+therealbountybob Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) Pad v1.84 NRV's superb bat n baller has been updated and we're playing it. Pad supports various controllers and has some excellent paddle control settings, NTSC and PAL versions available Settings Play on the following game modes using paddles if you can. EXTRA (as the main game) CASUAL (bonus) ARCADE (bonus) if the game is too hard for anyone play on easy instead. Start on 1A ? (You have a choice of screens, I can't remember how the start point effects things) Info and Download XEX Post #70 has info on the power-ups and scoring Feedback The previous version had a couple of levels that were too hard and spoiled the enjoyment due to almost indestructable bricks / not being easy to clear so I'm hoping this is improved too. Please post feedback I'm sure NRV will be watching Bonus game Let's take a look at the new [updated version/link]: Minotaur 16K trbb: "you get to the Minotaur somewhere on the right edge and the screen turns blue then you hold fire in until you go back to the start, the tune and maze shown in full then the titles screen shows your time" Round ends Sunday in two weeks from now 1st July at 10am uk time Edited July 14, 2018 by therealbountybob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) First go at Pad in EXTRA mode 35700: PAL mode in Altirra using a touchpad for a mouse. Need to hook up my Stell-a-daptor! Gave Minotaur a try but don't quite get it: I go through the maze until hitting an exit, then the maze colour changes and I retrace. But what then and what's the score? Edited June 17, 2018 by slx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Casual Level 3c 38830 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Casual Level 4a 50520 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 PAD - EXTRA Mode: 54,000 Playing with 2600-Daptor and a freshly cleaned set of paddles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Casual Level 5e 57450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Extra Level E2 53650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) Here are my Minotaur times: Mode 3 Size 24x12: 4 Seconds Mode 3 Size 40x22: 12 Seconds Mode 5 Size 60x36: 42 Seconds Mode 5 Size 80x44: 2 Minutes 46 Seconds Mode 7 Size 136x88: 14 Minutes 17 Seconds Edited June 17, 2018 by Deteacher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Extra Level F2 72550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Extra Level G1 74940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) I only briefly tested Pad. It is worth mentioning that you need some form of analog controller to play this game. Besides paddles, it supports Atari (ST?) and Amiga mice. I barely managed to insert my Amiga 1200 mouse into my Atari 130XE (connector very deep inside the Atari) but it seems to work if I'm careful. For those of you playing in emulation, that is less of an issue. Extra: 3230 pts (yes, only a 1 minute test) Updated scores: Extra: 32360 pts Casual: 27020 pts Arcade: 12240 pts Edited June 18, 2018 by carlsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 First attempt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Extra: 39250 pts Casual: 43410 pts Arcade: 22670 pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Extra 73110 level E2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Extra 86490 level E2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Minataur, how do you get it working ? I'm using Altirra 3. Loads to a XBios screen and when I pick 1 it crashes Am I being Blonde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) I think you need to set Altirra to use original OS ROMs, not Altirra's legal replacement ROMs. The same issue as we had with Circo Bianco earlier this year in the winter games. By the way, these are my initial Minotaur times. Note that the maze dimensions are slightly different from Deteacher's numbers, perhaps because he plays on NTSC and I play on PAL? Mode 3 24x14: 15 seconds Mode 3 40x22: 28 seconds Mode 5 60x36: 2 minutes 52 seconds Mode 5 80x44: 5 minutes 42 seconds Mode 7 136x68: not yet solved Edited June 19, 2018 by carlsson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Thanks. I try that on my main pc.it has the original roms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Gave Minotaur a try but don't quite get it: I go through the maze until hitting an exit, then the maze colour changes and I retrace. But what then and what's the score? I should have read that! Now it makes more sense as I didn't figure it out. I guess we use the times shown at the end: "Hi Score Cafe" PAD C 42,500 (3a) A 41,160 (1a) X 78,610 (e2) Is the music is new?... [yes] I love the fact you can stick in paddles in either port and use either one in the set, plus the sensitivity adjustment is neat. Is the B power up bad - small bat but you still get points, I thought the F was firing but perhaps it's "faster" will need to read up on this last time we played it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) The story far...PADExtra. 38,040 Easy, 100,440 Casual. 24,650 Arcade, 7,770 MINOTAUR Mode 3, 24x14, 00:13Mode 3, 40x22, 00:32 Mode 5, 60x36, 1:21 Mode 5, 80x44, 3:48 Mode 7, 136x68, 6:20 Hidden level found, screen grab below .... Great Game :-) But then again with an avatar like mine, who wouldn't like a Minotaur type theme :-) Minotaur Maze at Kielder Forest [Art Installation] http://www.visitkielder.com/garden/minotaur-nick-coombe-shona-kitchen-2003 Edited June 21, 2018 by RedThunder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Minotaur think I've got it - you get to the Minotaur somewhere on the right edge and the screen turns blue then you hold fire in until you go back to the start, the tune and maze shown in full then the titles screen shows your time - can someone confirm this is right and I'll add it to the first post thanks 3 24x14 0:16 3 40x22 0:17 5 60x36 2:29 5 80x44 2:21 PAD Paddles users will probably find the 2nd paddle in a set is better as it's less used C 42,500 (3a) 80,040 (6f) A 41,160 (1a) X 78,610 (e2) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) trbb - Yes, that is how I played Minotaur and I believe that is how Detecher got his times seen in the screenshots. I saw that an updated version was just posted, due to a bug discovered in another HSC going on. We might want to play the latest version if it has bugs removed. Edited June 21, 2018 by carlsson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Pad Mode: Extra | Starting level: A1 | Controller: Atari paddle 95820 This is a fun game - much more enjoyable than the official port of Arkanoid to the 8 bit Atari. The only thing that's missing is the laser powerup - or is it available in another game mode? Edited June 21, 2018 by graywest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Minor improvement: Arcade - 25030 pts The fact that you don't see your score until game over makes it more of a surprise how well you have played. Sometimes I believe one passes a level for an extra ball, but often I think I've done rather well but got nearly no points, and sometimes I think it was a total fiasco but got a good score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Extra 94340 level g1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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