# Atari 7800 Hints and Tricks

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    Asteroids Hints
    Commando Hints
    Crossbow Hints
    Dark Chambers Hints
    Dig Dug Hints
    Double Dragon Hints
    Fatal Run Hints
    Food Fight Hints
    Ikari Warriors Hints
    Impossible Mission Hints
    Joust Hints
    Meltdown Hints
    Midnight Mutants Hints
    Ninja Golf Hints
    Planet Smashers Hints
    Scrapyard Dog Hints
    Sentinel Hints
    Sirius Hints
    Tank Command Hints
    Tower Toppler Hints
    Water Ski Hints

    Asteroids Hints

    Hidden Credits
    Using the second controller:
    1) On the main title screen.
    2) Press the fire button.
    3) Hold 'Up' and press 'Pause'.
    4) Hold 'Down' and press 'Pause'.
    5) Hold 'Left' and press 'Pause'.
    6) Hold 'Right' and press 'Pause'.

    Thanks to Bob DeCrescenzo.

    Commando Hints

    For a map to Commando, check here.

    Crossbow Hints

    For a map to Crossbow, check here.

    Dark Chambers Hints

    For maps to Dark Chambers, check here.

    Dig Dug Hints

    Continue game play:
    Repeatedly tap Left Fire after the last life is lost.

    Obtained from Gamegenie.com

    Double Dragon Hints

    Defeating the Shadow Boss:
    Avoid fighting the Shadow Boss' companions during that battle.
    They will automatically disappear when the Shadow Boss is defeated.

    Obtained from Gamegenie.com

    Practice the reverse jump kick (Down+away from enemy+Right button)
    until you are good at it. This is the highest scoring move (Except for throwing
    the knife) that you can use and it is also one of the most effective.
    If you stand in the lower left corner of the screen and use the reverse jump
    kick it is almost impossible for the enemy to get you.

    Fatal Run Hints

    Checkpoint Passwords:
    Enter these passwords to get to the corresponding checkpoint:

    1- Eagle1
    2- Zebra
    3- Lynx
    4- Hornet8
    5- Dolphin
    6- Gorrilas
    7- Turtle

    I wouldn't recomend starting from the last checkpoint unless you're fairly
    good. The enemy drivers are pretty tough near the end, and when you start a game
    with a password you get the same wimpy car that you get at the start of the
    first level.

    Thanks to Aaron Orman for these.

    Food Fight Hints

    Hidden Credits
    1. Play one game up to at least level 23.
       This is easy if you set the skill to beginner and start on level 16.
    2. After that game, on the level select screen, select level 23.
    3. Hold the pause button on the console and do the following sequence with the joystick:
       Up, Down, Right, Left, Up, Down, Right, Left.

    Thanks to Dan Boris.

    Ikari Warriors Hints

    For a map to Ikari Warriors, check here.

    Impossible Mission Hints

    For the lowdown on the truly impossible Impossible Mission, check out this
    article from Digital Press.

    For a map to the first level of the PAL version, check here.

    Joust Hints

    Hidden Credits
    Power console on and press select.
    Press joystick 1 down 53 times and then left 41 times.
    Wait for hidden credits.

    Thanks to Fandal.

    Meltdown Hints

    Passcodes

    Level  Novice   Expert

    2 -     7967     8015
    3 -     9682     8429
    4 -     2728     5232
    5 -     4149     0469
    6 -     2909     9549
    7 -     3063     3738
    8 -     5229     2531
    9 -     9030     3823
    10-     0779     1735
    11-     2955     3368
    12-     5829     2891
    13-     3212     1020
    14-     6652     7402
    15-     8692     2245
    16-     1416     6157
    17-     4761     1024
    18-     0844     5485
    19-     7571     4264
    20-     8735     7192

    Midnight Mutants Hints

    For a complete walkthrough of Midnight Mutants see this article
    from Digital Press.

    Ninja Golf Hints

    Hidden Joystick Test:
    Turn on Ninja Golf while holding down Pause.  Screen will be black.
    Then let go of pause, hold down Select, and toggle the right-difficulty
    switch.

    Note:
    This will not work with a Devsystem 7800 or one with a non-original OS.

    Thanks to John K. Harvey for this one.

    Planet Smashers Hints

    Hidden Credits and Invincibility mode:
    Set the left difficulty switch to the right position and right difficulty switch to the left position.
    Hold the Pause button and power the console on.
    Release the Pause button and wait for the High Score screen to appear.
    Wait for 4th best score to appear.
    Then simultaneously you must set the left difficulty switch to the left position and right difficulty switch to the right position.
    If done correctly, the text "Planet Smashers... Programmed by: James V. Zalewski Datafast Computer Services 1989" should appear
    and hidden invincibility mode should be active.

    Thanks to Fandal

    Scrapyard Dog Hints

    For maps to Scrapyard Dog, check here.

    Three Free Cans on Eisenhower Lane:
    To get three extra cans, get onto the second level 1-2.
    You will be standing under a ledge. Go to the end of the ledge.
    DO NOT GO ONTO THE NEXT LEDGE. If part of your head is still under it,
    jump up three times for your cans.

    Obtained from Gamegenie.com

    Change background music:
    Move the Left Difficulty switch.

    Completing level 2-3:
    There is a large gap in level 2-3 that Louie must cross. Jump on the middle
    sewer pipe, then jump on the pipe to the left. Walk to the left edge of this
    pipe and, then run to the right. Continue running until Louie reaches the
    edge of the third, and lowest, pipe in the series. Then, jump to cross over
    the sludge gap.

    Obtained from gamewinners.com

    Sentinel

    Turn On/Off Sound:
    Move the Left Difficulty switch to the left for sound, move it to the right
    for no sound.

    Sirius Hints

    For a map to Sirius, check here.

    Tank Command Hints

    For maps to Tank Command, check here.

    Tower Toppler Hints

    Tower Maps:
    Maps of the various towers are available here.

    Maps courtesy of John K. Harvey.

    Level select:
    Move the Left Difficulty switch to the left during game play to
    display other towers. Move the switch back to the right to select
    the currently displayed tower.

    Unlimited lives:
    Use the "Level select" code to choose the tower immediately before
    the desired tower to be played with unlimited lives. After moving
    the switch back to the right, intentionally lose all lives. Move the
    Left Difficulty switch to the left after the last life is lost, but
    before the game over screen appears. The next tower will appear.
    Move the switch back to the right to begin game play with unlimited
    lives.

    Obtained from Gamegenie.com

    Quick win:
    Use the level select trick to go back to level 1.
    Then play the game as normal but when level 1 is completed, you will get
    the game completed message as if you had beaten the entire game!

    Thanks to Edwin Nelson for this trick.

    Water Ski Hints

    For maps to Water Ski, check here.

    If you have a tip or trick for the Atari 7800 send it to me
    and I will post it and give you credit for it.

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