<s>
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1983	O
Olympic-themed	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
sported	O
an	O
official	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
1984	O
Summer	O
Olympics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
in	O
1983	O
,	O
before	O
re-releasing	O
under	O
the	O
US	O
title	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
worldwide	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
and	O
Centuri	O
also	O
held	O
a	O
1984	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
video	O
game	O
competition	O
that	O
drew	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
players	O
internationally	O
,	O
holding	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
largest	O
organized	O
video	O
game	O
competition	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
sequels	O
,	O
including	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
and	O
similar	O
Olympic	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
other	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
resurgence	O
of	O
arcade	O
sports	O
games	O
and	O
inspired	O
Namco	O
's	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
two	O
"	O
run	O
"	O
buttons	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
in	O
later	O
units	O
that	O
replaced	O
buttons	O
damaged	O
from	O
overuse	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
"	O
action	O
"	O
button	O
to	O
control	O
an	O
athlete	O
competing	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
six	O
events	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
game	O
responded	O
to	O
repeatedly	O
pressing	O
the	O
"	O
run	O
"	O
buttons	O
at	O
high	O
frequency	O
,	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
resorted	O
to	O
various	O
tricks	O
such	O
as	O
rapidly	O
swiping	O
a	O
coin	O
or	O
ping-pong	O
ball	O
over	O
the	O
buttons	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
a	O
metal	O
ruler	O
which	O
was	O
repeated	O
struck	O
such	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
vibrate	O
and	O
press	O
the	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Show	O
(	O
AM	O
Show	O
)	O
in	O
September	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
hype	O
for	O
laserdisc	O
games	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
ended	O
up	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
well-received	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cash	O
Box	O
magazine	O
,	O
several	O
people	O
claimed	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
cursory	O
similarities	O
"	O
to	O
Activision	B-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Centuri	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Atari	O
had	O
been	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
Olympics	B-Application
video	O
game	O
sponsor	O
,	O
so	O
Centuri	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
title	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
introduced	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
October	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
hype	O
for	O
laserdisc	O
games	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
many	O
operators	O
and	O
distributors	O
ended	O
up	O
considering	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
biggest	O
hit	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
initially	O
ported	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
console	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
on	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Konami	O
ported	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
(	O
as	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
)	O
,	O
they	O
only	O
included	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
they	O
converted	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
including	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
events	O
and	O
one	O
more	O
event	O
from	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
original	O
six	O
events	O
from	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
only	O
the	O
hammer	O
throw	O
is	O
missing	O
;	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
are	O
skeet	O
shooting	O
,	O
archery	O
,	O
and	O
triple	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
only	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
Set	O
and	O
Match	O
II	O
compilation	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
poorly	O
regarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
in	I-Application
Barcelona	I-Application
by	O
Kemco	O
in	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Olympics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
table	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
in	O
December	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
tablet	O
cabinet	O
in	O
January	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
AMOA	O
1983	O
show	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
originality	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
having	O
"	O
different	O
track	B-Application
and	I-Application
field	I-Application
events	O
is	O
an	O
original	O
idea	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
certainly	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
sports	O
games	O
based	B-Application
on	I-Application
baseball	I-Application
,	O
football	O
or	O
basketball.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Entertainer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
8	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
series	O
collectively	O
as	O
number	O
78	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
remarking	O
:	O
"	O
OK	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
play	O
style	O
has	O
little	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
skill	O
at	O
(	O
or	O
even	O
knowledge	O
of	O
)	O
the	O
actual	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
pure	O
button	O
pushing	O
endurance	O
,	O
nothing	O
can	O
beat	O
Track	B-Application
and	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
when	O
you	O
play	O
with	O
four	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
Konami	O
and	O
Centuri	O
jointly	O
held	O
an	O
international	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
video	O
game	O
competition	O
that	O
drew	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
players	O
from	O
across	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
 '	O
Official	O
Video	O
Game	O
&	O
Pinball	O
Book	O
of	O
World	O
Records	O
-	O
Arcade	O
Volume	O
,	O
lists	O
history	O
's	O
largest	O
video	O
game	O
contest	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
1984	O
March	O
of	O
Dimes	O
International	O
Konami/Centuri	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
Challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
More	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
contestants	O
played	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
between	O
April	O
30	O
and	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
three	O
finalists	O
going	O
to	O
Japan	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
Olympic	O
track-and-field	O
game	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
Olympic	B-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
in	O
1980	O
and	O
Activision	B-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
in	O
August	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
spawned	O
other	O
similar	O
Olympic	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
adapted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
format	O
into	O
Daley	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epyx	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
multi-event	O
collection	O
as	O
Summer	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
then	O
Summer	B-Application
Games	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dinamic	O
published	O
Video	O
Olimpic	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
's	O
entry	O
was	O
Stadium	B-Application
Events	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
had	O
an	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
wider	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
leading	O
a	O
resurgence	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
in	O
arcades	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
industry	O
began	O
producing	O
sports	O
games	O
at	O
levels	O
not	O
seen	O
since	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
and	O
its	O
clones	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sports	O
video	O
games	O
became	O
popular	O
after	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
successful	O
arcade	O
sports	O
games	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
including	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
boxing	O
game	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
titles	O
Vs.	B-Device
Tennis	I-Device
and	O
Vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
Taito	O
's	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
10-Yard	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
Birdie	B-Application
King	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Tag	B-Device
Team	I-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
Yoshihiro	O
Kishimoto	O
cited	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
as	O
the	O
biggest	O
influence	O
on	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
were	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
become	O
faster	O
by	O
constantly	O
tapping	O
the	O
button	O
in	O
succession	O
;	O
Kishimoto	O
thought	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
interesting	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
stand	O
out	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
in	O
Konami	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
altered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Chariots	O
of	O
Fire	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Konami	O
GB	O
Collection	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
