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Hyper Olympics (track n field)
rockhopper:
Hey all,
I was showing a friend of mine my cocktail machine a few weeks ago. Knowing full well he used to love the game Hyper Olympics, I fired it up much to his amazement!
After chucking a couple of coins in, I hit P2 button and we got to playing. When he went to enter his name, he asked why the joystick wasnt working?
joystick? i said, this game only uses the three buttons.
It seems the old machine he used to play as a kid (here in Aus) used a joystick instead of the run buttons. Is this a common thing? I know the originals used the standard three button layout, but seeing how easy it is to hook up the wires to left and right on a joystick, I thought it might be something you'd see on converted machines but until that point never thought about it.
Now i have only played the game a few times before this, but when I reconfigured the controls to use the sticks, straight away I broke numerous records, doing better than i've ever done before! anyone else try playing this way?
DrewKaree:
I've played it with a trackball, and with buttons, but I've NEVER heard of it being played with a joystick!
Dexter:
I've seen two versions, one with the standard three buttons i.e. left-jump/throw-right, and one with a joystick and single button. IIRC th jostick version was a generic cab like an electrocoin. Hope this helps.
teef two:
When I first played Track and Field, many many years ago, it was with a joystick. I think it would have been on a generic Electro coin cab with a joystick and three buttons.
What I can say is that the blisters on the palm of the hand hurt for days!
Jabba:
I played this game a lot in my time. Don't remember a joystick ever being there. But I have to admit, it probably would make it easier to play. I'll have to try it when I have a moment. Thanks for the tip.