Vocelli Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Week 3 Pooyan Strategy X 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 Pooyan Released By: Konami Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 1 Strategy X Released By: Konami 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 Feb 28, 2021 Bonus: No bonus this week. You have 2 games to play! Pooyan Scores 17370 - Kermit (+50) 7775 - Evandro (+49) 7360 - OyamaFamily (+48) 7200 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+47) 6435 - TheActivisionary (+46) 5040 - ZilchSr (+45) 4815 - AtariSphinx (+44) 4635 - Maloff (+43) 4000 - GType (+42) 3880 - MoisesTuseto (+41) 3835 - ToileTunes (+40) 3350 - CapitanClassic (+39) 3225 - RogerPoco (+38) 3130 - LaurenTyler (+37) 3035 - Vocelli (+36) 3030 - JasonHRB (+35) 3010 - RetroBreakout (+34) 2955 - AtariWarlord (+33) 2825 - DomBradley (+32) 2555 - GBAG (+31) 2465 - Nebulus (+30) 2325 - IsaiahAustin (+29) 2255 - DrMooCowz (+28) 2145 - Mchetzel (+27) 2070 - RaymanC (+26) 1945 - Cwieland (+25) 1730 - SneakyTurtleEgg (+24) 1665 - Keilbaca (+23) 1610 - AGB (+22) 1510 - McCallister (+21) 1495 - JasonAtari (+20) 1310 - Nester (+19) 1175 - ClassicGamer (+18) 1025 - FakeCortex (+17) 1020 - 5x7 (+16) 905 - Atari_Warlord (+15) 850 - RGC (+14) 520 - Atarian7 (+13) 455 - HankRearden (+12) Strategy X Scores 15740 - Nads (+50) 12890 - Kermit (+49) 10860 - ZilchSr (+48) 10710 - CapitanClassic (+47) 8820 - AtariSpinx (+46) 8270 - JasonAtari (+45) 8240 - GBAG (+44) 8190 - RogerPoco (+43) 8100 - JasonHRB (+42) 7980 - Vocelli (+41) 7540 - McCallister (+40) 7530 - OyamaFamily (+39) 5500 - ToileTunes (+38) 5390 - Nebulus (+37) 5130 - MoisesTuseto (+36) 4960 - RetroBreakout (+35) 4830 - DomBradley (+34) 4710 - HankRearden (+33) 4680 - IsaiahAustin (+32) 4610 - GType (+31) 4440 - LaurenTyler (+30) 4360 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+29) 4160 - RGC (+28) 4140 - Evandro (+27) 3950 - Cwieland (+26) 3850 - TheActivisionary (+25) 3410 - Nester (+24) 3380 - Maloff (+23) 3010 - SneakyTurtleEgg (+22) 2920 - AtariWarlord (+21) 2910 - Atari_Warlord (+20) 2830 - DrMooCowz (+19) 2820 - Mchetzel (+18) 2360 - RaymanC (+17) 2310 - FakeCortex (+16) 2080 - Atarian7 (+15) 1690 - ClassicGamer (+14) 1480 - Keilbaca (+13) 1050 - AGB (+11) 900 - 5x7 (+10) 630 - MangiaBoy (+9) Overall Standings Remember The TOP 32 will Qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge at the end of the season!!! 172 Kermit 152 ZilchSr 139 AtariSphinx 131 OyamaFamily 124 RaymanC 122 JasonHRB 122 JasonAtari 121 McCallister 120 Toiletunes 119 RogerPoco 119 Vocelli 115 GBAG 114 TheActivisionary 112 IsaiahAustin 111 JacobZu7Zu7 111 Nebulus 100 Mchetzel 99 GType 90 Dr Moocowz 90 Evandro 90 MoisesTuseto 86 ClassicGamer 86 HankReardon 86 SkippyBCoyote 85 Capitain Classic 81 Nester 80 Deteacher 77 Keilbaca 74 5x7 72 AtariWarlord 72 RetroBreakout 70 CwieLand 60 LaurenTyler 58 JeremiahK 57 SneakyTurtleEgg 56 Atari_Warlord 55 PixelStuff 51 FakeCortex 47 DomBradley 40 Roadrunner 37 Lord Innit 36 Karokoenig 36 MangiaBoy 35 Atarian7 32 RGC 28 Jblenkle 26 AGB 19 RedMiller 16 Maloff 14 SpaceyInvader 5 Nads Season 11 will have: ~ Imagic Weeks ~ Gold Medal winner pick from ZilchSr ~ Silver Medal winner pick from JasonAtari ~ Bronze Medal winner pick from IsaiahAustin ~ Paper Medal winner pick from OyamaFamily ~ Several Request weeks or Special Weeks ~ HomeBrew Weeks ~ Paddle Weeks ~ Quickies ~ Beat the leader weeks This Season will last about 24 weeks and have 28+ Games. The Season should end at the end of July. The TOP 32 will qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge which will include a special Paper Medal Bracket Knockout Tourney. Pooyan.bin STRATGYX.BIN Edited March 2, 2021 by Vocelli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Try these Lesser known Arcade Games! Remember... ~ Give them a chance. ~ Read the instruction booklets if you can find them. ~ Atari 2600 games are not all winners ?. Edited February 18, 2021 by Vocelli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 "not all winners" huh, oh boy... and since it sounds like we might need em... http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/manuals/vcs/pooyan.pdf http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/manuals/vcs/strategy_x.pdf 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheActivisionary Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Just looked at my shelf and discovered that shockingly I own Pooyan. It’s been gathering dust for a few years, don’t think I’ve ever played it. Glad I can finally put it to use! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I like Pooyan, but only on the a800. Don’t remember liking the NES port or the arcade (on MAME). This week is going to be interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Controls different than the a800 version Quote To take the bait that appears at the top-right hand side of the valley, first move the Mother Pig up to the level of the bait, release the lever and then push it upwards once more. When she has got the bait, the Mother Pig turns red. https://atariage.com/manual_html_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=372 Edited February 20, 2021 by CapitanClassic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Can’t say I care for the controls on this one. Pooyan G1(B/B) - 3350 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 10 hours ago, TheActivisionary said: Just looked at my shelf and discovered that shockingly I own Pooyan. It’s been gathering dust for a few years, don’t think I’ve ever played it. Glad I can finally put it to use! I have both of these games in my collection, but I've never played them either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I enjoyed Strategy X, first time Ive actually played it. Tough Game, but fun! Strategy X : 10,200 ( The 5 is the level I reached, so not 500,000 ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3015/5500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchSr Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) On 2/18/2021 at 3:08 PM, kermit73 said: If someone else has the ability to delete posts, please delete this. You cant delete posts as far as I am aware ... only edit. ? Hello kermit, Zilch... Now fixed *deleted* by ol' Mod of the past. Edited February 26, 2021 by JacobZu7zu7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Starting score for Strategy X before I read the manual. The game reminds me of River Raid, but on the ground and with a tank... hey, it has fuel tanks at least. Strategy X - 1,260 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Pooyan 7,360 Strategy X 7,530 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Austin Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Pooyan: 2325 Strategy X: 4680 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Austin Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 2/17/2021 at 8:11 PM, Vocelli said: Pooyan Scores 7360 - OyamaFamily 3350 - CapitanClassic 3325 - IsaiahAustin 3015 - ToileTunes My score for Pooyan is 2325, not 3325. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Haven't tried Strategy-X yet, but I tried the other one last night. If "Yan" translates to "Poo" in English, the name suddenly makes a lot of sense. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Pooyan: 7485 Strategy X: 12890 Edited February 20, 2021 by kermit73 Edited to post a much better Pooyan score. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Yay two games that I like that nobody else seems to. I love it when we do lesser known games 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Let it be known that I'm just warming up... Pooyan: 1,085 Strategy X: 1,280 4,440 Edited February 20, 2021 by Lauren Tyler Better score on Strategy X. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Something that makes these games different from most games I've played is the behavior of the joystick. For a game like Strategy X, I'd expect to be able to move diagonally, or at least speed up/slow down while moving left/right when pointing the joystick in a diagonal direction. It's particularly annoying that your enemies on the odd-numbered boards can shoot at you in a diagonal direction, but you can only hit them with your tank pointed up, left, or right. With Pooyan, the game feels unresponsive if you repeatedly push up or down on the joystick in an effort to move quickly. There is a built-in delay between each individual movement, so you're going to pause briefly no matter how fast you move the joystick. The fastest way to move in either direction and avoid "mistakes" is to just hold the "lever" in the desired direction. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Well off from my personal best. I do like this better than Pooyan so far. 10710 - CapitanClassic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1,985 - Barely any improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 POOyan 3,835 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Strategy X: 630 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Pooyan: 14285 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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