CapitanClassic Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) Another weird feature is that pressing the fire button again returns the missile to your spacecraft. This means you have to wait until your shot hits the alien before firing again. (Never played the original Gorf at the arcade before, so not sure if this is accurate behavior.) looks like it is Edited August 17, 2019 by CapitanClassic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 4,400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariUCLA24 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Moved recently and all the Ataris are still packed so had to just do a quick play through on emulation. Will try to get a real system out at some point and give it a try. Definitely not one of my favorites though. 3350 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Tempest said: Is it just me or is the collision detection way off in this game? It's like the bombs just have to reach the general area where your ship is and it counts as a hit (they seem to stop slightly above your ship). It seems kind of cheap to me. It isn't just you. I'm not sure cheap is the right word for it. I'm pretty sure I have been saved by this goofiness at least a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 7400 Slight improvement. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 10,400 I mentioned at the end of last season that my new 4K TV doesn't speak Atari. So I broke out the tube TV. Up and running old school. And I'm set up that I can just spin in my computer chair and be at the Atari, which should mean a lot more scores posted this season. It's the little victories. . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldManG Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Gorf - 34,900 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Gorf 46200 points, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Larocque Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Leto27 said: Gorf 46200 points, Don't mean to stir anything up since I'm new here and I apologize in advance if I'm wrong, but this seems a little odd to me.....never seen this setup at the end of the game before, screen is always clear and lives count stays at zero every time when the game ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 19 hours ago, CapitanClassic said: Another weird feature is that pressing the fire button again returns the missile to your spacecraft. This means you have to wait until your shot hits the alien before firing again. (Never played the original Gorf at the arcade before, so not sure if this is accurate behavior.) looks like it is The plus side of this is that if you can tell a shot is going to miss, you don't have to wait until it clears the screen to fire again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchSr Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 88,500 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I'm out of my league here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Gorf - 1,900 Any trick to blowing up the mothership on the last screen? I keep hitting it, but nothing seems to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, jblenkle said: Gorf - 1,900 Any trick to blowing up the mothership on the last screen? I keep hitting it, but nothing seems to happen. MISSION 4 - FLAG SHIP To destroy the Gorfian Ship and earn the right to work toward your next promotion, you must score a direct hit in the Flag Ship's internal power reactor vent. In order to get a clear shot at this difficult target, you must also avoid the heat-seeking tracking missiles being launched in your direction. Following a successful hit, a violent neutronium explosion will appear in dazzling color as the Flag Ship disintegrates. You are now a Space Captain and will repeat the sequence of missions fighting against progressively faster and nastier robots of the Gorfian Empire! [PICTURE OF FLAG SHIP GAME SCREEN] https://atariage.com/manual_html_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=219 Edited August 18, 2019 by CapitanClassic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Larocque Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 15,150 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Gorf 25,000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Tempest said: I'm out of my league here. I feel that! To keep going past 20,000 or so you really need to nail the flag ship on your first couple tries, since it's shot pattern gets too fast to dodge between anymore once it starts getting lower the screen, and I don't think my precision shooting capabilities are quite up to the task. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Pat Larocque said: Don't mean to stir anything up since I'm new here and I apologize in advance if I'm wrong, but this seems a little odd to me.....never seen this setup at the end of the game before, screen is always clear and lives count stays at zero every time when the game ends. He probably took the screenshot during the "death" sequence. Nothing fishy here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Was going to play a few rounds on the portable while waiting on the grill to warm up, but it’s impossible to see outside. That thing is great for playing inside and useless for playing outside. lol Edit: Okay, I’ll revise that. It’s useless for playing Gorf. Other games it seems I can kinda play with the glare, but Gorf is so dark I can’t see my projectiles at all. Edited August 18, 2019 by Eltigro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Was able to get a tiny improvement on the laptop, earlier. Still near the bottom of the heap. Great scores everyone! 4700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikebloke Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Got a new score 9600 on the retron 77. I think as a dirty casual for 2600 games gorf is tricky, phase 2 seems to have some cheap, although totally predictable I'm just not good enough to avoid attacks that wipe out your lives. The phase 4 ship is a git to get used to. Ironically the first time I did it in one shot and actually said out loud "wow that was easy" have had trouble with it ever since XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 7600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Game 1 B/B 4,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 3800. First time ever playing. Should get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Gorf - 12300 I don't know that I can do 50k or better like the top of the chart, but I expect I can get 25k with a few more sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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