Coolcrab Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Today the boxed version of Astronomer came out in conjunction with the Orionid Meteor Shower (Take a look outside if you can!), to celebrate this we have released a patch that anyone can win. If you have the cart or the boxed edition then shipping is free otherwise you need to pay a small fee for shipping. The patch comes with a special letter. To win you need to get a score of 20 in any game mode and send in a screenshot to the email in the flyer. Feel free to post them here too! To buy the game go to ‘packratvg.com’ and use the Order Form, for the rom go to the astronomer thread. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 That is a wonderful patch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 I got the letter + patch. (Mostly to prove that it's possible) Did anyone else manage to get one yet? You don't need to own the game to earn it, if you make on an emulator that also counts! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Nice! Congrats on the patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlabSides Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Still trying to get this patch... dont know how possible it is on the physical version can you guys tell me if anyone has gotten it without an emulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) Still trying to get this patch... dont know how possible it is on the physical version can you guys tell me if anyone has gotten it without an emulator? I got 22 on the atari portable, same rom though! Just gor the cart last week so did nit try that yet. How high are you getting? Did you get the boxed or lose cart version? Edited January 27, 2019 by Coolcrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlabSides Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I got 22 on the atari portable, same rom though! Just gor the cart last week so did nit try that yet. How high are you getting? Did you get the boxed or lose cart version? Sadly my high has only been max at 18 and yes I got the boxed version it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 So the game randomizes the star positions, it took me about 2 full evenings of grinding to get past 20. My strategy was starting with a star thats well observable and really stocking up on time. When you lose one due to it spawning low you reset. The 2nd game mode could help because the clouds are random, but I did it in game mode 1 as I could predict the clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlabSides Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks for the tips! Ive probably put only about 5 hours total into it so I hadnt developed that strategy yet, definitely seems to be the smart way to go of resetting it when you get a low star.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Trying to get one, so still working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I got 22 on the atari portable, same rom though! Just gor the cart last week so did nit try that yet. How high are you getting? Did you get the boxed or lose cart version? I got only "1". I though I observed enough to get at least one more point (2). How I realized I watch a "complete" star ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 You should point the beam at it and press fire until the little health bar is full. Then you get a new star and a point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I got 8... cool game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Yes!!! Astronomer HS.MOV 22 is the best I can get via the following... astronomerV1.2_ntsc.bin from this thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/270313-done-astronomer-development-thread/?p=3854337 Harmony Encore Four Switch Woody <edit> I've placed an order for a Boxed version...hope Packrat still has some. Edited February 1, 2019 by sramirez2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Awesome! I added you to the high score list of the main page! http://pietrow.net/atari/astronomer/ Packrat should send you a patch soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Awesome! I added you to the high score list of the main page! http://pietrow.net/atari/astronomer/ Packrat should send you a patch soon. Thanks for adding me to the high score list. Been communicating with Packrat. I can't wait to receive the game and patch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I reached a new high score of 28. For a while there, I was questioning whether anyone could get past 22. This proves you can. I'm going to stop playing for now, as this took several hours of playing without interruption. Thanks or making this game Coolcrab. Astronomer New HS_28 Video.MOV 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Holy shit! Well that's going on the site! (It's late here though so tomorrow.) Congrats! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Thank you. This game is perfect for the 2600. Highly addicting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) I reached a new high score of 28. For a while there, I was questioning whether anyone could get past 22. This proves you can. Of course you can get higher scores. There are still 4 leading zeros!! Congrats on your score. I have a boxed version on the way. Can't wait to play it. Edited February 4, 2019 by cvga 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Of course you can get higher scores. There are still 4 leading zeros!! Congrats on your score. I have a boxed version on the way. Can't wait to play it. Thanks, Your gonna like this game. BTW, I don't see anyone reaching 100,000 and if someone does, they deserve a special patch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 I reached a new high score of 28. For a while there, I was questioning whether anyone could get past 22. This proves you can. I'm going to stop playing for now, as this took several hours of playing without interruption. Thanks or making this game Coolcrab. Astronomer New HS_28 Video.MOV Astronomer New HS_28.jpg New HS_28 Close Up.jpg New record posted! http://pietrow.net/atari/astronomer/ Thank you. This game is perfect for the 2600. Highly addicting. Thanks! I'm glad that you like it. I'm still working on my second game that should get an AA release. You could give that a go too if you want. (see my signature) Of course you can get higher scores. There are still 4 leading zeros!! Congrats on your score. I have a boxed version on the way. Can't wait to play it. Hope you get it soon! Thanks, Your gonna like this game. BTW, I don't see anyone reaching 100,000 and if someone does, they deserve a special patch. 10,000 is a bit optimistic I think. 30 would already be very impressive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 New record posted! http://pietrow.net/atari/astronomer/ Thanks! I'm glad that you like it. I'm still working on my second game that should get an AA release. You could give that a go too if you want. (see my signature) Hope you get it soon! 10,000 is a bit optimistic I think. 30 would already be very impressive! still in 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Defender Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 28 points wow, thats more than double my best so far!!! Amazing feat... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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