Atari CX-2600 manual Asteroids Deluxetm 1 or 2 Players, Space Just Got a Bit Deadlier, Zylor Ships

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ASTEROIDS DELUXE(TM) (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)

Now for the first time, play the smash follow-up to ATARI’s hit Asteroids(TM), Asteroids Deluxe(TM)!

Space Just Got A Bit Deadlier

You’re on patrol with the Cosmic Space Patrol again, in the midst of a war against the deadly Zylors. Strange alien robotic life forms, these cybernetic creatures are out to destroy human kind. Now promoted to commander of the squadron, your crew has been scrambled to a nearby asteroid belt where Zylor ships have been spotted. Suddenly, you find yourselves surrounded by thousands of the deadly asteroids. Something’s not right, there’s a lot more than there should be.

Luckily, each of your ships is of course equipped with your trusty photon torpedoes, hyperspace, shields, and flip control.

But wait – what’s that over there coming out from behind that large asteroid over there? It’s the Zylor saucer you were sent in after. Dodging and weaving, you suddenly realize they’ve gotten a lot smarter. And what’s that strange looking asteroid that seems to be following you? Wait a minute, that’s no asteroid! It’s a giant ship! This is an ambush!

Zylor Ships

Saucer – Both large and small Zylor saucers shoot at your ship. The smaller saucers seem to do better at targeting you, so be careful!

Killer Satellite – A new “death-star” type Killer Satellite that chases after you relentlessly. Try and blast it and it breaks in to smaller crafts, making for an even deadlier surprise!

Controls/Game Play

Use the Joystick Controller to aim the spaceship and to fire photon torpedoes at the asteroids. Move the Joystick right to rotate the ship clockwise; move it left to rotate the ship counterclockwise. Push the Joystick forward to thrust (propel) the ship through space. (The ship moves only in the direction it's pointed.)

Pulling the Joystick down causes the ship to engage its shields . After aiming the spaceship with your Joystick, press the fire button to shoot photon torpedoes at the asteroid boulders. Continue to press and release the fire button as fast as possible to quickly destroy all the asteroids.

If the game variation you're playing includes satellites and UFOs, use your Joystick to aim and press the fire button to shoot torpedoes at them just as you would for the asteroid boulders.

When hit, small asteroids disintegrate, medium asteroids split into two asteroids, and large asteroids break into two medium asteroids. You have more than enough photon power to destroy all of the asteroids, but you can fire only four shots into the asteroid field at a time.

Asteroids come at your ship in waves from all corners of the screen. Once you empty the screen of asteroids, a new wave begins, and each wave you face is more difficult to destroy than the last. In some game variations, you’ll face enemy UFOs, which fire photon lasers back at you. Both small and large UFOs explode when hit.

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Contents Model CX-2600 Contents Getting Started Health Warnings and PrecautionsHardware Precautions and Maintenance Game Console Specifications Connecting the Joystick ControllersMain Menu Explanation TroubleshootingControls/Game Play Arcade FavoritesArcade Asteroidstm 1 or 2 Players Sky’s The LimitGame Variations Special FeaturesYoung Children’s Versions Difficulty SwitchesHelpful Hints FlipScoring Special Note Arcade Pong 1 or 2 PlayersControls Zylor Ships Asteroids Deluxetm 1 or 2 PlayersSpace Just Got a Bit Deadlier Killer Satellites Fighters You’re Combat ReadyTanks Super TanksGame Number Skill Level Your Radar ScreenTank Sparking the Evil Insects Centipede 1 or 2 PlayersScorpion CentipedeSpider FleaCan You Land Safely? Lunar Lander 1 PlayerSurvival Tips Millipedetm 1 or 2 PlayersRid Your Garden of those Bothersome Bugs Beetle Bonus LifeDefend your Cities Missile Command 1 or 2 PlayersChildrens Games Slow/Fast Target ControlSmart Enemy Cruise Missile/Dumb Enemy Cruise Missile Starting WaveEnemy Cruise Missiles Points Space Stations Space Dueltm 1 or 2 PlayersHow Good a Shot Are You? Space Objects/ScoringGood Magic Adventure TerritoryAdventuretm 1 Player Keys to the KingdomLevel Bad MagicGood Or Bad Magic Adventure Iitm 1 Player Keys to the Kingdoms Good Or Bad Magic Urn Haunted House 1 PlayerIt’s Enough To Scare You To Death ObjectsSounds CreaturesGame Game Barely escaped with my life... The Adventurer Retrun to Haunted Housetm 1 PlayerPrepare To Be Scared to Death……Again Creatures Level 2 Floor Plan TV-Type SwitchLevel 1 Floor Plan Storage Area LevelThanks to the following for additional assistance Return To Haunted House Homebrew TeamSave The Human Race Secret Questtm 1 PlayerStatus Screen? Weapon Strength Value Energy UsedOxygen Bottles and Energy Pods Sonic KeysStrategy WizardTM Variations Wizardtm 1 PlayerIt’s Hunting Time… 3D TIC-TAC-TOE1 or 2 Players Play In a New DimensionSkill And Action Zone Game Matrix Points Aquaventure TM 1 PlayerExplore The Ocean Depths Credits Atari Climbertm 1 PlayerPlay Ball The Umpire Cries Tank Games Combat 1 or 2 PlayersMissile Action DifficultyBi-Plane Games Tank-Pong GamesInvisible Tank Games Invisible Tank-Pong GamesGame No Planes vs Maze Type Missile Type Jet-Fighter GamesGame No Sky Type Missile Type All Out Tank Warfare Combat Iitm 2 PlayersGames Dodge ‘EMTM 1 or 2 PlayersDodge To Win Right difficulty switch Handicap Difficulty SwitchLeft difficulty switch Playing The Game Fatal RUN 1 or 2 PlayersStrategy Ribbit, Ribbit Frog Pondtm 2 PlayersGuess Correctly To Avoid the Hangman’s Noose Hangman 1 or 2 PlayersHangman 2-Player Computer Games Hangman 1-Player GamesHangman 2-Player Opponent Games Be a daredevil Human Cannonballtm 1 or 2 PlayersScoring Game Selection Maze Crazetm 1 or 2 PlayersYour beat is the mean streets of Atari Central… Variations Zig Zag Z OFF the Walltm 1 or 2 PlayersBlazing Brickbats and Blackbirds Nuke Ball bomb Level of DifficultyPlaying Tips Magnetic Paddle MGunslinger’s Code Outlawtm 1 or 2 PlayersGot An Itchy Trigger Finger? HandicapGame1 Gunslinger Two-Player GamesTarget Shoot One-Player Games Scoring Getting The Feel Of Pitfall!TM PITFALL!TM 1 PlayerPitfall!TM Basics Hazards Of Pitfall!TMTips from David Crane, designer of Pitfall!TM How To Seek Your Fortune With Pitfall HarryEnemy Jet at 12 o’ clock Radar Locktm 1 or 2 PLAYERsWeapons Instrument PanelOne-Player Games Two-Player GamesMissions Machine GunsProximity Missiles Enemy FleetMission 5 Super Bombers Mission 2 Interceptors and PatrollersMission 3 Bombers Mission 4 Stealth FightersPage River Raid Basics Special Features Of River RaidRiver RAID 1 or 2 Players Tips from Carol Shaw, designer of River Raid How To Become a River RaiderGame Select and Difficulty Hurry, The Water Is Rising Save Marytm 1 PlayerSport Of Kings Video Checkerstm 1 PlayerBeginning The Game Difficulty Switches Strategy Checkmate Video Chesstm 1 PlayerPage Skill Levels Page Martian Defense System Space StationCaverns of Marstm 1 or 2 Players Understanding The Screen And Your Mission RefuelingSelecting a Skill Level CommanderPoints for Distance Traveled Hints Quadruntm 1 PlayerDefend the Quad Scoring Hotot To The Rescue Saboteurtm 1 PlayerGame Variations Space Glossary Space WAR 1 or 2 PlayersGame May the force be with youPlayer Space Module Games Space WAR Strategy Tips Yars Revengetm 1 or 2 Players Games 6 Game102 Yars Returntm 1 or 2 Players 104 105 Credits Help Via Telephone in the United States & Canada Help Via the InternetCopyright Terms And ConditionsLimitation of Liability Choice of LAW and Venue
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