Hank Rearden Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Forgot the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 So what is the purpose of the right difficulty switch? I don't know of anything the right difficulty affects. Maybe somebody else here has a more definitive answer. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Improving... 110,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 367000 points, A little improvement, I don't know why at this stage of the game almost only purple robots roam the cavern ( they worth 1000 points ) and not many yellow ( they worth 5000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 109,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel M'Vada Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Am I the only one here who finds this game absurdly difficult, or have my Atari playing skills massively deteriorated with age? Either way, here's my final attempt. Dark Cavern: 44000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Rearden Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 367000 points, A little improvement, I don't know why at this stage of the game almost only purple robots roam the cavern ( they worth 1000 points ) and not many yellow ( they worth 5000) Dark Cavern (1982) (M Network)_4.png They respawn almost as fast as you kill them. That's why. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Am I the only one here who finds this game absurdly difficult, or have my Atari playing skills massively deteriorated with age? Either way, here's my final attempt. Dark Cavern: 44000 I found it really difficult at first, then I figured out there are places where you can sit and basically snipe them as they go by (you only need move a little to dodge their shots). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novastar Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) Score 59000 Edited March 8, 2018 by Novastar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Dark Cavern AB: 36,000 For Bonus: Dig Dug. I'm a geologist, so every now and then I do some digging. Sometimes I'm even underground. However, I must admit that I rarely meet creatures I have to pump up till they explode. I hope this little detail doesn't disqualify my choice :-). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novastar Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) I work in IT for the State of California. I have been building computers since I was 9 years old. Fun fact: next off the "stack" is that my wife and I are having a baby...but I couldn't find an Atari game about pregnancy. Edited March 8, 2018 by Novastar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Fun fact: next off the "stack" is that my wife and I are having a baby... Congratulations and all the best! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 266,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 33000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Another improvement: 151,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 So what is the purpose of the right difficulty switch? I read the manual at Atarimania.com. According to the manual, the LEFT DIFFICULTY switch has some effect (yellow robot appears at the beggining on A/Expert mode). Since the manual didn't specify anything about the Right Difficulty switch function, assume that Right Difficulty has NO EFFECT for Dark Cavern, so A or B is ALLOWED. Also I took a note from Atarimania: "Although it’s not specified in the manual, either joystick (left or right) can be used to play." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Dark Cavern Game A, new attempt with video 344,000 (SInce my target score for this week is 300,000, I'm DONE and I'm going to wait for the next round of this HSC.) Video and picture sent to Vocelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Mr. Vocelli, I noted Lauren Tyler is listed twice on the current leaderboard for this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 188,000 I keep getting screwed by running out of bullets. Have to work on killing multiple robots with a single shot I guess. @NIKON -- there's always Stellar Track ! @Novastar -- too bad Ms. Pac-Man doesn't have the cutscene with the stork bringing Jr. ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 A little better. My lack of patience isn't helping... 180,000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 263,000 I'm still getting better at this game. Tips for the interested: When the gun appears use your best Pacman skills and go get it. Even if you lose a guy, get the gun when you can A lost guy can be replaced by shooting a yellow robot, but any bullets that you miss are gone forever. When you do lose a guy, don't rush to leave the house. The robots still shoot at you in the house and will knock out each other and the white stuff (the spider and the whirlwind.) The robots regenerate right away, but the white stuff won't be back until you leave the house.Save your bullets by not shooting the white stuff by itself unless absolutely necessary. Try to time your shot at a robot so that it hits the white stuff with the same bullet. Play most of the game in the 'L's to the right and left of the house. When a robot enters the long straightaway above the house, shoot the robot, move up to dodge the bullet, and move back down to the "L". Repeat. Even when a robot comes onto the straightaway level through the entrance closest to the "L", there is still time to shoot the robot and dodge the shot. . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Dark Cavern - 8,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 @ Mr. Vocelli: My score is 36,000, not 33,000. Not that it matters much... :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 115,000 AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Dark Cavern 245,000 Mild improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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