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The Atari 2600 was first released in North America in September 1977 and featured 9 launch titles: Air-Sea BattleBasic MathBlackjackCombatIndy 500Star ShipStreet RacerSurround and Video Olympics. The final licensed Atari 2600 game released in North America was Secret Quest in 1989, and the final licensed game released in Europe was Klax and Acid Drop in 1990 and 1992. Even with their 1980s limited colors and block graphics these games are still entertaining to play today! We have over 500 Atari 2600 games for you to play online for free using our Atari 2600 Javascript Emulator.

This game is mobile device friendly and Iphone compatible. Enjoy!

Instructions and Keyboard Controls towards bottom of page.
Click “Game Reset” or F12 to Start Game

Assault

INSTRUCTIONS:
If you grew up in the 80’s you shouldn’t need instructions!! You might find some help at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atari_2600_games and look up the game you need assistance playing.

CONTROLS:
Click “Game Reset” or F12 to Begin/Restart Game
Arrow Keys – Move
Space bar to fire/action button


TRANSCRIBED ORIGINAL ATARI GAME MANUAL AND INSTRUCTIONS
Assault

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. . . . . . . 
CA281 A S S A U L T (TM)

BOMB INTRODUCE A
COMPLETE SERIES OF
UP-DATED VIDEO GAME
CARTRIDGES

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DISPLAY
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Score(6 Digits) -|------------- 000900 | 
| _______________________________ |
| _/O\_ |
| <_____> ------|---------- Mothership
| \/ \/ |
| === | 
| <-O-> === --------|- Alien-laying effect
| ... . === | 
Weapon ----------|---- V . <-O-> -------|-------------- Aliens
| <-O-> . |
| .---------------|-Missiles from cannon
| . | 
| . | 
| A --------------|-------------- Cannon
Base ------------|--_______________________________ | 
Chances left ----|--- ^^^ TEMP ===== ----|----- Temperature bar
|___________________________________| 



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JOYSTICK CONTROL
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(1) Without using the push button.

(Vertical missile firing) 
Forward 
/|\
|
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Left |o | Right
(Cannon moves towards left) <--- | (O) | ---> (Cannon moves towards right)
|_____|



(2) With push button pressed.

(Vertical missile firing)
Forward 
/|\
|
_____
Left |o | Right
(Left missile firing) <--- | (O) | ---> (Right missile firing)
|_____|


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BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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(1) At first, a mothership that cannot be destroyed moves along the screen.
(2) In each page, mothership will lay a total of ten aliens in the space.
(3) In different pages, the aliens will have different ways of movements:
(i) Horizontal movement with sudden change of direction.
(ii) Up-down + horizontal movement with sudden change of direction.
(iii) Sudden appearance at random locations for a short while.
(4) The alien at the lowest region will emit different kinds of weapons at
different pages:
(i) Single missile
(ii) Groups of missiles
(iii) Laser
(iv) Fireballs
(5) There are several kinds of aliens, namely
(i) Large alien that cannot disintegrate
(ii) Large alien that can disintegrate into two small aliens
(6) Different aliens & weapons with different speeds & movements in
different pages.
(7) Fireballs reaching the base will attack cannon horizontally.


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GAME PLAY
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(1) The player can fire at the attacking aliens both vertically or horizon-
tally by means of skilful control of the cannon.
(2) The weapons emitted by the aliens cannot be destroyed, with the
exception of the horizontal moving fireballs.
(3) The cannon will be destroyed either by
(i) colliding with the weapons
or (ii) over heating as indicated by the temperature ball.
(4) Game over in either cases:
(i) Full score attained (ie. 999999)
(ii) All cannons are destroyed
(5) A bonus cannon will be awarded for every 10000 marks, with a maximum
of 4 chances.

[HINT:- If you can avoid firing the cannon unnecessarily then the cannon 
will cool down. Before destroying the last Alien in a "page" allow the 
cannon to cool off: this will give you a good start on the next level.]

REQUIRMENTS:
Our Atari 2600 emulator utilizes Javascript to run in your browser. No plugin is required, but a fast modern web browser will enhance the game play.

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SAMPLE IPHONE GAMEPLAY SCREENSHOT

Emulation on mobile devices will drain your battery quite fast. I recommend playing while device is plugged into charger.


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Assault Arcade Game Emulated on the Atari 2600. Play Assault in your web browser or mobile phone. This Atari 2600 console emulator provides very accurate Assault gameplay. Assault is a classic 1980s Atari 2600 video game.