Numan Athletics
1993 video game
Numan Athletics is a 1993 sports video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in September 1993, and in North America later that December. It is similar to Konami's 1983 game Track & Field. The game later went on to spawn a sequel, Mach Breakers, in 1995.
Gameplay
Each of the eight events takes place in a different country, and the Numans' journey is charted by a Knuckle Heads-style compere (along with his two "bunny girls", who come up from the bottom of the screen when a Numan succeeds in some, but not all, of the events). If a player gets the best time (or distance) in any event, it shall be a "world record", after which the player is prompted to input their initials. The events are:
Turbo Dash: Set in the United States (Harry's home country), the player must use the first and third buttons to make their Numan start running, and try to beat the other player's.
Interceptor: Set in Russia, this event is similar to the Firing Ranges from Konami's Combat School; the player must use the first and third buttons to make their Numan walk left and right and the second one to fire at bullets launched by a distant boat. If a bullet hits the ground, it explodes and blows the Numan into the water, thus automatically failing the event. If a bullet hits a Numan, it blows all the clothes off, also resulting in an event failure.
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