THREE POINT BASKETBALL An MVP Software Production By Dan Hilton copyright 1993 Dan Hilton THREE POINT BASKETBALL is an exciting simulation of the popular three point shooting contest seen each year during basketball season. To beat the all-stars, you'll need concentration, stamina, and coordination. Good Luck. 1. START-UP To start playing THREE POINT BASKETBALL, go to the directory in which the game files are located. At the prompt type BBALL and hit . The title screens will be displayed. Click the mouse button to continue. 2. MAIN MENU After you have continued through the title screens, the main menu will appear. The main menu has four options, which are shown below along with a brief description of their functions. TOURNAMENT - begins the three point shooting tournament. PRACTICE - begins a tutorial on how to shoot the ball, as well as giving you the chance to test your skills in a practice round. SETUP - allows you set the time limit for each round, and specify the sound options. HALL OF FAME - displays the all time greats. EXIT - exit the game. 3. SETUP The SETUP option allows you to change game settings. The ROUND TIME is the amount of time you will be given each round for shooting the ball. The ROUND TIME should be set so that it gives you just enough time to shoot all of the basketballs. Experiment until you find the time that is right for your computer (default is 1:30). The sound option allows you to turn the sound on/off. With the sound off there will be no sound at all. The comments option allows you to turn on/off the digitized comments. Turning off the comments does not affect the music, or sound effects. When the game is setup the way you like it, click in the CONTINUE? box. You will be returned to the MAIN MENU. NOTE: You may return to the setup screen any time during the game by pressing the right mouse button. From the setup screen you may change the time/sound options and continue the game by pressing the CONTINUE? button, or quit to the MAIN MENU by selecting the QUIT? button. 4. PRACTICE It can take some practice to be competitive in a three point shooting tournament. Taking the practice option allows you to get some instruction on how to shoot the ball, as well as a chance to shoot in a practice round. The Shooting Coach will explain the method used to direct the ball towards the basket. Click through his instructions until you are given the chance to practice. To shoot accurately, you must have good distance and good right/left accuracy. If your distance is perfect, your right/left accuracy can suffer a little and the ball might still go in (and vice versa). THREE POINT BASKETBALL allows you to shoot the ball using the left mouse button. You will see a shooting box with a red circle in it. Imagine this as a top view of the basketball rim. To score you will need to direct the ball into the center of this red circle. Begin your shot by pressing the left mouse button. You will see a yellow bar moving up the left side of the shooting box. To stop this bar, and lock in the distance, release the button. The instant you have locked in the distance, a yellow bar will begin moving along the bottom of the shooting box from left to right. To stop this bar, and lock in the right/left accuracy of the shot, press the left mouse button again. Once the distance and the accuracy have been locked in you will see a basketball, showing the final destination of your ball. If it is in the center of the red circle, the ball will go in. The further the ball is away from the center of the target circle, the less perfect the shot. Always try to get the ball into the center of the rim. You will get five chances to get the hang of shooting the ball before you are sent to the arena to try a practice round. Use the mouse cursor to select the skill level you want to practice. Click the left mouse button when the cursor is pointing at the desired skill level. A higher skill level causes the target circle to be smaller. Now specify whether or not you want a moving target. A moving target means that the target circle will not be located in the same place in the shooting box every time. NOTE: The moving target option can make things very difficult, but it can make shooting more challenging for experienced players. A round consists of 25 basketballs, separated into five racks. The racks are located around the perimeter of the basketball court, just outside the three point line. ______________________________________________________ |5*| | O | |*1| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------- | | | \ / | | \ / | | 4*\ /*2 | | \ / | | \ / | | --------------------------- | | * | | 3 | | | ------------------------------------------------------ You will shoot five balls from each position, beginning at position 1 and finishing at position 5. Each ball is worth one point, with the exception that the last ball at each position is a "moneyball" which means it is worth two points. This makes the total possible score 30 points. When the round begins, the clock will start ticking. The shooting box will now appear in the bottom left corner. Try to remember what the coach said and aim for the dead center of the red target circle. Watch to see the ball fly toward the rim. You might get a lucky bounce! Don't worry about the time at first, just try to get the ball in the basket. After you start making some shots you can try to speed things up. It can take a while to get the hang of shooting the ball quickly and accurately, but with a little practice, you'll be ready for the TOURNAMENT. 5. TOURNAMENT Well, this is it. Your chance at fame and immortality. I know it can make you nervous to know that you'll have to go up against the likes of JORDY MICHAELS, MYSTIC JOHNSON, and LARRY FOWL. Just try to get a hold of yourself. After you have taken the TOURNAMENT option from the main menu, you will be asked to specify the number of players. Use the mouse cursor to point to the desired number and press the left button. You will now be asked to enter your first name. When you are finished, press enter. You will be asked for your last name. Press enter when you are done. Select the skill level you want to play on using the mouse cursor, and whether you want a moving target. If there is more than one player you will be asked for player two's name etc. NOTE: Each player can specify his own skill level, so that beginning players can compete with experienced players. Once all the player information has been entered, we go to the TV studio where Skip Smiley and Rick Vitality are waiting to start their broadcast. Click the mouse button after you have read/heard each of their comments. They will look at the bracket so that you can see who you will have to face in the first round. Rick Vitality will make predictions about the first round matchups; then it is time for the first round action. You will see a graphic for each matchup. To start each game, click the mouse button. If the matchup is two computer controlled players, you will see a final score. Watching the scores is a good way to see which players are going to be toughest to beat. If the matchup is between a computer player and a human player, you will get to watch live action. A screen will notify you to get ready. Watch for your name. When your view of the court appears, the time is running. Do your best! You'll have to concentrate to win. After all of the first round matchups are complete, you'll return to the studio for a brief exchange between Guy and Rick, and a look at the second round matchups. If you keep on winning all the way through the final, you can get your name engraved on the championship trophy! 6. HALL OF FAME Choosing the HALL OF FAME option allows you to view the ten all time greatest three point shooters. In order to make the Hall of Fame, you have to win the three point shooting contest, and have a Hall of Fame points total that is high enough to get you into the top ten. Hall of Fame points are earned during each shooting round in an actual tournament. The number of Hall of Points earned is determined by taking the total number of points for the round and multiplying it by the skill level. Also, if you choose the MOVING TARGET option your point total for the round will be DOUBLED! At the end of each round the Hall of Fame points earned that round will be displayed. NOTE: Even though you might earn enough Hall of Fame points to be among the top ten highest scores, you will not be considered for the Hall of Fame unless you win the tournament! 7. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS THREE POINT BASKETBALL requires an IBM compatible computer with 570k base memory free. It also requires a Microsoft compatible mouse. The game requires about 5 megabytes of space on your hard drive. A SoundBlaster card is optional, but is required to hear the background music, and to have optimum clarity in hearing the digitized comments. 8. CREDITS CREATOR - Dan Hilton PROGRAMMING - Dan Hilton ARTWORK - Dan Hilton, Bruce Hilton, Wes Gray SOUND - Dan Hilton, Joe Hilton CREATIVE CONSULTANT - Joe Hilton PRODUCER - Dave Snyder