DrMooCowz Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Regular: 78000 Bonus: 43000 I was barely beating my bonus score consistently, then just had a really lucky streak where two enemies crashed into each other multiple times in a row! I'm doubting I'll beat my score here, but will try some more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) I find a good method is to roll your tank bankwards continuously. When you see two enemies on your radar, center yourself so they are on either side of you and there are no tanks directly behind you that can shoot you in the back. When you're in a position where you're facing a tank head-on, move backwards and to the left out of their line of fire. This way, when the enemy tank shoots, the shot will look like it's rolling off to the side from your perspective. You can then go in for the kill because the enemy tank takes a few seconds before it can fire again. When the yellow tanks show up....I keep the enemy tanks at 11 o'clock and 2 o'clock and go in reverse. When I hear the enemy shoot.... I keep going backwards until the bullet passes in front of me...then I turn and shoot back. Great tips! Game 1: 165,000 Edited January 23, 2018 by Nathan Strum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Looks like oyama, voodoo chilly and darrin9999 didn't get added to the standings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Game 1: 70000 points, slightly better but not enough, hopes for next week: Dig Dug or Kangaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielJSorenson Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Sit and Spin Score: 29000 Difficulty: B/B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Getting Better Game 1: 107000 points thanks for the tips: AtariWarlord, Vocelli Edited January 23, 2018 by Leto27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Bonus 49,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Looks like oyama, voodoo chilly and darrin9999 didn't get added to the standings. Ok... fixed. Sorry to those gamers. There were a lot of people playing and a lot of scores! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 When I got shot I thought my cartridge was going out on me. Why did they program it to look like your screen is screwing up? LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Game 1 38000 Bonus 32000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) When I got shot I thought my cartridge was going out on me. Why did they program it to look like your screen is screwing up? LOL Because you're supposed to be remote-controlling a robot tank Edited January 23, 2018 by S.BAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 116000 NORMAL Battlezone is 80% luck 20% skill. That's how I can get 39K in one game and 116K the very next game. It all comes down to which targets appear and where and if they get off fast enough cheap shots on you. As said before backing up is the best strategy there is. Also, I try to keep the pink UFOs on the screen in later levels to eat up radar space so the tanks can't gang up on me. I've beat my personal high score already so I've likely peaked this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Battlezone is 80% luck 20% skill. That's how I can get 39K in one game and 116K the very next game. It all comes down to which targets appear and where and if they get off fast enough cheap shots on you. As said before backing up is the best strategy there is. Also, I try to keep the pink UFOs on the screen in later levels to eat up radar space so the tanks can't gang up on me. Yeah, the cheap-shot aspect of it really bothers me. In a sit-and-spin game, you can get shot from behind before scoring any points, or get to 30,000 on your first tank, then lose everything in rapid succession. Some games will send missile after missile, others you'll never even see one. The difficulty ramping needed to be tweaked a lot more before this thing hit the shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The difficulty ramping needed to be tweaked a lot more before this thing hit the shelves. I'm 99.9% sure they didnt care about THAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jablestown Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 83,000 - Normal 36,000 - Bonus I freaking love the death effects on this one. So unique. Enjoyed this quite a bit. If the baby starts sleeping, I'll make another attempt at it before end of week~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 45,000. Game 1. A little better. I think I am listed twice on the leader board. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel M'Vada Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Yes!! Robot Tank is one of my all time favorite… oh, wait a minute… it's 2600 Battlezone. Battlezone: 70000 Actually, after a couple dozen games I'm getting the hang of it!Battlezone BONUS: 22000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Improved score: 50,000 updated Sit and Spin: 42,000 Edited January 24, 2018 by G-type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 80,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarQ Massacres Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 39,000 for sit 'n spin, no picdon't think I can do any better for this, so I feel like I'm done for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Game One 136,000. I agree there are a lot of cheap shots in this game. If a tank spawns behind you and shoots immediately there's literally nothing you can do to avoid it. Edited January 24, 2018 by AtariWarlord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) GAME 1 31,000. First time plating this. I had always been a big fan of Activisions Robot Tank. I like this game but prefer Robot Tank. By they way, how do you dodge enemy fire? I can seem to get out of the way fast enough. Edited January 25, 2018 by RetroGameCovers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacey Invader Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 But its so amazing! When I got shot I thought my cartridge was going out on me. Why did they program it to look like your screen is screwing up? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakyturtleegg Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Which position do you put the switches in for "Fun?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarQ Massacres Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Which position do you put the switches in for "Fun?" this game does not have that feature 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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