asponge Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 This time we're competing for the highest round completed. If there are any ties then both players will get the points for whichever place they're in and the next place will be skipped. For example, if two players are tied for first place they'll both get 25 points. The second place will be skipped and the next player will get 17 for third place and so on. Game Rules: Game A Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday May 10 at 11:59 PM CDT. AtariAge High Score: None Scores as of 5/5: Tempest 52 asponge 51 fakecortex 40 mbd30 19 roadrunner 18 Bonus: Baseball: asponge 15-6 +30 Tempest 5-1 +20 fakecortex 4-2 +10 Soccer: Tempest 10-0 +25 fakecortex 10-0 +25 Golf: fakecortex +4 +5 Season Standings: Bonus Games These are optional games where you can earn up to 25 extra season points per game. To claim a bonus, post your final score in the current game thread anytime during the season. Feel free to post multiple times if your score improves as the season goes on. +5 season points will be awarded, up to 25, for every run/goal you score over the CPU. For example, if the final score is Player 3 and CPU 1 then points earned are calculated as (3 - 1) x 5 = 10. An additional 5 points per game will be awarded to the player who submits the highest score differential. The bonus for Golf will be +5 season points, up to 25, for each stroke under par and an additional 5 for the best score. Baseball Rules: Choose any team. Manual Soccer Rules: Choose any team Skill Level 1 Half Time 15 Manual Golf Rules: 1 Player Stroke Play Manual Remaining Black Box Season Titles: Devil World Donkey Kong 3 Excitebike Ice Climber Pinball Rad Racer Wrecking Crew Note: This may not be the play order. General HSC Season Rules: To participate, just post a score to the thread. Anyone can join in at any time. A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required. The season is 14 rounds long. Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST. Do not exploit game glitches, take advantage of 1-up loops or intentionally die in order to replay a level. If "point pressing" is not specified in the game rules you should be moving forward in an attempt to complete/loop the game and not "camping" for points. No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc. No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc. Turbo controllers are allowed. Round points are awarded according to the following chart: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Round 30 Man, this game is as dumb as I remember it being. Not all the launch titles were good games... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 In it for the confetti. Round 14 Like most of the genre, I've always found this "fighting" game is best w/two players. Tempest, you're a mad man, straight out the gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I want to say, "I can do better," but I can only muster, "Do I want to?" 10-0 Tortured myself with a few minutes of Baseball, but when I had bases loaded, deep fly ball, and my runner on 2nd ran to 1st... I had to bench him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Baseball really frustrated me tonight. SO SLOW. I don't know how you did it asponge. Golf on the other hand, I'm gettin' better at. And I started taking notes Golf +4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 20 hours ago, fakecortex said: Baseball really frustrated me tonight. SO SLOW. I don't know how you did it asponge. It really is a very slow game. I started a few rounds myself over the past weeks and just didn't have the patience to finish it. I was determined to stick at least one game out and get to the end. I imagine that this is what playing a prototype of RBI Baseball would be like. It just feels unpolished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Round 49 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, asponge said: It really is a very slow game. I started a few rounds myself over the past weeks and just didn't have the patience to finish it. I was determined to stick at least one game out and get to the end. I imagine that this is what playing a prototype of RBI Baseball would be like. It just feels unpolished. Baseball came out 5 years after Home Run for the Atari 2600. I guess it was good for the time, but it has not aged well at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, asponge said: Round 49 Seriously? You're going make me play this again? Is there actually a strategy for this or is it just dumb luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tempest said: Seriously? You're going make me play this again? Is there actually a strategy for this or is it just dumb luck? You're not making me eager to try this game lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 13 hours ago, asponge said: Round 49 NOOOOOOOO. Good job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Tempest said: Seriously? You're going make me play this again? Is there actually a strategy for this or is it just dumb luck? That's what I'm trying to figure out! I want to find a strategy, it would make it more fun, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, fakecortex said: That's what I'm trying to figure out! I want to find a strategy, it would make it more fun, lol. I don't think there is one. Sometimes you seem to get lucky and you can do the same move over and over again to the computer just takes it, other times the computer seems to be super aggressive and won't let up. It's weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 16 hours ago, Tempest said: Seriously? You're going make me play this again? Is there actually a strategy for this or is it just dumb luck? My strategy for when the computer was being really aggressive was to dodge to keep them from pushing me backwards and then counter punch. I could often catch the fighter while he was winding up and knock him down. The first couple of attempts I didn't realize you could dodge backward and only made it to around round 15. I also almost exclusively used the strong punch with B. The weaker A punch didn't ever seem very useful when I tried it. The last thing I noticed, and I could be imagining this, is that it seemed easier to land a punch when I was backed off the opponent a bit and not right up next to them. The computer appeared to be a bit slower to block in that position. Frankly I don't have enough experience with this game to say whether I got lucky or any of the above makes any difference. I'll have to see if I can repeat this over the next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I still can't find a strategy for this game. Dodging doesn't seem to do anything for me other than accidentally make me take a step back. 42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Wow you get little trophies! Cool! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, fakecortex said: Wow you get little trophies! Cool! ? Yeah eventually they turn into crowns, then fancy crowns, then an ambulance, then a girls head, then some other stuff and finally it just says CHAMPION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Tempest said: Yeah eventually they turn into crowns, then fancy crowns, then an ambulance, then a girls head, then some other stuff and finally it just says CHAMPION. whoa spoiler alert ? got something to work towards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 1 minute ago, fakecortex said: whoa spoiler alert ? got something to work towards! Yeah that doesn't happen until you get to round 150 or something (When the rounds go into hex). I watched it in a video on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tempest said: Yeah that doesn't happen until you get to round 150 or something (When the rounds go into hex). I watched it in a video on YouTube. game genie fo sho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 This is one of the worst games that I've ever played in my life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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asponge Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Round 51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 52! I keep running out of time. When that happens the other guy will just wail on you and there's nothing you can do. The cop even came by and he was still hitting me! Speaking of the cops, they're so annoying! Not only does it take an eternity for them to go by, but it eats up so much clock! Also I swear that guy with the flower pot comes out every 3 seconds on the higher levels. I always pause it when I die to take the screen shot as I can't stand seeing my opponent get showered in confetti... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tempest said: 52! I keep running out of time. When that happens the other guy will just wail on you and there's nothing you can do. The cop even came by and he was still hitting me! Speaking of the cops, they're so annoying! Not only does it take an eternity for them to go by, but it eats up so much clock! Also I swear that guy with the flower pot comes out every 3 seconds on the higher levels. I always pause it when I die to take the screen shot as I can't stand seeing my opponent get showered in confetti... Nice! The cops are annoying. According to the instructions, if time runs out, the cops are supposed to take away the player who has been pushed back the furthest. I haven't run out of time tho. That's hilarious that the guy was hitting you when the cops came by. Also, ? for pausing before the opponent gets confetti. Screw that guy anyway. He obviously has the cops in his back pocket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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