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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

Glacier Patrol

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
TELEGAMES USA

GLACIER PATROL

INSTRUCTIONS

(For 1 or 2 Players)

Using a joystick, you must maneuver and fire to melt the parachuting ice blocks. Watch out for the giant snowballs, which will knock you down.

For Your Atari* 2600 Game System
* ATARI is a trademark of ATARI INC.

THE GAME

Night has fallen over the North Pole and you are on guard duty. A mysterious Aquafreze craft glows in the sky and you realize the beings directing the craft are not friendly, when they begin dropping what appear to be large ice blocks, which in reality are semi-intelligent invasion devices. These devices are attempting to build a protective wall to shield the invaders' advance. You perceive the danger to the Earth if the wall is completed. You quickly draw your heat ray pistol and begin Earth's final defense.

As you desperately melt the invasion devices, you realize that as you try to run under the ice wall, your bio-chemical reactions are inhibited, which causes you to slow down.

When you were sent to polar station Freedom, you thought a cold war was propaganda; how wrong you were. Can you hold out till the sun comes up?

SCORING

Destroying ice block before the parachute has opened
 90 points
 
Destroying ice block while parachute is opening
 70 points
 
Destroying ice block with parachute
 50 points
 

The dawn appears every 10,000 points which melts the ice wall. Bonus points are awarded for every ice block that is not in the wall at this time.

GAME CONTROLS

Left joystick controls player 1
Right joystick controls player 2
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Joystick Action

Left Player moves left
Right Player moves right
Down Player jumps
Up No action
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Fire button controls heat ray.
Player cannot move while firing.

DIFFICULTY SWITCHES

B -novice- heat ray fires faster
A -pro - heat ray fires slower

SHIP CONTROL

When playing game 2 or game 5, the non-shooting player controls the enemy ship.

GAME MENU

Game Number
 Number of Players
 Snowballs
 Ship Control
 
1
 1
 Y
 N
 
2
 2
 Y
 Y
 
3
 2
 Y
 N
 
4
 1
 N
 N
 
5
 2
 N
 Y
 
6
 2
 N
 N
 

WARNING

The game unit must be turned off when inserting or removing the GLACIER PATROL game cartridge.

90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

TELEGAMES warrants to the original consumer purchaser of any cartridge or cassette it manufactures that the product will be free of defects in material or workmanship for 90 days from the date of purchase. If defective, return the product along with proof of the date-of-purchase to either your local dealer or, postage prepaid, to:

TELEGAMES USA TELEGAMES UK
BOX 901 KILBY BRIDGE, WIGSTON
LANCASTER, TX. 75146 LEICESTER LE81TE

for repair or replacement. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty does not cover damage resulting from accident, misuse or abuse.


THIS PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED UNDER WORLDWIDE LICENSE BY TELEGAMES

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