Vocelli Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Week 7 Gold Medal Winner Pick by ZilchSr Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (Game 16 A/ ) 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 Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (Game 16 A/) Released By: Parkers Bros. Left Difficulty: A Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 16 A/ 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 March 28, 2021 Bonus: Frogger (Game 3A/) TOP SCORE Gets +6 Points! Score Over 5,000 Points for +5 OR Score Over 4,000 Points for +4 OR Score Over 3,000 Points for +3 OR Score Over 2,000 Points for +2 OR Score Over 1,000 Points for +1 Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (Game 16 A/) Scores Rollage!!! - ZilchSr (+50) 5152 - Kermit (+49) 4475 - Keilbaca (+48) 4351 - DrMooCowz (+47) 2848 - TheActivisionary (+46) 2847 - Mchetzel (+45) 2499 - GBAG (+44) 1783 - AtariSphinx (+43) 1722 - JasonAtari (+42) 1631 - JasonHRB (+41) 1180 - SpaceyInvader (+40) 1101 - Maloff (+39) 1036 - RGC (+38) 1027 - IsaiahAustin (+37) 1021 - RogerPoco (+36) 1004 - RetroBreakout (+35) 988 - FakeCortex (+34) 978 - DomBradley (+33) 953 - 5x7 (+32) 825 - LaurenTyler (+31) 816 - MrTrust (+30) 801 - RedMiller (+29) 790 - Vocelli (+28) 786 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+27) 763 - ToileTunes (+26) 763 - Evandro (+26) 743 - RaymanC (+24) 620 - GType (+23) 593 - Nester (+22) 570 - MoisesTuseto (+21) 568 - HankRearden (+20) 456 - Cwieland (+19) 454 - AGB (+18) 369 - Atarian7 (+17) 322 - Atari_Warlord (+16) 271 - JBlenkle (+15) 262 - ClassicGamer (+14) 175 - OyamaFamily (+13) 107 - CaptainKiwi (+12) Frogger (Game 3A/)Bonus The Top Score +6 (Rollage at 9750+) ROLLAGE - Kermit ROLLAGE - MrTrust ROLLAGE - ZilchSr Over 5,000 Points for +5 Over 4,000 Points for +4 4013 - JasonHRB Over 3,000 Points for +3 Over 2,000 Points for +2 2740 - JasonAtari 2505 - RaymanC 2236 - DrMooCowz Over 1,000 Points for +1 1338 - GBAG 1287 - LaurenTyler 1281 - RGC 1253 - TheActivisionary 1203 - AtariSphinx 1162 - DomBradley 1100 - ToileTunes 1095 - GType 1033 - HankRearden 1331 - Evandro 1029 - FakeCortex 1026 - RogerPoco 1008 - JacobZu7Zu7 Overall Standings Remember The Top 32 will Qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge at the end of the season! 478 Kermit 419 ZilchSr 409 AtariSphinx 380 Vocelli 360 JasonHRB 346 GBAG 331 OyamaFamily 329 RogerPoco 324 JacobZu7Zu7 307 Evandro 304 JasonAtari 303 McCallister 300 Toiletunes 295 RaymanC 288 TheActivisionary 286 GType 282 MoisesTuseto 280 Dr Moocowz 272 CwieLand 268 IsaiahAustin 246 Mchetzel 237 Nebulus 233 Keilbaca 221 LaurenTyler 218 FakeCortex 216 DomBradley 215 AtariWarlord 207 Maloff 203 5x7 196 RetroBreakout 195 HankReardon 173 Nester 171 Capitain Classic 171 SneakyTurtleEgg 170 RGC 163 ClassicGamer 156 Atari_Warlord 155 AGB 112 MrTrust 111 SpaceyInvader 86 SkippyBCoyote 80 Deteacher 78 JeremiahK 78 Roadrunner 77 Atarian7 76 Karokoenig 68 MangiaBoy 55 Nads 55 PixelStuff 46 CaptainKiwi 45 Jblenkle 37 Lord Innit 30 SBAZ 27 RedMiller 10 NamcoPlayer . Season 11 will have: ~ 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 will 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. Edited March 29, 2021 by Vocelli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Congrats to Zilch Sr... Last years winner of the Gold Medal! He likes to play the hard versions... so this weeks games are HARD! I would suggest if you are unfamiliar with Star Wars: ESB then practice on the easier versions first. Then give 16A a try for your score. Zilch Sr's second pick for a game was Frogger (Game 3/A)... So I made it into a bonus game! This one is hard too! (Game 3A/) Good Luck and no RAGE QUITTING! Edited March 17, 2021 by Vocelli 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Austin Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back: 1027 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 As tough as a $2 steak... I know my Frogger is worth zero points, but I'm posting it anyway to encourage everyone. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: 560 (The Force is not with me yet.) Frogger: 1,287 (I'm pretty decent at Frogger, but DAMN that is one tough variation! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Crap. lol! Darn you, Zilch!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I got my bonus point! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchSr Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 19 hours ago, Rogerpoco said: Crap. lol! Darn you, Zilch!!! At least it wasnt Gorf ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, ZilchSr said: At least it wasnt Gorf ?? Haha, fair enough!!! Meh, unfortunately, it may not "matter" to me anyway, in a sense. Just got back from the doc, I have a "problem", but it's evidently not an obvious one, am gonna have to have nerve conduction tests ran soon(being scheduled), so they can figure out where to *start* looking for the problem. (Right arm pain/numbness). Ah, you know me-if I can "go", I will. Still, haven't played Atlantis, or these games, OR Thin Ice for the INT HSC(which I am in too, BTW, Guys, but not nearly as competitive as I am here, haha!). I'll be around, regardless, but still, kinda worried about the next few weeks... 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Rogerpoco said: Haha, fair enough!!! Meh, unfortunately, it may not "matter" to me anyway, in a sense. Just got back from the doc, I have a "problem", but it's evidently not an obvious one, am gonna have to have nerve conduction tests ran soon(being scheduled), so they can figure out where to *start* looking for the problem. (Right arm pain/numbness). Ah, you know me-if I can "go", I will. Still, haven't played Atlantis, or these games, OR Thin Ice for the INT HSC(which I am in too, BTW, Guys, but not nearly as competitive as I am here, haha!). I'll be around, regardless, but still, kinda worried about the next few weeks... Really sorry to hear that Roger. We've never met obviously, but this place has been a really friendly community in the short time I have been involved, and it's sad to hear about a member of that having a tough time. Hopefully the doctors get to the bottom of things soon, and you get back to your best soon 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) Well this week is a toughie. Frogger was probably my favourite of the cartridges I owned as a kid, but this version is really hard. I think I will struggle to get to 5,000, so am posting my best effort so far. I love Frogger, so might come back to this later on to try and get my last bonus point Edited March 19, 2021 by Jasonhrb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 As for Empire Strikes Back, that is just bonkers hard. I have had a good go at it, but feel any success I get is more luck than judgement !. I've posted a score, but think you need to be a far better player than me to actually enjoy that variation. I love the game as a whole, but this version is just tooooo hard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) Broke 1k on Frogger! Wooooh! I love that froggie, and boy is 3A hard. Frogger - 1,029 lvl 3 And ESB is like the movie- no matter how long you play, it’s gonna end on a downer. Got the force and that was cool. Some good tips in the manual, like this- hold down game select and reset to get to 16 faster! Haha it’s the little victories. Pretty happy with the progress I’ve made here so far. This one’s a real wrist-wrecker. Empire Strikes Back - 831 Edited March 19, 2021 by fakecortex ESB score update from 672 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbag Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1,338 on frogger...good game!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Frogger, game 3-1,026. Beat my PB by just a tad, I may try this one again. Gets stupid fast pretty quick. *Edit* And tho it doesn't particularly suit me, I gotta admit, this was a "good" pick for competitive gaming, definitely. Edited March 20, 2021 by Rogerpoco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Empire Strikes Back: 1465 Frogger: Rollage (11,369) One tip I'd offer for Frogger is that if you're not sure whether blue turtles are on their way down or on their way up, there is a way to tell. - When the top set of turtles are blue, they are on their way to the surface (and safer to jump on) when the bottom set of turtles are submerged and not visible. - When the bottom set of turtles are blue, they are on their way to the surface if the top set of turtles are on the surface. I'm still trying to come up with a reliable strategy for Empire Strikes Back. I have found that I get more shots in shooting the from behind, especially if I can get my ship going about the same speed as the walkers and am able to dodge their fire. However, when doing this, I'm less likely to score a quick kill by hitting a bomb since there is only one place a bomb can be revealed from behind while there are two places bombs could be hit shooting head on. I get the impression that on this game variation, killing walkers in a single shot by hitting a bomb is key. You get a kill quicker which slows their progress to the right edge of the screen. You also prevent a smart bomb from escaping and chasing you down. Edited March 21, 2021 by kermit73 Updating obsolete info and posting a higher score 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTrust Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) Frogger: 1,424. SW:ESB: 816. The really nailed the heart of the movie with this game: boring and shitty, yet inexplicably beloved. Edited March 21, 2021 by MrTrust 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Star Wars ESB 175 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 So close to 1k I can feel it, still might be a while coming hah ESB- 988 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwieland Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I got scores in low places... 392 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I love Frogger, but couldn't get anywhere close to scoring a bonus point. It's probably my imagination, but the middle log seems to speed up when I jump on it. ESB = I think I played the wrong variation, so have to go back and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Atari_Warlord said: I love Frogger, but couldn't get anywhere close to scoring a bonus point. It's probably my imagination, but the middle log seems to speed up when I jump on it. On the first board with this game variation (which is the third board if you play Game #1) that fast middle log is a definitely a challenge. It gets even worse if you wrap through all the boards, get to this board again, and have to manage a snake on that log. I had previously posted that this middle log with a snake makes this board the hardest one to complete, but then edited/deleted that comment because I mistakenly stated that the only way to cross that log is with the snake present. While that is sometimes true, I have gotten to that board other times and was able to cross that log the 50% of the time the snake isn't there. I expect it has to do with the timing of when you complete the previous board or possibly even the position of the log when you start the game. I also found that I lost more frogs on the 5th board (or the 7th board if playing Game #1), so this is my new pick for toughest board to complete. This is the board where the largest number of plows (or whatever those purple things are in the second lane of traffic) moving at top speed while a single green sports car (third lane) is also flying across at top speed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CXK Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back Game: 16 A/ Score: 107 (I did manage 141.. but the score was cut off and I couldn't replicate that play through) Frogger Game: 3 A/ Score: 123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaymanC Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Empire Strikes Back - 454 Frogger - 2,505 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Atari_Warlord said: I love Frogger, but couldn't get anywhere close to scoring a bonus point. It's probably my imagination, but the middle log seems to speed up when I jump on it. ESB = I think I played the wrong variation, so have to go back and try again. If you didn't, I'm gonna throw up, hahaha. And yeah for Frogger, I feel like it's luck when the game wants me to do well, especially when it comes to hitting that far left landing spot. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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