zylon Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) Our game this round is Countermeasure. ( or Combat on steroids. ) Play on default level of 1. Emulation or custom controls are fine. Pics preferred, but not necessary except for HSC records. Round ends on Sunday July 21st 2013 @ 9pm EST Current HSC record: Bust it for a bonus point! Countermeasure - (Level 1) sdamon 97,300 (BUSTED) Next: 106,850 sdamon (RE-BUSTED) NEW- 115,900 peedenmark7 Final scores: 115,900 peedenmark7 +1+11=12 106,850 sdamon +1+10=11 64,450 roadrunner +9 35,250 darthkur +8 34,650 NIKON +7 21,550 RangerG +6 2,450 atariron82 +5 500 jblenkle +4 Edited July 22, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Countermeasure - 500 It's gonna take me awhile to figure this one out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) 14350 34,650 Edited July 8, 2013 by NIKON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) Countermeasure - 500 It's gonna take me awhile to figure this one out... That looks like one of my scores on this game. My emulated version is very erratic. Standings also updated. Edited July 8, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Ya! I am having trouble with the controls using emulation... That looks like one of my scores on this game. My emulated version is very erratic. Standings also updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I am using kat5200 emulation with this input set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 5200 HSClubers, Have you ever seen the game called Failsafe for Atari 7800? It is similar to 5200 Countermeasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I seem to recall that Countermeasure has some kind of analog stick initialization logic - in other words, press Up/Down/Left/Right (in a circle) a couple times in emulation, and then you should be able to control the tank better. There are two firebuttons used. One shoots, the other allows control of the turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Real hardware 64,450 awesome game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Still in first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 46,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Cracked my own top score... 106,850! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) 65,900 Close to breaking my best on this one BTW: Beauty score champ ! Edited July 17, 2013 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 BTW: Beauty score champ ! Thanks! Have to admit, I got very lucky with some of my code guessing that time! :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Thanks! Have to admit, I got very lucky with some of my code guessing that time! :-) Yeah me too, I like to get 1 letter of the code then just keep guessing before time runs out. Edited July 18, 2013 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 21,550 Once you get the shooting and driving mechanics down, it's a fun and unique game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 last day to vote and play. Also, the A8 HSC is playing two games we may join in on: Kaboom! and Super breakout. Feel free to join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 2,450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 35,250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 115,900 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) With a surprise buzzer-beating finish, peedenmark7 takes the win and sets a new HSC record! Our next round: Space Dungeon begins in minutes... Final scores: 115,900 peedenmark7 +1+11=12 106,850 sdamon +1+10=11 64,450 roadrunner +9 35,250 darthkur +8 34,650 NIKON +7 21,550 RangerG +6 2,450 atariron82 +5 500 jblenkle +4 EDIT: Round 14 has begun. Edited July 22, 2013 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Congrats, peedenmark7! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Congrats on setting the new record peedenmark7 I wonder how much my tip helped, get one letter of the code then just keep guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) Thanks Guys ! Last time we played this game I came up way short, but fully had the games quirks down pat by the end of the round [ didn't play it again until this round] . Last time out, I slacked week one and ran out of time the second which reminded me of Astrochase this season. For a game that I never paid any mind to as a kid, [ I've said this before] WOW, the HSC has once again forced me to PLAY another gem in the catalog. This round, I felt really good going in , but when our champ put up his great score mid stream, it sort of let the wind out of my sails to a degree. That, coupled with not having a round win and a few near win misses this season ,made me question why I was here & lit a big fire under my a$$ !!! I actually use a few different methods depending on the stage of the game to enter codes. I treat it like a repeating puzzle really. Code entry is obviously important , but how you play the turrets firing on you is the entire game. I went through 8 lives at the end on my high game. Once I established solid game play & not making stupid mistakes, my score jumped dramatically in a hurry. The key is being consistent in all facets.. I forgot my main CX-52 at our cottage 2 weeks ago and ended up using my backup which has never seen ANY comp play.. Yikes, What a mind F&$K ! Oddly enough, though my wife thought I was nuts 4 years ago for spending a small fortune putting my 5200/7800 collection together, jumping" small head" first back into the world of Atari , she called the round for me on Friday and was silly close in calling my final score. I love this stuff and I'm just happy to be here playing with you guys ! Off to another tough one ! Edited July 22, 2013 by peedenmark7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thanks Guys ! Last time we played this game I came up way short, but fully had the games quirks down pat by the end of the round [ didn't play it again until this round] . Last time out, I slacked week one and ran out of time the second which reminded me of Astrochase this season. For a game that I never paid any mind to as a kid, [ I've said this before] WOW, the HSC has once again forced me to PLAY another gem in the catalog. This round, I felt really good going in , but when our champ put up his great score mid stream, it sort of let the wind out of my sails to a degree. That, coupled with not having a round win and a few near win misses this season ,made me question why I was here & lit a big fire under my a$$ !!! I actually use a few different methods depending on the stage of the game to enter codes. I treat it like a repeating puzzle really. Code entry is obviously important , but how you play the turrets firing on you is the entire game. I went through 8 lives at the end on my high game. Once I established solid game play & not making stupid mistakes, my score jumped dramatically in a hurry. The key is being consistent in all facets.. I forgot my main CX-52 at our cottage 2 weeks ago and ended up using my backup which has never seen ANY comp play.. Yikes, What a mind F&$K ! Oddly enough, though my wife thought I was nuts 4 years ago for spending a small fortune putting my 5200/7800 collection together, jumping" small head" first back into the world of Atari , she called the round for me on Friday and was silly close in calling my final score. I love this stuff and I'm just happy to be here playing with you guys ! Off to another tough one ! Awesome score peedenmark7 !!! I'm still learning how to play this great game. So far, I've never successfully guessed a fail-safe code. Assuming one has found all three letters and entered them in the right order...what happens? Does something tell you it's correct and the countdown stops? So far it only ever blows up for me no matter what I enter, even though I thought the code was correct (from memory). Does another button have to be pressed to finalize the entry? Thanks, and way to go on the new Record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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