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I know I have my more active and less active weeks, but I'll give it a go!

Sweet sassy molassy, I won't have to intentionally knock off my peoples!

Don't worry @Lauren Tyler, you're still in the lead 😝 Yeah, it's only 50 points, but I played for so long... Anyway, I was really just gonna ask, are you typically able to warp twice in a row (1 to 4, 4 to 7)? I'm able to once in a while, but it doesn't necessarily give me my highest scores. I find that around wave 8 and 9 my humanoids start dropping like flies and my lives are soon to follow. If I manage to survive past the humanoids, the attacks are crazy and the cheap deaths come fast. I'm trying to hold on through till the end of wave 10 and then have my little guys replenish. Do you happen to know if they will replenish on wave 11 even if you have *gasp* 1 left going in? Or do you have to *double gasp* kill your last guy to get em all back? I think that's actually the case based on what the manual says as well as my experimenting with wave 6 when they're restored the first time. And of course, back to Defender II. Gotta keep things interesting. 63,450

Holy moly, nice! That’s a freakin’ leap. Once all the humanoids are gone, the score doesn’t increase fast, and that’s always happening to me in the late 50Ks, letting me squeeze out a little more. But 71k? Oof, I feel like I’ll need to keep those little guys alive for a few more waves.

Ok, I'll stop spamming this thread now that I've gotten a *slightly* higher score. I am really liking this game now (even with this wacky 1 joystick challenge...but it's all I know haha). I had like 4 extra lives when I lost (accidentally shot!) my last humanoid, and man can those lives go quick once that happens. Oh yeah, and back to Stargate 😆 63,400

No increase tonight, but I did manage to make it to wave 10 and my humanoids replenished...except I was at my last life, and you know how that goes. I am consistently scoring in the 50Ks, which I am very pleased with, considering where I started.

This is bonkers.

I was able to compare to bmack's shot to see what a 9 looks like. So dumb. You hear that, John Dondzila??

Run for your money, eh? Wanna make this interesting? Haha 💸 Anyway, chose to switch things up and play some Defender II instead 😆 Things get SO HECTIC at the end. 63,100

I've never been good at Asteroids controls. I had a goal of breaking 1k, then I was surprised to find that the enemy ship can shoot you... Anyone know why your score keeps going up and down? 1,930 1,430 *edit, fixed score*

Game plays a bit differently when all your humanoids are DEAD. I'd do a fun challenge where you start off killing them all on purpose and then play for a high score. When I get frustrated, I knock 'em all off. I am a vengeful god. 59,100

Holy moly dude. And I was over the moon with my score. Nice job! Something to shoot for.

lil' higher 17,420

Yeah, I emu the one's I don't own, but it's definitely less fun that way.

Ah, I'll try...but on emu might be hard. Using a dualshock3. Can't own every intv game...or can I?

Took me too long to try out this game, glad I did b/c that cat ship is pretty funny. Will give it another go tonight. 19,900

Small increase, will give it another go before the night's done. Even if it wasn't intentional, I do like being able to fly over the grass. Mixes it up a bit from the other versions. And excuse me if it's been said before, but are people noticing a double shot sometimes? I destroy a lot of fuels by accident that way. And speaking of, they are so big! Good for when you need fuel, bad for when you shoot em before getting to em. 14,560

Finally getting a score up for this one. I'll be honest guys, I've been sinking my video game time into the 2600 HSC, especially for the last few rounds and now the brackets. But I can't completely neglect the INTV. I was a bit River Raided out from playing it over there and in the Colecovision HSC this year. Not a bad version here tho, from what I've played. I am looking forward to spending some more time on Dracula this week tho 🧛🏼‍♂️ 13,140

^on your tail... 52,000 52,650 *edit*

Ok, now I want to own this one. I can also imagine that it's a very different game when you use the right joystick. Got a quick game in this morning, and I'm glad I did: 46,350

New high, not such a fan tho 15,300 Stargate *EDIT* 24,600 *EDIT* quick update for Quick Death: The Game. Got a bit more of the hang of it. Wish I had the cart now, ha.

Oh snap, more than double your original score! Noice. Thanks for the tip!

Haha, so I wanna say, @Lauren Tyler "YOU ARE GOING DOWN!", but I don't have that much confidence in this game. Looking back at the original round, you scored one place above me, so it'll be as much of a fair fight as it can be, I suppose. I will say this, "YOU ARE GOING to play defender II/stargate." And @Vocelli, I'm guessing you're still updating the post, but...when does this first round end?

Awesome job again to everyone who played. I had a lot of fun and I'm excited and a little nervous for the medal rounds, haha. Like many here, I started with the HSCs to put to good use all of these carts I've been collecting, but also to be introduced to some new stuff. Thank you to Vocelli for organizing an awesome season. I also really like the bonuses. They were a nice mix of score related and silly, that really made things interesting. I had a blast searching through my stacks looking for some things with wings, lol. Ok, so after much soul searching, my tops this season... Favorites: Ms. Pac-Man - Felt like an obvious pick for me, but I almost put it under surprising b/c I didn't know how good, compared to the arcade, it would be. Turns out it's awesome and I'll continue to go back to it. Stampede - I went into that round knowing I liked the game, but now I know that I really like it! I have a lot of room to grow, but it never got frustrating. I looked forward to playing it every time. (Yeah, duh, none of these should be a chore to play, but some games...) Most Suprising: Kool-Aid Man - This is one I had to emulate, but I'd consider picking it up after having a lot of fun playing it. I was surprised b/c it was a branded game, which doesn't always bode well. Death Trap - Don't own this one either, and I wish it was cheaper. A solid game that I was very proud to beat. And I wanted to keep going back to. I was surprised at the level of strategy involved. Very cool. Worst: Condor Attack - I'll save the hundreds of dollars on a physical cart and go bird watching. Game got too sporadic and lasted too short to enjoy. Spider-Man - I could never quite get comfortable with the controls, and it got too frustrating for me to enjoy. Put that one easily back on the shelf and most likely will not pick it back up. While I'm here, I'll give Doggone It some love (sorry I didn't vote for ya!) but I really did like it

Congrats ZilchSr! Truly amazing scores 🕹️ 👾