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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
(Typed in by Corey Stup (cstup@coplex.com) on 11/9/93) M Network Lock 'N' Chase (TM) t I N S T R U C T I O N S (For 1 or 2 players) The object of the game is to keep your thief one jump ahead of the police...and pick up as many gold bars as you can!!! The police are trailing close behind. You'll need fancy footwork to dodge 'em. Don't get cornered. Slan a door to block their way. Keep running! For Your Atari* Video Game System (C)Mattel, Inc. 1982. Hawthorne, CA 90250. Printed in USA. All Rights Reserved. t Lock'N'Chase is a trademark of DATA EAST, Inc. used under licence. (C)1981,1982 DATA EAST, Inc. *ATARI is a trademark of ATARI, INC. -- The Game -- It's a cops and robbers chase at your local bank. You have five thieves. They enter the vault one at a time. Four police officers are hot on the thief's trail. Direct the thief down the corridors. Keep him away from the law! The thief is "caught" when he collides with a policeman. The action stops. Your thief picks up gold bars as he runs. When all the gold bars are gone from the vault, the red door opens and you can escape at the top of the screen. Push the RED BUTTON and you have a whole new set of gold bars to pick up. Points are mounting! Get extra points for picking up the "treasures". They randomly appear in the center of the screen. You have to be fast! They only appear for a short time. The game ends when all your thieves are "caught". The final score flashes. Reset the game and start again. -- The Controllers -- Use your joystick controllers with this game. Be sure the controller cables are securely plugged intro the back of your game console. Hold the controller so the red button is to your upper left. Choose level of difficulty: Before the game beginds, set your Difficulty Siwtch to "A" or "B". "A" gives you a fast game, "B" starts a slow game, and gets faster. Be sure to set both Difficulty Switches in a two-player game. Choose 1 or 2 players: Before the game begins, press down on Game Select. If you do not see any thieves at the bottom of the screen, it's a 1-player game. But if you see two thieves at the bottom, you have selected a 2-player game. The left joystick controls the red thieves. The right controls the green. Set up the game: You need to restart the game after a thief is "caught", or after your thief picks up all the gold bars and runs through the red door. To do this, press the RED BUTTON. Look at the bottom of the screen and see how many thieves you have left! Move your thief: Move your thief by pushing on the JOYSTICK. You can make him move in four different directions. You can quickly change the direction the thief is running. Your thief can escape the clutches of the police by running through open doors on the left and right sides of the vault. When he runs out one side, he quickly enters on the other side. Be careful! Don't run smack into a policeman on the other side. Slam Doors: You can slam a door behind a thief and diver the cops' pursuit. To do this, press the RED BUTTON. Doors only slam horizontally at the black lines in the corridors, Only two doors can be slammed at a time. After a few seconds, the door opens again. Watch out...the thief cannot run through a door either! -- Winning Tips -- o Keep your thief on the run! Always look for an escape route, the police are right behind you. o Try to trap police between two doors on the lower left or right vertical corridors. Get extra points for this feat. o Don't stay around open side doors for long...the police can come through here too! o Be careful in the corners. It's easy to get trapped there! -- Scoring -- Gold Bars 20 points each Upper Treasure 500, 1000, 2000 then 4000 points Lower Treasure 250, 500, 1000, 2000, etc., doubling each time Trap a Cop 2000 points each time (once per screen) Important: Be sure to turn your game unit off when not in use. -- 90 Day Limited Warranty -- Mattel Electronics warrants to the original consumer purchaser of any cartridges 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: Mattel Electronics Service Center (West) 5000 West 147th Street Hawthorne, California 90250 Mattel Electronics Service Center (East) 10 Abeel Road Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 for repair or replacement. This warranty give 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. MATTEL ELECTRONICS(R) -------------------Atari 2600 Instructions Archive-------------------
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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