JacobZu7zu7 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Sky Skipper ~ WEEK 7~ CLARIFICATION: No use of CHEATS, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that gives you an unfair advantage in this HSC. Please assume you have to follow the game difficulty and mode for the playing week/s. There cannot be any game enhancements or favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! Jacob/BAZ. SKY SKIPPER (Game 1) Released By: Parker Bros, 1983 Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 1 Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone else. The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of March 8th, 2015 Bonus: Tell us about your first time playing or watching Atari! (+1) Additional Season 4 bonus point: This season a bonus (+1) point will be awarded for the breaking of any existing HSC All-Time record. The HSC High Score for Sky Skipper: Game 1 has not been played! Sky Skipper High Scores (Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there) (Scoring MAX points or beyond is considered ROLLAGE -- this week worth +1 bonus pt.) (Pics of scores over 98% MAX points are sufficient to show ROLLAGE) 100,000+ oyamafamily (+22) (+1) (+1) 100,000+ karokoenig (+22) (+1) (+1) 100,000+ Northcoastgamer (+22) (+1) 100,000+ StanJr (+22) (+1) (+1) 100,000+ Hyperboy (+22) (+1) (+1) 100,000+ voodoo_chilly (+22) (+1)(+1) 91,840 KaeruYojimbo (+21) (+1) 43,660 S.BAZ (+20) (+1) 32,520 darthkur (+19) 19,970 Gorfy (+18) (+1) 18,900 ReflectionAngle (+17) (+1) 15,070 JacobZu7zu7 (+16) (+1) 14,770 SpiceWare (+15) 14,280 Nathan Strum (+14) 12,290 Dauber (+13) 10,620 adri_o (+12) (+1) 8,820 keilbaca (+11) 7,180 Tony The 2600 (+10) 6,110 classicgamer_27330 (+9) 5,980 SpaceyInvader (+8 ) 5,900 GornThrifting (+7) 5,630 Mister-VCS (+6) 5,600 Wickeycolumbus (+5) (+1) 4,710 roadrunner (+4) 4,680 Zeptari1 (+3) 3,450 NIKON (+2) (+1) 3,120 jblenkle (+1) Overall Standings Through Round 6 (Pitfall!) Top 24 make the Bracket Challenge at the end of the season! The bracket winners get to choose games for next season 1. Northcoastgamer 214 2. S.BAZ 199 3. voodoo_chilly 191 StanJr 191 5. oyamafamily 168 6. Dauber 155 7. JacobZu7zu7 152 8. KaeruYojimbo 146 9. Nathan Strum 141 10. SpiceWare 134 darthkur 134 12. karokoenig 132 13. Gorfy 125 14. CaptainClassic 121 15. DT Kofoed 120 16. skosh 113 17. Scrabbler15 109 18. SIO2 100 LidLikesIntellivision 100 20. adri_o 98 21. Spacey Invader 91 22. Mister-VCS 84 23. GornThrifting 80 24. Fallout_002 79 25. keilbaca 73 26. classicgamer_27330 67 Hyperboy 67 28. ReflectionAngle 61 29. Zeptari1 58 30. RJ 57 31. NIKON 48 32. centiqueen81 46 33. roadrunner 45 34. Tony The 2600 43 35. Wickeycolumbus 42 36. jblenkle 39 37. Cafeman 37 38. LarcenTyler 35 39. Botbird208 24 40. gamerguy99 20 41. Brian C 15 42. lodger 12 43. Ry guy 6 SuperFreddie 6 45. Dan Iacovelli 2 Newcomers in Week 6 lodger Cafeman NEW SEASON ~ The NEW High Score Club Season 4: # number symbol represents total games for each week/s theme.(5) Arcade Classics(2) Player Picks(3) Medal Winners(2) Player Picks?(2) Moderator Picks(2) Player Picks(2) Homebrews(2) Surprise Mod. Picks(2) Paddle Weeks(3) Never Been Played?(2) Moderator Picks(2) Player Picks-(3) Double Points - Beat the Leader Weeks-------------------------(After Season) Bracket Tourney [4 Weeks] SEASON 4: EXTRA INFO There CAN be special weeks ! That will include several games. Overall the NEW High Score Club Season 4 will last (LIKELY) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2015. Bracket Challenge to follow. TOP 24 make the Bracket Challenge! Sky Skipper (1983) (Parker Bros).a26 Edited May 15, 2015 by S.BAZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 hadn't played this before - I didn't expect the clouds to be deadly to aircraft. 4770 Just check the manual and it looks like rescuing 1 of each type of animal will score more points than rescuing 3 of the same type of animals at a time - plus it'll refill the fuel tank. Will have to remember that for my next round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 For those who need help to get better on this contest, check out the last Sky Skipper on 2600 OLD HSC Season 8 / Week 24: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/176522-high-score-club-824-sky-skipper/ You will find my best tips which I wrote, and were my own keys for victory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 70,460. I think I have a legitimate chance to roll this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 91,840. Died in the exact same spot. The manual says you get an extra plane every 10K, but i haven't gotten any. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 49260 I'm pretty confident I can roll this if I can be patient enough to plod through it, but man, this game is tedious. A side-note thank you to the HSC for making me read the manual. Previously I was just picking up all three animals of one kind and getting very slow and low scores. My previous best was something like 17K and that was plodding through about 20 levels. Ugh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I didn't get an extra life after 10k either.....and I really could of used it! This is definitely a game of patience. It's difficult to ignore the temptation to rush 13,260 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) ROLLAGE IN SKY SKIPPER GAME 1BB - 100,000+ PICTURES: VIDEO (64 minutes): STATISTICAL TABLE (Click on the picture to enlarge and view the details of my gameplay): Pictures, video and table sent to JacobZu7zu7 and S.BAZ. Rollage occurs at 1:03:17 mark in the video above. Edited March 1, 2015 by oyamafamily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 For those who find this game tedious... blame me. I think I was one of the people suggesting the game before the season . The funny thing is: I'm not even very good at it. I tend to lose concentration and crash into stuff very needlessly. Sky Skipper (1BB): 24,120. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 So, oyama, it takes about an hour to roll? I felt like I had been playing for 2 hours to get the score I had. That's a crazy stat table. You get much credit for thoroughness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I like this game, I just wish there was more variety. Once you reach the 8th level it stops getting any harder and even stop alternating between the two screens. You just play the same thing over and over again until you lose your will to live and crash your plane into a wall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 So, oyama, it takes about an hour to roll? I felt like I had been playing for 2 hours to get the score I had. That's a crazy stat table. You get much credit for thoroughness. Yes, Stan Jr. 1 hour and a few minutes to roll the score. In some occasions, I have to make my statistical tables and present them here. I rescued groups of 4 different animals (cat, turtle, rabbit and duck) to inflate the score more quickly and get extra fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Improvement. Doubled my older score and halfway to rollage. I doubt I'm gona roll this one, though. Still too many stupid mistakes... Sometimes you just can't stand the tedious routine and start making wild moves. Sky Skipper (1BB): 52,200. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 32,520 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) What did I write above...? Nevermind. Rolled it! Sky Skipper (1BB): 99,690. Rollage. Glad I was able to shoot a photo where you can actually see something. I was going easy until 81k, when I had a bad flash of concentration loss and died 3 times within 2 minutes. You can imagine that I was a tiny bit shaky during the remaining 20k and right after rolling. Trembling hands, a shitty camera and 1/15 exposure time don't go well together... P.S.: @ Oyama: It seems that I took a little longer than you. About 1hr 10 minutes. I blame my "play it safe" final stretch after losing 3 lives. Edited March 2, 2015 by karokoenig 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adri_o Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Sky Skipper Game 1 B-B Score: 10620 Struggling to improve... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 11,510 -- and yet another user who isn't getting a bonus at 10k. This will probably be my only entry; seriously, this game is bo-ring! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) "This will probably be my only entry; seriously, this game is bo-ring!" It gets less boring at later levels because the speed increases Edited March 3, 2015 by Gorfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 sorry, double :dunce: post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) This will probably be my only entry; seriously, this game is bo-ring! I know what you mean. I tried to see it as a kind of Zen exercise. That worked. In hindsight, I quite enjoyed myself playing it for a bit over an hour. Try rolling Atari 2600 Pac Man. Back then, I played for well over two hours and was just halfway there. Now, THAT was tedious . By the way: I actually found the game easier as soon as I reached level 8 (maximum difficulty on this setting). For me, the layout for level 1, 3, 5 etc. was potentially more dangerous. You really have to time your diagonals well on your way to bomb the gorilla on the top left - especially in the short interval where you have to play this level with a fast plane. The other layout (which stays the same for the rest of the game) has less potential for crashing if you are careful. Another thing worth noting: The gorilla changes places now and then - mostly in later levels. That spices things up a bit and breaks the monotony. It also tends to throw you off your routine, but that's not what I'm getting at here. Once the following happened to me: The gorilla changed place very early in the game, when the plane was still slow. It happened in level layout #2. The gorilla, usually on the left, went to the right, and into that position on the platform where you aren't able to bomb him on your way up to the rabbits. It's not a big deal when that happens while you have a fast plane. But with a slow plane, I found no path fast enough to get the last rabbit before the gorilla got back to his feet. I died two times running out of fuel and two times trying out super stunt flight paths. That happened to anyone else? Edited March 3, 2015 by karokoenig 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Sky Skipper - 3,120 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 99,860. Game 1 B/B. Simple enough game, simple enough patterns. Executing the simple patterns for an hour is not simple. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 4,710 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Sky Skipper Game: 1BB Score: 7,180 Fun little game like most Parker games are, tricky when it speeds up though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 One more. I know this doesn't boost my rank (at this point) but still, it's a higher score...12,290. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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