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Got a perfect 52/52 but I did it without the timer. Fun quiz!

Bougt loose carts of Private Eye and Ghostbusters for the 2600 off of Al and he is a super awesome person to deal with. Great communication and very prompt. And the games arrived a day earlier than what it was scheduled. Thanks again!!

Here is my loose cart Atari 2600 Activision collection. 36 total carts.

I have 12 patches to go to earn to get all the Activision patches for the Atari 2600. Here is what I got left. Beamrider: I am ok at it but not great. My best score is around 30,000 and getting to Sector 13. I need to get more patience with it. There is a lot of cheap and total ass moves by the enemies that fire at you resulting in a cheap death. And makes me want to throw the controller at the tv. Dolphin (Secret Society): I can easily get a 6 figure score and around half the total of the 300,000 requirement. That one is out of my reach however. Kabobber: Have never played this game and it looks fun and intriguing. Will definetley give it a shot. Kaboom!: I always thought this was the most overrated Activision game and I generally don't like paddle games very much. My highest score is in the 800 range. I highly doubt I'll get 3,000. I lose patience easily with this one. Private Eye: I am fiddling around with this game and searching the walkthroughs on getting Case 3 tips. I'll give it a go eventually and it looks like a fun game. Pitfall 2 Lost Caverns: I can get this easily but haven't got to it yet. A great game. My best score was around 180,000. Robot Tank: I was one darn patch away from 60 to get Cross of Excellence! X( So bummed. Getting the Star of Honor (72+) is extremely difficult and is for hardcore gamers. My previous best was 56 and I will try for 60 sometime. Space Shuttle: Don't know if I'll go for the two patches for it. The Space Shuttle Pilot and Commander patches. I don't understand the game well enough and will need to give it a try. Starmaster: I almost got Wing Commander but I believe I'll get it. My best was around 7,400 which is 200 shy. Starmaster is tough to earn but I'll give it a go. Anyways, all of my gaming has been done on my Atari 2600 Light Sixer system using the Wico Command bat handle controller.

I think we all need to take an intermission and relive 1982-1983 all over again. All of the Activision commercials for your enjoyment. Action Games http://youtu.be/plt0hgufgKs Activision Christmas Barnstorming http://youtu.be/A4jPcRBRPaU Chopper Command Decathlon http://youtu.be/w7g1Oqrid8c Dolphin http://youtu.be/qzX5axqETos Enduro http://youtu.be/mZ0YCsFkvI8 Feeway http://youtu.be/hsnNxnGowcg Frostbite http://youtu.be/mq-cmbiu1fs Grand Prix http://youtu.be/yDyOCaOHhro Ice Hockey (My absolute favorite) http://youtu.be/w0DP3rqxp34 Kaboom! http://youtu.be/lUd6Ss7z5XQ Keystone Kapers http://youtu.be/-Syzue441hc Laser Blast Megamania http://youtu.be/WX-uu-kredU Pitfall! http://youtu.be/g_AtNY0bYAA http://youtu.be/9Yz58ZjJ5Ag Plaque Attack River Raid http://youtu.be/VO4Px0k9TOk Robot Tank Seaquest http://youtu.be/pCo3bk5RkBM Skiing http://youtu.be/UPWDcWFyBDI Spider Fighter http://youtu.be/dRa2yk_kpqU Stampede http://youtu.be/oYzDO8Eh88U Starmaster Tennis http://youtu.be/8wY2yTqVMkU

Nope just complete day 4 and reach the 5th day. The best indicator to let you know that you earned the patch is the trophy icon appearing to the left of the total number of cars needed to pass in the current level.

Got the second Starmaster patch in scoring over 5,700 to qualify for Leader. Makes it number 32! One of my favorite Activision games!

And the long grueling marathon has come to an end. 1,000,000 points in Laser Blast for patch #31. I am exhausted!

Starmaster makes it number 30 as I got Ensign. I completed Leader but fell just shy of the required 5,700.

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Right here. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/239177-activision-patches-difficulty-2015-summer-quest/ Got the Medal of Merit in Robot Tank! But got 59 tanks and one away from the Cross of Excellence!

Welcome aboard Arenafoot and glad that you joined us! Awesome score in Ice Hockey by the way! Killer day for Roadrunner in earning 7 patches. Great score in Megamania Karokoenig. For your information. Last year in the first week only 22 patches were earned. This year 97 patches earned in the first 6 days!! Almost 4 and a half times more and 41% of the way to surpassing 236. Great gaming guys! I am having fun with this!

I am getting close to running out of patches to earn. I already surpassed last year's total of 27. Grand Prix is number 28!

I have now made friends with dolphins. Make it number 27!

Mark off Barnstorming. Got it right on the dot. 26 patches total!

Tennis anyone? Number 25!

I did it!!! Finally got one of the most difficult patches to earn by the skin of my teeth! Skiing makes it 24 total!

5 days and 76 patches earned!! That is absolutley impressive! We are nearing one-third of the total patches already earned from last year and July is 12 days away!! Great gaming! To those new and experiencing the Activision games, I will provide a detailed guide on the best ones to start out with and rank each game's difficulty level in earning the patches. On a difficulty of 1-5 stars with 1 being easy and 5 being difficult. Chopper Command: * (easy)This is one of the easiest patches to earn and at 10,000 points it is very low for a target score. Just take your time and slowly moving gunning down helicopters and planes and after surviving 3 or 4 waves you got it! Ice Hockey: * (easy) The computer can be pesky but will not put up much of a fight. Just keep swinging your stick and it will knock them down. If you score 7 or 8 goals you should have it in the bag. Pitfall: * (easy) Another rediculously low target score. Just go left the whole time as you see more of the treasures as well as going with the flow of the rolling logs. River Raid: * (easy) Another one that is too low. Just take your time and gun everything down in sight. Stock up on fuel when you get roughly a third of the tank remaining. Stay in the center to avoid jets colliding with you out of nowhere. Use your best judgement when to speed up. Freeway: * (easy) Just study the pattern of the flow of traffic and once you got it down pat, you can easily get 20-22 chickens safely across. Remember you have 2 minutes and 16 seconds to do so. Decathlon: ** (simple) If you have a trak ball controller, use it! You will easily get over 10,000 and get the gold. Laser Blast: ** (simple) Pretty simple but very tedious. Just use your best judgement on moving towards and firing the laser bases. Will take several hours to get 1,000,000 points. Seaquest: ** (simple) Not as hard as it seems. Destroy as many subs and sharks as you wish. Just keep your eye on the oxygen meter and be wary of the ship above the water. Plaque Attack: *** (moderate) Keep firing and stay close to all the junk food as you can to rid them quick. Extra tooth every 2,000 points. Spider Fighter: ** (simple) Not a hard one actually. It's actually easier in the setting A difficulty. Just be alert and have good reflexes. Kaboom!: *** (moderate) Straight forward. Intentionally miss within 10-20 away from every 1,000 so that will slow the mad bomber down and get an extra bucket every 1,000 points. Oink!: ** (simple) Just stay as far to the top as possible and fire away every brick at each hole. Megamania: ** (simple) Try to stay in the center and fire quickly. Know the patterns and need good reflexes to avoid the shots being fired. The second round of the horizontal moving enemies will be tough. Enduro: ** (simple) Days one through three are relatively easy. Day 4 you need to be cautious and ease off on the gas and slow down when needed. Sky Jinks: ** (simple) Pretty easy to acquire. Just know the pattern and when to slow down and turn to avoid balloons, trees, and towers. Pitfall 2 Lost Caverns: *** (moderate) The target score is half of the highest possible score to achieve. You have unlimited lives but remember you lose points when touched by an enemy until you are moved back to the last checkpoint you reached. Lots of gold bars and other stuff. Keystone Kapers: *** (moderate) Know how and when to dodge the bouncing balls. Never take the elevator to the top as Harry Hooligan backtracks and goes down a level which you can't do unless you take the elevator. Know when carts, planes, and radios are appearing. Stampede: *** (moderate) Keep the top and bottom cattle available without wrangling them and will get easy access to big points. Go for the black angus and pale colored cattle for big points. Extra cattle to pass every 1,000 points. Barnstorming: ** (simple) Best to do is go through the course and jot down where the barns and towers are located so you can get a great idea on the flight path. Make sure you go down part of the way through the barns and the flight patterns of the geese for holes. Pressure Cooker: *** (moderate) Move quick and look at the items you need simultaneously. Need to think fast. Levels will alternate being more or less toppings but the belts move quicker as it progresses. A very fun game. Frostbite: *** (moderate) Think fast and try to avoid being far left or right as you can get pushed in by a bird or touched by a crab or clam. Collect as many fish as you can. And stay center near the top row of glaciers when the polar bear is around so you can make way into the igloo. Dragster: **** (hard) Timing and knowing when to shift is key. Dolphin: *** (moderate for friends of dolphins) ***** (difficult for secret society) Be alert for the stack of seahorses and know the waves by tone. Keep an eye out for the seagull which enables you to catch the squid. Starmaster: ** (simple-Ensign) *** (moderate-Leader) **** (hard-Wing Commander) ***** (difficult-Starmaster) Best played on a console so you can toggle through. Be alert and keep yourself fueled up. Beamrider: **** (hard) Keep your eyes on extra ships floating by for added points and know when to manuever. Try to not lose a life early as it gets harder later. H.E.R.O.: **** (hard) Study the levels and know the path. Grand Prix: **** (hard) Study where the other vehicles are and know when to maneuver. Be wary when to slow speeds. Tricky one to earn. Collision detection is unforgiving. Robot Tank: ***(moderate-Medal of Merit) ****(hard-Cross of Excellence) *****(brutal-Star of Honor) Know when to veer left or right and be alert. The 72 tank patch is considered to be the most difficult of all patches to earn. Kabobber: *** (moderate) Unfamilar with it. Tennis: ** (simple) The computer is pesky but try to get a sharp angle on your shots. Private Eye: **** (hard) Be fast and search everywhere. Another one I'm not familiar with. Space Shuttle: **** (hard-Space Shuttle Pilot) ***** (difficult- Space Shuttle Commander) Not familiar with this game. But you need a six switch console for it. Crackpots: ***** (difficult) 75,000 is a bit high for this one. The black and blue spiders are easy, time it right on the green ones, and the red ones are a pain! Be fast and on your toes. Skiing: ***** (difficult) A very tough one. Knowing when to angle and shift directions is key.

Sky Jinks makes it number 23. A very easy one to obtain. Just to let you guys know. Albert gave me mod powers for this thread so I can update post #4 endlessly.

I did a lot of 2600 gaming this week due to the fact that me and Toiletunes started the Activision Summer Patch Quest 2016. Please feel free to chime in and show your skills on some of the best 2600 games. Anyways this is what I logged in this past week. Atari 2600: Crackpots: 40 Minutes Skiing: 30 Minutes Sky Jinks: 5 Minutes Dragster: 30 Minutes Laser Blast: 50 Minutes Pitfall: 25 Minutes Ice Hockey: 10 Minutes Seaquest: 15 Minutes Freeway: 7 Minutes Stampede: 45 Minutes Frostbite: 35 Minutes River Raid: 10 Minutes Chopper Command: 10 Minutes Decathlon: 10 Minutes Enduro: 20 Minutes H.E.R.O.: 35 Minutes Plaque Attack: 15 Minutes Megamania: 15 Minutes Keystone Kapers: 25 Minutes Spider Fighter: 20 Minutes Pressure Cooker: 25 Minutes Oink: 15 Minutes Colecovision: Venture: 45 Minutes NES: Duck Hunt: 10 Minutes Castlevania: 25 Minutes Arcade/Mame: 1942: 70 Minutes Joust: 10 Minutes Mario Bros: 30 Minutes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 30 Minutes Speed Buggy: 10 Minutes Lunar Rescue: 10 Minutes Star Wars: 10 Minutes

I seriously think Crackpots is the hardest one to earn. 75,000 points is a lot and I think it should be a paddle game. Nonetheless I got it.

Will do. I need to contact a mod so I can mod the page. I only have 30 days to edit my posts. I'll give Albert a hollar and see if he can let me mod it so I can update that post beyond 30 days. It is great to see a lot participate and we are storming out of the gate in patches. I have a feeling we will surpass last years's 236. Killer gaming everyone and we have a combined 60 patches earned altogether in just 4 days!!

Number 20 and 21 in Freeway and Dragster. Finally after so many 6.01 and 6.04 runs.

Kicking it in gear and got number 18 and 19 from Plaque Attack and Megamania.

USA USA USA!!!!!