+cvga Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 I never spend the amount of time some do. Thats one of the reasons I love Atari - short bursts of gaming fun. Otherwise you're getting into WOW territory. So anyway, this past week was spent playing a little Circus Atari, Asteroids, Ice Hockey, Bump & Jump on the 2600 and Food Fight, Donkey Kong, and Ms Pac Man on the 7800 I love the Atari because it allows me to play for as long or little as I want also. Do you know about how much time you spent playing? It helps with the tally since I try to rank them by minutes played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I never spend the amount of time some do. Thats one of the reasons I love Atari - short bursts of gaming fun. Otherwise you're getting into WOW territory. So anyway, this past week was spent playing a little Circus Atari, Asteroids, Ice Hockey, Bump & Jump on the 2600 and Food Fight, Donkey Kong, and Ms Pac Man on the 7800 I love the Atari because it allows me to play for as long or little as I want also. Do you know about how much time you spent playing? It helps with the tally since I try to rank them by minutes played. Honestly, If I play one game for 10-15 minutes thats a good haul for me. Maybe I just have a short attention spa. . . oooh a puppy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari_envy Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) I love the Atari because it allows me to play for as long or little as I want also. I am with you on this. 584 minutes!!??!! 8.5 HOURS!?!?? Wow, suddenly I feel like second-hand fan. I played Pitfall for 40 minutes last night (i.e. played twice until time ran out) and thought, "Whew, that is plenty." Edited November 19, 2008 by atari_envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Yeah, initially I thought it would be cool to see what people actually play the most compared to what gets ranked the highest. However, I've also really enjoyed seeing how much time people spend playing. I rarely have more than an hour to play but it's still fun to get away for a bit. My daughter has also enjoyed the atari time we've been spending together. It's pretty common for us to play a game for a few minutes and then move on to a different game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 We've played exactly 150 different games over the past 4 weeks. 140 of them have been on the 2600! More time was logged this week (3690 minutes) than in any other week other than Week #1. HSC cart of the week wins again! Here is the top 10 for Week #4 1. Reactor (2600) 742 minutes 2. Park Patrol (C-64) 584 3. River Raid (2600) 510 4. SwordQuest - Fire World (2600) 240 5. Sky Skipper (2600) 180 6. Pitfall II (2600) 120 7. Adventure (2600) 85 8. Circus Atari (2600) 70 8. Pitfall (2600) 70 10. Asteroids Deluxe, Space Duel (7800), Dragster, Haunted House, Missile Command, Solar Plexus (2600) tied with 60 Keep posting those minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Today was an easy day, played and finished River Raid (8.5 hours). Got exclamation marks at the end, that was so cool. 8.5 hours of River Raid? Damn, that is hardcore. The various VCS units around here haven't seen 8.5 hours in two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) Wow, reactor gets a lot of love. Mine died so I can't see what all the hubbub is about. EDIT: Just realized that Reactor was the in the high score club this week. See that ribbon in my sig isn't just for show Edited November 17, 2008 by AtariLeaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 OK, about 20 minutes of Zork. I'm not sure if I'm going to allow my own submission yet but I'm going to spend some time playing this nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Dragster - 60 min Fast Food - 45 min Midnight Magic - 45 min Reactor - 60 min Intellivision Night Stalker - 45 min Intellivision NBA Basketball - 30 min 5200 Super Breakout - 50 min 5200 Realsports Soccer - 30 min Not sure if you're counting Genesis or NES games but I've been playing Columns a ton. This past week, about 360 min & Robocop vs. Terminator - 20 min. Also, Legend of Zelda NES - 30 min. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 At least 2 hours of starship. I just love the game! Puts me in the mood for a frozen pizza and a good old epi of startrek. (that one where Kirk and that Romulan starship fight untill the end). Oh, And an hour of game 13 on Target Fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasmame Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Warlords - 30 mins. Yars' - 10 mins. On my laptop with the Stelladaptor - does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Warlords - 30 mins.Yars' - 10 mins. On my laptop with the Stelladaptor - does that count? Sure does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Donkey Kong 40 minutes Star Fire 40 minutes Ms Pac-Man 30 minutes Colony 7 25 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 In the last 7 days, Pitfall 10 hours (not the same 10 from other week) Othello 4 hours Donkey Kong arcade (bonus game on DK64) 30 mins I know the last one is on the N64 but it seems to me to be identical to the arcade so I consider it an emulator. How the hell do you access that? I don't particularly like DK64, but if there's the arcade version in there somewhere...... (back to topic) I've been playing a bit here recently: Missile Command(2600) ~1 hour Food Fight(7800) ~ 45 minutes Beef Drop(7800) ~ 2 hours Keystone Kapers ~20 minutes Kaboom ~1 hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Lock 'n' Chase - 50 minutes ( ) Alien Greed - 20 minutes Pac-Man - 5 minutes Reactor - 35 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison DeMeyer Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I purchased a Flashback today and I am playing Sky Diver (love that game) for 2 hours, checked out Crystal Castles (I'm not very good with this kind of view, 25 minutes. Still I give it another try soon). Air Sea Battle is quite good too, played it for several hours. Don't like the mixture of 2600 and 7800 titles, I think they should have made two consoles, one with VCS games another with 7800 games. Nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnidog Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I played about 1/2 hour of Pitfall this past week...about 1 hour on BOING, and a few sitdowns with Demon Attack again Paulie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 OK, here are my games for this week... Gremlins (C-64)... 191 minutes (95 emulated in VICE, 96 on the original C-64) Vanguard (2600, emulated in Stella)... 55 minutes Park Patrol (ZX-Spectrum, emulated in MESS)... 49 minutes Lock'n'Chase (2600, emulated in Stella).... 42 minutes Tortue (VG-5000, emulated in DCVG5K)... 33 minutes BigBaps (ZX-Spectrum, emulated in MESS)... 28 minutes Glouton (VG-5000, emulated in DCVG5K)... 8 minutes Star roc (VG-5000, emulated in DCVG5K)... 5 minutes Total gaming time: 411 minutes (59 minutes per day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Polaris - 30 Minutes Battlezone - 30 Minutes Four-Play - 45 Minutes (My kids actually love to play this game with me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 For the record, I'm about to add another hour to Food Fight, at least 30 minutes to Beef Drop(both 7800), and an hour to Missile Command(2600). If I'm still in the mood(I'll update with a yes), I'll do 30 on both Circus Atari and Kaboom. Can't help it... a local radio station is playing all 80's music(Jack FM, for those in similar markets)..... and it puts me in the mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthCalvin Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 In the last 7 days, Pitfall 10 hours (not the same 10 from other week) Othello 4 hours Donkey Kong arcade (bonus game on DK64) 30 mins I know the last one is on the N64 but it seems to me to be identical to the arcade so I consider it an emulator. How the hell do you access that? I don't particularly like DK64, but if there's the arcade version in there somewhere...... (back to topic) I've been playing a bit here recently: Missile Command(2600) ~1 hour Food Fight(7800) ~ 45 minutes Beef Drop(7800) ~ 2 hours Keystone Kapers ~20 minutes Kaboom ~1 hour In the Frantic Factory locate the DK machine, it looks just like the real thing. Use DK to pull the lever and the game begins. Finish all 4 stages once through to receive a banana medal??? then a second time through to get a nintendo logo???? I'm a little rusty on this but I think once you beat it twice it's unlocked from the main menu. It's been a couple years since I unlocked it. Check out www.gamefaqs.com it's got to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Lock 'n' Chase: 16 minutes and 22.048 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Sorry for the late update. We continue to add new games and systems to the overall list. With over 2200 minutes logged again this week, the Week 5 Top 10 is... 1. Gremlins (C-64) 191 minutes 2. Beef drop (7800) 150 3. Air Sea Battle (2600) 125 4. Missile Command (2600) 120 4. Sky Diver (2600) 120 4. Starship (2600) 120 7. Lock N Chase (2600) 108 8. Food Fight (7800) 105 9. Reactor (2600) 95 10. Kaboom (2600) 65 with Boing!, Dragster, and Target Fun following close behind at 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-in-NJ Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Jr. Pac-Man, 30 minutes Lock 'n' Chase, 45 minutes 7800 Desert Falcon, 30 minutes Infiltrate, 5 minutes M.A.D., 3 minutes Midnight Magic, 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Having a hard time remembering anymore Dragster - 75 min Midnight Magic - 45 min Battlezone - 5 min (even worth mentioning?) 5200 Realsports Soccer - 30 min 5200 Jungle Hunt - 20 min 5200 Berzerk - 60 min 5200 Pacman - 15 min 5200 Centipede - 30 min Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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