Controls
Phaser Patrol uses a Joystick controller, which is plugged into the 2600's left joystick port. Phaser Patrol also uses the TV Type switch to control the shields and the left difficulty switch to switch between the Sector Map and Combat Action Screens. The Left Difficulty switch sets the game difficulty before the game starts. The Game Reset Switch starts your game. The Game Select switch is not used.
On the joystick, the stick is used to move a cursor around the Sector Map. Pressing the button will begin a warp-hop to the highlighted sector. On the Combat Action Screen, the stick is used to fly your ship, and the button fires your Phaser Torpedoes.
Since Phaser Patrol makes use of the 2600's TV Type switch, it is not fully compatible with the Atari 7800. Since the Atari 7800 has no TV Type switch, 7800 users will not be able to shut down the shields to save energy during gameplay.
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