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Therefore if you read this document or use the information herein you do so at your own risk. ********* The Project 64 etext of the ~Sports World '88 manual (Tag Team Wrestling, 4th & Inches, Snooker & Pool, Go for the Gold, Hardball, Water Polo, 10th Frame, and Leader Board)~, converted to etext by Martin Brunner . SW8840.TXT, May 1998, etext #353#. This replaces SW8830.TXT with the addition of "10th Frame" and "Leader Board". ********* ******************** * Sports World '88 * ******************** LOADING INSTRUCTIONS ==================== CBM 64/128 Cassette Press SHIFT and RUN/STOP keys simultaneously. Press PLAY on your cassette Recorder. CBM 64/128 Disk Type LOAD"*",8,1 and press RETURN. Refer to Disk Labels fpr running order. Cassette users note that each game is loaded individually. So, for example, if you wish to load the second game off side one of the tapes, stop the cassette player once the first game has loaded. Turn off the computer then on again and repeat the loading procedure. You may find it worthwile to make a note of the counter references on the casette player. *********************************************************************** * * * TAG TEAM WRESTLING (tm) * * * *************************** OBJECTIVE: ========== You are challenged to match the awesome skills of your opponents... to gain the Title in the World Super Championships. Teamwork and stamnia are the keys, as you and your partner battle your way through the Title Matches on your quest for the Belt. Attack opponents with Body Slams, Drop Kicks, Backbreakers, Flying Head Butts or throw them out of the ring! To win, it's a pin for a count of three. Prepare yourself for Tag Team Wrestling! GAME OPTIONS: ============= Function keys F1 - One/two players F2 - Start/Quit. During game play, pressing F3 will stop game and return to title screen. F5 - Sound on/off RUN/STOP - Pause GAME PLAY: ========== Win 3 matches to be American Champion, 5 matches European Champion and 25 matches for Super Champion. When a match is lost while progressing in rank, the next match begins one rank lower. PINNING: ======== When a move is properly executed and the opponent goes down on the mat, win by pinning him down for a count of three. DEFENSIVE TACTICS: ================== Watch your Energy Meter and if your energy is getting too low, run to the corner and tag your partner using the FIRE BUTTON. If caught in an impossible hold, press FIRE BUTTON to have your partner's help. Outside of the ring, weapons may appear that can be picked up to use against your opponent. You'll be disqualified if counted out of the ring for more than 20 seconds. Win with a pin or when the opponent gives up. PLAYER ONE: =========== Ricky's fighters (Good Guys) [Ricky and Ultramachine] Perform wonders when working in pairs but weak when they work alone. PLAYER TWO: =========== Strong and Bad (Bad Guys) [Worly and Mascross] Great teamworkers who do better as the match goes on. THE CONTROLS: ============= Players move around the ring by pushing the joystick in the desired direction. They attack by moving close to the other player, hitting the FIRE BUTTON, moving the stick to select an attack and releasing the button when they are done. The attack name is displayed on the screen as it is being selected. Each player has his own Secret Move that is most effective against a particular opponent. In the event that the Secret Move is not usable, a Body Slam is made by moving the joystick to the upper left position. Body Bash Secret Move or Body Slam Drop Kick Neck Hanging Body Slam Back Breaker Back Drop Body Bash (c) 1987 Data East U.S.A. Inc. *********************************************************************** * * * 4TH & INCHES (tm) * * * ********************* PRE-PAGE CEREMONIES =================== This is pro - football the way it's really played. Except you're the coach and you select the plays ... offence and/or defence. And you're the centre of attention on the field as well ... the quarterback, the ball carrier, the receiver, the middle linebacker or the defensive back. You call the play and execute it so the glory of winningand the agony of defeat are yours to claim. THE TOSS OF THE COIN ==================== 1. Either joystick may be used for one-player games (vs. computer). For two-player games port 1 controls the visitor (blue) team and port 2 controls the home (red) team. 2. Turn on your Commodore 64/64C (C128 in C64 mode) and 1541/1541C/1571 disk drive. Insert disk in drive label side up. 3. Type: LOAD"*",8,1 and press RETURN. 4. Leave the disk in the disk drivethroughout the playing of the game. TO RESTART GAME =============== To restart the game, press RESTORE. CBM64/128 Casette: Press SHIFT and RUN/STOP keys together. Press PLAY on the casette recorder. Keep PLAY key depressed during game. SELECT GAMES OPTIONS ==================== Once the game is loaded you may use either joystick to cycle through and select game options. To select the length of time for each quarter, move the joystick to highlight the Minutes per Quarter option and press the FIRE BUTTON to cycle through the choices - 5, 10 or 15 minutes. To select one of the playing configurations, move the joystick to highlight the ALL PROS vs CHAMPS option and press the FIRO BUTTON to cycle through the alternatives: two player: ALL PROS vs. CHAMPS one player: (computer) ALL PROS vs. CHAMPS ALL PROS vs. CHAMPS (computer) Once you have made these selections, press the SPACE BAR to start the game. THE KICKOFF (and playing the same) ================================== The play screen is divided into four sections: the field itself, the offensive play selection box, the defensive play selection box and the time/yards to go/score box. The line of scrimmage is displayed in the centre of the field of vision with about ten yards shown in either direction. An arrow at the bottom of the field marks the 1st down yard line. Offensive and defensive selection boxes are seperated by a series of arrows which correspond to the joystick positions. Selections are made by moving the joystick to the indicated position and then pressing the FIRE BUTTON. In one player mode your selection will be highlighted. In two player mode they will not be ... this way your opponent will not know what selections you made. For most plays the play selection boxes will be used to select the team formation, the play to be run and a position - in three successive actions. For kickoffs and PAT (point after touchdown or extra point) plays only one action will be required. Please refer to The Plays and Playbook sections for a list of the possible selections and a description of the positions and plays. Once both the office and the defence have made their formation selection, the players will move to the line of scrimmage. After the play and positions have been selected the play will begin automatically. After a few moments a player on each side will begin to blink. These are the players you now control. If you have selected a play pass, the quarterback will pass when you press the FIRE BUTTON. For kicking plays, the kick will occur when you press the FIRE BUTTON. After the pass occurs, the display will zoom to the reciever. The reciever will blink and if he catches it, you will be able to control his running. As defence, you also control the blinking player. After a zoom occurs to another display you may be in control automatically of another defensive player. To control the punter, simply press the FIRE BUTTON. After the punter receives the ball and begins to blink. For field goals and extra points, as the kicker approaches the holder you control the action. Press the FIRE BUTTON when you want to kick the ball. .Timing is critical. In kickoffs, you control the kicker as he approaches the ball. Again, press the FIRE BUTTON when you want to kick. Timing is everything and practice makes perfect. TIMEOUTS, PENALTIES AND REFEREES ================================ To call a time out: 1. Go to the Coaches' Screen (press the SPACE BAR) 2. Move the joystick up until TIME OUT line is highlighted. 3. Press the FIRE BUTTON. Penalties: 1. Since there are no referees, there are no penalties except: 2. We don't want there to be any unfair advantages. So, if you're in one-player mode, unless you've called a time-out, you can only go to the Coaches' Screen once per quarter after the formations have been selected. If you do it more than once you will be penalised by 5 yards. Remember only 3 time-outs per half and before the formation is called you may go to the Coaches' Screen as often as you like. THE COACHES' SCREEN =================== At any time during the game you can go to the Coaches' Screen by pressing the SPACE BAR (see the section on PENALTIES for a possible penalty situation). This screen is used to see the scoreboard, call time-outs, substitute players and check player statistics. For each position there is a first and second string player. At the beginning of each game the computer will select the first string players at each position. You may select the other player by moving the joystick up or down until the player's name is highlighted and then pressing he FIRE BUTTON. For certain selected plays (double tight end plays for example) both first and second string players will automatically be substituted into the line-up. Special teams will normally be all second stringers. However, the kickoff and punt returner will always be your first string wingback. The statistics for each highlighted player will be shown at the bottom of the screen. Along with the player's height, weight and number of years playing, there will be a qualitative assesssment of his speed and strength. The choices that are available are: SPEED! FAST, QUICK, STEADY, SOLID, STRONG, TOUGH, BIG! SPEED! is used for the fastes players and BIG! for the slowest and strongest. In general, the slower the player is, the bigger and stronger he will be. To return to the play field, press the SPACE BAR. When this occurs the play selection process will start. THE PLAYS ========= TEAM FORMATION: From the following list of formations, five will be displayed and one may be selected for each play. Offence: Field Goal (also used for extra point) Punt Short Yardage Double Tight End Pro Set Strongside Back Weakside Back Double Wing Spread Shotgun w/Back Shotgun w/o Back Defence: 3-4 (effective against run) 4-3 (effective against pass) Flex (somewhat effective against run or pass) Nickel (very effective against pass) Short (Yardage) (very effective ageinst run) Offensive selections will always be made at the bottom of the Field Screen in the larger of the two boxes. Defensive selections will be made in the smaller of the two. The background color of these boxes will tell you which team is on the offence and defence. PLAY SELECTION: From the following list of plays five will be displayed and one may be selected for each play. Offence: RUNNING PLAYS Power, Rt Run Power, Lf Run Sweep, Rt Run Sweep, Lf Run Draw, Run Pitch Out, Rt Run Pitch Out, Lf Run Offtackle, Rt Run Offtackle, Lf Run QB Sneak KICKING PLAYS Kickoff Onside Kick Kick (for field goals or punts) Sideline Kick PASSING PLAYS Screen, Pass Quick In, Pass Quick Out, Pass Short Hook, Pass Short Curl, Pass Turn-around, Pass In, Medium Pass Out, Medium Pass Hook, Medium Pass Curl, Medium Pass Post, Long Pass Corner, Long Pass Fly, Long Pass Strak, Long Pass Defence: Return (used for kicking players) No Blitz (also No Dog) Rt Dog Lf Dog Mid Dog Rt Blitz Lf Blitz Note: A Blitz is a rush by a defensive back (corner or safety) A Dog is a rush by a linebacker POSITION: From the following list of positions five will be displayed and one may be selected for each play. Offence: Kicker Fullback Lf Fullback Rt Fullback Lf Halfback Rt Halfback Lf Wingback Rt Wingback Lf Tight End Rt Tight End Lf Wide Receiver Rt Wide Receiver Defence: Rt Linebk Md Linebk Lf Linebk Rt Safety Rt Corer Lf Corner Lf Safety THE PLAYBOOK ============ The keys to a successful offence are: 1. knowing what play to call 2. executing to perfection, in the huddle when you call a play, as the on-field leader, you must have confidence that everybody understands what to do. Here's what they'll do. PASS PLAYS: Play to the inside of the field | In | Quick In Cirl ^ Post | ^ < | > | | \ | / L|S Short Cirl | \ | / I|C < | | | / N|R \ | / | / E|I | | / | /\ |M / | / | / \ Streak O|M +---+----+------+-------+--------+------+-+----+------> F|A | \ \ | \ | \ \ |G |Turn/ | | \ | \ \ |E | < / | \ | \ \ | |Around < | | | \ > | | Short Hook | / | \ Corner | | | / | \ | | v < | -----> | | Quick Out Hook v Fly | v Out | Screen Play to the outside of the field RUNNING PLAYS > Pitchout / | > Sweep | / | / > Off Tackle | / _/ | | / _> Power | / / _/ || /___/ /----|/-------------------------> Draw | |/ \----------------------> Q B Sneak And here's where each position plays. Note that there are more than 11 positions shown. This means that there is not a player at each position on each play | RT LF | RT SAFETY SAFETY LF | CORNER CORNER Defence | | RT RT MID LF LF | OUTSIDE INSIDE LINEBK INSIDE OUTSIDE | LINEBK LINEBK LINEBK LINEBK | | RT RT LF LF | TACKLE GUARD CENTRE GUARD TACKLE Line of +------------------------------------------------------------- Scrimmage| LF LF LF LF CENTRE RT RT RT RT |WIDE TIGHT TACKLE GUARD GUARD TACKLE TIGHT WIDE |RECVR END END RECEIVER | | LF QUARTERBACK RT | WINGBACK WINGBACK | | LF RT | HALFBACK FULLBACK HALFBACK HINTS, TIPS AND OTHER FACTS =========================== - If a game ends in a tie, you will be ably to apply an unlimited number of 'sudden death' overtime quarters. - From time to time, the Coaches' Screen will be displayed automatically and will contain information about the results of play just run. - On occasion certain receives will act human and will not execute their pass routine to perfection. Remember, when going down the middle, sometimes these guys are intimidated by a defense player. - In general longer passes have lower percentage of succes than short ones. - If you select a pass play, you could always decide just to run by not pressing the FIRE BUTTON. However, if you select a run the FIRE BUTTON will not function and therefore you will not be able to 'call an audiable' and change to a pass play when the play starts. - Once a play starts the quarterback will not be permitted to run up, down, or back out of the displayed field area until he first crossed the line of scrimmage. Copyright (c)1988 Accolade. All rights reserved. 4th & Inches (tm) is a trademark of Accolade Inc. *********************************************************************** * * * SNOOKER & POOL * * * ****************** Should you give the ball top spin, which strenght shot should you select from the sliding scale? All these choices and more are integral to your success or failure as a champion snooker or pool player; select the computer as your opponent and you get to select its playing ability. Use the edit facility for changing the screen to practice difficult shots until you're feeling really good - then challenge a friend!! MOVEMENT CONTROLS ================= A - Left, S - Right, ] - Up, ? - Down, SPACE - Fire or Joystick - Port 2. GAMEPLAY CONTROLS ================= F1 - Select Player Options. F3 - Select Level of Play. F5 - Start Game. WHEN IN EDIT MODE F1 - Delete the Ball below the Cursor F3 - Play One Shot F5 - Exit Edit Mode WHEN IN PLAY MODE F1 - Sound On F3 - Sound Off TO SELECT PLAY LEVEL ==================== When playing against the computer, you will have to select one of three levels of play; use the UP/DOWN key to choose and press FIRE to execute. TO MOVE A BALL WEHN IN EDIT MODE ================================ Move the cursor over the ball and pick it up by pressing FIRE - keep it depressed; as long as it is held down the ball will move as you move the cursor. Release FIRE button to move the cursor only, after the ball has been positioned. TO SPIN THE BALL ================ Use keys or joystick to choose one of eight directions and press FIRE to confirm selection. POWER CONTROL ============= Use LEFT/RIGHT controls to decrease or increase power. When satisfied with the shot power, press FIRE to execute. TO SELECT A COLOUR ================== After potting a red ball, you will then have to choose a xoloured ball. Choose by moving the cursor over the colour bll required and press FIRE to cinfirm selection TO RESTART THE GAME =================== At any point during the game, press RUN/STOP. (c) 1987 Gremlin Graphics Software Limited. All rights reserved. *********************************************************************** * * * GO FOR THE GOLD * * * ******************* Licensed my Michael F.C. Crick to U.S. Gold Ltd. Copyright (c) Michael F.C. Crick, 1986. All rights reserved. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ================== GO FOR THE GOLD runs in the Commodore 64 (tm) and Commodore 128 (tm) and requires one joystick and a second joystick will enable runners to compete side by side in the running events. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS ==================== PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY! Note: There is no SAVE facility on the tape version. The cassette is recorded with six events which load seeparately. Because the casette files are sequential, if you want to load an event which is before attempting to load it. For example, if you have loaded and played the Long Jump Event, then to load and play the Diving Event the cassette must be rewound and positioned before the Diving Event. It may help on positioning the tape if you zeroise your tape counter after loading the menu for the first time and make a note of the counter readings as you load each event. The order of the events is shown on the main menu. There will be on screen prompts to assist you. To load th cassette press SHIFT and RUN/STOP keys together. Press PLAY on the cassette recorder and the tape will load. (If you are usig a Commodore 128 make sure you are in the C64 mode). JOYSTICK: If you have only one joystick use joystick port 2. When several players need to share one joystick then players 2, 4 and 6 should change their joystick port to port 01 using the option menu described below. MAIN SCOREBOARD =============== First enter your name and country (up to 18 characters). Then use your joystick to select an event. Finally press the joystick button to cause the event load. Colours and Other Options ------------------------- If you press RETURN after entering your name the Options sub-screen will appear. Move the joystick LEFT or RIGHT to select your SHIRT COLOR or your JOYSTICK PORT. You may also enter your initials or nickname (up to 4 characters). This name is used when saving your best performances. Press the joystick button or RETURN to return to the main scoreboard. Adding Players -------------- Press F3 to add a new player. Up to six players are allowed. When you have more than one player, there is a separate scoreboard for each player. Move the joystick LEFT or RIGHT to move between these scoreboards. You may add a new player at any time. You may delete a player by erasing his/her name with the DEL key. Event Title and Credits ----------------------- You may edit the name of the Sports Event you are competing in. Press the joystick UP until the cursor flashes at the end of GO FOR THE GOLD. Use the DEL key to erase the current title and then enter SUMMER OLYMPICS, US CHAMPIONSHIPS, or whatever grabs you (up to 16 characters). Go one step further UP and you will see all the credits for who created GO FOR THE GOLD. Press RETURN to return to the main scoreboard. Resetting Scores ---------------- The scores for each event reset each time you start the event over. You may reset ALL the scores by pressing F5. You may reset the scores for one player by deleting the player and adding him back again. You can reset the whole game at any time by entering STOP/RESTORE. (Press the STOP and RESTORE keys at the same time.) Combined Score -------------- You score fivee points for a GOLD medal, three points for a SILVER medal, and one point for a BRONZE medal. Your total points are shown at the bottom of the scoreboard plus a medal to show your overall ranking. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS ================================ You reach an event by selecting the event with your joystick and pressing the joystick button. When the event has loaded you are immediately ready to compete. The following rules apply to all events except as noted. ACTION EFFECT AT START EFFECT AT END Stick RIGHT Start the action (1) Go to Next Player Stick LEFT Start the action (1) & (2) INSTANT REPLAY (4) Stick UP Go to Scoreboard Go to Scoreboard Stick DOWN Action varies (1) & (2) F1 Show a DEMO (4) INSTANT REPLAY (4) F3 Skip a Player Go to Next Player F5 Show RECORDS (3) Show RECORDS (3) F7 Go to Scoreboard Go to Scoreboard L Key CLASSIC REPLAY (4) CLASSIC REPLAY (4) Use the joystick button to return to an event after checking the main Scoreboard. ARCHERY is the only event in which the joystck button is used. 1. In WEIGHTLIFTING move the joystick DOWN to start. Moving the joystick RIGHT increases the weight, moving it LEFT decreases the weight. 2. In DIVING move the joystick LEFT to select a reverse dive. Move the joystick DOWN to get a random CALLED dive. Press the joystick button to CALL current and future dives. 3. In DIVING there are no RECORDS. 4. In ARCHERY there is no INSTANT REPLAY or DEMO. Instant Replay -------------- Moving the joystick LEFT immediately after an event will give you a chance to see your performance over again. Once you have moved on to the next player, the INSTANT REPLAY is lost. There is no INSTANT REPLAY in ARCHERY. SPRINGBOARD DIVING ================== Springboard diving requires strength to hurtle yourself into the air, daring to spin at very high speeds, confidence to announce which dive you will perform, and the finesse to perform it with grace and control. You can perform up to seven types of dives. You can pre-call the dives for each round (there are ten rounds), or you can simply do any forward or reverse dive you choose. You will be judged by five judges whose scores are then multiplied by the difficulty factor. The judge on the left is 'Bill' and he's a nice guy (but a stickler for good form). The one if the right is known as 'the Russian'. He is a little short sighted and may give you a better score if you dive right in front of him. It is rumoured that he preferes divers with red swimsuits but that has not been proven. You can give your own names to the other judges and we will leave it to you to figure out what their special preferences are. Coach's Tips ------------ - Do not be upset if your first dives are an unqualified disaster (it happens to everyone). Preseverance is the name of the game. - You start the action by pressing the joystick to the RIGHT. If you 'run' down the board (move the joystick LEFT - RIGHT) you will gain speed and land further to the right. For the highest possible score you should enter the water in front of the middle judge. - To do a REVERSE dive, press joystick LEFT before starting your dive. The control box will show ANY REVERSE DIVE. - About two feet from the end of the board you take a jump into the air by pressing the joystick UP. Land as hard as you can on the end of the board by pressing the joystick DOWN. Then at precisely the right moment, and with all your strength, you straighten your legs and hurl yourself into the air. This is done by pressing the joystick UP. The timing is extremely critical. If you do not go with the rhythm of the board you will not get the height and spin you need. - Finally to ge out of the truck, pull the joystick DOWN. Needles to say if you want to enter the water perfectly vertical, you must come out of your spin at exactly the right place... AND DON'T FORGET TO KEEP YOUR TOES STRAIGHT! Scoring ------- The highest score you can receive for any one dive is ten - and even Greg Louganis achieves that very rarely. Generally a good dive socres seven or eight. Some effort was taken to make the scoring as true to life as possible. Of the five scores only the middle three are used to compute the total. The lowest and highest scores are disregarded. Each dive has a difficulty factor ranging from 1.0 to a little over 3.0. This number is multiplied by the sum of the three middle scores to give your final points. YYour total score is the sum of your scores in all ten rounds. If you CALL your dive ahead of time (see below) your score will be some 10% higher IF you manage to execute the dive you called. If you do a different dive your score is zero! The crowd is not as critical as the judges - they will sometimes applaud wildly for a low scoring dive if it looks goot. Calling Your Dives ------------------ Inserious competition, divers are required to announce all their dives hours before the start of the actual event. Press the joystick button to enter CONTROL mode. Moving the joystick DOWN or UP lets you select a particular round. The currrent dive will flash in the selection box. Move the joystick RIGHT to select from any of three reverse dives. Press the joystick button to return to PLAY mode. You can let the computer select a dive for you. All you do is pull the joystick DOWN in the normal starting position - a random dive will show - which you then have to try and perform! You can also use CONTROL mode to review dives you have already performed. Just move the joystick UP and DOWN to find the round you want. You cannot change dives you have already performed. For Olympic Competition ----------------------- - Divers MUST announce the set of ten dives ahead of time and these dives must vary. 100 METRE SPRINT ================ You'll use all your muscle, strength and stamnia to run at top speed in the 100 metre sprint. Once you hear the starting gun, run as fast as you can to cross the line before your opponent. A wise man once said: "The surest way to win a race is to run a race with yourself". GO FOR THE GOLD lets you do just that. If you are the only player the computer will let you run against your own best performance. The first time you will always win - after that is gets harder. But even if you don't beat your own best performance every time, you can rest in knowledge that it was yourself who beat you. Coach's Tips ------------ - Tap the Joystick RIGHT to indicate that you are ready. If there are two real players competing, the race will not start until BOTH OF YOU have signalled you are ready. - You will then hear "ON YOUR MARK", "SET" and then after a slightly variable interval the gun will go off. - The starting blocks are equipped with sensing devices to detect if a runner "jumps the gun". If you start before the gun goes off the FALSE START message appears. - The instant the gun fires, start running by moving the joystick LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT as fast as you can until you cross the finish line. Some people have complained that this brute force method of running is extremely wearing and almost painful. But then if you have ever run in a real running race you will know that to win you have to expert yourself to the utmost regardless the pain. Thus, despite the agony, we have reached the firm conclusion that this form of control best captures the essence of the event being simulated. How Players are Selected to Race -------------------------------- If there is only one player, that player runs against the computer. If there are two players they run against each other. If there are more than tow players then players run in pairs. When the computer is operating a player, the player's name appears in YELLOW. The computer replays the fastest race run so far. If you see your name once in WHITE and once in YELLOW than you are set up to run against your onw best performance. If you have several players and only one joystick, make sure that all the players are set up to use the same joystick port. (You may select your joystick port as one of the sub-options of the main menu). Each player will then race against the computer in turn. If you do not do this you will not be able to start a race. You may choose to run against a previously saved performance. Press the L key and anwer Y or N to get the loaded player onto the track you want him on. A player loaded in this way has his name shown in YELLOW. You can load two saved performances and they will automatically run against each other. For Olympic Competition ----------------------- - Runners with two false starts are disqualified - In close finishes, the runner whose chest crosses the line first is the winner 110 METER HURDLES ================= In this event you'll jump over ten hurdles whilst running as fast as you can. Running efficiently and timing your jump will give you the competitive edge. You can compete against yourself or against a previously saved performance just as in the 100 metre sprint. Coach's Tips ------------ - Tap the joystick to the RIGHT to indicate that you are ready. The race will not start running until both players are ready. Do not start running until you hear the starting gun. - Run as fast as you can between hurdles by moving the joystick LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT. Your trailing foot will hit the hurdle if the joystick is to the LEFT as you go over the hurdle. To be safe push the joystick UP and to the RIGHT as you go over each hurdle. - For the best performance determine exactly how many steps you can get in between each pair of hurdles. - Timing is critical. If you knock down a hurdle it will slow you down. If you trip in the process it will slow you down even more. For Olympic Competition ----------------------- - A hurler can knock down up to ten hurdles without being disqualified. ARCHERY ======= An uncanny aim, fierce concentration, a steady grip, and relentless consistency, are the characteristics of world class archers - and you will need all these qualities to compete in this event. Arrows are also affected by the wind which you will find varies from day to day and even slightly from shot to shot. The flight path is precisely gouverned by the law of physics. Considerable pains were taken to accurately repoduce the correct flight of the arrow under the given wind conditions. You will find that the harder the wind blows the harder it is to hold the bow steady. In standard competition there are four targets. Smaller targets are used at the 30 metre and 50 metre distances, and the larger targets at the 70 metre and 90 metre distances. Coach's Tips ------------ - Each player gets six shots at each target. You may shoot your arrows in any order. - When you have selected a target (by roughly positioning the bow), knock the arrow by pressing the joystick button DOWN AND HOLDING IT DOWN. - Then pull the joystick DOWN to draw the bow. When the bow is drawn all the way, aim the bow using the sight provided. When you are ready to fire, release the joystick button. - Keep an eye on the speed and direction of the wind. Archery competitions are always held with the archers facing North. Thus a WEST wind blows from left and you correct for it by aiming slightly to the left. Watch the flag. Also watch how the other players' arrows fly. They can give valuable information about where to aim. Part of the skill is determining the precise point on the target to aim at. One of the reasons there is no INSTANT REPLAY in the archery event is that a player could gain an advantage by carefully watching replays of his opponent's previous shot - and then the whole process would become rather tedious. - Bows are heavy and it takes considerable strength to draw them all the way back and hold them ready to fire. After a while fatigue sets in. You will find that the longer you hold the bow the more difficult it becomes to hold it steady. - There is also a time limit. When the orange warning light comes on you know you are almost out of time. If the red light comes on your shot is disqualified and your score is zero. Scoring ------- The archery target is made up of five concentric circles. You score ten points for hitting the middle of the gold, nine for hitting the outer part of the gold, eight for hitting the inner part of the red and so forth down to one point for hitting the outer part of the white. In real competition you shoot the whole series of targets six times. For this reason we have multiplied all scores by six to make them in line with actual competition scores. If you shoot a seventh arrow at any target all scores reset. For Olympic Competition ----------------------- - Shoot the furthest target first, then continue to the closest target. - In the actual Olympics the whole series of targets are shot twelve times (instead of six). Displayed scores should be doubled to make them comparable to Olympic records. - If you shoot an arrow into the back end of another arrow and it doesn't fall out, you score the same score as the arrow the you spliced into. LONG JUMP ========= In the long jump, you race down the approach path gathering as much speed as you can. Then you leap into the air and land in the sand pit. It takes great skill to land exactly on the take-off board and push off with all your strength. Moving your arms and legs in the air helps you jump further and make a good landing. Coach's Tips ------------ - Run as hard as you can down the approach path moving the joystick LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT as in the Spring event. The faster you are going at the moment of take-off the further you will jump. - The black line is the take-off board. Plant your feet as close to the board as possible without actually going over the line. Jump by pushing the joystick UP at precisely the right moment. A late take-off causes a foul and the jump is not counted. - To make sure you land forwards, press the joystick to the RIGHT just before you land. - For the longest possible jump, jump on the moon! Scoring ------- The distance is measured from the take-off board to the landing point. If you fall forward, the landing point is where your heels first touched the sand. If you fall back, the landing point becomes the position on the part of your body closest to the take-off board. The pit is fittted with the latest electronic measuring device. It records the precise distance in both metres and feet. For Olympic Competition ----------------------- - Your distance is the best of six tries. WEIGHTLIFTING ============= You'll compete in two weightlifting events: the two-hand snatch and the clean and jerk. In weightlifting, preparation is the key - concentration, timing, co-ordination and, of course, sheer brute strength. Coach's Tips ------------ - Your power is in your tights. Use the joystick to control your tigh muscles. - Getting the timing takes practice. Start with the lightest weight (25 kg (kilograms)). you can lower the weight by holding your joystick LEFT. - Study the diagrams and wath the DEMO's. The two-hand snatch is the easiest. Pull the joystickk DOWN to get the ready position. Then move the joystick precisely UP-DOWN-UP. Don't go too fast or you won't be able to lift the weight all the way up. The first UP gets the weight moving upwards. The down lets you get your arms extended underneath the weight for the final upward thrust with your powerful tigh muscles. If you are too slow the weights lose their upward momentum and you won't have enough power to lift them all the way. - The clean and jerk is harder but you can lift more weight when you have mastered it. Start as with the two-hand snatch but let the weight come to rest at shoulder level. PAUSE to get your balance and then straighten up your legs. Pause again and then very quickly bend your knees and straighten them again to give the weights some upward momentum. Then at the precise moment drop down on one knee and extend your arms. Steady yourself and then finally stand fully erect. The movement is DOWN-UP-DOWN-PAUSE-UP-PAUSE-DOWN-UP-DOWN-(very fast) PAUSE - UP - When you have mastered the rhythm, increase the weight by holding the joystick to the RIGHT. The weights will increase in 5 kg increments. You can change the weight in 2 1/2 kg increments by tapping the joystick LEFT or RIGHT. The maximum weight is 300 kg. Scoring ------- The referees determine the validity of each lift. Each referee indicates his approval with a GREEN light or his disapproval with a RED light. You must have three green lights for a valid lift. Your score for each event is the maximum weight you lifted in the given number of three tries. Your total score is the sum of your scores in the two-hand snatch and clean and jerk. For Olympic Competition ----------------------- - The highest combined total weight determines the winner - Each lifter has three chances to lift a weight level. If he fails on the third try he is out. - The weight is increased each round. A player may skip a round and save his strength for later. - Upon competition on the lift, the weights must be held motionless until the referees have signalled that the lift is valid. Only then can the weight be lowered. CREDITS ======= Program Design and Implementation: Michael Crick and Dennis Kirsch. Game Design: Michael Crick and Mark Madland. Sound and Music: Bob Landwehr/Parabola. Original Composition: Ray Rideout. Graphic Design and Animation: Steve Chin and Mark Madland. Speech Output: Developed by the Voice Master (tm) and licensed by Covox Inc., 675 Conger Street, Eugene, OR 97402 Specital Consultants -------------------- Archery: Jim McMurchie - Competitive archer; ranked secon in US in 1979 with a score of 1302. Diving: William "Bill" Burgesss - Diving Coaches Hall of Fame. SUMMARY OF EVENTS ================= Diving ------ LEFT for REVERSE, RIGHT to start, UP-DOWN-UP in synch with the board for good lift. DOWN to get out of the tuck. Sprint ------ LEFT-RIGHT makes the runners run. The race will not start until both players have signalled READY by tapping the joystick RIGHT. Hurdles ------- Similar to SPRINT. You will knock the hurdle over if your stick is LEFT as you go over a hurdle. Archery ------- Hold the joystick button DOWN. Pull the joystick DOWN to draw the bow. Aim the fire by releasing the button. Long Jump --------- Run as hard as you can and then move the joystick UP at the event moment of take-off. Hold the joystick RIGHT for a good landing. Weightlifting ------------- DOWN-UP-DOWN-UP for the two-hand snatch. DUWN-UP-DOWN-PAUSE-UP-PAUSE- DOWN-UP-DOWN-PAUSE for the clean and jerk. LEFT to lower the weight. F1 - DEMO or INSTANT REPLAY F3 - Next Player F5 - Check World, US and Olympic records F7 - Go to Main Scoreboard (c) 1986 AMERICANA Software. *********************************************************************** * * * HARDBALL (tm) * * * ***************** BATTER UP! ========== Welcome to the most realistic baseball game ever designed. Step up to the plate and try to knock that ball out of the park. You can choose to bunt, steal a base, and control base running. When your team is in the field, you can control the type and location of pitch as well as the fielders. TO START THE GAME: ================== For a two-player game, connect your joystick to port 1 for the red team and port 2 for the blue team. For a one-player game, connect your joystick to either port. CASETTE USERS NOTE: When the program has loaded, leave the PLAY key depressed on the cassette player as more information will be loaded as the game progresses. TO RESTART THE GAME: ==================== To restart the game, press RESTORE SELECT GAME OPTIONS =================== Once the game is loaded, you may use either joystick to select a variety of game option combinations such as Home/Visitor, which team (if any) the computer will play (for a one-player game), and whether you want a designated hitter (-DH). For example, a two player game would be selected on lines 1, 2, 7 or 8, depending on who wants to be Home team and whether or not to have a designated hitter. The following sample screen shows the 12 possible choices: ALL-STARS (Red) Joystick #1 Visitor 1 Home 2 Visitor 3 Home 4 Visitor-computer 5 Home-computer 6 Visitor -DH 7 Home -DH 8 Visitor -DH 9 Home -DH 10 Visitor-computer -DH 11 Home-computer -DH 12 CHAMPS (Blue) Joystick #2 Home Visitor Home-computer Visitor-computer Home Visitor Home -DH Visitor -DH Home-computer -DH Visitor-computer -DH Home -DH Visitor -DH Only one lone will be displayed at a time (starting with line 1). Move the joystick DOWN or UP to view other possible options. When the choice you want to make is displayed, press the FIRE BUUTON to start the game. MANAGER'S DECISION SCREEN ========================= The four screens displayed during the HardBall are: The Manager's Decision Screen, the Pitcher/Batter Screen, Left Field View, and Right Field View. The game begins with the Manager's Decision Screen. It will also appear if a player presses the SPACE BAR on the keyboard any time during the pitcher screen. In this Manager's Screen, pressing the SPACE BAR will "Play Ball" (starting the game action or counting where you left off). This screen will display a selected line-up for both teams. "/" will indicate who is at bat and there will also be an indication of who is on which base (1b, 2b or 3b), how they bat (Right, Left or Switch), the position they play and their batting average. Below each team's roster will be a menu of management decision options which each player may select by moving the cursor to that line and pressing the FIRE BUTTON. In the case of "substitution" or "exchange positions", additional screen prompts will be displayed at the bottom (to be explained later). For the other options, the parameters (indicated here by parenthesis) will be cycled through and displayed one at a time by depressing the FIRE BUTTON when that line is selected (highlighted). The current parameter being displayed is automatically the one selected and remains in force until charged. The option lists are as follows. For the team in the field (defence) - 5 choices: - Player Substitution - Exchange Positions - Outfield (Normal, Shift right, Shift left) - Infield (Normal or Double play) - (NO) Intentional Walk For the team at bat (offence) - 2 choices: - Player Substitution - Exchange Positions If either player selects "Substitution" or "Exchange Positions", the lower position of the Manager's Decision Screen will change to appropirate team colour. In these modes, press the SPACE BAR in the middle of an activity to cancel and return to the game. SUBSTITUTION ============ A line will be displayed to select "Substitute (from bench) with (on Roster)" at which time the underlined entry can be selected by moving the joystick RIGHT or LEFT (selectiing a player) and pressing the FIRE BUTTON. When the bench entry is specified, you can scroll the list of players on the bench up or down within a 3-line window at the bottom of the screen by using the joystick. Then select the desired player to come onto the field by pressing the FIRE BUTTON. When the roster entry is selected, the cursor can be moved up or down the roster list with the joystick, then press the FIRE BUTTON to select the player to come off the field. Note: Once a player is substituted out (after the first pitch), he can't return to the field and doesn't go to the bench list. The new player coming onto the field will replace him at his current position. EXCHANGE POSITIONS: =================== Choose the entry to be filled first in a manner similar to that defined above for "substitution" on the line "exchange ........ position with ........". This will allow vertical scrolling of the cursor through the roster positions and will show each correspondending player's full performance statistics at the bottom of the screen. Press FIRE BUTTON to select position to be exchanged. If you select a player in a position for which he is not suited, then an appropriate message (i.e., "player out of position"") will be displayed later. There will also be a likelihood of an error in play or poor pitching. Remember press the SPACE BAR to start (or continue) play of the game. GAME PLAY ========= Play begins with the pitcher's screen depicting the pitcher, batter, umpire and crowd in the background. Using the joystick, the player representing the pitcher (field team) may select a type of pitch as displayed on the bottom of the screen. He must select one of four choices displayed out of the following eight pitching types: - Fastball! (straight and very fast) - Fastball (straight and fast) - Offspeed (straight) - Change-up (straight slower pitch) - Curve ball (a big sweeping curve) - for lefthanded pitchers, the ball curves to the right - for righthanded pitchers, the ball curves to the left Screwball (opposite curve ball) - for lefthanded pitchers, the ball curves to the left - for righthanded pitchers, the ball curves to the right Sinker (the ball drops - curves down) Slider (similar to curve ball, but curves at last moment) The other player, representing the team at bat, may select his offensive strategy by holding the FIRE BUTTON down while moving the joystick to select one or more options. Upon releasing the FIRE BUTTON, his selection(s) will be made, thus allowing the game to continue (if the pitcher has also made his selection). Note: Even if no options are desired, this player must press and release his FIRE BUTTON while the joystick is in the neutral position for the game to continue. This options will also appear at the bottom of the screen and will include bunt or base stealing (if appropriate). Note: if you tell a runner to steal abase and the batter doesn't hit the ball, then the catcher will attempt to throw the lead runner out. When someone first steps up to bat, some of his statistics will be displayed. Once both players have made their selections, a new set of choices are presented at the bottom of the screen. The pitcher will be able to select the location of the pitch (i.e., high, inside, etc.) with the joystick and his wind-up will begin once the FIRE BUTTON is released. The batter will be able to select his corresponding location of swing with the joystick and, by pressing the FIRE BUTTON swing. When the ball is hit, the receiving fielder will be identified by flashing. The player may use the joystick to position the fielder (back, left, forward, right) to catch the ball. Once the ball is caught, he is presented choices as to where to throw the ball (2nd, 3rd, home or 1st). Nine piching zones over home plate: 2 1 2 X = always a strike 1 X 1 1 = high probability of being a strike 2 1 2 2 = low probability of being a strike MISCELLANEOUS NOTES =================== As a pitcher gets tired, the probability of throwing a strike goes down. Certain pitchers will be stronger in some pitching types. If pitch is not in the strike zone, the batter can swing but can't hit the ball. When the ball is hit, the fielding screen is displayed and (unless it is a foul ball) when the play is completed, the Manager's Decision Screen will be displayed momentarily before returning to the pitching/ batting screen. Runners have the option of running to the next base upon reaching a base after a hit. (c) 1986 ACCOLADE. All rights reserved. *********************************************************************** * * * WATERPOLO * * * ************* JOYSTICK CONTROL IN THE GAME ============================ - The player can always control the team member who is nearest to the ball. The currently activated man has a distinctive cap colour. As long as the man is in motion, the player will not lose control of the selected man, without respect the current distance from the ball. If the currently activated man is stopped by the player, the program will monitor the distance of each man from the ball and select again. - At the beginning of each quarter, the teams will swin for the ball, and the ball will be obtained by the player who presses FIRE first. - If the selected man does not have the ball: 8 directions of the joystick: turn and swim in the given direction. - If the FIRE BUTTON is pressed, then the man will raise the ball high in the air and start to swing it. A shot can pnly be made from this position. - While swinging the ball, the player can define the shot parameters:- Joystick in the middle position: normal shot Joystick pushed in the direction of the shot: increase shot power (the shot will be low and powerfull). Joystick pushed in the opposite direction: decrease shot power (the shot will be higher but weaker). Joystick pushed sideways (compared to the direction of the shot): spin the ball in the given direction. The trajectory of the ball will crescent-shaped, and the amount of "hook" or "slice" given to the ball will be set according to the time how long the player holds the joystick in the sideways position. The player can combine power and spin adjustment by pressing the joystick diagonally. Shoot: Release the FIRE BUTTON and press it agein rapidly. The man will throw the ball in the direction and with the power set in the way described above. Controlling the goalie: The goalie will also be activated automatically by the program if the game situation requires it. Controlling the goalie is similar to the other man, except that if he has not got the ball, and the FIRE BUTTON is pressed, he will raise his arms and throw himself in the direction of the shot. RULES OF THE GAME ================= The rules are by and large identical to real-life waterpolo. Ther is a chance to take the ball away from the opposing team's member, by attacking him from the front 5 directions. If the opponent is inactive (not swinging the ball in the air), the ball will change hands. The three rear directions (back left, back and back right) are illegal to attack from, and the referee will signal a foul if a player tries it. Fouls, goals and quarter ends are indicated by the referee's whistle. Attacking the goalie in front of the goal is also considered a foul. Fouls are recorded individually for both team's members. After a man's third foul, the referee will send him off (for 1.5 minutes or until the next goal is scored by the opponent), and the opposing team will have the ball. Team members only return to the pool after a goal, or when the ball is out of the pool, or when a game quarter is over (so when neither of the teams are in action). A quarter lasts for 5 minutes, and the time for both teams to attack is 35 seconds. If the 35 seconds expires without a shot at the opponent's goal, the other team will get the ball. There is an instant replay when a goal is scored. If any of the teams score 50 goals, the match ends - because there is a suspicion of cheating. MENU ==== 4 options are available: A. DEMO ------- This option is highlighted by default and if the player does not intervene, the demo will be selected automatically after 30 seconds. B. ONE PLAYER ------------- The player can determine the skill level. The human player will control the team with the black cap (joystick in Port 2). C. TWO PLAYERS -------------- Blue team: Port 1; Red team: Port 2. D. CHAMPIONSHIP --------------- The program provides a chance to play a championship of 4 teams. First the skill level can be set, then (in the championship chart) any of the four names displayed can be re-typed for a team name the player chooses to use (up to 5 characters). Re-naming the team also means that the team will be human-controlled in the championship. Selecting EXIT on the chart will start the championship. At the beginning of each round the names of participating teams are displayed, with the human vs. human and human vs. computer matches highlighted. The player can also highloght the computer vs. computer matches; in that case these matches will also be played as demos. Results of matches not played will be calculated by the computer, and included in the championship score chart. (In this case the skill level of the team playing on home ground is 1 degree higher than the opponent's.) The score chart is organised in the order of points scored in the subsequent rounds. The columns of the chart are from left to right as follows: POINTS NUMBER OF MATCHES WON NUMBER OF MATCHES DRAWN NUMBER OF MATCHES LOST NUMBER OF GOALS SCORED NUMBER OF GOALS SCORED BY THE OPPONENTS CONTROL KEYS ============ RUN/STOP key will freeze the game. Re-start: press RUN/STOP again or press FIRE. Gremlin Graphics Software Limited. All rights reserved. *********************************************************************** * * * 10TH FRAME (tm) * * * ******************* LOADING ======= When "Select League" or "Open Bowling" screen appears, game has loaded. Use joystick port #2. Leave PLAY, FAST FORWARD or REWIND button while playing or the game will not operate. Adjust sound + or - keys. SETTING UP GAMEPLAY =================== Up to 8 players can play. If you select League Play press L or O for select Open Bowling. If league play is selected you will have to supply the following information: Team names, Number of players, Players' names and ability and Number of games to play (up to 5). If Open Bowling is selected you will have to supply the following information: Number of players, Players' names and ability and Number of games to play. ENTERING PLAYER NAMES AND ABILITY: Type name of player and press RETURN/ENTER. Then select ability level by pressing K for Kids, A for Amateur or P for Professional. A description of each level follows: KIDS - Designed for children (4 - 8). Speed of ball is automatically set and the ball will head for straight where it is aimed with no hook. AMATEUR - Beginner's level. Thows are affected by the selected speed setting and amount of hook put on the ball. PROFESSIONAL - Advanced level. Accuracy in using speed/hook indicator is critical. Errors create poor throws. PLAYING THE GAME ================ AIMING YOUR THROW: Position both bowler and "mark". Push joystick FORWARD to activate "mark" and position it by moving joystick LEFT/RIGHT. Position bowler by pulling BACK on the joystick to deactivate "mark" then move joystick LEFT/RIGHT. THROWING THE BALL: Set the speed and throw the ball straight or with a hook. It requires timing and concentration to be viewed using the Speed/Hook Indicator. +----+----+ <-+ Error -> +----+----+ | +----+----+ | +----+----+ | +----+----+----+ | Maximum Speed +----+----+----+ +--> Speed Zone +----+----+ | Without Error -> +----+----+ | +----+----+ | Minimum Speed +----+----+----+ | +----+----+----+ <-+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+---+ +----+----+---+ <- Straight Hook +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+-----+ +----+----+-----+ <- Medium Hook +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+---+ +----+----+---+ <- Maximum Hook +----+----+ +----+----+ +----+----+ <- Error To start approach press FIRE button. To set speed release FIRE button when indicator reaches desired zone. Releasing button at the bottom gives you minimum speed. When the button is released the setting you have chosen is locked on the indicator. Set hook by pressing Fire when indicator is in hook zone. SCOREBOARD ========== When each player bowls, a line score appears on the top portion of the screen and shows the last five frames' scores. An overall scoreboard appears after bowlers have competed a frame. Press FIRE button to resume play after the scoreboard. BOWLING STARTEGIES ================== No matter whether you bowl a straight or hook shot, the best position to aim for is the pockets between the front 3 pins for your initial shot. BOWLING FOR SPARES ================== To be successful you must be able to make spares that is to knock down any pins left after your first ball with the second ball. SCORING ======= A game consists of 10 frames. A strike counts 10 pins with the first ball plus a total number of pins knocked down by the following 2 balls (shown as [] on scoreboard). A spare counts as 10 pins, plus the number of pins the bowler knocks down with the first ball in the next frame. (Spare shown as > on scoreboard.) When a bowler fails to make a strike or a spare, only the knocked down pins count and no scoring is carried over to the next frame. A perfect game is 12 consecutive strikes to score a maximum of 300. This includes 1 strike for each of the 10 frames plus 1 strike for each of the 2 extra, or bonus chances the bowles receives for scoring a strike in the 10th FRAME. ADDITIONAL FEATURES =================== ABORT GAME: Return to "Select" screen at any time by pressing /. REPLAY FEATURE: To restart at first frame without changing names, etc., press P from "Select" screen. AUTOMATIC DEMO: If left for one minute computer will demo. Press D from "Select" screen to start manually. (c) 1986 ACCESS Software Inc. All rights reserved. *********************************************************************** * * * LEADER BOARD (tm) * * * ********************* LEADER BOARD is a game of concentration, co-ordination and control. You will need to judge distance accurately in choosing your club and power of your swing. With practice, you will soon be playing LEDER BOARD like a touring professional. OBJECT OF THE GAME is to sink the ball into each hole by hitting the ball with a club the least number of times possible. Avoid hazards that add extra "strokes" (hits with the club) to your score. Low score wins. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS (Cassette) =============================== (1) Plug a joystick into joystick port # 2. (Rear port). (2) First you will see the title screen and then a few moments later you'll see the 'Select Player' screen. At this point the game has finished loading. (3) YOU MUST LEAVE THE PLAY, FAST FORWARD OR REWIND BUTTON DOWN WHILE PLAYING. (The fast forward key is recommended). You may remove the tape if you wish, but this must be done while in 'Select Number of Players screen. At any other point, one of the above buttons must be down or the game will not operate. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS (Disk) =========================== (1) First you will see the title screen and then a few moments later you'll see the 'Select Player' screen. (2) In you experience problems in loading this game, refer to the trouble shooting section at the end of this manual. SETTING UP THE GAME =================== Select Number of Players ------------------------ LOADER BOARD can accomodate up to four players, press 1, 2, 3 or 4. Enter Player Names and Ability Levels -------------------------------------- Type in the name for the 1st player (up to 8 characters) and press RETURN. Now select the ability level for the 1st player. Each player can compete under conditions that match his or her level of ability and experience. Press (N) for NOVICE, (A) for AMATEUR, or (P) for PROFESSIONAL. Below is a description of each level. ABILITY DESCRIPTION Novice Beginner Level - When a shot is taken on this level, it will not hook or slice or be affected by the wind. Amateur Intermediate Level - Shots at this level will not be affected by the wind. Professional Advanced Level - No restrictions on wind or hook and slice. After entering the NAME and ABILITY for the 1st player, do the same for each of the other players. Select Number of Holes ---------------------- LEADER BOARD allows you to play from 18-72 holes with computerised scoring. To select the number of holes: Type: (F1) 18 Holes (F3) 36 Holes (F5) 54 Holes (F7) 72 Holes Select Courses -------------- There are four different courses to play. Each varies in difficulte. If you have selected more than 18 holes, you can play the courses in any order. For example, if seleccted 72 holes and wish to play all courses enter 1 2 3 4 or 4 1 2 3 etc. To play the same course four times enter 1 1 1 1 or 2 2 2 2 etc. PLAYING THE GAME ================ Select a Club ------------- Club selection is made by moving the joystick up or down. The following table lists the range of each golb club. CLUB SHORTEST LONGEST 1W 1 Wood 156 271 3W 3 Wood 135 245 5W 5 Wood 128 234 1I 1 Iron 110 220 2I 2 Iron 100 210 3I 3 Iron 88 202 4I 4 Iron 70 189 5I 5 Iron 67 181 6I 6 Iron 55 169 7I 7 Iron 50 153 8I 8 Iron 36 138 9I 9 Iron 26 117 PW PITCHING Wedge 11 83 Putter (*) 1" 64' (*) The computer automatically selects the putter for you when you are playing on the green (within 64 feet of the hole). This is the only club you can use on the green. Aim Your Shot ------------- Use the cursor to aim the direction of the flight of the ball. The cursor is locate several yards in front of the golfer. To control the cursor, move the joystick right or left. If you are playing on the professtional level be sure to check for wind effect. (Professional Level Only). Wind can have a substantial effect on your golf shot. To control its effect, you need to learn to read the wind indicator on the right side of the screen. White - The white stake indicates wind velocity. If this marker is tall, the wind velocity could have a substanctial effect on your shot. The shorter the white stake, the less the wind will be a factor. Blue - The blue line indicates the direction the wind is blowing. The line acts as a streamer. If the lines are toward you, the wind is blowing toward you. | | (While Stake) | / / (Blue line) / Swing the Club and Hit the Ball ------------------------------- Once you have elected your club and positioned the cursor to aim your shot, there are only three more things to do before the ball is on its way; start the swing, set the power, and snap your wrists to control hook or slice. All three are accomplished during the swing sequence and require careful timing and concentration. The sequence can be viewed by watching the golfer or the power/snap indicator. Step 1 Start the swing holding down the button. Step 2 Set the power by releasing the button during the backswing. Power is at maximum only at the top of the backswing. Releasing the button at the top will set maximum power. Releasing the button just before or just after the top will reduce the power slightly. Releasing the button well before or after the top will reduce the power. The amount of power available during backswing is shown of the upper left portion of the power/snap indicator. When the button is released, the setting you have chosen will be locked on the indicator. The Power Snap Indicator ------------------------ Down Swing Area Power Indicator (Helps time the snap) | | v v Press / Max Power -> +--+--+ \ Button | + + + | To < 50% Power -> + + + | Push Set | + + + | Button Power \ Min Power -> +--+--+ <- Max Hook > To +--+--+ (Ball goes left) | Set +--+--+ | Snap +---+--+--+---+ <- Straight | +---+--+--+---+ / +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ <- Max Slice (Ball goes right) ^ | Snap Indicator Step 3 Set the snap by pressing the button at or near contact with the bell. Snapping just as the club hits the ball (or at the Tee Bar on the snap indicator) will produce a straight hit. Snapping too soon will cause the ball to "hook" (go left). Snapping too late will cause the ball to "slice" (go right). When the button is pressed, the point of the snap will be locked on the indicator. The swing sequence then is: Start - Power - Snap or Button - Release - Button. The best way to learn to hit the ball straight consistently is to practice on the driving range. Putting ------- Once you get within 64 feet of the hile the computer will automatically place you on the green and remove the pin (the pole with the flag). You cannot change clubs at this point since the putter is the only club you can use on the green. To putt the ball, you need to do only two things; aim your shot and set the power. Use the cursor as before to aim the shoot. The ball will start out in this direction. The ball may break left or right depending on the slope of the green. To determine the amount and direction of break, you must learn to read the slope indicator which appears on the green to the left of the golfer. Estimate the power needed by noting the distance to the hole. Press the button and hold it until the power level is sufficient to reach the hole and then release it. The golfer will putt automatically. Refer to the figures following. Slope Indicator --------------- | / + Amount / | of / + Hole Slope / | \ / | \ / | | / | | / | / (This putt is uphill | / breaking hard left). o Ball | Power Indicator --------------- +-+ <- Indicator starts here when button Pre-putt section -> | | is pressed. / +---+-+---+ | +--+---+--+ 1 \ | | | | | +--+---+--+ | | +--+---+--+ 8 | | | | | | +--+---+--+ | | +--+---+--+ 16 | | | | | | +--+---+--+ | | +--+---+--+ 24 | Power | | | | Approximate section | +--+---+--+ | distance ball (release <--{ +--+---+--+ 32 }--> will travel on button to | | | | level ground set power). | +--+---+--+ | (in feet). | +--+---+--+ 40 | | | | | | +--+---+--+ | | +--+---+--+ 48 | | | | | | +--+---+--+ | | +--+---+--+ 56 | | | | | | +--+---+--+ | \ +--+---+--+ 64 / READING THE SCORE ================= The score indicator is displayed on the right of the screen. The indicator shows which player is hitting, which players are in the hole, how many strokes each has taken this hole, and how each player's total score compares to par for the course. Par represents the number of strokes a good player [mising word] used by the time he or she got to this hole. If your score is '-5' for example, that means that you are 5 strokes under par or 5 strokes less than the good player (which is good). Am 'E' means you are even par or just equal to the good player. A '+5' means you're 5 strokes over par. The par comparisons do not reflext the scores for the current hole. Scoring Indicator ----------------- Name of player now hitting JACK 1 2 -2 (2 Under Par) 2 2 -3 (3 Under Par) <--- This player is leading 3 3 E (Even Par) 4 3 +1 (1 Over Par) <--- This player is last ^ ^ ^ | | | Number of strokes over or under par | | \-- (Does not include this hole). | | | \-- Number of strokes taken on this hole | (Turns blue when finished). | \-- Player Number (Turns red when player is hitting). RULES FOR SCORING ================= (1) You receive a point (stroke) each time you hit the ball, regardless of the distance it travels, from the time you tee of until you sink the ball in the hole. (2) You receive a distance penalty if you hit a ball out of bounds, into a water hazard, or into the mud. (3) Low score wins. RULES OF THE GAME ================= (1) PLAY AS IT LAYS. You must play the ball from the position in which it lands. Exceptions are: out of bounds and those that land in the water or mud. (See below). (2) OUT OF BOUNDS. If your swing takes the ball out of bounds, you will hear a BUZZER. You are penalised distance and the ball is returned to its original position. It is still your turn. (3) IN THE WATER. If your ball lands in a water hazard, you will see and hear a SPLASH. You are penalised distance and the ball is automatically placed back at the point from which you took your shot in the first place. (4) IN THE MUD. If your ball hits the side of an island, it will stick in the mud and have to be replayed. Occasionally you will find other small hazards that do not appear to be grass. Do not land in them as your lie will be considered to be unplayable and you will have to hit again. (5) THE COMPUTER will take the same point of view as the player in determining the playability of a ball that has come to rest. If, after moving up closer, the ball is found to be in mud or water, the computer will place a small pad under the ball so the player can hit it. Just consider it a 'lucky bounce'. METHODS OF PLAY =============== 1 PLAYER -------- In this game you play alone, either against par or your own best score. You do NOT play against the computer. 2 OR MORE PLAYERS ----------------- (1) After each player has teed off on Hole 1, the player who is farthest away shoots second, etc. If, after your shot, you are still away (farthest from the hole), it is still your turn. You continue until you are no longer away. (2) When a player has hit his ball and his turn is over, his ball will not appear on screen again until it is his turn. (3) Decide the order in which you players tee off when names are typed in at the beginning of the game. This order will determine which score readout is yours throughout the game. If you tee off second on Hole 1, the second readout will always indicate your score. (4) After a hole has been played, the player with the lowest score on that hole tees off first on the next hole. This is called "having the honour". Since the score is kept on each hole, you will be able to determine from it who has the honour. The computer also keeps track and automatically changes the colour of the score readout for the player who has the honour. METHODS OF SCORING ================== 1 Player Against Par -------------------- Compete against your best score and the golf course by trying to come in under par. Depending on the course, a very skilled player can score 10-20 strokes under oar on eighteen holes. 2 or More Players ----------------- MEDAL PLAY (Singles or Partners). Winner is determined by total of all strokes (points) for the entire game. Low score wins. MATCH PLAY (Singles or Partners). Each individual hole is awarded to the player or team with the lowest score on that hole. At game's end the player or team with the most holes won takes the game. BEST BALL (Partners only). Method of scoring for either Medal or Match Play. Best score by either partner on a team is used as the team's score. NOTE: If you decide on Match Play or Best Ball game, you will need to keep track of your scores on a seperate sheet of paper. The computer does not keep score in this manner. GAME TIPS ========= (1) Be sure to CHECK YOUR CLUB - Check to make sure the golf club you want to use is displayed. When you are making final direction adjustment, the golf club can sometimes change accidentally. (2) Always go to the Driving Range before starting. This allows you to get the correct timing on your swing. (3) Remember that the wind can make a substantial difference to your shot, especially short irons and your pitching wedge. (4) Try to avoid hitting your ball onto the edge of the green far away from the hole. The greens are large with downhill and uphill braks and if you are too far from the hole, you may require 2 putts to get to the hole. Remember: You MUST use your putter on the green. (5) Be extra careful in judging distance over water. If your ball falls short and lands in the water, it'll cost you a distance penalty. (6) Learn to use the hook and slice. They can be used to your advantage on difficult shots and when the wind is in play. ADDITIONAL FEATURES =================== DRIVING RANGE - To get the Driving Range press R when the 'Select Player' screen appears. Exit by pressing /. ABORT FEATURE - You can return to the 'Select Player' screen from almost any point in the game by pressing /. This will cancel the game in progress. REPLAY FEATURE - If you wish to start over at the 1st hole without changing names, etc., press P from the 'Select Player' screen. AUTOMATIC DEMO - If left unattended for one minute the computer will start the demo. You may start the automatic demo by pressing D from the 'Select Player' screen. TROUBLE SHOOTING ================ IF YOUR SHOTS HAVE NO POWER - Either you are releasing the button too soon, too late, or not at all during the backswing. Press the button to start the swing and hold it down until the club is at the top (highest point) of the backswing and then release. IF YOUR SHOTS CURVE BADLY LEFT OR RIGHT - You are not pressing the button just as the club hits the ball. Re-read the section on "Swing the Club and Hit the Ball" and practice your timing on the NOVICE level. (c) 1986 ACCESS Software Inc. *********************************************************************** This compilation (c) 1988 U.S. Gold Ltd, All rights reserved. Manufactured and distributed under license by U.S. Gold Ltd, Units 2/3 Holford Way, Holford, Birmingham B6 7AX. Copyright subsists on this program. Unauthorised broadcasting, diffusion, public performance, copying or re-recording, hiring, leasing, renting and selling under any exchange and repurchase scheme in any manner is strictly prohibited. ********* End of Project 64 etext Sports World '88 manual. *********