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[Ikrananka]

Time Pilot





Prepare for fierce aerial combat with aircraft that span the years since the dawn of aviation!

Game Information

Game Name: Time Pilot
Released by: Coleco, 1983
Original arcade game by: Konami / Centuri, 1982
CV HSC High Score: NA
TwinGalaxies High Score: 75,700 by Alan (Aug 2001)
Settings: Skill 2
This game was suggested by: ColecoDan

Challenge

You will receive 1 bonus point for earning the final medal (screenshot required).

Contest Ends

Saturday, 10 September 2011 at 1:00AM EST


Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC Rules


Final Scores

1. atariron82 158,300 [+10]
2. patbb 106,300 [+9]
3. ed1475 91,500 [+8] [+1]
4. Mangia-Boy 60,900 [+6]
5. jblenkle 54,900 [+4]
6. JacobZu7zu7 38,900 [+2]
7. Ikrananka 36,800 [+1]
8. roadrunner 29,700 [+1]
9. rmaerz 29,000 [+1]


Leaderboard

1. Mangia-Boy [31] (4)
2. patbb [25] (4) 1
2. jblenkle [25] (4) 1
4. ed1475 [19] (4) 1 1
5. chuckwalla [15] (2)
6. Ikrananka [14] (4)
7. Ms. Do [13] (1) 1
8. purenergy [10] (2)
8. atariron82 [10] (2)
10. JacobZu7zu7 [7] (4)
11. ColecoDan [6] (1)
12. Yurkie [5] (2)
13. roadrunner [2] (2)
14. rmaerz [2] (1)
15. cmart604 [1] (1)
15. NIAD [1] (1)

[ ] = Points
( ) = Rounds Played
BLUE = Rounds Won
GOLD = Seasons Won

Edited by Ikrananka, Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:35 PM.

[patbb]

42,900 + medal

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[JacobZu7zu7]

15,000

[rmaerz]

29,000

This is a game that could be remade using the 2600 driving controller. The collision detection is a bit off and the scrolling is choppy. It's too bad because it's a great arcade shooter.

[jblenkle]

Time Pilot - 38,000

[Mangia-Boy]

Time Pilot - Level 2 :  60.900

[patbb]

rmaerz, on Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:53 PM, said:

29,000

This is a game that could be remade using the 2600 driving controller. The collision detection is a bit off and the scrolling is choppy. It's too bad because it's a great arcade shooter.

PLT29000.jpg

And the background color should always be blue.
And the enemies bullet should be a different color than yours.
And the parachute should be a different color than the clouds.

[Ikrananka]

36,800

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[ed1475]

81,600

So close to getting the final medal.

[JacobZu7zu7]

38,900


This Time Pilot is tougher then the 2600 version I think.

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[patbb]

JacobZu7zu7, on Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:21 PM, said:

38,900


This Time Pilot is tougher then the 2600 version I think.

It's harder than the arcade!

[rmaerz]

Will there be leader board updates in the OP before the round is over?

[Ikrananka]

rmaerz, on Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:22 AM, said:

Will there be leader board updates in the OP before the round is over?

Yes.  I'm out of town with work at the moment and don't have access to my tracking spreadsheet.  I will post the leaderboard as well as update the current high scores on Saturday.

[jblenkle]

Time Pilot - 44,100 + medal

Edited by jblenkle, Thu Sep 1, 2011 7:56 PM.

[jblenkle]

I just had an interesting glitch occur on Time Pilot. I was in the 1940s level and shot the required 20 planes, but the red plane never appeared so I couldn't advance to the next level. It never did appear for any of my remaining lives...weird!!!

[atariron82]

Another arcade favourite! This port should have been so much better    It suffers from all those factors mentioned(in patbb's post) albeit unnecessarily. It seems harder than the arcade because we're starting on Skill level 2, instead of the natural progression through level 1. It might otherwise be more fun for everyone

43,600

Edited by atariron82, Sat Sep 3, 2011 1:11 AM.

[Ikrananka]

Okay folks - the leaderboard has now been added to the OP as well as the high scores submitted to date.

I am considering adjusting the +1 bonus point eligibility from having to achieve the "final" medal to just the first medal due to the sheer difficulty of Skill 2.  Let me know what you think - I'll go with the majority view on this.

Edited by Ikrananka, Sat Sep 3, 2011 6:08 PM.

[Yurkie]

Ikrananka, on Sat Sep 3, 2011 6:07 PM, said:

Okay folks - the leaderboard has now been added to the OP as well as the high scores submitted to date.

I am considering adjusting the +1 bonus point eligibility from having to achieve the "final" medal to just the first medal due to the sheer difficulty of Skill 2.  Let me know what you think - I'll go with the majority view on this.

I don't think changing something after the contest starts is a good thing to do.

[rmaerz]

Yurkie, on Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:46 PM, said:

Ikrananka, on Sat Sep 3, 2011 6:07 PM, said:

Okay folks - the leaderboard has now been added to the OP as well as the high scores submitted to date.

I am considering adjusting the +1 bonus point eligibility from having to achieve the "final" medal to just the first medal due to the sheer difficulty of Skill 2.  Let me know what you think - I'll go with the majority view on this.

I don't think changing something after the contest starts is a good thing to do.

Agreed.

Besides, I think bonus points in HSCs are bogus. In some instances, people are given bonus points that have nothing to do with their ability to play the game. The season champion could be decided on whether a player drew a picture of Popeye or not.

[ed1475]

new high score: 83,000

Got the final medal this time.

I think the +1 should just be for the final medal.

[Ikrananka]

Okay folks, thanks for the feedback and it is well taken.  We'll leave the challenge as a +1 for the "final" medal only.  Having struggled with this game on Skill 2 I wasn't even sure if the final medal was achievable.  ed1475 has proven me wrong so the challenge seems to be quite valid as-is.

BTW - I now have moderator status for this forum - thank you Albert.

Edited by Ikrananka, Sun Sep 4, 2011 1:53 PM.

[atariron82]

I finally got my wings!! I was awarded posthumously after a kamikazi raid on the mothership

87,100

[patbb]

77,700

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[ed1475]

another new high score: 91,500

[jblenkle]

Time Pilot - 54,900

Edited by jblenkle, Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:48 PM.