+DamonicFury Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Welcome to round nine of this 5200 HSC season! Sinistar and Super Breakout were tied in the poll, so I ended up picking the original pack-in game, Super Breakout. We will be playing in Cavity Mode. Emulation is fine, as are custom controls. Pics preferred, but not required except for HSC wins and records. Do NOT use the "Extra Balls" option! This is the thing where you can press 1 on the keypad during the game to get 5 extra balls. The current HSC record for Super Breakout in Cavity Mode was set by zylon - 1,500 points. Bust it if you can for a bonus point! A link to the ROM and manual can be found here: http://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=668 Round ends Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @9pm EST Standings: jnice - 2,499 - RECORD BREAKER! eegt97 - 2,349 - RECORD BREAKER! Nuclear Pacman - 720 Cafeman - 545 bemis - 496 Mangia-Boy - 209 Abel MVada - 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 360 Hoo boy, this is a tough game. I didn't even pass the first stage yet. At least I get to use my paddle! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eegt97 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 830 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just noticed, using the same kind of homemade 5200 paddle as you NP. Nice to be able to use in the HSC for something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just noticed, using the same kind of homemade 5200 paddle as you NP. Nice to be able to use in the HSC for something. It's nice having it, but man, I swear this version of SB is way harder than the 2600 game. This is just brutal. That 1500 top score seems light years away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 This is unplayable in emulation so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 For emulation, lower whatever sensitivity and deadzone values you have as low as can work when using an analog stick. I don't recall trackball mode with mouse working very well on Super Breakout. I recall I had a decent way of playing it in kat5200 but will have to experiment with it to remember what that was. It may have been using the D-Pad with Simulate Analog mode turned on, not sure. A self centering stick is just tough with this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1,505 points using a standard controller (gets you a "Pro" rating). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Played around with emulation a little more. I think that by far the easiest way to play is using the mouse in normal joystick mode (not trackball mode). At least in kat5200. I would imagine it works similar in the other emulators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I didn't know whether to cheer jnice' score or give him the finger, so I just hit the like button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I didn't know whether to cheer jnice' score or give him the finger, so I just hit the like button. I've been on a roll lately. Here's a slight improvement: 1,781 points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1127 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I checked, I don't have this game on cart, and my Old Guru designed flash cart needs a DLL that Win10 doesn't have. Might skip this one, or post a super low emulated attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I checked, I don't have this game on cart, and my Old Guru designed flash cart needs a DLL that Win10 doesn't have. Might skip this one, or post a super low emulated attempt. I'd encourage you to at least post a low-scoring emulation attempt. Also try eegt97's tips above for better controller emulation (thanks eegt97!) Has anyone else found a good combination of emulators and settings that works well for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I don't think anyone was using this, but, just to be sure, please don't use the "Extra Balls" option! This is the thing where you can press 1 on the keypad during the game to get 5 extra balls. Just stick with the 5 balls you were originally given. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 720 Apparently you get some kind of bonus score for having multi- ball for a certain length of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Yes, what I try to do is get up through a side without releasing the other balls. Get all three trapped on top for a little while and the score starts rolling up. Easier said than done, at least for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Stopped at Game Again, amongst piles of 2600 games, found a copy of 5200 Super Breakout! 545 so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I don't think anyone was using this, but, just to be sure, please don't use the "Extra Balls" option! This is the thing where you can press 1 on the keypad during the game to get 5 extra balls. Just stick with the 5 balls you were originally given. Thanks! Yeah, I figured I'd better not do that again, or people would have fits. That's why, for the first score I submitted in the thread, I purposely paused the game on Ball #4 (without the little block underneath indicating extra balls were used), so I wouldn't get accused of cheating! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Yes, what I try to do is get up through a side without releasing the other balls. Get all three trapped on top for a little while and the score starts rolling up. Easier said than done, at least for me... That is a good strategy to use! It's my understanding the bricks you hit when two balls are active results in double points for those bricks. Three balls = Triple points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) The key to this variant is to keep the multiple balls going as long as possible. It multiplies the score accordingly. Another scoring aid is timing your hit of the last brick. If you can manage to hit the last brick from above, you've got a good chance that the next level will start before the ball comes back down. Since you get the extra 2 balls back at the start of a level, it gives mega scoring if done right. Here's an old pic from when I did it on doubles. Edited May 18, 2019 by zylon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 1411 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegt97 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Another scoring aid is timing your hit of the last brick. If you can manage to hit the last brick from above, you've got a good chance that the next level will start before the ball comes back down. Since you get the extra 2 balls back at the start of a level, it gives mega scoring if done right. Here's an old pic from when I did it on doubles. Yeah, I thought I remembered that. I have had a couple of times where I thought that *should* happen, but didn't. Have to keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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