===============================================================================
Tennis
Author: nm14
For the Atari 2600 System
Version Final
===============================================================================
-----------------
Table of Contents
-----------------
Section Name ctrl+F (fast search)
------------ --------------------
1. Legal Info/E-Mail Policy sec1
2. Strategy sec2
3. Conclusion sec3
===============================================================================
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Legal Info/E-mail Policy sec1
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
===============================================================================
This document is (c) copyright 2003-2004 to nm14 for use only on the
internet at the following sites. Failure to follow the copyright laws will
result in a law suit. If you wish to obtain the FAQ on a site/magazine etc. you
must consult with me through electronic mail. I must give clear instructions
and you must follow those instructions.
If permission is given to you, please do not change the content of format of
the FAQ. It is meant to stay in this state until I say otherwise. So, again,
if you wish to use this FAQ in any way, pleace consult with me. Thanks you,
and the following sites may use this FAQ at the present date.
-http://www.gamefaqs.com-
-http://www.neoseeker.com-
-http://faqs.ign.com-
-http://ffeutopia.com-
-http://www.thevgnation.com-
-http://www.wogaming.com-
nm14.faqs[at]gmail[dot]com
Hey everyone. This is the e-mail policy portion of this FAQ. I am going to
list what I believe to be "acceptable" or "unacceptable" e-mails. Of course,
it would be very wise of you to correctly e-mail me if you are hoping for a
response. Also, if you have made a mistake when e-mailing me, it is very likely
I will block you so that you cannot send me any more messages. So, now that
you all know what will happen if you incorrectly e-mail me, you have to find
out what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. Please read below.
Do you have information that we have not covered in this FAQ? Well, read below.
If you happen to know something in the FAQ please e-mail me. I am always
interested in adding information from readers, but there are a few exceptions.
If this FAQ is NOT labeled "Final" as its version, your added information may
not neccessarily be used. I could possibly already know your information, but
have not gotten to that section yet. So, do not guarantee that I will post your
comments just because you were nice enough to e-mail us.
Now, for a little more about an "acceptable" e-mail, let's talk about the
subject of the e-mail. I get a lot of e-mails about other FAQs that I have
written, so I can easily miss your e-mail unless you identify it. So, in the
subject line, please include the words "Tennis" in your subject
line. This makes it a lot easier to sort things out in my e-mail. If you do
not refer to what game you are commenting/asking for help on, I will most
likely ignore the entire e-mail.
The last aspect that we would like to talk about is reading the FAQ. If you are
in doubt, check around the entire FAQ before coming to us for direct help. It
is likely that information is in other parts of the FAQ, and not neccessarily
the part that you are looking at during that very moment. Any comments that are
already answered in this FAQ will simply be ignored and blocked, as I have
taken a lot of time to write this guide for you, you can do a little something
for me as well.
If any of the above guidelines are not followed correctly your e-mails will be
considered "unacceptable" and I am sure you know what that means. I personally
think that it will be simple to follow the guidelines, and you will not have to
worry very much about the process. Thank you, again, for your cooperation.
===============================================================================
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2. Strategy/Game sec2
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
===============================================================================
Welcome to the strategy portion of Tennis for the Atari 2600. This game is
really fun, and one of the better made games for the Atari. Basically, look
at the digram below to get a picture of what the game looks like.
(Your Score) (CPU Score)
+-----------------------------------------------+
| (You) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|###############################################|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| (CPU) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
As you know in tennis, the object is to hit the ball back onto the opponents
side, and hope that they cannot make the ball over to your side. Before we get
to the actual strategy, it is important to understand a few things.
-------
SCORING
-------
In tennis, the scoring goes like this. When a player scores, they earn 15
points. So, scoring twice would be 30. However, the third score only counts for
10, so you would get 40. The fourth score would win you the game. However, when
I say game, I do not mean match. In order to win a match, you must win a set.
In each set, the first person to get to 6 games, win by two, will be the winner
of the entire match. It is pretty easy, but you will need some better strategy
in order to accomplish beating the CPU in this game.
-----
SERVE
-----
The ball will be bouncing up in the air right as you begin the match. There is
not really much to it, except hit the ball over the net. However, this is the
chance to get you into a good position for the next shot. I have not had
success acing (or serving it without them returning it) while playing this game
so I doubt you will have much either. Anyway, hit the ball out wide. Aim your
joystick to the right or left to do this, and it will set up a much easier shot
and hopefully a winner (when you hit a ball without them even touching it for
a return). See the diagram below.
+-----------------------------------------------+
| (You) |
| \ |
| \ |
| \ |
| \ |
| \ |
|###############################################|
| \ |
| \ |
| \ |
| \ |
| |
| (CPU) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
------
RETURN
------
The return is not necessarily when you are returning any normal shot, or even
a serve, but it is the return after they hit your serve back onto your side.
This is the most important shot that are going to make during this game. You
have two options. The first option is to go up to the net and volley. The other
option is to hit the ball to the other side, really wide, and hope that they
CPU will not get to it. I like to volley because I find it a lot easier than
doing the second method. But, try both and see what works for you. See the
diagram below.
+-----------------------------------------------+
| (You) 2nd option |
| / \ |
| / \ |
| / \ |
| / (You) 1st option |
| / / \ |
|###############################################|
| / / \ |
| / / \ |
| / / \ |
| / / \ |
| / / |
| (CPU) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
This is the basic strategy to win a game. The only difference in the rest of
the match is basically switching sides. Just get used to the side near the TV,
and you will have no problem mastering this game! Enjoy playing many more
matches!
===============================================================================
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3. Conclusion sec3
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
===============================================================================
Thank you for tuning in to my FAQ. I truly hope that you actually learned
something from this guide. I hope that I did what I was supposed to do,
which is to make you a better gamer. If I did, I can pat my self on the
back because I helped someone get something done. If you really enjoy
my work, you can take a look at some of the other games that I have
written for.
As for the credits of this guide, I would like to credit a few people...
-CJayC, who runs a nice site full of amazement.
__ ___
/ | / |
_ __ _ __ ___ `| | / /| |
| '_ \| '_ ` _ \ | |/ /_| |
| | | | | | | | || |\___ |
|_| |_|_| |_| |_\___/ |_/
All of my work can be found at:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/32285.html
