Track & Field
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Track & Field is a sports game that allows the player to have an experience based around the Summer Olympic Games. It is based on an arcade game of the same name. Events include 100 meter dash, hammer throw, the long jump and the 110 meter hurdles.

The MSX version replaces the hurdles with a 400 meter dash.

The NES version adds skeet shooting, triple jump, javelin throw, high jump, and archery as events but loses the hammer throw event. The NES version also keeps the 110 meter hurdles and forgoes the 400 meter dash.

If you want to go to the next event or round then you will have to qualify, by beating increasingly difficult maximum times or minimum distances. This game contains a two player option, in which the players take it in turns.

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Description from the packaging:

Break the world record in athletic competition.
The thrill of the arcade game.
You've worked long and hard to make it this far. Now it's time for head-to-head competition in the 100 meter dash, long jump, javelin, 110 meter hurdles, hammer throw or high jump. You're out to beat the best times and distances on record. Get on your marks....

Includes a custom paddle controller just for Track & Field.

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Alternate Titles

"Track & Field in Barcelona" -- European title
"Track & Field 1" -- MSX in-game title
"Track and Field" -- Atari 2600/8-bit in-game title
"Hyper Olympic: Gentai Ban!" -- Japanese title
"Hyper Olympic 1" -- re-release for the Los Angeles Olympic Games 1984


Trivia

The Atari 2600 , Atari 800 and Commodore 64 version (as well as the Apple II with a special converter) .came package with the Track & Field controller. The controller was also sold separately.
