AtariWarlord Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Cosmic Creeps 15,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Crazy Climber 119,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Crazy Climber 37,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeboy Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Three games I've never played before, and I'm probably not going to have a lot of time to play them... Cosmic Commuter: 11,436 Crazy Climber: 42,500 Cosmic Creeps: 14,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel M'Vada Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I really wanted to improve my Copter Commander score so I did what any sane, rational being would do: I stayed awake for days, drank gallons of coffee, and binge-watched every single episode of Airwolf on VHS. Then I played Copter Commander.Bonus - Copter Commander: 963 A definite improvement! Of course the downside to all this is that during my sleep deprived psychosis, everyone I saw looked and spoke like Jan-Michael Vincent. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 (edited) Cosmic Commuter Game 1-BB Final Attempt 515,000 Video (132 minutes) Picture Statistical table (details of gameplay recorded in the video above) Picture, video and statistical table sent to S.BAZ Edited November 3, 2017 by oyamafamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Cosmic Creeps improvement: 17,000 and for the bonus, a Copter Commander improvement! 812 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Cosmic Commuter - 14,372 It's amazing how actually being able to land the ship increases the score. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Cosmic Commuter - 317,000 seemed like a nice place to stop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonyDave Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) Cosmic Commuter :14589 (Yay, I'm participating. Good game but vames are long)Crazy Climber 108200 (my least favorite tbis week)Cosmic Creeps : 2100 (A bit clunky but I love it)Copter Commander : 1182 (My favorite this week and I might get rocks thrown at me but it's more fun then Chopper Command)I forgot to turn down the ISO on my cellphone for some pics. Copter command is hard to read but you can see a little notch on the left of the 8 you wouldn't see on a 6.By the way, I haven't read the whole thread but am I the only one getting a screen roll in Copter command around 1175? A consistant bug? A feature? Both? (From looking at Oyama's video, this is a bug caused by the speed increase,it acts as if the game switched to pal format. Could anyone with an Harmony cart can tell me if they have the same bug please?)One last thing, in Cosmic Creeps, if you're getting stuck around 6500-7500 it's probably because you think there is only one level, counter resets and you get your total between levels. (It was mentinned by someone else but for those not readinf the whole thread I repeating it.) Edited July 10, 2017 by RaccoonyDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonyDave Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) S.Baz, I don't know how you want to deal with this (especially since it's only the bonus game) but I tested Copter Commander in Stella and it's very easy to use emulation advantage without knowing. Here's what is going on. On my 4-switch ntsc woody with an harmony cart, when the game picks up speed around 1175 pts, the screen rolls like crazy. Probably until you crash but it's hard to say unless someone manages to play like this for a bit. In Stella with jitter/roll deactivated, the screen flashes once in a while but the game is otherwise working normally. I managed to do 2084 points on my first try (doesn't count since I used savestates to get to 1160 for testing purposes) In Stella with jitter/roll activated with a recovery of 10 (the default value), the screen start rolling non-stop. I'm pretty sure it's not as bad as on a TV because I did a 1792 (also doesn't count.). Howerver, maybe it was because I was expecting it (Again, I need to get there again using my real atari.) Edit: Further testing in Stella, setting recovery at 1 or at 20 instead of 10 doesn't produce a significant difference in my opinion. I'm heading towards my atari in the hopes of testing the roll while expecting it. Edit 2:100% sure it's way worse on a real console than on Stella. By the way, new legit high score of 1186. Edited July 10, 2017 by RaccoonyDave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) S.Baz, I don't know how you want to deal with this (especially since it's only the bonus game) but I tested Copter Commander in Stella and it's very easy to use emulation advantage without knowing. Here's what is going on. On my 4-switch ntsc woody with an harmony cart, when the game picks up speed around 1175 pts, the screen rolls like crazy. Probably until you crash but it's hard to say unless someone manages to play like this for a bit. In Stella with jitter/roll deactivated, the screen flashes once in a while but the game is otherwise working normally. I managed to do 2084 points on my first try (doesn't count since I used savestates to get to 1160 for testing purposes) In Stella with jitter/roll activated with a recovery of 10 (the default value), the screen start rolling non-stop. I'm pretty sure it's not as bad as on a TV because I did a 1792 (also doesn't count.). Howerver, maybe it was because I was expecting it (Again, I need to get there again using my real What's the scanline count when the screen starts rolling? If it's going over 262 the game is taking too long between frames and that's why it's rolling. Edited July 10, 2017 by KaeruYojimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarQ Massacres Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 not much time to play this week, but I did get some scores up crazy climber - 37,700 cosmic commuter - 6,763 coptor commander - 728 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Crazy Climber 37,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonyDave Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 What's the scanline count when the screen starts rolling? If it's going over 262 the game is taking too long between frames and that's why it's rolling. If you tell me how to check that, maybe I can find time to do it. But this would be more about debugging the game, or zimply understanding the programming of the game and VCS. I'm more concerned about which way to play are considered legit and which aren't. It's only a few bonus points but I don't want to lose my place in the top 5 because I'm unlucky enough to have bought an harmony cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) If you tell me how to check that, maybe I can find time to do it. But this would be more about debugging the game, or zimply understanding the programming of the game and VCS. I'm more concerned about which way to play are considered legit and which aren't. It's only a few bonus points but I don't want to lose my place in the top 5 because I'm unlucky enough to have bought an harmony cart. Get to the part of the game where the screen starts rolling and press the ~ key. Scanline count will be near the center at the top. My thinking is that if the game is unplayable because of a bug, it might make more sense to throw it out or consider the score maxed out at the point the screen starts to roll rather than try to make sure everyone is using the same Stella settings. I'll try to check the scanline count later as well, but so far I haven't made it that far in the game (only played it a couple of times though). Edited July 10, 2017 by KaeruYojimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) How the hell do you land the ship in Cosmic Commuter? I read the instructions, but I still can't figure it out. Never mind. I figured it out right after I typed this. LOL Edited July 11, 2017 by Atarian7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 hmm, I guess we may have to call it a maxout at 1175 or thereabouts. for now I'll keep recording scores reported, but if using stella is a definite advantage automatically that doesn't seem fair. note to future moderators: Let's not play Copter Commander any more xP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Copter Commander - 809 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Hi S.BAZ Scrabbler15 is listed TWICE on the current High Scores for Crazy Climber! And speaking on Crazy Climber: I'm definitely DONE by posting a score ONCE for participation points - I'm afraid of this game. Edited July 11, 2017 by oyamafamily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Copter Commander - 854 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonyDave Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Cosmic Creepers: 19300 Cosmic Commuter: 40420 By the way, I think DarQ is in the crazy climber leaderboard twice. Edit:added Cosmic Commuter score Edit 2: uploaded wrong file and score for creepers, fixed it. Edited July 11, 2017 by RaccoonyDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Improvement Copter Commander - 944 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Crazy Climber - 136,400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Cosmic Creeps: No improvement. I tried to like this game, but the demonic face creeps me out. The background sounds like demonic breathing. The cookie cutter Family Circus kids will just have to deal with the anthomorphic (sp?) slugs. Cosmic Commuter: Not a bad game, but Slow by Activision standards. Crazy Climber. Worth a deeper look. It takes a bit of strategy after awhile. Copter Commander. Fun enough in small doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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