Mister VCS Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation Reach miners trapped miles under the surface of the earth! Use the Prop-pack to maneuver through a maze of mineshafts! Blast vile vermin with the Microlaser Beam! Dynamite walls! Negotiate across the lethal lava flow! Rescue all the miners you can before running out of lives or power! Game Information Game Name: H.E.R.O. Released by: Activision, 1984 CV HSC High Score: 111,735 by doubledown TwinGalaxies High Score: 1,000,000 by Todd RogersSettings: Game Number 1 (Starting Level 1) - 1 PlayerThis game was suggested by: patbb, roadrunner, and duncantoml Challenge Join the "Order of the H.E.R.O."! Score 70,000 points or more and you will receive 2 bonus points.patbb, jblenke, chuckwalla Contest end onSaturday, 01-29-2011 at 1:00 AM eastern. Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC rules Current High Scores1. patbb 141,975 [+10] [+2]2. jblenkle 102,110 [+9] [+2] [+2]3. chuckwalla 90,790 [+8] [+2]4. roadrunner 67,235 [+6] 5. Mister VCS 56,665 [+4] 6. JEFF31 52,920 [+2] 7. rmaerz 41,615 [+1] 8. duncantoml 37,435 [+1] 9. ed1475 35,370 [+1] 10. Yurkie 33,750 [+1]11. Tombale 31,615 [+1]12. Ms. Do 31,165 [+1]13. RangerG 24,345 [+1]14. FlyingTurtle 23,070 [+1]15. NIAD 20,035 [+1](Mangia-Boy missed the deadline - sorry!) Leaderboard 1. duncantoml (15) [159 points] 8 12. ColecoDan (12) [106] 33. Yurkie (13) [70] 34. ed1475 (15) [54] 15. Ms. Do (10) [49]6. patbb (10) [44]7. roadrunner (13) [41]8. NIAD (4) [27]9. RangerG (15) [25]10. Mister VCS (6) [23]11. ten-four (3) [19]12. atariron82 (5) [18]13. jblenkle (2) [11] 114. rmaerz (4) [9]15. LaserHawk (2) [7]16. purenergy (4) [6]17. Madaracs (1), chuckwalla new! [4]18. JEFF31 (2) [3]19. Tombale new!, Mr.Smiley new! [1] Edited February 2, 2011 by Mister VCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) 96650 2 games I requested in a row! It's like Christmas again I will try to go for the AA record. I'll let duncantoml go for Todd Rodgers record Edited January 15, 2011 by patbb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 119235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 9,135 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncantoml Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I suck at this one! 37,435 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 H.E.R.O. - 33,145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) 125605 I think it shows that this is one of my favorite game ...On any console and C64. I also play on my Nintendo DS! Edited January 16, 2011 by patbb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Map: http://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/HEROMaps/HERO_Level01.html This is for the VCS2600 but it's the same for the Coleco. Tips -For the first 10 levels, always follow the path in the direction of wall you need to break or enemy you have to kill. If you have an enemy on one side and a wall on the other go in the direction of the wall. (not sure if this is clear!) -You don't have to place the dynamite right against the wall, you can leave it one step back. (go to know when you have a magma wall) -You can use your Microlaser beam to destroy a wall. You just have to be at lease one step near the wall and shoot at it for a few seconds, around 5-6 I will say. (This is something that I use either when I have a magma wall on one side and a magma structure on the other, this way i avoid running in the structure after leaving the dynamite. Also, in the situations were there is water and the ground area where I can put the dynamite is small) -Keep in mind that the Prop-Pack does not start working as soon as you make your joystick do up. It takes a good second before the propeller takes it full speed. -When going down to a new screen, you should always make a full stop when entering to make sure you don't get killed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the tips! They will come in handy as I never played this one seriously. +1 Edited January 16, 2011 by NIAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 67,235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) 24,140 26,850 27,820 Edited January 17, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingTurtle Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 23070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF31 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I get greedy and go to fast...47530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) H.E.R.O. - 102,110 Edited January 19, 2011 by jblenkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 14,265 I'll try the tips posted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF31 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 A little better... 52920. Gets harder at level 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 The best H.E.R.O. version made: 90,790 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 For those who aren't aware, if you want to use an Atari CX-40 controller to play the game, plug the ColecoVision controller in Port 1 (use it to start the game) and plug the Atari controller in Port 2. Joystick DOWN for dynamite. Here's the link to the Retrogaming Times Monthly review (IMO, the ColecoVision version should have been #1!) - http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/rtm41/#manyfaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) 32,340 35,720 41,615 That's what I like about the HSCs: breaking out a game I wouldn't normally play and (as in this instance) finding out what a great game it is. Edited January 19, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) first warm-up score: 55,665 Sure a great conversion. It is hard to learn that you have to use the right controller button for dynamite (instead of joystick DOWN as in the Atari 2600 version). Otherwise the CV standard controller works very precise with H.E.R.O. You can't blame Activison (or The Softworks) for doing a lazy CV port (as seen in Pitfall II ). Edited January 19, 2011 by Mister VCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 141975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 35370 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 56,665 Edited January 23, 2011 by Mister VCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 24,345 better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombale Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) 31,615 Edited February 13, 2011 by Tombale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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