adam242 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 AE - 30,800 PAL This is a tricky one... gets you to walk that fine line between saying "just one more go" and hurling your controller at the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) AE - 30,800 PAL DSCF3958.jpg This is a tricky one... gets you to walk that fine line between saying "just one more go" and hurling your controller at the screen. That looks like a CRT you have there. If you are using a CX40 hurling it at the screen will probably do no harm. Perhaps your cat will be scared. Throwing any controller at an LCD is not recommended. For me after several encore games of AE at or below 25K I've resorted to closing my eyes. That's not working either but then I don't have to see the result. Edited January 22, 2014 by a8isa1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 This game is a cruel mistress. Every time I die, I unquestionably know it is because I did something idiotic. Is there a point threshold where you gain extra lives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 This game is a cruel mistress. Every time I die, I unquestionably know it is because I did something idiotic. Is there a point threshold where you gain extra lives? You get an extra life at 20k.. not sure if it repeats every 20k or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Got AE working on Altirra, nice game once you get used to it 28300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Atari Invaders Scores:9,590 - Level 1. Reached "Invasian 9." (Real NTSC 130XE) 4,740 - Level 9. Reached "Invasian 3." (Real NTSC 130XE) I'm not sure what the protocol is for posting scores. Should I edit my postings with any new scores, or just post them again? I'm posting my score screenshots as attachments... which I think will appear at the bottom of my posting. How do I place a picture in-between my text? For example, I want to state my score, followed by a picture #1 and then a state my other score, followed by picture #2.My strategy for "Atari Invaders" is awful. I shoot the left and right-side invaders so that they don't all come down the screen and crusm me and then I pick off the bottom rows of invaders. Anyone have any tips for this game, as this "strategy" is about as basic as it gets! My thumb is tired... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Atari Invaders Scores: ... I'm not sure what the protocol is for posting scores. Should I edit my postings with any new scores, or just post them again? I'm posting my score screenshots as attachments... which I think will appear at the bottom of my posting. How do I place a picture in-between my text? For example, I want to state my score, followed by a picture #1 and then a state my other score, followed by picture #2. My strategy for "Atari Invaders" is awful. I shoot the left and right-side invaders so that they don't all come down the screen and crusm me and then I pick off the bottom rows of invaders. Anyone have any tips for this game, as this "strategy" is about as basic as it gets! My thumb is tired... Spill my Space Invaders strategy when McKong's listening... hmmm... ok a few hints - it's all about not missing so better to wait and chisel through your barricades than to fire and miss. I take out column 2 then 1 when I can, then generally stay left and take out columns, when it's low do a triple shot fly past on each I like to post tables as we go instead of having one that is updated. This way I can keep track on the posts since the last one, so edit posts only after the last table you see - I usually miss a few (normally my nearest rivals as they can testify) so just shout if I do miss any. I'll put a new table on in a while... After attaching files there is an "add to post" on the right of them, position the cursor first, or cut and paste the link when inserted. This particular version of Space Invaders, termed Atari Invaders, was created by some guy named Joe Hellesen. I though this rang a bell, he's the author of Deluxe Invaders, Pac-Man and Wizard of Wor no less I'd better put that for my W pick talking of which the "B Games Poll" will start on Sunday so thinking caps on and suggestions on the Play List thread if you've not already done so. If you make multiple suggestions for the same letter please highlight which is your main pick if there is one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Brace yourselves here is the New Scroring This Season Stilll 12 HSC pts for 1st place but going down in 1s until 12th place. For every extra player there will be an additional high scoring place starting with 5th place 9pts. The top four always get 12,11,10,9 and the bottom place always 1pt, but more points in-between, making it closer overall to stop some of us running away with things! If we have a round with more than one game, as we do in here, each gets place points (I've provisionally used 20 for 1st), these are totalled and used to make an overall table. Ties are decided by total score for both games. Lets just see this in action shall we... Latest Tables Round 1 Overall - real HSC points! rank, name, (pal or ntsc), score, points 1st McKong (p) 36 12pts 2nd therealbountybob (p) 36 11pts 3rd powersoft (p) 33 10pts 4th darthkur (n) 33 10pts* 5th adam242 (n/p) 32 9pts 6th a8isa1 (n) 31 8pts 7th Gury (p) 29 8pts 8th ballyalley (n) 29 7pts 9th Algus (n) 23 6pts 10th krupkaj (p) 14 6pts** 11th Sikor (p) 11 4pts 12th roadrunner (n) 11 3pts 13th devwebcl (n) 10 2pts 14th JK40001 (p) 9 1pt Bonuses (1pt): * Highest NTSC player ** Atari Invaders Game 9 *** Beating HSC records AI: 57,510 trbb AE: 39,400 fandal Atari Invaders 1st McKong (p) 28,060 20 2nd darthkur (n) 23,690 19 3rd therealbountybob (p) 21,750 18 4th Gury (p) 12,500 17 5th ballyalley (n) 9,590 16 6th adam242 (p) 9,000 15 7th krupkaj (p) 8,650 14 8th powersoft (p) 7,320 13 9th a8isa1 (n) 6,770 12 10th Sikor (p) 6,330 11 11th devwebcl (n) 5,510 10 12th JK40001 (p) 4,010 9 13th Algus (n) 3,610 8 AE 1st powersoft (p) 34,000 20 2nd a8isa1 (n) 32,900 19 3rd therealbountybob (p) 31,700 18 4th adam242 (p) 30,800 17 5th McKong (p) 28,300 16 6th Algus (n) 20,400 15 7th darthkur (n) 11,800 14 8th ballyalley (n) 11,100 13 9th Gury (p) 10,400 12 10th roadrunner (n) 2,400 11 Bonus Point Challenge: Atari Invaders Game 9 1st krupkaj (p) 7,750 2nd McKong (p) 7,000 3rd ballyalley (n) 4,740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) 24,910 Atari Invaders. Folks, I regret to inform you that the aliens have landed in my sector. The Men in Black are just about to flashy thing me so, I will have no recollection of this tomorrow. I have not played AE yet for oh about 25 ish years. I am looking forward to it. Edited January 23, 2014 by SIO2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Spill my Space Invaders strategy when McKong's listening... hmmm... ok a few hints - it's all about not missing so better to wait and chisel through your barricades than to fire and miss. I take out column 2 then 1 when I can, then generally stay left and take out columns, when it's low do a triple shot fly past on each I like to post tables as we go instead of having one that is updated. This way I can keep track on the posts since the last one, so edit posts only after the last table you see - I usually miss a few (normally my nearest rivals as they can testify) so just shout if I do miss any. I'll put a new table on in a while... After attaching files there is an "add to post" on the right of them, position the cursor first, or cut and paste the link when inserted. This particular version of Space Invaders, termed Atari Invaders, was created by some guy named Joe Hellesen. I though this rang a bell, he's the author of Deluxe Invaders, Pac-Man and Wizard of Wor no less I'd better put that for my W pick talking of which the "B Games Poll" will start on Sunday so thinking caps on and suggestions on the Play List thread if you've not already done so. If you make multiple suggestions for the same letter please highlight which is your main pick if there is one Ditto, stick to the left hand side. I knock out the first three columns, and then pick off the others as they come across the screen right to left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 These games are perfect with the lights turned off and the sound up AI 37,850 Invasion 29 AE 33,700 drat! Powersoft Made it through to stage 1 again but it's going to take some feat to beat Atari gaming supremo Fandal's HSC record of 39,400. The good news is the game gets harder; lots of the little bleeders start swarming off all over the place on the 2nd round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) AE 44,900 Good thing I didn't read the post above before I played. It might have scared me off the game. I probably shouldn't give away secrets but, don't get too spooked by the "singles" as I call them. When they show up, they still follow behind each other. There is just more space between them. If you figure out where to shoot the lead, and time your shots right, you can clean take out the whole chain by repeatedly firing at the same location. Maybe that is not always true? I was thinking maybe the game uses the same patterns as earlier but spaces the ships more. That would make the 3 way splits very hard to track. At any rate, it does make the screen look very busy when the single ships show up. Edited January 24, 2014 by SIO2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Atari Invaders: 6660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Invaders 35920 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Invaders 37750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Invaders 37750 Sweat beads starting to form... looks like I have one more day to rest EVERYONE: Don't forget the "B Games Poll" will start on Sunday so thinking caps on and suggestions on the Play List thread if you've not already done so. IF you make multiple suggestions for the same letter please highlight which is your main pick, if there is one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Is it worth starting a new topic for all the B suggestions cos it's getting hard to find them in the Play List? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 New AE score 10,800Atari InvadersGame 1 9,210Game 9 3,780 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Invaders 50260, getting closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 After nearly a week of playing this bleep bleep bleeping game I finally improved my score. 37,100 Can someone explain the display error (see the lead '0' of the second score)? Part of the number is chopped off. Could this be due to using a y-c cable? or perhaps my scan converter? -SteveS p.s. The usual disclaimer - old, damaged camera and bad photographer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Invaders - 11130 I cannot make any headway on AE... I've improved to the point where I can usually get to the 4th stage with my first life, but then it all falls apart. The "twosies" confound me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Atari Invaders 5,150 points. Please ignore the music. It wasn't from the game, but was playing in the background on my laptop while I was playing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) 36K and all my ships so I thought this would be a break out game. Nope. I did manage a little improvement. 38,200 -SteveS Edited January 26, 2014 by a8isa1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Invaders 50260, getting closer I've been AEEEEEing without success so tomorrow I'm AIIIIiing ...Can someone explain the display error (see the lead '0' of the second score)? Part of the number is chopped off. Could this be due to using a y-c cable? or perhaps my scan converter? -SteveS p.s. The usual disclaimer - old, damaged camera and bad photographer. You could have said it happened when you rolled the scoreboard Atari Invaders 5,150 points. Please ignore the music. It wasn't from the game, but was playing in the background on my laptop while I was playing. Nice someone should code that into the game Welcome to the HSC Checkout the Invaders Hints a few posts ago... but try staying left more and blasting through that left barricade rather than going around it to the left Still time for any more "B Game" suggestions or seconds on the Play List thread EVERYONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Atari Invaders 12,360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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