+DZ-Jay Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Felson - Night Stalker - 346500 Getting there. 500K soon I hope. The tough part is it normally takes me at least 90 minutes to get a score in this range. Some info/tips about my favorite inty game. ... Awesome tips, Felson! I plan on playing this week-end, but I'll probably post a score close to the bottom rung. I only just started liking and playing this game recently, and I love it. Part of the reason I disliked this game when I was a kid was because I never owned it. I remember fantasizing about Night Stalker from the games catalog booklet that came with the cartridges at that time. The short sci-fi/techno-thriller story blurb caught my attention and captured my imagination. I was fascinated by the idea of the game, in much the same way that I was captivated by things like Star Wars or The Day The Earth Stood Still. On a few occasions I got the chance to play the game at the local electronics shop where they were selling Intellivisions. I was immediately disappointed: the game was slow, and the robot seemed silly with random movements, and it felt like I kept dying for arbitrary reasons. I never got past the first robot, so a few sessions of this and I hated the game. I couldn't find any of the excitement and action advertised in the catalog, none of the sci-fi thrill; it just seemed like a slow, boring game. That first and hastily composed impression stayed with me. Later on, when I got a chance to play it on emulation in the Intellivision Lives! package, once again I my mind rushed with childhood memories of killer robots and futuristic scenarios. However, after trying it for a few minutes, I reinforced my original impression, and dismissed the game completely. I believe it was last year or the year before, when I posted a version of this story in a Night Stalker discussion thread, that other people tried to convince me of what a wonderful game it was, how much they loved it, and how all those things I thought were missing, were actually there in spades. I thought they were all crazy! How can they think this is one of the best Intellivision games when I remember it being such crap?! So I gave it a chance. I REAAAAALLLY gave it a chance and played it for more than a few minutes. I must say that my perseverance payed off. I started noticing the nuances of the game, and understanding the hunter/prey style of game-play. Moreover, after going through a few of the different robots, I saw the rich and complex game-play that evolved from such a simple setting. I thought, wow, this game is my kind of game! Then an unexpected thing happened... All those childhood fantasies of killer robots in a dystopian future, all the imaginings inspired by that short blurb on the games catalog, they were all suddenly fulfilled--and the disappointment assumed before, was suddenly erased! At once, my newfound enjoyment of the game was somehow directly connected to those childhood memories, and it felt as if I had loved this game forever. It's weird. I can honestly say that Night Stalker is one of my favourite Intellivision games, even though I never actually played it much as a child. It did inspire many things in me, and it certainly added interest to my childhood; and now that I learned to enjoy it, I somehow regret how I didn't give it a chance and missed out on it. (I have a similar story about the Hobbit novel, where I dismissed it in my childhood as just a little kids' book with wizards and magic, and elves and goblins; and it probably has unicorns, rainbows, and flying ponies, and other girly stuff too! But that's for another day.) Cheers! -dZ. Edited November 21, 2013 by DZ-Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felson42 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Felson - Night Stalker - 707500 Knew I could do it. The game took around two hours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 OMG! Felson, you are a legend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Seems like I had this problem last time we played this. I'm using the Nostalgia emulator and while I can control the direction I move with my PC joystick, I can't fire. I don't remember how I fixed this last time. Can anyone help? EDIT: Never mind..duh!!! I just went back to the last time we played this and read my same question and resulting answer about firing the gun... Edited November 22, 2013 by jblenkle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Night Stalker - 15,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 chocolate is my #2 favorite caffeine choice! I was playing on 1 speed, but I'll switch to disc now. just for the hek of it I'll post my 1 score: 16700 whoah! impressive... looking forward to some faster action thanks felson for your comments, this game is getting very interesting for me & improving my interest in the Intellivision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Here are my entries: The first time I've played this game in about a year... 19,400 On my next attempts I didn't do as good. Eventually, I beat that by just a pinch more... 20,000 Cool game. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Those darn bats surely get in the way. It seems I always end up with at least three robots in the maze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 51,000 66,600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Night Stalker - 30,800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 76,900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 will be updating leaderboard today... just "wrapping" things up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 58,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 98000 getting better! and enjoying the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 My best... 393,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 8.900 and so its not more than one point for taking part of these challenge. Thats why I dont think a screenshot is neccessary, if it is let me know and I post it later. If I improve this score today I post it, but I dont think I find the time to play. A problem which happened too often the last rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) 35,700 Edited December 1, 2013 by JacobZu7zu7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I wish cparsley would let go of that hot-cocoa mug and pay attention to the HSC! It must be really good hot-cocoa... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I wish cparsley would let go of that hot-cocoa mug and pay attention to the HSC! It must be really good hot-cocoa... Good to da last drop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I only would like to see current leaderboards without counting them by myself. Hopefully the next game starts with the standings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 The game is over, sorry... I havent been able to give as much detail as I have in the past.... The next game, Carol vs the World is up, and with DZ_Jay's crew there to help cover some slack, at least for the first few days, I'll use that to catch up on the previous games, leaderboards, and stats. Now, go save Christmas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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