Play Action Football For Game Boy Version 1.1. FAQ Written By Corey Sable At cssable@yahoo.com FAQ Written On 10/12/00 _____ _ _______ _ _ | _ \ | | | ___ || | | | | |_| | | | | |___| || |___| | | ___/ | | | ___ ||__ __| | | | |___ | | | | | | |_| |_____||_| |_| |_| _______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _ _ | ___ || ____||__ __||__ __|| __ || \ | | | |___| || | | | | | | | | || \| | | ___ || | | | | | | | | || | | | | || |____ | | __| |__ | |__| || |\ | |_| |_||______| |_| |_______||______||_| \_| _____ ______ ______ _______ _____ _______ _ _ | ___|| __ || __ ||__ __|| _ \| ___ || | | | | |___ | | | || | | | | | | |_| /| |___| || | | | | ___|| | | || | | | | | | _ || ___ || | | | | | | |__| || |__| | | | | |_| \| | | || |___ | |___ |_| |______||______| |_| |_____/|_| |_||_____||_____| Contents I. Revision History II. Starting The Game III. Controls IV. The Playbook V. Codes VI. Credits =============================================================================== I. Revision History Version 1.0.- 8/22/00: First release, everything new, FAQ created. Version 1.1.- 10/12/00: Updated to my new e-mail address (cssable@yahoo.com) and added ASCII arts for the plays. =============================================================================== II. Starting The Game A. Start Screen When you turn on the Game Boy, a title screen with the words "Play Action Football" and "Push Start Button" will appear. Push the Start Button. B. Modes Now you will see a screen that looks like this: _________________ | | | > 1P VS COMP | | 1P PLAYOFFS | | 1P VS 1P | | 2P VS COMP | |_________________| Here is a description of each of the modes: 1P VS COMP- You will face the computer. You don't need a link for this mode. 1P PLAYOFFS- You will select a team that you will take through the playoffs to the Super Bowl. A password saves your progress. You don't need a link for this mode. 1P VS 1P- You will face a friend over a link. You need a link to select this mode. 2P VS COMP- You and a friend will be on a team and will take on the computer. You need a link to select this mode. Select one of these modes by moving the football (the cursor) next to the mode you want to select and press the Start Button. C. Computer Difficulty Now you will see a screen that looks like this: _________________ | | | > LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | | LEVEL 4 | |_________________| Level 1 is the easiest, level 2 is a little bit harder, level 3 is even harder, and level 4 is the hardest. Select the difficulty by moving the football next to the difficulty you want to select and press the Start Button. Note: If you chose the mode 1P VS 1P will be skipped. D. The Teams Now you will choose your team and your opponent's team (unless you selected the mode 1P VS 1P). There are eight teams on Play Action Football to choose from. They are: - Los Angeles Rams - Denver Broncos - San Francisco 49ers - Washington Redskins - Miami Dolphins - New York Giants - Chicago Bears - Houston Oilers Select your team and your opponent's team by moving the football next to the team you want to select and press the Start Button. Do the same to select your opponent's team. E. Coin Toss This will determine who receives the ball first. Whoever's logo shows is the team that receives first. =============================================================================== III. Controls Any Time: Pause- Start Button ------------------------------------------------ In Huddle- Timeouts Remaining- Clock Running: Call Timeout- Select ------------------------------------------------ Running: Run Faster/Break Tackles- A Button Dive- B Button Control Runner- Control Pad ------------------------------------------------ On Offense: Before Snap: Hike Ball- A Button As QB With Ball Behind Scrimmage: Runner Next To You (certain plays): Hand-off Ball- B Button Receivers Ready (certain plays): Pass Ball- Receiver's Direction + B Button Runner Ready For Toss (certain plays): Toss Ball- Runner's Direction + B Button Pass Thrown: Catch Ball- Go To Where Ball Would Land Diving Catch- B Button Towards Ball Kicking Ball: Kick/Punt Ball- A Button Twice: 1st Time- Aim 2nd Time- Power -------------------------------------------------- On Defense: Switch Players- Select -------------------------------------------------- =============================================================================== IV. The Playbook Now I have ASCII arts for the plays. I only have the formations so far. I'm sorry to those of you who wanted the arrows too, but I don't have them yet. I hope to get them soon. I'm working on it... * "X" denotes you ** "S" denotes short pass receiver *** "M" denotes medium pass receiver **** "L" denotes long pass receiver Defense Plays (All Teams): 3-3-3 Zone __________________ | | | O O O | | O O O | | | | | |O O| |________X_________| 4-2-3 Zone ___________________ | | | | | | | O O O O | | | |O O| | | | X | |_____O_______O_____| 5-2-2 Zone ___________________ | | | O O O O O | | O O | | | | | | O X | |___________________| 5-2-2 Zone ___________________ | | | O O O O O | | O O | | | | | | X O | |___________________| 5-1-3 Blitz ___________________ | | | O O O O O | | X | | | | O O | | | |________O__________| 5-3-1 Blitz ___________________ | | | O O O O O | | O X O | | | | | | O | |___________________| 4-3-2 Blitz ___________________ | | | O O O O | | X O O | | | | O O | | | |___________________| 4-3-2 Blitz ___________________ | | | O O O O | | O O X | | | | O O | | | |___________________| Offense Plays: Dive ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | X O | | O O | | | |___________________| Lead Option ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O X O | | | | O | |___________________| Sweep ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O X O | | | | O | |___________________| Field Goal ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O O | | X | | | |______O____________| Play Action ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O X O | |(M) (M) | | O | |___________________| Quick Pass ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O X | |(S) O | | O(S) | |___________________| Long Pass ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O X O | | (L) (M) | | O | |___________________| Punt ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O O O | | | | | |________X__________| Screen Pass ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | X O | | O(R) | | O | |___________________| Shot Gun ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O O(L)| | O X O | | (L) (L) | | | |___________________| Counter ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | X | | O O | | | |___________________| Medium Pass ___________________ | | | | | O O O O O | | O X | | (M) O O | | (S) | |___________________| Here is a list of the plays the different teams use: Los Angeles: - Dive - Lead Option - Sweep - Field Goal - Play Action - Quick Pass - Long Pass - Punt Denver: - Dive - Lead Option - Play Action - Field Goal - Shot Gun - Quick Pass - Medium Pass - Punt San Francisco: - Dive - Lead Option - Screen Pass - Field Goal - Shot Gun - Medium Pass - Long Pass - Punt Washington: - Dive - Sweep - Screen Pass - Field Goal - Quick Pass - Medium Pass - Long Pass - Punt Miami: - Counter - Lead Option - Sweep - Field Goal - Screen Pass - Medium Pass - Long Pass - Punt New York: - Dive - Counter - Sweep - Field Goal - Screen Pass - Shot Gun - Medium Pass - Punt Chicago: - Counter - Lead Option - Screen Pass - Field Goal - Shot Gun - Quick Pass - Medium Pass - Punt Houston: - Counter - Lead Option - Play Action - Field Goal - Quick Pass - Medium Pass - Long Pass - Punt =============================================================================== V. Codes Game Genie Codes: Always Kick At Full Power: 3E5-DFC-6EA 405-E0C-4C9 005-E5C-19E Infinite Time: 00A-6BD-19E Infinite Downs: 013-2A9-E69 You Get ? Downs: 0?B-84E-F7A You Only Need ? Yards For 1st Down: 0?3-419-C42 Team That Wins Coin Toss Keeps Ball Entire Game: 00B-84E-F7A =============================================================================== VI. Credits - GameFAQs for posting this FAQ - Game Sages for the first 3 Game Genie codes ================================================================================ If you have any questions, comments, or any suggestions about this Play Action Football guide, let me know at cssable@yahoo.com. This guide may only be used if proper credit is given to its author, Corey Sable. No part of this guide may be used unless credit is given to me. This guide may not be altered in any way, shape or form. If you are going to post this guide on your web site, please give me credit and tell me. Please do not take my FAQ and put your name on it. It may not be distributed in any way for profit without receiving my full consent to do so. (c)Copyright 2000 Corey Sable