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2600 High Score Club - Week 17/18:

Homebrew Heyday!

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CLARIFICATION: No use of cheats, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that would give you an unfair advantage in this HSC. No game enhancements or special favorite settings are allowed for play in the 2600 HSC, unless specifically authorized by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! (Jacob/BAZ.)

 

 

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Oystron

Released By: Hozer Video Games 2007

Programmed By: Piero Cavina

Left Difficulty: A (ship bounces off the wall)

Right Difficulty: B

Game Mode: Default

 

The HSC Record for Oystron: 47,530 by Thomas Jentzsch (Original High Score Club Season 5 Week 42, 2008)

Beat the record for +2 bonus points!

 

 

 

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Lead

Released By: AtariAge 2008

Programmed By: Simone Sierra

Left Difficulty: B

Right Difficulty: B

Game Mode: Default; No Continues

 

The HSC Record for Lead: 2,479 by Gorfy (Harmony Games Season 2 Week 11, 2013)

Break the record for +2 bonus points!

 

 

 

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Wall Jump Ninja

Released By: AtariAge 2015

Programmed By: [Walaber]

Left Difficulty: B

Right Difficulty: B

Game Mode: Default

 

The HSC Record for Wall Jump Ninja: Never been played!

Set the HSC record for +1 bonus point

 

 

 

 

 

---> This contest consists of three games and lasts two weeks. <---

 

Post your scores right here in this thread. They will be duly added to the high score list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone else. Please refer to the rules thread for further information on what is allowed and if you have any more questions about what is considered fair play, feel free to ask about it here.

Have Fun !

The deadline for posting scores is 11:59:59 PM (EST) the evening of May 28th, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

bonus: What game would you make for the 2600?

 

Tell us what game you would make if you were to make an Atari 2600 homebrew game. Would it be a port of an arcade game? A port from another system? Or something original? :arrow: +2 bonus pts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oystron High Scores

(Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there)

 

1. 25,140 S.BAZ +20

2. 19,750 oyamafamily +19

3. 15,560 DarQ Massacres +18

4. 15,390 KaeruYojimbo +17

5. 14,070 Jin +16

6. 14,030 darthkur +15

7. 13,570 snakeboy +14

8. 12,600 nads +13

9. 10,680 AtariWarlord +12

10. 8,850 CapitanClassic +11

11. 6,240 Diamonds +10

12. 5,900 TheHoboInYourRoom +9

13. 3,480 RJ +8

14. 2,610 Abel M'Vada +7

15. 2,540 Atarian7 +6

16. 2,190 Raccoony Dave +5

17. 1,880 Piggles +4

18. 1,200 karokoenig +3

19. 1,090 Lauren Tyler +2

20. 1,010 Vocelli +1

 

 

 

 

 

Lead High Scores

(Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there)

 

1. 4,706 Jin +19 :arrow: record-breaker :-o (+2)

2. 3,220 DarQ Massacres +18 :-o (+2)

3. 3,202 snakeboy +17 :arrow: record-breaker :-o (+2)

4. 3,055 Atarian7 +16 :arrow: record-breaker :-o (+2)

5. 2,641 oyamafamily +15 :arrow: record-breaker :-o (+2)

6. 2,617 TheHoboInYourRoom +14 :arrow: record-breaker :-o (+2)

7. 2,542 darthkur +13 :arrow: record-breaker :-o (+2)

8. 2,132 Abel M'Vada +12

9. 1,678 Lauren Tyler +11

10. 1,571 S.BAZ +10

11. 1,494 Vocelli +9

12. 1,305 KaeruYojimbo +8

13. 1,245 CapitanClassic +7

14. 1,131 nads +6

15. 1,083 Diamonds +5

16. 1,005 Raccoony Dave +4

17. 906 AtariWarlord +3

18. 900 Piggles +2

19. 300 karokoenig +1

 

 

 

 

 

Wall Jump Ninja High Scores

(Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there)

 

1. 76 DarQ Massacres +20(+1)

2. 67 snakeboy +19

3. 66 Jin +15

66 S.BAZ +15

66 oyamafamily +15

66 Diamonds +15

7. 65 darthkur +13

65 Atarian7 +13

9. 63 Abel M'Vada +11

63 nads +11

11. 62 KaeruYojimbo +9

62 Lauren Tyler +9

13. 59 CapitanClassic +8

14. 56 TheHoboInYourRoom +7

15. 53 Vocelli +6

16. 50 Raccoony Dave +5

17. 47 karokoenig +4

18. 41 classicgamer_27330 +3

19. 33 AtariWarlord +2

20. 21 Piggles +1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals For Homebrew Weeks

1. DarQ Massacres +18+18(+2)+20(+1) -- A story-driven game w/boss fights! (+2) = 61

2. Jin +16+19(+2)+15 -- House of the Dead (+2) = 54

3. oyamafamily +19+15(+2)+15 -- Pepper II (+2) = 53

4. snakeboy +14+17(+2)+19 = 52

5. S.BAZ +20+10+15 = 45

darthkur +15+13(+2)+13 -- Man Goes Down (+2) = 45

7. nads +13+6+11 -- Pitfall 3 (+2) = 42

8. Atarian7 +6+16(+2)+13 -- A surfing game with different breaks (+2) = 39

9. KaeruYojimbo +17+8+9 -- Kampervan (+2) = 36

10. Abel M'Vada +7+12+11 -- Aquaman (+2) = 32

Diamonds +10+5+15 -- Cybernoid (+2) = 32

12. TheHoboInYourRoom +9+14(+2)+7 -- "numbers stations" (+2) = 34

13. CapitanClassic +11+7+8 -- M.U.L.E. (+2) = 28

14. Lauren Tyler +2+11+9 -- Dungeon Hunt (+2) = 24

15. AtariWarlord +12+3+2 -- Qix (+2) = 19

16. Vocelli +1+9+6 -- Zoo Keeper (+2) = 18

17. Raccoony Dave +5+4+5 -- Bombastic Bash BLOcks (+2) = 16

18. RJ +8+0+0 -- A better version of Golf (+2) = 10

19. karokoenig +3+1+4 = 8

20. Piggles +4+2+1 = 7

21. classicgamer_27330 +0+0+3 = 3

22. Buttons -- (shaving game) / Parasite Hunter (+2) = 2

toiletunes -- Card Sharks (+2) = 2

Mister-VCS -- Chase H.Q. (Fatal Run hack!) (+2) = 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Season Standings Through Week 16 (Crystal Castles)

 

1. oyamafamily 608
2. Jin 512
3. Vocelli 469
4. S.BAZ 441 ^1
5. Diamonds 440
6. snakeboy 426
7. nads 411 ^1
8. Atarian7 400
9. darthkur 387 ^1

10. CapitanClassic 386
11. KaeruYojimbo 349
12. keilbaca 332 ^1
13. TheHoboInYourRoom 330
14. Gorfy 271
15. Tony Danger 251
16. AtariWarlord 244 ^2
17. karokoenig 239
18. Lauren Tyler 238
19. Scrabbler15 230

20. toiletunes 212
21. classicgamer_27330 203
22. Mister-VCS 199 ^2

23. Hyperboy 195
24. agb 191

25. David Ward 165

26. Piggles 153 ^2
27. RaccoonyDave 151

28. McCallister 147

29. Cynicaster 142
30. bugcatcher88 131 ^3

31. SpiceWare 127
32. DarQ Massacres 123 ^3
33. LidLikesIntellivision 120 ^3

34. roadrunner 118
35. Deteacher 114
36. ed1475 112

37. DT Kofoed 106

38. DanielJSorenson 77

39. Micheloni2600 73
40. Eltigro 71

41. troff 70

42. Harrison 65

43. Northcoastgamer 63

44. Abel M'Vada 41 ^2

45. MrBubble 40

46. Buttons 29 ^6

47. Tony The 2600 28

48. Morinphen 24

49. Nathan Strum 23
50. jblenkle 22

51. Allen Schweitzer 21

52. JacobZu7zu7 15

53. MayDay 9

54. NIKON 7

55. Tickled_Pink 3
56. RJ 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New HSC -- SEASON 6 -- EXTRA INFO:

 

Expect a variety of game selections from the late '70's to early '90's as well as some Homebrew games.

 

There will be special rounds consisting of multiple games and lasting more than one week.

 

Up next -- Something by Activision :thumbsup: Fast Food!

 

Overall the NEW High Score Club Season 6 will last THROUGH August 2017.

Bracket Challenge to follow -- TOP 24 players matched up in single-elimination tournament!

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Lead! Lead!! Lead!!! *runs around screaming with excitement*

 

Okay, now that I got that out of my system this should be an interesting two weeks. Lead is pretty much tied with Dungeon for my favorite Atari 2600 homebrew, I like Wall Jump Ninja a whole lot but don't think I'm very good at it, and I've never played Oystron before.

 

 

Quick rules question about Lead though: Would I be correct in assuming that we're playing with no continues?

 

 

Bonus: If I could make any homebrew game I wanted for the Atari 2600 it would be a light gun game, specifically a de-make of The House of the Dead. I'd make it a side-scrolling game like Alien Brigade on the 7800 but with all the creatures and locations from the original The House of the Dead arcade game, including the bosses at the end of each level. I think the 2600 could really use a new light gun game. :)

 

P.S.: If I could create a homebrew game for any system at all then a good port of the original Mortal Kombat for the Atari Jaguar would be my #1 priority. The Jag needs Mortal Kombat like nobody's business!

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BONUS: I have a couple of games I would like to make for homebrew Atari 2600 (and hopefully, I WILL, eventually!). I would like to make a shaving game where you shave various body parts for different levels of difficulty: legs, armpits, back, arms, mustache, monobrow, face, head, nether regions, etc. Hair will grow constantly, too, just at different speeds, or not at all (for beginning levels). There would be a secret ending for the beard level, where if you just leave it alone, and let it grow full on, you automatically win as NATURAL MAN, lol. And I just gave away the secret.

 

The other game I want to make is tentatively called "Parasite Hunter" where you shrink down really little and go inside bodies to destroy the parasites from within! I would like for this one to be somewhat realistic and educational, where the parasites you kill are based on real parasites living creatures can get, and you kill them with methods that are really used to eradicate them. Candida yeast infections making bloated bellies on people can be fought, too! Just hero work on a miniaturized level. Different animals and people could be levels (such as the snails that crawl to the tops of trees with their parasite-ridden eyestalks acting as beacons to flying birds, crying out "EAT ME! EAT ME!") , as well as different locations (like sheep flukes in human hearts, tape worms in the intestines, the aforementioned candida, etc.).

 

As a side project, I would reprogram Chase the Chuckwagon to NOT restart the timer of paralyzation every time Chuckie is stunned to allow for less frustrating gameplay. :-)

 

 

 

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@Jin -- correct, continues are not allowed in Lead.

 

Thanks for the clarification! There wouldn't really be any point in using continues in Lead anyway if you're going for a high score, since continuing wipes out your score and starts you on a harder level than you would have started from if you just began a new game after dying. :)

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Bonus: Years ago, I was working on a port of the game show, Card Sharks. The trivia question part was simplified into a number guessing game, and the rest played as normal. It was about halfway finished when I got bogged down with different computer AI, unlockable personalities, etc. Note to programmers: Finish the basic game first, then add the special features...

Maybe someday I'll take another crack at it, for the 7800.

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I gave Oystron a few tries and I think that was enough for me. This game seriously needs a seizure warning on it, because every time the screen flashes like crazy in the warp section after the oystron bosses it makes me feel like I'm gonna toss my cookies. :woozy:

I'm done with Osytron for this round, but I'll keep working on my Wall Jump Ninja and Lead scores over the next couple weeks. And oh, S.BAZ, don't forget to tack on 2 bonus points to my Lead score for breaking the previous HSC record please. :)

 

 

Oystron (A/B Difficulty, Default Settings): 14,070

 

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Oystron on the GBA Activision Anthology OK to play?

Unless otherwise noted by S.BAZ, who has the final word, Oystron MUST BE PLAYED on Atari 2600 VCS, using your console or Stella Emulator.

 

By 2600 HSC Rules:

"...please stay away from "questionable" emulation, such as DCStella (as it does not seem to run at full speed) as well as the 10-in-1 joysticks with Atari games, the Atari Flashback, or the Intellivision collection CD's and similar commercial products. Usually these games are not emulated properly (or, in fact, completely rewritten!), which leads to slightly different gameplay and different scoring. Also, you have to play the actual 2600 version for your score... scores from (for example) the 5200 or ColecoVision port will not count. However, if these options are easier for you, then it may be worthwhile to practice with these games before taking a real run on an actual system or emulator."

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Bonus: I suppose it would be kind of a cop-out to say I would make the game I already made, which can be purchased in the AtariAge store (plug: link in my signature), or even the sequel in progress (more plugging: also linked in my signature) so my official answer is: Kampervan!

 

A few years ago, the first 2600 game I ever tried making was a port of Monaco GP, a game I loved playing in a tiny arcade in a mall that was on death's door even in the early 80's. Since then, the concept has evolved from a straight-up port to a game in which the player has to get his slow and somewhat unreliable WV camper van to the campsite before dark. Inspired by actual events.

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BONUS: I would make the classic arcade game PEPPER II as a homebrew, whose game variations are based on ColecoVision port.

 

Game 0: Easy Difficulty, 5 lives to start and 1 player (enemies at slow speed, called Roaming Eyes)

Game 1: Arcade Difficulty, 3 lives to start and 1 player (like on Arcade port)

Game 2: Expert Difficulty, 3 lives to start and 1 player (enemies at fast speed)

Games 3, 4 and 5 are the 2-player versions of Games 0, 1 and 2, respectively

Difficulty Switches has no function for this homebrew and Game 1 is the DEFAULT variation

 

Screenshot of Pepper II:

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Just to let the 2600 HSClubers know, PEPPER II is my TOP favorite game on ColecoVision port, and I consider the most irresistible game of all. In the previous week, I spent hours trying the CV games, starting with Arcade Classics (Q*Bert, Centipede, Gorf etc.) and Activision games (Beamrider and Keystone Kapers), using the emulator called COLEM.

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