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|publisher=[[Atari]] | |publisher=[[Atari]] | ||
|year=1977 | |year=1977 | ||
|systems= | |systems=[[Atari 2600]] | ||
|genre=[[Action]] | |genre=[[Action]] | ||
|players=2 | |players=2 | ||
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* '''Game Select''': Select a game variation. The variations cycle from 1 to 27 and start back over at 1. See the Game Variation chart below. | * '''Game Select''': Select a game variation. The variations cycle from 1 to 27 and start back over at 1. See the Game Variation chart below. | ||
* '''Game Reset''': Starts a new game in whatever game variation is currently selected. Both players' scores are reset to 0, and the timer starts over. | * '''Game Reset''': Starts a new game in whatever game variation is currently selected. Both players' scores are reset to 0, and the timer starts over. | ||
===Tank=== | ===Tank=== | ||
[[File:Combat 2600 tank.png|right]] | [[File:Combat 2600 tank.png|right]] | ||
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The tank will stand still if the joystick is left in the neutral position. Press the button to fire a missile from the tank. Only one missile per player can occupy the screen at one time. | The tank will stand still if the joystick is left in the neutral position. Press the button to fire a missile from the tank. Only one missile per player can occupy the screen at one time. | ||
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===Bi-plane=== | ===Bi-plane=== | ||
[[File:Combat 2600 biplane.png|right]] | [[File:Combat 2600 biplane.png|right]] | ||
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The Bi-plane will fly continuously at medium speed if the joystick is left in the neutral position. Press the button to fire a bullet from the bi-plane. Only one bullet per players' planes can occupy the screen at one time. | The Bi-plane will fly continuously at medium speed if the joystick is left in the neutral position. Press the button to fire a bullet from the bi-plane. Only one bullet per players' planes can occupy the screen at one time. | ||
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===Jet=== | ===Jet=== | ||
[[File:Combat 2600 jet.png|right]] | [[File:Combat 2600 jet.png|right]] | ||
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The jet will fly continuously at medium speed if the joystick is left in the neutral position. Press the button to fire a bullet from the jet. Only one bullet per players' jets can occupy the screen at one time. | The jet will fly continuously at medium speed if the joystick is left in the neutral position. Press the button to fire a bullet from the jet. Only one bullet per players' jets can occupy the screen at one time. | ||
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==Game Variations== | ==Game Variations== | ||
{| {{Prettytable}} | {| {{Prettytable}} | ||
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===Tank Games=== | ===Tank Games=== | ||
[[File:Combat 2600 screen1.png|thumb|right|Tanks Open Field]] | [[File:Combat 2600 screen1.png|thumb|right|Tanks Open Field]] | ||
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'''Mazes''': The decision to use a maze or not drastically impacts the strategy that players will employ while playing a game. In an open field, there is no place to take cover, so each player is equally vulnerable at any given moment. With a maze, whether simple or complex, each player can reduce their vulnerability (as well as their offensive advantage) by using some of the walls of a maze as cover. | '''Mazes''': The decision to use a maze or not drastically impacts the strategy that players will employ while playing a game. In an open field, there is no place to take cover, so each player is equally vulnerable at any given moment. With a maze, whether simple or complex, each player can reduce their vulnerability (as well as their offensive advantage) by using some of the walls of a maze as cover. | ||
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===Bi-plane Games=== | ===Bi-plane Games=== | ||
[[File:Combat 2600 screen4.png|thumb|right|Bi-planes Clouds]] | [[File:Combat 2600 screen4.png|thumb|right|Bi-planes Clouds]] | ||
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[[Category:Atari]] | [[Category:Atari]] | ||
[[Category:Atari 2600]] | |||
[[Category:Action]] | [[Category:Action]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] |