+therealbountybob #1 Posted February 17, 2014 Crossfire, Caterpiggle & Chomper No, not some 80's band; it's the 3 fun games in round 3 of the HSC Downloads XEXs Fandal Crossfire, Caterpiggle, Chomper Info Atarimania Crossfire, Caterpiggle, Chomper Settings/Info: Take the default settings!!! ProWizard kindly patched Crossfire so you may wish to use the joystick and keyboard to fire and move in different directions, as it was intended; though it plays just fine with a single joystick. Looking forward to trying this out fully. MOVE: J=Left L=Right I=Up K=Down SPACE=Stop FIRE: S=Left F=Right E=Up D=Down Catterpiggle - Nice game, eat the little blighters already Chomper - you can probably figure this one out! Scoring: Probably a triple header with similar tables to round 1. HSC bonus for beating Crossfire record [...] better not be another trbb one Ha! It is McKong's!! 29,610 [s8R14] NTSC bonus point for each game?! Why not! I'll add some more info tomorrow Round closes Sunday 2nd March HAVE FUN - JOIN IN - PLEASE POST SCORES AS YOU PLAY - SCREENSHOTS OPTIONAL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NIKON #2 Posted February 17, 2014 For anyone interested here is the meat and potatoes of CROSSFIRE I have played with both keyboard and Gamepad...I prefer the Gamepad. The keyboard just does not stop where I want it to...lost many lives...ugh!!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deteacher #3 Posted February 17, 2014 Ok, I'll get the party started this week: Crossfire: 7,990 Caterpiggle: 49,980 Chomper: 13,815 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam242 #4 Posted February 18, 2014 Put me on the board.... Chomper - 6590 No power pills? Caterpiggle - 69050 New to me - cute, frantic, fun! Crossfire - 2180 Harder than I remember... I need practice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GornThrifting #5 Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Just chomper so far: 8425 CATTERPIGGLE: 69520 Crossfire is hard! 3090 Edited February 18, 2014 by GornThrifting 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McKong #6 Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Had a couple of goes at Catterpiggle. Not seen this one before. Seems like you don't die when those things catch up with you if you're busy munching? 112980 Chomper 12460 Crossfire 9490 Edited February 18, 2014 by McKong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam242 #7 Posted February 18, 2014 Had a couple of goes at Catterpiggle. Not seen this one before. Seems like you don't die when those things catch up with you if you're busy munching? Yep. If you touch a 'patrolman' and the snake simultaneously they get eaten. And you score 500 points. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NIKON #8 Posted February 19, 2014 My first meager offerings..Crossfire is a challenge Crossfire: 2340 Catterpiggle: 38690 Chomper: 14380 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #9 Posted February 19, 2014 My first meager offerings..Crossfire is a challenge Crossfire: 2340 It does take a bit of getting used to but you can get on a roll - seem to remember fly past shooting sprees worked well and keep changing positions. Be sure to grab those bonuses too! Welcome to GornThrifting, we are honoured to have your first AtariAge post BASIC PROGRAMMING As some of you may have seen I've been programming a game for the Nomam 2014 BASIC Ten-Liners Contest; Gwobby Micro is ready to launch! Unsuprisingly the idea is to write a game in 10 lines of BASIC, just for fun... yes we know how to enjoy oursleves I've also been one of those assisting BoatOfCar with some example programs in his 'Valentines Day learn to program project', though he has jumped right in; a good starter BASIC program is here. If there is anyone here who wants to get started and perhaps make a game, it doesn't have to be good (good job for me eh?!), then I'm happy to help. All you need to do is have a DOS Disk/ATR to save onto, load up the Atari or emulator with BASIC enabled (altirra: system, firmware, basic) and get typing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #10 Posted February 20, 2014 Chomper 4,855 6,245 Caterpiggle 5,945 135,080 Crossfire 2,690 6,440 7,380 After Bristles I'm sure a few of you will be pleased to see a couple of easier games in this round Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #11 Posted February 20, 2014 First Tables 1st McKong (p) 87 12pts2nd Deteacher (n) 84 14pts*/*/*3rd therealbountybob (p) 83 10pts4th GornThrifting(p) 82 9pts5th NIKON (p) 81 8pts6th adam242 (p) 78 7pts *NTSC bonus point top score in each game (let me know if I this correct; Mr Thrifting I put you as a PAL player) Crossfirers 1st McKong (p) 9,490 302nd Deteacher (n) 7,990 29*3rd therealbountybob (p) 7,380 284th GornThrifting(p) 3,090 275th NIKON (p) 2,340 266th adam242 (p) 2,180 25 Caterpigglers1st therealbountybob (p) 135,080 302nd McKong (p) 112,980 293rd GornThrifting(p) 69,520 284th adam242 (p) 69,050 275th Deteacher (n) 49,980 26*6th NIKON (p) 38,690 25 Chompers 1st NIKON (p) 14,380 302nd Deteacher (n) 13,815 29*3rd McKong (p) 12,460 284th GornThrifting(p) 8,425 275th adam242 (p) 6,590 266th therealbountybob (p) 6,245 25 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McKong #12 Posted February 20, 2014 Crossfire 11420 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam242 #13 Posted February 21, 2014 A few (small) improvements from me: 6930 on Chomper 3150 on Crossfire Caterpiggle's not clicking with me tonight. I had one decent game going - 63K and 4 lives - and then the game crashed. Wouldn't let me out of my 'pen' on level 10 or 11. It's Spy Hunter all over again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McKong #14 Posted February 21, 2014 I've got no idea how I got 29k on Crossfire last time we played it, I can't get anywhere near that now! Bob, I would check to see if there was a screenshot that went with that record Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #15 Posted February 21, 2014 Caterpiggle's not clicking with me tonight. I had one decent game going - 63K and 4 lives - and then the game crashed. Wouldn't let me out of my 'pen' on level 10 or 11. It's Spy Hunter all over again! Sometimes there is so much piggle that the poor little chap can't move out I've got no idea how I got 29k on Crossfire last time we played it, I can't get anywhere near that now! Bob, I would check to see if there was a screenshot that went with that record I seem to have lost it too... gotta get the hang of the keep changing position mentality and the 'fly by' where you move first and then hold fire to zap down several rows. I've tried with the "new" version, jpystick to move with keyboard for firing, seems pretty good once you get in the zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadrunner #16 Posted February 21, 2014 CrossFire 2,720Chomper 5,400darn pac man guy slows down when he goes up or down the maze. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #17 Posted February 21, 2014 Chomper 18,455 (lv8) Crossfire 18,590 I totally lost it on the bright blue screen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
powersoft #18 Posted February 22, 2014 Aaaaaahhhh... Time is running against me... Had this week a really busy one... Still to finis hfirst issue of PRO© ATARI magazine... But I will check my first saved screenshots and make a new gameplay... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jk40001 #19 Posted February 22, 2014 Crossfire 5150Caterpiggle 94580Chomper 13505 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NIKON #20 Posted February 22, 2014 Caterpiggle: 58920 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #21 Posted February 23, 2014 Aaaaaahhhh... Time is running against me... Had this week a really busy one... Still to finis hfirst issue of PRO© ATARI magazine... But I will check my first saved screenshots and make a new gameplay... Remember we have 2 weeks so still plenty of time left Start thinking of those D games guys and add them to the Play List. I will leave the vote until about Weds/Thurs from now on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benighted #22 Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Crossifre: 5710 Caterpiggle: 16990 Chomper: 6430 I became too adddicted to Crossfire and didn't spend a lot of time on Chomper and Caterpiggle :-) How are you guys playing these games? I found that Crossfire worked very good with emulator and a PS2 controller. I also loaded the games onto the AtariMax and played them on the XEGS with various joysticks and gamepads, but the emulator approach gave the highest score. Caterpiggle wouldn't load on the AtariMax cartridge.. Edited February 23, 2014 by Benighted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam242 #23 Posted February 23, 2014 Chomper - 7330 Crossfire - 4340 Still no joy with Caterpiggle - I'll be working on that this afternoon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+therealbountybob #24 Posted February 23, 2014 Crossifre: 5710 Caterpiggle: 16990 Chomper: 6430 I became too adddicted to Crossfire and didn't spend a lot of time on Chomper and Caterpiggle :-) How are you guys playing these games? I found that Crossfire worked very good with emulator and a PS2 controller. I also loaded the games onto the AtariMax and played them on the XEGS with various joysticks and gamepads, but the emulator approach gave the highest score. Caterpiggle wouldn't load on the AtariMax cartridge.. Welcome Benighted Still no joy with Caterpiggle - I'll be working on that this afternoon. I'm on real hardware with real disks too! Atarionline.pl have several versions of Caterpigle hopefully one will work ok? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballyalley #25 Posted February 23, 2014 I've been playing Chomper. It's a pretty good, if basic, game. Several times I've come down to one dot left and the baddies protect it for a LONG time. I couldn't find docs... and didn't expect to need them, but I'm beginning to wonder if there isn't some way to eat those baddies. I mean, what sort of Pac-Man clone doesn't let you do that?! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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