What skill level did you play back in the day?

[goldenegg]

Just curious what skill level people used to play on the CV back in the day.

 

I was 4 when my parents brought home the CV in 1982 and they showed me to press 1 to start the game. To this very day I still press 1, simply due to habit.

[Pixelboy]

Never saw the point of playing a game at a higher skill level, because playing as skill level 1 meant that you had more time to rack up points before the difficulty ramped up into unsustainable territory. There were a few exceptions, like 2010 (I can win the game at skill level 1 in my sleep) and Bump 'n Jump (no dump trucks in skill level 1 no matter how long you play, you have to play at skill level 2 or above to see them).

[cimerians]

I used to press 1 back when I was young when I first got my CV. Circa 1983.

 

I got so good at certain games like Smurf Rescue and Ladybug that I started hitting 4 every single time. Pluse some games didnt have certain features or characters in easy difficulties so I just played it on 4 so I didnt miss anything and I was always up to the challange.

 

Today I still select 4.

 

edit - I dont select 4 ALL the time. Sometimes it just depends on the game.....

Edited May 31, 2012 by cimerians

[ColecoDan]

I used to always press 1 as well since I was young and usually today still do the same unless the competions says to choose a different level.

However even when I was young the one game I would never play at level 1 was Smurf Rescue because that game was a joke at level one. I believe I always chose level 3 for that game.

[NIAD]

Back in the day, I always started on Skill Level #1 figuring I'd be able to rack up some really nice scores. Now-a-days, I usually start on Skill Level #3... noticing I missed a lot of game elements as PixelBoy mentioned above.

[LynxVGL]

I always tended to play on "3" because that was the "arcade difficulty setting." Silly me.

[SlowCoder]

Back in the day, and now ... level 1. I don't have time to play enough to advance to higher levels.

[Yurkie]

I played 1 until I got better, then I would play skill 4 from then on. I have almost never played skills 2 or 3. That is unless it was Q*bert then there are only 3 skills

[hardhat]

Well I usually played on level 1, but when I got good at a game, and wanted more challenge I'd experiment with the other skill levels. So there were great elements added at the higher skill levels sometimes.

[SKELETOR68]

Always level #1, if I want it harder, just head to the Arcade down the street,LOL

[Vic George 2K3]

Mostly skill level 1, except for Smurf Rescue, which I ended up playing mostly at skill level 4.

[atarilovesyou]

I always tended to play on "3" because that was the "arcade difficulty setting." Silly me.

 

Today, I play them all on level 3...at least the arcade titles. Although way back when, it was just level 1. Which I always thought was great for Turbo, since you had unlimited lives and could only die via running out of time. I really liked the explosion of your car on the other skill levels, but I was terrible soooooo...level 1 it was!