• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

SpeedEndurance .com

Success in Track & Field ... and Life

  • Home
    • About
    • Contact
  • Track & Field
    • 400 meters
    • 800m & Mile
    • 1/2 & Full Marathons
    • Long & Triple Jump
    • Hurdles
  • Training
    • Weight Training
    • Abs & Core
    • Injury Prevention
    • Shoes & Spikes
    • Masters
  • Coaching
    • Freelap Friday Five
    • Interviews
    • Sports Nutrition
    • Sport Psychology
  • Archives
  • Shop
    • My account
    • Checkout
    • Basket
You are here: Home / Track & Field / The Return of Konami Track and Field Arcade Game
0
SHARES
FacebookTwitter

The Return of Konami Track and Field Arcade Game

October 5, 2009 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

Who was a teenager or young adult during the 1980”s? 

Who remembers spending countless quarters on the Konami Track and Field Video arcade game?

What techniques did you use to hit the buttons at a rapid-fire rate?  Cadence was the key! Some even used a flat pencil back and forth to hit the two buttons.

I remember running 9.5 seconds for the 100 meters, and asking myself there is no way a human can run that fast!  I guess I was wrong, but after all this was 1982!

And I was able to high jump 2.45 meters before Sotomayor.  The timing of the take off was critical, as well as the angle (42 degrees) plus the kick with the calves.

Anyone remember Frogger and Double Dribble?

Well, retro is back!  The good folks at Retrogamer (powered by iwon) has introduced their free toolbar.

It lets users play classic arcade games, right from their desktop!  To use iwon, your PC must be running Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

You will be installing a software program on your computer, in the form of a toolbar installed in your Internet browser.  However, the toolbar can be easily uninstalled.

The problem, like all video games, is pure addiction.  So you have been warned!

Sorry, this offer is only available to the USA.


Discover more from SpeedEndurance .com

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

See also  Ivan Pedroso 9 meter Long Jump?

Filed Under: Track & Field, Witty Tagged With: 100 meters

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Shop Our Store

  • Bud Winter (9)
  • Championship Productions (6)
  • Clyde Hart (2)
  • Derek Hansen (1)
  • Electrical Muscle Stimulation (0)
  • Jim Hiserman (6)
  • Jimson Lee (3)
  • Uncategorised (0)

Articles by Category

Products

  • Jim Hiserman - Developing 800m Runners: Identifying, Categorizing and Developing 400m-800m Type Athletes Jim Hiserman - Developing 800m Runners: Identifying, Categorizing and Developing 400m-800m Type Athletes $42.99 Original price was: $42.99.$39.99Current price is: $39.99.
  • Jim Hiserman - Developing Distance Runners Volume 2 Jim Hiserman - Developing Distance Runners Volume 2: A Systematic Approach to Developing Individual Success within a Dynamic Team Culture $34.95 Original price was: $34.95.$29.95Current price is: $29.95.
  • Feed-the-Cats-Clinic-3-Pack-701 'Feed the Cats' Clinic 3-Pack $64.99
  • Tony Holler's Feed the Cats": A Complete Sprint Training Program Tony Holler's "Feed the Cats" Complete Sprint Training Program $49.99
  • Bud Winter and Speed City presents Arthur Lydiard 509x716 Bud Winter & Arthur Lydiard MP3 [Download only] $9.99
  • Clyde Hart’s 200/400M Sprint Training Program Clyde Hart's 200/400M Sprint Training Program $119.99

RECENT POSTS

  • Commonwealth Games – Onsite & Virtual Coaching Events
  • I Lost 1.88 seconds in the Last 19 years
  • Coaching Matters webinar – June 2026 Edition
  • My Indoor Alternate Workout – The Spin Bike
  • Why a Fast First 200m is Critical to 400m Success
  • How the World Relays Repechage Works
  • 5 Different Rules for Masters Track (vs Open, High School, Elite)
  • Visiting Athens, Greece, site of first Modern Olympic Games
  • 300 meter Hurdle marks explained
  • POST-Nanjing 2025 Global Indoor Performance Analysis 2015-2025

Copyright © 2026. SpeedEndurance.com is owned and operated by Aryta Ltd. Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy (UK) | Cookie Policy (EU)