Shuttle Orbiter - Atari 2600

Publisher:The Avalon Hill Game Company  Info
Developer:The Avalon Hill Game Company  Info
Year:1984
Category:Simulation
Game Manual:Download Game Music:N/A

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In game image of Shuttle Orbiter on the Atari 2600.
In Game
Title screen of Shuttle Orbiter on the Atari 2600.
Title Screen
Box cover for Shuttle Orbiter on the Atari 2600.
Box
Box back cover for Shuttle Orbiter on the Atari 2600.
Box Back
Cartridge artwork for Shuttle Orbiter on the Atari 2600.
Cartridge
Arcade Cabinet Marquee for Shuttle Orbiter.
Marquee


You must get ten parts from an orbiting factory to an incomplete space station. Unfortunately, a comet passed near Earth and left a space debris field that you will need to avoid.

After the launch, you will see the Earth being circled but four colored dots. At the bottom will be the elapsed time, remaining fuel and four indicator bars. These bars are your orbit altitudes and their colors correspond to the colors of the orbiting dots: white for the shuttle, gold for the station, red for the orbiting factory, and green for the fuel depot.

When you are lower in orbit than an item, you move faster. If you are higher than an item, you move slower. You must match orbit and location with something to dock. Once you are close to something, you switch to the maneuvering display. Now you can interact with an item or avoid it, as in the debris. If you hit something, whether debris or man-made orbiting item, you begin to leak fuel. This means you will use fuel even if you are not firing thrusters. You also have a 25% chance to damage the part in the cargo hold.

Game variations
The difficulty switches and select switch are not used. After you press fire on the joystick, move the stick up or down to select the difficulty level, from 0 to 3. Game 0 has no space debris.

There is no score, just the amount of time it takes you and whether or not you got all ten parts in place without running out of fuel.


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