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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
FROGGO GAMES(TM)
Task Force(TM)
Instructions
Task Force
Task Force is a full-color action game, for one or two players, for
use on the ATARI(R) Video Computer System.(TM)
Terrorists are at it again, and you command anelite anti-terrorist Task
Force. Negotiations have failed, so it's up to you to "take out" the
terrorists. They're holding several highrise buildings, and your Task Force
is in position outside. You have wire-guided missiles to fire any time a
terrorist steps into view in a window. You must fire quickly, because the
terrorists never miss you when they have time to get off a shot. And the
terrorist leader on the roof has a neutron bomb that ends it for everybody
if he lets it go. But look before you fire! The terrorists sometimes push
hostages into view...don't shoot if the guy in the window doesn't have a gun.
And plan ahead! You have to wait for new supplies after firing all of your
wire-guided missiles.
Take out the 9 terrorists in the first building, then your Task Force
heads out to the next hot spot (held by 12 terrorists), and the next (held
by 15 terrorists). Your fourth anti-terrorist operation is a treacherous
night raid...and the action only gets hotter after that!
Instructions for Setup
1. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to connect the ATARI Video
Computer System to your TV.
2. Install only the Left Joystick control for a single player. Install
both Joysticks if two players are going to be involved in Task Force action.
3. Make certain that the ATARI power switch is OFF, then insert the Task
Force game cartridge.
4. Set the TV TYPE switch to the proper setting.
5. Set the DIFFICULTY switches to A (slow) or B (fast).
6. Set the CHANNEL 2-3 switch to the proper setting.
7. Move the POWER switch to ON.
Instructions For Play
1. Push RESET to activate Task Force.
2. Push SELECT to select the game variation you want:
1. Single player, expert level
2. Two players, expert level
3. Single player, beginner level
4. Two players, beginner level
3. Push RESET again to start Task Force action.
4. Use the Joystick to line up your gunsight on a terrorist and push the red
FIRE button to launch a missile.
5. As you start attacking each terrorist nest, you have six missiles unpacked
and ready to fire, plus three more crates containing six missiles each: a total
of 24 wire-guided missiles. Once you fire all 24 missiles, you are at the
mercy of the terrorists for several seconds while more missiles are brought in
to your command center.
6. Each terrorist moves into a window, stops, and takes aim for several
seconds. Whenever you allow a terrorist enough time to fire, one of your
commandos is dead for sure. Terrorists never miss a shot!
7. Scoring
Bldg 1 Bldg 2 Bldg 3
White Death 100 110 120
Pirate 50 60 70
Gang Green 40 50 60
Hoodman 30 40 50
Yellowbelly 20 30 40
Hostage(LOSE POINTS!) -1000 -1000 -1000
NOTES: If you shoot a hostage when you have fewer than 1000 points, you lose
all the points you have. As your anti-terrorist squad proceeds from one
building to the next, the number of points scored for taking out each terrorist
continues to rise.
8. Bonus points! If you take out the nine hostages holding Bldg 1, you earn
140 bonus points as you move your anti-terrorist squad to Bldg 2. You earn
additional bonus points each time you clean out another nest of terrorists.
9. Night Raids: When you take out the 15 terrorists holding Bldg 3, the video
screen will go black...because your next operation is a NIGHT raid! Terrorists
are still moving around and getting ready to fire at you, even though you
can't see them. But you can trick them into turning on their lights for a few
seconds by firing a missile at the building. Just hope you don't hit a
hostage!
10. Two Players: Action switches to Player 2 after Player 1 is shot once by
a terrorist. Player 2 controls Task Force action until he/she is shot by a
terrorist. NEGOTIATIONS ARE OVER! IT'S TIME FOR TASK FORCE ACTION!!
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ATARI(R) and Video Computer System(TM) are trademarks of ATARI, INC.
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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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