Track & Field

Track & Field

Developed by: Konami

Released: 1983

Platform: Arcade

 

Compete in a series of events using two ‘run’ buttons and one ‘action’ button to control a competing athlete.

Track & Field is an Olympics-themed sports game developed by Konami and originally released for arcades in 1983. The game became a worldwide commercial success becoming one of the most successful arcade games in 1984.

Playable Events:

 

• 100 Metre Dash
• Long Jump
• Javelin Throw
• 110 Metre Hurdles
• Hammer Throw
• High Jump

Each event features a qualifying time of level that the player must achieve to reach the next event. Failing to qualify will reduce the players number of lives by 1 (extra lives can be earned for every 100,000 points scored).

 

Interesting Facts:

 

• The game was known as Hyper Olympic in Japan and Europe. The European version was re-released in 1984 under the US Title of Track & Field
• Track & Field to a resurgence of arcade sports games and inspired Namco’s side-scrolling platform game Pac-Land (1984).
• Ports of the game were released on the Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy and many of the popular computers at the time including the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.
• The game has spawned 12 sequels!