Vocelli Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) Week 9 Gold Medal Pick By Leto Dig Dug 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. There cannot be any game enhancements or favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATOR! Vocelli Dig Dug Released By: Atari Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 1 NO CONTINUES! https://atariage.com/2600/roms/DigDug.zip 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 Dec 9, 2018 Bonus: Number Match: Since Leto is the Gold Medal winner… He has the magic numbers! Match ANY of Leto numbers from his score for a +1 Bonus (MAX +6) (Example: Letos score is 124550. Your score of 54250 would get you +4. Your score of 5500 would get you +3. Your Score of 87650 gets you +2 points. Just match his numbers and you can expect some kind of bonus. FOR LETO: You need to get a score with the same numbers. A score of 100 (2 zeros) gets you +2. A score of 66600 gets you +3 (3 sixes). Roll the score (anything over 950,000) and your score will be posted at 1,000,000. +6 for you! (6 zeros!) Dig Dug NO CONTINUES! (ROLLAGE AT 950,000 and above) 1000000 - Leto (+50)(+6) (Magic Match Numbers are '1' and many zeros. Max +6). 1000000 - Oyama (+50)(+6) 1000000 - OldmanG (+50)(+6) 1000000 - Nads (+50)(+6) 736730 - Keilbaca (+46) (+1) 515300 - AGB (+45) (+3) 450890 - SBAZ (+44) (+2) 431990 - DeTeacher (+43) (+2) 400000 - ClassicGamer (+42) (+5) 396630 - JasonAtari (+41) (+1) 379370 - KaeruY (+40) (+1) 359010 - AtariWarlord (+39) ( +3) 358820 - JonesYY (+38) (+1) 343400 - Jin (+37) ( +2) 342150 - RoadRunner (+36) (+2) 324000 - HankR (+35) (+3) 314490 - AtariPacmanFan (+34) (+2) 299180 - Mangog (+33) (+2) 263910 - Diamonds (+32) (+2) 236490 - RetroGoober (+31) (+1) 232790 - AbleMV (+30) (+1) 230380 - Vocelli (+29) (+2) 223790 - Scrabbler (+28) (+1) 205500 - Gtype (+27) (+3) 180200 - Lord Innit (+26) (+4) 90710 - 5 x 7 (+25) (+3) 82920 - McMartin (+24) (+1) 75920 - DarthKur (+23) (+1) 70500 - JeremiahJT (+22) (+3) 60480 - Spriggy (+21) (+2) 58440 - RGC (+20) (+1) 53170 - LaurenTyler (+19) (+2) 51940 - DrMooCowz (+18) (+2) 49330 - MisterVCS (+17) (+1) 47200 - DrSpuds (+16) (+2) 42130 - RedMiller (+15) (+2) 40320 - NovaStar (+14) (+2) 36990 - Karok (+13) (+1) 27410 - Atarian7 (+12) (+2) 18360 - JBlenkle (+11) (+2) Overall Points Remember The Top 24 will qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge ! 470 OldManG 386 Deteacher 351 Leto 348 Jin 345 Nads 333 OyamaFamily 330 NorthCoastGamer 330 Vocelli 326 Keilbaca 322 SBAZ 319 JasonAtari 312 JonesYY 297 Lord Innit 291 JeremiahJT 290 Spriggy 278 RetroGoober 275 AtariPacmanFan 269 Spiceware 248 HankR 245 Dr Moocowz 241 Gtype 241 NovaStar 234 AtariWarlord 234 Karok 220 LaurenTyler 220 AGB 217 GeorgeWashingtoad 213 RedMiller 208 Captain Classic 200 Darthkur 188 Scrabbler 182 Diamonds 182 KaeruY 180 McMartin 179 MCCallister 162 Atarian7 153 ClassicGamer 153 DrSpuds 131 MadDog1981 122 Gorfy 117 AbelMV 116 MisterVCS 111 Nathan Strum 98 Troff 94 Jblenkle 85 JeremiahK 64 BugCatcher 63 DarQM 62 Mangog 55 TheBjork 55 Youxia 54 Sdamon 50 Roadrunner 49 CobraMJD 41 RGC 36 5x7 35 CX40Hero 33 Lid 23 Impaler 17 Chavert 14 DJP 11 Eltigro 10 TigerS 6 MangiaBoy 1 Nikon 1 Toiletunes Season 8 will have: ~ Silver Medal winner pick from Oyamafamily ~ Bronze Medal winner pick from Keilbaca ~ Homebrew Weeks ~ Activision Weeks ~ Request Weeks ~ 2 Paddle weeks ~ More popular games we all love ~ Ending with the 'Beat the Leaders' weeks. This Season will last about 25 weeks. The TOP 24 will qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge! By qualifying for the Medal Bracket Challenge you will automatically be entered into a drawing for PRIZES! Gold Medal Bracket (Top 8 Players) Random Drawing for $100 Gift Certificate for the AtariAge store Silver Medal Bracket (Top 9-16 Players) Random Drawing for $50 Gift Certificate for the AtariAge store Bronze Medal Bracket (Top 17-24 Players) Random Drawing for $25 Gift Certificate for the AtariAge store Prizes donated by Spiggy.... Thanks Spriggy! Edited December 16, 2018 by Vocelli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Great pick. One of my all time favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'll get things rolling with a score of 53,170. And while we're at it, I thought I'd share this comic I found recently. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 wow I got into a zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) 299,200! On the upper levels, try to make good use of the rocks at the top of the screens. If you can get a lot of enemies rounded up, dig a long tunnel up to the top rocks and you can squash several of them for big points. EDIT: Here's an interesting trick I found by accident: You can crush enemies if they touch the top of the rock while you drop it. I made a quick video of this: Video_1543606113.wmv Edited December 1, 2018 by Deteacher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 183,460. Can do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 266,090 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 162,350. For this round I swore I wouldn't even post with less than six figures -- for me there's simply no excuse for less. It does take a little while to get back into its rhythm though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 377,900! With time and patience, I'm sure I can roll this one. Took me about 30-45 minutes to get this score, so we're probably looking at 2-2.5 hours to roll this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Dig Dug 778230 points, two bonus points I will aim for a rollage next time. Dig Dug is one of my favorite game on Atari 2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Dig Dug Rollage - 999,990+ Sorry for my mistake on the subtitle present in the video (Season 8, Week 8 ). The title and video description are correct (Week 9)! Edited December 1, 2018 by oyamafamily 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 320,990. Great game. Will do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 431,990! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Dig Dug, rollage. As a kid I played this game for hours, I just to hum the sound that Taizo Hori does as he moves, I just to swap games with my friends but this game along with River Raid, Mario Bros, H.E.R.O and Pac-Man ( I know that this version sucks but was the first ever video game I played ) was always in my collection. Edited December 1, 2018 by Leto27 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 342,150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 256,840 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Vocelli: 230380 Also, love this game. I also have this arcade game in my garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 36,990. No picture. Too much effort to set up my old camera for such a bad score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 391,280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 OK, I'll bite... What is the secret to getting so many points? Is it something to do with the rocks or are you just playing for long periods of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 242,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 OK, I'll bite... What is the secret to getting so many points? Is it something to do with the rocks or are you just playing for long periods of time? That's the question I have of most of the superplayers in the HSC for most games. Specific to Dig Dug, though, it's mainly length of time played and getting the fruits and vegetables as often as possible. These increase in value up to 2,000, I believe. One thing I like to do is drop a rock early in the game (preferably killing as many monsters as possible) and then drop a second rock once the last monster tries to escape. It's worth far more points to get the prize than to try to catch up and explode the monster. Also, if you use this method you won't have a whole bunch of them on you when you try to collect the prize. Otherwise, it helps to have a lot of experience with the arcade original. 2600 Dig Dug, while not a walk in the park, is still significantly easier than the coin-op. For one thing, it's far easier to explode two monsters in rapid succession. My highest score in arcade Dig Dug (played on MAME) is about 42,000 on medium difficulty. I may have done better than 242,100 on VCS Dig Dug at one point but I never recorded it or wrote it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Dig Dug, rollage. As a kid I played this game for hours, I just to hum the sound that Taizo Hori does as he moves, I just to swap games with my friends but this game along with River Raid, Mario Bros, H.E.R.O and Pac-Man ( I know that this version sucks but was the first ever video game I played ) was always in my collection. I love this port. It's like the anti-Pac-Man; it's clear Atari did everything they could to capture the gameplay and the charm of the arcade game. Graphically, the animation is superb -- no one expected the graphics to match up with the arcade version but Atari did a wonderful job in that area. I would say the 2600 port beats the two other home versions I've played (NES and 5200, the latter of which was a real disappointment considering how much more powerful than the VCS that system was). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 515,300. Took 48 minutes. Will need an hour and a half to roll if I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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