Atari CX-2600 Video Game Console User Manual


 
Handicap Difficulty Switch
Left difficulty switch
In the A position, the computer car or cars travel at twice their normal speed after the first and third
sets of bonus points are awarded. In the B position, the car or cars travel at a slower or normal speed.
Right difficulty switch
In the A position, the computer car begins game play in different playfield positions. In the B position,
the computer car always begins game 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 the track, you score eight bonus points and
another set of dots appears. however, you are allowed only five sets of dots per turn. The number of your
remaining turns is displayed at the upper center of the playfield.
At the end of a game, the scores alternately flash on the screen. In one-player games, try to beat your
previous score. In two-player games, the player with the highest score after three heats is the winner.
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