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Atari 2600 Knockout Round 7: POLE POSITION

HIGH SCORE CHALLENGE GAME 7

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#26 Vocelli OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:59 AM

14... crash... reset... repeat
No wrecks on this score. A personal best. Room to improve. A bit addicting trying for the perfect run.
Vocelli: 60460

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#27 Deteacher OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:44 AM

60,910!  212"32

I kept off the grass and kept the skidding down to a minimum.  As I was rounding the last corner, I kept an eye on the timer.  It went from 16 to 15 JUST as the game was ending.  I'm convinced it's possible to finish the game with 16 seconds and crack 61K.  I just have to work on reducing my skidding more (and pass one more car.)  I think 61,160 is possible, but it has to be a perfect run.  No skidding at all.

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Edited by Deteacher, Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:45 AM.


#28 Cortat G OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:03 PM

55,440
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Ugghhh! I was doing so well, only had 1 Crash. But then, the unthinkable happens...
I was in the left lane and, a car ahead was in the right lane, he swerves into my lane, Then, without thinking, I swerve to the left, I'm in the grass, Losing time, BUT THEN!! The car is RIGHT NEXT TO ME And I can't pick up enough Speed to pass him, so Were Going the same Speed! So finally, I had to brake and let him go by. 20 Seconds. Wasted!!! :mad: :_( :woozy: :( :skull: :sad:

Edited by Cortat G, Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:04 PM.


#29 JacobZu7zu7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:06 PM

View Postcparsley, on Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:38 PM, said:

View PostJacobZu7zu7, on Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:38 PM, said:

View Postcparsley, on Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:35 PM, said:

Jacob, I'm ahead of Gorfy lol

Yup, I now see that, will fix that this update now...

Since were on the mistake topic, the rankings for last rounds, INTV Blockade Runner, went 10/8/6/4/2/1...
Did you change it, because normally it's 10-9-8-6-4-2-1.

Actually it was scored the 10-9-8-6-4-2-1, a non KO player "goldenband" got the 9.

Oh yeah... and there's no 7. Alrighty then.... lol

#30 JacobZu7zu7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:08 PM

There's some very fine scores up! It's only Tuesday... and we got almost all 60 and high 50ks...

Well done players. :-o :thumbsup:

#31 oyamafamily OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:54 PM

NEW ATTEMPT - 57,380

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#32 Gorfy OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:11 PM

60,660

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#33 Scrabbler15 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:19 PM

60,460

I had a new personal best of 60,410 and immediately followed that with this newer, new personal best.  After which, I went back to my usual student-driver crashing self.

Improvement gets harder and harder to come by on this.
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#34 LarcenTyler OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:50 PM

55,960

Ran out of time on the final lap...

#35 Gorfy OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:34 AM

60910  212"65
Went off road a couple times and skid around a good deal, so it looks like a score over 61000 is indeed possible!

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#36 oyamafamily OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:46 PM

WOO HOOO! RACE FINISHED WITHOUT CRASHES!!
59,310 / 220"51

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#37 Fallout_002 OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:23 PM

On the board:
59,510
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#38 oyamafamily OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:40 PM

14,000...CRASH...RESET GAME...REPEAT...UNTIL I COMPLETE THE RACE WITH SUCCESS.
NEW SCORE - 59,910 (Very close to 60K)!

Edited by oyamafamily, Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:45 PM.


#39 Zoyx OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:36 AM

60660 - 213"48

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#40 toymailman OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:27 AM

Need to get a higher score than by current zero!  I should be able to get some quality playtime in this weekend.

Also, are we using total time as a tiebreaker for entries with the same score?

#41 Zoyx OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:48 AM

View Posttoymailman, on Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:27 AM, said:

Also, are we using total time as a tiebreaker for entries with the same score?
No. I add the time because it is interesting trivia. We did that the last time this was played. We also had a mini-contest on fastest practice lap.

#42 classicgamer_27330 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:26 AM

58,860

#43 Zoyx OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:51 AM

For reference, the two previous times it was played.

2005
2009

#44 LarcenTyler OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:33 PM

Finally won the Grand Prix.

Final Score: 58,660

Total Time: 223"08

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#45 JacobZu7zu7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:44 PM

Scrabbler15

This player has been selected randomly, to choose a letter 'n number, for our 8th game.
A PM has been sent!... I will announce the game as soon as it's choosen by Scrabbler15.

A - X/2/3/4/X
B - 1/2/3/X/5
C - 1/2/X/4/5
D - 1/2/3/X/5
E - 1/X/3/X/5

EVERYONE HAS UNTIL SUNDAYS END, TO GET A NEW POLE POSITION SCORE IN,
I HAVE NO RECORDED SCORE, BY 2 K.O. PLAYERS...(NOT INCLUDING MYSELF)

0 - Jifremok
0 - toymailman


#46 JacobZu7zu7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:48 PM

C-5 has been selected by Scrabbler15 and it's the game,

Adventures of Tron by Mattel. The game choice of (phaxda) who hasn't shown up yet!

Edited by JacobZu7zu7, Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:52 PM.


#47 JacobZu7zu7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:05 PM

View Posttoymailman, on Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:27 AM, said:

Need to get a higher score than by current zero!  I should be able to get some quality playtime in this weekend.

Also, are we using total time as a tiebreaker for entries with the same score?

I decided against it, in case the two lowest scores are tied... it would be a real bummer
for a player to lose out, though finishing on the "same seconds".

If the bottom two players tie the general score, there will be a race off to see who's safe...

#48 oyamafamily OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:52 PM

FINAL ATTEMPT - 60,710 / 213"77

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WOO HOOOO!! Got to 60K club, which is my goal in 2600 Pole Position.

#49 Cortat G OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:19 PM

Inprovement
59,060
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221"73
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#50 classicgamer_27330 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:18 PM

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