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FUTURE BASKETBALL
Typed in by SCOOTER of GENESIS. Edited by PARASITE.
SCENARIO:
MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT HAS LED TO A MASS PSYCHOSIS AMONG THE NOW REDUNDANT
MILLIONS.VIOLENT CRIME HAS SPIRALLED,DATA SUGGETS THAT BOREDOM HAS PLAYED A
MAJOR PART IN THIS RISE. A NEW FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT IS REQUIERED,A GAME
THAT WILL QUASH THIS REQUIREMENT FOR VIOLENCE AND CRIME...WE HAVE A
SOLUTION. FUTURE BASKETBALL,A GAME WHERE THE PLAYERS FEEL NO PITY,NO PAIN
AND THE ONLY RULE IS TO WIN!.
PLAYING THE GAME:
MAIN MENU;
ON THE MAIN MENU YOU ARE GIVEN THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS;
SINGLE GAME.
START LEAGUE.
CONTINUE LEAGUE.
GAME DURATION.
SINGLE GAME:...THIS SELECTS JUST A SINGLE GAME OF BAKETBALL RATHER THAN
PLAYING THROUGH A LEAGUE,AFTER CHOOSING THIS OPTION YOU ARE THEN ASKED WHAT
SKILL LEVEL YOU WISH TO PLAY THE GAME AT AND HOW MANY PLAYERS AR
PARTICIPATING IN THE GAME. WHEN YOU HAVE ANSWERED ALL THESE QUESTIONS THE
ACTUAL GAME WILL BE LOADED.
AT THE END OF A SINGLE GAME THE SCORES ARE SHOWN AND YOU ARE ASKED WETHER
YOU WISH TO PLAY AGAIN OR QUIT AND RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU.
START LEAGUE;...- `EDIT` LEAGUE ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE THE LEAGUE TO PLAY
IN,THEN WHICH TEAM YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY AS,TO CHOOSE THE TEAM PUSH THE
JOYSTICK UP/DOWN TO HIGHLIGHT AND PRESS FIRE TO CHOOSE TEAM.
F1 TOGGLES BETWEEN A PLAYER OWNED TEAM AND A COMPUTER OWNED TEAM.
F2/F3 CYCLES THROUGH THE DIFFERENT TEAM COLOURS YOU CAN USE.
DELETE AND KEYBOARD CAN BE USED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE TEAMS AS
REQUIRED.
PRESSING FIRE OR RETURN EXITS TEAM EDIT AND ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT ANOTHER
TEAM IF REQUIRED,(MAXIMUM OF 32 HUMANS PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED AT ANY ONE TIME)
ARE ALLOWED IN THE LEAGUE AT ONE TIME. `CONTINUE` CONTINUES TO THE NEXT
SET OF MENU OPTIONS
CONTINUE LEAGUE- THIS ALLOWS YOU TO LOAD IN A PREVIOUSLY SAVED LEAGUE GAME
AND CARRY ON FROM WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.
MATCH DAY- WHEN THIS OPTION IS CHOSEN IT ENDS THE CURRENT PLAYERS EDITING
OF TEAMS, PLAYERS ECT. THE NEXT HUMAN PLAYER CAN THEN EDIT HIS/HER TEAM.
WHEN ALL HUMAN PLAYERS HAVE FINISHED EDITING THEIR TEAMS THE WEEKS FIXTURES
FOR EACH LEAGUE AND THEN THE RESULTS WILL BE DISPLAYED WHEN THE FIRE BUTTON
IS PRESSED. THE MATCHES WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLAYED WHEN THE
APPROPRIATE LEAGUE IS SHOWN.
VIEW LEAGUES:...SHOWS THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE TEAMS IN THE SELECTED
LEAGUE.
EDIT TEAM: ...ALTER POSITIONS OF THE PLAYERS ON THE PITCH. SELECT THE
POSITION BY PUSHING LEFT/RIGHT ON THE JOYSTICK. WHEN YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT POSITION PRESS FIRE.PUSHING LEFT/RIGHT ON THE
JOYSTICK NOW SELECTS A PLAYER.
PRESSING FIRE WILL ABORT YOUR SELECTION.
PUSHING UP AND PRESSING FIRE GIVES YOU THE PLAYERS
STATISTICS
SO YOU CAN CHECK WETHER HE IS SUITABLE FOR THE POSITION.
`Q` ABORTS EDIT TEAM SELECTION.
BUY: ...WHEN THIS OPTION IS SELECTED YOU FIRST HAVE TO SELL A PLAYER
BEFORE YOU BUY ANOTHER(IN PART EXCHANGE)USING THE MENU IN THE
BOTTOM LEFT OF THE SCREEN.THE NEXT OPTION SELECTS THE NEXT
PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM,PREVIOUS OPTION SELECTS THE PREVIOUS
PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM.THE SELL OPTION THEN SELLS THAT PLAYER AT
HALF HIS COST VALUE.
AFTER SELLING A PLAYER,THE SELL OPTION WILL CHANGE TO BUY AND
IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY YOU CAN THEN SELECT A PLAYER TO BUY.
CONTROLS:
USE THE JOYSTICK TO RUN IN THE REUIRED DIRECTION.
TO PASS THE BALL PRESS FIRE WHILE THE JOYSTICK IS FACING THE DIRECTION YOU
WISH TO PASS.
PRESS FIRE WHILE MOVING THE JOYSTICK WHEN YOU HAVE NOT GOT THE BALL THEN
YOU WILL SLIDE TACKLE IN THAT DIRECTION.
TO SHOOT, PRESS FIRE WHEN THE JOYSTICK IS CENTRED.
THROW-IN:
POSITION THE PLAYER THAT IS TO RECIEVE THE BALL.PRESSING FIRE THROWS THE
BALL INTO PLAY. THE OTHER TEAM WILL TRY TO INTERCEPT THE THROW BUT THEY ARE
ALLOWED TOO CLOSE TO THE THROWER.
SCORER:
YOU RECIEVE 2 POINTS FOR SCORING A BASKET FROM INSIDE THE CIRCLE,AROUND THE
BASKET,AND 3 POINTS FOR SCORING A BASKET OUTSIDE THAT AREA. WHEN A PLAYER
GETS POSSESSION OF THE BALL HE/SHE HAS THIRTY SECONDS TO SHOOT AT THE
BASKET OR THE OTHER TEAM WILL BE GIVEN POSSESSION OF THE BALL. WHILE
ATTACKING YOU MUST NOT TAKE/THROW THE BALL BACK INTO YOUR OWN HALF IF YOU
HAVE PASSED OVER THE HALF WAY LINE.
End.