Northcoastgamer Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 HIGH SCORE CLUB Round 1 Season 13 Game Information Game Name: Flipper Slipper Released by: CV: Spectravideo 1983. Settings: Skill 2 CV HSC High Score: First time playing Skill 2. Manual: http://www.colecovisionzone.com/photos/game/manual/flipper slipper manual.pdf This game was chosen by Bmack36 Flipper Slipper Bonus Points: Play the game & post a score= +3 Score 5,000= +2, Score 8,000= +3, Score 12,000= +4, Score 15,000= +5, Score 18,000= +7, Score 25,000= +10, Score 30,000 & up= +12 Break or set a new CV HSC High Score= +10 Round Ends: Tuesday February 25th at 12pm(PST) 3pm (EST) Everyone who posts a score throughout the season will be entered into a drawing at seasons end for a special prize! The same rules and scoring system that have been used the past few seasons will be in play this season as well. Season 13 rules: http://atariage.com/...1-cv-hsc-rules/ Good Luck! Final Flipper Slipper Scores 1)27,330 NCG +3 +10 +10 Record Setter 2)23,790 Bmack36 +3 +7 3)18,440 bowlstir +3 +7 4)16,320 fakecortex +3+5 5)14,190 Sneakyturtleegg +3 +4 6)13,760 S.BAZ +3 +4 7)13,350 zaphro72 +3 +4 9,830 digress +3 +3 9) 7,710 ed1475 +3 +2 10) 6,820 chuckwalla +3 +2 11) 6,320 jblenkle +3 +2 12) 5,590 DuggerVideoGames +3 +2 13) 5,200 Mangia-Boy +3 +2 14) 2,190 roadrunner+3 Round 1 Totals - Including Bonus Points 1){123} Northcoastgamer 2) {97} Bmack36 3) {77} bowlstir 4) {68} fakecortex 5) {59} Sneakyturtleegg 6) {57} S.BAZ 7) {56} zaphro72 {42} digress 9) {33} ed1475 10) {30} chuckwalla 11) {28} jblenkle 12) {25} DuggerVideoGames 13) {24} Mangia-Boy 14) {11} roadrunner flipper-slipper-1983.rom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Flipper Slipper (Skill 2) - 6,320 Dang!!! Skill 2 is hard!!! I don't think I've ever played anything but Skill 1 on this game. Skill 2 makes me think too much!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 To be honest I forgot about the changing ball on this difficulty when I picked it.?♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakyturtleegg Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 That stupid jingle!! And my deteriorating reflexes. Having to change the color of the flipper to the ever-changing color of the ball wrecks me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 After reading the instructions about changing the ball color on certain skill levels, now I know I never played this on anything but skill 1 before. Going to try it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Wow. Pathetic playing on my part. Only 2,700 pts. on skill 2 thus far. The annoying part is when you change to the proper color and then the ball changes color again right when it reaches your flipper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 10,010 the colour changing balls certainly make it tricky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hi everyone! Been trying out the HSCs and I'm looking forward to playing some ColecoVision! Here are my "Adventures in Controlling Flipper Slipper": First off, I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to change the color of the paddle. The side buttons weren't doing anything, so I tried all sorts of stick direction and button combinations, and I pressed away at the keypad as well. To make matters worse, I kept dying, which delayed my testing, and I that damn music kept repeating... So I swapped the controllers and alas, the side buttons worked! But! They weren't reliable, would act as if I pressed them a few times in a row, causing the paddles to quickly swap back and forth in color. No good. Not to mention, the thumbstick wasn't rotating the flipper as well as the other controller. So I can rotate and not change color or change color and not rotate... Then I tried playing with a Master System controller. I had to make a fast swap after picking the skill level with the CV controller, but then, success! In fact, it worked very nicely, everything was perfectly responsive. But it didn't feel like I was playing CV properly, so I on with the controller experiments. I found in my box of joysticks a CV Spectravideo joystick (with keypad). Perfect, I thought, since Flipper Slipper is make by Spectravideo. This one however would not only not change flipper colors, but would only move them left! I must never have played with that joystick, cause it was a total dud. In a moment of desperation/mad experimentation, I plugged in my 2600 paddle controllers. Turns out the paddles do nothing, but pressing the buttons move the flippers side to side. This results in amusing two controller gameplay. At last I remembered, something that I should have thought of in the beginning- I have a Super Action Controller! I plug it in and voila! Works perfectly. No spazzy color changing, joystick rotates the flippers nicely, and since it's by Coleco, there's a keypad, so no quick unplugging and plugging of controllers. So, after all this craziness: 1) I gotta test out my original controllers. I don't remember them giving me problems on other games, but it has been a while. I'll probably end up opening them up and taking a look. 2) It might not be original CV control, but at least I can play with a Coleco brand controller of some sort. 3) What are the rules regarding acceptable controllers for this HSC? Would playing with a SMS (or other system's controller) be ok? Considering anyone who emulates would be using something different, I figure it would be ok. Each controller offers up it's own difficulties, and I guess that's the case with all HSCs. If you've read this far, I hope you enjoyed my adventures. My current high score (with the Super Action Controller) is: 4,190 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Skill 2 - 7,710 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Welcome to Sneakyturtleegg and fakecortex! I don't think anyone is gonna run away by thousands with this one. Right now I'm around 9,200. Still having PC issues I'll have to use the phone for pics. This is another game that could have been really good but lack of testing obviously and probably a rush to market ruined it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Turns out a regular Atari joystick works just fine as well (I wanna say duh?). Anyway, new high with that joystick: 7,470. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 13,000 (Skill 2) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 I was so close to releasing the dog. Has anyone opened the dog gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, Northcoastgamer said: I was so close to releasing the dog. Has anyone opened the dog gate? I've gotten close, but not yet. It's been a mini-goal as I play ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 34 minutes ago, Northcoastgamer said: I was so close to releasing the dog. Has anyone opened the dog gate? Yes, I was able to do it. Skill 2: 21,620 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 17,410. One dam block away from releasing the dam dog too. gah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Northcoastgamer said: I was so close to releasing the dog. Has anyone opened the dog gate? I only did it while practicing on skill 1 (finished with a hair over 15k); you're better on 2 than I am on 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4140 drove nuts trying to break 5000, i'll try again before next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 This game is a lot harder than it looks. The switching colors tho, for as hard as it is, makes it more fun than other breakout clones. I love when the ball gets stuck at the top and racks up the points. Gives you a few seconds to breathe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakyturtleegg Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 10590 I've had several games where I only needed 1 more hit on the fence to release the dog. That's my goal now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Northcoastgamer said: I was so close to releasing the dog. Has anyone opened the dog gate? I did a long time ago...but I forget what happens. EDIT: OK, I just played on Skill 1...when you release the dog, he comes out and eats a couple of strings of the "forest" (I never knew what those things were...I thought they were seaweed, but that's what the manual says). When he eats them you get bonus points. Then he goes back up in his area and you try to release him again. Edited February 19, 2020 by jblenkle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 New high of 12,510. But more importantly, I released the dog! I'll stop myself from adding a "Who Let the Dogs Out" gif. You're welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakyturtleegg Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 12440. A little better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphro72 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Everyone stop improving your scores haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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