__________________________________________ | ____________ ______________________ | || | | | | Soft-Docs || | | Star League || | | || | | Baseball \/ | [ By ||____________| |______________________| | | | | ooooo | ::::::: | ooooooo | :: :: | Atlantic ooooooooo Pirae's | ::::::: | ooooooo | :: :: | ooooo | :: :: andom | | | Guild | | | | o | ::::::: | ooo | :: :: | ooo | ::::::: | ooo | :: :: | o | :: :: ccess |_________________v_______v________________| CALL HARDWARE CONNECTION 201-428-0726 10 MEGS/24HOURS/7 DAYS A WEEK/300-1200 Welcome to Gamestar Stadium --------------------------- Congratulations. You're in the midle of a tight pennant race and momentum is on your side. But everone's out to beat you, especially the hard-hitting computer tem. So if you want to win the pennant, please read this official progam. When the right combination of pitching, hitting and stategy, you may even become a Star Leaguer! Have Fun. The Scouting Report ------------------- You get to choose your starting pitchr in Star League Baseball, as well as bring in a relieve. Here's the latest scouting report: "Heat" Muldoon -- Overwhelming fast bal. Good screwball and slder. Tendency to miss the trike zone when he goes for the corners. Tires quickly if fastball used too often. "Curves" Cassidy -- Great curve ball an incredible sinker. Excellent control ad good stamina. Clearly the most baanced pitcher in the league. "Knuckles" Flanagan -- "Liveliest" knucleball this side of the Rockies. Good control andstamina. Only used for shrt-term relief work. Pre-Game Cerimonies ------------------- 1. Press the '1' key on the computr console to choose between playing a GAME or taking BATTIN PRACTICE. 2. Press the '2' key to select beteen a 1 PLAYER or 2 PLAYER game. 3. Press '3' key to go to the NEXTMENU or PLAY BALL when you choose the BATTING PRACTICE opton. If you take BATTING PRACTICE, you will face "Heat" uldoon in a series of random pitches until you press the '1'key. 4. To Re-Start a game press CONTRO-RESET 5. If you choose to play a GAME, anew menu will come up when you press '3': 1 HOME CURVES-LIERS 2 VSTR HEAT-SLUGERS 3 PLAY BALL 6. The HOME team uses the 1 key toselect its starting team and pitcher. The LINERS hit for aveage; the SLUGGERS hit for the fences 7. The VISITOR team uses the 2 keyto select its starting team and pitcher. 8. Both teams can have the same cobinations if you choose. When playing solo against the cmputer, the scoreboard and menus will read COMP in place o HOME 9. When both teams have made theirselections, press the 3 key to PLAY BALL! Play Ball --------- As in real baseball, your goal in tar League Baseball is to outscore your opponent in 9 innings (exra innings if necessary). If you beat the computer team, consider yorself a Star Leaguer! Pitching & Holding Runners -------------------------- 1. Each half inning begins with th pitcher starting in the PITCHING MODE. This mode allowsyou to pitch to the batter and is indicated when the pitchr bends over to look for a "sign" from the catcher. 2. To designate a pitch press and old Button #0 on the joystick. The pitcher will mov upright, pause position. 3. Move the joystick to pitch: High Sider Medium (Bal) Slow Slider ______________________________ Slider | | | | | | | | | | | | Fast Ball | | Change-Up | | | | | | | | | | |______________________________| Medium Slow Screwball Low Srewball Screwball (Bll) "Heat"Muldoon -------------------------------------------------------------------- High Cuve Medium (Ball Slow Curve ______________________________ Curve | | | | | | | | | | Medium | | Fast Ball | | Change-Up | | | | | | | | | | |______________________________| Medium Slow Sinker Low inker Sinker (Bll) "Curve" Cassidy -------------------------------------------------------------------- High Knckler (Ball Slow Knuckler ______________________________ Curve | | | | | | | | | | | | Fast Ball | | Change-Up | | | | | | | | | | |______________________________| Slow Knuckler Low nuckler Sinker (Bll) "Knuckle" Flanagan 4. To get out of PITCHING MODE to ick off a runner, just RELEASE Button #0 BEFORE movingthe joystick. You can then throw to any base as follows: 3rdBase ______________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Home | | 2nd Base | | | | | | | | | | |______________________________| 1stBase 5. Press button #0 TWICE to returnthe ball to the pitcher from any player. Press Button #0 TWCE again to go back into PITCHING MODE. The pitcher willnow bend over and look to the catcher for a sign. YOU MUST BEIN THE PITCHING MODE FOR A NEW BATTER TO COME UP AFTER A HT OR AN OUT. Batting ------- 1. Press an HOLD Button #0 on the oystick right BEFORE the pitch is thrown to BUNT Releas the Button BEFORE the ball reaches the plate to "take" the pitch - if you try to bunt and miss, it's a strike. 2. Press the red button AFTER the itch is thrown to SWING AWAY *Note* The joystick is used for all functons when playing against the computer. When playing against another erson, the joystick is used for fielding and pitching only. Battin and base running are controlled by the keyboard. Players shold alternate between keyboard and joystick depending upon whom is at at. KEY FUNCION --- ------- X Swing Z StopSwing -> Run head <- Run ack Space StopRunner Running ------- 1. Once the ball is hit fair, the atter automatically runs to 1st base. 2. To move him AHEAD, push and hol the joystick to the LEFT. To STOP the runner on or betwee bases, return the joystick to the CENTER position (just reease it). 3. If there are runners on base, yu control the LEAD runner; the other runners will run autoatically if forced. As soon as your LEAD runner scores or i put out, control QUICKLY shifts to the next LEAD runner. Don't daydream or your new LEAD runner may wander off baseand be tagged out. Fielding -------- 1. After the ball is hit FOUL or aHOMERUN is hit, the ball is returned to the catcher. You mst throw is back to the pitcher (Press Button#0 twice) nd go into the PITCHING MODE (Press button again TWICE to cotinue pitching. 2. When the ball is hit FAIR, the layer nearest the ball's PATH becomes eligible to field it. 3. Use the joystick to move your eigible fielder to the ball. 4. A ball with a shadow is a FLY bll; a ball without a shadow is a GROUNDER. FLY balls can b CAUGHT for an out; GROUNDERS require you to take some actionto force an out (throw to base, tag runner, etc.). 5. To catch a FLY ball, keep your ye on the ball's SHADOW. As the ball descends. position you outfielder so he'll collide with the ball's SHADOW. If youmiss the ball, move your fielder to pick it up. Throwing -------- 1. Press and RELEASE button #0 on he joystick controller to DESIGNATE a throw. 2. Move the joystick to THROW to abase; press Button #0 again to THROW to the pitcher. 3rdBase ______________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Home | | 2nd Base | | | | | | | | | | |______________________________| 1stBase The positions on the joystick areset up just like the bases on the screen - throwing from base to basewill soon be like second nature to you. 3. If a runner tries to steal HOME you must MOVE your catcher to TAG the runner coming home, If you don't MOVE your catcher the runner will run by ou and score. Scoring ------- 1 STRIKE - pitch that crosses homeplate between batter's shoulders and knees. Three stries result in an out. 2 BALL - pitch that is high or lowour of strike zone. For balls results in a walk 3 OUT - catching fly balls, strikig out batters and forcing tagging runners results in an ou. There are three outs per half-inning. 4 BATTING ORDER - visitors bat topof inning; home or computer bats bottom of inning. 5 RUNS - score runs by moving runnrs around the bases and home. Team ahead after 9 innings wins ame. If score is tied after 9 innings, extra innings will beplayed until one team wins. HOME or COMP doesn't bat at the ottom of the 9th or extra innings if it is ahead As the game progresses, the starting pichers "tire" They'll begin to lose thier "stuff" and/or start missingthe strike zone. Between the 7th and 8th innings there will be a 7thinning stretch, complete with music. A menu will come up for you to hange pitchers. When both teams have made thier selections press to re-start the game. (>