darthkur Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) You have taken it upon yourself cross the intra-dimensional barrier to penetrate the darkened depths of the lower abyss. Alone in your "firebase" machine you face malevolent denizens of this realm. Enraged by your presence they unfold their leathery wings and with shrieking cry come at you intent to turn you into dust. Pull down on your "control grip" to activate your shields in order to repel their attack. But be wise in its use since it only has 15 seconds of energy before it needs to recharge. The ebon citadel sits high upon the blasted mountainside. It is home to the dark lord himself. To get your chance against him you must first defeat enough of his minions in order to construct a bridge over the roiling waters of the river Styx. Only then can you confront his infernal majesty and have any chance of ending his necromantic reign. Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Here is the bin for those who need it: stnh5200.bin Settings: Level 1. (default) Contest ends on: 5-11-09 at 1:00am EST. Final High Scores: 1st: Cafeman - 413,200 +11 2nd: ckirkman - 237,200 +10 3rd: roadrunner - 145,400 +9 4th: LaserHawk - 135,400 +8 5th: atariron82 - 112,200 +7 6th: darthkur - 106,300 +6 7th: DensB68 - DensB68 +5 8th: mightymage - 45,900 +4 9th: NoahsMyBro - 44,300 +3 10th: RangerG - 43,900 +2 11th: doctorclu - 36,700 +1 12th: chuckwalla - 15,500 +1 Current Standings: 1st: Cafeman (48) 2nd: darthkur (46) (2) 3rd: ckirkman (30) 3rd: doctorclu (30) (2) 4th: roadrunner (29) 5th: bohoki (26) (1) 6th: DensB68 (21) 7th: Scihorror (14) 7th: RangerG (14) 8th: LarcenTyler (12) 9th: LaserHawk (10) 9th: NoahsMyBro (10) 10th: Shannon (9) 11th: MIKE5200 (7) 11th: thursday83 (7) 12th: midnight magicman (6) 13th: atari_envy (5) 13th: Mingy Jongo (5) Numbers in RED are accumulated points. Numbers in BLUE are number of rounds won. Link to the official manual: Taken from the arcade machine out of necessity. Edited May 11, 2009 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 You have taken it upon yourself cross the intra-dimensional barrier to penetrate the darkened depths of the lower abyss. Alone in your "firebase" machine you face malevolent denizens of this realm. Enraged by your presence they unfold their leathery wings and with shrieking cry come at you intent to turn you into dust. Pull down on your "control grip" to activate your shields in order to repel their attack. But be wise in its use since it only has 15 seconds of energy before it needs to recharge. The ebon citadel sits high upon the blasted mountainside. It is home to the dark lord himself. To get your chance against him you must first defeat enough of his minions in order to construct a bridge over the roiling waters of the river Styx. Only then can you confront his infernal majesty and have any chance of ending his necromantic reign. Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Here is the bin for those who need it: stnh5200.bin Settings: Level 1. (default) Contest ends on: 5-11-09 at 1:00am EST. Current High Scores: None Current Standings: 1st: Cafeman (48) 2nd: darthkur (46) (2) 3rd: ckirkman (30) 3rd: doctorclu (30) (2) 4th: roadrunner (29) 5th: bohoki (26) (1) 6th: DensB68 (21) 7th: Scihorror (14) 7th: RangerG (14) 8th: LarcenTyler (12) 9th: LaserHawk (10) 9th: NoahsMyBro (10) 10th: Shannon (9) 11th: MIKE5200 (7) 11th: thursday83 (7) 12th: midnight magicman (6) 13th: atari_envy (5) 13th: Mingy Jongo (5) Numbers in RED are accumulated points. Numbers in BLUE are number of rounds won. Link to the official manual: Taken from the arcade machine out of necessity. Was this game ever ported to the 5200? I have seen it mentioned a few times but I do not have it listed in my price guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Was this game ever ported to the 5200? I have seen it mentioned a few times but I do not have it listed in my price guide. Not officially it wasn't. It, along with several others, were converted to the 5200 from the Atari 800 series computers. Edited April 27, 2009 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Was this game ever ported to the 5200? I have seen it mentioned a few times but I do not have it listed in my price guide. Not officially it wasn't. It, along with several others, were converted to the 5200 from the Atari 800 series computers. So there is no cart for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Was this game ever ported to the 5200? I have seen it mentioned a few times but I do not have it listed in my price guide. Not officially it wasn't. It, along with several others, were converted to the 5200 from the Atari 800 series computers. So there is no cart for it? Not that I am aware of but I''m certain one of the talented people on the forums here could easily make one. Alternately, you can use an Atarimax flash cart to play on the actual 5200 as well. Edited April 27, 2009 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'll start with 11,800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 43,900 The stock controller seems pretty good for this game (except you got to push the top fire button a lot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i boycott on the grounds that this is not an atari 5200 cart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 i boycott on the grounds that this is not an atari 5200 cart Hmmmm... kinda limits the high score thread. Do what I do prior to getting the Atarimax flash, just play on emulation for this term. (I would play on the Dreamcast Atari800, if you have a Dreamcast I can help give instructions on how to set that up.) One day when we play Bounty Bob Strikes Back I will have probably have to use my Dreamcast again, since that is the only game that does not work on the Atarimax flash cart. In support of Satan's Hollow, fun game, glad it was ported to the 5200 because it fits the quality library of the 5200 very well. My opening score... 36,700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 15,500. A very underated game. I also have this on a multicart for the Atari 8-bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightymage Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 45,900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaserHawk Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 LaserHawk battle his most sinister enemy yet, his mother-in-law and claims this many evil mother-in-law score number.............. 135,400 LaserHawk must now return to the castle of mother-in-law doom!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Was this game ever ported to the 5200? I have seen it mentioned a few times but I do not have it listed in my price guide. Not officially it wasn't. It, along with several others, were converted to the 5200 from the Atari 800 series computers. So there is no cart for it? There's a cart for it. Have a look see: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 145,400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckirkman Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 129,400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 72,600 Just when things were goin' good..... all Hell broke loose! So many demons to slay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 106,300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 104,600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckirkman Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 134,300. I think this is a great game. Too bad it was not available back in the day when I got my 5200 for Christmas. Oh well, I am glad it was converted for our enjoyment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Played a round tonight and did even better! 122,100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Uggh. First night playing this round - 12,500 Tried using a new (to me, from a garage sale last weekend) MS Sidewinder 2 joystick. My next attempt will be with my trusty CX-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 OK, improving a bit - 34,900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I had no familiarity with this game until now. You don't start to get the high scores until you get a lot of flags on the castle, then defeat satan. I think you get 1,000 points for each flag (and each black flag represents 10 flags). My strategy is to ignore building the bridge and just shooting the enemies until there are at least 5 flags on the castle. On waves with the red birds (which drop bombs) and/or the little men which drop bombs which stick around at ground level, they become my top priority. Shoot like crazy until those guys are gone. Then I can proceed with building the next bridge, using whatever enemies are left. One unique thing that I didn't realize at first - you can move when your shield is activated. Thus you can get past busy areas at screen bottom to a safe spot, if you are careful. Also, on the waves where the enemies form a column and descend , you can activate the shield and get under them, shooting like crazy and clearing them all out before the shield runs out of juice. Another thing I don't understand completely - sometimes you have more on-screen shots. Is this a power-up ? I keep feeling like I should be able to score better but usually I die several times with piddly scores. Gotta be more careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 ...Another thing I don't understand completely - sometimes you have more on-screen shots. Is this a power-up ? I've noticed that as well. I'm not certain if it's intended or not but it does seem like, occasionally, you can have a stream of bullets flying through the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I noticed that as well, and thought you got more allowed shots on-screen on higher levels, but I wasn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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