mr_me Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Intelligentleman said: I kinda want to see the math behind this. Not saying it isn't true. No math involved. Having said that there's less urgency in drift mode since killing a space hawk takes less effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) I really do enjoy falling into orbit with a space hawk and then just picking away at it leisurely. As long as you stay ahead of it, it can't really hurt you. Also, once there are three attack blobs on screen, the space hawk won't deploy anymore. Edited May 8, 2020 by Intelligentleman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 5,900 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Disc. Auto fire. Drift. Dual controller. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Intelligentleman said: Disc. Auto fire. Drift. Dual controller. Nice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezkc Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 264,080 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 hours ago, gezkc said: 264,080 Tiny improvement over your original score... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 OK finally sat down with the manual, tested out all the control variations, and got to sink some quality time into Space Hawk. The scoring system is neat and I like how it gives you your peak score, so that you're not entirely screwed when you dip. I can see how people can play for a long time here, I'm just not at that level right now. 4,040 disc speed (fastest)/direct drive/smooth aiming/single shot mostly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezkc Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 hours ago, BiffMan said: Tiny improvement over your original score... Haha! Yes, a little bit better. I couldn't get anywhere with drift control and really felt like giving up. Direct drive works much better for me and makes the game much more enjoyable - if it wasn't for the repetitive strain injury, I'd still be playing it now! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Okay, I must concede direct drive mode is the superior scoring control method. Can't say I like it at all, but hard to deny what a difference it makes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Peak score 1,040,030 - disc speed, single shot, direct mode (grrrr), quick aiming, no pause, done with game for another 35 years. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 9:27 PM, Intelligentleman said: I really do enjoy falling into orbit with a space hawk and then just picking away at it leisurely. As long as you stay ahead of it, it can't really hurt you. Also, once there are three attack blobs on screen, the space hawk won't deploy anymore. Absolutely more fun for me that way too, and that's the mode I'll use in 2055 when I next play again. Can't deny how much higher scoring it is in direct mode, even though it saddens me to admit. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezkc Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 3 hours ago, BiffMan said: Peak score 1,040,030 - disc speed, single shot, direct mode (grrrr), quick aiming, no pause, done with game for another 35 years. Nice! I don't know how you guys can play it for so long though. My elbow and thumb were killing me after reaching just a quarter of your score! I can understand why drift mode might be more fun, but I couldn't get the hang of constantly fighting the momentum. Trying to change direction is much easier with direct mode. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 5 hours ago, gezkc said: I can understand why drift mode might be more fun, but I couldn't get the hang of constantly fighting the momentum. Trying to change direction is much easier with direct mode. In drift mode, you don't try to kill every enemy, you just wait until one is heading your general direction, try to get in front of it, or parallel and wail away on it. I definitely don't try to reverse 180 degrees on them, a 90 degree change is about the most I would bother with. Mostly just more relaxing/interesting and allows to to concentrate on aiming and firing while moving instead of constantly thrusting spastically all over the place. For me, drift mode makes the game feel a little unique, direct mode feels bland and frustrates me that I can't thrust and fire at the same time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 9 hours ago, BiffMan said: Okay, I must concede direct drive mode is the superior scoring control method. Can't say I like it at all, but hard to deny what a difference it makes. Yep, exactly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I'm torn. I want to try direct drive to see if I can get a higher score. But I genuinely enjoy playing on drift mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) My one and only play of this one... Playing it again after so many years reminded me that when I was a kid, I thought there was one really cool thing about this game... and that would be all the extra "running man" animation frames I did not see in any other games. Edited May 10, 2020 by cmadruga 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I know this score sucks in comparison to the others here,but for me this felt like a big achievement. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 58 minutes ago, Intelligentleman said: I'm torn. I want to try direct drive to see if I can get a higher score. But I genuinely enjoy playing on drift mode. Play direct mode for score, and drift for fun. Personally, I'm going to pretend direct mode doesn't exist unless I'm playing for competition ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 5123880 Disc speed, drift, autofire Intellivision hardware I started this game in the morning and played it off and on through the day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 5 hours ago, wolfy62 said: I know this score sucks in comparison to the others here,but for me this felt like a big achievement. From my perspective at the bottom of the barrel, you're lookin' good. Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 hours ago, mr_me said: 5123880 Disc speed, drift, autofire Intellivision hardware I started this game in the morning and played it off and on through the day. Quitter! Gotta at least play until you get to 32mil and see if it rolls over at the same place Astrosmash does ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 120,250 No Drift, Auto Fire 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I killed my hands on this, but played Single Shot, No Drift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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