Black Belt
Copyright/Publisher: Earthware Computer Services, Written By: Kevin Ryan,
Release Year: 1984, Genre: Fighting Sports, Number Of Players: 1 or 2

DETAILS OF SPARRING

The sparring match follows the rules of taekwondo sparring and there are six skill levels ranging from white to black. The skill level of the match is determined by the combatants. If you are sparring against a computer opponent, the skill level will be that of your computer opponent. In a 2-player game it will be that of the higher of the 3. The skill level affects speed, fatigue effects, taekwondo forms allowed and intelligence of the computer opponent.

LISTED BELOW ARE THE ACTIONS A PLAYER CAN TAKE AND THE SKILL LEVEL THAT THEY BECOME AVAILABLE

Side Block - WHITE
Low Block - WHITE
Punch - WHITE
Side Piercing Kick - WHITE
Front Snap Kick - WHITE
Turning Kick - WHITE
Back Piercing Kick - YELLOW
Down Kick - GREEN
Reverse Turning Kick - BLUE
Flying Side Piercing Kick - RED

All movement actions are also available at the white level. All attack actions are available at the red belt level.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

W, R - Upper Kick
X, V - Lower Kicks
E - Walk Toward Screen
C - Walk Away From Screen
S - Walk Left
F - Walk Right
D - Switch Direction Facing
U - Flying Side Piercing Kick To Left
O - Flying Side Piercing Kick Right
J - Punch To Left
L - Puch To Right
M - Turning Kick To Left
. - Turning Kick To Right
I - Down Kick
K - Side Block
Q - Low Block

JOYSTICK CONTROLS

The Joystick controls are similar to the keyboard controls, with button 1 used to select which set of controls to use.

With Button 1 Up: DOWN - Walk Toward Screen
DOWN+LEFT - Lower Kick To Left
LEFT - Walk Left
LEFT+UP - Upper Kick To Left
UP - Walk Away From Screen
UP+RIGHT - Upper Kick To Right
RIGHT - Walk Right
RIGHT+DOWN - Lower Kick To Right

With Button 1 Up: DOWN - Low Block
DOWN+LEFT - Turning Kick To Left
LEFT - Pucnh To Left
LEFT+UP - Flying Side Piercing Kick To Left
UP - Down Kick
UP+RIGHT - Flying Side Piercing Kick To Right
RIGHT - Punch To Right
RIGHT+DOWN - Turning Kick To Right

Hit Button 0 to switch direction.

Players can get points during sparring in the following ways:
1. Connecting with an attack.
2. Blocking an opponent's attack.