*********************** *Greatest Heavyweights* *********************** FAQ for the Sega Genesis Game Console Version 1.0 First Submitted November 13, 2002 Written by ABK420 (Cory McKnight) ***************** TABLE OF CONTENTS ***************** Section: 1. Introduction 2. Controls 3. The Main Menu 4. Game Modes 5. Cheats/Secrets 6. Hints/Strategies 7. Legal Stuff **************** Section 1: Intro **************** Greatest Heavyweights was first released in 1993 for the Sega Genesis game console. I bought it in 1993, and still play it currently in 2002. It is a professional boxing game, and it encompasses everything a good boxing game needs to to be successful. I hope you like this game as much as I do, and learn some stuff you didn't know from this FAQ. ******************* Section 2: Controls ******************* The controls in this game are quite simple, and take very little time to master. I will include 3 button and 6 button controls for this game. 3 Button Controls When in the ring: D-Pad: Moves boxer back and forth A: Throws a left jab B: Blocks head C: Throws a right jab A+D-Pad towards opponent: Throws a left hook C+D-Pad towards opponent: Throws a right hook A+B: Throws a left uppercut B+C: Throws a right uppercut B+D-Pad down blocks body A+B+C: Taunts your opponent 6 Button Controls D-Pad: Moves boxer back and forth A: Throws a left jab B: Blocks head C: Throws a right jab A+D-Pad towards opponent: Throws a left hook C+D-Pad towards opponent: Throws a right hook B+D-Pad down: Blocks body X: Throws a left uppercut Z: Throws a right uppercut A+B+C: Taunts opponent Using these controls, you can throw combinations that will hopefully put your opponent on the mat. Try stringing left and right jabs together and throwing body to head combos and vice versa. ************************ Section 3: The Main Menu ************************ When you get to the main menu, you will be given the following options: Play Mode --------- Exhibition New Career Resume Career Tournament Players ------- 1 Player vs. CPU CPU vs. 1 Player 2 Players Demo (CPU vs. CPU) Game Options ------------ The Greatest: View credits. Reset Cartridge: Resets your game cartridge without you hitting the reset button on your Genesis. Number of Rounds: Set the number of rounds in the fight (1-12). Main Menu: Returns to the main menu. Start Game ---------- Commences to the fight in exhibition, goes to the create/select character screen in New/Resume Career, and to the match up screen when in a tournament. ********************* Section 4: Game Modes ********************* This is where I'll explain the modes listed above in detail. Exhibition: This is a fight where the outcome is not put on the winner and loser's record. It's sort of like a practice fight, where you can hone your skills for the game. New Career: Start a career with a created boxer, and win fights against the guy ranked 1 higher than you to advance up the roster, win money, and increase your skill levels. Skill levels are the red bars that appear under your picture at the match up screen. They start off pretty low, but as you commence with your career, you can train and increase each bar until you're perfect in each category which are Power, Speed, and Stamina. Resume Career: Greatest Heavyweights has a great feature that saves your career automatically after each fight, so when you turn off your Genesis and then turn it back on, go to this mode and you can keep going with your career. Tournament: My personal favorite. You choose one of the eight all time greatest heavyweight boxers on the game which are Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Jack Dempsey, Floyd Patterson, Evander Holyfield, Rocky Marciano, and Joe Louis, and enter an 8 man tournament of these boxers. One loss eliminates you, and 1 win advances you to the next round. ************************* Section 5: Cheats/Secrets ************************* There are no known cheats or secrets for this game, but if any surface, I'll be sure to add them. *************************** Section 6: Hints/Strategies *************************** These hints will most likely help you be successful in the career mode option. HINTS: 1. Use combinations. A lot. Go from head to body, body to head, mix up punches, and hit four punch combos to make spit fly out of your opponents mouth and knock him back. 2. Keep your hands up. Hold the B button as you approach your opponent, and use it often throughout each round. Shorter boxers tend to go for the body, and larger ones go for the head, so know which part to block during the fight. 3. Back off if your energy is low. Unfortunately there is no clinching option, so backing off and blocking are your only forms of rest. Use them when in trouble. 4. Try to stay ahead in points. Each round is scored on a scale of 1-10 for each boxer based on his advantage during the round. Try to keep a steady pace and land a lot of your punches, don't leave openings for your opponent by not blocking, and knock him down to keep your point tally above or tied to his. 5. Don't go after the big guy. Stick to guys that are one rank above you, or below you in rank if the next one up is too powerful and you need more skill points. ********************** Section 7: Legal Stuff ********************** This FAQ is copyright Cory McKnight, 2002. All names used are copyright to the Sega company. This FAQ may not be reproduced or posted anywhere else without my written consent. If you fail to ask me and use this, action will be taken against you. I hate plagiarists. I hope this FAQ helped you, have fun with this great game!