INTERNATIONAL TENNIS DOCS
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OPTIONS
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TENNIS IS CONTROLLED VIA THE JOYSTICK CONNECTED TO THE
JOYSTICK PORT ON THE 16 BIT COMPUTER.2 PLAYER OPTIONS REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL
JOYSTICK TO BE PLUGGED INTO THE MOUSE PORT.
PRESSING `FIRE` ON THE OPTIONS SCREEN BEGINS THE GAME ON THE PREVIOUSLY
ARRANGED SETTINGS. SHOULD THE GAME PARAMETERS NEED TO BE ALTERED, MOVING
THE JOYSTICK IN ANY DIRECTION ALLOWS THE GAME TYPE TO BE SET UP.
ALL OPTIONS ARE SELECTED BY JOYSTICK MOVEMENT AND PRESSING FIRE COMFIRMS
THE CHOICE OF GAME.

ESC.....ABORTS PRESENT GAME
P.......PAUSES AND RESTARTS MATCH
S.......SWITCHES REFS SPEECH ON AND OFF

MATCH
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS OFFERS THE FOLLOWING VARIATIONS;

MENS SINGLES....BEST OF 5 SETS
WOMENS SINGLES..BEST OF 3 SETS
MENS DOUBLES....BEST OF 5 SETS
MIXED DOUBLES...BEST OF 3 SETS
WOMENS DOUBLES..BEST OF 3 SETS

AS THE VARIOUS OUTLINED ABOVE ARE SELECTED, THE PLAYER SCREEN ALTERS TO
SHOW THE TYPE OF GAME UNDER CONSIDERATION.
FEMALE AND MALE PLAYERS HAVE DIFFERING PLAY TYPES AND CAPABILITIES
ACCURATELY REFLECTING REAL SCENARIOS.

COURT
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DIFFERENT COURTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE CONSTRUCTED FROM ONE OF THREE
MATERIALS. ALL COURTS HAVE THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PLAY CHARACTERISTICS WHICH
MEANS THAT CHAMPIONS VERY RARELY BEAT OPPONENTS ON ALL 3 SURFACES.

GRASS COURT.....WHICH ABSORBS SOME OF THE BALL BOUNCE
CLAY COURT......FOR PRO`S WITH POOR BALL BOUNCE
ASPHALT COURT...FOR BEGINNERS WITH EXCELLENT BALL BOUNCE

A TRUE WORLD CHAMPION CAN BEAT TOP CLASS OPPONENTS ON ALL THREE SURFACES

PLAYER VARIATION
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS OFFERS A WIDE VARIATION OF PLAY FEATURING A MIXTURE OF
COMPUTER AND OTHER HUMAN OPPONENTS OR TEAMMATES. COMPUTER PLAYERS ARE
REPRESENTED BY COMPUTER ICONS. AND HUMAN PLAYERS AS JOYSTICKS.

SINGLES; THE FOLLOWING GAMES CAN BE SELECTED

COMPUTER   V   PLAYER 1
PLAYER ONE V   PLAYER 2
COMPUTER   V   COMPUTER (DEMO MODE)

DOUBLES; FOLLOWING GAMES CAN BE SELECTED

COMPUTER & COMPUTER   V   COMPUTER & PLAYER 1
COMPUTER & COMPUTER   V   PLAYER 1 & PLAYER 2
COMPUTER & PLAYER 1   V   COMPUTER & PLAYER 2
COMPUTER & COMPUTER   V   COMPUTER & COMPUTER (DEMO MODE)

IF ANY COMPUTER PLAYERS ARE SELECTED FOR EITHER DOUBLES OR SINGLES, THEIR
SKILL LEVEL CAN BE SELECTED FROM A SCALE OF 1 (AMETUER) TO 7 (WORLD NO 1)

HUMAN PLAYERS CAN ENTER THEIR NAME IF DESIRED BEFORE THE START OF THE GAME.

PLAYING TENNIS
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS IS GOVERNED TO FULL LAWN TENNIS ASS RULES, AND THE
GAME IS SCORED AND GOVERNED BY THIS LEGISLATION. ALL REFEREE CALLS AND LINE
JUDGE DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
WHEN YOUR PLAYER HAS SERVICE, HE CAN BE MOVED INTO THE CORRECT POSITION ON
THE BASE LINE. PRESSING FIRE THROWS THE BALL INTO THE AIR, AND PRESSING
FIRE AGAIN MAKES THE PLAYER BEGIN HIS SWING FOR THE BALL. IF THE BALL IS TO
`HIGH` OR TO `LOW` WHEN THE PLAYER BEGINS HIS SWING HE WILL MISS THE BALL.
WHEN A COMPUTER OPPONENT HAS SERVICE, THEY WILL NOT SERVE UNTIL THE `HUMAN`
PLAYER IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION AT THE BASE LINE.
A DOT NEXT TO THE PLAYERS NAME ON THE SCOREBOARD INDICATES WHO CURRENTLY
HAS SERVICE. DURING A GAME, THE PLAYER CAN BE POSITIONED ANYWHERE ON HIS
SIDE OF THE COURT BY JOYSTICK MOVEMENT, PRESSING FIRE WHEN THE BALL IS IN
THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE PLAYER EXECUTES A FOREHAND OR BACKHAND ACCORDING
TO THE PLAYERS POSITION IN RELATION TO THE PLAYER.
THE DIRECTION OF THE BALL IS DETERMINED BY THE TIMING OF YOUR SWING AND ANY
SPIN THAT YOU CHOOSE TO ADD TO THE BALL, THE FOLLOWING JOYSTICK POSITIONS
AFFECT THE BALL MOVEMENTS.

RIGHT............. SPINS BALL TO THE RIGHT
LEFT.............. SPINS THE BALL TO THE LEFT
JOY-S TOWARDS NET. ADDS `SMASH` POWER TO THE BALL
JOY-S TOWARDS NET. ABSORBS `POWER` ON THE BALL

DIFFERENT JOYSTICK AND FIREBUTTON COMBINATIONS WILL ENEABLE THE PLAYER TO
DEVELOP THEIR OWN REPERTOIRE OF MATCH WINNING SHOTS. THESE SHOTS WILL
CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE ASPHALT,GRASS, OR CLAY PLAY SURFACE SELECTED.
CURRENT MATCH SCORES ARE REGISTERED ON THE SCOREBOARD AT THE REAR OF THE
PLAYING SCREEN.

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