Northcoastgamer Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 HIGH SCORE CLUB Fall Knockout Tournament Round 4 (Final Round) Game Information Game Name: H.E.R.O. Released by: CV 1984 Activision (John Van Ryzin) CV HSC HIGH Score: Game 1: 229,630 NCG (7/2013 HSC 6) Settings: Game 1 Manual: http://www.colecovisionzone.com/photos/game/manual/hero%20manual.pdf Round Ends: Monday October 23th at Noon Rules are simple. Each week, the player with the lowest score is eliminated until one individual remains atop the carnage. Good Luck! H.E.R.O. Scores 1)jblenkle 137,355 2)DuggerVideoGames 83,635 ELIMINATED Other H.E.R.O. Scores 1)ed1475 28,625 2) Players 1)DuggerVideoGames 2)jblenkle 3)Bmack36 (Eliminated Round 3) 4)ed1475 (Eliminated Round 2) 5)NCG (Eliminated Round 1) h-e-r-o-1984.rom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Two players enter, one player leaves. Good luck gentlemen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Two players enter, one player leaves. Good luck gentlemen! You just broke the only rule of Fight Club... AGAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 H.E.R.O. - 60,340 Gotta find me a better joystick to play with. The one I'm using now doesn't always move right fast enough and I wind up blowing myself up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 HERO: 58,970 pts. What a terrible fate for me at the end of this run. There I was on this screen with plenty of time left to beat the level, but NO DYNAMITE REMAINING. I just stood there wondering what to do, then when the timer was ready to expire, I destroyed the bat for extra points above the water and ended the game by falling into the water. It took me a lot of runs to do this well and get this far. I'll give it another go sometime, but it's unlikely that I top jbenkle's score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 You just broke the only rule of Fight Club... AGAIN! I've never seen that movie. Enlighten me as to what rule have I broken more than once? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I've never seen that movie. Enlighten me as to what rule have I broken more than once? I only saw the movie ONCE (years after friends constantly hounding me and telling me I need to see it). It's okay, but not one of my favorites. The rule for Fight Club (a club where they get together to have fights) is that you DON'T talk about Fight Club. That rule has been a running gag on the Internet for years that is applied to whatever you want to apply it to. Gags/jokes aside, keep talking about the Colecovision High Score Club. It's an awesome club! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 H.E.R.O. - 102,445 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 H.E.R.O. - 102,445 joe's hero - 102,445.png Nice score! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Thanks!!! I've since beaten it, but haven't posted it yet. Still a little off my all-time best though. Nice score! Showing off.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 You do know you can use the laser on the walls don't you? Takes longer than blowing them up, but it works. HERO: 58,970 pts. What a terrible fate for me at the end of this run. There I was on this screen with plenty of time left to beat the level, but NO DYNAMITE REMAINING. I just stood there wondering what to do, then when the timer was ready to expire, I destroyed the bat for extra points above the water and ended the game by falling into the water. It took me a lot of runs to do this well and get this far. I'll give it another go sometime, but it's unlikely that I top jbenkle's score. HERO 58,970 pts.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 You do know you can use the laser on the walls don't you? Takes longer than blowing them up, but it works. I actually did not know that. When I fired a few shots and it looked like there was no damage to the wall, I just simply gave up. Damn. Thanks! Still not going to come close to your 100k, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 You have to fire a constant stream of the laser at the wall...it will start to break down and then finally disappear. I actually did not know that. When I fired a few shots and it looked like there was no damage to the wall, I just simply gave up. Damn. Thanks! Still not going to come close to your 100k, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 H.E.R.O. - 125,400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 H.E.R.O - 130,030 Inching toward my best-ever score of 133,295 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm really surprised that I'm leading this thing...I thought I was a goner with Sewer Sam as I had never really played that game a lot and had a previous high score of something like 122. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm really surprised that I'm leading this thing...I thought I was a goner with Sewer Sam as I had never really played that game a lot and had a previous high score of something like 122. Hey, don't get cocky. If I have three sessions of 50k, that's over 150k for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 HERO: 70,785 pts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Haven't been able to top my own best of 70,785 points yet, but I am getting about 64,000 and reaching level 14 regularly now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) H.E.R.O.: 83,635 pts. This is probably as good as it gets for me. Easily the best run I've ever had (I reached level 14 before losing a single life). Not to toot my own horn, but there aren't many Coleco games where I encounter players who CRUSH my score in a game (unless I'm terrible at a game, like Bump n' Jump). I haven't been able to sniff 100k yet, let alone 130k. Impressive gaming, Joe! Edited October 20, 2017 by DuggerVideoGames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) I just noticed NCG holds our club's record with over 229k. The elimination in Venture apparently saved us both from a butt whipping. Hey NCG! Despite the fact that you're not in this round, you should still gun for your record and see if you set a new one (eliminated from tourney or not, a record-setting performance is a record-setting performance. Go for it!) Edited October 20, 2017 by DuggerVideoGames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I've played this game so many times that I remember exactly what is coming on every screen and can play it incredibly fast. My downfall comes when I start getting careless and make stupid mistakes. There are a few screens where timing is incredibly important. On some plays I can breeze right through them. Other times, I sit here and stare at the screen and just can't figure out when I should go. It's weird too...some games I can play better via emulation. Others I need the Coleco joystick on a real machine. This and Super Cobra fall into that category. Your 83,635 is a good score!!! I still think I was lucky not to have been eliminated on Sewer Sam. H.E.R.O.: 83,635 pts. This is probably as good as it gets for me. Easily the best run I've ever had (I reached level 14 before losing a single life). Not to toot my own horn, but there aren't many Coleco games where I encounter players who CRUSH my score in a game (unless I'm terrible at a game, like Bump n' Jump). I haven't been able to sniff 100k yet, let alone 130k. Impressive gaming, Joe! HERO 83,635 pts.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 H.E.R.O. - 135,085 This will be my last score - new all-time best for me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 28,625 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 I just noticed NCG holds our club's record with over 229k. The elimination in Venture apparently saved us both from a butt whipping. Hey NCG! Despite the fact that you're not in this round, you should still gun for your record and see if you set a new one (eliminated from tourney or not, a record-setting performance is a record-setting performance. Go for it!) I might post a score over the weekend, but not much time for any gaming lately. We are remodeling the basement and some yard work to do one last time before the cold weather rolls in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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