is an action sports-type arcade game released by Namco

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 in 1993. This game has eight unusual and unbelievable competitions. These competitions are to test the strength and might of four mutant athletes called "Numans". In this game, up to 4 people can play simultaneously or alternately. The game did go on to spawn a sequel called Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2, which was released in 1995. Numan Athletics—alongside Nettō! Gekitō! Quiz-tō!!

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, Knuckle Heads

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and X-Day 2, all run on the Namco NA-2 hardware system. This game was released in Japan, United States

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, and parts of Europe

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Playable Characters

The four playable characters in this game are as follows:

Character Name	Nationality	Gender
Bongo	India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...	Male
Harry	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Male
Masaemon	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	Male
Sharon	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Female

Tournaments

As for the eight tournaments, in alphabetical order they are:

• Interceptor

A real-life missile defense style-contest as missiles are being launched from a ship, and you must use your genetic energy-flinging powers to stop the oncoming missiles. The outside buttons (1 and 3) make you step to the left or right, and the middle button is fire. Failure to hit the missile results in you being blown up. If you select Sharon from France, most of her clothes would disappear except for the bottom part of her suit.

• Niagara Jumps

The final competition in the tournament. It is also considered to be the most difficult competition in the game. Very similar to the Triple Jump competition in the Olympics. The object is this contest is to make it across the falls. Alternately press buttons 1 and 3 to build up speed, then press button 2 three times. If you don't time yourself properly, you will sink and go over the steep falls.

• Nonstop Rock Chop

You must smash as many rocks as you can before time runs out. Rapidly press buttons 1 and 3 alternately until the gauge is full, then press button 2 to smash the rock.

• Numan Sniper

In this contest, monsters will jump out of the sea from three different locations. Your object is to destroy them. Press buttons 1, 2 or 3 varying by their location to shoot.

• Scud Toss

Just as in the Javelin competition in the Olympics. Played on a "Track and Field"-like field with an only exception—a missile. Rapidly and continuously press the two run buttons and then push and hold the middle button to set the angle of which you would throw the missile. Again, like Interceptor, if you select Sharon -- then again if she is faulted, she will be missing most of her clothes.

• Tower Topper

Here you are expected to reach the building rooftop with the fastest time possible. However, instead of simply climbing up hand-over-hand, you must bounce across the gap between two buildings using only momentum and friction. Press button 2 repeatedly to scale the side of a building. If you press it too early, you won't move, but if you press it too late, you will fall off.

• Turbo Dash

Much like the 100 metre dash in the Olympics, only the core elements have slightly changed. You are racing against a drag racer and another player. Press the two outside buttons (1 and 3) in alternate fashion until your RSI (or "special speed") sets in.

• VS. Express

Very similar to a familiar scene in the Superman

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comic books. You must stop the oncoming train using your magical powers and send it in the opposite direction backwards. Press button 2 to stop the train, then hammer the outside buttons to build up power before bunging it back down the track. If you don't time this right, the train will run you over.

External links

• Sonny_jims Numan Athletics Home Page
• System 16 - Namco NA-2 Hardware (Namco) - The hardware used for Numan Athletics