Jason_Atari Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Wall Defender 746221 Wall-Defender (1B) e 746221.png ok I take it back I wasn't getting better, just getting lucky. i think those misses are just random. @dark aleph -- do you know what makes the walls come back? is it just chance or can you earn extra walls in some way. I also don't understand why sometimes my last wall gets destroyed in one hit, other times it can take successive damages before breaking. i like Wall Defender but it does seem kind of unfinished. According to the manual "One bonus wall is given when you cross a stage without being hit by a single alien."and "Don't let the super alien collide with the wall, otherwise the outer wall will be completely destroyed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 oh, thanks Jason! I suspected that about the super alien but one time it hit my wall and didn't destroy it. I think that was maybe after it shrunk though. I guess then it is no longer a "super alien." I was getting fed up with this game but now I want to go back at it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanyMato Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 This is my score for now: Defender(i will try the beat that on my atari console) 55 700 Walldefender: 38 150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 To clear this up, can we play with the B&W switch toggled on to B&W rather than color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centiqueen81 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Haven't played Defender in a long time. I think I made it to level 7 tonight till I got smoked on the "mutant" stage!! My score.. 62,200 Had never heard of Wall Defender before... but I really enjoyed playing it! Especially after reading the manual! ;p I was kinda getting annoyed that I would get stuck for a sec turning the corners tho.. Any who, my score 57,440 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Wall Defender - 149,152 I know I need a better Defender score, but I would rather play this one. <shrug> . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I was kinda getting annoyed that I would get stuck for a sec turning the corners It is rather annoying when a developer doesn't allow you to hold diagonally to continue moving in the direction you are going, and instantly rounding the corner when you get there. I don't think the 2600 version of Pac-man did this properly either (although the Arcade and the 2600 version of Ms.Pac-man do implement this properly) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Wall Defender - 149,152 I know I need a better Defender score, but I would rather play this one. <shrug> . I'm with you there, mate. I don't think I will ever get into Defender. Found out something. Is anyone aware that an autofire function on your joystick makes your ship in Defender almost invincible? Shot and ship can't be on screen at the same time, so you're mostly not there on autofire. Pretty sloppy port, I'd say. And almost every clone of Defender does this better (Chopper Command etc). Wall Defender, on the other hand, is great. Perfect for a few very quick games in between. Thanks for that choice, Voc! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I had exactly the same experience the first time I passed 600,000. Still alive: just no more aliens coming. Game over. I thought that the 999,999 score mentioned in the manual must only be achievable by hitting every alien. I think what happens is a limit to the number of waves the game will throw at you with just one wall remaining. My frozen game ended after about five or six rounds of survival with one wall. In my two subsequent games I was regularly getting my second or third walls back, and that seems to reset the wave limit. I could play on to the rollage. Thanks for the tips Wall Defender better score 999,999 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Defender better score 287,150 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Improvement on Wall Defender: 265,419... 269,982. Edited March 12, 2014 by karokoenig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Wall Defender 295,278 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark-aleph Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Thanks for the tips Wall Defender better score 999,999 Oi! Oi! Oi! No sunburnt country for us... too busy playing video games... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 More Wall Defender. More points: 387,635. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Found out something. Is anyone aware that an autofire function on your joystick makes your ship in Defender almost invincible? Shot and ship can't be on screen at the same time, so you're mostly not there on autofire. Pretty sloppy port, I'd say. And almost every clone of Defender does this better (Chopper Command etc). That's what we call good strategy. That plus the "hold a human" technique and this game folds like a chair at the rec center. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I vote for a bonus point for Vocelli's birthday. But it comes with a price, he can't be able to get 1st place this round 'cause he only should reach 49 points this round! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 HAPPY B-DAY, VOC! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 On the Defender board with 91,550 I'm a klutzy pilot in this game -- keep bumping into stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centiqueen81 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Happy Birthday Vocelli!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Wall Defender 367,595 One of those BIG Aliens just collapsed down, my shot missed?... and ended the good game I had going, I had many hits left on that final wall. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOD, VOCELLI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Kofoed Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 First go around at both: Defender: 58,400 Wall Defender: 98,430 Again, I won't bother with pictures unless I have a chance to play more. Unboxed my Atari for the first time since I had to set in in storage over the summer, and can't find a joystick that functions properly. At least my Genesis pad is still good (though oddly enough not recognized by the Harmony menu). Still, I got my kids to play with me, and they might start posted in the HSC again, so: all in all, this is a Happy Day in the Kofoed household! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Kinzer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Defender: 34000 Wall Defender: 26353 No picture because my dad is lazy. I did not enjoy Wall Defender as much as Defender, but it was okay. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Defender: 34000 Wall Defender: 26353 No picture because my dad is lazy. I did not enjoy Wall Defender as much as Defender, but it was okay. Dad's can be like that, sometimes. Voice of experience. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 That's what we call good strategy. That plus the "hold a human" technique and this game folds like a chair at the rec center. Not the first time that a folding chair has gotten the better of me. . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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