+DamonicFury Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Welcome to round six of this 5200 HSC season! Vanguard won the poll with a single vote. Don't use any continues, but feel free to use the rapid fire option if you like. Emulation is fine, as are custom controls. Pics preferred, but not required except for HSC wins and records. The current HSC record for Vanguard was set by trbb - 188,880 points. Bust it if you can for a bonus point! A link to the ROM and manual can be found here: https://atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareID=2112 Round ends Sunday, April 14th, 2019 @9pm EST Standings: Nuclear Pacman - 232,970 - Record Breaker! eegt97 - 115,450 Cafeman - 97,630 bemis - 28,350 Mangia-Boy - 20,490 roadrunner - 6,800 jblenkle - 6,350 Abel M'Vada - 6,070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Well call me Luthor and post my score! 55,440. Beat 1 Gond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Well call me Luthor and post my score! 55,440. Beat 1 Gond. For the younger folks who may not get the reference: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 62,820 This is an awesome version of Vanguard. The 2600 game was one of the very first games I had, and I loved that version. This one blows it away in every aspect. This is the kind of game that really makes the 5200 shine. Also, as old as Vanguard is, it's closer to what defined the modern 'shmup' than Galaga. Feels good to play again. I'm scorned for missing out on Koffi and also to add insult, people were granted extra leaderboard points for an easter egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 62,820 Vanguard1.JPG Feels good to play again. I'm scorned for missing out on Koffi and also to add insult, people were granted extra leaderboard points for an easter egg. Ill try to ease up on the rarities and homebrews as selections a bit, but people do like them once in a while as shown by the votes. I do hope you can either acquire a multicart or set up an emulator at some point in the future... would love to see you able to play along each week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Ill try to ease up on the rarities and homebrews as selections a bit, but people do like them once in a while as shown by the votes. I do hope you can either acquire a multicart or set up an emulator at some point in the future... would love to see you able to play along each week! Actually I was going to ask for more homebrews (including 8-bit conversions and reproductions), I have quite a bit, but not everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Actually I was going to ask for more homebrews (including 8-bit conversions and reproductions), I have quite a bit, but not everything. That also would work well! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 71,690 Small improvement. Definitely have respect for the current high score, this one is a bear. There's a ton of randomness in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 78,830. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Vanguard - 6,350 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 @ 5200 HSC Mod,i see you have a new username.How will this affect the all time records thread,what name you want listed?Current name for new records and leave the old ones the way they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 @ 5200 HSC Mod, i see you have a new username. How will this affect the all time records thread, what name you want listed? Current name for new records and leave the old ones the way they are? Sure, that will be fine. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Sure, that will be fine. :-) OK, Cool My Vanguard score 6,800 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 108,770 Single Fire is superior to repeat fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 22410 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 142,670 If I could offer some tips: There is a sweet spot in the Rainbow (diagonal) Zones, so you can just concentrate on up/down motion. Align your ship up between the first digit of score (which is always a Zero), and your ship counter. It's certainly not a 'safe' spot, but it eliminates a whole axis of movement. Also, always take the lower route in the Stripe Zone, way way more points. Don't forget you can ride the snake things in the Bleak Zone, up to 3 times. Though, there's really only one of them that is ever in position to be a 'safe' ride. If you get to the 2nd loop Bleak Zone, the little enemies that come at you in swarms will shoot at you, but they only shoot towards the left. That's all I'll say about that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 My biggest problem is the erratically moving enemies of Styx zone, and the shooting arrows in Bleak Zone. The power up Energized music and Rainbow Zone carnival music drives me nuts. This game should have fewer Rainbow Zones, it is simple to survive but annoying to keep firing up/down constantly sitting below the extra ships icon. The game is well programmed, but not quite refined enough in gameplay, I'm done playing 5200 Vanguard for a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel M'Vada Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 The Great Gond can rest easy for now; I couldn't even make it out of the Rainbow Zone. Vanguard: 6070 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 33370. I agree about the Rainbow Zones, they are easy enough and simply a chore. I can give up a lot of lives in a row on the Styx zone, I've started hanging way back to the left and that helps a little, but still not good at it yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 232,970 Record Breaker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 67420. Getting better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 107530. Just short of 3rd Gond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Excellent eegt. I think the pace of gameplay maxes out with the 3rd loop/round whatever. My video decoder had a hard time with this game and the scrolling screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 That's good to know, gives me a little hope at improving my score. Maybe not getting to 230k worth of improvement, but improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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