VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE FOR THE ATARI(R) 5200(TM) SUPERSYSTEM 
ATARI 5200 
 
MOON PATROL 
 
An Action Packed Lunar Adventure 
*Moon Patrol is a trademark and (C) Williams 1982, manufactured under 
license from Williams Electronics, Inc. 
 
Let's Be Careful Out There! 
 
When you signed up with the Luna City Police Department, who would have 
thought that you'd be assigned to Sector Nine - home of the toughest thugs in 
the galaxy?  Sure, you've got the finest patrol car on the force - complete 
with anti-gravity jump buttons and laser bullets - but in the rough terrain of 
Sector Nine you need more than fancy equipment to survive.  Just evading huge 
craters and moon rocks is hard enough, without having to deal with hostile 
UFOs and enemy landmines and tanks.  Getting through your patrol in one piece 
is almost impossible! 
 
Starting the Patrol 
 
Insert your MOON PATROL cartrdige in your ATARI 5200(TM) SuperSystem as 
explained in your owners guide, and turn on your system. 
 
Plug one 5200 controller into jack 1 for one-player games; plug a seconde 
controller into jack 2 for two-player games.  In two-player games, the player 
using jack 1 will start, pause, and reset the game. 
 
Press # to choose the BEGINNING or CHAMPIONSHIP course and * to choose a one- 
or two-player game. 
 
Press START to begin your patrol. 
 
Press PAUSE once to pause during a game.  Press it again to resume play. 
 
Press RESET to return to the game option screen. 
 
When a game is over, or when you press RESET, you have the option to continue 
playing on the same section of your beat.  When the word CONTINUE appears on 
the screen, press number 2 on the keypad to begin the game on the section 
where you last appeared.  Otherwise, you'll appear at the beginning of the 
course when you press START. 
 
Patrol Car Controls 
 
Use the top fire buttons on your 5200 controller to make your patrol car jump; 
use the bottom fire buttons to shoot at enemies or obstacles.  Push your 
joystick right to increase the speed of your patrol car and left to slow it 
down.  
 
Patrol Details 
 
Your beat is divided into two courses: BEGINNING (for rookies) and 
CHAMPIONSHIP (for experienced cops).  Each course is divided into 26 segments, 
marked by points A-Z.  A gauge at the top of the screen indicates your 
location.  The gauge is divided into five sections: A-E, F-J, K-O, P-T, and 
U-Z.  At the end of each section, you're awarded bonus points based on your 
travel time.  The faster you complete a section, the more points you'll score. 
 
As you travel your beat, the number of obstacles you encounter increases, and 
it becomes harder to avoid enemy attacks.  You start the game with four patrol 
cars, and earn a bonus patrol car at 10,000, 30,000, and 50,000 points. 
 
Hints For Rookie Drivers 
 
* Play the BEGINNING game variation first, to learn how to control your patrol 
car. 
 
* You'll jump farther when you patrol car is moving fast; be sure you're 
driving fast enough to jump over an obstacle. 
 
* Try taking one long jump over two closely positioned obstacles. 
 
* Your laser bullets are only effective a short distance in front of you. 
Don't fire too early, or you might miss your target. 
 
* Some UFOs drop missiles that form new craters.  Learn to recognize these 
UFOs and eliminate them quickly. 
 
* When an enemy missile appears from behind, jump over it, then blast it when 
it's in front of you. 
 
SCORING 
 
OBSTACLE    JUMPING                       SHOOTING 
 
Crater        50         [Crater picture]    - 
Land Mine     50         [Mine picture]      - 
Rock         100         [Rock picture]      50 
Rolling Rock  50         [Rock picture]      50 
Tank         100         [Tank picture]     100 
UFO           -          [UFO picture]      100 
Enemy Missile -          [Missile picture]  500 
 
 
BONUS POINTS                                           Points 
 
Completing a section under the average travel time     100 per second 
Completing a section                                   1000 
Completing the course                                  5000 
 
Note: Bonus points are awarded only if your travel time is less than average 
time.  Travel time and average time are displayed on the screen after 
finishing each section. 
 
 
[Fuji] 
ATARI(R) A Warner Communications Company (Warner W) 
Printed in U.S.A. 
(C) 1983 Atari, Inc. 
All rights reserved. 
 
Reproduction in whole or part is forbidden without the written permission of 
Atari, Inc.  1312 Crossman Ave., P.O. Box 61657, Sunnyvale, CA  94086 
 
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