screen shots from the game
Screen shots from the back of the box
Top: 100-meter dash, 110-meter hurdle, javelin throw; Bottom: long jump, high jump
Screen shots from the original Konami arcade game (source:www.klov.com)
Description (source: www.klov.com)
Compete in Olympic events. You must qualify in each event to move onto the next. Hit the two run buttons to build up speed and use action button to jump or throw. The events are:
100m Dash - Run as fast as possible.
Long Jump - Run then choose angle of jump (45 is optimal).
Javelin - Run then choose angle of throw (42-ish is optimal).
110m Hurdles - Run and time jump over hurdles.
Hammer Throw - Man spins faster and faster time release of hammer and angle of throw (45 is optimal). [this is the only event not in the Bandai game
High Jump - Man runs to bar. Use Action button to start jump and keep pressing to reduce angle of climb (you start going straight up at 90 degrees if you tap the button once). Hit the Run buttons while in air to climb higher.
This rendition of the Konami arcade is a gem: play against computer or against a human being and have a blast. This revolutionary handheld-format tabletop game showed new elements of design: ability to play different olypimc discipline in a multicolor, vaccum-lit screen; test the speed with which a player can hit the button in order to run faster, jumper higher or throw farther; move progressively from one discipline to the other only if one passes each competition.
Overall another outstanding game from Bandai. One thing though it is a little hard to play. I still need to figure exactly how to compete in each discipline. Time for a japanese lesson!!! help anyone??? :)
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