+Cafeman Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm trying to figure out which of those enemies I hate the most. Either Diamond Rings (I can't hit 'em) or Steam Irons, I'd say. When the bullets start dropping fast (3rd "level" I think is when I notice it), it can get tricky to hit things. I use guided missiles so I endanger myself guiding the missing to line up with where the bombs are falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 166,220 Camera back up and running and I finally found my game ! Awesome score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm trying to figure out which of those enemies I hate the most. Either Diamond Rings (I can't hit 'em) or Steam Irons, I'd say. When the bullets start dropping fast (3rd "level" I think is when I notice it), it can get tricky to hit things. I use guided missiles so I endanger myself guiding the missing to line up with where the bombs are falling. I have troubles with those things that drop down in 3 straight lines and move side to side.. Most of my life losses are in the early to middle rounds. once I am over 80k it seems to get easier for me. its faster and I can react rather than wait. Rings and bow ties are snap for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Awesome score! Thanks champ ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 133,050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Personal best , not enough for 1st place though: 165,690. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Personal best , not enough for 1st place though: 165,690. Good enough for the bonus point though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Just barely beat my old high score... 155,350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 169,920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 This is my last entry even if it is beaten. It's my personal best: 197,300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) This is my last entry even if it is beaten. It's my personal best: 197,300. Mega-score! Edited October 29, 2012 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Megamania - (Straight Or Guided Missiles Your Choice) sdamon 154,260 (BUSTED) NEW: pending - 197,300 sdamon (defending) Current scores: 197,300 sdamon +1 ... 165,690 Cafeman +1 Zylon! I think you have confused sdamon and Cafeman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Had a few rounds with this one. Some really dodgy attack patterns I've yet to get a handle on (like everything from the 2nd 'ice cream sandwich'? wave forward) : 67,390 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 172,260 Having scored 61k last season on this game I am very happy with this score ,which might be as far as I can get. There is a lot to be said for NEVER turning off your console when you are hot as I have hit a brick wall playing Some claim repetition makes perfect, I believe it also can lead to bad habits and mistakes in places that would otherwise never rear their head. I'm wiped out !!! Cafeman that is one show stopping score !! This may be one of those scores that never falls ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) There is a lot to be said for NEVER turning off your console when you are hot as I have hit a brick wall playing Some claim repetition makes perfect, I believe it also can lead to bad habits and mistakes in places that would otherwise never rear their head. I'm wiped out !!! Yeah, I played a whole bunch of rounds kept getting just a few thousand under my previous score, then for a while I wasn't even breaking 100K. I found I was dying in stupid places. I started to feel wiped out, so I took a break and returned later on and had broken the bad habits and finally I did better than ever. One of my bad habits was to instinctively dodge left as enemies were flying above me and I was trying to get back to the left side of the screen. I kept getting hit in the same way over and over. I found it better to just sit still at certain times, and the bullets would miss me. I started to say "BULLETS!" in the same way a brit would say "BOLLOCKS!" Edited October 29, 2012 by Cafeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Zylon! I think you have confused sdamon and Cafeman! yep. I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yeah, I played a whole bunch of rounds kept getting just a few thousand under my previous score, then for a while I wasn't even breaking 100K. I found I was dying in stupid places. I started to feel wiped out, so I took a break and returned later on and had broken the bad habits and finally I did better than ever. One of my bad habits was to instinctively dodge left as enemies were flying above me and I was trying to get back to the left side of the screen. I kept getting hit in the same way over and over. I found it better to just sit still at certain times, and the bullets would miss me. I started to say "BULLETS!" in the same way a brit would say "BOLLOCKS!" I am with you all the way, and I fell into the same trap.... I kept telling my wife all week that I needed a minimum of 85k to win this round... I may have over played my hand far to early posting, but figured as the scores kept going up and the lack of participation , why not post every score !!!! Once you put up your BIG score, and after nearly 40 hours of continual play , pulling my hair out , I had had enough... This is one of my all time fave 5200 games, to best my personal by 2.5 times was great, and rather than ruin it, and never want to play it again, I figure I now have another milestone to breach , live to play another day. Cafeman, for lack of a better term, you have dick swinging my friend ,your score this round is beyond awesome & I am happy to see you win !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Now that this round is all but over...I have to say that I prefer the 2600 version over this one for game play...the timings are different . But for graphics I prefer this version. If there were any way to combine the two...ooohhh man would that be a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 103,000 Not a personal best, but I did crack 100ks... not bad. I wasn't in the Mega-mood! It seemed tougher this time around... them Irons!!! They aren't that difficult, but seem in a bad placement of the object rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Now that this round is all but over...I have to say that I prefer the 2600 version over this one for game play...the timings are different . But for graphics I prefer this version. If there were any way to combine the two...ooohhh man would that be a hoot. I would agree that the 2600 version is maybe smoother, .. more fluid ?... Graphics on the 5200 far superior . hey there are pos/negs on the Up ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 103,000 Not a personal best, but I did crack 100ks... not bad. I wasn't in the Mega-mood! It seemed tougher this time around... them Irons!!! They aren't that difficult, but seem in a bad placement of the object rotation. Them b-tard irons cost me huge this round !!! It's all good though and am happy to see the scores finally coming in for this port !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Still cant make it past the second dice round Congrads to Cafeman! : 70,940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yeah, I agree peedenmark... the Irons come around late in the game... and some Mega-burn out seems to happen at that time. Oh yeah, ...best wishes on a full speedy recovery for that hand zylon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I often lose 3 lives on the 2nd round of Dice. The 3rd round is actually a bit easier to me, although it is faster. It's been a few HSC rounds since I joined it; I had a good time, but as with some others, I'm done with 5200 MM for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thanks to all who played and make sure you join us in round 18. Cafeman takes both the win and the HSC record. Current HSC record: Megamania - (Straight Or Guided Missiles Your Choice) NEW: 197,300 Cafeman Final scores: 197,300 Cafeman +1+11=12 172,260 peedenmark7 +1+10=11 155,350 sdamon +1+9=10 133,050 Liduario +8 103,000 JacobZu7zu7 +7 101,190 NIKON +6 99,620 jblenkle +5 89,070 zylon +4 70,940 atariron82 +3 55,960 roadrunner +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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