User Guide

Home Run KING™
Home Run KING™
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During the game, press START/PAUSE to pause the
game. You have the option to QUIT GAME or to
CANCEL (resume the game). You can also resume
the game by pressing START/PAUSE again. During
the Pitching/Batting screen, however, you have
additional functions in the Pause Menu. Depending
on the situation, some menu items may be disabled.
PAUSING THE GAME
START/PAUSE
Pause the game and open the Pause Menu
SELECTING PLAYERS
Control Stick
C Stick
A Button
B Button
Select player (from the left list)
Select player (from the right list)
Enter selection
Cancel selection
+ Control Pad
Use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad 82 to select a
player from the list. Except for the SEASON and
PLAYOFFS modes, if there are two lists displayed on
the screen, use the Control Stick/+ Control Pad for
the left list (road team), and the C Stick for the
right list (home team).
See next page for various situations during the ball-
game where you are required to make player
selections.
CHANGE PLAYER . . Send in a pinch hitter/runner, relief pitcher, or make
other defensive changes.
CAMERA . . . . . . . . . Change the camera position during the
pitching/batting screen. [FRONT, INTERMEDIATE,
OBLIQUE, BACK]
Note:
BACK is available only with CPU vs CPU game.
POSITION CHANGE Switch fielding positions of the players.
RUMBLE FEATURE . . Enable or disable the rumble feature. [ON, OFF]
OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . Change miscellaneous game settings. A separate
window with the following menu items will open.
WIND . . . . . . . . . . . Enable or disable wind. [ON, OFF]
ERROR . . . . . . . . . . Enable or disable errors. [ON, OFF]
AUTO REPLAY . . . Enable or disable automatic replays. [ON, OFF]
PLAYING AID . . . . Enable or disable aids to the control. [ON, OFF]
MANUAL REPLAY . . Manually replay the last play. See previous page for
controls.
QUIT GAME . . . . . . . Quit the current game and return to the Main Menu.
CANCEL . . . . . . . . . . Resume the game.
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. As soon as the pitcher starts his delivery, click
the L Button all the way to attempt a steal.
Base Running
After the batter hits the ball, the base runner auto-
matically runs the bases. You can also order the base
runner to advance or return to a base manually.
Select a destination base and press the L Button
to advance the runner, or the R Button to return
the runner. If no base is selected, all runners will
advance or return.
BASE RUNNING
Control Stick
+ Control Pad
L Button
Select a destination base (p.8)
Increase the lead; click all the way to steal/advance
R Button Decrease the lead; click all the way to return to base
REPLAY CONTROLS
Control Stick
C Stick
A Button
L Button
R Button
Move the camera (cursor)
Rotate the camera around cursor
Play/Pause the replay
Rewind replay
Fast forward replay
+ Control Pad
X Button
Y Button
Zoom the camera in
Zoom the camera out
START/PAUSE
End replay and resume game
During the Manual Replay, you can manually pause
and move the camera. Use the Control Stick/+
Control Pad to move the camera (cursor—center
of attention), C Stick to rotate the camera around
the cursor, and X/Y Button to zoom the camera
in/out. Press the A Button to play the replay (press
again to pause replay), L Button to rewind replay,
and R Button to fast forward replay. When you are
done with the replay, press START/PAUSE. Note also
that when you move the cursor close to any man
(player or umpire) or even to the ball on the field,
the camera will lock onto him/it, following his/its
actions during the play.