SLAP SHOT SUPER PRO HOCKEY for Intellivision

 SLAP SHOT

SUPER PRO HOCKEY

Cartridge Instructions

(For 1 or 2 Players)

GAME PLAY

Score more goals than your opponent. Each goal scores 1 point. Game ends after

three 20 minute periods (no overtime).

TO BEGIN

Turn power OFF and insert cartridge. Turn power switch ON and press RESET. SLAP

SHOT -- SUPER PRO HOCKEY title screen appears. Press any hand controller key or

the DISC to continue.

You can play SLAP SHOT -- SUPER PRO HOCKEY against the computer or against a

friend. You can be either the Home Team or the Visiting Team.

Using either hand controller, select 1 for the Home Team to be controlled by the

left hand controller, 2 for the Home Team to be controlled by the computer. Press

ENTER.

Select the skill level of the Home Team. You can play SLAP SHOT -- SUPER PRO

HOCKEY at any of four team skill levels, which determine the maximum speed of

skaters and their shots. Select the skill level for the Home Team -- 1 (AMATEUR)

to 4 (SUPER PRO), then press ENTER. The lower the skill level for your team, the

greater the challenge for YOU.

The Home Team has now been signed up; repeat the procedure for the Visitor Team,

which is controlled either by the right hand controller or by the computer.

Note: The two teams can play at different skill levels; use these levels to

handicap players. An experienced player with a rookie team is a fair match for a

novice with a super pro team.

THE RINK

The Home Team's net is at the left of the screen; the Visitor Team's net is at

the right. Above each net is that team's penalty box; in the center of the rink

is the red face-off circle; and, at the top of the screen, the scoreboard.

In the center of the scoreboard is the time remaining in the period. This clock

starts at 20 minutes and counts down (simulated time). Above the clock are 1 to 3

red lights, indicating the period.

THE PLAYERS

The players skate onto the ice. There are four players on a side, one of whom is

the goalie. The Home Team is wearing TAN, the Visiting Team is wearing BLUE.

You control one player at a time using the hand controller DISC. If you are the

Home Team, the player you control will change from TAN to RED; if you control the

Visitor Team, the player you control will change from DARK BLUE to LIGHT BLUE.

The other players on your team will automatically back you up.

Note: Both goalies are always under automatic control.

The player you control skates in the direction you press the DISC. The player

starts slow, but gains speed quickly ONLY AS LONG AS YOU HOLD DOWN ON THE DISC.

If you let go of the disc, the player slows to a stop. If you change direction,

the player slows down to make the turn. To reach maximum speed, keep the disk

held in one direction.

When playing offense, you always control the player with the puck. When a player

on your team receives the puck in a pass, control will automatically switch to

the receiving player. (You never control your goalie; after receiving the puck,

your goalie will immediately pass to one of your other players.)

When playing defense, you choose which player you control by pressing 0 (Zero).

Each time you press 0, control switches to the next member of your team. (You

cannot select the goalie.)

FACE-OFF

A face-off occurs at the beginning of each period and after every goal to

determine which team gets possession of the puck. A Home and a Visitor player

assume positions facing each other in the face-off circle. Remaining team members

assume positions around the rink.

Either player presses the DISC. After a moment (in order to make it fair for both

sides) the puck appears in the center of the face-off circle and the 20 minute

clock (simulated time) starts counting down.

Skate toward the puck -- the player who touches the puck with the stick takes

possession.

OFFENSIVE MOVES

PASSING AND SHOOTING

Press 1 through 9 (except 5) to pass or shoot the puck. The position of these

eight keys on the hand controller determine the direction of the shot; for

example, press 2 to shoot up, press 9 to shoot diagonally down to the right.

The speed of the puck depends on how fast you are moving in the direction of the

shot!

Note: You MUST release the DISC before shooting!

SLAP SHOTS

These are your hardest and fastest shots! Pressing either TOP SIDE KEY shoots the

puck in the direction you are skating. Pressing either BOTTOM SIDE KEY shoots it

even faster!

DEFENSIVE MOVES

INTERCEPTIONS

You can intercept the puck by skating into its path, making contact with your

stick. Always stay alert for rebounds and free pucks! Other members of your team

can also intercept; control will automatically switch to the player with the

puck.

STEALING THE PUCK

You can steal the puck by tripping the player with possession. Skate next to the

player and swing your stick (press a SIDE KEY). If you're close enough, the

player will momentarily tumble, leaving the puck free and the player you stole

the puck from flat on the ice!

Note: You cannot trip a goalie or a member of your own team.

PENALTIES

It is illegal to trip a player who does not have possession of the puck. If you

do it (and if you're CAUGHT) the referee's whistle will sound and you'll be sent

to the penalty box for 2 minutes. A clock appears next to the box to count down

the penalty (simulated time).

No more than one player from each team can be sent to the penalty boxes at the

same time; if you have a player in the penalty box, it is impossible to trip an

opposing player.

When penalty time is up or a goal is scored against the short-handed team, the

player returns to the ice. If both teams have a player in the penalty boxes and

either team scores, neither player returns to the ice since neither team is

short-handed.

Penalty time remaining does not carry over from one period to the next.

STRATEGY TIPS

A hard, long shot can knock the goalie down. While the goalie is down, the net is

defenseless! Regain control of the puck and shoot!

Although illegal, you can frequently get away with tripping a player without the

puck. Tripping a player set to receive a pass gives you a chance to steal the

puck -- if you're willing to risk getting caught.

To get around an opposing player, try passing the puck directly to him! As soon

as he gets possession, trip him, steal the puck back, and keep moving! Similarly,

let the opposing player take the puck in a face-off, then trip him and steal the

puck! Take advantage of the time the player is down!

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