+therealbountybob Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Dark Chambers Another one of the later Atari games that I've not played, and it's new to the HSC so looking forward to this, what do I know about the game? Well there are some chambers and they are dark, so probably they are perfectly safe to go exploring Links Atarimania - Fandal @RT - any advice on difficulty level - play on the defaults? Join in - play and post scores Round closes Sunday 12th August 10pm UK time Alley cat will be back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 God that's a boring game, wish i hadn't voted for it now and we could have been playing alley cat! Level I 122720 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Dark Chambers: Level M, 193,500! This game is simply unforgiving. Save your bombs for the tougher levels...they're scarce and you'll need them...especially on level M. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Dark Chambers - 15,980 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) 246,940 Yep, M is tough, but nowhere near as rough as Q or R... Great game, but shows it's age lol. I've since upgraded from a 64k modded 600xl to an XEGS setup. Edited July 29, 2018 by zylon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) EDIT: 325,390 - level V Have fun running between indestructible monster generators in a small hallway on level U! I second the advice of saving your bombs for the higher levels. I actually kind of like this game. It's a bit slow in the early levels, and you can get all the powerups too soon, but... there's something about it. Maybe I just enjoy blasting the monsters to bits. I find this version a lot more difficult than the 7800 or 2600 versions! Couple of hints: don't use the key on Level A. The room that opens contains a shield and a silver chalice. You can get the shield on the very next level, and the silver chalice is only worth a few hundred points. Hold onto that key until you REALLY need it on the higher levels. As far as I can tell, this is the only key that is "optional", meaning it doesn't need to be used to exit the level on which it's found. You can sometimes shoot through gaps between two bricks that only touch at a single corner. You have to be firing UPWARD to the left or right (it doesn't work if you're firing down), and you have to move your player as far into the corner as he will go. The enemy must also be in the corner on the opposite side. As long as you do this, you can kill enemies but they can't hurt you. Good for thinning out the enemies before you enter a room. In the higher levels with indestructible spawners, you'll need to start using your bombs. (You did save some, right?) Detonate a bomb and then run. You may take a few hits, but it's better than fighting and getting swarmed by a bunch of reapers. I think that mapping will become important as you reach levels T and above. There are so many indestructible spawners that taking a wrong turn and passing through these areas more than once may drain too much of your health. You'll need to know exactly where to go in order to survive. Edited July 30, 2018 by graywest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTrust Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Oh God, why!? The game never f*****g ends. EDIT: That game was on Standard. I must have jogged the stick when I put it down to take the picture. Not that it makes much of a difference. Edited July 30, 2018 by MrTrust 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 54290. I literally died from tedium, just couldn't go on and did kamikaze things. I'm not sure I have your mental stamina to persevere and get to the more exciting levels (and higher scores). Start missing Computer War and also have a strange itch to play Gauntlet now.... How did this get voted in over Alley Cat is beyond me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 I'm not going to be able to play for a couple of days (abbuc) if the game is not so great (and players have tried the different skill levels) then we can make this a short round and then move onto Alley Cat next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 God that's a boring game, wish i hadn't voted for it now and we could have been playing alley cat! All Dandy/Gauntlet type games are boring (for me) in the final analysis. At least Gauntlet (in the arcade) had speech and an interesting array of characters, levels, and options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Nah, after all the cheering for Dark Chambers let's give it its two weeks of glory. Perhaps we want to add a bonus game? Is Chambers of Zorp any good? Edited July 30, 2018 by carlsson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) DC Advanced 41,010 Forgotten how it made my fingers ache :-) @TRBB Play on advanced. Edited July 30, 2018 by RedThunder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 All Dandy/Gauntlet type games are boring (for me) in the final analysis. At least Gauntlet (in the arcade) had speech and an interesting array of characters, levels, and options. They are really multiplayer games, Dandy with 2 or even 4 players is a real hoot - 2 players controlling 2 characters at the same time is cool too OK Play Dark Chambers on ADVANCED everyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 They are really multiplayer games, Dandy with 2 or even 4 players is a real hoot - 2 players controlling 2 characters at the same time is cool too I agree that they're more fun when playing with another person; that's how we used to play Gauntlet on the NES. I'm not saying I don't like these kind of games at all; I've played them all, off and on, for short and moderate periods of time; and I've played Gauntlet and Dark Chambers for fairly long, just to see how things are as stages progress. I think I may have even finished Dark Chambers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Chambers of Zorp 4,480 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 370770 level V. I'm not sure whether I'll play again cos it just takes too long to play 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 OK how about a Chambers bonus - Zorp and any others you can find with Chambers in the title 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Dark Chambers (Advanced) - 53320 pts, level F I find this game to be a mix of Gateway to Apshai and Shamus. Agreed I haven't played Gauntlet for any amount, so perhaps I'm missing an element of comparison. Regarding the hints posted by Graywest, I find that the only items on fixed locations are the keys. The rest are more or less randomly placed, including health items and staircases. Quite a couple of times, I found the staircase on level A to be behind the locked door so I need to use the key right away. Of course in cases where things are placed elsewhere, you can keep keys and bombs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Chambers of Zorp - 13780 pts, level 3 Much more action than what the YouTube video suggests! If you eliminate all the germs on the way out of the chamber, you get a bonus of 5000 pts or more, so it is valuable to try that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Dark Chambers (Advanced) - 53320 pts, level F I find this game to be a mix of Gateway to Apshai and Shamus. Agreed I haven't played Gauntlet for any amount, so perhaps I'm missing an element of comparison. I'd say it reminds me of Demon Stalkers. I know DS was on C64 as well as DOS, but don't believe Atari got a port of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTrust Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Didn't go all the way this time. Theoretically, if you're careful enough, you can just go for as long as you want on this one. You'd just need the patience of Job to do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I'd say it reminds me of Demon Stalkers. I know DS was on C64 as well as DOS, but don't believe Atari got a port of it. I never saw/played that game neither, after 30++ years of C64 gaming. Though I see on GB64 there are quite a number of games in the Gauntlet category of which Demon Stalkers (1987) and a few more visually look very much alike Dark Chambers (1988). I suppose it is more of a coincidence they may look alike, rather than Atari would be copying Electronic Arts here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTrust Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Zorp is intense. I actually broke my joystick trying to run away from the monsters, and had to set this one with an Epyx 500XJ, which was less than ideal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1235430. Advanced level. Thought it may be bit more fun on harder difficulty, but not really. I won't try again, it's just not my cup of tea. Not a totally bad game per se but perhaps not really suited for HS attacks. Now, Chambers of Zorp, that's the real deal. Love it Intense from the get go, simple but clever design, in short - a classic. Got around ~13K atm but will try for more definitely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Youxia: Good thing you took a screenshot. It says 125430 pts, you wrote 1235430 pts which is nearly ten times as much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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