MAME reviews

Gold Medalist (c) 09/1988 SNK.

Based on the Seoul Olympics, this is a multi-event track and field game for up to four players and featuring nine different events. Despite being heavily influenced by Konami's own "Track and Field" series, Gold Medalist lacks both the addictiveness and tight gameplay mechanics of the games upon which it is based. The nine disciplines, which can be attempted in any order, are :

* 100 Metre Sprint

* Long Jump

* Horizontal Bars

* Freestlye Swimming

* Boxing

* Discus

* 110m Hurdles

* High Jump

* 400m Relay

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Gold Medalist (c) 09/1988 SNK.

Based on the Seoul Olympics, this is a multi-event track and field game for up to four players and featuring nine different events. Despite being heavily influenced by Konami's own "Track and Field" series, Gold Medalist lacks both the addictiveness and tight gameplay mechanics of the games upon which it is based. The nine disciplines, which can be attempted in any order, are :

* 100 Metre Sprint

* Long Jump

* Horizontal Bars

* Freestlye Swimming

* Boxing

* Discus

* 110m Hurdles

* High Jump

* 400m Relay

- TECHNICAL -

Gold Medalist (c) 09/1988 SNK.

Based on the Seoul Olympics, this is a multi-event track and field game for up to four players and featuring nine different events. Despite being heavily influenced by Konami's own "Track and Field" series, Gold Medalist lacks both the addictiveness and tight gameplay mechanics of the games upon which it is based. The nine disciplines, which can be attempted in any order, are :

* 100 Metre Sprint

* Long Jump

* Horizontal Bars

* Freestlye Swimming

* Boxing

* Discus

* 110m Hurdles

* High Jump

* 400m Relay

- TECHNICAL -

'88 Games (c) 07/1988 Konami.

Go for the gold in Konami's newest kit, '88 GAMES. Feel the thrill of competition as you test your Olympic skills against other world-class athletes. Bronze or silver medals are not good enough - you are going for the gold! However, you must at least qualify in each event in order to compete in the next event. Get pumped up to compete in the following events :

* 100m Dash : Race against the other athletes as well as the clock. This is just a warm-up compared to the events to come.

Hyper Sports (c) 07/1984 Konami.

The sequel to Konami's all-conquering "Track and Field", released a year earlier, features seven all-new Olympic events. Like its predessessor, Hyper Sports featured two run buttons and one action button per player.

* FREESTYLE SWIMMING - After a few seconds of swimming, "breath" will appear, press the ACTION button to take a breath and continue swimming. To swim better, try to predict when you will need to take a breath, this is approximately every 2-3 seconds.

Hyper Sports Special (c) 07/1988 Konami.

Go for the gold in Konami's newest kit, Hyper Sports Special. Feel the thrill of competition as you test your Olympic skills against other world-class athletes. Bronze or silver medals are not good enough- you are going for the gold! However, you must at least qualify in each event in order to compete in the next event. Get pumped up to compete in the following events :

* 100m Dash : Race against the other athletes as well as the clock. This is just a warm-up compared to the events to come.

Combat School (c) 05/1987 Konami.

A one or two player multi-event combat game, similar in gameplay style to Konami's "Track and Field" series.

* In the obstacle course, you must repeatedly press the fire button to run as fast as possible. Press the jump button in order to clear or mount hurdles of various hights. Complete the course within a specific ammount of time to continue the game.

* In the Iron Man race, the controls are the same but you will jump puddles and boulders and swim across a stream.

Track and Field (c) 10/1983 Konami.

Combat School (c) 05/1987 Konami.

A one or two player multi-event combat game, similar in gameplay style to Konami's "Track and Field" series.

* In the obstacle course, you must repeatedly press the fire button to run as fast as possible. Press the jump button in order to clear or mount hurdles of various hights. Complete the course within a specific ammount of time to continue the game.

* In the Iron Man race, the controls are the same but you will jump puddles and boulders and swim across a stream.