*************************************************************************** * CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING MANAGER * * ©1998 Paul Dowers * * F1 SOFTWARE® * *************************************************************************** Welcome to Championship Boxing Manager, the ultimate boxing managment simulation. This game covers every aspect of boxing management and ring side action. This program is protected by law and must not be duplicated without written permission from F1 Software. The disk containing this program must have an official F1 Software label, otherwise it is an illegal copy. INSTRUCTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ TITLE SCREEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are three options on the title screen which are self explanatory, clicking with the left mouse button will select one of the options. Load : Will load in a previously saved game. New game : Starts a new game. Two player : Allows you to take on a human opponent. MENU SYSTEM ~~~~~~~~~~~ Placing the mouse pointer over any of the names in any of the menu's and pressing the left mouse button will select that option. Pressing the right mouse button on any screen will take you back to the main options screen, it also takes you back to a previous menu if one exists. NEW GAME ~~~~~~~~ If you have chosen new game you will be asked to type in your name, then you can choose your young boxers to manage. Once you have chosen a boxer you will be asked to name him. You must then negotiate a contract with him. Contract length, percentage of winnings (purse) and minimum ranking the boxer will reach must all be discussed. Use the arrows to increase or decrease an offer. Once you have selected your contract terms, click on make offer to see if your terms are agreeable with the boxer. If he agrees you can then start the game. If he refuses you will have to offer him a better deal. Certain options are available so that the player can customise the game to run as he wants. FULL ARCADE FIGHTS ------------------ With this option selected the all the players fights will be in full arcade mode. RESULTS ONLY ------------ With this option selected all the players fights results will be calculated by the computer and the results will be shown straight away. WAIT MOUSE AFTER RESULTS ------------------------ If selected the computer will wait for a mouse button to be pressed after every fight result. STATUS REPORT AFTER FIGHTS -------------------------- A status report will be shown on your progress after each fight if selected. CROWD SOUND EFFECTS ------------------- In the arcade fight crowd sound effects will be heard if selected. PRINTER MENU ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following stats can be printed out by selecting them from the menu. Ranking 1-100, most ko's, most fight's, most loses, wins, draws, records results, fixtures, title holders. Make sure your printer is on line before you select any of the above. Any epson compatible 9 pin printer should be ok. ARRANGE FIGHT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First you must select the boxer you wish to fight against, use the up and down arrows to find the opponent you want then click on his name. You must then choose which of your boxers you want to fight this opponent by clicking on his name. If the opponent is way above your boxer he might not be interested in fighting him. If the boxer's manager is interested in a fight you will then have to negotiate a deal with him. Fight date is how long until the fight takes place and percentage is how much you are willing to give to the other boxer. Use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease each option. Once you are happy with your offer click on make offer and see if the other manager will accept it. If it's not acceptable he will tell you what he wants,it's then up to you to try and knock him down and get the best deal for your boxer. If the opponent is higher ranked than your boxer his manager will expect a bigger percentage. SCOUT REPORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have employed a scout you can send him on a spying mission to find out all the info on your next prospective opponent. Depending on his ability his information should be fairly accurate, but he sometimes might not be able to find anything out. PUBLICITY ~~~~~~~~~ Publicity stunts are good if you want to try and get a bigger gate for your next fight. They don't always work and sometimes it depends on your ranking position. For example there's hardly any point in holding a press conference if your fighter is ranked at 100 as know one will be interested. THE FIGHT ~~~~~~~~~ Selecting fight from the main menu will take you into the main event. Depending on which options you have selected you will either have the full arcade fight or results only. BOXER CONTROLS ON JOYSTICK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIRE PRESSED FIRE NOT PRESSED ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ upper cut guard up left jab right jab \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / move \ | / move L-hook ---- ---- R-hook left ---- ---- right / | \ / | \ / | \ / | \ / | \ / | \ grab opponent body shot guard down Grabbing an opponent will depend on how experienced your boxer is and also on his ability. AUTO DEFENCE :- If selected the computer will use your boxers boxing ability to try and block any punches that are thrown at you, only when your controlling the boxer with the joystick. When using tactics don't expect your boxer to follow your instructions exactly, it will depend on his ability and experience how much he listens to you. If any boxer is knocked down 3 times in a round then he has lost,technical knock out (TKO). At the end of each round information will be displayed on how your boxer is doing. 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