OUTLAW
Atari 2600
1978
game program CX2605
FAQ

By: Erdrick001
Zughiaq@yahoo.com

This is a FAQ for the game "Outlaw" for the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. 
The game was released as "game program (TM) CX2605" by Atari in 1978.


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0. Table of Contents
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1. Version History
2. Controls
3. How to Play
4. Game Selection/Level Descriptions
5. Copyrights/Contact Info


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1. Version History
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12-06-2009 - v2.0 - Fixed a MAJOR typo. Updated email address.

01-19-2006 - Version 1.0 complete. Submitted to GameFAQs.


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2. Controls
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This game requires the joystick controllers. The left controller is player one,
and the right controller is player two.

Joystick - Use the Joystick to move the player up, down, left and right. Also,
           move up or down while pressing the fire button to aim your gun up or
           down.

Button - Use the button to shoot.

Game Select - Choose which game you want to play. The list of games is below.

Game Reset - Starts the game.

Difficulty - Has no effect as far as I can tell.


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3. How to Play
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Outlaw is a game that decides who is the fastest draw in the West. In this game
two cowboys square of against one another. The first one to shoot their 
opponent 10 times is the winner. In a single player game, you face a moving 
target as opposed to another cowboy. You need to hit the target ten times 
before it "bounces" of the top and bottom of the screen 99 times. There is also
some obstacle between the two players to make hitting them slightly more
difficult. You can just shoot down the obstruction, or try to bounce your shot
off the ceiling or floor.

There are 16 different games you can play; 12 are 2-player and 4 are 1-player.
Each game has various obstacles between the players: a cactus, a wagon, a wall
and sometimes the wagons and the walls are moving from bottom to top to create
more problems. Walls must be shot through as they take up the full screen. 
Wagons and cacti can be avoided and sometimes they must be as in some games 
they can't be hit.

Another problem that you might face is a shot limit. Some games give players a
limit of 6 shots before you run out. They will be reset when both players run
out.


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4. Game Selection/Level Descriptions
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This section will describe all 16 games. It will tell you the obstacle, whether
or not you can shoot it (i.e, if you can destroy it), and if there is a shot 
limit. Use the Game Select switch on the console to move between games.


Game: 1
Obstacle: Cactus
Shoot: No
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 2
Obstacle: Cactus
Shoot: No
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 3
Obstacle: Cactus
Shoot: Yes
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 4
Obstacle: Cactus
Shoot: Yes
Limit: Yes
Players: 2

Game: 5
Obstacle: Wagon
Shoot: No
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 6
Obstacle: Moving Wagon
Shoot: No
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 7
Obstacle: Wagon
Shoot: Yes
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 8
Obstacle: Moving Wagon
Shoot: Yes
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 9
Obstacle: Wagon
Shoot: Yes
Limit: Yes
Players: 2

Game: 10
Obstacle: Wall
Shoot: Yes
Limit: Yes
Players: 2

Game: 11
Obstacle: Moving Wall
Shoot: Yes
Limit: No
Players: 2

Game: 12
Obstacle: Moving Wall
Shoot: Yes
Limit: Yes
Players: 2

Game: 13
Obstacle: Cactus
Shoot: No
Limit: No
Players: 1

Game: 14
Obstacle: Cactus
Shoot: Yes
Limit: No
Players: 1

Game: 15
Obstacle: Moving Wagon
Shoot: No
Limit: No
Players: 1

Game: 16
Obstacle: Moving Wagon
Shoot: Yes
Limit: No
Players: 1

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5. Copyrights/Contact Info
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