Bamse Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 My first attempt. I'm sure I can do better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Knew I could improve. Forgotten how good this game is. Pretty fast on game 10 though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Finally my first go at this game. ?????? 3446 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) Wow, fast mode is hard. Tonight's attempt (3678). Edited December 6, 2018 by JasonlikesINTV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Crickey! I better start playing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Crickey! I better start playing! Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I haven't broke 1000 yet.....must get better..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1807.......way harder than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpel Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Great score guys ! I updated the scores. We are 11 players ! Try again and have fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Great score guys ! I updated the scores. We are 11 players ! Try again and have fun The standings are still showing my first attempt Scalpel. My latest score is 4631 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpel Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 The standings are still showing my first attempt Scalpel. My latest score is 4631 Sorry, I changed the score Keep going, you have to go to 6000 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Thanks. I'll try and give it another go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpisacane Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I managed to nudge mine up a little bit. (7,343). Incidentally, I always preferred playing this game on the Atari because of the controller, but I am beginning to see the merits of the disc in Demon Attack, at least. Using two hands to control the game gives you a decided advantage, I think. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Finally made it to the 3rd round. 6311. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpel Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 I managed to nudge mine up a little bit. (7,343). Incidentally, I always preferred playing this game on the Atari because of the controller, but I am beginning to see the merits of the disc in Demon Attack, at least. Using two hands to control the game gives you a decided advantage, I think. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Wow ! Congrats ! I have to play more Finally made it to the 3rd round. 6311. IMG_20181209_175557.jpg oh ! You're so close now... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Okaayyy challenge accepted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_intv Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 4116....I'm getting better, but still have a ways to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpisacane Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Pulled off a slightly better score with my trusty Tandyvision. (9,436) Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I tried playing a few rounds, but since you set the game at the highest single-player difficulty, I just sucked at it. After several tries, I got very lucky and got over 1,000 points, but it's just too frustrating, and I don't have the stamina nor the inclination to become an expert in every game. I guess I'm just not HSC material. For the record, below are my entries for this Demon Attack on game #10 (CLEAR): My first try at Demon Attack in years -- Boo! My second try ... some progress! On my third try I got very lucky!!! After that, I just never could get anything over 600 points, and I tried for about an hour. Thank you, Scalpel, for taking the reins and re-ignating the HSC, but I'm afraid I just can't play against such high-skill challengers. It's not really all that fun playing a game in its hardest difficulty if you seldom play it. Good luck to all, and Godspeed! -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpisacane Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 To be honest, the only way I am even able to do this is by working myself into a kind of trance. I don't even look directly at the screen when I'm playing. I look past it, kind of like when you are trying to see those Magic Eye pictures. If I can get into a zone, it all sort of starts to fit together. I can't quite explain it. The way I got my latest score was by turning off the TV's sound and playing music in the background. It seemed to help a bit. Anyway, I am a little sad to see you feel so disheartened, as I was genuinely excited to be participating in this with you. Christmas Carol is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen a fan pull off. It is so perfect it almost doesn't seem real. Maybe the next game will play to your strengths a little more. (I'm assuming that everyone can participate in every round.) :-) I tried playing a few rounds, but since you set the game at the highest single-player difficulty, I just sucked at it. After several tries, I got very lucky and got over 1,000 points, but it's just too frustrating, and I don't have the stamina nor the inclination to become an expert in every game. I guess I'm just not HSC material. For the record, below are my entries for this Demon Attack on game #10 (CLEAR): My first try at Demon Attack in years -- Boo! IMG_4753.JPG My second try ... some progress! IMG_4754.JPG On my third try I got very lucky!!! IMG_4755.JPG After that, I just never could get anything over 600 points, and I tried for about an hour. Thank you, Scalpel, for taking the reins and re-ignating the HSC, but I'm afraid I just can't play against such high-skill challengers. It's not really all that fun playing a game in its hardest difficulty if you seldom play it. Good luck to all, and Godspeed! -dZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 To be honest, the only way I am even able to do this is by working myself into a kind of trance. I don't even look directly at the screen when I'm playing. I look past it, kind of like when you are trying to see those Magic Eye pictures. If I can get into a zone, it all sort of starts to fit together. I can't quite explain it. The way I got my latest score was by turning off the TV's sound and playing music in the background. It seemed to help a bit. I think this is common with pattern type games. The best I ever did on Megamania was by using a similar technique. I didn't focus on any of the enemies, rather I just saw the pattern of the swarm as a whole. It all clicked; like being in the Matrix. I haven't been able to recreate it and had to resort to blunt practice and learning the patterns and safe spots. No such luck with Demon Attack, but fingers crossed. I think the most frustrating thing about Demon Attack is how quickly you can lose 2-3 lives in a row. There's no grace period for spawning. If you press left or right immediately after you die, you'll respawn on the side of the screen instead of where you died. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I think the most frustrating thing about Demon Attack is how quickly you can lose 2-3 lives in a row. There's no grace period for spawning. If you press left or right immediately after you die, you'll respawn on the side of the screen instead of where you died. Yeah, that killed me over and over, even when I thought I wasn't doing that bad. I tried playing at the "Advanced Normal" level and, although I didn't do much better points-wise, I did enjoy the game a lot more, for I felt like the pace was fairer. I don't mind posting a score of 50 when people posts 9K, just as long as it is fun to play and I enjoy it. I just couldn't this one. I'm not bitter or anything, and I do admit that I suck at these games now (well, I've always sucked at them, I just try to forget it). I understand that the HSC is a competition and the challenge to the players is desirable, so playing the high difficulty levels as a matter of course is a good thing. You guys are all at a different league. I just wish there was an HSC for wimps like me, were we could play Snafu and Frog Bog and Math Fun, or practice a round of Loco-Motion in the slowest setting (well, maybe not at the slowest setting). I was also having a bad day, with work and other crap, and I thought that playing a video game would cheer me up. Well, Demon Attack at high speed just pissed me right off the edge of madness! :mad: Sorry. I may give it another go by the week-end, I don't know. In any case, please don't nerf the HSC on the count of wimps like me, that's not the point. Go play and have fun and enjoy the challenge. -dZ. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Argh, so close. Right, I'm having another go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 1824 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamse Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) That took some work but happy with that 9709 Edited December 11, 2018 by Bamse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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