Track & Field (NES)

Track & Field is Konami’s athletics game for the NES: eight events, a qualifying mark for each, and a run button you tap as fast as you can. Sprint the 100 metres, clear the hurdles, throw the javelin, shoot clay targets and fly over the high jump bar. This copy is Track & Field in Barcelona, the 1992 European release of the same game with a new title screen, and it plays right here in your browser with no download.

More classic NES games: Excitebike, Circus Charlie and Super Mario Bros.

How to play

1. Press Play under the title picture. When the title shows, press Start (Enter) for 1 Player A, then Start again on the list of events.
2. Running events: wait for the start, then tap X (A) as fast as you can. Pressing before the start is a false start.
3. Jumps and throws: build up speed with X, then press Z (B) at the line to jump or throw.
4. Beat the qualifying time or distance shown at the top (QUALIFY) to go on to the next event. Miss it and you lose one of your chances.
5. The eight events: 100 metre dash, long jump, 110 metre hurdles, javelin throw, skeet shooting, triple jump, archery and high jump.

Controls

Computer: arrow keys move, Z jumps and throws, X runs (tap it fast), Enter is Start and pauses. Move the mouse over the game to show the bar with pause, restart, sound, save state, load state and full screen buttons.

Phone and tablet: the NES pad appears under the game: the cross, B (jumps and throws), A (runs (tap it fast)) and Start.

A USB or Bluetooth gamepad also works.

Cheats

Press the magic wand button next to the full screen button above the game. A small panel opens over the game, and the game waits until you close it.

• Auto run: your athlete runs at top speed without tapping the run button.

Reloading the page turns the cheats off again.

About Track & Field

Konami’s Track & Field began in arcades in 1983 (Hyper Olympic in Japan). The NES game came out in North America in 1987 and mixes events from Hyper Olympic and its sequel Hyper Sports. In 1992, the year of the Barcelona Olympics, it came out again in Europe as Track & Field in Barcelona, with only the title screen changed.

Frequently asked questions

Is Track & Field free to play here?

Yes. You can play it free in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up.

Is Track & Field in Barcelona a different game?

No. It is the NES Track & Field released again in Europe in 1992 with a new title screen; the events are the same.

How do you run faster in Track & Field?

Tap the run button (X on a keyboard, A on the pad) as fast as you can, and don’t press it before the start. On a phone, the auto run cheat does the tapping for you.

Can I play it on my phone?

Yes. On a phone or tablet an on-screen pad appears under the game.

Can I save my progress?

Yes. The bar under the game has save state and load state buttons that keep the game in your browser on this device.