roadrunner Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 36,045 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 98010 First city lost around 56000 points. And then it all started to fail soon after. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) A little bit better: 49,600 Best score before first city is destroyed: 9,015 Edited October 21, 2020 by graywest 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Have been playing this game so many times with my dad back in 1989 or so. We played it mostly on the 2600 (that version is comparable, although it is different). Although I personally can not decide which version I prefer (a8 or 2600) I think the 2600 version is slightly smoother / quicker. One thing is (for me) a fact: Missile Command on atari is AWESOME. The game is old, and compared to other classics the game concept is not even that 'interesting', but the game itself is SO challenging. It happens many times that when all my cities are lost, I want to play it one more time... and one more time... okay this is the last time.... and one more time haha. I saw the game in the HSC and I thought: yeah let me play! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I find that Missile Command is historically interesting as it indirectly paved the way for Ms. Pac-Man. If I recall the history correctly, GCC had developed mod boards for the arcade version of MC which they were brought to court for, but settled outside of court. Part of the deal was public but the one about they were not allowed to do it again was secret. Thus they had this Crazy Otto mod for Pac-Man and told Bally Midway they legally could sell it (which was a white lie due to the non-disclosed parts of the MC agreement), or partner with them which lead to converting Crazy Otto into Ms. Pac-Man (and making Namco upset because they were working on their own, official update to Pac-Man). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caco Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Nice score Caco. Little progress in mine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 259200 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 13 hours ago, McKong said: 259200 Looks like you will have to take a run at the HSC record for a bonus point(!) - it's probably held by you last time we played Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 13 hours ago, McKong said: 259200 "Are you a God?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I remember as a kid missing the bus because I rolled the score on this. Think it might have been worth it though! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 269645 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) For those who haven't seen the Missile Command screen colours beyond the first few screens Edited October 23, 2020 by McKong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Some of you guys are just amazing at this game. Meanwhile, here's my minor improvement. ? 54,530 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Some progress, but not much... 46245 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 10:12 PM, Marius said: "Are you a God?" On 10/23/2020 at 4:08 AM, chevymad said: I remember as a kid missing the bus because I rolled the score on this. Think it might have been worth it though! lol Don't miss the bus this time - THIS ROUND ENDS TOMORROW SUNDAY AT A RANDOM TIME McKong's HSC record is 318,315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 288825 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Played a game today. Score before first city 47880. 76290 final score. My camera really disliked the white screen. Edited October 24, 2020 by chevymad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 25 minutes ago, chevymad said: My camera really disliked the white screen. I remember my Sony Trinitron TV screaming on those white screens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Ok, this clearly is not my game but perhaps I can get an E for Effort? Missile Command - 14350 pts Edited October 24, 2020 by carlsson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Got another game in 116880 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Finally gave it a try with trackball mouse emulation in Atari800MacX using a Logitech trackball only to resolve to try it using a real trackball as soon as I have dug mine up from the basement. Vertical axis was inverted so I did not get the hoped for boost in score...just a bonus point 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 My final attempt: 55,265 This was a fun round - I played the heck out of Missile Command this week! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusakat Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) I suck at this without a Trak-Ball. I used to have one, but can't find it anymore. 5,770. and a few minutes later... 14,210 I'm done for tonight. ? Edited October 25, 2020 by pusakat updated score. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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