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Konami Year: 1983 Class: Wide Release Genre: Sports Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2 Maximum number of Players: 4 Gameplay: Competitive Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Track and Field DescriptionCompete against other players in various Olympic events. Bash the buttons as fast as possible to run faster. Use the action button to throw, jump, etc.Cheats, Tricks and BugsTRICKSULLIJavelin Throw the javelin off the top of the screen to bring down a bird for a 1000 bonus.LIHigh Jump Fail the first two jumps and then clear it. A mole burrows up for a 1000 bonus.LILong jump Three jumps with same result will get a cannot remember what to scroll from right to left and award a 1000 bonus.LI100m dash same time for player one and two will award a 1000 bonus.ULPBUG In Javelin, throwing over 100m will cause a counter wraparound, so a 100m12 throw will be logged as 0m12 and will EMnotEM qualify youConversionLater versions of the game replaced the Run buttons with a trackball.Game IntroductionCompete 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:
Game PlayWhen you alternate tapping the run buttons (run1, run2, run1, run 2 ...), you will get a much better speed increase. You have three attempts to qualify on all but the two running events.MiscellaneousThis game was licensed to Centuri for US manufacture and distribution.CAPS/VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).Very Common - There are 162 known instances of this machine owned by Track and Field collectors. Of these, 102 of them are original dedicated machines, 6 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 54 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. This game ranks a 77 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. Wanted - Very Popular - There are 28 VAPS members currently looking for Track and Field. There is one VAPS member looking for a Track and Field circuit board set. This game ranks a 68 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records. For Sale - There are 7 VAPS members with Track and Field machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra Track and Field circuit board for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.
TriviaOutside the US, the game is called IHyper OlympicI, but the board is the same.Legacy
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