Scrabbler15 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Mark J. Botelho / Chicopee,MA Welcome to the HSC. Nice looking score, too. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 89,310 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Finally 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) 59,850 Finally broke through my 54,000 point wall. Haven't been feeling my oats here at the extraterrestrial aviary, but I'm working on it. . Edited March 7, 2014 by Scrabbler15 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) 26,610 First time caller, long time listener:) This is my favorite HSC introduction of all time. Love it. . Edited March 7, 2014 by Scrabbler15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 almost a "big score".......220,170 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Everyone is moving up quickly... 75,440 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 This game ramps up in difficulty pretty quickly. (kind of like Kaboom!) At what score does it level off? So far I've gotten to 37,190. I'm not putting up a picture yet because I plan on doing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 This game ramps up in difficulty pretty quickly. (kind of like Kaboom!) At what score does it level off? So far I've gotten to 37,190. I'm not putting up a picture yet because I plan on doing better. It's all the same after beating the mothership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) @ Atarian7: As far as I can tell, the difficulty of the bird levels stays the same all the time. The mothership gets more aggressive and descends faster, but that maxes out at the third, I think. Please correct me if I'm wrong, guys. Meanwhile, I have achieved a huge personal goal. Broke the 6-digit mark with 114,790. I may have reached such scores as a kid, but such information is lost in the mist of time (and the pudding that's my 40-year-old brain...). This game is best played in a flow. Aimed shots work much better than autofire. Edited March 7, 2014 by karokoenig 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark-aleph Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 OK then! Being on the PAL side of the International Date Line it is now the 8th of March in Australia, and so I can post my Big Score to claim the Save it for later Bonus. 290,830 I may as well go to the top of the leaderboard for a short while before the really big guns start firing! Wish I'd got a better screenshot. This one doesn't show that it was those dastardly blue birds that got me again. I've got a weekend coming up which will make Phoenix look peaceful by comparison. Definitely no time to play, so this is my final entry. I'll unnumb my thumb for round 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 33,780 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 33,780 Good to see ya over here on the HSC forum, Chuckwalla! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 66,220 It's the Rise of the Phoenix ... score ... mine. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 127,930 The magic is back. Personal best. :) . 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 127,930 The magic is back. Personal best. :) Congratulations! So the invisible man who used to sit in that chair appeared as magic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Congratulations! So the invisible man who used to sit in that chair appeared as magic. Yeah, something like that. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbotelho Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Welcome to the HSC. Nice looking score, too. . Thanks,looking forward to playing games for my beloved 2600. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 101,750 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 getting better 7300 (used the one tip when it comes to mother ship fire at the sides) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Good to see ya over here on the HSC forum, Chuckwalla! Thanks Dude, keep on gaming.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) I have some news for those aiming at the top, this game can be rolled in about an hour! I had a breakthrough last night. & have some very time-efficient patterns for all the screens. My last score posted took about 35 min, right in line with Capitan's calculations. Now I'm getting through stuff in less than half that time, with lots of room for improvement. No rollage yet though. I'll try to get a video of a good run with my patterns. I plan to set up a 1million-pt. speed-run challenge at HighScore.com and I'll bet it gets down to under an hour... @karo - right, the third boss ship is where the difficulty maxes out One time-saving tip: [for the boss ship] I realized that if I start out firing straight up the middle, I can save time by juking right back in there after dodging the first shots that come down. I get six shots in, dodge, then 2-4 more shots up the middle before dodging again. Now there is already damage to the blue part! Now over to the left edge & fire til you have made a hole. mess around for a second or two, & then run to the center & fire thru the hole... This may be the fastest way to beat the boss! Edited March 8, 2014 by S.BAZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botbird208 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Geez! I popped it in barely expecting 50k, and by the end I was rubbing my eyes and pinching myself! Something just "clicked" and I didn't die till 50k, which was my goal. I never Imagined EVER scoring this high! I still don't like this game, though. 112100 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) It's been a lotta years since I've been a part of the HSC, but I really want to make a go of it. Worked kicked my butt this week, but I wanted to get this sad token score in before the deadline so I can say I'm in! 79230. I'll try to do better before midnight. Stan Edited March 8, 2014 by StanJr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 That's more like it! I'm satisfied for this week! Nice to be back! Can't wait to see what's next! 105890 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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