Restoring the classics…
Track & Field
Track & Field restoration
Hyper Sports Added To Collection
Dec 11th
Well, after my recent woes with Dig Dug, it’s about time for some good news. I recently added a Hyper Sports board to my collection. For those of you not familiar with the game, it is essentially the sequel to Track & Field. The board is playable in the Track & Field cabinet, uses the same button layout and features the following events: swimming, skeet shooting, vaulting horse, archery, triple jump, weight lifting and the pole vault. Here are the scans of the original market flyer for the game: More >
Track & Field – New Buttons Installed
Jan 18th
Since it’s 8 degrees outside with a wind chill of 15 below, I decided tonight would be a good night to stay inside and do some work on one of the machines. Having just gotten over a cold and sore throat, I really wasn’t in the mood to tackle all of the dust in the Dig Dug cabinet, so I decided to replace all of the buttons on Track & Field.
Track & Field Marketing Flyers
Jan 3rd
I’ve ordered and received new buttons and leaf switches for this game. Unfortunately, Omega Race is taking up most of my workbench space so their won’t be much work until that project progresses a bit. In the meantime, here are some scans of the original marketing flyer for this game:
Track & Field – Additional Pictures
Dec 18th
Here’s a slew of pictures of the Track & Field cabinet in it’s present condition:
A New Project
Dec 18th
A new toy arrived just in time for Christmas! It’s a fully working, dedicated Konami Track & Field game. I’ve been on the hunt for one of these for a while and finally got one at the right price. Given the repairs I plan on doing, I probably over paid for it, but I have seen similar machines in much worse condition sell for much more money.
For those of you unfamiliar with this game, it was released in 1983 and features various Olympic events. The principal is simple, bash the run buttons as fast as you can to make your player run then press the jump/throw button at the appropriate time. You can read it’s entry in the Killer List Of Video Games here . I spent many youthful dollars on this machine.
