Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 Spec Stunning "Undoubtedly Top Sport the best tennis Quality Action sim yet." Graphics ZZAP Screen shots taken from various computer formats. 5 013156 412905 SPEC The Hit Squad PRO TENNIS TOUR Sports 19 Collection Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 Spec PRO TENNIS TOUR Blue Byte THE ULTIMATE TENNIS SIMULATION The HIT Squad Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 Spec PRO TENNIS TOUR USING PRO TENNIS TOUR Pro Tennis Tour lets you enter the world of a professional tennis player. Pack your favourite whites and trusty racket and then travel to the great Grandslam events: Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, and the Australian Open, You enter as a 64th ranked player. Through determination and practice, you can fight your way up the ranks. Like the pros, you work the courts and establish a game style all your own. LOADING Insert the PRO TENNIS TOUR cassette in the cassette player and switch on your micro-computer. Confirm the option "CHARGEMENT CASSETTE" by pressing the RETURN key of your keyboard. If you do not do anything, the game passes into an automatic demonstration mode. To return to the main menu, you simply click on the firing button of your joystick (or on the key < or alternatively, on the ENTER key). PLAYING PRO TENNIS TOUR The keyboard controls are as follows: Player 1 QWERTY keyboard Upward movement Q Downward movement A Movement to the right R Movement to the left E Choice and validation of a shot: < key Player 2 AZERTY keyboard Upward movement I Downward movement K Movement to the right P Movement to the left O Choice and validation of the shot "." key Using the joystick: Movements in the four directions are made using the joystick. The choice and validation of the shot is made by using the firing button of your joystick. SERVING When you play against the computer, you always begin by serving. Click on the firing button of your joystick or the < key or the space bar. The move the black crosshair from left to right (depending on where you're serving from) with either the joystick, the W and E keys or the P and O keys. N.B. In "ADVANCED" and "PROFESSIONAL" modes, be careful to practice before beginning a game. In these modes, you must release the firing button of your joystick at the right moment, otherwise the ball will land in the net or outside the serving lines. RETURNING THE BALL During the exchange, press the firing button of your joystick (or on the key <) to swing back and release it to return the ball N.B. The player stops moving when you press the firing button of your joystick. It is possible to choose the side of the court on which the player will play. To do this, choose the Mode option, then PLAY BACK if you want to play at the back of the court or PLAY FRONT if you want to play at the front of the court. It is possible to see a demonstration by choosing the DEMO mode. THE MAIN MENU From the Main Menu you can choose to practice serving and receiving, participate in tournaments, view your current ranking, and adjust the difficulty level of the game. If you just started Pro Tennis Tour, you must enter your name before competing. Enter your name and press Return. Your rank will automatically be 64th. A screen appears announcing the tournament you're about to play in. Press the joystick button to bypass the announcement, then press the joystick button again to bypass the screen announcing your match. Matches are played as in real tennis, except that you always have the first serve. Note: you never see your player change sides - for simplicity's sake, your player always appears in the foreground. Your score appears on the screen between games. When the score is on the screen, the match is paused - press the joystick to continue. When the match is over, your final score appears. Press the joystick button to exit to the Tournament menu. If you won your match, select Play again to begin your next match. If you lost your match, selecting Play enters you in the next tournament. Once you've taken part in Melbourne Open, you've qualified to play in the French Open at Roland Garros (regardless of your score in Melbourne). The next tournament on the circuit is the All England Championship in Wimbledon, followed by the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadow. Note: Only the first two matches (the sixteenth and eighth finals) of the tournament can be played in Easy mode. The third match (the quarter final) is always played in at least Advanced mode. Practice Two Players This lets you play against a human opponent using a second joystick. Unlike the Play mode, you and your opponent change sides after each game. Machine Machine lets you practice with an automatic serving machine. Six different programs help you strengthen your strokes. Each program adds a new level of complexity by hitting balls to new locations on the court or introducing a more difficult pattern. Program 1 lets you practice returning the ball from the baseline. Programs 2 and 3 hit balls into the service courts as well as the area just past the service line. Program 4,5 and 6 let you practice returning the ball from all areas of the court. Grass - Wimbledon Clay - French Open Cement - Australian Open or U.S. Open TENNIS TECHNIQUES Serving Serving is a three-step process. 1. Push the fire button on the joystick to toss up the ball. 2. In front of the server on the court, you'll see crosshair (+). Guide the Crosshair over to your opponent's service court (diagonal to you) where you want the ball to land. 3. Push the button to hit the ball. Note: In Easy mode, you don't have to push the button a second time. If you're slow in guiding the cursor, the ball will be launched automatically. If you push the fire button too early, the ball will go outside the boundaries. Serving 1. You always serve first against the computer. If you're playing against a friend, joystick 2 serves first. You alternate serves after each game. You change ends of the court only when you're playing against a human opponent, you'll change at the end of the first, third and every subsequent alternate game of each set. (C) 1989 UBI SOFT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Pro Tennis Tour is a trademark of UBI SOFT & 9c0 1989 UBI SOFT. The Hit Squad, P.O. Box 350, Manchester. M60 2LX