zylon Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) Our game this round is Gremlins. Play on default starting settings. This one doesn't come up often, so no special add-ons this time. Emulation is allowed, as are custom controls. Pics preferred, but not required except for HSC records. Round ends on Sunday September 15th 2013 @ 9pm EST Current HSC record: Bust it for a bonus point! Gremlins - (Night 3) doctorclu 2,503,623 Final scores: 634,263 peedenmark7 +11 301,977 sdamon +10 206,236 darthkur +9 49,375 roadrunner +8 16,344 Red Tide +7 10,013 RangerG +6 7,597 jblenkle +5 3,031 wolfman24 +4 Edited September 16, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 This game makes me sad as it is an excellent game with one fatal flaw... It doles out so many extra lives that you can play it forever once you the hang of it. I'd love to see a hack that fixes this. I've even taken a look at the raw disassembly, but I just haven't been able to locate the code that awards extra lives yet. As I'm a assembly language noob, this isn't terribly surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) I'd love to get the hang of this,, but my high so far is ; 44,000 Seems like there is something missing on this one for me... I'll keep plugging away Edited September 14, 2013 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) This game makes me sad as it is an excellent game with one fatal flaw... It doles out so many extra lives that you can play it forever once you the hang of it. I'd love to see a hack that fixes this. I've even taken a look at the raw disassembly, but I just haven't been able to locate the code that awards extra lives yet. As I'm a assembly language noob, this isn't terribly surprising. I've been busy playing other things. Missile Command+.xex Pole Position X+.xex Edited September 3, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I've been busy playing other things. I'd tried Missile Command + already (very nice!), but hadn't even heard of Pole Position X! Sadly, I don't seem to be able to load it onto the USB flash cart (it claims the ROM size of 25100 bytes isn't supported.) :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I'd tried Missile Command + already (very nice!), but hadn't even heard of Pole Position X! Sadly, I don't seem to be able to load it onto the USB flash cart (it claims the ROM size of 25100 bytes isn't supported.) :-( Here is a screenshot of Pole Position X+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) I'd tried Missile Command + already (very nice!), but hadn't even heard of Pole Position X! Sadly, I don't seem to be able to load it onto the USB flash cart (it claims the ROM size of 25100 bytes isn't supported.) :-( I'm using an 8mb cart for that stuff. Managed to get 60 games on it. Pole Position X might be a smaller file than PP X+. Been checking out a bunch of these hacks/mods to possibly add them to our HSC list. The Dreadnaught Factor II holds much promise, as does the original Defender proto. Edited September 4, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I tried adding bytes to the PPX+ file with a hex editior to bring it up to 32K. That let me load it onto the Atarimax cart, but I just get a black screen or garbage. Anyone have suggestions? Does 5200 PPX+ have a thread somewhere? I can't seem to find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) I tried adding bytes to the PPX+ file with a hex editior to bring it up to 32K. That let me load it onto the Atarimax cart, but I just get a black screen or garbage. Anyone have suggestions? Does 5200 PPX+ have a thread somewhere? I can't seem to find one. Try this one. I ran it on my 600xl with no problems. No analog control with A8's, but you can check out the game itself. You need more RAM than stock 5200 for the X+ version it seems. The new SD flash cart should handle it in theory. This thread has lots of PP hacks in it from using the editor. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/120642-pole-position-x-courses-hacked-to-a-5200-rom/ Pole Position X (1984)(ICS).zip Edited September 6, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Gremlins - 7,597 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 47,921 Couldn't get the pic quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 10,013 Skill level is fine for me, but I'm usually at the bottom of the scores . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 161,167 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman24 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 3031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) 206,236 (night 50) Edited September 9, 2013 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 49,375 cool game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 98,599 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Personal best of 187,924 Night 46 Real disappointing if this ends up being my high and I don't have a pic for for my files. This game is total sh!t for snapping pics.. You pause it and it goes to the main Gremlins screen then you un-pause and you have roughly 2 seconds to snap the picture.. I was ready to re-calibrate my 4 port , but I think I had better leave it alone for this round. Edited September 13, 2013 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Doesn't the game show the high score if you let the demo mode play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 The mistake I have been making is pausing the game at the end which kicks you back to the start once you un-pause [which only shows the high score briefly then fades out as you begin the new game] instead of simply allowing the game to cycle through into the demo mode. So to answer your question, yes the game does show the high score if you leave it be. I figured this out late last night. Duh. In my haste/excitement to snap a high score, I was doing as with some games so as not to not a get a pic at all. Won't happen again :0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 301,977 That's all the Gremlin-slaying I have patience for this round! :-) Some tips: Generally don't walk towards the Gremlins while swinging your sword at them. Let them walk into your swing. Most of the time I did lose lives was because I swung, missed, and got eaten before I could swing again. Try not to swing and miss! Probably could use flashes to prevent this... I usually forget I even have those. Be sure to kill nearby Gremlins in the first few seconds before they start moving. Also put some distance between you and the remaining Gremlins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectionAngle Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Flashes! We don't need no stinkin' flashes... Actually, looking at my score, I definitively needed something else. Unfortunately, I didn't realize I had flashes until reading sdamon's post. I was recently on a long haul flight and Gremlins was one of the in-flight movie options. The video game does a good job of capturing the spirit of the movie. I thought the movie did not age as well as some other early 80s classics. It's very predictable. The one exception is the kick-ass Mom who nukes one of the evil Gremlins. Score: 16,344 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) I hit a wall early this morning and finally took the chance and calibrated my 4 port , which paid off as my game play picked up dramatically. The champ could not be more correct on the endless lives. Had the Packer game not been on @ noon today I would have made an honest run for the record, as it seemed like I could have played and played. I actually became bored and game play began to suffer as I was getting extra lives over and over. At one point I believe I had to have 15+ lives. When I finally quit, the upper corner was full of them. You do have to find your groove, but once you do , the record is only a matter of how much time you care to put into it. 634,263 Night 99 times who knows... Edited September 16, 2013 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Congrats to peedenmark7 for sticking this one out for the win. Moon Patrol is our next game. Just a reminder that there's only 3 rounds left after that... Final scores: 634,263 peedenmark7 +11 301,977 sdamon +10 206,236 darthkur +9 49,375 roadrunner +8 16,344 Red Tide +7 10,013 RangerG +6 7,597 jblenkle +5 3,031 wolfman24 +4 Standings updated. Edited September 16, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Congrats peedenmark! Best of luck should you try for the record someday ... Don't think I'd have the patience for that one! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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