Hyper Sports
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Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Hyper Sports, known in Japan as Hyper Olympic '84,
Gameplay
The gameplay is much the same as Track & Field in that the player competes in an event and tries to score the most points based on performance criteria, and also by beating the computer entrants in that event. Also, the player tries to exceed a qualification time, distance, or score to advance to the next event. In Hyper Sports, if all of the events are passed successfully, the player advances to the next round of the same events which are faster and harder to qualify for.
The events changed to include these new sports:
- Swimming - swimming speed is controlled by two run buttons, and breathing is controlled by the action button when prompted by swimmer on screen. There is one re-do if a player fouls due to launching before the gun, but only one "run" at the qualifying time.
- Skeet shooting - selecting left or right shot via the two run buttons while a clay-bird is in the sight. There are three rounds to attempt to pass the qualifying score. If a perfect score is attained then a different pattern follows allowing for a higher score.
- Long horse - speed to run at horse is computer controlled, player jumps and pushes off horse via the action button, and rotates as many times as possible via run buttons (and tries to land straight up on feet). There are three attempts at the qualifying score.
- Archery - firing of the arrow controlled by action button; the elevation angle is controlled by depressing the action button and releasing at the proper time. There are three attempts at passing the qualifying score.
- Triple jump - speed is controlled by the run buttons, jump and angle are controlled by action button. There are three attempts at the qualifying distance, and player fouls if first jump is after the white line.
- Weight lifting - power used to lift weights is controlled by run buttons, while shift of weight from lifting up to pushing above the head is controlled by action button. There are two attempts at the qualifying weight.
- Pole vault - speed to run is preset by computer, while release of pole and body movement is controlled by the action button. Players continue attempting the increasing heights until they foul out (by missing base at the bottom or by knocking off horizontal bar with body at the top). The third foul disqualifies the player. This event was not included in either the ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC version.
Reception
Arcade
In Japan, Game Machine listed Hyper Sports on their August 1, 1984 issue as being the sixth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
The arcade game was reviewed by Gene Lewin of Play Meter in late 1984, rating the game 9 out of 10.[10] Roger C. Sharpe of Play Meter called it an "exceptional follow-up" to Track & Field.[8]
Ports
Upon release of the home computer conversions, the ZX Spectrum version was the biggest-selling Spectrum game on the monthly UK
The Commodore 64 version was reviewed by
Legacy
Two events from the game, skeet shooting and vault, featured on the BBC television programme First Class.[17][18]
In 2018, Konami announced a
Notes
References
- Cash Box. February 2, 1985. p. 42.
- ^ "Hyper Sports (Registration Number PA0000210381)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ ハイパーオリンピック'84
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 241. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 August 1984. p. 27.
- ^ "Best Hit Games 25" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 244. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 September 1984. p. 31.
- ^ "National Play Meter". Play Meter. Vol. 10, no. 21. 15 November 1984. pp. 28–9.
- ^ a b Sharpe, Roger C. (December 1984). "1984—Every Which Way But Up". Play Meter. Vol. 10, no. 23. pp. 39, 49–51.
- ^ "Hyper Sports". Computer and Video Games. No. 46 (August 1985). 16 July 1985. p. 109.
- ^ Lewin, Gene (December 1, 1984). "Gene's Gudgements: 'Seicross' should earn well". Play Meter. Vol. 10, no. 22. pp. 81–2.
- ^ https://wos.meulie.net/pub/sinclair/magazines/C+VG/Issue047/Pages/CVG04700011.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "The Software Chart". Computer and Video Games. No. 48 (October 1985). 16 September 1985. p. 101.
- ^ "Impossible to Display Scan".
- ^ "CRASH 27 - Readers' Awards". crashonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ "Top 100 Games of All Time". Your Sinclair. September 1993.
- ^ Wilson, David M.; Wilson, Johnny L. (April 1988). "The Boys of Spring: A Computer Sports Survey" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 46. p. 13.
- ^ "First Class". TV Cream. May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Weaver, Iain. "Weaver's Week 2012-08-12: First Class". UK Gameshows.com. Labyrinth Games. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Clark, Peter (2018-06-14). "Konami's 'Hyper Sports R' is a Bizarre Throwback to Outdated Gameplay". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ "Konami's Hyper Sports R has been cancelled". Vooks. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
External links
- Hyper Sports entry at the Centuri.net Arcade Database
- Hyper Sports at SpectrumComputing.co.uk