Ze_ro Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Important Note: This week's competition is over, no further scores will be accepted. If you still wish to discuss Air Raiders and compare future scores, feel free to do so! It's a dogfight... you against the enemy! You're the pilot, gunner, and navigator all in one!! Enemy planes are buzzing you. Anti-aircraft ground forces are shelling you! Get an enemy plane in your sights, and FIRE! Try and shoot down as many as you can! If ground fire (flak) explodes in your sight... you're hit... you quickly lose altitude. Climb back up! Stay clear of the flak, because this week's game is Air Raiders! Game Information Game Name: Air Raiders Released By: M-Network, 1982 Left Difficulty: B / Novice Right Difficulty: B / Novice Game Mode: Default Chosen By: Cybergoth Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores will be approximately Tuesday, Jan 24th at 1:30 AM (CST). In case you haven't already done so, please read the High Score Club rules. There is other useful information contained in that previous link, including a list of previous High Score Club games! As before, next week's game will be chosen by the next person in the member list, which happens to be Luigi301! Please send me a private message with your choice of game for next week! If you are not a member of the High Score Club, but would like to be, then all you have to do is post a score for this week's game, and I'll add you to the list! Current High Scores 93 (Rom Hunter) [+11] 78 (Cybergoth) [+10] 67 (LarcenTyler) [+9] 56 (SpiceWare) [+8] 36 (Galaga_Freak) [+7] 29 (supercat) [+6] 24 (vdub_bobby) [+5] 22 (keilbaca) [+4] 19 (scogey) [+3] 16 (MoonlightKnight) [+2] Best Tips Cybergoth [+2] Bounties and Challenges None yet TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Default Mode)112 (Manuel Rotschkar) 103 (Alan W Hewston) 57 (Mark Rupprecht) Current Standings (Scores compiled by keilbaca... thanks!) SpiceWare [244] keilbaca [205] the 5th ghost [115] khryssun [106] LarcenTyler [91] shadow460 [77] vdub_bobby [71] sku_u [67] supercat [65] scogey [65] Omegamatrix [59] Christophero Sly [58] homerwannabee [53] video game addict [50] Cybergoth [47] D.Yancey [47] Keir [46] silverpoodleman [45] Numan [37] Robert M [37] Mordax [33] Recycled [32] durden26 [32] Goochman [31] Mad Scientist [26] MoonlightKnight [25] Fellow Atari Man [24] panda_racer [23] mitsubachi [22] Rom Hunter [20] Dones [20] Malc74 [19] davepesc [15] bjk7382 [15] vgcollector666 [15] neotokeo2001 [14] xeex [13] brendano [12] gospeedde [12] Thomas Jentzsch [11] Mind Game [9] RJ [9] keitaro [8] Galaga_Freak [7] 128bytes [7] Voch [6] graywest [6] arlo [6] Gamemaster_ca_2003 [4] FireTiger [3] Atarifever [3] Dan Iacovelli [5] mrppv666 [1] Gateway [1] StanJr [1] Luigi301 [1] Member List Luigi301, Gateway, Damon Plus, gospeedde, Kepone, internetotaku, panda_racer, KaeruYojimbo, cyberneticimplant, bjk7382, davepesc, neotokeo2001, xeex, bmlbytes, Omegamatrix, the 5th ghost, Xebec's Demise, khryssun, vgcollector666, chadtower, moycon, Malc74, shadow460, Atarifever, Keir, supercat, FireTiger, Philflound, Fellow Atari Man, keilbaca, brendano, Cybergoth, durden26, sku_u, mitsubachi, arlo, Recycled, LarcenTyler, silverpoodleman, 128bytes, Goochman, Thomas Jentzsch, Christophero Sly, D.Yancey, mrppv666, Mordax, Numan, Mordax, vdub_bobby, Dones, Gamemaster_ca_2003, scogey, graywest, RJ, Voch, video game addict, SpiceWare, Robert M, Mad Scientist, Dan Iacovelli Scoring Points in Air Raiders Coming Soon Hints and Tips As always, you really should read the manual. What's that? You don't have the manual? Well, AtariAge has a scanned copy of the manual online. Here are the hints it provides: * Shoot down as many enemy places as you can the first time in the air. Don't refuel until you absolutely need to. The more hits you make, the more ammo you get the next time up! * When you see flak near your sight, pull back on the joystick so you are climbing when you get hit. This way you don't dive as much when you actually get hit. -To land, simply slowly lower your plane untill it's at 0 for altitude (you don't want to crash so dive untill you're close to zero, then slowly tap the joystick a few times) and wait for the runway to appear. When it does, press forward on the joystick untill you come to a stop. -Make your shots count. Since you only get as much ammunition reloaded as hits you made each time up, it's important to try to make sure you don't waste ammunition. Instead of firing off your guns rapidly, try to wait untill a bogey is in your sights, and then press the button to fire a shot at him. -While you can be attacked at any place at any time, the red zone is especially dangerous. -If you're being shot while at a low altitude, pull up quickly, since you lose a bit of altitude if you're hit, and one crash ends it all. My only tip for this game is stay above 10 ALT, that way in case you get "shot down" you won't hit the ground when you lose ALT. Tips: - It's advisable to completely finish one formation at a time, else you'll be busy searching singled out planes later... - If you see other formations while doing that, remember the height where you saw them! - Stay the hell out of the flak zone, unless it collides with the first tip - The game requires sort of 2 different playing modes: In your first sortie shoot as *many* planes as possible. In every following launch shoot as *precisely* as possible! - Be quick on the fire button, else you waste away your ammo with pointless rapid fire. - Everytime you get shot, you'll sink a little deeper than before, so when in the beginning it's safe to stay 10 (miles or what?) above the ground, it later may require 15 or more. --Ze_ro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) Well, I have the game with the box and cartridge in my room. The box was damaged and I was miffed, but as long as the cartridge works, it's all that matters. For now, here's my first score, which could have been a lot better if I hadn't pushed the wrong button after landing! (And so far I rank as a Fighter Pilot. Not bad.) Edited January 18, 2006 by LarcenTyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hi there! Yay! One of my favourites! Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hi there! Only 42 on my first try, mainly since I didn't manage to land Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hi there! Only 42 on my first try, mainly since I didn't manage to land Greetings, Manuel 1002595[/snapback] yeah i tried to figure out how to land, before I really start playing the game. Haven't gotten it down yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 To land, simply slowly lower your plane untill it's at 0 for altitude (you don't want to crash so dive untill you're close to zero, then slowly tap the joystick a few times) and wait for the runway to appear. When it does, press forward on the joystick untill you come to a stop. At any rate, here's my newest score, and a couple of (measly) tips: -Make your shots count. Since you only get as much ammunition reloaded as hits you made each time up, it's important to try to make sure you don't waste ammunition. Instead of firing off your guns rapidly, try to wait untill a bogey is in your sights, and then press the button to fire a shot at him. -While you can be attacked at any place at any time, the red zone is especially dangerous. -If you're being shot while at a low altitude, pull up quickly, since you lose a bit of altitude if you're hit, and one crash ends it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 -Make your shots count. Since you only get as much ammunition reloaded as hits you made each time up, it's important to try to make sure you don't waste ammunition. Instead of firing off your guns rapidly, try to wait untill a bogey is in your sights, and then press the button to fire a shot at him. 1002638[/snapback] Basically, you get to play until you've missed a total of about 99 times. Every single miss counts against you in this game. While you can't dally around forever waiting for the perfect shot or you'll run out of fuel, you shouldn't take a shot if you aren't pretty confident of getting a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonlightKnight Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 WOW... that's a hard game. Getting a target lock isn't easy. My only tip for this game is stay above 10 ALT, that way in case you get "shot down" you won't hit the ground when you lose ALT. here's my try, it will probably be the best I can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 With sixty-seven hits, my dad and I would be quoting the Three Stooges after something that happened to them once, but I won't. I will say, though, that I'm now officially an Ace Pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaga_Freak Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I probably need to figure out the landing thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 And a save landing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi there! Phew... 50 hits - and again crash landing... Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi there! Ah... finally my landing skill returned! 78 Tips: - It's advisable to completely finish one formation at a time, else you'll be busy searching singled out planes later... - If you see other formations while doing that, remember the height where you saw them! - Stay the hell out of the flak zone, unless it collides with the first tip - The game requires sort of 2 different playing modes: In your first sortie shoot as *many* planes as possible. In every following launch shoot as *precisely* as possible! - Be quick on the fire button, else you waste away your ammo with pointless rapid fire. - Everytime you get shot, you'll sink a little deeper than before, so when in the beginning it's safe to stay 10 (miles or what?) above the ground, it later may require 15 or more. Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Just to get in this week... 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scogey Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 19 I left my wingman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 22 for me, haven't gotten a chance to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 29. Need more practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Just a couple of notes: I have received (one of) my replacement hard drives from Maxtor and have gotten my primary system back into a usable state... Although there is still more configuration to be done, this hopefully means I'll be a little more productive with HSC updates and score compiling and such. No response from Luigi301, so next weeks game is unchosen at the moment. Once again, I'll let you guys decide it. Whoever posts the first (appropriate) game gets it. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Just a couple of notes: I have received (one of) my replacement hard drives from Maxtor and have gotten my primary system back into a usable state... Although there is still more configuration to be done, this hopefully means I'll be a little more productive with HSC updates and score compiling and such. No response from Luigi301, so next weeks game is unchosen at the moment. Once again, I'll let you guys decide it. Whoever posts the first (appropriate) game gets it. --Zero 1005694[/snapback] Quadrun B/B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Well, that's the end of this weeks edition of the High Score Club. Congratulations to everyone on their scores, and I hope you enjoyed Air Raiders! Join us again next week when we'll take a run at one of the rarest games in the 2600's library! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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