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The Atari 2600 was first released in North America in September 1977 and featured 9 launch titles: Air-Sea Battle, Basic Math, Blackjack, Combat, Indy 500, Star Ship, Street Racer, Surround 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
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
ASTERIX The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, almost entirely... There is one Gaulish village, located near the Roman outposts of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum, and Compendium, that has resisted the Roman legions. According to reports from Roman spies, the villagers are led by two Gaulish heroes - Asterix and Obelix. The first hero, Asterix, is a shrewd little warrior with a quick mind and a large moustache. Asterix gets his superhuman strength from a magic potion brewed by the village Druid, Getafix. The other hero is Asterix's remarkably strong and hungry friend, Obelix. Obelix has a healthy appetite for wild boar, and is always ready for a good fight with the Romans. These two valiant heroes aren't afraid of anything. Except... well, except for one thing. The off-key tunes from the lyre of Cacofonix, the village bard, can make them retreat faster than a Roman can say "Veni, Vidi, Vici"! A FIGHT AND A PARTY Julius Caesar, on the advice of his chief advisor, Caius Ludicrus, sent fresh troops to capture the upstart Gauls. The news spread quickly to the villagers, who (after a quick celebration) readied themselves for the fight. The battle was, as usual, a Roman disaster. After the fight was over, Asterix went scrambling through the wreckage, looking for mementos to give Obelix on his upcoming birthday. While Asterix was busy looking for Roman helmets, lamps, and shields, Obelix was wandering around looking for (what else?) food. GAME PLAY Your job is to help Asterix and Obelix collect as many objects as possible, while avoiding Cacofonix's deadly lyres. You begin the game with three lives. Each time Asterix or Obelix touches a lyre, you lose a life. You earn points for every object touched, and a bonus life at 10,000, 30,000, 50,000, 80,000, 110,000 points, and every 40,000 points thereafter. Eight groups of objects appear in the game. Asterix collects cauldrons of magic potion, helmets, shields, and lamps. Obelix collects apples, fish, wild boar legs, and mugs of his favorite drink. After you collect fifty of one object, the next group of objects appears. A surprise object appears after the third time Obelix collects mugs - if you can stay alive that long! OBELIX WAVE After Asterix finishes collecting lamps the game pauses and the words OBELIX WAVE appear on the screen. This is a warning that from this point on, the objects will move faster. SCORING OBJECT (for Asterix) POINTS Cauldron: 50 Helmet: 100 Shield: 200 Lamp: 300 OBJECT (for Obelix) POINTS Apple: 400 Fish: 500 Wild Boar Leg: 500 Mug: 500 Surprise Object: 500 GAME CONTROLS Be sure your controllers are firmly plugged into the jacks on your console. For one-player games, plug your controller into the left controller jack. Hold the controller with the red button to your upper left, toward the television screen. CONSOLE SWITCHES Use the GAME SELECT switch to choose either a one- or two-player game variation. Press GAME RESET to return to the initial game screen. Press the button on your left controller to start the game. The DIFFICULTY switches are not used in this game. Note: Always turn the console POWER switch OFF when inserting or removing an ATARI Game Program(TM) cartridge. This will protect the electronic components and prolong the life of your ATARI 2600(TM) Video Computer System(TM) game.
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.
Emulation on mobile devices will drain your battery quite fast. I recommend playing while device is plugged into charger.
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