The New HSC - Week 34 = H.E.R.O.

[S.BAZ]

H.E.R.O.

~ WEEK 34 ~

(*Special Bonus Week #1*)

CLARIFICATION: No use of CHEATS, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that gives you an unfair advantage in this HSC. Please assume you have to follow the game difficulty and mode for the playing week/s. No game enhancements or special favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! Jacob/BAZ.

H.E.R.O.
Released By: Activision 1984
Left Difficulty: B (N/A)
Right Difficulty: B (N/A)
Game Mode: *Game 5* (Random Levels)

The HSC Record for H.E.R.O. (game 5): 167,085 by Fellow Atari Man (Original High Score Club Season 3 Round 24, 2005)

Post your scores right here in this thread, and we will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone else.

The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of Sunday, September 13th, 2015

Congratulations High Score Clubbers! We have reached the final stretch of a long season. This time in the last few weeks we will have a...

* * * * Bonus Extravaganza! * * * *

Many points will be available.

Normal Bonus: Order of the Hero

Join Activision's "Order of the Hero" -- Score at least 75,000 pts (use any game selection you like) (+2)



...But that's not all!



Double Points

All final scores earn double points during bonus weeks!


Beat the Leaders

This time our “Beat The Leader” incentive will work more drastically in favor of players behind in points.

The reasons for this adjustment:

** To make things more EXCITING.

** To add greater incentive for players to CLIMB in the rankings and/or to get into position for the Bracket Tournament.

** To further challenge the leaders to DEFEND their hard-earned positions!

** This hopefully will also reduce the amount of no-shows in the tournament (by helping to bump inactive players from the top 24).



Scoring works according to your overall ranking:

Beat 1^st (Northcoastgamer):
1^st Place: 0
2^nd Place: +1
3^rd Place: +2
4th - 8th: +4
9th - 16th: +8
17th - 24th: +16
Below 24th Place: +32

Beat 2^nd (voodoo_chilly):
1^st Place: 0
2^nd Place: 0
3^rd Place: +1
4th - 8th: +2
9th - 16th: +4
17th - 24th: +8
Below 24th Place: +16

Beat 3^rd (S.BAZ):
1^st Place: 0
2^nd Place: 0
3^rd Place: 0
4th - 8th: +1
9th - 16th: +2
17th - 24th: +4
Below 24th Place: +8

Beat at least 1 Top 8:
1^st Place: 0
2^nd Place: 0
3^rd Place: 0
4th - 8th: 0
9th - 16th: +1
17th - 24th: +2
Below 24th Place: +4

Beat at least 1 Top 16:
1^st Place: 0
2^nd Place: 0
3^rd Place: 0
4th - 8th: 0
9th - 16th: 0
17th - 24th: +1
Below 24th Place: +2

Beat at least 1 Top 24:
1^st Place: 0
2^nd Place: 0
3^rd Place: 0
4th - 8th: 0
9th - 16th: 0
17th - 24th: 0
Below 24th Place: +1


Note: you may combine as many of these as you are eligible for!


Maximum bonus pts available this week
according to your ranking:

1^st Place: +2
2^nd Place: +3
3^rd Place: +5
4th - 8th: +9
9th - 16th: +17
17th - 24th: +33
Below 24th: +65


...sound crazy?

ok then, have fun !!






H.E.R.O. (game 5) High Scores
(Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there)
(MAX points in this game is shown by EXCLAMATION POINTS in place of your score)


1,000,000 oyamafamily 8 (+30) (+2) (+1) (+2)
1,000,000 LidLikesIntellivision 18 (+30) (+2) (+1) (+2) (+4) (+8 )
1,000,000 Northcoastgamer 1 (+30) (+2)
674,210 classicgamer_27330 24 (+28) (+2) (+1) (+2) (+4) (+8 )
375,460 CapitanClassic 28 (+26) (+2) (+1) (+2) (+4) (+8 ) (+16)
126,715 darthkur 7 (+24) (+2) (+1) (+2)
109,495 S.BAZ 3 (+22) (+2) (+1)
43,350 Mister-VCS 27 (+20) (+2) (+1) (+2) (+4) (+16)
39,355 karokoenig 9 (+18) (+2) (+1) (+4)
35,155 voodoo_chilly 2 (+16)
17,980 ReflectionAngle 21 (+14) (+2) (+1) (+2)
17,915 roadrunner 22 (+12) (+1) (+2)
17,535 KaeruYojimbo 5 (+10)
15,525 LarcenTyler 25 (+8 ) (+1) (+2)
11,435 Spacey Invader 15 (+6)
2,200 jblenkle 32 (+4) (+1)
825 Scrabbler15 17 (+2)





Game 1 Patch Scores

84,255 ReflectionAngle
83,285 karokoenig
79,835 Mister-VCS
77,660 RJ
76,010 Liduario









Overall Standings Through Week 33 (Universal Chaos)
Top 24 make the Bracket Challenge at the end of the season!
The bracket winners get to choose a game for next season

1. Northcoastgamer 819
2. voodoo_chilly 733
3. S.BAZ 684
4. StanJr 589
5. KaeruYojimbo 537
6. Gorfy 499
7. darthkur 496
8. oyamafamily 455
9. karokoenig 427
10. MoomUnit 423
11. keilbaca 390
12. JacobZu7zu7 354
13. Hyperboy 303
14. Dauber 281
15. Spacey Invader 278
16. SpiceWare 264
17. Scrabbler15 263
18. LidLikesIntellivision 247
19. Nathan Strum 219
20. DT Kofoed 213
21. ReflectionAngle 204
22. Tony The 2600 198
..... roadrunner 198
24. classicgamer_27330 165
25. LarcenTyler 163
26. GornThrifting 157
27. Mister-VCS 142
28. CapitanClassic 139
29. RJ 120
30. skosh 113
31. adri_o 111
32. jblenkle 108
33. Wickeycolumbus 106
34. SIO2 100
35. Zeptari1 94
36. Fallout_002 78
37. NIKON 77
38. Cafeman 74
39. Botbird208 73
40. Retrogamer81081 58
41. centiqueen81 52
42. Crispy 30
43. McCallister 29
..... Mangia-Boy 29
45. 24Fanatic365 26
46. Shadow460 23
..... Atarian7 23
48. gamerguy99 20
..... Random Terrain 20
50. Atariron82 18
51. zylon 17
52. Private Eye 16
53. BrianC 15
54. retrorussell 14
..... LS_Dracon 14
56. Arenafoot 13
57. lodger 12
58. flammingcows 10
59. Ry guy 9
60. StarThief 7
..... Ramses 7
62. SuperFreddie 6
63. Dan Iacovelli 5
64. Algus 2
65. Goochman 1







The NEW High Score Club Season 4:
# in parentheses represents total games remaining for each week/s theme.

up next:
-
(2) Double Points - Beat the Leader Weeks
-------------------------
(After Season) Bracket Tourney [4 Weeks]







SEASON 4: EXTRA INFO
Overall the NEW High Score Club Season 4 will last THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2015.

Bracket Challenge to follow. TOP 24 make the Bracket Challenge single-elimination tournament!

H.E.R.O. (1984) (Activision, John Van Ryzin) (AZ-036-04) ~.bin

H.E.R.O. - Helicopter-Held (1984) (Activision, John Van Ryzin - Ariola) (EAZ-036-04, EAZ-036-04B, EAZ-036-04I - 711 036-720) (PAL).bin

Edited September 17, 2015 by S.BAZ

[oyamafamily]

Video Tutorial recorded by me (to study the mechanics): H.E.R.O. Game 5 (Random Levels), played for Activision Patches Summer Quest 2015.

Check out my Statistical Table which I provided in the following link: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/239177-activision-patches-difficulty-2015-summer-quest/?p=3276212

Edited September 5, 2015 by oyamafamily

[oyamafamily]

TO MODERATORS:

H.E.R.O. Game 5 (Random Levels) has been played on 2600 OLD High Score Club, Season 3 / Week 24.

Highest Score: 167,085 (Fellow Atari Man)

URL for more infos: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/81130-hsc-season-3-week-24-hero/?hl=h.e.r.o.

[S.BAZ]

Thanks, oyama!

[Mister-VCS]

30,570 (Game 5)

 

[roadrunner]

17,915

[karokoenig]

First score (Game 5): 23,725.

 

I wish the game were really random. It always starts with the same especially nasty level. Getting off the moving platform is almost everytime killing at least one of my guys.

[darthkur]

43,625

 

 

 

[LidLikesIntellivision]

Game 5

484,035

 

[LidLikesIntellivision]

Bonus

Game 1

76,010

 

[karokoenig]

Bonus

Game 1

76,010

 

 

Hey S.BAZ... Can we do the patch part of the bonus on GAME 1? Clarification needed, and game 1 would be most welcome :-)

[karokoenig]

In other news, a slight improvement on Game 5: 39,355.

 

As a mediocre player, I'm not too happy with game 5 as a choice. Too much luck of the draw. Two or three hard levels right up front and you're in for a lot of frustration.

[+KaeruYojimbo]

6,375

 

I'm not very good at HERO to begin with and I never play game 5, so everybody not in the top 8 come get your bonus points!

[S.BAZ]

Can we do the patch part of the bonus on GAME 1?

Good point! (Thanks Lid)

Yes you may use any game selection for the patch bonus.

 

 

My score H.E.R.O. game 5:

40,235

[oyamafamily]

ROLLAGE IN H.E.R.O. GAME 5 (RANDOM LEVELS) - 1,000,000

 

VIDEO (46 MINUTES)

 

PICTURE AND STATISTICAL TABLE

 

Picture, video and statistical table sent to JacobZu7zu7 and S.BAZ

Edited September 7, 2015 by oyamafamily

[classicgamer_27330]

43590

Edited September 7, 2015 by classicgamer_27330

[classicgamer_27330]

update

[darthkur]

126,715

 

[LidLikesIntellivision]

Game 5

1,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oyamafamily]

Game 5

1,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!

heroGame5.png

AWESOME!

How long did it take you to reach 1 Million Points on H.E.R.O. Game 5, Liduario?

[LidLikesIntellivision]

AWESOME!

How long did it take you to reach 1 Million Points on H.E.R.O. Game 5, Liduario?

Thank you!

 

I guess it took around one hour.

I watched your video and you're playing faster and better than me.

I'm slow to pass those moving vertical lava walls. I took the boat every time and I always take the time to kill the low butterfly when it's near the central wall in the water level ( you get the right time to bomb the wall without stepping the butterfly - cool).

[classicgamer_27330]

This game is like Astroblast and has a pause in between lives, and levels. I assume we can use this as a pee break but not a hour long break

[karokoenig]

This game is like Astroblast and has a pause in between lives, and levels. I assume we can use this as a pee break but not a hour long break

 

I think as long as the game has such features, it's fair to use them any way you like.

[classicgamer_27330]

1/5 away from rollage

[CapitanClassic]

I think last time (Game 1), I got about 300,000 before dying too many times on level 20. This time I got to level 20s back to back. Doh. I have every intention of beating this score, so no picture now.
140,830 - Game 5BB