JacobZu7zu7 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Kaboom! (Paddle Weeks) ~ WEEK 23 ~ 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. Kaboom! Released By: Activision 1981 Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Default The HSC Record for Kaboom!: 928,982 by Atarian7 (Knockout Tourney Round 15, 2012) 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. The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of Sunday, June 28th, 2015 Bonus: Activision Patch score * Bucket Brigade -- score at least 3,000 pts (+1) * Bomber Frightner -- score at least 10,000 pts (+2) * Bucketmaster -- score at least 100,000 pts (+3) Kaboom! 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) 360,716 Atarian7 (+20) (+3) 58,946 keilbaca (+19) (+2) 10,495 MoomUnit (+18) (+2) 6,838 Gorfy (+17) (+1) 5,829 zylon (+16) (+1) 3,836 S.BAZ (+15) (+1) 3,606 Northcoastgamer (+14) (+1) 3,313 voodoo_chilly (+13) (+1) 2,969 karokoenig (+12) 2,728 StanJr (+11) 2,488 darthkur (+10) 2,181 RJ (+9) 1,177 Spacey Invader (+8 ) 918 Tony The 2600 (+7 ) 665 jblenkle (+6) 650 Retrogamer81081 (+5) 635 LarcenTyler (+4) 600 Ry Guy (+3) 595 GornThrifting (+2) 383 classicgamer_27330 (+1) Overall Standings Through Week 22 (KLAX) Top 24 make the Bracket Challenge at the end of the season! The bracket winners get to choose a game for next season 1. Northcoastgamer 602 2. StanJr 539 3. voodoo_chilly 538 4. S.BAZ 523 5. Gorfy 406 6. KaeruYojimbo 393 7. oyamafamily 390 8. darthkur 377 9. JacobZu7zu7 354 10. karokoenig 314 11. Hyperboy 303 12. Dauber 281 13. MoomUnit 271 14. keilbaca 245 15. SpiceWare 228 16. Scrabbler15 221 17. Spacey Invader 220 18. LidLikesIntellivision 211 19. Nathan Strum 194 20. ReflectionAngle 172 21. classicgamer_27330 159 22. GornThrifting 149 23. Tony The 2600 143 24. roadrunner 130 25. CapitanClassic 121 26. DT Kofoed 120 27. skosh 113 28. adri_o 111 RJ 111 30. Mister_VCS 110 31. LarcenTyler 103 32. SIO2 100 33. Zeptari1 94 34. Wickeycolumbus 82 35. Fallout_002 78 36. NIKON 77 jblenkle 77 38. Cafeman 74 39. Botbird208 59 40. centiqueen81 52 41. Shadow460 23 42. Retrogamer81081 21 43. gamerguy99 20 Random Terrain 20 45. Private Eye 16 46. Brian C 15 47. retrorussell 14 48. lodger 12 49. flammingcowz 10 50. StarThief 7 51. SuperFreddie 6 Ry guy 6 53. DanIacovelli 5 54. Goochman 1 NEW SEASON ~ The NEW High Score Club Season 4: # in parentheses represents total games for each week/s theme. up next: (1) 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 SHALL be special weeks ! Rounds 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 single-elimination tournament! Kaboom!.bin Edited July 3, 2015 by S.BAZ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Oh boy. I really really suck at Kaboom! I might have to pull an oyama and phone in some participation points this week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'm in but wont be scoring very high. I consider this game overrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Kaboom!: 8,330 I'll post a picture for whatever turns out to be my high score later.Thank goodness I have a real Atari and paddles to play this. I can't imagine trying to play it on a keyboard. Edited June 21, 2015 by MoomUnit 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 They screwed up the PS2 Activision Anthology version of this; the bucket(s) move back to the middle of the playfield automatically, kind of like they're on a bungee or tether, centrally attached. It's ideal for touch-control on an ipad but I'd agree paddles are the way to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Kaboom - 428 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 2181 Had a lucky game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) LOL My digital camera is ancient so I can't connect it to the computer. (unless there is some converter I could buy) I had to use the built in camera on the computer to take a picture of the picture. That's 216,777 by the way. It's very hard to get a still picture. Edited June 21, 2015 by Atarian7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Nice to see you here, Atarian7. The top dogs are going to have a wee bit more work to reach a top rank this week . My score is as expected: pathetic. My initial goal was to reach 5k, but after over an hour of trying, I think I might have to fry smaller fish... Kaboom 1BB: 2,969. So close to getting an exra bucket. Not that it would have helped me much... But I must say I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this game so far. P.S. Here's a good tip on how to play effectively, by Mike Matei. Kaboom starts at 15:37: Edited June 21, 2015 by karokoenig 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 My thoughts on Kaboom!...This has always been one of my favorite games for the Atari 2600. I can't think of a better example of pure hand/eye coordination.Watching the above James & Mike video (posted by karokoenig), I'm glad to hear other people share my appreciation for the zen-like state one enters when playing this game.When I'm really in the zone, I can clearly see the flame flicker on each bomb--it's very mesmerizing.This is also one of those games that has a threshold--you can either hack the maximum speed level (like Atarian7 clearly can), or you can't (like me). Scores are either four figures (like my 8,330), or six/seven figures (like Atarian7's 216,777). There's no middle ground.And that 8,330 is a personal best, too.The frustrating thing is that I can handle (the penultimate) speed level 7. But then level 8 starts, and I literally drop the bomb. I can hang on for a while if the bomber moves in a nice zig-zag pattern, but as soon as he goes all cluster-y, I'm done. I didn't have the reflexes at age 12, and I doubt I'm going to find them at 42.That won't stop me from trying, though! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 TRIVIA QUESTION:Our game this week has a one-word title that includes an exclamation point. Name two other Activision games for the Atari 2600 that also have one-word titles that include an exclamation point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Pitfall! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Oink! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 this was my favorite paddle game in the '80s. never got very good at it tho! I remember suddenly snapping into the "zone" & then I could do MUCH better. still my best was probably not more than 3 or 4 thousand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Kaboom! - 2,651 Wow! I forgot how hard this was. This was my best after 45 minutes of playing. Also had to clean my paddle controller. All 5 I have flickered really bad. Works ok now except for slight flicker when near left side of screen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 It takes a long time to get back into mid-season shape on this game. Score: 3,841 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 First game of the week. 29,721 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) 2728. And this is close to my personal best so this is likely my lone entry for this week. Edited June 22, 2015 by StanJr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Kaboom! Is a great and addicting game, but one of my weakest ones. I played for a half hour and couldn't get higher than 650 points. A failure to make the honorable "Bucket Brigade" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 360,716 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Ry Guy is back in the game! 600 pts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 360,716 WIN_20150622_134940.JPG 360,716 WIN_20150622_134940.JPG Awesome score!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Been away from HSC for a while....been very busy with my two jobs and of course Pie Factory Podcast, but I'm glad to see my position hasn't fallen too much. I'll try to submit a score in the next coupla days. Love this game! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 BTW, you can earn this week's bonus by scoring 3,000 points. It was the score you originally needed to get the Activsion patch.Join the "Bucket Brigade"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) 3623 I do kind of miss the little extras the A8/5200 version adds. Edited June 24, 2015 by zylon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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