JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) [Intellivision HSC Season 12] (Game 10) Space Hawk Space Hawk by Mattel Electronics 1981/82 You're equipped with a jetpack for directional avoidance control, a blaster for protection and 5 force shields. ROM Download Link https://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/21611/intellivision/Space-Hawk-1981-Mattel.html High Score Club Record NONE YET Game Setting ANY SKILL SETTING (FIRST TIME AT HSC) Contest EndsSUNDAY MAY 10TH 11:59PM EST (HIGH SCORES) 1. 5,123,880 mr_me [+11] 2. 1,253,420 Ace24 [+10] 3. 1,040,030 BiffMan [+9] 4. 308,700 Intelligentleman [+7] 5. 264,080 gezkc [+6] 6. 253,160 JasonlikesINTV [+5] 7. 163,300 IntyFanMatt [+4] 8. 120,250 JacobZu7zu7 [+3] 9. 118,870 cmadruga [+2] 10. 18,400 S.BAZ [+1] 11. 8,340 wolfy62 [+1] 12. 5,900 roadrunner [+1] 13. 4,040 fakecortex [+1] Rankings 1. BiffMan [+70] 2. gezkc [+66] 3. IntyFanMatt [+48] 4. cmadruga [+47] 5. JacobZu7zu7 [+43] 5. JasonlikesINTV [+43] 7. mr_me [+35] 7. wolfy62 [+35] 9. cparsely [+31] 10. Ace24 [+29] 11. dpisicane [+27] 12. Player One [+23] 13. jblenkle [+17] 14. fakecortex [+16] 15. m-crew [+13] 16. Intelligentleman [+12] 17. Intellfan [+10] 18. hoosierdadee78 [+7] 19. roadrunner [+5] 19. ed1475 [+5] 21. S.BAZ [+3] 22. t0spmad [+2] 22. Mister-VCS [+2] Games Won 3 - BiffMan (Atlantis - Demon Attack - Mission X - Auto Racing) 2 - mr_me (Lock 'N Chase - Tron Deadly Discs) 2 - gezkc (Burgertime - Auto Racing) 1 - cmadruga (Tron Deadly Discs speed 1) 1 - cparsley (Mouse Trap) 1 - IntyFanMatt (Frogger) Edited May 16, 2020 by JacobZu7zu7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Oooh... Been over 30 years for me on this one. I'm probably remembering incorrectly, but isn't this one pretty much playable indefinitely? I seem to recall the difficulty plateaus... Guess we'll find out! ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, BiffMan said: Oooh... Been over 30 years for me on this one. I'm probably remembering incorrectly, but isn't this one pretty much playable indefinitely? I seem to recall the difficulty plateaus... Guess we'll find out! ? Sort of an Astroid-like shooter, I played it around 10 yrs ago ... its fun from what I recall, dont remember how to play ... but thats what the manual is for Intellivision has best game boxes, along with Odyssey2, with opening like a book to put the manual and game away. Storing is easy for these two classic consoles. Odyssey 2 was the first system I ever played before Atari. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Yas! I played the heck out of this back around November / December. Finally got to a point where I just needed to quit because we were going to my sisters house for dinner. I probably could have played it for as long as I wanted. Lol. Fun game! I'm back in for this one. Also, I use two controllers on this one because I find it more comfortable for some reason Edited April 27, 2020 by Intelligentleman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thought I owned this one, but it was Space Armada instead. So many space games back then. Also, totally agree on the box comment Jacob. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Space Hawk instructions: http://www.beeslife.com/intvlibrary/Games/Manuals/space_hawk/gallery.php 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Oh man, this is dangerous to play in the HSC because it could go on forever....and ever....and ever.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 minute ago, IntyFanMatt said: Oh man, this is dangerous to play in the HSC because it could go on forever....and ever....and ever.... Yeah it will be more like an endurance battle. And I have add so I’ll be pretty good at first but then I’m going to lose my mind. Ha ha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 54 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: Oh man, this is dangerous to play in the HSC because it could go on forever....and ever....and ever.... Your country calls on you to sit on your butt and sacrifice your hands.... ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Is Mouse Trap gone? Oh good,its safe to come back now !!!? I wonder if my dual action controller would work on this game? No worries guys,even if it does I remember I suck at this game.? Edited April 28, 2020 by wolfy62 Adding info. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, wolfy62 said: Is Mouse Trap gone? Oh good,its safe to come back now !!!? I wonder if my dual action controller would work on this game? No worries guys,even if it does I remember I suck at this game.? Gone for now, but we'll never truly be safe... Not sure dual action would benefit much on this one since keypad isn't all that necessary compared to something like Cloudy Mountain or Deadly Discs. Space Hawk is an excellent choice for HSC. Not one I would usually spend much time with, but really different mechanics and a learning curve. Blistered my thumb already, but loving it! ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 9 hours ago, BiffMan said: Gone for now, but we'll never truly be safe... Not sure dual action would benefit much on this one since keypad isn't all that necessary compared to something like Cloudy Mountain or Deadly Discs. Space Hawk is an excellent choice for HSC. Not one I would usually spend much time with, but really different mechanics and a learning curve. Blistered my thumb already, but loving it! ? I do remember Space Hawk being fun for a while. I probably shelved it for another new game back in the 80s,and my friends and I were playing so many 2 player sports games I probably didn't have much time for it. I do now!?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Are you guys going to use pause? You could get a very long game going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 531100 Disc speed, no pause, single shot intellivision hardware 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 5 hours ago, mr_me said: Are you guys going to use pause? You could get a very long game going. I don't have an issue using pause. Glad it's there as a feature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 21,270 Yeah, I don’t see myself playing this one for long. Killing my thumbs and gets repetitive fast. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:21 PM, mr_me said: Are you guys going to use pause? You could get a very long game going. I paused for a minute to think about it. Yea,I'm going to use pause ,but it's going to slow my scoring down for a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) I'm ready to throw down a score. Original hardware. Auto fire. Disc speed. Drift. Dual controller. No pause. Edited April 30, 2020 by Intelligentleman 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Anyone else kinda wish the sprites or mobs or whatever (excuse my ignorance here) were a little larger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 163,300 That was some hard thumb killing work. mr_me I don’t know how you got over a half million. Do you still own thumbs? Lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: 163,300 That was some hard thumb killing work. mr_me I don’t know how you got over a half million. Do you still own thumbs? Lol Slow clap. But that's why I refuse to play on anything other than auto fire. It changes the whole flow of the game to do it this way... Matching the trajectory of the space hawks And getting in front of them becomes the main mechanic. You do that first then take your time making shots. As you fall in place. That said, I don't see myself ever besting mr_me's score Edited May 1, 2020 by Intelligentleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Intelligentleman said: Slow clap. But that's why I refuse to play on anything other than auto fire. It changes the whole flow of the game to do it this way... Matching the trajectory of the space hawks And getting in front of them becomes the main mechanic. You do that first then take your time making shots. As you fall in place. That said, I don't see myself ever besting mr_me's score I’m not sure what you mean by you “refuse to play on anything other than auto fire”. What is the difference? I switched between the two. I played with the different kinds of mechanics, still not sure what’s better. All I know is my thumbs are throbbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: I’m not sure what you mean by you “refuse to play on anything other than auto fire”. What is the difference? I switched between the two. I played with the different kinds of mechanics, still not sure what’s better. All I know is my thumbs are throbbing. Oh, sorry, I just assumed that the reason your thumbs were throbbing was from jamming on the side button to fire the blaster. Sorry for the confusion! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Intelligentleman said: Oh, sorry, I just assumed that the reason your thumbs were throbbing was from jamming on the side button to fire the blaster. Sorry for the confusion! ? No prob!! Yes I did that a lot of the time. Plus the thruster button. Just playing around with different options. I do think it might be easier to stay alive by using the “direct” option rather than drift. Edited May 1, 2020 by IntyFanMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: No prob!! Yes I did that a lot of the time. Plus the thruster button. Just playing around with different options. I do think it might be easier to stay alive by using the “direct” option rather than drift. I know this doesn't make sense, but I like playing this one with two controllers. Left thumb steers the "ship" on the left controller. Right thumb fires the thruster. Blaster is on auto. With this configuration, I feel like the flow of the game changes. Navigation and thrust is greatly improved, shot timing is negatively affected. The most important thing when playing this way is to always lean on navigation instead of offensive accuracy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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