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Console: Atari 5200
Region:U
Year: 1982
RFG ID #: U-023-S-00600-A
Part #: CX5205
UPC: 077000052056
Developer: Joe Copson & Doug Neubauer
Publisher: Atari
Rating:
Genre: Simulator
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Players: 1
Controller: Standard Controller
Media Format: Cartridge 16 KB
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Collection Stats:

  • 149 of 7621 collectors (1.9%) have this game in their collection
  • 5 of 7621 collectors (0%) have this game in their wishlist.
  • 1 of 7621 collectors (0%) have this game for sale or trade.
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Console Reg. Type Title Publisher Year Genre
Atari 5200 U S Star Raiders [Rerelease] Atari 1986 Simulator
Game Trivia:

  • When approaching a starbase for refueling or repairs, a good way to know when to stop in front of the starbase is to slowly approach it until six small windows appear on the starbase.
Instructions:

  • Joystick: Moves your ship in the direction pressed. The Y-axis is reversed, so pushing up makes your ship dive and pushing down makes it climb.
  • Lower fire button: Fires your ship's lasers.
  • Upper fire button: Not used.
  • Reset: Press when the game is paused to reset the game.
  • Start: Press to start the game.
  • Pause: Pauses the game.
  • *Most of the keypad buttons have two different functions, which are selected with the * and # buttons. These functions will be separated with a slash.*
  • *: Selects Speed Mode for the keypad.
  • #: Selects Control Mode for the keypad, and selects different skill levels.
  • 1: Selects speed 1/Switches to forward view.
  • 2: Selects speed 2/Switches to aft view. The joystick controls are reversed in aft view.
  • 3: Selects speed 3/Brings up your Long-Range Scanner.
  • 4: Selects speed 4/Brings up the Galactic Chart.
  • 5: Selects speed 5/Activates your ship's tracking computer.
  • 6: Selects speed 6/Activates your ship's shields.
  • 7: Selects speed 7/Activates your ship's attack computer.
  • 8: Selects speed 8/Engages your hyperdrive and hyperwarps you to your chosen destination on the Galactic Chart.
  • 9: Selects speed 9/Selects between different targets.
  • 0: Stops your ship/Aborts hyperwarp sequence.
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