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00006463 Amazon Canada EDIT: Ordered placed Jan 24 2024

I'm on the board early - 63025 on my first go. Word of advice for single stickers like myself: just hold the button down as you move!

Ok, finally got a couple of games in: Best score: 41480 Best 1st man: 12620 That's also my score for best first man on first screen - I had just a few pellets at the top to get but I got caught LOL

OK, on the board with(edited since I don't see my name on the updated table so far): First level: 18000 First man: 13400 High Score: 38100 I can get to the 2nd screen on level 2 really easily, but the birds move so fast and it's so hard to judge I keep dying like crazy. I'm using a file version but I'm not sure where it's from exactly, it's just one I would have had in my collection. I'm going to try the Homesoft one and if it's any different I'll let you know.

This is helpful as I almost picked a game we had played, but had forgotten!

There is! I don't have the list handy but there was a run on 2600 ports last year, with Frostbite being one of them. I'm sure the xex is in Fandals site though.

It might be wrong but I had to include a 2600 port in my list of 10 anyway (Frostbite), as I just love that game! It's one I missed when it was first released on the VCS but discovered in university by watching a roommate play it. Such a great little game and good HSC fodder IMO (could be paired with other winter themed games). My list, in alpha order: Boulder Dash Cosmic Tunnels Fort Apocalypse Frostbite Jumpman/Jr. Kennedy Approach Lode Runner Quasimodo Yoomp! Zenji

Agreed - I've never considered writing down the metrics from each round like that. Makes for good reading!

Just sliding in at the last moment, as always! 12930 Made it to level D, which I read above was the hardest. Makes total sense to me!

Sneaking in late! Missile Command: 98745 1st two levels: 2235 Missile Command+: 67020 Like a lot of people I'm sure there's not a lot of time at this time of the year for gaming but I'm glad I snuck enough time in to get on the board. With more time I'm sure I could top 100k in the main game but it is what it is.

BUNNY HOP: finished level 20 BREAK IT 2022: 172820 ARCADIA: 3317 PAC-MAN EVOLUTION: 19360 DYE HERITAGE EDITON: finished level 3 RETRO DSCHUMP MOON QUEST SCHRAENKER II TRAX: 1310, but I couldn't figure out how to leave level 1 LOL BINARY PARASITE: finished demo BATTLE OF ERIS: 410 DARK KEEP: I played this one, but seemed to have deleted my pic! Made it down a few levels and quit. SCHRAENKER I: 900

I just want to get my list of games in: BUNNY HOP: finished level 20 BREAK IT 2022: 172820 ARCADIA: 3317 PAC-MAN EVOLUTION: 19360 DYE HERITAGE EDITON: finished level 3 RETRO DSCHUMP MOON QUEST SCHRAENKER II TRAX BINARY PARASITE: finished demo BATTLE OF ERIS: 410 DARK KEEP: I played this one, but seemed to have deleted my pic! Made it down a few levels and quit. SCHRAENKER I: 900 I'm playing everything on my 1200XL, which is an NTSC machine (me being in Canada and all ). I'm assuming Battle of Eris is PAL only (or I downloaded wrong xex) as it was jumping around and very flaky for me. So far I'd have to say my favourite games have been Bunny Hop and Binary Parasite. I did really like Schraenker too.

I gave Binary Parasite a spin (downloaded it from Fandal here) and it looks like it's only a demo with a few levels. I went to matosimi.atari.org to see about the final version but couldn't find it there (he's got two other games listed, so maybe he just hasn't had time to put it up yet). Very fun puzzler though - I look forward to the full release!

Thank you again for the extension! This morning was essentially the last time I had to play and I finally got a game in with at least a non-zero score LOL Starting: 10,000 Ending: 14,200 Bought a marshmallow sensor this time which helped identify that first attack. Then basically just spammed the b button until Zuul. LOL I did grab a diff version from Homesoft and never had it crash on me, so either the original file I had was bad or I was just unlucky that first run.

TRBB said on the weekend sometime that it was ending Tuesday not today. So I'm still good! Ish LOL

Dammit I played just now on a break. Started at 10k. Caught a few ghosts, was up to $6200, and the game crashed. So no picture but at least that puts me on the board for now. I'm going to try another xex unless the problem was the fact it was an xex and not an atr image? I'm still planning on playing to finish. It obviously is just one of those games where you need a good chunk of time and I haven't had that lately. But I do remember playing this as a teen, I'm pretty sure my starting setup is exactly the same even LOL EDIT: Maybe I should have stuck with my crash LOL. I finished the game with a 10k start and a 0k finish. I managed so save one Marshmallow Man disaster but got hit but like 4 more LOL

Thank you for the extra day - I was on holiday last week and this week my kids are here so I've had zero time to play. The extra night helps me fit this in before it's too late!!!

I think I know what you're talking about but if you're paying attention... This game was also definitely a fave of mine at the time because there weren't many games you could beat.

My scores: Ghost Chaser: 7550 Gremlins: 54496 Monster Smash: 714 I actually recorded a higher score on Ghost Chaser (7750) but didn't finish the game on that go so didn't take a pic. I was essentially one screen away though, I remember that. Gremlins was one I always enjoyed as a teen, although at the time I didn't know it was only a prototype. EDIT: Forgot to add that Monster Smash was tough but a fun idea! Happy Hallowe'en everyone!!! 👻

My best score so far - been trying to beat it but so far haven't been able to, and don't want to miss the deadline: 37000

Ok, my turn to have a go at the 2022 games. I did try to play Pac-Time but it would only just start a game and then reset. Could be because MyIDE II doesn't like running ATRs off the fatloader, but I didn't have any more time to play around with things to get it to work so I bailed. Impetus I just quit as it was so slow and so easy. I must have had like 10 men LOL. It really sucked that Cacorm started flickering after the 4th level as I think I might have liked that the most of the Inufuto games. I thought Aerial was also too easy but since that was the first I played it much longer. Dungeoneer is my fave by far of this group though. I played it through once as I had to see what happened when I finished that last level (which of course is nothing much except the spider gets faster and you start over). The game is just so charming IMO. I think it would make a fun bonus game: maybe see how many times you can get through the loop? Aerial: 43800 Battlot: 15910 Bootskell: 2320 Cacorm: 11950 Cavit: 12710 Dungeoneer: 565 Impetus: 5640 Lift: 2660

When does it start? I didn't see an end date in the previous round.

On the board with Centipede: 44,191 I definitely never had this version growing up, so it's cool to add it to the collection! I think I mostly played the 1981 version and of course the 5200 hack back then. EDIT: I definitely played the 1982 version, which I downloaded from the first post, but i saw TRBB mention the 1981 in a later post. Was that second mention a typo? It is the 1982 version we should be playing, right? On NTSC everything looks mostly white until you start the game?

Put me on the board with Vanguard! 40,150 I actually do like Vanguard better! Although the choice of music in the rainbow zones reminds me more of a circus game than a race to beat the baddie in the last zone 🤣 I appreciate that there is extra time, as with school starting things get chaotic and I haven't really had time to play anything after that first session before today! I'm cool with starting a new one Tuesday though. I do love shooters but I like them more on more modern machines: Gradius V on PS2 being one of my faves! I'm also kinda terrible at them LOL. When I'm grooving on a game like Final Legacy I definitely find myself coming back to play more than when I stink

Gyruss: 53400 My wrist too sore to play more than one game unfortunately LOL. I remember my dad loving this game when it came out but I've never been a huge fan. It's just too similar to Galaga for my tastes. Although I do love the whole travelling the solar system bit. Was 1 stop away from Uranus when I died.