JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Zaxxon ~ WEEK 11 ~ 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. No game enhancements or special favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! Jacob/BAZ. Zaxxon Released By: Coleco 1982 Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 1 The HSC High Score for Zaxxon: Game 1, Difficulty B/B: 64,800 Deteacher Post your scores right here in this thread, and we 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. And remember, as always, to READ THE MANUAL. The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of April 5th, 2015 Bonus: Blast The Past! How would your score compare in the last round of Zaxxon? The last time this was played in a regular-season round was Season 4, Week 29 of the Original High Score Club (2006): http://atariage.com/forums/topic/96487-hsc-season-4-week-29-zaxxon/?hl=+zaxxon Top 8 -- beat (LarcenTyler) score of 22,700 for (+1) bonus Top 4 -- beat (JacobZu7zu7) score of 51,700 for (+2) bonus Top 2 -- beat (Rom Hunter) score of 61,200 for (+3) bonus and of course, beat the ALL-TIME HSC Record (above) for an additional (+1) bonus pt.! Zaxxon High Scores (Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there) (Scoring MAX points or beyond is considered ROLLAGE) (Pics of scores over 98% MAX points are sufficient to show ROLLAGE) 100,000 StanJr (+30) (+3+1) 65,800 Northcoastgamer (+29) (+3+1) 65,500 KaeruYojimbo (+28) (+3+1) 58,800 MoomUnit (+27) (+2) 54,300 voodoo_chilly (+26) (+2) 54,000 S.BAZ (+25) (+2) 52,100 Hyperboy (+24) (+2) 50,100 Gorfy (+23) (+1) 48,000 Cafeman (+22) (+1) 47,200 oyamafamily (+21) (+1) 47,000 karokoenig (+20) (+1) 44,500 JacobZu7zu7 (+19) (+1) 43,300 darthkur (+18) (+1) 42,200 keilbaca (+17) (+1) 41,000 Scrabbler15 (+16) (+1) 34,800 Tony The 2600 (+15) (+1) 30,800 Dauber (+14) (+1) 27,400 Mister-VCS (+13) (+1) 27,100 Spacey Invader (+12) (+1) 26,900 ReflectionAngle (+11) (+1) 25,200 Zeptari1 (+10) (+1) 22,500 NIKON (+9) 22,400 SpiceWare (+8 ) 21,600 StarThief (+7) 21,100 LidLikesIntellivision (+6) 19,700 classicgamer_27330 (+5) 16,600 roadrunner (+4) 15,000 GornThrifting (+3) 9,200 flammingcowz (+2) 7,400 jblenkle (+1) Overall Standings Through Round 10 (Fantastic Voyage) Top 24 make the Bracket Challenge at the end of the season! The bracket winners get to choose games for next season 1. Northcoastgamer 316 2. S.BAZ 292 3. StanJr 286 voodoo_chilly 286 5. oyamafamily 249 6. JacobZu7zu7 229 7. darthkur 211 8. Gorfy 206 9. Dauber 205 10. KaeruYojimbo 200 11. karokoenig 196 12. Nathan Strum 194 13. SpiceWare 179 14. Spacey Invader 141 15. Hyperboy 139 16. Scrabbler15 128 17. LidLikesIntellivision 126 18. CaptainClassic 121 19. DT Kofoed 12020. ReflectionAngle 114 21. skosh 113 22. adri_o 111 classicgamer_27330 111 24. keilbaca 109 25. GornThrifting 102 26. SIO2 101 27. Mister-VCS 92 28. RJ 79 Fallout_002 79 30. Tony The 2600 68 Zeptari1 68 NIKON 68 33. roadrunner 61 34. Wickeycolumbus 56 35. centiqueen81 52 36. Botbird208 50 37. LarcenTyler 46 38. Cafeman 45 39. jblenkle 43 40. gamerguy99 20 41. Private Eye 16 newcomer! 42. Brian C 15 43. lodger 12 44. flammingcowz 8 newcomer! 45. Ry guy 6 SuperFreddie 6 47. Dan Iacovelli 2 NEW SEASON ~ The NEW High Score Club Season 4: # number symbol represents total games for each week/s theme. up next: (1) Player Picks(3) ?(2) Moderator Picks(2) Player Picks(2) Homebrews!(2) ?(2) Paddle Weeks(3) Never Been Played!(3) ?(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! Zaxxon.bin Edited May 18, 2015 by S.BAZ update 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 21,100 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Zaxxon - 5,700 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammingcowz Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 9,200 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) ZAXXON 47,200 PICTURE: VIDEO: Picture and video sent to JacobZu7zu7 and S.BAZ Edited March 28, 2015 by oyamafamily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) So I'm new to this. And I'm starting in Week 11, but that's OK. A couple of questions:1) Can you post a pic/score, and then re-post a higher one later?2) Is there a list of upcoming games? I'm playing on a real Atari 2600 and I'm sure I'll need to buy a bunch of the cartridges. Edited March 29, 2015 by MoomUnit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 A couple of questions: 1) Can you post a pic/score, and then re-post a higher one later? 2) Is there a list of upcoming games? I'm playing on a real Atari 2600 and I'm sure I'll need to buy a bunch of the cartridges. Welcome, MoomUnit! sure, you can post as many times as you like, we'll take your best score at the end of the week. you can look over the rules & info page for more information: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/47348-high-score-club-the-rules-info-updated-11715/ 2) Nope, each game is a surprise on Saturdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Sweet.Zaxxon 53,900 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 4,200 23,200 another game i never played much of. this was the first time I ever saw the boss-spaceman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 My mom bought this game for me when I was a kid, so it was one I had in my original collection. She paid DM 139 for it back in 84, and so despite my initial disappointment with it, I did play it a lot. All I can say about it is: The game grew on me after a while, and I think it's not as bad as its reputation suggests. Quite an achievement considering the 2600 hardware. Looking forward to playing this during the second half of the week. Right now, I'm away from my console, visiting my parents. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 LOVE me some Zaxxon. This is the version I grew up with so I have a particular fondness for it despite the shortcomings of the port. Can't wait to dive in! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Welcome, MoomUnit! sure, you can post as many times as you like, we'll take your best score at the end of the week. you can look over the rules & info page for more information: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/47348-high-score-club-the-rules-info-updated-11715/ 2) Nope, each game is a surprise on Saturdays Welcome Moom, We allow using Emulation for games we do not own, and console when we have the game handy So you're welcome to play the game on the computer, using the appropriate game settings for a round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Sweet. Zaxxon 53,900 Nice score with which to start your 2600 High Score Club career! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 My mom bought this game for me when I was a kid, so it was one I had in my original collection. She paid DM 139 for it back in 84, and so despite my initial disappointment with it, I did play it a lot. All I can say about it is: The game grew on me after a while, and I think it's not as bad as its reputation suggests. Quite an achievement considering the 2600 hardware. Looking forward to playing this during the second half of the week. Right now, I'm away from my console, visiting my parents. Your mom saved 30 DM - the original price was 169 DM... 27,300 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 this was the first time I ever saw the boss-spaceman. He re-appears periodically. I've beaten him three times in a game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 19700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Who knows this game? https://youtu.be/3X4eN951Uow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Who knows this game? https://youtu.be/3X4eN951Uow I've never seen that game, but it certainly is trying to be more like the arcade version of Zaxxon. It's got the SW to NE angular trajectory, and the missile silos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectionAngle Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Welcome Moom, We allow using Emulation for games we do not own, and console when we have the game handy So you're welcome to play the game on the computer, using the appropriate game settings for a round. This question actually reminded me of something I've been wondering for awhile. Two seasons ago Vocelli announced the homebrews early and it was great to have the opportunity to buy them and support the developers. Lady Bug and Toyshop Trouble were great adds to my collection. Will homebrews be announced early this time around? I know the turnaround time can vary from AtariAge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 51500 Love me some Zaxxon! A few tips everyone already knows: The height of the missile the boss carries is exactly the height you are at when your shadow's nose blinks. This is also the height necessary to clear most of the mid-level height gates in the even numbered zones. There is a collision detection bug where you can "collide" with the turrets at ground level even if they aren't close by. Be careful! You CAN be killed by explosion debris while in space. Shoot the fighters and get out of the way, especially in the third round and above. The floating boulder things are at ground level despite their shadow. Make sure you go into the boss fight with plenty of fuel, you will have to last the fight PLUS transit to the next zone. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Zaxxon Game 1BB 19,600 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Don't think I ever played the 2600 version (and I have it...go figure!), but I absolutely SUCK at the arcade version...just can't tell where anything is because of the Z-axis! Should I expect the same mechanics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Who knows this game? https://youtu.be/3X4eN951Uow wow, amazing what can be done these days on 2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 35,300 Space Raid is pretty amazing. My copy has been sitting right next to my 2600 for easy access since it arrived. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 69500 My personal best is 90K, but I must have had the game of my life. It was 12 years ago, so clearly I've not been able to duplicate that feat in over a decade. Maybe this is the week! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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