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  1.  
  2.  REALSPORTS FOOTBALL PLAYBOOK -- VISITORS
  3.  
  4.  BY ATARI
  5.  
  6.  GAME PLAY
  7.  
  8.  This PLAYBOOK contains all the offensive and defensive plays of ATARI
  9.  FOOTBALL.  It also summarizes some essential information, but it only
  10.  gives a bird's-eye vies of the game.  To get the most out of ATARI
  11.  FOOTBALL, study the manual for more details.
  12.  
  13.  ONE-PLAYER VERSION
  14.  You play offense all the time.  Computer plays defense.  You must call
  15.  up both offensive and defensive plays with the appropriate controller
  16.  for each side.
  17.  
  18.  TWO-PLAYER VERSION
  19.  Each person calls up a play and controls the movement of the odd-
  20.  colored playerwith the joystick.
  21.  
  22.  Offensive picks its play in a two-step process:
  23.  1.  Select a number (from 1 through 3) in response to the "PICK
  24.      FORMATION" cue on the scoreboard.
  25.  
  26.  2.  Select another number (from 1 through 6) in response to the "PICK
  27.      PLAY" cue.
  28.  
  29.  Defense selects its play by pressing one of the numbers (from 1
  30.  through 6) in response to the "PICK PLAY" cue on the scoreboard:
  31.  
  32.  1.  For a tight line defense against the up-the-middle run and
  33.      medium-range plays
  34.  2.  For a wide line defense that provides a good rush and coverage
  35.      against the medium-range pass
  36.  3.  For a wide line defense against a long pass
  37.  4.  For a 5-man line that provides the best blitzing capabilities and
  38.      the best field goal defense.
  39.  5.  For short pass defense and goal line defense
  40.  6.  For punt defense
  41.  
  42.  FIRE BUTTONS
  43.  The functions of the fire buttons are:
  44.  
  45.  UPPER
  46.  * To pass to receiver II
  47.  LOWER
  48.  * To pass to receiver I
  49.  * To kick a punt (Play 2-1)
  50.  * To hike the ball early (while on offense)
  51.  * To free-up the defensive control-player before the snap
  52.  * To transfer joystick control:
  53.    ON OFFENSE, to the intended receiver of a pass, while the ball is in
  54.    mid-flight;
  55.    ON DEFENSE, to the player closest to the ball carrier:
  56.  * After the ball carrier has crossed the line of scrimmage
  57.  * As soon as a pass is completed
  58.  * As soon as a pass is intercepted
  59.  * As soon as a punt is scooped up and being returned
  60.  
  61.  You can only transfer joystick control once during any single play.
  62.  
  63.  OFFENSIVE PLAYS
  64.  
  65.  To maintain correct screen direction in calling plays:
  66.  VISITORS use this page to call plays during 1st and 3rd quarters;
  67.  HOME TEAM uses this page to call plays during 2nd and 4th quarters.
  68.  
  69.  f=football o=offensive player d=defensive player +=path
  70.  
  71.   1-1              1-2 Run          1-3
  72.   _____________    _____________    _____________
  73.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  74.  |    + I      |  |      I      |  |      I      |
  75.  |    +---o    |  |+---+---o    |  |    +---o    |
  76.  |        o    |  |        o    |  |   +'   o    |
  77.  |   +   fod   |  |       fod   |  |       fod   |
  78.  |   `+---o    |  |        o    |  |        o    |
  79.  |     II  o   |  |         o   |  |    II / o   |
  80.  |             |  |             |  |      +      |
  81.  |_____________|  |_____________|  |_____________|
  82.  
  83.   2-1 Punt         2-2              2-3
  84.   _____________    _____________    _____________
  85.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  86.  |         o   |  |      I  o   |  |      I  o   |
  87.  |        o    |  |+---+---o    |  |    +---o    |
  88.  |             |  |             |  |   +'        |
  89.  |       fo d  |  |       fo d  |  |       fo d  |
  90.  |             |  |         o   |  |             |
  91.  |        o    |  |     +  o    |  |        o    |
  92.  |         o   |  |     +---o   |  |  II +---o   |
  93.  |_____________|  |______II_____|  |_____+_______|
  94.  
  95.   3-1 Field Goal   3-2 Fake F.G.    3-3
  96.   _____________    _____________    _____________
  97.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  98.  |             |  |      I      |  |      I      |
  99.  |        o    |  |+---+---o    |  |+---+---o    |
  100.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  101.  |       fo d o|  |       fo d o|  |       fo d o|
  102.  |         o   |  |     II  o   |  |         o   |
  103.  |        o    |  |    +---o    |  |        o    |
  104.  |             |  |    +        |  |       +'II  |
  105.  |_____________|  |_____________|  |_____________|
  106.  
  107.   1-4 Screen Pass  1-5 Run          1-6 Run
  108.   _____________    _____________    _____________
  109.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  110.  |             |  |      I      |  |             |
  111.  |        o    |  |    +---o    |  |        o    |
  112.  |     I  o    |  |   +'   o    |  |        o    |
  113.  |   +___fod   |  |       fod   |  |  II   fod   |
  114.  |+---+---o|   |  |        o    |  |+---+---o    |
  115.  |     II  o   |  |    +----o   |  |         o   |
  116.  |             |  |    + II     |  |             |
  117.  |_____________|  |_____________|  |_____________|
  118.  
  119.   2-4 Screen Pass  2-5              2-6
  120.   _____________    _____________    _____________
  121.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  122.  |         o   |  |      I  o   |  |    + I  o   |
  123.  |        o    |  |+---+---o    |  |    +---o    |
  124.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  125.  |       fo d  |  |       fo d  |  |       fo d  |
  126.  |             |  |         o   |  | +           |
  127.  |        o    |  |     +  o    |  | `+-----o    |
  128.  |         o   |  |     +---o   |  |     II  o   |
  129.  |_____________|  |______II_____|  |_____________|
  130.  
  131.   3-4 Screen Pass  3-5              3-6
  132.   _____________    _____________    _____________
  133.  |             |  |             |  |             |
  134.  |             |  |    I +      |  |      +      |
  135.  |        o    |  |       `o    |  |     I `o    |
  136.  |     I       |  |             |  |             |
  137.  |   +__+fo_d_o|  |       fo d o|  |       fo d o|
  138.  |    +----o   |  |     +---o   |  |    +----o   |
  139.  | II +   o    |  |  II +  o    |  | II |   o    |
  140.  |             |  |             |  |    +        |
  141.  |_____________|  |_____________|  |_____________|
  142.  
  143.  (upside down text follows)
  144.  To maintain correct screen direction in calling plays:
  145.  VISITORS use this page to call plays during 2nd and 4th quarters;
  146.  HOME TEAM uses this page to call plays during 1st and 3rd quarters.
  147.  
  148.  DEFENSIVE PLAYS
  149.  
  150.  To maintain correct screen direction in calling plays:
  151.  VISITORS use this page to call plays during 1st and 3rd quarters;
  152.  HOME TEAM uses this page to call plays during 2nd and 4th quarters.
  153.  
  154.   1 Run; Medium Pass               2 Rush; Medium Pass
  155.   _____________                    _____________
  156.  |             |                  |             |
  157.  |      o      |                  |       o     |
  158.  |    o        |                  |    o        |
  159.  |             |                  |             |
  160.  |   fod       |                  |   fod       |
  161.  |             |                  |             |
  162.  |    o        |                  |    o        |
  163.  |      o      |                  |       o     |
  164.  |_____________|                  |_____________|
  165.  
  166.   3 Long Pass                      4 Blitz; F. Goal; Goal Line
  167.   _____________                    _____________
  168.  |             |                  |             |
  169.  |          o  |                  |             |
  170.  |   o         |                  |   o         |
  171.  |             |                  |   o         |
  172.  |  fo d       |                  |  fod        |
  173.  |             |                  |   o         |
  174.  |   o         |                  |   o         |
  175.  |          o  |                  |             |
  176.  |_____________|                  |_____________|
  177.  
  178.   5 Short Pass; Goal Line          6 Punt
  179.   _____________                    _____________
  180.  |             |                  |             |
  181.  |    o        |                  |             |
  182.  |   o         |                  |   o         |
  183.  |             |                  |             |
  184.  |  fod        |                  |  fod      o>|
  185.  |             |                  |       o     |
  186.  |   o         |                  |   o         |
  187.  |    o        |                  |             |
  188.  |_____________|                  |_____________|
  189.  
  190.  (upside down text follows)
  191.  To maintain correct screen direction in calling plays:
  192.  VISITORS use this page to call plays during 2nd and 4th quarters;
  193.  HOME TEAM uses this page to call plays during 1st and 3rd quarters.
  194.  
  195.  HELPFUL HINTS
  196.  
  197.  ON PASSING
  198.  
  199.  Time the release of the ball to match up with the arrival of your
  200.  intended at one of the "cut-points" in his pattern.  After the
  201.  receiver completes his pattern, the defensive safety has a greater
  202.  chance of intercepting.
  203.  
  204.  Press the lower fire button to pass to receiver I; press the upper
  205.  fire button to pass to receiver II.
  206.  
  207.  FIELD GOAL COMPLETION TABLE
  208.  If the line of      Your chances of
  209.  scrimmage is:       completing a field
  210.                      goal are:
  211.  ----------------------------------------
  212.  1 yard or less   >  99%
  213.  2-5 yards        >  95%
  214.  6-13 yards       >  92%
  215.  14-17 yards      >  88%
  216.  18-21 yards      >  85%
  217.  22-25 yards      >  83%
  218.  26-29 yards      >  80%
  219.  30-33 yards      >  72%
  220.  34-37 yards      >  69%
  221.  38-41 yards      >  60%
  222.  42-45 yards      >  52%
  223.  46-49 yards      >  31%
  224.  50 yards or more >   0%
  225.  
  226.  END
  227.  
  228.  Typed by Jeffry Johnston (jeffryj@azstarnet.com)
  229.  
  230.  For Atari Gaming Headquarters
  231.