+DamonicFury Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Welcome to the start of the new 5200 HSC season! Qix won the poll with 3 votes. Play with default difficult setting (Skilled.) Emulation is fine, as are custom controls. Pics preferred, but not required except for HSC wins and records. The current HSC record for Qix (Skilled) was set by darthkur - 477,241 points. Bust it if you can for a bonus point! Round ends Sunday, February 4th 2018 @9pm ESTStandings: Northcoastgamer 330,933peedenmark7 221,393Hank Rearden 213,145zylon 119,877NIKON 106,147RangerG 94,320DarQ Massacres 80,611jblenkle 76,433 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) ROM from an actual cart below. Qix.BIN Edited January 22, 2018 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 73959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 106147 Edited January 24, 2018 by NIKON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Qix - 51,671 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 48,068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 66,083 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarQ Massacres Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 what is a good emulator for 5200? I play 2600 on BizHawk but I don't think it supports 5200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 what is a good emulator for 5200? I play 2600 on BizHawk but I don't think it supports 5200? I don't do much console emulation myself, but there was some discussion and tips about using Kat5200 ( http://kat5200.jillybunch.com/) at the beginning of last season. Here's that thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261894-5200-hsc-season-10-round-1-frogger-ii/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 what is a good emulator for 5200? I play 2600 on BizHawk but I don't think it supports 5200? http://kat5200.jillybunch.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 221,393 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Qix - 76,433 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) what is a good emulator for 5200? I play 2600 on BizHawk but I don't think it supports 5200? I and Deteacher used Altirra Emulator for Atari 5200. In 2016 we played several 5200 games for HighScore.com competition (Atari 5200 / 7800 Worldwide Trophy Cracking contest). Edited January 31, 2018 by oyamafamily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 330,933 Skilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 94,320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The games a foot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarQ Massacres Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 first time ever playing a 5200 game, I feel like the controls will become more difficult as it goes just from looking at the controller, but I'm open to the challengeQix - 80,611 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 first time ever playing a 5200 game, I feel like the controls will become more difficult as it goes just from looking at the controller, but I'm open to the challenge Welcome aboard!!! Really hope you enjoy the 5200's games and our little contest here! You'll find that relatively few games use all those buttons on the controller, and the ones that do (Star Raiders, Space Shuttle) are rarely selected for the HSC. Most players seem to prefer the classic arcade-style games which the 5200 excels at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) 119,877 An interesting twist for the 5200 version is that, you need press a button for even fast draw. While a disadvantage to some, I see it as an advantage because you don't accidentally start a draw. I find it easier to avoid sparkz that way. YMMV Edited February 2, 2018 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 An interesting twist for the 5200 version is that, you need press a button for even fast draw. I though that was the way Qix usually works... Is there perhaps another version that doesn't require a button to be held down to draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I though that was the way Qix usually works... qix_controls.JPG Is there perhaps another version that doesn't require a button to be held down to draw? A8 & C64 versions, because controller only has 1 button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 A8 & C64 versions, because controller only has 1 button. That makes sense! I actually grew up playing the A8 version (I remember it took forever to erase the line you were drawing after you got killed), but I didn't recall how the fast/slow draw worked on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) That makes sense! I actually grew up playing the A8 version (I remember it took forever to erase the line you were drawing after you got killed), but I didn't recall how the fast/slow draw worked on it. It's been awhile, but it's on fast draw and you either hold the button for slow, or press it to toggle. On C64, I know it's hold. A8 version has different scoring as well on the lower side. Threshold is 75%, so it does handicap a player if they use it. I have an XEGS, and C64 handy. Used to have upgraded 600XL, but traded for XEGS when opportunity arose. I'd bought 2 spare mobo's, so it'll be around a long time. Edited February 2, 2018 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Rearden Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 213,145 This game is frustrating me and killing my hands for some reason. I've been so close to putting up a much bigger score. Not sure I'll get back to this game today so here's my entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 And the first win of the season goes to Northcoastgamer. Way to corral the most Qix!Big thanks to everyone who participated in this first round. Come on back for some Miner 2049er in round 2.Final Standings for round 1:Northcoastgamer 330,933 +11peedenmark7 221,393 +10Hank Rearden 213,145 +9zylon 119,877 +8NIKON 106,147 +7RangerG 94,320 +6DarQ Massacres 80,611 +5jblenkle 76,433 +4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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