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Tips & Hidden Bonuses (submitted by Tom Simons) |
In some sports (such as the run and long jump) you need to press both the left and right buttons very quickly to maintain your speed. Here's a nice trick: At the start, press both these buttons as normal to gain any speed (this trick doesn't work if your speed is 0). Now stop hitting both buttons and continue hitting only one. This is easier than hitting both and the results seem to be better.
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.
Another hidden bonus: On the high jump level, fail the first two jumps on purpose (knock the bar off). On the 3rd attempt, clear the bar and a mole pops his head up through the ground and you get 1000 bonus points.
Some tips for each event:
100m Dash - When playing in 2-player mode, a tie gives each player 1000 bonus points.
Long Jump - Jumping from the exact center of the line gives a speed boost of 100. Jumping while touching any other part of the line gives a speed boost of 50.
Javelin Throw - 42 degrees is the best angle.
110m Hurdles - As in the 100m dash, a tie between two players gives a 1000-point bonus.
Here's a two-player hurdles cheat (works only on some machines): Have one person win the race normally. The other player should take his time. After 40 seconds, the clock stops running down. Use a watch to ensure a 100+ second finish time. The + is how many seconds you get credited for. I got 0.01 seconds once that way...
Hammer Throw - Perfect throw will have 1500 speed, 45 degree angle, 99.99 meter throw most of the time.
High Jump - Note that hitting the buttons, even after you have jumped, really helps. Be sure to tap the JUMP button to ease yourself over the top, not hold the button down. Also, If you foul the first two jumps and nail the third, you get a 1000-pt. bonus.
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