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SETTING UP GAME DISPLAY HARDWARE SETUP BEFORE THE PITCH Home Run KING™ is a one to two player game. Connect the Nintendo GameCube™ Controller to either Controller Socket 1 or 2. The game cannot be controlled by the controller connected to Controller Socket 3 or 4. USING PROGRESSIVE SCAN TV This software is compatible with progressive scan video output, using the Component Video Cable (sold separately). Please refer to the instruction manual of Nintendo GameCube™ for the direction on how to connect.
HOW TO PLAY NINTENDO GAMECUBE™ CONTROLLER L BUTTON CONTROL STICK + CONTROL PAD R BUTTON Control Stick Select the type of pitch/aim/select base to pick off Z BUTTON + Control Pad Select base to pick off Y BUTTON A Button Throw a normal pitch B Button Pick-off throw X Button Throw a slow pitch Y Button Throw a fast pitch L Button Shift infield position R Button Shift outfield position X BUTTON A BUTTON START/PAUSE B BUTTON C STICK MENU CONTROLS Control Stick Select menu item C Stick STA
BATTING AND BUNTING FIELDING Control Stick Move the fielder; select a destination base Control Stick Move the batting cursor + Control Pad Select a destination base A Button Normal swing A Button Make a super play; throw the ball to selected base B Button Bunt (release to cancel bunt) B Button Change the fielder to control; run to selected base X Button Contact swing Y Button Power swing If the ball is hit, use the Control Stick to chase after the ball.
BASE RUNNING Control Stick + Control Pad Select a destination base (p.8) L Button Increase the lead; click all the way to steal/advance R Button Decrease the lead; click all the way to return to base Stealing While you’re at bat, you can order the base runner (if any) to increase/decrease his lead or steal. Use the + Control Pad to select the base runner, and press the L Button (but not all the way in) to increase his lead. Likewise, press the R Button to decrease his lead.
SELECTING STARTING LINEUPS Before the actual ballgame starts, you will be asked to set the Starting Lineup, beginning with the Starting Pitcher. Use either the Control Stick or the + Control Pad to select the Starting Pitcher of the road (left) team, C Stick to select the Starting Pitcher of the home (right) team, and press the A Button. Next, you will be asked to select the Starting Lineup. Select a player and press the A Button to highlight his name.
SEASON/PLAYOFFS QUICK START If you select QUICK START mode, you cannot change any settings. The default parameters set in OPTIONS (p.29) will be used, and the CPU will randomly select two teams for play. Note: Although the teams are selected randomly, the same team will not be selected for both 1P and 2P sides. Also, All-Star teams will not be selected. SELECT THE TEAM TO CONTROL Select the team you are going to control.
Home Run KING™ DURING THE SEASON/PLAYOFFS During the SEASON/PLAYOFFS mode, a calendar of the current month is displayed at the upper right of the screen with a list of American League games scheduled for the day displayed at the lower left and a list of National League games scheduled displayed at the lower right. If your team is scheduled to play on this day, it will be displayed at the upper left of the screen. A menu of commands is displayed at the lower center of the screen.
STATS (PLAYOFFS MODE) You can view various statistics for the season. Use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad to select the statistics you wish to view, and press either START/PAUSE or the A Button to display the statistics. The Stats in the PLAYOFFS mode differ from the SEASON mode in that there are no Standings. You can view the Playoff Tree, Post-Season Leaders and Team Batting/Pitching Leaders.
HOME RUN DERBY™ OPTIONS Select to modify some of the Options settings. CAMERA . . . . . . . . Change the camera position during the pitching/batting screen. [FRONT, INTERMEDIATE, OBLIQUE] RUMBLE FEATURE Enable or disable the rumble feature. [ON, OFF] AUTO REPLAY . . . Enable or disable automatic replays. [ON, OFF] ERROR . . . . . . . . . . Enable or disable errors. [ON, OFF] PLAYING AID . . . . Enable or disable aids to the control. [ON, OFF] BACK . . . . . . . . . . .
SELECTING PLAYERS If you wish to use a player who is not on the list, first select the player you wish to replace. A menu item “OTHER TEAM” will be added to the list. Select OTHER TEAM, and a list of Major League teams from the selected league will be displayed. Use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad (for the left list and the C Stick for the right list) 46 to select the team, 82 to select the player to use, and press the A Button to replace. Press START/PAUSE to advance.
CUSTOMIZE You can choose your own All-Star team, edit teams, and trade players between teams. TEAM EDIT ALL-STAR EDIT Select Team Edit to customize the roster, the starting lineup and the pitching staff. Use the C Stick 82 to select the players you would like to have on the All-Star team. Use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad 82 to select the player you wish to have replaced, and press the A Button to make the replacement. TEAM Select the team you wish to edit.
PLAYER CREATE You can create up to 40 original players to be used in the game. EDITING NAMING YOUR PLAYER You can now edit the player’s appearance and attributes. Use the L/R Button to switch the category to edit, the Control Stick/+ Control Pad 82 to select the menu item and 46 to toggle settings. Select OK in any category to end editing. First, use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad 82 to select the player space. If the selected space is empty, a temporary name and parameters will be given.
OPTIONS You can adjust various settings in Options. ATTRIBUTES You can assign the player’s various batting/fielding abilities. THROWS . . . . . . . . . Which hand he throws with, left or right. BATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Which hand he bats with, left, right or both (switch hitter). BATTING STANCE . Select how he stands in the batter’s box, from the basic stances to unique stances of select major league players. There are 35 available. contact . . . . . . . . . . How well he hits the ball. power . . .
RECORDS STAMINA METER You can change the Stamina Meters of the players to RANDOM or FIXED. When FIXED is selected, two gauges will appear on the menu. Select the gauge and use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad to change the value for the road team; use the C Stick to change the value for the home team. The values will be reflected for all players on the team. When RANDOM is selected, the Stamina Meter for each player will be decided randomly. You can enable or disable the aid in the game (ON/OFF).
NOTES *THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN NINTENDO GAMECUBE ™ PRODUCT MANUFACTURED FOR SALE IN AND PURCHASED AND OPERATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, ONLY! Limited Warranty Sega of America, Inc. warrants to the original consumer purchaser that the Nintendo GameCube Product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 90-days from the date of purchase.
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