Atari CX-2600 manual Handicap Difficulty Switch, Left difficulty switch, Right difficulty switch

Handicap Difficulty Switch

Left difficulty switch

In the A position, the computer car or cars travel at twice their normal speed after the first and third sets of bonus points are awarded. In the B position, the car or cars travel at a slower or normal speed.

Right difficulty switch

In the A position, the computer car begins game play in different playfield positions. In the B position, the computer car always begins game play next to your race car.

Scoring

During a game each player receives three turns or heats. Each turn or heat ends when your car crashes- -three heats, three crashes! When you run over all the dots on the track, you score eight bonus points and another set of dots appears. however, you are allowed only five sets of dots per turn. The number of your remaining turns is displayed at the upper center of the playfield.

At the end of a game, the scores alternately flash on the screen. In one-player games, try to beat your previous score. In two-player games, the player with the highest score after three heats is the winner.

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