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The first all-video
boxing game!
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WARNINGS
Read Before Using Your Sega Video Game System
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CONTENTS
And in this Comer . . . The Kid! . 2
Setting Up . 3
Button Controls . 4
Fight Moves . 6
The Main Event . 7
The Fight Screen . 8
The Cast of Characters . 9
End of Round . 10
End of Fight . 10
Power Points .. 10
Choosing Options . 11
High Score List . 15
Credits . 16
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SETTING UP
AND IN THIS CORNER
. . . THE KID!
PRIZE FIGHTER takes you
closer than a ringside seat
— it puts you right in the
game. You're the one
slugging it out with the
best boxers in the game.
With your fists in view,
you can throw any
punch, anytime. A jab.
A hook. An uppercut!
Land a blow and watch
your opponent reel.
When you take a punch, your vision rocks. You might even find
yourself flat on your back, looking up into the faces of the referee
and your trainer as you take the count. Or maybe you'll be up
there accepting the heavyweight crown!
You're fighting in the main event, attended by your trainer,
cornerman and bucketboy. They guide you, help you, give advice.
Also on hand: the referee, card girls, announcer, assorted heck¬
lers, and four of the beefiest, brawniest, pug-ugly opponents you
can imagine.
PRIZE FIGHTER is brooding, brutal, real! It has the impact of
Martin Scorcese's film Raging Bull. In fact, the bouts are staged
by Ron Stein, the boxing guru who choreographed the fight scenes
in Raging Bull and the Rocky films. Close-ups, point of view shots
and handheld camera bring the intensity of the boxing scene right
in your face!
So pull on your gloves and get ready for tonight's main event.
You've got to beat three tough contenders to earn your shot
at the champ.
And there's the bell!
1. Set up your Sega CD and Sega Genesis™ systems and plug in
control pad 1.
2. Turn on your TV or monitor, and then turn on your Genesis.
The Sega CD logo appears.
NOTE: If nothing appears on screen, turn the system
OFF, make sure it is set up correctly, and then turn it
ON again.
3. Open the disc tray or CD door. Place either PRIZE FICFITER
compact disc into the tray, label side up. Close the tray or door.
4. If the Sega CD logo is on screen, press START to begin the
game. If the Control Panel is on screen, move the cursor
to the CD-ROM button and press BUTTON A, B or C to begin.
NOTE: PRIZE FIGHTER is contained on two compact
discs. You can start the game with either disc. Then ,
during the game , you'll be prompted to replace one
disc with the other.
If you know the boxer you want to fight, you can load
the correct disc for startup. Honeyboy Hernandez
and Mega Joe Falco bouts are contained on disc 1. T.
Rex Hawkins and Nuke "The Duke" Johnson bouts
are contained on disc 2.
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BUTTON CONTROLS
OPTIONS SCREENS
D-Pad Start
C - Right Jab
B - Block
A - Left Jab
You can rearrange the button actions with the Control
Changes option from the Options menu. See page 13.
Start
• Selects a marked option and goes on to its subscreen.
• Returns to the Options menu from most subscreens.
D-Pad
• Marks the options on the main menu and subscreens.
• Changes the option settings.
• Selects letters on the Save Game subscreen.
Buttons A / B and C
• These buttons have various functions depending on the
subscreen you're viewing. See pages 11-14 for details.
FIGHT CARD
Start
• Begins the bout. You'll go up against the boxer shown
on the Fight Card.
D-Pad
• Left/right scrolls through the boxers. Wait a few moments
to watch and hear each contender's challenge.
Button C
• Goes on to the Options menu.
GAMEPLAY
Start
• Begins the game from the Fight Card.
• Pauses/resumes a fight.
D-Pad
• Varies your punch when used with BUTTON A, B or C.
See page 6 for details.
Buttons A / B and C
• Perform fight moves. See page 6 for details.
• Bypass non-fight video sequences.
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FIGHT MOVES
Jabs
• BUTTON A.:.Left jab.
• BUTTON C.Right jab.
Hooks
• BUTTON A + D-PAD up.
• BUTTON A + D-PAD right/left
• BUTTON C + D-PAD up.
• BUTTON C + D-PAD right/left
Uppercuts
• BUTTON A + D-PAD down.Left uppercut.
• BUTTON C + D-PAD down.Right uppercut.
Blocks
• BUTTON B .
• BUTTON B + D-PAD left .
• BUTTON B + D-PAD right
Bobs
• D-PAD left.Bob left.
• D-PAD right.Bob right.
6-BUTTON ARCADE PAD™
Button X
• Left hook to head.
Button Y
• Blocks with both gloves.
Button Z
• Right hook to head.
REMINDER: Use the Control Changes options
to rearrange the button actions on both the 3-button
and 6-button controllers.
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Block with both gloves.
Block with left glove.
Block with right glove.
Left hook to head.
Left hook to body.
Right hook to head.
Right hook to body.
THE MAIN EVENT
PRIZE FIGHTER pits you
against four bruising
boxers in four separate
matches, each one in¬
creasing in difficulty.
Your opponent in the first
bout is the youngest and
least experienced. You'll
notice he keeps dropping
his hands and leaving
openings. But by the time
you get to Nuke "The
Duke" Johnson, the
heavyweight champion
of the world, you'll
have to make your
own openings.
Don't forget, it's your skill, your heart, your butt that are on the
line. You can skip ahead, but don't be foolish. You pick up power
as you move up the ladder. If you lose, you'll have to start again
at the level of your last successful bout.
2 ® 9 POUNDS
HH POWER POINTS
THE KID
21 1 POUNDS
2 2 1 POWER POINTS
-PRESS START TO FIGHT
* - PRESS C FOR OPTIONS
Picking Your Fight
1. On the Fight Card, press the D-PAD left or right to see the fight
poster for each boxer. Wait a few moments to watch and hear
their taunts.
NOTE: Nuke "The Duke" Johnson won't be available
to fight until you've beaten T. Rex Hawkins.
2. Press START when you're ready to fight
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THE FIGHT SCREEN
Your
Health
Opponent
/ Health
All matches have three rounds lasting three minutes each (unless
ended early by a KO). At times during each round, your opponent
will clinch to prevent you from punching. You won't be able to
fight back until the clinch is broken.
Keep your cool. Every few seconds, you'll have the chance to
connect, when your opponent drops his hands or otherwise leaves
himself open. And at times, there are sweet spots — land a punch
and you'll score even higher than usual. Whenever you connect,
you'll zoom in as your power punch smashes your opponent.
Remember, every round of every fight is different. It's never the
same match twice. That's the beauty of the sweet science.
Health
You and your opponent each start with a perfect picture of health.
During the fight, the pictures begin to show the damage you're
taking — black eyes, cut lips, splintered nose. The picture frames
fill up with red to show your diminishing stamina.
Getting beat up impairs your ability to fight well. Bob and block
to snatch a few seconds' rest. If the frame fills completely with
red, you're down for the count.
A good rule of thumb is to always make sure your opponent is
taking worse punishment than you are.
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THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
THE FIGHTERS
Honeyboy Hernandez — 190 lbs/703 power points
Honeyboy is green, handsome and inexperienced. He drops his
hands and leads with his chin, but he's tougher than he looks.
Mega Joe Falco — 209 lbs/1439 power points
The Sultan of Smash is a southpaw, which might throw you off at
first. He's a cool, precise practitioner of the sweet science.
T. Rex Hawkins — 245 lbs/2974 power points
The Jurassic Predator is a ton of tough flesh with the unstoppability
of a cement truck. His one weakness is that he backs up straight
— a good time for you to land a right.
Nuke "The Duke" Johnson — 228 lbs/5312 power points
Nuke's the Champ. He floats like a Stealth bomber and stings like
a cruise missile. He's cool and hot, equal parts heart and strategy
— and built like a brick silo. You can't fight him until you've
beaten T. Rex Hawkins at least once.
THE TEAM
Cosmo Proto
Your trainer, tough as a scarred boot, but he loves his fighters.
He's seen it all, done it all, and he's ready to tell you how to do it.
Judo Gene LeBell
Judo Gene's the official, a man so tough that if he says he's gonna
kill you, you might as well kill yourself.
Michael Buffer
The most dignified announcer in the history of boxing is ready
to rumble!
Billy the Bucket Boy
Billy doesn't say much. He's a comfort and quick with the sponge.
Sly Clyde the Corner Man
Clyde's always ready to nurse your cuts and bruises.
Cynda and Dawn
These bodacious babes carry the cards before each round.
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CHOOSING OPTIONS
END OF ROUND
You return to your corner at the end of each round. Cosmo gives
you advice and encouragement, while Billy and Clyde do their
magic. All too soon, Dawn and Cynda are circling the ring,
holding up the cards for the next round.
END OF FIGHT
Each fight lasts for three rounds, unless ended early by a knockout.
At the fight's finish, you and your opponent meet in the center of
the ring. If you lose, your opponent calls you names. If you win,
the crowd cheers wildly and the card girls look up meltingly.
If you lose the title bout, Nuke "The Duke" Johnson keeps his belt
and lords it over you in the center of the ring.
If you gain total victory — the heavyweight title — you'll be
engulfed by a roaring, adoring crowd, the pop of flashbulbs, the
gush of champagne, the pleas of autograph hounds, and Dawn
and Cynda eagerly waiting to lead you to your limo.
POWER POINTS
Defeating an opponent earns you power points, shown on the
Statistics screen at the end of each fight. Before the next bout, you
can distribute these points to your right glove, your left glove, and
your stamina.
Power Point Strategy
• The more points you allocate to a glove, the more damage that
fist will cause.
• The points you allocate to stamina let you withstand punches
to a greater or lesser degree.
• Setting your stamina too low means you won't be able to
endure continuous punishment. Setting it too high leaves
fewer points for distribution to your gloves.
Press BUTTON C at the Fight Card
to display the Options menu.
To use the menu:
1. Press the D-PAD up/down
to mark an option.
2. Press START to select that
option and go to its subscreen.
' A POWER POINTS
SSAVEGAME
S RESTORE GAME
DELETE SAVED GAME
HI CONTROLCHANGES
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If* HIGH SCORE LIST
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POWER POINTS
Skillful boxing and fight victories
earn you power points. Before your
next bout, use the points to increase
your glove power and stamina. On
the Power Points subscreen:
1. Press the D-PAD right/left
to select a glove or stamina.
2. Use the control pad buttons
to change the value:
• 1 pt. at a time Press the D-PAD up (+) or down (-).
• 10 pts. at a time Hold down BUTTON A and press
the D-PAD up (+) or down (-).
• 50 pts. at a time Hold down BUTTON B and press
the D-PAD up (+) or down (-).
• 100 pts. at a time Hold down BUTTON C and press
the D-PAD up (+) or down (-).
NOTE: You cannot allocate more than half of your
power points to any one statistic.
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NOTE: See page 11 for details on distributing your
power points.
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SAVE GAME
Store a game along with your current power points, to continue
later. The number of games you can store depends on the amount
of unused backup RAM available on your Sega CD.
NOTE: You can free up backup RAM with the Delete
Saved Came option described on page 13.
On the Save Game subscreen:
1. Use the D-PAD to highlight
a letter in the grid.
2. Press BUTTON A to set that
letter in the name line. Con¬
tinue using the D-PAD and
BUTTON A to complete the
name.
3. Press BUTTON B if you want to
change the name. Each button press deletes the last letter
in the name.
4. Press BUTTON C when the name is complete. In the confir¬
mation box, press BUTTON A for YES, or BUTTON B for NO.
Both choices will take you back to the Options menu.
NOTE: The Sega CD's backup RAM memory must be
formatted before you can save games to it. For
instructions , see your Sega CD User's Manual.
RESTORE GAME
Resume a game you've previously saved. On the Restore Game
subscreen:
1. Press the D-PAD up/down to
scroll to the game you want.
2. Press BUTTON A to restore the
game. Then, from the Options
menu, select EXIT to resume
the game.
3. Press BUTTON C to go back
to the Options menu without
restoring the game.
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DELETE SAVED GAME
Remove saved games to free up
memory in the backup RAM. On
the Delete Saved Game subscreen:
1. Press the D-PAD up/down
to scroll to the game you want
to delete.
2. Press BUTTON A to delete
the game, and then select
YES (BUTTON A) or NO
(BUTTON B) on the confirmation screen.
3. Press BUTTON C to go back to the Options menu
without deleting a game.
NOTE: The Delete Saved Game option will remove
any stored files from the backup RAM , including those
saved from other games.
CONTROL CHANGES
Rearrange the actions of the control
pad buttons. The Control Changes
subscreen shows the default actions
of your controller (either 3-button
or 6-button).
1. Hold down BUTTON A, B or C
to see a display of that button's
actions in combination with the
D-PAD.
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2. Press the D-PAD left/right to switch the functions
of BUTTONS A, B and C. You can choose from three
different settings.
3. With a 6-Button Arcade Pad, press, BUTTON X, Y or Z Then
press the D-PAD left/right to change that button's function.
You can choose from 11 different settings. Press BUTTON A, B
or C to return to the normal display.
4. Press START to exit to the Options menu.
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TRAINING MODE
On the Options menu, press START to toggle Training Mode ON
or OFF. With Training Mode ON, arrows will appear around
the fight screen to point out the openings you can use to defeat
your opponent. Attack each opening with a specific punch,
as shown below:
Left Hook rv
to Head
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Left Hook
to Body
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to Head
Right Jab
s* Right Hook
to Body
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Left Right
Uppercut Uppercut
HIGH SCORE LIST
View the High Score List that appears at the end of every fight.
See page 1 5 for information on adding your name to this list.
EXIT
Select this option and press START to return to the Fight Card.
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HIGH SCORE LIST
High-scoring fighters can place their names on the High Score List
that appears at the end of every fight. The Name Entry screen will
appear. Use this screen in the same way as for saving a game:
1. Use the D-PAD to highlight a letter in the grid.
2. Press BUTTON A to set that letter in the name line. Continue
using the D-PAD and BUTTON A to complete the name.
3. Press BUTTON B if you need to delete a letter.
4. Press BUTTON C when the name is complete.
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CREDITS
LIMITED WARRANTY
Developer
Executive Producer
Original Concept
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Interactive Design
Computer Programming
Digital Pictures Producers
Director
Boxers
Boxing Coordinator
Sega Staff Producer
Digital Pictures Lead Tester
Sega Test Manager
Sega Lead Tester
Sega Test Lieutenant
Sega Testers
Product Manager
Manual
Special Thanks
Digital Pictures
Tom Zito
Kevin Welsh, Mark Klein
Laurie Frank, John Richardson
Paul Mcllvaine
Kevin Welsh, Steve DeFrisco
Steve DeFrisco
Kevin Welsh, Charles J.D. Schlissel
Ron Stein
Jimmy Nickerson, Manny Perry,
Billy Lucas, Ben Bray
Steve Buckingham
Chris Bankston
David Popovich
Steve Patterson
Joe Cain
Erik Wahlberg
Harry Chavez, Janine Cook,
Brian Dawson, Mark Dawson,
Daniel Dunn, Mark Fabela,
Lawrence Gibson, Roman Greco,
Randy Hauser, John Jansen,
Ty Johnson, Dan Jung, Jeff Junio,
Mark Kessler, Dermot Lyons,
Mike Madden, Ted Morton,
Mark Paniagua, Bill Person,
Mathew Rosaaen, Mark Subotnick,
Ben Szymkowiak, Terry Thomas,
Greg Vogt, Ari Warner
Dean Fox
Carol Ann Hanshaw,
Digital Pictures
Riley Russell
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