The current enhanced 5200 build; historical release retained.
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THE QUICK-START GUIDE
How to play
Your quick start · Castle Blast · Atari 5200
Three steps to start
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Your mission Move your ship beneath the fortress and break all six castles.
Launch
Start with the control listed for your console. On Vectrex, choose Easy for a gentler first game.
Open a path
Move left or right and fire upward. Make holes in the shields, then shoot through them to break the castle bricks.
Stay out of danger
Dodge falling bombs. Use side shots against tanks and move away from warned beams in later castles.
Controller guide & emulator setup
Your controller
Controls for this console and ROM version.
5200
Atari 5200
Atari 5200 · controller reference
Analog left/right: move the ship.
Lower Fire: shoot upward; Upper Fire: side shots.
Start: begin; Pause: pause/resume.
Reset, then Start: replay the historical ending.
Enhanced title keypad 1/2/3: Classic/Enhanced/Digital control profile.
Edition note The enhanced release defaults to Enhanced controls; Digital helps keyboard/digital-adapter input. Those profile choices are not promised for the historical edition.
Emulator setup Atari800: Atari 5200, NTSC, 32K cartridge. Configure its analog/button mapping if needed.
Emulator keys depend on your button mapping. These are console controls, not claims of real-hardware testing.
STATIC BOX CONCEPTUnofficial · not manufactured or for sale
Interactive controls require JavaScript. This approved image remains a preview, not print authorization or manufacturing CAD.
Six-face box concept · view only, not for sale.
VECTREX
1982 · Vector · Portrait
Vectrex
released
Vectrex
Vector-native interpretation with authentic AY audio.
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THE QUICK-START GUIDE
How to play
Your quick start · Castle Blast · Vectrex
Three steps to start
◎
Your mission Move your ship beneath the fortress and break all six castles.
Launch
Start with the control listed for your console. On Vectrex, choose Easy for a gentler first game.
Open a path
Move left or right and fire upward. Make holes in the shields, then shoot through them to break the castle bricks.
Stay out of danger
Dodge falling bombs. Use side shots against tanks and move away from warned beams in later castles.
Controller guide & emulator setup
Your controller
Controls for this console and ROM version.
VECTREX
Vectrex
Vectrex · controller reference
Stick left/right: move the ship.
Button 4: start, shoot upward, replay.
Button 2: choose Easy/Normal on title; shoot left during play.
Button 3: shoot right.
Button 1: pause/resume.
Edition note Normal is the default: bricks take multiple hits and later castles have more shield rows. Easy uses one-hit bricks and the gentler original rules.
Emulator setup Load the VEC, wait for the Vectrex startup, then press Button 4.
Emulator keys depend on your button mapping. These are console controls, not claims of real-hardware testing.