Believe it or not, the game has some extra variations. Too bad only two game modes allow for one-player action.
Game Modes 3 and 4 introduce Speed Up. Speed Up makes the game gradually go faster the longer it goes, with the pitch of the background noise getting higher as the game gets faster. The game will speed up up to five times before maintaining that speed, and whenever either player scores a point, the game goes back to normal speed, then gradually speeds up again. Speed Up Game Mode 3 is two-player mode with Speed Up, and Game Mode 4 is one-player mode with Speed Up.
Game Modes 2 and 4 are the only game modes out of the first 12 that are one-player variations; the rest are strictly two-player. That's a shame, because the rest of the game variations have other things going on.
Game Mode 5 introduces Diagonal Movement. This allows you to move diagonally with diagonal directions on the joystick, and can make for some interesting situations. If you know what you're doing and where you're going, you can move diagonally in such a way that you can move through the other player's diagonal paths.
Game Mode 6 combines Speed Up and Diagonal Movement. Game Mode 7 is the same as Game Mode 6, but it also introduces Erase. Erase makes it so that when you hold the fire button while moving, you won't leave a trail; instead, you'll just leave empty space behind you. If you know what you're doing, you can mess with the other player.
Game Mode 8 simply has Wraparound. Wraparound allows you to move past one side of the screen and instantly re-appear on the other. You can move past the left side and end up on the right, and you can move past the right side and end up on the left.
Game Mode 9 combines Speed Up and Wraparound. Game Mode 10 combines Speed Up, Diagonal Movement and Wraparound, as does Game Mode 11. Game Mode 12 combines Speed Up, Diagonal Movement, Erase and Wraparound all in one game.
Game Modes 13 and 14 are their own thing...and I'll cover them next time.
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