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

Toobin' was released in 1988 by Atari - This isn't your average game of cans and tires...you're a cool dude and you have to bypass dangers to reach the beach.

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 Party Pak and return to your desktop.

These functions are only available on the menu bar :

Save Game...

Load Game...

Reset Emulator

Toobin'(R) (c)1988.

Toobin' 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.


Game Settings : Toobin'
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

A general difficulty setting which modifies the behavior of the enemies.

Starting Lives

Determines how many inner tubes you start the game with.

Free Play

Whether quarters are required at all.

NOTE : if you change this option you will have to "Insert Coins" by pressing Q or W 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.


How to Play  : Toobin'
How to Play Toobin'

How to Play

The main objective of the game is to reach the finish line at the end of each level before your competitor.  There are a total of six tubular levels to play through.  In each level there are six stages. To paddle use both the forward paddle buttons to move your player downstream.  To turn, use the left or right forward buttons.  To stop quickly use both the back paddle buttons.  To turn backwards, use the left or right back paddle buttons.  To throw the cans use the shoot button.

Tips & Tricks

Avoid all the obstacles such as twigs and bushes, rocks, falling projectiles, alligators and enemies on the land. To warp to the next level go through a whirlpool near the beginning of the level.  There are only two warp pools. To get points throw your cans at destroyable obstacles and enemies on the land or water.  Collect patches floating in the water to get extra lives.   Collect cans for extra ammo or get the six pack for unlimited ammo.   Collect the rainbow ball for extra speed.  Once you collect this your player can paddle and throw cans faster.  Try not to fall behind or the enemies in the water will kill you.  Collect letters and spell out the word TOOBIN' to get a big bonus at the finish line.  To find the hidden letters you must shoot destroyable obstacles such as the bushes, twigs and floating mines.  Once you see a letter you must get it before it goes off the screen.  Party on dude and keep toobin'!


Joystick Controls : Toobin'
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 : Toobin'
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.


lost settings
Contest Enabled

This option turns on the T-shirt contest within the game.  In 1988 you could have collected the letters to spell TOOBIN and won a shirt from Atari.  THIS CONTEST IS NO LONGER VALID but you can still have fun collecting the letters.


Mouse Controls : Toobin'
Mouse Controls

Toobin' does not use the mouse to control the game.


Notices : Toobin'
About this Game

Toobin'(R) (c) 1988, Atari Games Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

Toobin' 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.


Options Button : Toobin'
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)

•	adjust the sound settings (see Sound)


Play Button : Toobin'
The Play Button

Press P or click on the Play button to start the Toobin' 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.


Sound : Toobin'
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