Atari CX-2600 manual Arcade Favorites, Arcade Asteroidstm 1 or 2 Players, Sky’s The Limit

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Arcade Favorites

ARCADE ASTEROIDS(TM) (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)

Now for the first time, play a brand new spin on the old Atari 2600® classic! This version of Asteroids(TM) has been changed to look closer to the original arcade version. Same exciting action you remember, but now with a realistic new look!

Asteroids crash towards you from all directions! Trapped in a gigantic cloud of asteroids, your struggling spaceship hurls towards its doom. You’ll have to pulverize all the asteroids with your photon cannon to save your ship and your life!

The Sky’s The Limit!

On a quiet serene evening the Cosmic Space Patrol sets out for the usual night cruise through the boulevards of space. This beat was always the same; calm, no action and no excitement. For some reason this night feels different. Shortly before 0200 hours some form of intergalactic material is sighted through the visual particle counter. The material is too large a mass to measure. It's drifting closer. Lookout, it's a giant asteroid boulder and it's headed straight for the Cosmic Spacecraft. The only chance for survival is to dodge the boulder or destroy it. Destroying it doesn't mean just breaking it up, it means vaporizing it. Small asteroid boulders are equally as fatal as large ones.

Whew, the boulder just missed colliding with the Cosmic Spacecraft, but suddenly the Cosmic Space Patrol find themselves surrounded by thousands of the deadly asteroids. The Cosmic Space Patrol must act quickly to save their spacecraft and spare their lives. The spacecraft is equipped with photon torpedoes, hyperspace, shields, and flip control.

The Cosmic Space Patrol is highly trained to handle this situation. Could you do as good a job as the Cosmic Space Patrol? How would you protect yourself if you were caught in a deadly asteroid belt? This is your big chance to fly throughout the dimensions of space and fend against asteroid boulders. The longer you survive, the more space hazards you'll encounter.

With your space ship trapped in a deadly asteroid belt, your only chance is to destroy the drifting asteroid boulders before your spaceship is done in. Fire your photon torpedoes to blast them but be careful - when an asteroid is hit, it may just break up into smaller boulders! And watch out for other space hazards, like satellites and UFO's. If it gets to heavy for you, you can always engage your Hyperspace drive and Hyper through space in all directions.

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 perform different functions such as hyperspace, shields, or flip. 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.

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Contents Model CX-2600 Contents Health Warnings and Precautions Hardware Precautions and MaintenanceGetting Started Connecting the Joystick Controllers Game Console SpecificationsTroubleshooting Main Menu ExplanationSky’s The Limit Arcade FavoritesArcade Asteroidstm 1 or 2 Players Controls/Game PlaySpecial Features Game VariationsFlip Difficulty SwitchesHelpful Hints Young Children’s VersionsScoring Arcade Pong 1 or 2 Players ControlsSpecial Note Asteroids Deluxetm 1 or 2 Players Space Just Got a Bit DeadlierZylor Ships Killer Satellites Super Tanks You’re Combat ReadyTanks FightersYour Radar Screen Game Number Skill LevelTank Centipede 1 or 2 Players Sparking the Evil InsectsFlea CentipedeSpider ScorpionLunar Lander 1 Player Can You Land Safely?Millipedetm 1 or 2 Players Rid Your Garden of those Bothersome BugsSurvival Tips Bonus Life BeetleMissile Command 1 or 2 Players Defend your CitiesStarting Wave Slow/Fast Target ControlSmart Enemy Cruise Missile/Dumb Enemy Cruise Missile Childrens GamesEnemy Cruise Missiles Points Space Objects/Scoring Space Dueltm 1 or 2 PlayersHow Good a Shot Are You? Space StationsKeys to the Kingdom Adventure TerritoryAdventuretm 1 Player Good MagicBad Magic Good Or Bad MagicLevel Adventure Iitm 1 Player Keys to the Kingdoms Good Or Bad Magic Objects Haunted House 1 PlayerIt’s Enough To Scare You To Death UrnCreatures SoundsGame Game Retrun to Haunted Housetm 1 Player Barely escaped with my life... The AdventurerPrepare To Be Scared to Death……Again Creatures TV-Type Switch Level 1 Floor PlanLevel 2 Floor Plan Level Storage AreaReturn To Haunted House Homebrew Team Thanks to the following for additional assistanceSecret Questtm 1 Player Save The Human RaceSonic Keys Weapon Strength Value Energy UsedOxygen Bottles and Energy Pods Status Screen?Strategy Wizardtm 1 Player It’s Hunting Time…WizardTM Variations Play In a New Dimension Skill And Action Zone3D TIC-TAC-TOE1 or 2 Players Game Matrix Aquaventure TM 1 Player Explore The Ocean DepthsPoints Atari Climbertm 1 Player Play Ball The Umpire CriesCredits Difficulty Combat 1 or 2 PlayersMissile Action Tank GamesInvisible Tank-Pong Games Tank-Pong GamesInvisible Tank Games Bi-Plane GamesJet-Fighter Games Game No Sky Type Missile TypeGame No Planes vs Maze Type Missile Type Combat Iitm 2 Players All Out Tank WarfareDodge ‘EMTM 1 or 2 Players Dodge To WinGames Handicap Difficulty Switch Left difficulty switchRight difficulty switch Fatal RUN 1 or 2 Players Playing The GameStrategy Frog Pondtm 2 Players Ribbit, RibbitHangman 1 or 2 Players Guess Correctly To Avoid the Hangman’s NooseHangman 1-Player Games Hangman 2-Player Computer GamesHangman 2-Player Opponent Games Human Cannonballtm 1 or 2 Players Be a daredevilScoring Maze Crazetm 1 or 2 Players Your beat is the mean streets of Atari Central…Game Selection Variations OFF the Walltm 1 or 2 Players Blazing Brickbats and BlackbirdsZig Zag Z Magnetic Paddle M Level of DifficultyPlaying Tips Nuke Ball bombHandicap Outlawtm 1 or 2 PlayersGot An Itchy Trigger Finger? Gunslinger’s CodeGunslinger Two-Player Games Game1Target Shoot One-Player Games Scoring Hazards Of Pitfall!TM PITFALL!TM 1 PlayerPitfall!TM Basics Getting The Feel Of Pitfall!TMHow To Seek Your Fortune With Pitfall Harry Tips from David Crane, designer of Pitfall!TMRadar Locktm 1 or 2 PLAYERs Enemy Jet at 12 o’ clockTwo-Player Games Instrument PanelOne-Player Games WeaponsEnemy Fleet Machine GunsProximity Missiles MissionsMission 4 Stealth Fighters Mission 2 Interceptors and PatrollersMission 3 Bombers Mission 5 Super BombersPage Special Features Of River Raid River RAID 1 or 2 PlayersRiver Raid Basics How To Become a River Raider Game Select and DifficultyTips from Carol Shaw, designer of River Raid Save Marytm 1 Player Hurry, The Water Is RisingVideo Checkerstm 1 Player Sport Of KingsBeginning The Game Difficulty Switches Strategy Video Chesstm 1 Player CheckmatePage Skill Levels Page Space Station Caverns of Marstm 1 or 2 PlayersMartian Defense System Refueling Understanding The Screen And Your MissionCommander Selecting a Skill LevelPoints for Distance Traveled Quadruntm 1 Player Defend the QuadHints Scoring Saboteurtm 1 Player Hotot To The RescueGame Variations Space WAR 1 or 2 Players Space GlossaryMay the force be with you GamePlayer Space Module Games Space WAR Strategy Tips Yars Revengetm 1 or 2 Players Game Games 6102 Yars Returntm 1 or 2 Players 104 105 Credits Help Via the Internet Help Via Telephone in the United States & CanadaTerms And Conditions CopyrightLimitation of Liability Choice of LAW and Venue
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