Atari FLASHBACK2 CX-2600 - Manual (Page 6)

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ARCADE ASTEROIDS(TM) (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)
Now for the first time, play a brand new spin on the old Atari 2600® classic! This version of
Asteroids(TM) has been changed to look closer to the original arcade version. Same exciting action you
remember, but now with a realistic new look!
Asteroids crash towards you from all directions! Trapped in a gigantic cloud of asteroids, your
struggling spaceship hurls towards its doom. You’ll have to pulverize all the asteroids with your photon
cannon to save your ship and your life!
The Sky’s The Limit!
On a quiet serene evening the Cosmic Space Patrol sets out for the usual night cruise through the
boulevards of space. This beat was always the same; calm, no action and no excitement. For some reason
this night feels different. Shortly before 0200 hours some form of intergalactic material is sighted through
the visual particle counter. The material is too large a mass to measure. It's drifting closer. Lookout, it's a
giant asteroid boulder and it's headed straight for the Cosmic Spacecraft. The only chance for survival is to
dodge the boulder or destroy it. Destroying it doesn't mean just breaking it up, it means vaporizing it. Small
asteroid boulders are equally as fatal as large ones.
Whew, the boulder just missed colliding with the Cosmic Spacecraft, but suddenly the Cosmic Space
Patrol find themselves surrounded by thousands of the deadly asteroids. The Cosmic Space Patrol must act
quickly to save their spacecraft and spare their lives. The spacecraft is equipped with photon torpedoes,
hyperspace, shields, and flip control.
The Cosmic Space Patrol is highly trained to handle this situation. Could you do as good a job as the
Cosmic Space Patrol? How would you protect yourself if you were caught in a deadly asteroid belt? This is
your big chance to fly throughout the dimensions of space and fend against asteroid boulders. The longer
you survive, the more space hazards you'll encounter.
With your space ship trapped in a deadly asteroid belt, your only chance is to destroy the drifting
asteroid boulders before your spaceship is done in. Fire your photon torpedoes to blast them but be careful -
when an asteroid is hit, it may just break up into smaller boulders! And watch out for other space hazards,
like satellites and UFO's. If it gets to heavy for you, you can always engage your Hyperspace drive and
Hyper through space in all directions.
Controls/Game Play
Use the Joystick Controller to aim the spaceship and to fire photon torpedoes at the asteroids. Move
the Joystick right to rotate the ship clockwise; move it left to rotate the ship counterclockwise. Push the
Joystick forward to thrust (propel) the ship through space. (The ship moves only in the direction it's
pointed.)
Pulling the Joystick down causes the ship to perform different functions such as hyperspace, shields,
or flip. After aiming the spaceship with your Joystick, press the fire button to shoot photon torpedoes at the
asteroid boulders. Continue to press and release the fire button as fast as possible to quickly destroy all the
asteroids.
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