Main Menu
The Main Menu displays an animated game selection screen. Press the Directional button Left or Right to cycle through the games.
Press the X button to select a game to go to that game's demo screen. At that game's title screen, press the Start button to begin a game or press the Select button to view that game's In-Game Menu.
Gallery
Press the button to select Gallery and view some original arcade artwork, cabinets and promotional material as well as some Arcade Classic trivia and little known facts!
In-Game Options
After you've selected a game from the Main Menu, press the SELECT BUTTON to view the In-Game Menu. Make selections from these options:
Exit Game
This option exits the current game and takes you to the Exit Game Screen. The Exit Game Screen offers options to return to the Main Menu, select a new game or view the game's Intro Movie.
Start 1 Player/Start 2 Player
Choose a one or two player game. In 2 Player mode, players will alternate turns when playing CRYSTAL CASTLES, MILLIPEDE, PAPERBOY.
GAUNTLET allows up to 4 simultaneous players, and MARBLE MADNESS offers cooperative 2 player games. ROADBLASTERS is a 1 Player game.
In Gauntlet, each player can start or join a game separately. Each player should select "Join/Add Health" from the In-Game Options Menu, using the controller he/she will be using to play. By default, you may also press the L1 BUTTON to quickly join or press the R1 BUTTON to add health.
Game Options
Each game includes options specific to the game you select. See THE CLASSICS, pgs. 11-22, for details on options specific to each game.
Controller 1/Controller 2 ('Controllers' in Gauntlet)
View the game's default controller configuration, or configure the controller(s) the way you want. See CONTROLS SETUP, pg. 4 for details.
Adjust Video
The Atari Collection 2 has adjustable TV Modes. The Adjust Video Screen displays controls to make your video adjustments. Select the Video mode that works best for your television or monitor.
Where applicable, TV Safe mode fits everything on-screen for all televisions. (In Paperboy, TV Mode brightness reduces glare.) If your TV will support it, you can play in a more accurate Arcade mode in these games. This setting is saved to your Memory card if Auto-Save is on, or if you select Save Now from the In-Game Options Menu.
Load Now
With a Memory card inserted in your console, you can load your saved High Scores, as well as Options and Controller Configurations.
Save Now
Choose this option, and your Options and Controller Configuration, as well as your High Scores, will be saved to your Memory card.
Notes on Saving
When you enable "Auto-save on Exit" from a game's Game Options Menu, your PlayStation will automatically save your High Scores, as well as your Options and Controller Configuration upon exit. If your Memory card is inserted in your console the next time you power up, your PlayStation will automatically load your High Scores, as well as your Options and Controller Configuration if "Auto-Save on Exit" was turned on. Options Common Among Games
Each game includes options specific to the game you select. See THE CLASSICS, pgs. 11-22, for details on options specific to each game. The following options are common in all Game Option menus. To make adjustments, highlight an option, then press your Directional button Left or Right.
Volume
Adjust the game's Music and Sound Effects volume.
Bonus Life Every (Crystal Castles, Paperboy and Millipede Only)
Some games offer an option to adjust the score required to receive a bonus life. You can set the score low or high depending on how difficult you want to make your game.
Difficulty
Increase or decrease the game's difficulty level.
Lives to Start (Crystal Castles, Paperboy, Millipede Only)
Select the number of lives you want to start your game with. Choose a small amount to make your game difficult or select a high amount to extend your game.
Show Test Mode (Crystal Castles and Millipede Only)
Turn this option ON to view the original arcade game's test mode, which included diagnostics and game setup. The L1 and/or R1 Buttons (in the default controller setup) may be needed to step through options. Remember, changes made within Test Mode will change your settings in the Game Options Menu.
Clear High Scores
Select YES to clear your High Scores table.
Auto Save On Exit
Select this option to save high scores, game options and controller configurations to your Memory card each time you exit a game.
Gauntlet
Players choose any of the four Gauntlet characters to portray. Thor the Warrior, Thyra the Valkyrie, Merlin the Wizard or Quester the Elf. Each of these heroes has their own unique capabilities.
Thor the Warrior is skilled at hand-to-hand combat. Thyra the Valkyrie has strong armor, Merlin the Wizard the best magic and Questor the Elf the fastest speed
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