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International Track & Field 2000
FAQ
PS1 1999
Version: 1.01 released on the 25th of November 2007
Author: odino
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/47976.html
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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01.) Introduction | G0100 |
T&F History | G0110 |
02.) Basics | G0200 |
Technique | G0210 |
03.) Main Menu | G0300 |
Player Profile | G0301 |
04.) Option Menu | G0400 |
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05.) Events | G0500 |
100m | G0501 |
Long Jump | G0502 |
Pole Vault | G0503 |
Hammer Throw | G0504 |
Javelin Throw | G0505 |
Weightlifting | G0506 |
Springboard | G0507 |
50m Freestyle | G0508 |
Horse Vault | G0509 |
1km Time Trial | G0510 |
Sprint | G0511 |
Canoeing | G0512 |
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06.) Arcade Mode | G0600 |
07.) Challenge Mode | G0700 |
08.) Replay Mode | G0800 |
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09.) Point Charts | G0900 |
100m | G0901 |
Long Jump | G0902 |
Pole Vault | G0903 |
Hammer Throw | G0904 |
Javelin Throw | G0905 |
Weightlifting | G0906 |
Springboard | G0907 |
50m Freestyle | G0908 |
Horse Vault | G0909 |
1km Time Trial | G0910 |
Sprint | G0911 |
Canoeing | G0912 |
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10.) Personal Bests | G1000 |
11.) Cheats & Easter Eggs | G1100 |
12.) FAQ | G1200 |
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XX.) Version History | GXX00 |
YY.) Review | GYY00 |
ZZ.) Credits | GZZ00 |
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01.) INTRODUCTION G0100
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Welcome to International Track & Field 2000 (IT&F) for the Playstation. This
game was released some time ago. This guide is written for the NTSC (US)
release, default buttons might be different and you'll need to adjust
accordingly.
This game is a lot better than the newer ESPN Track & Field game for the PS2
and much much better than the Sega Decathlon games for the Dreamcast. The
official Olympic games are interested, Sydney 2000 had an 8 player mode which
is certainly cool for 100m sprint. However, it failed in control and appeal.
The manual that comes with the game is not very useful and often does not
explain an event too well. The short display before each event is actually
better at showing you the controls so use that if you need a quick reminder.
If you have any suggestions, information I might or should add or anything
about the game I have missed feel free to e-mail me.
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T&F HISTORY G0110
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Track & Field has a long history. Follow the link to the other games in the
series by Konami.
Arcade Track & Field 1983
http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/915766.html
MSX Track & Field 1984
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/msx/data/934840.html
MSX Track & Field II 1984
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/msx/data/934841.html
NES Track & Field 1985
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587725.html
C64 Track & Field 1987
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/572081.html
NES Track & Field II 1989
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/916027.html
GB Track & Field 1992
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/data/585972.html
PSX International Track & Field 1997
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/data/915806.html
GBC International Track & Field 1999
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbcolor/data/915883.html
PSX International Track & Field 2000 1999
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/data/197642.html
GBC International Track & Field 2000
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbcolor/data/915883.html
DC ESPN International Track & Field 2000
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/data/349651.html
N64 International Track & Field 2000 2000
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/data/258825.html
GBC ESPN International Track & Field 2000
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbcolor/data/915163.html
PS2 ESPN International Track & Field 2000
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/258279.html
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02.) BASICS G0200
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IT&F is a simple yet sometimes tough game. You'll need to be good at punching
those buttons fast. It is best played with friends rather than alone. It also
saves your breath during events when it's the other person's turn.
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TECHNIQUE G0210
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This is the hardest section to describe...
IT&F is all about speed and button bashing. If you master this you'll be good
at 80% of the events. It's not only speed, it's awesome speed you'll need to
master. Unless you have changed the default button outlet, you should press
both Square and Circle as quickly as possible, alternatively it may say but
trust me: it's so fast it won't recognize anything alternative. Best way
to do this is by using both hands and then lay your index finger against
your thumb and let them vibrate the button by straining your hand, muscle
control comes from the wrist. Also you should try to breath in and hold your
breath while you do this, and quickly breath out and breath in again for the
rest of the event.
Whilst running is the main part of the game, don't forget the Actions. The
game refers to it as "Jump1" and "Jump2" buttons. Those are in every event so
even with your hands busy bashing those running buttons, you'll need to
quickly tap the action buttons for the event to be successful. Usually you
don't need to run while using the action buttons, but sometimes you must try
to run and then do a quick changeover to either Triangle or X.
If the main part of an event is running, don't bother trying to look at your
speedometer. It might help you to see if you are actually doing well, it
is better to concentrate and your technique. There is nothing worse than
button-bashing and thinking you are doing well, only to see that you are way
slower than anybody else. This is personal I guess, maybe you prefer to
watch the race or your speed gauge while you are racing.
Another thing to consider is the area you play. A hard surface is certainly
better than a soft one, don't choose a sofa if you have a carpet available.
Similarly you could try to clamp the controller between the legs, or between
one leg and the sofa and still have access to the buttons on the right. I've
never tried an arcade gamepad, they look like they could be used nicely.
One thing many people say is to use some kind of paper tissue and
rub it over the buttons. This doesn't work too well, especially as the
buttons are far apart. It might work if it were the X and O button like on
the older arcade games. You can change the buttons in options if you wish but
it is seriously not better. I do not recommend this technique as it's flawed
and leaves tissue pieces all over the place. :)
There are other techniques, and feel free to e-mail me if you get good
results.
You MUST have a good controller to play this, but you might refrain from
using the best one you have. I have a couple of 2nd hand pads and they lack
button sensitivity. The buttons must be smooth and easy to tap, if they are
hard and take some effort to press down, they are not ideal for this game.
3rd party controllers and fake Sony ones are usually bad. Dual shock pads
are not recommended, because the analog sticks are in the way, and the pad
is much much heavier. The shock mode isn't entirely useful or annoying, if
you do chose to play with one, you might as well have the shock mode on. The
vibrations do not occur within the running/swimming/etc part of events.
[meKuZo adds:]
For the technique i would suggest the r1 and the r2 button for jump1 and 2
and the triangle and the square (my friends prefer triangle and circle) for
the run buttons. you can bash the run buttons with your thumbs very fast and
it also allows you to push the jump-buttons because there are some events
where both is important at the same time (like hammer throw or javelin) By
this way you will not lose power by pushing the jump-buttons! And i use the
dual shock 2- controller for this game due to its weight! =) Hold the
controller with the right hand (as usual) with the thumb on the triangle and
the second and the third finger on the R buttons. With the left hand you "go
over the" controller this will mean the most part of the hand is located in
the area between the two L-buttons and the two R-buttons and the ends of all
four fingers are on the back of the controller. With two fingers you will
"surround" the cable of the controller and with the thumb you press the
square button! This one will work much better than the square - circle
method!=)
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03.) MAIN MENU G0300
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The Main Menu is simple: 3 Options to choose from, 4 if you have loaded any
records or made one in the current session.
First we have Arcade Mode, a total of 12 events you need to take part in and
gain the most points against 3 other athletes.
Second there is Challenge Mode, you can try to break a record for any event.
Third option is only visible if you have broken any records. Replay Mode lets
you watch it over and over again until you are sick and tired of it. =)
Lastly, Options lets you change many things such as Difficulty Level. This is
obviously very important. More info is in an upcoming section (Options).
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PLAYER PROFILE G0310
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Under Player Profile you can enter your name and chose the country you wish
to represent.
There are 12 countries to chose from when playing IT&F. The country you chose
does NOT affect how they do well in each discipline. Each country has the
same chance in winning or losing according to YOUR skill. When you select the
country of your choice, you get to enter a name. If you press START it will
input the default name of PlayerX (x being the slot of your controller 1-4).
When you have chosen your country with START or X, input your name. Scroll
through A->Z + special ASCII by going Left and Right on your controller.
After each character press X to go to the next one, and finally START to
finish the name. The flashing characters do not count towards your name and
once you press START they will disappear. If you press START too early the
name gets defaulted to PlayerX or just the part you had written. Press O to
go back if you made any mistakes.
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04.) OPTION MENU G0400
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Options are for altering the game settings. The following options are
available with a description what they do exactly:
Exit:
Go back to the main menu.
Level:
This is the most important setting. Options are Easy, Medium or Hard.
Choose easy if you are a beginner but even I play on easy because some
events have a high qualification mark. This does not affect anything
else like running or throwing. The opponents will be tougher on a
higher level and the qualification requirements for events is steeper.
If you are playing multiplayer, it won't affect the other players, but
Sprint is very very tough against the computer on hard. If you fail an
event in Arcade you'll need to re-do it until you qualify. In events
such as Sprint it might take you very long to beat the AI. Points are
also not skill level dependent. The results of the AI also depends on
the current record. If the record is high, they might end up getting
close to that, but not breaking it. E.g. If the weightlifting record is
270.0kg then they might only lift around 267kg, but if it's 290.0kg
they will possible increase their performance by a lot. This is not
always the case, especially for simultaneous events such as 100m or
Swimming.
Memory Card:
Load, Compare Load and Save. The game lacks an important auto-save
option. Each time you start it'll automatically load your records from
the memory card. If you have played the game some and beaten any
records, use Compare Load so the game checks if the records on the
memory card are better. If one is not, the new one from the current
session will be kept. This can also be used to load different results
from different memory cards into the game, and save it in one card. All
those combined records can be saved onto the memory card but it
required a hefty 4 slots. The icon on the memory card features a cute
blue runner in the start position. Shame they didn't make 4 different
ones.
Key:
2 running keys and 2 'jumping' keys. Jumping keys are essentially
Action keys in each events. You can change the layout of your keys to
anything you prefer. I personally use the default layout, have tried
some variations but it didn't make anything better. I guess all depends
on the style you button-bash.
Audio:
The sound of IT&F is funky indeed. You can select Mono/Stereo, alter
the BGM (background music) and SE (sound effects) volumes.
Screen:
Center the screen to fit your TV. Don't forget to save this
afterwards.
Vibration:
If you do use a dual shock controller (although not recommended), you
can choose to have vibrations on or off. It might be fun to try this
but generally it should be off and those large sticks are very bad for
button bashing. Try to find an old controller without them, and not
broken at that (it might be if you play too much!). Many events will
easily be thrown off my the vibrations, such as the canoeing.
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05.) EVENTS G0500
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The fun part of the guide: the events. There are 12 events in total. Not all
are part of Track & Field or Athletics but are part of the Olympics. For all
events I will assume you didn't alter the default buttons. Pressing START
during any event will pause the game and bring up the menu. You can go back to
the game, select a different event (not in arcade) or quit the current mode.
You can't quit the game while on the event screen, simply enter an event and go
to the menu and select 'Quit Arcade/Challenge/Replay' and the game will take
you back to the main menu.
In each event you can gain points, they are only useful in Arcade mode. I have
included a point chart in this guide, if I collect enough data I might be able
to work out the conversion rate. Sprint points are fixed as you can only be
placed 1st -> 4th. It does not matter which difficulty you play, you will gain
the same amount of points each time.
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100M G0501
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Men's Athletics 100 Meters
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A quick, easy and usually painless dash to the finish line. The game will take
some time to announce the lanes, you can skip that with the START button. The
main part is getting a great start and then get that pace up, you should be at
top speed for the entire race.
Remember the technique talks about holding your breath, if you race faster
you'll also need to hold your breath for a shorter amount of time. While this
is one of the most basic events, you still have one more action to remember.
Just before the finish line you can press the Action button to dip your head.
While this might look insignificant at first, this could possible shave off a
couple of milliseconds in the end. Advanced runners should use this, and
you'll see the result. If you are still having trouble getting the running
faster then don't bother, however, if you aren't running at full speed it
would be easier to dip as the button change isn't too hard.
Keep in mind, 2 fault starts and you are out.
The default record is very weak and you should beat it in no time. The AI
also hardly ever gets better times than that. A good chance to rake in some
points in Arcade mode and gain an early advantage. A great time is around
8.5 seconds or better, but a time below 9sec already gives lots of points.
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Long Jump G0502
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Men's Athletics Long Jump
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The long jump is one fun event. It contains some moderate running and easy
action.
Press a run button to make the guy start, otherwise you'll run out of time
and fail the attempt. I think you have around 15 seconds to begin.
First you want to start running as fast as possible. Once your runner
gets to the jump mark, the closer you get really depends if you have been
running steadily, the game will slow down and the angle display comes up. Now
it's your turn to press and hold an action key until it reaches 45°. Anything
in the orange area will be sufficient, but 45° is the optimum. The distance
you jump will depend on a few things.
1. The pace you were running at while on the short track.
2. The speed you were at when hitting the jump pad.
3. The position on the jump pad, too far means wasting precious cm.
4. The angle you are jumping at.
AND
5. Pressing the action button just before you land to make a better landing.
This will make sure you land in a sitting position rather than fall into the
sand. It will improve your jump by a lot so don't forget that.
Additionally, if you were running faster during your run-up and then slow down
towards the end, the jump will be a lot worse as if you only speed up to your
fastest speed. Try to pace the run so you have the fastest speed at the end,
experienced players should try to keep the pace up at all times of course,
without a dip in performance.
If you hit the blue mark at the jump you failed the attempt. It will say
'Fault' and zoom to the jump pad where you can see how much you stepped over
by.
You should beat the default record easily, good jumps are outside the measured
area. Not sure why they made the sandbox so short, excellent jumps can make it
out. And don't be surprised if you see a mole or two (see Easter Eggs for more
details).
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Pole Vault G0503
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Men's Athletics Pole Vault
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Fun event, adds a new twist to the angle. It's similar to Long Jump but in
this case you have a Tension gauge. First you need to enter the height you
want to attempt. You can't go lower than the previous attempt, even if you
failed. Try something realistic first to get a good result, a daring height
with the last perhaps. On this screen, you can press right and left on your
controller to see how the other athletes are doing on theirs which might
help you decide how much you want to attempt.
Press the run button so the camera angle swings around, you have around 15
seconds to start the attempt or you fail the try. Run at full speed just like
before, making sure the speed is still high at the end of the run. Once your
jumper has lodged the pole into the ground you can let go off the running and
the tension gauge will start to fill while he starts rising into the air.
When the tension bar is full, press the action button and the jumper will
jump far into the air. When he's at the top of his jump, press the action
button again so he will jump over the bar to the other side. Sounds silly and
looks a little strange with all the slow motion going on, but it's rather
easy once you get the hang of it. I find that I often press the action button
twice by accident - or keep it pressed down too long.
The record is very low, you should aim at >6.50m. You'll know how much higher
you can go by the gaps your jumper has when he goes over. The maximum seems
to be 7.00m, but it's not really. Once you have cleared 7.00m you can go as
high as 8.00 meters. I know this because I've done so myself. If you are
going for a record, try to clear 7.00m at the first attempt so you can raise
the bar for the other 2. I believe 8m is possible, it could also be possible
to raise the bar over 8.00 meters if it has been jumped on attempt 1/2.
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Hammer Throw G0504
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Men's Athletics Hammer Throw
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This one is tough and tiring. Gain power with the power buttons, max if you
can. At the same time look out for the circle that goes around the athlete.
It is the direction you will be throwing. However, you need to plan ahead as
inputting the angle will take you another half a second or so. Therefore you
want to start pressing the angle button when the direction is around the right
side of him. This depends on your power though, so if you are slow then the
circle won't turn around you as quickly, and you need to have the direction
adjusted accordingly. Get the angle at around 45 degrees for best results.
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Javelin Throw G0505
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Men's Athletics Javelin Throw
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This event is fun, rewarding and easy to pull off. There is a 20 seconds time
limit to start running. Bash the buttons up to the top and leave it there
until you get close to the throwing line. Make sure the speed is max at all
times for a great result. Use the action button to throw the javelin by
keeping it pressed and throw at a 45 degree angle, or at least as close to
that as you can.
AFTER you have released the javelin, press an angle key to "shout", which
should add a few more centimeter.
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Weightlifting G0506
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Men's Weightlifting Clean & Jerk
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At the start you get to chose how much weight you'll want to lift. Remember
that you can't go lower once you attempted a heavier load. You only get three
attempts so get some points with your first and try something hard with the
last one. If you press right or left you can see the other athlete's score.
Now to the actual event, it has three parts.
First the Jerk, you'll need to lift the weight onto your shoulders. Do this
by powering up the Power up to the top (OK). Once the speed has reached the
highest point it will quickly drop to 0. Your task is to press the Action
button before it reaches 0, but not before you reach the highest point or
your lifter will also not do a Jerk. The speed at how fast this drops to zero
depends on the weight you are lifting. If done correctly, your guy will lift
the weights and the vitality bar will start to drop. The vitality bar's rate
of decline matters only about how much you are lifting, and not on which part
of the speed bar you managed to stop it before it went to 0. There is a 10
second time limit on your Jerk attempt by which time you need to have reached
the OK and pressed the Action button. If time runs out, you fail.
Second part is the timing. When your guy has positioning himself for a Clean,
the timing gauge will fill up and go back to 0. You don't need to hit the OK
at the first time it reaches it, but it would be wise considering your
vitality gauge is dropping quickly, especially at heavy weights. If you hit
the OK, it will light up and your lifter will start the Clean. After a few
seconds you'll start the actual Clean.
Lastly, you'll need to light the 3 red Fin. lights. Do so by bashing the
run buttons as fast as possible so it reaches Keep. Each light takes 1 second
to flash up. You can lose a red light if you lose the Keep for around 1
second, and you must light them up all before your vitality is gone. I
personally think this is the easier part until the really heavy stuff.
[meKuZo writes:]
Once you lift 300.0kg you can try to lift as much as 335kg for the next
attempt(s). 300kg is already very very tough, his current record is 302.5kg
and any extra weight makes the Clean a living hell.
[End]
I can confirm this, the maximum possible is 335.0kg, and it is incredibly
hard to do 300.0kg already, having only 1/2 attempts for the next step is
not nice at all for trying to break the high records.
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Springboard G0507
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Women's 3m Springboard Diving
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Trick Difficulty Highest Score Possible
Forward-Tuck A 3.5 105.00
Forward-Pike A 3.8 114.00
Back----Tuck B 4.1 123.00
Back----Pike C 4.3 129.00
Reverse-Tuck B 4.0 120.00
Reverse-Pike D 4.2 126.00
Inward--Tuck B 4.0 120.00
Inward--Pike C 3.7 111.00
If you don't make enough rings the difficulty will be lowered accordingly.
In other words, even with a perfect entry you will get 10s, but if the dive
was not completed the maximum score is not as high as seen in the table. For
example only one somersault on a C Back-Pike has difficulty 1.6 instead.
Maximum points in this jump would therefore only be 54.00.
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50m Freestyle G0508
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Women's 50m Freestyle Swimming
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This is essentially the same as the 100m running but 2-2.5x longer. Once the
announcer says 'Set' get ready to speed off. At the buzzer you'll need to
just bash those buttons until the finish line. Just before the end, roughly
after you have passed the T-junction on the pool floor, you can press the
Action button to dash to the end, this will save quite a lot of time.
You are allowed one false start, not like the current swimming rules.
The hardest part is keeping the speed up for so long, there isn't much else
you need to know here. A good time is around 22.5 seconds.
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Horse Vault G0509
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Women's Gymnastics Horse Vault
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The anti-button bashing event. Here you must get a combination of keys
correct to get the highest score. You should be familiar with this from
Konami's Dance Dance revolution, Beatmania etc.
You have 2 attempts, the total score is the average of both jumps. The jumps
have different difficulty ratings. In the list, "Symbol" shows you the kind
of trick the girl will make. Difficulty itself is the highest point you can
achieve for a jump.
After you have selected your trick, the girl will start her run automatically
and you will need to get ready. When she reaches the trampoline you'll need
to press any of the 4 buttons (X, O, /_\ or []) to jump and then again to
jump off the horse vault. All this time you have a small bar at the bottom
and a yellow marker which represents your gymnast. Look at this bar in order
to see when you'll need to jump each time. You get a 'Best', 'Good' or 'Miss'
for your attempt. After the 2 jumps you'll need to input the actual command.
This command is made up from the four buttons described above. It varies each
time, but the combination style is usually the same and has some sort of
rhythm to it. The harder your trick, the more buttons you'll need to press in
the combination. Once you have finished the input, the horse vault event is
completed. You could aim for something around 9.800, it requires some
practice to get this right, especially for the jumps.
Tricks:
Rank Trick Difficulty
E 2.501 10.00
C 2.302 9.40
E 2.502 9.90
D 2.404 9.50
D 2.406 9.60
E 2.507 9.80
C 4.302 9.40
E 4.503 10.00
D 4.404 9.50
E 4.504 9.80
E 4.505 9.90
D 4.407 9.60
Please note, the penalties range greatly from your effort to jump. If the
miss was very close to the actual line, you won't get as much taken off as
if you don't bother pressing the button at all. Mistiming (i.e. 'Miss') a
jump will take off a maximum of 0.550 from the total score. If you get a
'Good', you will only get penalized by around 0.025/0.020 instead.
Not completing or inputting the wrong command lead to penalties. These vary
for each trick, depending on the difficulty.
Penalty List:
C 9.40: 0.160 for each wrong button pressed.
1st button missed: 0.300
2nd button missed: 0.600 Total: 0.900
3rd button missed: 0.900 Total: 1.500
D 9.50: 0.250 for each wrong button pressed.
1st button missed: 0.200
2nd button missed: 0.400 Total: 0.600
3rd button missed: 0.600 Total: 1.200
4th button missed: 0.800 Total: 2.000
D 9.60: 0.360 for each wrong button pressed.
1st button missed: 0.195
2nd button missed: 0.285 Total: 0.480
3rd button missed: 0.430 Total: 0.910
4th button missed: 0.570 Total: 1.480
5th button missed: 0.715 Total: 2.195
E 9.80 0.490 for each wrong button pressed.
1st button missed: 0.110
2nd button missed: 0.225 Total: 0.335
3rd button missed: 0.320 Total: 0.655
4th button missed: 0.430 Total: 1.085
5th button missed: 0.535 Total: 1.620
6th button missed: 0.640 Total: 2.260
E 9.90 0.590 for each wrong button pressed.
1st button missed: 0.110
2nd button missed: 0.215 Total: 0.325
3rd button missed: 0.320 Total: 0.655
4th button missed: 0.430 Total: 1.085
5th button missed: 0.535 Total: 1.620
6th button missed: 0.640 Total: 2.260
E 10.00 0.640 for each wrong button pressed.
1st button missed: 0.085
2nd button missed: 0.165 Total: 0.250
3rd button missed: 0.250 Total: 0.500
4rd button missed: 0.335 Total: 0.835
5th button missed: 0.415 Total: 1.250
6th button missed: 0.500 Total: 1.750
7th button missed: 0.585 Total: 2.335
The lowest score per jump is 6.000, you'll also get this if you don't press
any button during a jump.
Note: when you press Enter to memorize the button command, it won't be
displayed. Cheeky Konami.
[thanks to meKuZo for some of the above info]
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1km Time Trial G0510
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Men's Cycling 1 Kilometer Time Trial
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This is the hardest event by miles. If you are good enough to keep high
speed throughout the 4 laps, you are godly. Anyway there isn't any strategy
here, simply button bash for around 1 minute. You're arms are most likely
tired soon. If you don't want to waste your energy, take it relatively easy
throughout the event. I usually do this one last. At the end of the race you
can get a tiny finishing boost by pressing the Action button. Hopefully you
have passed the qualification time, because re-doing this event is no fun at
all.
See the cheats and tricks section for a tip on how to prevent this event
tiring you out if you wish to play on some more. Just beware of ruining any
real records and PBs.
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Sprint G0511
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Men's Cycling Sprint
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First you get paired with another athlete to race a semi-final. Choose
between a 1-set match or 3-set match (i.e. 2 out of 3), the winner will
advance to the final and the loser will have to race for bronze with the
other semi-final loser. To qualify you'll simply need to win one race, but
for points you might want to win the first one and also the final.
As for the actual race: One racer starts inside and can't be overtaken by the
second racer until the 2nd lap. The game uses catch-up logic so you do not
need to try extra hard to get closer to the front-runner. The action buttons
allow you to go up and down on the track. You are fastest between the 2 lines
near the inside naturally. A tactic against the computer is to go slowly until
the final lap and then sprint towards the end. Don't forget about making a
last second push when you get to the finish line, similar to the 100m and
swimming events. Pitted against another human player is a lot more fun.
Bluffing to sprint away and blocking paths will make the previous tactic
useless, unless you think you can handle it and sprint through towards the
finish line.
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Canoeing G0512
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Men's Canoeing Kayak Singles 500 Meters
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This event is so relaxing you can do this anytime, especially when you just
finished a tiresome event, or are about to do one next. The only thing I
noticed happens to you is that your eyes focus onto one spot of the TV set,
surely not healthy. Anyways, the event pits four canoes against each other.
Wait for the start press the lit paddle button to start off. You will want to
concentrate on your corresponding box at the bottom of the screen. The bar
will fill up with each paddle. Press the appropriate key to paddle and
continue doing so for the entire race. The aim is to get the gauge rising as
far as possible but not hit the end. If you hit it to early or too late, the
speed bar will grow in the background. The speed bar is the one behind the
gauge. It is wide at first but gets slimmer when you gain speed, making it
harder to hit the green target for fast paddling. If you have the rhythm
correct you could possible get the best paddles out of this.
At the end of the course you can also dash to the finish line, gaining a few
milliseconds perhaps.
meKuZo's fantastic record:
1.17.979
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06.) ARCADE MODE G0600
===============================================================================
Arcade mode is sort of like a modern pentathlon but with different events. On
the 'Select Event' screen you need to go through all 12 events and gain points
by completing them as best as you can. You can tick of one event by beating the
qualification mark, which is different for each difficulty level you select.
Also the AI athletes will be slightly more competitive and even beat a few
default world records.
If you fail any event by not passing the qualification standard, you get the
Continue Screen where you can choose to give up. You have unlimited tries so
don't worry about failing. It's only going to make you more tired. This is not
the same if you are playing with friend. If one of you passes the mark the game
will ask the loser to continue and keep his original score. This might mean the
score is very low and your overall total gets screwed up. If you get 'No Score'
in an event such as Weightlifting or Pole Vault where you only get three
attempt, you end up with 0 points.
Events and their qualification requirements per difficulty level:
100m: Easy: 12.24sec
Medium: 11.26sec
Hard: 10.28sec
Long Jump: Easy: 6.71m
Medium: 7.61m
Hard: 8.50m
Pole Vault: Easy: 4.60m
Medium: 5.20m
Hard: 5.80m
Hammer Throw: Easy: 57.03m
Medium: 68.73m
Hard: 79.40m
Javelin Throw: Easy: 73.86m
Medium: 83.71m
Hard: 93.56m
Weightlifting: Easy: 225.0kg
Medium: 245.0kg
Hard: 260.0kg
Springboard: Easy: 150.00
Medium: 200.00
Hard: 250.00
50m Freestyle: Easy: 30.64sec
Medium: 28.19sec
Hard: 26.74sec
Horse Vault: Easy: 7.250
Medium: 8.250
Hard: 9.200
1km Time Trial: Easy: 1.15.766sec
Medium: 1.09.705sec
Hard: 1.03.644sec
Sprint: Easy: Have a win
Medium: Have a win
Hard: Have a win
Canoeing: Easy: 1.50.000sec
Medium: 1.40.000sec
Hard: 1.30.000sec
When you beat the Arcade mode on easy you'll get simply "Try Next Level" along
with the Game Over screen. When you beat it on Medium you get the same but also
the credits before you see the Game Over on your screen. If you rise up to the
challenge to beat Hard mode, the game will say ALL CLEAR and again present you
with the same credits movie, including some background activity from the silver
athlete.
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07.) CHALLENGE MODE G0700
===============================================================================
Here you can challenge a world record until you are sick of trying. The game
will only go back to the event select screen if you beat the record. You can
quit the mode during the event while pressing START and choosing 'Select Event'
or 'Quit Challenge'.
You can't play Sprint in the Challenge Mode, for obvious reasons.
You also get points in this mode, but they don't matter for anything. You can
use this for practice as well but it does get tiring.
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08.) REPLAY MODE G0800
===============================================================================
In this mode you can watch any previous records until you are bored with it.
The record will loop until you press Start and select 'End Replay' to go back
to the Menu. Alternatively you can choose 'Select Event' to view another record
breaking performance.
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09.) POINT CHARTS G0900
===============================================================================
All events give you points. Here are the lists per event, how much you can earn
for each score.
Results with a (?) are uncertain or estimates. ¬ denotes the highest and lowest
end have been reached for this chart.
The point chart is as of this point not being updated. However, if I find out a
formula then I will post it, or if you know then go ahead and tell me :)
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100m G0901
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7.66sec 1731pts
7.72sec 1713pts
7.76sec 1701pts
7.79sec 1692pts
7.80sec 1690pts
7.85sec 1675pts
7.86sec 1672pts
7.90sec 1660pts
7.93sec 1652pts
8.02sec 1626pts
8.03sec 1623pts
8.09sec 1606pts
8.10sec 1603pts
8.17sec 1583pts
8.19sec 1577pts
8.23sec 1566pts
8.26sec 1557pts
8.33sec 1537pts
8.34sec 1535pts
8.50sec 1490pts
8.53sec 1481pts
8.56sec 1473pts
8.57sec 1470pts
8.59sec 1465pts
8.60sec 1462pts
8.65sec 1448pts
8.67sec 1443pts
8.70sec 1435pts
8.73sec 1425pts
8.75sec 1421pts
8.80sec 1407pts
8.84sec 1396pts
8.86sec 1391pts
8.87sec 1388pts
8.90sec 1380pts
8.93sec 1372pts
9.09sec 1329pts
9.17sec 1308pts
9.24sec 1289pts
9.26sec 1284pts
9.28sec 1279pts
9.42sec 1242pts
9.89sec 1123pts
9.90sec 1121pts
9.92sec 1116pts
9.93sec 1113pts
9.96sec 1106pts
9.99sec 1098pts
11.39sec 776pts
11.40sec 774pts
11.42sec 770pts
11.43sec 768pts
11.45sec 764pts
11.46sec 762pts
11.47sec 760pts
11.49sec 755pts
11.50sec 753pts
11.52sec 749pts
12.33sec 588pts
12.38sec 578pts
12.39sec 576pts
12.44sec 567pts
12.45sec 565pts
12.46sec 563pts
12.47sec 562pts
12.50sec 556pts
12.53sec 551pts
12.54sec 549pts
12.56sec 545pts
12.57sec 543pts
12.59sec 540pts
12.62sec 534pts
12.63sec 532pts
12.67sec 525pts
12.69sec 522pts
12.73sec 514pts
15.99sec 90pts
16.19sec 75pts
16.36sec 63pts
16.93sec 30pts
16.98sec 28pts
16.99sec 27pts
17.01sec 26pts
17.07sec 24pts
17.13sec 21pts
17.19sec 19pts
17.20sec 18pts
17.25sec 16pts
17.27sec 16pts
17.31sec 14pts
^
17.33sec 14pts
17.34sec 13pts
17.35sec 13pts
17.43sec 10pts
17.47sec 9pts
17.58sec 6pts
17.73sec 3pts
17.85sec 1pt
^
19.15sec 1pt
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Long Jump G0902
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11.09m 1881pts
11.00m 1858pts
10.81m 1808pts
10.75m 1792pts
10.55m 1739pts
10.51m 1728pts
10.47m 1717pts
10.09m 1616pts
9.63m 1493pts
9.59m 1482pts
8.73m 1254pts
7.84m 1023pts
4.22m 241pts
3.77m 173pts
3.21m 98pts
3.11m 86pts
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Pole Vault G0903
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Each extra 1 centimeter jumped gains ~3 (+/-1pt) points.
7.74m 1788pts
7.73m 1785pts
7.72m 1782pts
7.71m 1779pts
7.70m 1776pts
7.69m 1773pts
7.68m 1770pts
7.67m 1766pts
7.66m 1763pts
7.65m 1760pts
7.64m 1757pts
7.63m 1754pts
7.62m 1751pts
7.61m 1748pts
7.60m 1745pts
7.59m 1741pts
7.58m 1738pts
7.57m 1735pts
7.56m 1732pts
7.55m 1729pts
7.54m 1726pts
7.53m 1723pts
7.52m 1720pts
7.51m 1716pts
7.50m 1713pts
7.17m 1609pts
7.10m 1586pts
7.09m 1583pts
7.05m 1570pts
7.00m 1554pts
6.72m 1464pts
6.66m 1444pts
6.62m 1432pts
6.59m 1422pts
6.51m 1396pts
6.50m 1393pts
6.46m 1380pts
6.40m 1360pts
6.30m 1328pts
6.25m 1312pts
6.20m 1295pts
6.19m 1292pts
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6.10m 1263pts
5.99m 1227pts
5.92m 1205pts
5.91m 1202pts
5.81m 1169pts
5.80m 1166pts
5.55m 1086pts
5.47m 1061pts
5.44m 1051pts
5.41m 1041pts
5.38m 1032pts
5.32m 1013pts
5.28m 1000pts
5.24m 988pts
5.21m 978pts
5.18m 969pts
4.97m 903pts
4.70m 821pts
4.66m 809pts
4.60m 791pts
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Hammer Throw G0904
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89.51m 1342pts
89.37m 1340pts
86.89m 1299pts
86.55m 1293pts
86.51m 1292pts
86.42m 1291pts
86.34m 1290pts
85.56m 1276pts
81.10m 1202pts
76.97m 1133pts
74.85m 1098pts
73.45m 1075pts
12.76m 101pts
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Javelin Throw G0905
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103.59m 1409pts
102.06m 1385pts
100.92m 1369pts
100.36m 1359pts
100.02m 1357pts
99.68m 1349pts
99.00m 1338pts
97.97m 1322pts
97.68m 1318pts
95.41m 1283pts
29.18m 289pts
27.44m 265pts
25.80m 242pts
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Weightlifting G0906
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An extra 2.5kg lifted gains ~25 (+/- 1pt) points.
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335.0kg
332.5kg
330.0kg
327.5kg
325.0kg
322.5kg
320.0kg
317.5kg
315.0kg
312.5kg
310.0kg
307.5kg
305.0kg
302.5kg
300.0kg 1720pts
297.5kg 1695pts
295.0kg 1670pts
292.5kg 1644pts
290.0kg 1619pts
287.5kg 1594pts
285.0kg 1569pts
282.5kg 1544pts
280.0kg 1518pts
272.5kg 1443pts
270.0kg 1419pts
267.5kg 1394pts
262.5kg 1344pts
260.0kg 1320pts
257.5kg 1295pts
255.0kg 1271pts
252.5kg 1246pts
250.0kg 1222pts
247.5kg 1198pts
245.0kg
242.5kg
240.0kg 1126pts
237.5kg
235.0kg
232.5kg
230.0kg 1032pts
227.5kg 1009pts
225.0kg 986pts
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Springboard G0907
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345.00 1332pts
337.15 1297pts
324.20 1240pts
323.30 1236pts
320.50 1223pts
313.80 1194pts
310.40 1179pts
297.00 1119pts
285.50 1068pts
110.35 322pts
98.80 275pts
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50m Freestyle G0908
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18.48sec 1750pts
18.81sec 1720pts
19.36sec 1671pts
21.27sec 1504pts
21.33sec 1498pts
22.24sec 1423pts
23.09sec 1353pts
23.21sec 1343pts
23.45sec 1323pts
24.33sec 1256pts
25.66sec 1150pts?
26.45sec 1091pts
27.42sec 1020pts
27.66sec 1003pts
30.57sec 805pts
39.78sec 791pts
31.21sec 764pts
31.33sec 756pts
31.36sec 754pts
31.48sec 747pts
31.54sec 743pts
31.60sec 739pts
31.66sec 735pts
31.69sec 733pts
31.78sec 728pts
31.81sec 726pts
31.87sec 722pts
32.03sec 712pts
32.15sec 705pts
32.27sec 698pts
32.30sec 696pts
32.33sec 694pts
32.36sec 692pts
32.39sec 691pts
32.42sec 689pts
32.48sec 685pts
32.57sec 680pts
48.15sec 37pts
49.00sec 40pts
50.09sec 23pts
^
50.15sec 23pts
50.18sec 22pts
50.27sec 21pts
50.63sec 17pts
51.27sec 10pts
51.75sec 5pts
^
51.78sec 5pts
52.33sec 1pt
^
53.48sec 1pt
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Horse Vault G0909
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¬
10.000
9.812 1187pts
9.492 1104pts
9.485 1102pts
9.015 1005pts
8.885 950pts
8.865 945pts
8.822 934pts
8.805 930pts
8.652 892pts
8.542 865pts
7.852 701pts
6.000 312pts
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1km Time Trial G0910
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57.560sec 1183pts
58.150sec 1161pts
59.528sec 1110pts
59.430sec 1113pts
1.00.057sec 1090pts
1.01.130sec 1052pts
1.02.815sec 992pts
1.04.275sec 941pts
1.04.834sec 922pts
1.05.611sec 896pts
1.08.164sec 812pts
1.09.793sec 761pts
1.11.424sec 711pts
1.46.160sec 35pts
1.46.055sec 35pts
1.47.686sec 24pts
1.47.911sec 22pts
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Sprint G0911
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¬
Gold (1st) 700pts
Silver (2nd) 400pts
Bronze (3rd) 100pts
Loser (4th) 1pt
¬
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Canoeing G0912
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1.18.390sec 1882pts
1.19.199sec 1660pts
1.19.417sec 1652pts
1.19.962sec 1636pts
1.20.033sec 1634pts
1.20.089sec 1632pts
1.20.556sec 1618pts
1.21.595sec 1588pts
1.21.821sec 1582pts
1.22.026sec 1576pts
1.23.485sec 1535pts
1.29.161sec 1377pts
1.30.398sec 1344pts
1.30.419sec 1343pts
1.31.554sec 1313pts
1.31.588sec 1312pts
1.31.621sec 1311pts
1.31.687sec 1309pts
1.32.730sec 1282pts
1.32.759sec 1281pts
1.33.693sec 1256pts
1.33.866sec 1252pts
1.33.897sec 1251pts
1.34.127sec 1245pts
1.34.193sec 1243pts
1.34.333sec 1240pts
2.47.726sec 37pts
2.47.898sec 36pts
2.49.197sec 30pts
2.49.299sec 29pts
^
2.49.364sec 29pts
2.49.429sec 28pts
^
2.49.531sec 28pts
¬
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10.) PERSONAL BESTS G1000
===============================================================================
Not here for bragging rights, and certainly not all the best records. Some are
my best pals and I don't know if I'll ever beat them. Unfortunately IT&F lacks
any kind of "Top 10 Records" feature to show my PBs. Also over time memory
cards have been erased, lost, overwritten and corrupted. Some of the records
used to be much better, some have set up only recently and are being worked on
as we speak.
Note:
If you think you are better, good for you. I don't want any proof but I also
think it takes some good efforts to get the best times/heights/results. I have
seen some people with bad results posted on the net saying if anyone can beat
theirs, they would be lying. These are true results and are very much beatable
if you are godly at this game. If you have gotten a better result feel free to
e-mail me as I like to hear and am always interested in what the game's
possibilities are, or how well other gamers are doing. Having played this game
a lot I would know what results are true and not, if you are still a newbie to
the game and don't believe the results then I cannot help you. Respect goes to
fellow IT&F fans who still play this game!!
Here is a list, some are still in progress. L marks the results that aren't
mine on the memory card.
100m 7.66sec
Long Jump 11.09m
Pole Vault 7.74m
Hammer Throw 89.51m
Javelin Throw 104.98m
Weightlifting 300.0kg
Springboard 354.20 L
50m Freestyle 18.48sec
Horse Vault 9.812
1km Time Trial 57.560sec
Canoeing 1.18.126sec
Total Arcade Points: 15 816pts
Aim: The results I wish one day I could achieve.
100m 7.50sec It might be possible, hard though.
Long Jump 11.50m The current record isn't unbeatable.
Pole Vault 8.00m Very easy!? Might be possible to jump >8.00
Hammer Throw >90.00m Would be higher without 2/3 fouls per try.
Javelin Throw 105.00m Damn those 0.02cm...might be the limit?
Weightlifting 305.0kg ;)
Springboard 378.00 Needs three 10.0s in 3 most difficult dives!
50m Freestyle 18.00sec Perhaps...
Horse Vault 10.00 Sure, who wants to practice?
1km Time Trial <57.000sec If it weren't so brutal, maybe soon.
Canoeing ~1.17.00sec Needs the perfect race, especially the start.
Total Arcade Points: 17 000
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11.) CHEATS & EASTER EGGS G1100
===============================================================================
Cheats:
```````
There are no working cheats for this game and I hope they never find any. If
you alter any score with a gameshark, use a gameshark to have top speed, top
score or top result I don't consider you a real gamer. I have also never tried
to use an auto-fire controller to gain speed, so I don't know if it would
possible gain anything. While this might save you some sweat, it defeats the
entire purpose of the game. Unfortunately IT&F does not have some sort of
advanced auto-fire checker like Metal Gear Solid used in the button- bashing
part. I consider using a turbo controller as cheating, I hear you get funny
glitches but I might try using it to get past those cycling events you need to
finish for Arcade mode, and for filling in blanks on the point charts.
One 'cheat' that works (more like a trick?) is that you can pause the game
during any event and have a rest. This is indeed useful for long lasting
button-bashing events such as 1km Time Trial, Sprint and possible 50m
Freestyle. However, as you need to pause the game you might lose some speed and
your end result won't be 'perfect cheating'. Alternatively, somebody else could
pause the game with a second controller so you don't lose speed finding the
START button. Then, start button-bashing and the other person will get the race
underway again. You could get much much better results by pausing every 10
seconds or so, but it's not right and the record is tarnished. Don't save any
records you can never truly beat or you'll kick yourself for the rest of your
life.
Alternate Costumes & Konami Man:
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At the events selection screen, highlight the event you wish to enter, then
press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X. A sound will
confirm correct entry and start the event. You have now changed the appearance
of the female athletes and have the Konami Man appear in certain events. In the
male events you'll see him fly around if you win. (?)
Easter Eggs:
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When doing a Long Jump, if you get all three digits matching e.g. 7.77m or
8.88m. A mole will pop out from the sand. This doesn't affect anything else. I
have yet to find out if this works on 11.11m as well.
During the 100m Dash, if you get the last 2 digits matching e.g. 10.22 you will
see a blimp in the background of the score sheet.
When doing the Javelin throw, run real fast but throw at an awful angle (~70°).
If you got it right you'll hit a spacecraft.
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12.) FAQ G1200
===============================================================================
i) Does it matter which country I select?
Again, no. It only affects you mentally if you think you are better by
competing for a specific country. ^_^
ii) I'm better than one of your records, can I add my score to your page?
Well, if you get a better result, tell me and possibly how many points you
gained. Assuming you didn't cheat, I'll probably add a note to the event that
somebody (i.e. YOU) has been able to stretch the record this far. If there is
demand for a huge Individual PB table, somebody should make an Indepth-FAQ
just for that. Not sure if GameFAQ would like that kind of a guide, try a
personal website ;)
iii) How do I exit the game while on the Select Event screen?
You can't, you'll have to select an event first and then press START, then
pick "Quit" from the menu.
iv) You could be making up those records of yours!?
Hmm I guess I could, but why would I? I have the records on my memory card
and for new records (which is most of them) I also know the points it gained.
While I could be making this up too and guess from the charts, it doesn't
follow a 100% accurate and if somebody would equal a record and get another
result, uh oh :)
v) I have some data for your point charts, do you want to add them?
Not any more, but if you find out about some formula then let me know.
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XX.) VERSION HISTORY GXX00
=============================================================================
Version History:
- 0.1 Initial Release (30th Aug 2004)
- 0.2 Added Easter Eggs, Cheats, more Events Info & Points (1st Sep 2004)
- 0.3 Dive Tricks, more points and event descriptions. Surprising Hammer
trow record and a new 1km sprint time as well. New record total score
during that run. Beat the Weightlifting without trying to hard, will
be much higher soon I should think. Pole Vault now at 7.50m, no proper
record attempt has been made though. (2nd Sep 2004)
- 0.4 Another weightlift score @ 287.5kg. Weightlifting point chart is now
filled with all the possible results while still missing some points.
Added the weightlifting description as well. Added the Point Charts
section and as those stats become too bulky under Events. (unreleased)
- 0.41 Added some info to Sprint and lots of Event data in the Point Charts
section. 14cm longer Hammer throw record. Total Arcade Points is also
higher, without having a good Weightlifting result.
(3rd Sep 2004)
- 0.42 Minor changes, added the FAQ section.
- 0.5 Great input by meKuZo from Germany, I've added credit to most parts
where applicable and I hope to get some more info from him soon :)
- 0.52 meKuZo's technique added, Weightlifting now at 292.5kg, some more
points for charts. Pole Vault record is being increased 1cm at a
time to keep track of the points rewarded, increased a few times to
7.58m. Plenty of info for Horse Vault, including Trick List and
Penalty guide. More info for diving. (13th Sep 2004)
- 0.54 Records fell today, big time. Pole Vault records of course :)
Weightlifting now at 300.0kg! Swimming, 100m and Long Jump all gone
too. (14th Sep 2004)
- 0.55 Minor changes, stats. Pole Vault @ 7.74m now. (15th Sep 2004)
- 0.6 Finally an update, haven't played much lately. Added Time Trial and
Sprint description. New section: Review + posted it at GameFAQs.
(24th April 2005)
- 0.61 Minor updates, including the website of results.
- 1.0 Added history of T&F. Version history is now down here because it's so
long. Removed athlete info, stopped the score->points charts, read
more in that section about it. Therefore, 2 years after I have started
this guide, with the inclusion of the rest of the missing event info,
it is finally complete. I'll probably still work on once in a while.
(07th Sep 2006)
- 1.01 Format update, took a while but nothing has changed. (25th Nov 2007)
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YY.) REVIEW GYY00
=============================================================================
This was the first Track & Field game I had ever played. I have seen people
play similar button bashing games in the arcade before but never tried them
myself. I wasn't even sure what to expect but the reviews at the time were
favorable so I placed the disc into my PS and once it was in, it stayed there
for the next few days (or at least until my arms hurt too much).
Gameplay: 10/10
The heart of this game is gameplay. The PS was already getting old and dated
but games like this don't need to rely on graphics to deliver. Gameplay of
IT&F2000 is spot on and never fails anywhere. Some events could have been
altered, some maybe exchanged with better ones like the N64 one has but there
are plenty to have fun with. The only downside of this is having to play all of
them in Arcade mode, including the less fun ones. The controls are so simple
and yet do so much, it's amazing.
Sound: 9/10
That event select beat will stay in your head for a while. I also like the
accurate announcer, it's sufficient enough. There are lots of sound effects
that are really fun, the seal sound when the weightlifters fail an attempt or
the 100m runners make a false start. The sound never feels annoying or boring
and all the grunts, athlete noises and announcers are spot on.
Graphics: 8/10
Ye good olde Playstation 1 graphics. They were great a few years ago but now
obviously look dated. Yet the game boasts very decent animation and vivid
colo(u)rs all around. A few improvements on the characters could be nice but
not at the expense of frames per second or other loading times. The game loads
very quickly at all times so one shouldn't complain too much.
Overall: 10/10
Don't be fooled by the not-so-perfect scores for sound and graphics, this game
is all about gameplay and the pretty good sounds and animated characters add
nicely to the overall game. This game is highly recommended as a multiplayer
game, but even for single player it can be highly addictive. Too bad there
isn't any true sequel yet and with today's games all looking into 3D-shooting
to make a quick buck there probably never will be. I was quite disappointing
with the PS2 outing of T&F. Perhaps the next-gen consoles will get an updated
version with awesome gameplay.
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Thanks goes to Konami for making such a great game, I wish it would have a
few more features or give it a proper sequel but it's certainly a gem in the
games world.
Big big huuuuuuuge smooff thanks goes out to L. who has the IT&F spirit, is
an excellent challenger and beats me all too often. He still has some records
but I hope to beat them one day. Another thanks goes to his brother F, who
used to be really good, but now he's just the 3rd player with the 10sec
100m results. =)
meKuZo, a fellow Track&Field gamer. Great input on the game, events and
points. Records & PBs from him and his friends can be found at his website
http://www.meinewebseite.net/wertzuio
or try the new page if it happens to change anytime soon
http://home.arcor.de/mekuzo/Track_Field.html
(it's in German though)
And finally, GameFAQs for hosting this.
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