About Rampart
Midway's Arcade Classics : Volume 4 : Rampart

Rampart  was released in 1990 by Atari - it's a classic game of castles and catapults with a puzzling twist.

These buttons are available on the game screen :

PLAY to begin or continue a game

OPTIONS to customize the game settings, controls, etc.

INTERVIEWS  for clips of interviews with the original game's programmers.

HELP to access help files on the selected game.

CHANGE GAME to return to the game selection screen.

EXIT to exit Arcade Classics 4 and return to your desktop.

These functions are only available on the menu bar :

Save Game...

Load Game...

Reset Emulator

Rampart® © 1990

Rampart is a trademark of Atari Games Corporation.

Midway and the Midway Logo are trademarks of Midway Games Inc.

Atari® trademark for home video games used under license by Hasbro Interactive, Inc.


Play Button : Rampart
The Play Button

Press P or click on the Play button to start the Rampart Emulator.

The first time you do this after choosing a new game, you will start out in attract mode.  This is the mode the arcade game is in when it is waiting for a new player.

If you have already started the emulator it will resume where you left off.

To pause the game, press either the P or PAUSE key.

The Esc key will return you to the game's main title window.

For more information on the object of the game, see How to Play.

For more information on strategy and hints to play better, see Tips and Tricks.


Options Button : Rampart
The Options Button

The Options button on the game's title window allows you to customize the game in a variety of ways.

You can:

•	vary the difficulty and game play options (see Game Settings)

•	change the keys used to control the game (see Keyboard Controls)

•	select and customize joysticks to be used to control the games (see Joystick Controls)

•	customize the mouse to control the games (see Mouse Controls) and more.

•	adjust the sound settings (see Sound)


Joystick Controls : Rampart
Joystick Controls

The joystick options page lets you change the joystick button assignments used to control the game.

First, select one of the installed joystick devices that are attached to your computer.

Then you can define what each part of the joystick will do in the game.

Note:  If the list of available devices is empty, then no joystick is currently detected by Windows.  Go to the Control Panel to check on the status of your joystick hardware, or to calibrate it if it's not functioning correctly. More Info

To define a joystick function select the Control and change its assignment in the Assign Buttons section (in the Game Operation box).  You may also select the Control with the right mouse button and select the assignment for the button from the list of options given.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults button will reset all these options back to the game's original settings.


Keyboard Controls : Rampart
Keyboard Controls

The Keyboard page lists all the controls used by the game, and the current keys assigned to each.  To assign a new key to a control, click on the entry area, remove the current key selection using delete or backspace, and enter the desired key to perform the defined action.

Some additional keys, including tab and Enter are available by right-clicking within a key entry area.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults button will reset all these options back to the game's original settings.


Game Settings : Rampart
Game Settings

This page offers you control over operator settings: settings that the arcade owner could change in order to affect how hard the game was.

Difficulty

This option allows you to adjust how difficult the game will be.

Length of Multiplayer Game

When playing a game with more than one player, this limits the number of rounds of battle.

Allow 320x240 mode - This lets the emulator run in a lower resolution ; you will get a larger image on screen but with the left and right borders of the screen trimmed off.  Disabling this option means you will see the whole game screen but in a reduced size.

Free Play

Whether quarters are required at all.

NOTE : if you change this option you will have to "Insert Coins" by pressing 1 before you can play.

Clear High Scores

This button will reset the high score table - look for the initials of the original programmers on the "cleared" High Score tables.

Restore Settings

This will change the settings back to their defaults: the way the machine would have been set at the factory.


Mouse Controls : Rampart
Mouse Controls

This page lets you change the mouse button assignments used to control the game.

Each of your mouse buttons (left, right and middle if you have one) can be set to a different action.

Additionally, your mouse can be used to place wall pieces and aim cannons.

To assign a new key to a mouse button, click on the arrow next to the button assignment and select a new assignment from the list.

Mouse Sensitivity

This options lets you adjust how sensitive the cursor is to the movement of the mouse.

Restore Defaults

Restore Defaults will reset all these options back to their original settings.


Sound
Sound Options

Sound Enabled

This option allows the user to turn the sound effects and music of the game on or off.  (The sound is on when the box is checked.)

Volume

This option allows you to adjust the volume of the game, both sounds and music.  This is done by dragging the slider between Lion (the loudest setting) and mouse (the quietest setting).

During the game the sound can be manipulated by using:

ALT+NUMPAD PLUS:	Increased Volume

ALT+NUMPAD MINUS:	Decreases Volume


How to Play
How to Play Rampart

How to Play

The main objective of Rampart is to survive enemy attack from ships or other human opponents.  Gameplay is universal for both single and multiplayer games.  The game is divided into three phases: Building, Cannon, and Battle phase.  During the Building phase, the player must rebuild damaged ramparts with pieces given within a certain time limit.  Rotate each piece to make a better fit.  During the Cannon phase, the player must position cannons within the cannon wall within a certain time limit.  During the Battle phase, the player must defend his castle by destroying enemy walls or ships.  The more you damage you enemy, the less damage he can do to your castle.

Tips and Tricks

Always choose a castle that has a lot of space around it.  Rebuilding your castle is a lot easier when you have a lot of room to work with.  It is always best to position your cannons close to your castle rather than far apart.  It takes more time to build when your cannons are spread apart.  Try not to build your wall close to the borders.  Surround as many castles as you can.  You get more cannons when you surround more castles after the building phase.  Hold down the speed button to move your cursor faster during the battle phase.  During a multi-player game, try to surround the shaded squares inside your castle for bonus points.  You will not get bonus points if your wall is built over the bonus square. Only fire yours cannon when you cursor is big. Your cannonballs must land on the ground before you can fire the next round.  Do not let the double sail ships get close to shore because they drop off little cannons that attack unprotected castles.  You can destroy approaching cannons by building a complete wall around them.  You can also slow down the advancement of little cannons by building a wall in front of them.  Destroy the red ships as soon as possible during a single player match.  The red cannonballs leave fire craters making it hard to build.  During a multi-player game, try to spread the cannon fire evenly on the enemies walls.  It makes it harder to build when there are multiple holes in the wall.  If you win a multi-player match,  activate the guillotine by holding down on the controller.


Notices : Rampart
About this Game

Rampart TM(c) 1990 Atari Games Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

Rampart is a trademark of Atari Games Corporation.

Midway and the Midway Logo are trademarks of Midway Games Inc.

Atari(R) trademark for home video games used under license by Hasbro Interactive, Inc.