Fit tells me to turn on the Balance Board and step off.
Then, when it tells me to step on, it tells me I am fidgeting, and
to step off...
I had to do that 4 times when I first tried it -- and even today, it happened.
It takes me time to look at my feet and arrange them to the best position,
then I need to stand straight, and adjust my head, shoulders, hips,
and
feel the weight on my heels, balls of my feet, and big toes.
BEEP -- took too long.
Today, I thought I would outsmart it, and put a 15 pound box on it,
so I
could continue to play. But, after I logged in as a guest and
got the box accepted,
the board considered my weight at 15 pounds, and my slightest movement
sent the image of my Mii way off balance. This was really clear
when I did the
"soccer heading".
Before, I have set the Balance Board closer to the TV or a wall, to
quicken my
balance state. Once, I brought in a shopping cart that has a
higher handle,
and put weight in it, so I could hold onto it, while getting on the
board.
Today, when I decided on the optimal placement of my feet, I painted
the area on the Balance Board, around my big toes !!!
TO NINTENDO WII: Maybe the next version of Wii Fit
could have a longer
period for calibration; a place to select a longer calibration period;
or
have it so that after you are situated on the board, you press the
A button.
Issue 2: SANDBOX
I use the balance games soccer heading to adjust myself and test out
exercises
and moves. I would like a "sandbox mode" where we could have
the green
calibrating circle on screen for as long as we like.
I put a line between where I place the Balance Board and the middle
of my TV.
I marked the center of the Wii Sensor. I put a piece of tape
behind the TV, so
I have something to focus on when I am keeping my balance.
Then, I put a mirror behind the TV, to check my posture.
BUT, because I am left handed and right eyed, I have to see the center
of
my face a few inches to the left of the center line. So, I would
like to
have the sandbox to play in.
Issue 4: WHY DID YOUR WEIGHT FLUCTUATE
?
I would like more reasons or "other". Maybe I drank water or
ate !
A simple cup of 8 oz. of water is half a pound.
Maybe the reason for the weight fluctuation is that it is a different
time of day,
and my body goes through normal fluctuations every day.
Between bedtime and morning, I lose 2 pounds.
Every morning I try to get up, use the restroom, and weigh myself.
But, I should not have to have that much of a hassle with the Wii Fit
--
when none of its reasons for the weight fluctuation are my reason.
We need "other".
Issue 5: Walking Test gives me from 29 to 100 percent.
I turn off the sound, so their noises do not disturb me.
I turn on my keyboard for rhythm, tap my foot to my leg, so it
registers that all my weight is on one foot, and other tricks.
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The End