POWER ATHLETE (JPN)

POWER ATHLETE (JPN)
POWER MOVES / DEADLY MOVES (US) FAQ v1.0
for the SNES / Super Famicom and SEGA Genesis / MegaDrive
by THE MCD <[email protected]>

Copyright 2000-2002 THE MCD (a.k.a. Damon M. McDaniel)

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REVISION HISTORY
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v 1.0 (11/18/02)
Added the story and controls, the movelists for all characters, explaination
of game modes, and the ending.

v 0.5 (10/27/02)
- I couldn't find an FAQ on GameFAQs for this game, so I decided to make one!
VERY rough draft.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION
- STORY
2. HOW TO PLAY
3. CHARACTER MOVES LIST
- Baraki
- Buoh
- Gaoluon
- Joe
- Nick
- Ranker
- Reayon
- Vagnad
- Warren
3. SECRETS AND TRICKS
4. MISCELLANEOUS

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1. I N T R O D U C T I O N
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THE STORY
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Ordinary fighting sports were on the decline and the desire for a new,
unique, and fierce fighting sport was in demand.

There was a young man in a small town in America who was dreaming of
becoming the greatest fighter. He had been secretly training since he
was a young boy and becaming very impatient with his progress.

The young man trained vigorously to become a great fighter.
While training, he met an old mysterious man who told him, "There are
many different masters of martial arts around the world."
With that in mind, the young man decided to train with all the masters
to teach him how to become the greatest fighter of all times.

News of a great champion of this unique fighting sport was announced to
the whole world. New records were made because of his great power and
expertise.

Dreaming of the day he will fight this champion, the young man leaves
his hometown to achieve victory & glory.

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2. H O W T O P L A Y
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GAME MODES
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=1PLAYER=
- A Story mode that pits our boy Joe on a quest against seven opponents,
then in a final battle against the boss, Ranker.

=V.S.=
- A two-player versus mode with all 8 characters (9 if Ranker is playable).
Players can also select the background.

=OPTIONS=
LEVEL - Set the difficulty of the computer. (1-8, 4 is default)
CREDIT - Sets the number of continues (0-5, 3 is default)
CONTROL - Change the control setup.
SOUND TEST - Test any of the background music and sound effects in the game (00-36)
EXIT

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KEY TO CONTROLS
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This section outlines the basic controls for all characters:

(joystick directions and results)

ub u uf Walk Up-Back Move Up Walk Up-Forward
\ | /
b -- n -- f Walk Back / Guard Neutral Walk Forward
/ | \
db d df Walk Down-Back Move Down Walk Down-Forward

(SNES button layout and effect)

Y X L Punch (none) (none)

B A R Kick Jump (none)

(Genesis button layout and effect)

X Y Z (none) (none) (none)

A B C Punch Kick Jump

(FAQ abbreviations)

P - Punch
K - Kick
P + K - Press both Attack buttons simultaneously.
In air - The move must be performed while in the air.
Close - The move must be performed while near the opponent.
(movename) - Means I don't know the official name for the move.

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BASIC MOVES LIST
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Block Hold b when attacked
Jump Press Jump button (DUH!)
Jumping Attacks Press P or K while jumping
Throws When close, f + P / K (depends on person)

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3. C H A R A C T E R M O V E S L I S T
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Characters are listed alphabetically. All move names are official
except those listed in lowercase in parenthesis. A short list of
attack information is shown afterwards:

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BARAKI
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Origin: Kenya

(Fire) f + P + K
(Rolling Attack) b,f + P + K

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BUOH
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Origin: Japan

(Hair Whip) f + P + K
(Teleport) d + P + K

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GAOLUON
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Origin: China

(Blade Toss) f + P + K
(Flash Kick) u + P + K

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JOE
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Origin: Japan (?)

(Fireball) b,f + P + K
(Flying Double Upper) f + P + K

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NICK
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Origin: Spain

(Knife Toss) b,f + P + K
(Breakdancing Kicks) d + P + K

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RANKER (Final Boss)
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Origin: USA

Ground Attack ??????????????
Thunder Fist ??????????????

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REAYON
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Origin: Thailand

(Dash Punch) b,f + P + K
(Upper Kick) u + P + K

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VAGNAD
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Origin: Russia

(Spinning Lariat) f + P + K
(Double Head Slam) Close, d + P + K

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WARREN
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Origin: Hawaii

(Tackle) b,f + P + K
(Spinning Dropkick) In air, P + K

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3. S E C R E T S A N D T R I C K S
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PLAY AS RANKER (Genesis/Megadrive Only)
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Enter the following password to play as Ranker, the last boss:

EYV G9DG 2Q7.

Note that this code only works in the versus mode.

PASSWORDS (SNES Only)
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Ranker QT: +XTO MQ7
Bonus 1 CC5 P92G $K$
Bonus 2 K:6 HJ&H F17

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4. M I S C E L L A N E O U S
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THE ENDING
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YOU ARE NO. 1 FIGHTER

(Picture of JOE holding the championship belt appears)

CAST AND STAFF

(What follows is portraits of each character, along with him or her
doing a few moves.)

WARREN

PRODUCE
Akihiko Uto

VAGNAD

DIRECTOR
Takahiro Shima

BUOH

PROGRAMMER
Hisato Shirochika
Hideki Suzuki

GAOLUON

CHARACTER DESIGN
KUZIRA.MK2

REAYON

DESIGNER
KUZIRA.MK2
T.K
SHIKANOSUKE

BARAKI

DESIGNER
DOGROU
AKI.MIZUSU
BETTY.BLACK
DEMBER SATO

NICK

VOICE
KUZIRA.MK2
MISAKO.S

SOUND
Hideki Suzuki

RANKER

SPECIAL THANKS
Kato Dappe
Rika Shima

Takayuki Shoji
Koji Naya

Inter State Co.,Ltd.
SYSTEM VISION

JOE

CONGRATULATIONS

(The background of NICK's stage is seen)

THE END

(KANEKO Logo)

- And that's it! What a lame ending! Oh, well...

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WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE FUTURE:
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Does anyone know the official names for all 8 characters? If you do,
send them to me and I'll mention your name in the SPECIAL THANKS
section.

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SPECIAL THANKS
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GameFAQs www.gamefaqs.com

Snes9X.com www.snes9x.com

Plasticman's Emulation Zone www.plasticman.org

edge-emulation www.edgeemu.com

Kao Megura [email protected]

Jeff "CJayC" Veasey [email protected]

You, for reading this FAQ

Copyright 2000-2002 THE MCD (a.k.a Damon M. McDaniel)

Comments, Contributions, Suggestions, and Corrections welcomed!

END OF DOCUMENT

11/18/2002