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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
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| Cosmic Commuter (tm) |
| EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK |
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WAY BACK IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, a bunch of Ivy League Professors
sat around inventing space colongied. they were lauded as
visionaries and went on as lecture tours. Do you think they thought
about traffic jams in space?
Somehow, we don't think they did.
We're the G.T.A --- Galactic Travel Authority. The movers of the
daily grind, circa 2075 A.D.
And we're glad you're working for us now.
___________________________________________________________ ACTIVISION
FOUR PART EMPLOYEE PROCEDURE
1. Land your Rocket Module. The Astrobus will instantly seperate and
begin the commute route.
2. Pick up commuters when theyappear at surface but stops. Stay on
schedule
3. When route is completed, return to the Rocket Module and reconnect.
4. Lift-off, Drliver commuters to Grand Central Space Station.
DRIVER BASICS
- With power off, plug in game cartridge.
- Plug in LEFT Joystick (right Joystick is not used).
- Select game level one or two with the game select switch. Level two
is most challenging, with obstacles being faster and more numerous.
The Difficulty Switch is not used.
- To start a new game at any time, press the Reset Switch. You can
now land your Rocket Module.
- The Astrobus follows the movements of the Joystick. To blast
meteors and space mines, press the red button. To pick up a
commuter, fly over his head and quickly pukk the Joystick towards
you.
- A bonus bus wil be added to your fleet with each increase of 10,000
points.
- Mandatory retirement is enforced when you have lost your entire
fleet of busses.
RULES OF THE ROUTE
1. Before an Astrobus can begin it's route, it must touch down as part
of the Rocket Mosule. For this initial landing, Joystick action
must be delicate and precise. Push forward to thruse, pull back to
cut back engines.
2. The Route Scanner Strip is the lower left of your instrument panel.
The eight yellow squares represent the commuters waiting along your
orbital route. The moving white dot is represents your Astrobus.
Use the Scanner to check your distance from the Rocket Module and
your direction. It also displays the number of commuters remaining
and their location.
3. Commuters won't wait all day! If you're taking too long to arrive,
they'll leave...and you will hear a series of low tones. You must
pick up at least one commuter on the route or you will be unable
to reconnect with the Module.
4. When you've completed your route, a continuous beep will sound.
Fly to the 'end of the line' to meet the Rocket Module. When it
appears, land the Astrobus directly on top of it.
5. Watch your fuel level. When the indicator drops to "3", your
engines will sputter. Refuel by flying into a purple fuel pod.
Fuel pods are unavailable once you've completed the route.
6. Meteors, fireballs and space mines can be dealt with handily by
using your red button blaster.
7. Commuter Delivery. After the Module reconnection, prepare for
lift-off. Thrust your engines and head directly up to Grand
Central Space Station. You'll hear the commuters pay their fare
in the form of points. If all eight commuters been picked up,
delivery points will double!
OVERHEARD AT THE UNION HALL
Tips for Trainees
Jou Muldooner, Local 472, said, "The best way to stay on schedule is
to fly close to the surface. You'll lose time if you fly all over
the place, trying to shoot everything."
Maude Spinetti, Local 12, added, "I aim to get all eight commuters.
That's when those bonus fares realy pour in."
Amron Smert, dispatcher, said, "Learn to use the Scanner to choose
direction. Remember that it represents an orbit, not a straight line.
So sometimes the quickest way to either end of the display is to fly
in what appears to be the opposite direction."
Finally, an anonymous voice whispered a secret: "If there are no fuel
pods around, one will often appear if you fly to the top of the screen
and shoot three times. But even this won't work once all the
commuters are gone."
Designed by [insert mug]
John van Ryzin [shot here.]
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manual typed by Galen Komatsu gkomatsu@hawaii.edu 1996.5.23
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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