Skippy B. Coyote Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the right difficulty switch actually does anything in Asteroids? I've been playing with both switches on A difficulty but I'm not sure whether or not the right switch changes the game at all. I agree totally with you VOCELLI. I'm having a "psychological barrier" to avoid little asteroids and, in special, bombs shot by enemy spaceships.Your considerations (and mine) convinced me to stop trying to improve my scores on Asteroids. With my 48,180-point score, I'm definitely DONE. I know the feeling. I've been playing Asteroids for half an hour to an hour every night trying to beat my high score of 44,980 but I just can't seem to even get to 40,000 again. It's like I just got really lucky one game and fortune hasn't smiled on me since then. I think I'm done with Gyruss since my thumb isn't too fond of the lack of auto-fire, and I'm very satisfied with my Galaxian score, but I feel like I can still improve in Asteroids if I keep at it. Edit: I guess I spoke too soon about Gyruss! I decided to give it a couple more tries and did much better this time around. Gyruss (B/B Difficulty, Default Settings): 242,600 Edited March 3, 2017 by Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the right difficulty switch actually does anything in Asteroids? I've been playing with both switches on A difficulty but I'm not sure whether or not the right switch changes the game at all. I'm pretty sure the right switch sets the difficulty for player 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Galaxian 21,650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Galaxian - 17,120 EDIT: I'm annoyed that Gyruss doesn't have any cooldown period for the fire button after losing a game. I broke a hundred fifty thousand points, but because I was firing away at an enemy formation when I died and didn't immediately stop, I started a new game and lost the chance to photograph the score. #$@%$!! Edited March 3, 2017 by TheHoboInYourRoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 54,300 on Asteroids 4AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Danger Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Galaxian - 48,710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Galaxian - 17,120 hsc-5-a1.jpg EDIT: I'm annoyed that Gyruss doesn't have any cooldown period for the fire button after losing a game. I broke a hundred fifty thousand points, but because I was firing away at an enemy formation when I died and didn't immediately stop, I started a new game and lost the chance to photograph the score. #$@%$!! Sorry to hear that. It's also a pain trying to photograph the score because it flashes back and forth. My old digital camera has a delay so I have to time it just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Galaxian - 22,870 Asteroids (4AA) - 23,470 Gyruss - 86,000 Edited March 3, 2017 by ed1475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 A bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 GALAXIAN 112,000 I broke the 100K barrier on this game and I'm very satisfied with this score. What I'm going to do is wait for the next round on this HSC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Time to relax - 2600 Galaxian gameplay footage by oyamafamily (game 1, Difficulties BB and AA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeboy Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Gyruss - 153,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Significant improvement, with calmer hands and leveler head. Gyruss - 231,700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Persistence pays! Asteroids (Game 4, Difficulty A/A): 49,340 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Vocelli: Asteroids: 43130 After 5 straight games below 20K.. finally had a good game. That's it for me with Asteroids... Good challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) Asteriods 4AA: 81600 Managed to fend off those pesky little mosquito ufos well until almost 50k and got a good score. Edited March 4, 2017 by Diamonds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeboy Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Keep getting a little better at Gyruss - 166,700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Asteroids: 56,280 Still holds its own as a great game! Gyruss: 203,400 It took me forever to crack 200k. Sent from my non beer holding hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggles Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Galaxian 10,150 Astroids 28,330 Gyruss 102,300 I forgot how tough Asteroids was without the shield. Growing up we played almost entirely with the shield or the 180 flip. I am a big fan of the NES version of Gyruss. I'm impressed with what was accomplished on the 2600. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Playing Asteroids Game 4AA makes me want to quit playing video games altogether. It is that frustrating to me. Scores so far: Asteroids - 24,710 Galaxian - 29,580 Gyruss - 175,900 I will post pictures when I am finished trying to improve my scores. I haven't really put much time in to Galaxian so I am expecting big improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Asteroids - 47,840 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Galaxian - 33,390 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Gyruss- 138,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Gyruss 67,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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