my history teacher ate 2,600 lemons.

That's a lot of lemons! To begin, put the game into the Atari 2600
cartridge slot and turn it on. To start the game, press fire at the title screen. If there is an AtariVox attached, it will read data from it and start where you last saved.

Use the joystick to move the guy. Use the fire button to shoot. The guy will shoot in the direction he last moved in.

To save your progress, you need an AtariVox. If you attached one, press the select switch down and back up again. That's it. You can do this at any point in the game. Just remember there is a finite amount of saves you can save with it. The AtariVox will save your screen and your health data. You can still press the select switch down with no AtariVox, but it won't save your game.