Hyper Olympic (c) 1983 Konami.
1 to 4 players compete against each other in 6 track and field events.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : GX361
Main CPU : M6809 (@ 2.048 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : DAC (@ 3.579545 Mhz), SN76496 (@ 1.789772 Mhz), VLM5030 (@ 3.58 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32
Players : 4
Buttons : 3
= > [1] Run, [2] Jump/Throw, [3] Run
In a 4-player game on an upright machine, players 1 and 3 share player 1's control, and players 2 and 4 share player 2's control.

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in October 1983.
This game is known in US as 'Track and Field'.
This game is a resounding success, especially amongst real-life athletes who live to take out their aggression on animate or inanimate objects. The game inspires an all-new level of two-player competition in arcades.
The song that is heard at the high score screen and at the commendation screen is 'Chariots of fire' which was written by Vangelis.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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Later versions of this game replace the two 'Run' buttons with a trackball.
The version version features different speech, as the original sound hardware could not be totally modified - the slightly different voices are allegedly those of the versiongers themselves! Also, it contains a typo : the word HEIGHT replaces the original HIGHT.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Hidden Bonus : When you get to the javelin throw, run fast and then hold the angle button down, making the javelin soar high into the air. If it gets high enough, it'll hit a bird, which will fall and give you 1000 points.
* Hidden Bonus 2 : On the high jump, if you fail your first two jumps then qualify on the third, a little mole pops up and you get a bonus.
* Hidden Bonus 3 : In the 100 metres, if you manage to get a dead heat with the computer (i.e. the same time) you get a 1000 point bonus.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Hyper Olympic (1983)
2. Hyper Olympic '84 (1984)
3. Hyper Sports Special (1988)
4. Hyper Athlete (1996)
5. Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (1998)
6. International Track & Field 2000 (2000, Sony PlayStation)
7. International Track & Field Summer Games (2000, Nintendo 64)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music by : Shigeru Fukutake

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom
* Computers :
Spectravideo (1984)
MSX (1984)
* Others :
VFD portable game (1984, 'Hyper Olympic Challenge 5') by Bandai.
LCD handheld game (1984, 'Hyper Olympic Jumping Type') by Bandai.
LCD handheld game (1984, 'Hyper Olympic Running Type') by Bandai.
LCD handheld game (1984, 'Hyper Olympic Throwing Type') by Bandai.

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.