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[S.BAZ]

2600 High Score Club - Week 23:

Pole Position

 

 

CLARIFICATION: No use of cheats, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that would give you an unfair advantage in this HSC. No game enhancements or special favorite settings are allowed for play in the 2600 HSC, unless specifically authorized by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! (Jacob/BAZ.)

 

Pole Position

Released By: Atari 1983

Programmed By: Douglas B. Macrae & Betty Ryan Tylko

Left Difficulty: B

Right Difficulty: B

Game Mode: Default

 

The HSC Record for Pole Position:  60,910  (the5thghost, sku_u, aftermac, Deteacher, Gorfy and toymailman)

--> break the record for +5 bonus points.

 

 

 

 

Post your scores right here in this thread.  They will be duly added to the high score 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.  Please refer to the rules thread for further information on what is allowed and if you have any more questions about what is considered fair play, feel free to ask about it here.

 

Have Fun !

 

 

The deadline for posting scores is 11:59:59 PM (EST) the evening of July 2nd, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

bonus:  Fun With Alliteration: 

 

Name a video game (any video game) with an alliterated title!

Meaning: every word in the title must begin with the same consonant-sound.  (words like "of" and "the" don't count).

     for example:  Bob's Burger Bouncer (+2) --- Zany Zippy Cakewalk  (+0) 

 

More words in the title earn you more points:

     2-word title: (+1)  example: Happy Hippy

     3-word title: (+2)  example: Dread Dead Dragon

     4-word title: (+3)  example: Lippy Larry's Lucky Leap

     etc.

 

You may earn multiple bonuses, BUT: 

     --> if you have already earned an alliteration bonus, you must improve your Pole Position score to bonus again.

     --> AND, to bonus again, you must use a game with a different number of words in the title. So this means you can only use one 2-word title, only one 3-word title, only one 4-word title, etc., per player.

 

A few extra rules/clarifications:

--> if a different letter makes the same sound, it still counts as alliteration.

     examples: "Needle Knife" or "Killer Commissar" would count for (+1)

--> if the same letter makes a different sound, it does not count!

     examples: "Creamy Chocolate Country" and "Phaser-Powered Piggies" don't work! (+0)

--> ignore words like "of", "and", "the", etc.  So, "The Return of the Ready Robots" and "Tom & Terry's Tumble" would count for (+2)

--> a hyphen makes it 2 words.

     examples: "Bashful Buster-Buddies" or "The Knights of Never-Never" would count for (+2)

--> you can't use Pole Position!

 

--> of course, to earn points, you must name a real video game, so all the examples above wouldn't really count for points

 

 

 

 

 

Pole Position High Scores

(Scoring is +1 point for last place and +1 up from there)

 

1.  60,960 Northcoastgamer +27(+3) record-breaker (+5)

2.  60,910 nads +25(+2)

     60,910 Atarian7 +25

4.  60,860 toiletunes +24(+3)

5.  60,810 Abel M'Vada +22(+1)

     60,810 snakeboy +22(+3)

7.  60,510 DanielJSorenson +21(+1)

8.  60,460 oyamafamily +19(+1)

     60,460 Vocelli +19(+1)

10. 60,410 Mister-VCS +18(+2)

11. 60,210 keilbaca +17

12. 60,060 karokoenig +16(+1)

13. 59,860 Scrabbler15 +15

14. 59,560 Lauren Tyler +14(+4)

15. 59,310 KaeruYojimbo +13(+2)

16. 58,910 darthkur +12(+2)

17. 58,460 S.BAZ +11(+6)

18. 57,660 AtariWarlord +10(+1)

19. 57,160 TheHoboInYourRoom +9(+1)

20. 54,850 Diamonds +8(+2)

21. 46,170 Raccoony Dave +7(+1)

22. 43,490 roadrunner +6(+1)

23. 43,150 DarQ Massacres +5(+3)

24. 42,980 agb +4(+4)

25. 35,640 Piggles +3(+2)

26. 31,430 classicgamer_27330 +2(+2)

27. 31,220 Eltigro +1(+2)

      -- Jin (+3)

 

 

 

 

bonus points

 

Abel M'Vada -- Robot Rascals (+1)

agb -- Keystone Kapers (+1)

          Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (+3)

AtariWarlord -- Haunted House (+1)

classicgamer_27330 -- Final Fantasy XIV (+2)

DanielJSorenson -- Double Dragon (+1)

DarQ Massacres -- Subway Surfer (+1)

                          Tic Tac Toe (+2)

darthkur -- Final Fantasy V (+2)

Diamonds -- Super Slap Shot (+2)

Eltigro -- Super Star Soldier (+2)

Jin -- Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak (+3)

KaeruYojimbo -- Final Fantasy IV (+2)

karokoenig -- Silent Service (+1)

Lauren Tyler -- Crazy Climber (+1)

                     Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (+3)

Mister-VCS -- Starbyte Super Soccer (+2)

nads -- Radar Rat Race (+2)

Northcoastgamer -- Q*Bert's Qubes (+1)

                            Nimble Numbers Ned (+2)

oyamafamily -- King Kong (+1)

Piggles -- Day Dreamin' Davey (+2)

Raccoony Dave -- Double Dribble (+1)

roadrunner -- Road Runner (+1)

S.BAZ -- Rad Racer (+1)

             Bubble Bath Babes (+2)

             Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular (+3)

Scrabbler15 -- Fast Food (+1)

                    Final Fantasy XV (+2)

snakeboy -- Midnight Magic (+1)

                 Rayman Raving Rabids (+2)

TheHoboInYourRoom -- Ridge Racer (+1)

toiletunes -- Tower Toppler (+1)

                  Bouncin' Baby Bunnies (+2)

Vocelli -- Marble Madness (+1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Season Standings Through Week 22 (Q*Bert's Qubes)

 

1.  oyamafamily 774
2.  Jin 566
3.  snakeboy 564  ^1
4.  Vocelli 563
5.  S.BAZ 556
6.  nads 546  ^1
7.  Diamonds 545
8.  darthkur 522
9.  Atarian7 480
10. TheHoboInYourRoom 438
11. KaeruYojimbo 432  ^1

12. CapitanClassic 414
13. keilbaca 383
14. Lauren Tyler 322
15. AtariWarlord 308
16. toiletunes 307
17. karokoenig 279
18. Gorfy 271
19. Scrabbler15 268
20. Tony Danger 251
21. DarQ Massacres 243
22. RaccoonyDave 237  ^1
23. classicgamer_27330 233
24. Mister-VCS 202
     agb 202

26. Hyperboy 195

27. Piggles 185

28. David Ward 165

29. McCallister 147

30. Cynicaster 142
31. bugcatcher88 138
32. roadrunner 120  ^1

33. SpiceWare 127
34. LidLikesIntellivision 120
35. Deteacher 114
36. ed1475 112

37. DT Kofoed 106

38. Northcoastgamer 96  ^6
39. Abel M'Vada 92

40. DanielJSorenson 86

41. troff 76

42. Micheloni2600 73
43. Eltigro 71

44. Harrison 65

45. dreadnaught 53

46. Sneakyturtleegg 45

47. MrBubble 40

48. Buttons 31

49. Tony The 2600 28
50. RJ 27

51. Morinphen 24
     jblenkle 24

53. Nathan Strum 23

54. Allen Schweitzer 21

55. JacobZu7zu7 15

56. MayDay 9

57. NIKON 7

58. Tickled_Pink 3

 

 

 

 

The New HSC -- SEASON 6 -- EXTRA INFO:

 

Expect a variety of game selections from the late '70's to early '90's as well as a few Homebrew games from modern times!

 

There will be special rounds consisting of multiple games and lasting more than one week.

 

Up next -- More fun!

 

Overall the NEW High Score Club Season 6 will last THROUGH August 2017.
 
Bracket Challenge to follow -- TOP 24 players matched up in single-elimination tournament!

Attached Files

•  Pole Position (RealSports Driving) (1983) (Atari - GCC, Betty Ryan Tylko, Douglas B. Macrae) (CX2694) ~.bin   8KB   23 downloads

Edited by S.BAZ, Sun Jul 2, 2017 11:46 PM.

[Atarian7]

Believe it or not but 60,960 is possible.  You have to be perfect at the end to get the extra car to pass.    I've never done it myself.  My high score is 60,910.  

[KaeruYojimbo]

So for the bonus, does Final Fantasy IV (four) count as two words or three?

[Lauren Tyler]

57,090 - Ran out of time on the final lap, alas.

 

For the bonus: Crazy Climber!

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Edited by Lauren Tyler, Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:31 PM.

[agb]

For the bonus. Keystone kapers

[toiletunes]

Bouncin' Baby Bunnies, if prototypes count. If not, then Bumper Bash.

[Lauren Tyler]

For the bonus. Keystone kapers

 

I almost went with that.

[toiletunes]

[Northcoastgamer]

Bonus: Qberts Qubes hehe.

[snakeboy]

Bonus: Midnight Magic

[KaeruYojimbo]

59,310

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[S.BAZ]

So for the bonus, does Final Fantasy IV (four) count as two words or three?

 

Ha!  I knew there would be something I hadn't thought of 

 

sure, let's count it as 3 words.

 

edit:  yeah, prototypes count!  (Also, Bouncin' Baby Bunnies got finished and released as a homebrew as well.)

Edited by S.BAZ, Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:39 PM.

[AtariWarlord]

Bonus: Haunted House.

 

42,170. 

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[nads]

Bonus Points :

RADAR RAT RACE

[KaeruYojimbo]

 

Ha!  I knew there would be something I hadn't thought of 

 

sure, let's count it as 3 words.

 

edit:  yeah, prototypes count!  (Also, Bouncin' Baby Bunnies got finished and released as a homebrew as well.)

 

It figures! I finally exploit a loophole and it doesn't help me one bit with my taxes!

[AtariWarlord]

46,540

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[DanielJSorenson]

Score: 58760

Bonus: Double Dragon

 

I was so stoked to hear that Pole Position was the contest game this time! I loved this game in the arcades as a kid, and when I finally was able to play it on the 2600 (I never had the 2600 game as a kid) it felt almost as good. I also like the fact that the game doesn't take too long - even if you're very good at it. I can set aside just 15 minutes and try a few races before I've got to do grown-up-responsibility things again. I'll be trying my hand at this game several times over this next week and hopefully will be able to improve my score over this this one. I've done better, but this is a good start.

 

[nads]

Pole Position : 60,860

 

[darthkur]

Bonus: Final Fantasy V 

[Lauren Tyler]

59,310 - I'm tied with KaeruYojimbo!

 

Also, I got a better title for the bonus: Tekken Tag Tournament 2!

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[toiletunes]

Tower Toppler

 

[classicgamer_27330]

Bonus : Final Fantasy XIV

[classicgamer_27330]

[roadrunner]

Bonus



Road Runner

Edited by roadrunner, Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:44 PM.

[oyamafamily]

1st Bonus - KING KONG