Atari 7800 Raiders of the Lost Ark

[JATO]

Raiders of the Lost Ark only plays with right or player 2 port. Is there something wrong with the console or game ? It's a A1885476932 console. Game is 2659. I have tried other controllers..

[CPUWIZ]

3. USING THE CONTROLLERS

Use both of you're Joystick Controllers with this ATARI Game
Program cartridge. Be sure the controller cables are firmly
plugged into the CONTROLLER jacks at the back of you're Video
Computer System game. Hold the Joysticks with the red
controller buttons to you're upper left, toward the television
screen. (See Section 3 of you're Owner's Manual for furthur
[sic] details.)
STARTING THE GAME

Start the game by pushing the POWER switch to the ON position.
Indy will be lowered down on a pedestal in the middle of the
screen. When Indy reaches the bottom of the pedestal, press
the red button on the right controller. You'll immediately
appear in an Entrance Room containing a rock and a whip. Watch
out for snakes in this room - if they bite you, you're a
goner!

RIGHT CONTROLLER

Use the Joystick on the right controller to move Indy on the
screen. He moves up, down, right, left, and diagonally in the
direction you move the Joystick. To pick yp an object, guide
Indy over the object and it will automatically be picked up.
Items that have been picked up will appear in the red
inventory strip at the bottom of the screen (see Figure 1).
You can carry a maximum of six objects; if you want to pick up
an additional object and you already have six, one object must
be dropped before a new one is picked up.

The red fire button on the right controller makes use of any
object placed in the red inventory strip. For example, if you
need to defend yourself with your revolver, you can shoot
bullets by pressing the red fire button on the right
controller. Indy must be in motion, however, for some of your
weapons - such as the revolver or the whip - to work.

[Figure 1 - Inventory strip (shows selector dot on the red
inventory strip)]

LEFT CONTROLLER

The left controller functions as your inventory control and
can be used to select or drop objects that will help you on
your quest. Notice the small white selector dot below the
objects inside the strip - use it to select the article you
want to use. You can move the dot to select an object by
moving the Joystick to the right or left. The dot will move in
the same direction you push the Joystick. Select the desired
object by returning the Joystick to the neutral (center)
position when the dot is beneath the object. To drop an
object, move the dot beneath the object you no longer want,
and press the red fire button on the controller. The object
will disappear and return to the ORIGINAL place it was found.
Don't confuse fire buttons, or you might drop an important
object when you need it the most.

[JATO]

Thanks CPUWIZ , I just got the game local for $1.95 with no manual. Is there a site where I can read the game manuals ? I have just got back into Atari in the last year or so since about 85..

[+DrVenkman]

Thanks CPUWIZ , I just got the game local for $1.95 with no manual. Is there a site where I can read the game manuals ? I have just got back into Atari in the last year or so since about 85..

 

http://atariage.com/manual_html_page.html?SoftwareID=1240

[atari181]

http://atariage.com/manual_html_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=393

[Stun Runner 87]

Damn it!!!!!! When I read catchy thread title, I got excited thinking there was goin to be a 7800 version in the making. LoL.

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[PacManPlus]

Damn it!!!!!! When I read catchy thread title, I got excited thinking there was goin to be a 7800 version in the making. LoL.

 

 

So did I

[Lynxpro]

Man, I like to think I still have vivid memories of playing 2600 games as a kid but I cannot recall using Dual Joysticks on Raiders. I do remember trying to spruce up 2600 Star Raiders by having all of my friends and I pretend to eject from the ship before it exploded by running out of my room. We'd also take turns being assigned to the Keypad Controller duties.

Edited May 1, 2015 by Lynxpro

[The Usotsuki]

You know, I kinda wonder if Temple of Doom (a Tengen arcade game that has an Apple //e port) could be done on the 7800. *shot*

[Jaynz]

Could be done? Yes. Won't look as good, of course, but there's nothing about the gameplay itself that would prohibit being on the 7800 - just need a big-memory cart.