Atari FLASHBACK2 CX-2600 Owner'S Manual Download

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OWNER'S MANUAL

MODEL CX-2600

Summary of Contents for FLASHBACK2 CX-2600

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL MODEL CX 2600 1...

Page 2: ...Contents Getting Started 3 Main Menu Explanation 5 Game Listing 6 Credits 106 Technical Support 107 Terms And Conditions 108 2...

Page 3: ...ng video games Do not sit or stand too close to the television Do not play if you are tired or need sleep Always play in a well lit room Be sure to take a 10 to 15 minute break at least every hour whi...

Page 4: ...r TV VCR or DVD manufacturer s instruction manual for details on how to select INPUT or SOURCE to display the signal to your TV from the A V cable you have connected to the console NOTE Connecting you...

Page 5: ...controls on your TV until the picture becomes steady Connect the A V cable Picture is blinking or distorted Power Off the console and then power On the console Main Menu Explanation The ATARI Flashbac...

Page 6: ...t 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 th...

Page 7: ...e high score of the game appears at the end of the game and is updated as higher scores are tallied in later games The high score remains on the screen until you turn off your Atari Flashback 2 TM Cla...

Page 8: ...ou re close to earning an extra ship and your spaceship is about to crash you may want to cause your spaceship to collide with a small asteroid UFO or satellite You ll earn points even if you crash an...

Page 9: ...ore worth more points With each game or turn you have four spaceships You can earn extra spaceships by scoring high Points are scored as follows Small Asteroids 100 POINTS Medium Asteroids 50 POINTS L...

Page 10: ...rted it all Controls Press Select to select 1 player or 2 player version and press your Joystick s fire button to start the game Move your Joystick up down to control your bat Scoring First player to...

Page 11: ...ou relentlessly Try and blast it and it breaks in to smaller crafts making for an even deadlier surprise Controls Game Play Use the Joystick Controller to aim the spaceship and to fire photon torpedoe...

Page 12: ...to hit but each one is worth 1000 points Satellites are larger and easier to destroy UFOs and satellites may be firing back at you so be on the lookout for their stray artillery UFOs do not attack unt...

Page 13: ...ick to turn your tank until the enemy appears on the screen press the red controller button to fire your turret gun Controls Game Play You have five tanks to complete your mission Your tank will be de...

Page 14: ...of tanks displayed at the bottom of the screen GAME NUMBER SKILL LEVEL Game 1 Novice Game 2 Intermediate Game 3 Advanced Helpful Hints After playing Battlezone TM several times you ll discover which...

Page 15: ...Scoring TARGET POINTS Tank 1000 POINTS Fighter 2000 POINTS Super Tank 3000 POINTS Saucer 5000 POINTS A bonus tank is awared At 50 000 and 100 000 points 15...

Page 16: ...The Centipede attacks from the top of the screen and winds down toward you When you spark any part of it with your wand that segment becomes a mushroom and the segment behind it becomes the head of a...

Page 17: ...m range 600 points distant range 300 points Flea 200 points Scorpion 1000 Points Mushroom shot 1 to 3 times 5 points when restored totally eliminated 1 point Poison Mushroom not shot at all 5 points w...

Page 18: ...l consumption and both speed readings are important for the player to determine how to land the craft Realistic engine rumble and crash sounds accompany game play Careful not to use up your fuel or yo...

Page 19: ...er side of the screen How many points you get for ridding the garden of a Spider depends on how close it is when you shoot it Beetles crawl in when you least expect them They also have a particular pa...

Page 20: ...t pierce one of the DDT bombs in your garden and earn an automatic 800 points Explode the DDT at the right time and the vapor will wipe out any bug it touches For each bug that s destroyed by DDT you...

Page 21: ...rget control for your missiles Wherever the target control is on the screen when the button is pressed will be the exact location that your ABM explodes Once you have launched an ABM you can move to a...

Page 22: ...of targets you ll be able to hit The faster the target control moves the more difficult it is to control but the more targets you will be able to hit Smart Enemy Cruise Missile Dumb Enemy Cruise Missi...

Page 23: ...nused ABM s and saved cities are tallied at the end of each wave Between each consecutive wave the cities fall and rise again when the next wave starts see Figure 4 A bonus city is awarded every 10 00...

Page 24: ...ay Space Stations Two Player Two players must compete against one another on the same screen to score Controls Use the Joystick Controller to aim the spaceship and to fire photon torpedoes at the spac...

Page 25: ...entrance The gate can be opened with the corresponding colored key Rooms pathways and labyrinths separate the Castles Scattered throughout the Kingdom are certain objects to help you in your search fo...

Page 26: ...itching them with objects that you may be carrying The black bat may trade a live dragon for the sword and leave you defenseless or it may trade you something for the Enchanted Chalice just as you are...

Page 27: ...it harder for you to find and hidden it in one of the neighboring Fire or Ice Kingdoms Now you are being called on again to rescue the Enchanted Chalice and place it inside the Golden Castle where it...

Page 28: ...e from right to left or left to right over a barrier or wall It also cannot be used to get past a locked castle gate Pick up the bridge the same way you would any other object Place the bridge across...

Page 29: ...at and carry it and whatever the Black Bat may be carrying However sometimes the Black Bat will escape usually at the most inopportune times If there are four or more objects including the Castle Gate...

Page 30: ...ed off evil spirits Now that you know the story ATARI is unlocking the entrance to the Haunted House and letting you test your bravery Do you dare enter the frightening old mansion If you do remember...

Page 31: ...ugh 9 include locked doors which separate some of the rooms To open these doors you need to find the master key It is hidden in one of the unlocked rooms To use the key you must pick it up touch it Wh...

Page 32: ...er changes as you move from floor to floor The whole lower portion of the screen changes colors with each of the four floors in the house Scoring Your score is based on the number of matches you use a...

Page 33: ...s played Game 5 In Game 5 everything is the same as Game 4 but there are two additional tarantulas chasing you Game 6 In Game 6 all five creatures can chase you from room to room Only the ghost can pa...

Page 34: ...irit Bay claimed that mysterious events began occurring again around the condemned building of Graves Manor They blamed the spirit of Zachary Graves and devised a plan to stop the unexplainable on goi...

Page 35: ...tion nor can it be used to move from right to left or left to right over a barrier or wall It also cannot be used to get past a locked door Pick up the ladder the same way you would any other object P...

Page 36: ...rantulas No way I hate spiders Especially giant hairy ones Controls You can move in any of eight directions with the joystick in that direction see diagram Each area shown on your television screen wi...

Page 37: ...kill Level When you depress the GAME RESET switch to begin play you will be on the first floor and see the shovel that you can use to dig up the grave in the cemetery Travel northward and west to find...

Page 38: ...n The Cavern Entrance Guarded by another locked door leading downwards into The Unknown The skull and eye of old man Graves are hidden in the depths of the unknown in the dark caverns but something he...

Page 39: ...Frey Thanks to the following for additional assistance Simon Cornwell Joel D Park Steve Atarius Maximus Engelhardt James Andreasen Warren Robinett Ronnie StanJr Dingman Jack The Atari Troll Kortkamp P...

Page 40: ...tomatically sends you to the next station Along the way you pick up weapons and other objects and fight alien creatures such as Spinner and Dragon Fighting aliens takes precious oxygen and energy whic...

Page 41: ...sonic key These keys are scattered around the stations When you come to a sonic door make sure the sonic key is active then press the fire button to open the door and reveal a secret stairway Activate...

Page 42: ...Once you touch the teleporter you are transported to the next station Strategy Learn your way around the stations by drawing a map as you go If you are in a multi level station write down the code you...

Page 43: ...of the catacomb you go down Every time you shoot you must take time to recharge your energy denoted by the dimming of your character Likewise every time you hit an imp he must take time to recover gi...

Page 44: ...on the other side Move the Joystick forward to move your cursor up from square to square or to a new level as it reaches the top of a plane To move the cursor down in the same manner move the Joystick...

Page 45: ...r to move can always win provided he or she plays a perfect game The computer on the other has a degree of randomness programmed into its play so it will not always play a perfect game even at the hig...

Page 46: ...ame is over Along the way you must avoid poisonous fish sea horses and other underwater creatures attempting to block your path If any of them touch you you ll go in to shock and have to start the div...

Page 47: ...g back the ball This time s different though it s the bottom of the 9th and with 2 outs the opposing team s batter just hit a whopper of a homer to tie it A homer that just happened to land all the wa...

Page 48: ...rward position fastest to the back position slowest Right and left turns are controlled by moving your Joystick from left to right Missile Action Fire your missile by pushing the red button on your Jo...

Page 49: ...become visible whenever they bump into a wall or barrier Game No Maze Type Missile Type 10 Open Field Guided Missiles 11 Easy Maze Guided Missiles Invisible Tank Pong Games These games combine the inv...

Page 50: ...ht Missiles 23 Open Skies Guided Missiles 24 Open Skies Straight Missiles If you are super good here are some variations to try The jets fly in formation and shoot at the same time when you push the f...

Page 51: ...ank shells as well as a special homing cruise missiles While your cruise missiles are very powerful weapons they also require lots of manpower to operate Consequently you can only fire cruise missiles...

Page 52: ...mum of two lanes at a time except when accelerating When accelerating you may change one lane at a time In one player games score as many points as possible during your three turns There are two two p...

Page 53: ...me play next to your race car Scoring During a game each player receives three turns or heats Each turn or heat ends when your car crashes three heats three crashes When you run over all the dots on t...

Page 54: ...ess the fire button to fire at the enemy The Status Display at the bottom of the screen gives the information you need to plan your strategy and complete your run The Status Display shows your current...

Page 55: ...eadquarters appears on your screen Read the message then press the fire button The Vehicle Upgrade screen appears To upgrade your vehicle or purchase fuel move the controller up or down until your sel...

Page 56: ...art Press your Joystick left or right to move left or right and press your Joystick s fire button to shoot out your tongue and catch an insect Difficulty Switches The difficulty switches control the l...

Page 57: ...ess The difficulty of the Hangman Word is determined by the game number Games 1 and 5 First through third grade vocabulary Games 2 and 6 First through sixth grade vocabulary Games 3 and 7 First throug...

Page 58: ...rst through sixth grade vocabulary Game 3 Playing with words from a first through ninth grade level one player competes against the computer Game 4 Words from a first through high school vocabulary ar...

Page 59: ...er and the letter appears a second time Use the blank that precedes the letter A to fill in any empty spaces Now the game begins and it s your opponent s turn to guess your Hangman Word CAT Two player...

Page 60: ...Use your Joystick Controller to adjust and set the game variables Press the red button on your Controller to shoot the man out of the cannon In games where the cannon angle can be adjusted pressing th...

Page 61: ...r score is shown at the top left side of the screen The number of misses is displayed at the top right side of the screen The game ends after seven successful shots or seven misses In two player games...

Page 62: ...unique sound that occurs when a robber captures a cop Controls To move your cop push the Joystick forward backward left or right Press the red controller button to Select a new maze for the game you v...

Page 63: ...Robbers Two to five robbers lurk in your path If one touches you you re out of play Wounds If a robber touches you you re briefly paralyzed while your opponent proceeds through the maze Only after a f...

Page 64: ...rick wall to break out bricks If Lu misses a ball he loses a life In each game the player starts with five lives The number of lives remaining displays in the upper left hand corner of the screen with...

Page 65: ...easier to hit the ball Level of Difficulty There are three different skill levels which you can select at the beginning of a game Peasant Student and Master Each of these levels has four different wa...

Page 66: ...shoot bullets from the gunslinger s gun Push the Joystick forward to move the gunslinger up the screen Pull the Joystick towards you to move the gunslinger down the screen To move the gunslinger to th...

Page 67: ...Blowaway Use your shots to make a hole in the wall and aim at your opponent Getaway During a gunfight with Getaway each gunslinger can move immediately after shooting the gun Without Getaway gunsling...

Page 68: ...Blowaway and a center Wall in their gun fighting stragety Game 12 The center wall MOVES between the two gunslingers as they play with Getaway and Blowaway Target Shoot One Player Games Game 13 You co...

Page 69: ...re is in the upper left corner In two player games you score one point each time a bullet from your gunslinger s gun hits the opposing gunslinger When a gunslinger is hit it will sit down and the poin...

Page 70: ...ound and rolling logs See Scoring The catastrophic hazards are the scorpions fires cobra rattlers crocodiles swamps quicksand and tar pits These obstacles will not cost you points BUT they will cost o...

Page 71: ...y Knowing the jungle and planning the best route to all treasures is the only way to insure success time after time Until you get really skilled at making Harry jump from croc to croc you might wait u...

Page 72: ...feat the enemy fleet in air combat Your fighter plane is equipped with guided missiles proximity missiles and rapid fire machine guns The game consists of five missions of increasing difficulty When t...

Page 73: ...fire button on the right controller NOTE When the currently selected weapon runs out of ammo it will automatically change to the next available weapon Move the right directional control if you wish to...

Page 74: ...ssion 2 and are yellow In Mission 2 they follow assigned patrol routes In higher missions Patrollers can sneak up from behind and shoot you Escorters first appear in Mission 3 and are blue Their prima...

Page 75: ...you earn a spare life Mission 4 Stealth Fighters Wave 1 In Mission 4 your ship has the ability to roll This makes it much easier to maneuver and the game moves much more quickly at this point Wave 2...

Page 76: ...bonus points as follows Each gallon of fuel remaining 1 point Each bullet remaining 1 point Each missile remaining 350 points Completing the mission 801 points You earn a bonus jet after completing M...

Page 77: ...s with a bridge at the end of each section Notice that the river is always changing You will encounter islands narrow channels bays and lots of enemy ships and aircraft moving to block your path Also...

Page 78: ...nce of surviving Since the river is in sections try jotting down notes for each important section as flight aids Fuel is also a critical factor When you re far up the river fuel is scarce So concentra...

Page 79: ...activate them These power ups do a wide variety of things The Plug Stops the water from rising for a few seconds Stop Sign Makes Mary stop moving around Oil Can Makes your crane move faster Gold Bloc...

Page 80: ...ot required to take the jump capturing the most pieces 9 A multiple capture or jump must be made when the opportunity is available Any jump which creates a multiple jump opportunity must be completed...

Page 81: ...10 is for two players The number of players for each game is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen Games 11 19 are losing or giveaway checkers As in Games 1 9 the skill level increases as...

Page 82: ...or the computer player in a one player game is black and starts Switching the right difficulty switch when it is your turn to play will cause you to trade sides with the computer The computer will ta...

Page 83: ...set up mode the left controller button is used to select the piece to be placed in each square First move the cursor to the desired square Then hold the controller button down or press it several tim...

Page 84: ...as desired The queen combines the powers of the rook and bishop Rook The rook moves on the rank or file forward backward sideward as many open squares as desired The rook is usually considered next in...

Page 85: ...rd where it can be more effective When you have set up the board as described move your king two spaces to the right or left depending on which way you are castling and push the red controller button...

Page 86: ...ou moved and the piece you moved will continue to flash for a moment until the computer starts to think its move When the computer shows its move the cursor will be shown in the square from which the...

Page 87: ...re are various books which give more detailed descriptions of the game of chess Such books may give you more insight into the game s wide range of strategies We suggest going to your local library or...

Page 88: ...HEADQUARTERS AND GET OUT Martian Defense System Before starting your mission you need to know about the Martian cavern defense system According to interplanetary intelligence it is extremely difficult...

Page 89: ...in the Base level Depending on your skill level you are allocated a certain amount of fuel for your escape You will use one unit of fuel every second during your escape with no way to accumulate more...

Page 90: ...ill Level Before beginning a game choose a skill level Press the SELECT button on your ATARI Flashback II TM Classic Game Console one or more times until the desired skill level is displayed at the bo...

Page 91: ...ach cavern in a single life Cavern 1 1280 points Cavern 2 4000 points Cavern 3 3840 points Cavern 4 5120 points Cavern 5 6400 points You don t score points for flying in or out of the Base level Once...

Page 92: ...er ball The good guys the Runts Runts escape from the center cage and race madly left or right toward their doom an electrified toaster grid Catch each Runt before it runs into the grid or it will fry...

Page 93: ...s Nods 500 points Brats 1000 points Each completed wave 1000 points Each saved Runt 100 points 1 Phaser ball at beginning 2500 points 2 Phaser balls at the beginning 5000 points 3 Phaser balls at the...

Page 94: ...iant insects act exactly like the Construction Robots so take them out as well Master Robot The Master Robot slowly moves along the top catwalk This robotic overseer will shoot bullets at both you and...

Page 95: ...nd his bullets will begin bouncing back up once they reach the bottom of the screen At the higher levels small bullets will begin to appear on the left and right sides of the screen and chase Hotot do...

Page 96: ...ies your Star Ship cannot penetrate the playfield boundaries and will instead bounce off the edges Warp Drive Move your Star Ship off one edge of the Galaxy Boundary and it will go into Warp Drive and...

Page 97: ...y boundaries in this game GAME 2 Engage in combat in a galaxy which features Galaxy Boundaries and Hyperspace GAME 3 Oppose your space opponent in a galaxy which has Warp Drive Use Hyperspace as a def...

Page 98: ...his galaxy has a Space Sun and Galaxy Boundaries GAME 12 Galaxy Boundaries characterize this galaxy Each player controls a Star Ship and attempts to connect to the same Space Module GAME 13 Each playe...

Page 99: ...feature to you advantage when these three variables occur at once o Your opponent has no remaining missiles o You have remaining missiles o You are playing in a galaxy with a Starbase Leave your oppon...

Page 100: ...line with the Yar This means the Yar is in its line of fire It is important therefore to aim the cannon at the Qotile fire it and fly out of the way fast The Qotile shoots off two weapons Destroyer M...

Page 101: ...iations GAME 0 This is the simplest version a good choice for young children to play It features a slow Destroyer Missile GAME 1 This is the two player version of Game 0 GAME 2 This is the normal game...

Page 102: ...r tries to take on more than that it will short out and the Yar will lose all its TRONS The count of TRONS is not displayed on the screen Yar scouts understand the count instinctively Game 6 is the on...

Page 103: ...on each side of the Qotile The Yar scout cannot fire within the Ion zone or on the inside of the Ion zone It must attack the shield since it can t fire unless it flies through the Ion Zone and stays...

Page 104: ...ou ll see his mean streak so stay off it The Qotile continually changes colors The color sequence is your cue to the appearance of a Swirl and gives you warning to plan your attack and defense If you...

Page 105: ...r bounces of the left side with less than five TRONS it will not get a shot but it won t lose the TRONS it has either Each time a Yar is destroyed it loses its TRONS Each Yar has a capacity of 255 TRO...

Page 106: ...baugh Corporate Communications Manager ACTIVISION Justin Berenbaum Director of Licensing at Activision AOMG Galactic Keith Chung aymond Yueng R HIGHWATER Karen Schildkraut Tara Bruno Dan Harnett IMAGE...

Page 107: ...order to protect children s privacy and safety online Consent Forms are available at the web site listed above Help Via Telephone in the United States Canada For phone assistance call ATARI Technical...

Page 108: ...mentation The Company reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in this agreement PERMITTED USES You may permanently transfer all your rights under this agreement provided you retain no copies...

Page 109: ...BE PRESENTED TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also hav...

Page 110: ...ons 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesirable operation This equipment has been tested...

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