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HARDBALL III CONTROLS

Keypad or Keyboard Controls for Batting

1  Select your type of swing.  Hold down the desired key, then press Enter 
   (Keyboard 1), Spacebar (Keyboard 2), or the Fire key.

Keypad               Keyboard 1            Keyboard 2   
2 = Strategy         , = Strategy          X = Strategy 
4 = Bunt             J = Bunt              A = Bunt     
5 = Contact/Fire     K = Contact/Fire      S = Contact/Fire 
6 = Power            L = Power             D = Power    

2  Select the area of the strike zone to swing in.

Batter's view:   Pitcher vs. left-handed hitter
Pitcher's view:  Pitcher vs. right-handed hitter

Keypad               Keyboard 1           Keyboard 2
 1 = Low/Outside     M = Low/Outside      Z = Low/Outside
 2 = Low             , = Low              X = Low
 3 = Low/Inside      . = Low/Inside       C = Low/nside
 4 = Outside         J = Outside          A = Outside
 5 = Middle/Fire     K = Middle/Fire      S = Middle/Fire
 6 = Inside          L = Inside           D = Inside
 7 = High/Outside    U = High/Outside     Q = High/Outside
 8 = High            I = High             W = High
 9 = High/Inside     O = High/Inside      E = High/Inside

Batter's view:   Pitcher vs. right-handed hitter
Pitcher's view:   Pitcher vs. left-handed hitter

Keypad               Keyboard 1          Keyboard 2
 1 = Low/Inside      M = Low/Inside      Z = Low/Inside
 2 = Low             , = Low             X = Low
 3 = Low/Outside     . = Low/Outside     C = Low/Outside
 4 = Inside          J = Inside          A = Inside
 5 = Middle/Fire     K = Middle/Fire     S = Middle/Fire
 6 = Outside         L = Outside         D = Outside
 7 = High/Inside     U = High/Inside     E = High/Outside
 8 = High            I = High            W = High
 9 = High/Outside    O = High/Outside    Q = High/ Inside

3  Hold down the desired location key and select after the pitcher releases 
   the ball.
4  Press Enter or the Fire key to swing the bat.

Keypad and Keyboard Controls for Running

Batter's View

Keypad              Keyboard 1         Keyboard 2
 6 = First Base     L = First Base     D = First Base
 8 = Second Base    I = Second Base    W = Second Base
 4 = Third Base     J = Third Base     A = Third Base
 2 = Home           , = Home           X = Home 
 5 = Fire           K = Fire           S = Fire (swing)
  
Pitcher's View

Keypad              Keyboard 1        Keyboard 2
 4 = First Base     J = First Base    A = First Base
 2 = Second Base    , = Second Base   X = Second Base
 6 = Third Base     L = Third Base    D = Third Base
 8 = Home           I = Home          W = Home
 5 = Fire           K = Fire          S = Fire (swing)

Advancing:  Press the Base key where you want your runner to advance.

Retreating:  Hold down the Base Key you want your runner to return to and 
press Enter or the Fire Key before the runner reaches the next base.

Leading Off or Stealing:  Base runners automatically lead off.  You can 
make them lead off more by tapping the desired base key once or twice.  
Hold down the base key to make the runner steal.

Joystick Controls for Batting

1  Use the joystick to select a swing.  Move the joystick handle in the 
   direction of the desired swing and press Button 1.

Left     = Bunt
Right    = Power
Down     = Strategy
Centered = Contact

2  Select the area of the strike zone to swing in.  Move the joystick 
   handle in the direction you want to hit the ball and select after the 
   pitcher releases the ball.
   
Batter's view:  Pitcher vs. left-handed hitter
Pitcher's view: Pitcher vs. right-handed hitter

Down       = Low
Down/Left  = Low/Outside
Down/Right = Low/Inside
Centered   = Middle
Left       = Outside
Right      = Inside
Up         = High
Up/Left    = High/Outside
Up/Right   = High/Inside

Batter's view:  Pitcher vs. right-handed hitter
Pitcher's view: Pitcher vs. left-handed hitter

Up         = High
Up/Right   = High/Outside
Up/Left    = High/Inside
Centered   = Middle
Left       = Inside
Right      = Outside
Down       = Low
Down/Right = Low/Outside
Down/Left  = Low/Inside

3  Press Button 1 to swing the bat.
4  Press ESC to call a timeout.

Joystick Controls for Running

Batter's View               Pitcher's View

Right = First Base          Left  = First Base
Up    = Second Base         Down  = Second Base
Left  = Third Base          Right = Third Base
Down  = Home                Up    = Home

Advancing:  Move the joystick handle toward the base to which you want to 
advance.

Retreating:  Move the joystick handle toward the base you want to return to 
and press Button 1 before the runner reaches a base.

Leading Off or Stealing:  Base runners automatically lead off.  You can make 
them lead off more by tapping the joystick once or twice in the direction of 
the base you want to steal.  Hold the joystick in that direction to make the 
runner steal.



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