Ikrananka Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Fathom Free Neptune's daughter by finding the missing pieces of the Trident! Change forms. As a seagull, touch clouds - they'll disappear! Beware bumping black birds. Make magic stars appear. They're your key to finding the Trident. Return to the sea and become a dolphin. Avoid seaweed, ominous sharks, deadly octopuses and other threatening fish. Touch sea horses for special help! Scorching volcanoes present a special challenge! Beware the deadly fireballs! Can you find the Trident pieces, free the mermaid and reach the next sea - where the challenge is even greater!. Game Information Game Name: Fathom Released by: Imagic, 1984 Original arcade game by: N/A CV HSC High Score: None TwinGalaxies High Score: Website Down Settings: Level 1 This game was suggested by: atariron82 Contest Ends Saturday, 23 February 2013 at 1:00AM EST Contest Rules The HSC rules can be found here Final High Scores 1. Northcoastgamer 8,404 [+100] 2. jblenkle 7,428 [+88] 3. atariron82 4,273 [+51] 4. ed1475 2,808 [+33] 5. darthkur 2,669 [+32] 6. roadrunner 1,698 [+20] 7. Darrin9999 250 [+3] Leaderboard 1. Northcoastgamer [582] (6) 5 2. jblenkle [519] (12) 1 3. ed1475 [456] (12) 1 1 4. skosh [403] (9) 5. roadrunner [298] (12) 6. Ikrananka [260] (7) 7. darthkur [258] (5) 8. Darrin9999 [240] (10) 1 9. JEFF31 [234] (7) 10. NE146 [200] (2) 2 11. Mangia-Boy [164] (2) 1 1 12. Liduario [144] (7) 13. patbb [141] (3) 1 14. WispFollower [119] (3) 15. atariaddict82 [101] (5) 16. ChuckH [98] (2) 17. craigm71 [97] (3) 18. Manoau2002 [90] (2) 19. gavvv [85] (1) 20. sean49938 [74] (2) 21. kelman66 [66] (4) 22. mc#4 [65] (3) 23. atariron82 [25] (1) 24. sega_SHARK [15] (1) 25. Mister VCS [2] (1) [ ] = Points ( ) = Rounds Played BLUE = Rounds Won GOLD = Seasons Won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I guess this game's not too popular I'll lead things off 1,538 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Fathom - 2,655 Never could figure this game out in the olden days...had a previous high score of 250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Can anyone tell me the significance of white clouds as opposed to yellow clouds...and black seahorses as opposed to yellow seahorses? They appear to take away points, but are they of any other use? I can't find any reference to them in the instructions. On several instances I have not been able to find any additional yellow clouds/seahorses and have not collected the trident...does this mean there is no way to complete the level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Fathom - 2,883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 OK, this is weird...I just noticed the original FATHOM notice was posted Feb. 9...I've been checking daily and never saw it until this morning, Feb. 14. Fathom - Skill/Level 1 Both Pitfall and Fathom rounds will be updated tomorrow (10th Feb). Sorry for the delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Fathom - 2,945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 2,808 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Pitfall! and Fathom posts now updated - sorry for the delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 250 Have no clue as to what I`m supposed to do in this game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 First you have to dive down and get the two yellow seahorses...then you surface and become a bird. You will notice a compass on the screen telling you which way to fly. Collect the yellow clouds...after you collect two on a particular screen, you will see a star to collect and you will be awarded a piece of Neptune's Trident. You need both pieces of it. After you get both, collect as many other yellow clouds as you can before they turn white/gray. The yellow clouds add time to your counter. White ones take it away. Then return to the open ocean screen and dive down. Avoid the black seahorses and jellyfish. Go down another level and navigate down through the seaweed. You will find a wrecked ship. You must avoid the Octopus and touch the figurehead on the bow of the ship releasing Neptina(?)...you will then start over, but it will be harder...no compass to start with...do the same stuff as before and it will eventually appear to guide you. The first two levels aren't that hard, but I have yet to complete the third level. Here is a PDF of the manual: Fathom.pdf 250 Have no clue as to what I`m supposed to do in this game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 First you have to dive down and get the two yellow seahorses...then you surface and become a bird. You will notice a compass on the screen telling you which way to fly. Collect the yellow clouds...after you collect two on a particular screen, you will see a star to collect and you will be awarded a piece of Neptune's Trident. You need both pieces of it. After you get both, collect as many other yellow clouds as you can before they turn white/gray. The yellow clouds add time to your counter. White ones take it away. Then return to the open ocean screen and dive down. Avoid the black seahorses and jellyfish. Go down another level and navigate down through the seaweed. You will find a wrecked ship. You must avoid the Octopus and touch the figurehead on the bow of the ship releasing Neptina(?)...you will then start over, but it will be harder...no compass to start with...do the same stuff as before and it will eventually appear to guide you. The first two levels aren't that hard, but I have yet to complete the third level. Here is a PDF of the manual: Fathom.pdf Thanks Jblenkle! I`ll see if I can better my awesome score or 250... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Fathom - 2,980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) I don't know why my previous score shows 99 for health. I was dead and the shark was just going across the screen. I played it again and did a little better. I also recorded my gameplay avi file on bluemsx but it's 2.70 GB in size. Way too big to post here. 1,698 Edited February 18, 2013 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) I think this game has bugs in it...I've twice experienced a scoring bug where the score counter just takes off wildly and continues upward. I let it run the 2nd time just to see what would happen when it hit 99,999, but for some strange reason it quit at 67,930. I think it took about 15 minutes to reach that as I watched the Dolphin jump out of the water continuously...Both times you could continue playing the game even with the score counter going upward. I am not...by the way...submitting that score for the HSC...but here is a screenshot... I don't know why my previous score shows 99 for health. I was dead and the shark was just going across the screen. I played it again and did a little better. I also recorded my gameplay avi file on bluemsx but it's 2.70 GB in size. Way too big to post here. 1,698 Edited February 18, 2013 by jblenkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Nice lesser known game from Imagic, somewhat similar to Wing War. Once you get the general idea down as to the game-play, the only thing otherwise "unfathomable" is the steep grade of difficulty beginning in level 3. Oh..and..will somebody get me a spear-gun for that pesky octopus!!? ,..the trident doesn't seem to do a whole lot 1,688 Edited February 19, 2013 by atariron82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Anyone ever play the TI 99 version of Fathom? The underwater part looks a bit different and the game has voice. I made a video. On level 2 i was having trouble finding the last trident piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbrgGR9cWuo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Is that on an emulator? It looks harder than the ColecoVision version. Anyone ever play the TI 99 version of Fathom? The underwater part looks a bit different and the game has voice. I made a video. On level 2 i was having trouble finding the last trident piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbrgGR9cWuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Is that on an emulator? It looks harder than the ColecoVision version. Yeah, i used the emulator classic99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ah, I've got that one someplace. I'll have to check it out. Again, I'm grateful for the HSC games. For some reason back in the 80s I had all these games on CV, but never really played them...or at least not to a degree where I had any success. Yeah, i used the emulator classic99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I've been trying to find the compass in level 3. You can fly higher, dive deeper, and get lost in the seaweed maze until you run out of energy, but there's no points until you find the Compass! 2,849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Been there, done that...I can't find the compass on Level 3 either.... I've been trying to find the compass in level 3. You can fly higher, dive deeper, and get lost in the seaweed maze until you run out of energy, but there's no points until you find the Compass! 2,849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Unfortunately fathom is one of the few CV carts I don't have. I'm a noob with the emulation stuff, where exactly do I get the CV fathom game file to play on the blue msx emulator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Fathom - 3,062 Geez...I still can't find the compass on Level 3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Just search for Fathom Colecovision rom....it can be found all over the Internet. Unfortunately fathom is one of the few CV carts I don't have. I'm a noob with the emulation stuff, where exactly do I get the CV fathom game file to play on the blue msx emulator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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