Vocelli Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Week 13 Paper Medal Pick By OldManG Pole Position CLARIFICATION: No use of CHEATS, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that gives you an unfair advantage in this HSC. Please assume you have to follow the game difficulty and mode for the playing week/s. There cannot be any game enhancements or favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATOR! Vocelli Pole Position Released By: Atari Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 1 Post your scores right here in this thread, and we will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone else. The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of August 9, 2020 Bonus: DRAGSTER by Activision and Requested by OldManG More Racing and More Activision FUN! Burn some more rubber and Post a Time on Dragster. Post the Lowest Time for +5 Bonus Points! 2 -10 Lowest Times = +4 Bonus Points 11-20 Lowest Times = +3 Bonus Points 21-30 Lowest Times = +2 Bonus Points Just Post any time for +1 Bonus Point Pole Position Scores 60910 - Atarian7 (+50) 60910 - Evandro (+50) 60910 - Nads (+50) 60860 - Deteacher (+47) 60860 - GBAG (+47) 60810 - SkippyBCoyote (+45) 60810 - AtariSphinx (+45) 60810 - ZilchSr (+45) 60760 - MoisesTuseto (+42) 60660 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+41) 60660 - Keilbaca (+41) 60610 - Vocelli (+39) 60610 - RogerPoco (+39) 60560 - OyamaFamily (+37) 60510 - McCallister (+36) 60460 - TRB_MetroidTeam (+35) 60310 - JasonAtari (+34) 60260 - RedMiller (+33) 60260 - Cwieland (+33) 60260 - TheAtivisonary (+33) 60160 - PatLarocque (+30) 60060 - MisterVCS (+29) 59910 - LaurenTyler (+28) 59600 - ClassicGamer (+27) 59110 - AtariWarlord (+26) 59110 - FakeCortex (+26) 58510 - Roadrunner (+24) 57910 - IsaiahAustin (+23) 57860 - RGC (+22) 57240 - DrMooCowz (+21) 56010 - SBAZ (+20) 46490 - Mchetzel (+19) 40680 - Atari_Warlord (+18) 35470 - AGB (+17) 35280 - CapitanClassic (+16) 30990 - BugCatcher (+14) 17460 - JBlenkle (+13) Dragster Lowest Time Bonus 5.57 - Nads (+5) 5.61 - RogerPoco (+4) 5.64 - PatLarocque (+4) 5.77 - LaurenTyler (+4) 5.77 - ZilchSr (+4) 5.84 - IsaiahAustin (+4) 5.91 - SkippyBCoyote (+4) 5.91 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+4) 5.94 - MoisesTuseto (+4) 5.94 - OyamaFamily (+4) 5.97 - Atari_Warlord (+3) 5.97 - Evandro (+3) 5.97 - McCallister (+3) 5.97 - TRB_MetroidTeam (+3) 5.97 - Mchetzel (+3) 6.01 - Deteacher (+3) 6.01 - AtariSphinx (+3) 6.04 - TheActivisionary (+3) 6.07 - CapitanClassic (+3) 6.07 - JasonAtari (+3) 6.17 - GBAG (+2) 6.17 - Cwieland (+2) 6.24 - Vocelli (+2) 6.31 - DrMooCowz (+2) 6.37 - ClassicGamer (+2) 6.37 - FakeCortex (+2) 6.41 - RedMiller (+2) 6.68 - RGC (+2) 6.74 - AtariWarlord (+2) 7.41 - MisterVCS (+2) 7.54 - Roadrunner (+1) 7.94 - AGB (+1) Overall Standings Remember The Top 32 will qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge at the end of the Season! 717 ZilchSr 644 McCallister 641 Deteacher 624 OyamaFamily 573 GBAG 566 Nads 558 PatLarocque 557 SkippyBCoyote 557 Vocelli 550 TheActivisionary 546 JasonAtari 536 Capitain Classic 536 RogerPoco 532 Evandro 513 JacobZu7Zu7 509 Keilbaca 460 FakeCortex 458 MoisesTuseto 443 TRB_MetroidTeam 407 Dr Moocowz 400 LaurenTyler 398 AtariWarlord 394 IsaiahAustin 368 CwieLand 320 AtariPacmanFan 303 5x7 300 ClassicGamer 281 Scrabbler 279 Atarian7 278 AGB 277 MisterVCS 276 RedMiller 274 SBAZ 271 Gtype 247 Atari_Warlord 239 Mchetzel 220 Nester 199 Jaden 198 Roadrunner 194 Lord Innit 173 RGC 170 Toiletunes 132 NovaStar 131 RetroRob 127 Gorfy 116 Jblenkle 115 AlNafuur 110 AustinBlair 100 RetroBreakout 85 MangiaBoy 85 Troff 71 BugCatcher 71 JetSet 70 AlasdairCampbell 61 Magmavision2k 50 Cafeman 47 KianSurfs 44 ClassicGMR 40 MrBubble 40 AtariSphinx 39 KaeruY 34 WickeyColumbus 21 HankReardon 18 Spriggy 15 MikeBloke 12 DarQMassacres 11 DarthCloud 5 AsteroidZ 2 AtariUCLA24 2 CaptainKiwi 2 PjeDivision Season 10 will have: ~ Several Request weeks or Special Weeks ~ HomeBrew Weeks ~ Paddle Weeks ~ Beat the leader weeks This Season will last 23 weeks and have 25+ Games The TOP 32 will qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge which will include a special Paper Medal Bracket Knockout Tourney. Edited August 11, 2020 by Vocelli 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 This is the last pick from our Medal Winners from Season 9! Next week will be a SPECIAL 2 week 3 game space shooters paradise that will be 2 weeks we shall never soon forget! (Actually 3 Space Shooters I have never played) Good Luck to All! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Ha! Pole Position right on the heels of Enduro :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 SO MUCH RACING AAAAAAH And of course a commercial. Which just get weirder and weirder... 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, fakecortex said: SO MUCH RACING AAAAAAH And of course a commercial. Which just get weirder and weirder... Dammit! I literally came here to post the same thing! Great commercial or greatest commercial? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Just now, Dr Moocowz said: Dammit! I literally came here to post the same thing! Great commercial or greatest commercial? HAHAHA great minds doctor. This is a good one. But, um, Joust really blew me away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Dragster-5.61 I can pop these off pretty much at will, as can Nads- Lol, one of us may push for a 5.57 this week, but I dunno. They take a lot of patience and precision. This one actually took me a good 5 minutes tho, tbh, kinda ticked me off, the 5.67's were getting old... (I love Dragster, btw, obviously, and is probably the only game where I really do brag about how "good" I am at it...). Great Pick, OMG!!! Pole Position is one I've needed to improve anyway, so that'll be fun!!! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 57,240 I was doing so well, but I crashed on the third lap twice! Oh well, at least I'm getting the hang of taking the hairpin without slowing down! Bonus: 5.94 for Dragster. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, fakecortex said: "So whatcha doing today Skippy?" "Well, I was planning on cleaning the house and..." "Oh no you ain't mother@!#?!! You're gonna play POLE POSITION!!!" Seriously one of my all time favorite commercials, and easily my favorite racing game on the Atari 2600. I'm starting off this round right with a new personal best high score! Pole Position (Game 1, B/B Difficulty): 60,710 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Larocque Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Dragster - 5.64 One of my favorites!! Not sure I'll do any better than this since I've only ever hit the 5.61 a handful of times, but I'm very willing to try! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I'm surprised I don't own Pole Position, so off to the emu for that. Will submit what will hopefully not be my last for Dragster, the game that's teaching me how to drive stick ? Dragster- 6.71 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Score update and a little tip for Pole Position! It might sound gimmicky, but if you happen to have one of those QJ foot pedals it's actually really useful for Pole Position. What you do is run your joystick through the foot pedal and assign the Up and Down directions for shifting up and down to the pedals, that way those directions will be disabled on the joystick and you won't accidentally shift gears while trying to steer. Pole Position (Game 1, B/B Difficulty): 60,810 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Skippy B. Coyote said: Score update and a little tip for Pole Position! It might sound gimmicky, but if you happen to have one of those QJ foot pedals it's actually really useful for Pole Position. What you do is run your joystick through the foot pedal and assign the Up and Down directions for shifting up and down to the pedals, that way those directions will be disabled on the joystick and you won't accidentally shift gears while trying to steer. Oh man, I wanna try that crazy contraption out! Sweet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbag Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 PP .....30,570 dragster....6.17.... I would really appreciate some tips on either game..never played either of them...should probably start with instruction manuals 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, gbag said: PP .....30,570 dragster....6.17.... I would really appreciate some tips on either game..never played either of them...should probably start with instruction manuals That’s a great Dragster score for not playing it before! For Pole Position, I started with the commercial, so I learned I wasn’t going for my Sunday drive. And that I’d have skid marks on my soul. *shudders* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Dragster, the mini game that you scrutinize and celebrate over hundredths of a second. Dragster 6.54 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) Bonus time! Dragster has never been a game that I've been super good at, my previous fastest time before today was 5.97, but I did manage to beat it with a new personal best of 5.91 tonight so I'm happy. Anytime I can play a game in the High Score Club and beat my previous personal best it feels like an accomplishment. Bonus Dragster (Game 1, B/B Difficulty): 5.91 Edited July 31, 2020 by Skippy B. Coyote 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchSr Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Skippy B. Coyote said: Score update and a little tip for Pole Position! It might sound gimmicky, but if you happen to have one of those QJ foot pedals it's actually really useful for Pole Position. What you do is run your joystick through the foot pedal and assign the Up and Down directions for shifting up and down to the pedals, that way those directions will be disabled on the joystick and you won't accidentally shift gears while trying to steer. Pole Position (Game 1, B/B Difficulty): 60,810 2 cars short of the maxout. Well done! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, gbag said: PP .....30,570 dragster....6.17.... I would really appreciate some tips on either game..never played either of them...should probably start with instruction manuals I have got some Tips for DRAGSTER https://atariage.com/forums/topic/280284-2018-activision-summer-patch-quest/?do=findComment&comment=4084263 Edited July 31, 2020 by nads 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) I actually play this game quite regularly, one of my favorites! I liked it so much I got a bit carried away with collecting... Dragster : 5.57 Seconds Edited July 31, 2020 by nads 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Pole Position 22,340 - Lap two was like driving behind Alonso as the cars kept weaving to block me. Dragster 6.14 - One of those games I love and hate at the same time. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) Vocelli- Curious, would game 2 on Dragster be acceptable to submit on? Basically, I have the 5.57 a few times now on game 1(in the past, not this week yet), but "only" a 5.61 on game 2, so my time would be more productively spent on game 2(much harder...). Just curious, not swearing that's the route I'll go, just wanted to know if that was an option? Thanks!!! Edited July 31, 2020 by Rogerpoco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheActivisionary Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Back to back to back racing games, I love it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Dragster: 5.77 (Once you get the hang of it, it's all about timing your shifting.) Pole Position: 58,460 (Finally completed the main race. Shame that I crashed a couple of times or I might have had a better score.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I'm almost sure to put up a mini-novel soon, anyone that PM's with me knows what I am talking about, lol. A third story, a third advice/tips, a third ego gratification(lol), but truly, when it comes to me and the Dragster... (Burgess Merideth, "Grumpy Old Men")... "I really like that story". 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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