HSC18 Round 10: THE GREAT OUTDOORS

[graywest]

Well, I haven't had much time to play lately, but now I'm determined to have a few goes. Only got around to a couple of games tonight, but they were both fun!

 

Hover Bovver: 8,070

Hazard Run (Chicken Run - finished): 38,973

Hazard Run (Walton Wood - finished): 70,075

Hazard Run (Bryan's Pond - finished): 89,532

[McKong]

Bug Off 16820 1st and last go I think

[McKong]

Equestrian

Horse 1 Course 1 06:08 2:35.5 36

Horse 2 Course 2 12:06 2:17.6 93

[McKong]

Hover Bovver 3561

[McKong]

Whomper Stomper 24000

[carlsson]

I still need to play Bug Off a few times in a row to verify my theory. I mean if you're starting a game and it is slow going with low scores, just let it die out and start again to see if it is frantic and high scoring, and blast your finger bloody.

[carlsson]

Ok, so I had a long session with Hazard Run, playing the three courses not yet played.

 

Walton Wood - 63031 pts (finished the course)

Bryan's Pond - 94911 pts (finished the course)

Hell's Canyon - 99533 pts (not finished)

 

I have a feeling that Hell's Canyon offers some really high scores if you finish it, easily six digits. In some places on the later courses, you can jump over two waters in a row but watch out for what follows so you don't crash. Exact position and exact speed helps a lot.

 

[carlsson]

Regarding Bug Off, I found something interesting!!

 

If you press Select on the title screen, there is a difficulty indicator that moves through nothing, M(onday), T(uesday), W(ednesday), T(hursday), F(riday), S(aturday) and then a bug nest for Sunday. If you play on nothing, the game is slow. Monday is more frantic, and then it increases until Sunday when all hell breaks loose at the start. I don't know what the start screen looked like when I played before (or @therealbountybob for that matter) but clearly if you accidentally play the game on Sunday level, you will almost immediately set a top score.

 

Bug Off - 22630 pts (starting on no indicator at all = slow game)

 

I think that is very important to point out.

[Deteacher]

Hover Bovver:  58,598!  I'm getting pretty good at manipulating the dog and the owner, but there are still times when you simply have to outrun them.

[mimo]

How about picnic paranoia?

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-picnic-paranoia_3947.html

[McKong]

Hover Bovver 5127

[+therealbountybob]

On 6/12/2021 at 7:25 PM, carlsson said:

Regarding Bug Off, I found something interesting!!

 

If you press Select on the title screen, there is a difficulty indicator that moves through nothing, M(onday), T(uesday), W(ednesday), T(hursday), F(riday), S(aturday) and then a bug nest for Sunday. If you play on nothing, the game is slow. Monday is more frantic, and then it increases until Sunday when all hell breaks loose at the start. I don't know what the start screen looked like when I played before (or @therealbountybob for that matter) but clearly if you accidentally play the game on Sunday level, you will almost immediately set a top score.

 

Bug Off - 22630 pts (starting on no indicator at all = slow game)

 

I think that is very important to point out.

I played from the default and it went through the days and was still challenging so start on "Nothing" I think!

 

Have injured my wrist so not playing the games as much as I want to. Will try and get the tables up to date soon and start up the next poll.

 

re Hazard Run, I did have a double water jump when I landed before a 2nd section of water, didn't make a mega score so perhaps that go was ok Tron04

 

Picnic Paranoia is ok but takes ages to play so I think we have enough games with the 5 we have

Edited June 15, 2021 by therealbountybob

[carlsson]

Ok. In my case I noticed quite a difference right from the start on Bug Off which is why I investigated and am ready to enter my later - lower - score as the valid one.

 

Regarding the Chicken Run in Hazard Run, I don't think there is anywhere in the course with two water obstacles in a row so if the water scene was played twice, it sounds like a hiccup unlike on the later courses which really have that possibility.

 

I also think we have enough number of games for this round. Actually I'm not likely to get back on the horse again because I found Equestrian to be rather dull and rather spend my time on the other four (Bug Off, Hazard Run, Hover Bovver, Whomper Stomper).

[tompateus]

Hoover bovver: 76778 pts.

 

Hazard run:

chicken run: 48425 pts.

walton wood: 82264 pts.

bryan's pond: 93892 pts.

hell's canyon: 117357 pts.

 

Whomper stomper: 51600 pts.

 

Bug off: 104270 pts.

 

Equestrian: course 1  03:39  2:55.5 (12)

                     course 2  04:01  2:22.0 (19)

 

(About Hazard run, my points seems to be quite high..! I don't know if it's the same version that you guys play.

It's on my Atari 130xe with sio2sd, it's a xex file and the only version that i have.

When i play, i crash a coupple times and brake alot, but there is no big problem to come to the end where the policecar crash down in the lake

(if i refule ofcourse))

 

Sometimes i hate that dog in

Hoover bovver!!

Edited June 15, 2021 by tompateus

[carlsson]

I don't know if the bonus on Hazard Run depends on how fast you went or how many cars you have left, but generally it seems crashing only means losing lives and having to start over from standstill which in some cases means instant game over if you are just next to a water obstacle.

 

I compiled the scores so far and yours don't look very much off the scale, in particular not if we include Tron04's score of 47,093 on Chicken Run.

 

Chicken Run
tompateus       48,425
Tron04          43,269 (47,093 with double water jump)
devwebcl        42,500
carlsson        41,258
graywest        38,973
Deteacher       38,864
8BIT1337        37,968
trbb            37,822

Walton Wood
tomateus        82,264
graywest        70,075
carlsson        63,031
trbb            40,864

Bryan's Pond
carlsson        94,911
tompateus       93,892
graywest        89,532
trbb            32,054

Hell's Canyon
tompateus      117,357
carlsson        99,533
trbb            43.049

Edited June 15, 2021 by carlsson

[tompateus]

On 6/15/2021 at 4:59 PM, carlsson said:

I don't know if the bonus on Hazard Run depends on how fast you went or how many cars you have left, but generally it seems crashing only means losing lives and having to start over from standstill which in some cases means instant game over if you are just next to a water obstacle.

 

I compiled the scores so far and yours don't look very much off the scale, in particular not if we include Tron04's score of 47,093 on Chicken Run.

 

Chicken Run
...

 

Great work carlsson! In that case, i'll believe that we play the same ver. ☺

Edited June 16, 2021 by therealbountybob

[graywest]

A couple of new scores...

 

Hazard Run (Hell's Canyon): 65,717 - didn't finish

Whomper Stomper: 29,950

Bug Off: 10680

Equestrian (Horse 1, Course 1): Score 6:26, Time 3:06.7, Faults 28

Equestrian (Horse 2, Course 2): Score 7:05, Time 2:48.4, Faults 43

Edited June 16, 2021 by graywest
added a couple new scores

[AtariSphinx]

Whomper Stomper: 29,450

 

[AtariSphinx]

Hazard Run (Chicken Run): 40,052

Hazard Run (Walton Wood): 49,963

Hazard Run (Bryan's Pond): 38,736

Hazard Run (Hell's Canyon): 62,779

 

 

Edited June 16, 2021 by AtariSphinx
Update score

[AtariSphinx]

Bug Off!: 40,910

[+therealbountybob]

Season 18 Current Standings: UPDATED

 

Tables for this round: UPDATED

 

Poll for Round 11: OPEN

 

This round extended until TUESDAY 22ND JUNE 10AM UK TIME

[Sikor]

Hover Bovver: 4318

Whomper Stomper 2400

Equestrian: 9:05

Edited June 17, 2021 by Sikor
one more screenshot

[McKong]

Hazard Run - completed them all

 

Chicken Run - 37327 40861 41071 43644

Walton Wood - 58913 61055 66128 71874

Bryan's Pond - 81215 89330 97577

Hell's Canyon - 95355

Edited June 18, 2021 by McKong

[McKong]

Whomper Stomper 47000 49000 53800

Edited June 21, 2021 by McKong

[McKong]

Hover Bovver 11439

Edited June 18, 2021 by McKong