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Track & Field Docs
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(%> Docs by: The Intellectual & The Owl
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(%> Modification & Adaptation by: Free Pirate
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Track and field is one of the most popular arcade games, and
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finally came out for the apple ][ series. The graphics are pretty
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good and it is fun to play. We hope that this doc file helps you
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to play the game, and get better scores. On with the info.
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[\]Starting[\]
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When you boot up and get to the main menu, you have a few
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choices.
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1-4 Players: This lets you choose the number of players that you
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want to participate.
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Handicapped: This allows a player to continue on after he does
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not qualify for an event. This is not in the arcade game and can
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be changed for each player in a multi player game.
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Level: This changes the skill level of the game. The higher the
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number, the longer jumps, lower times etc. Are needed to qualify.
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Sound: This turns on and off the sound
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[Space Bar]: Starts a normal 1 player game.
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After you start the game you will be asked to input your
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initials. These will be used to save your high scores and world
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records, if you get any.
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(%> The Events
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\[1]\ The 100 Meter Dash:
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This is a basic event that you run against your opponent. You
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must press button # 0 as many times as you can and as fast as you
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can to speed you up. If you are playing more that 1 player, the
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opponent will press button # 1.
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\[2]\ The Long Jump:
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This event uses button # 0 pressed as fast as you can to run, as
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do all events, and uses a combination of button # 1 and pressing
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the joystick to the <- [left] to let you jump.
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After you have run as fast as you can and have arrived at the
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line [which will approach from the left and has an official right
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above it and a sand pit right behind it, you cannot miss it] you
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press button # 1 and hold the joystick to the <- until the desired
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angle in reached.
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The angle measure will appear to your -> [right] as you are
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holding down the joystick. The longer you hold the joystick, the
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higher the angle. We have found that if you jump at 45 degrees,
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you get best results.
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\[3]\ The Javelin Throw:
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In this event, you press button # 0 as fast as you can to run
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and gain speed, and then press button # 1 and hold the joystick to
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the <- until the desired angle is reached.
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Similar to the long jump in the way you control yourself, but
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you have the throw the javelin instead of jumping....You can hit
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the bird like in the arcade. We suggest a 45-48 degree angle for
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best results.
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\[4]\ The 110 Meter Hurdles:
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In this event, you have to outrun your opponent, who is either
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the computer or another player. To run, you press down button # 0
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as fast as you can and to hurdle the hurdles, you hold the
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joystick to the <- [left]. Every time you press to the <-, you
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jump and if you hit the hurdle, you lose time.
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\[5]\ The Hammer Throw:
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In this event, you have to throw a ball tied to a chain as far
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as you can. To do this, hit button # 0 once and you will start to
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rotate. After about 5 beeps [revolutions] you have to let go of
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the hammer by pressing button # 1 and holding the joystick to the
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<- [left] to get the desired angle. You want about a 45 degree
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angle to throw the longest distance.
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\[6]\ The High Jump:
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In this event, you have to jump over a bar set at a given
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height. To do this, you have to press button # 0 once and you will
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speed up. When you get to the bar, hold the joystick to the <-
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[left] until you get the desired angle. You will start to jump as
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soon as you move the joystick.
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We suggest that you just touch it before you jump to get height,
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and then hold it down to move horizontally.
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By the way, you finger will experience great pain if you play
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this game to much...Beware!
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The open-apple and close-apple keys can be used instead of the
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joystick buttons on the apple ][e.
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