Vocelli Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) Weeks 3 and 4 Give Thanks to Atari Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Asteroids (Game 14 A/) Galaxian (Game 9) 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 Asteroids (Game 14 A/) Released By: Atari Left Difficulty: A Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 14 A/ (Shields, Fast, extra life 20k and UFO’s) Galaxian (Game 9) Released By: Atari Left Difficulty: B or A (Your Choice) Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 9 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 Dec 5, 2021 Bonus: NO Bonus 2 Games to play over a Holiday. Asteroids Scores (Game 14 A/) (Shields, Fast, extra life 20k) (Rollage at 99,000) ROLLAGE - Kermit (+50) ROLLAGE - Deteacher (+50) ROLLAGE - MarkGriff (+50) 70980 - DrMooCowz (+47) 67100 - JasonHRB (+46) 54000 - Vocelli (+45) 53680 - OyamaFamily (+44) 52640 - JasonAtari (+43) 48970 - JGKspsx (+42) 47660 - SkippyBCoyote (+41) 46170 - DomBradley (+40) 39820 - Keilbaca (+39) 37970 - AtariSphinx (+38) 37730 - CTelkin (+37) 36050 - McCallister (+36) 34140 - Evandro (+35) 33990 - Diamonds (+34) 33360 - Atari_Warlord (+33) 31010 - Nads (+32) 29160 - Absalon (+31) 28380 - RetroBreakout (+30) 28070 - LordInnit (+29) 26280 - TheActivisionary (+28) 24120 - AGB (+27) 23580 - GBAG (+26) 20810 - Maloff (+25) 18290 - RaymanC (+24) 18040 - Atariwarlord (+23) 17790 - Ed (+22) 16510 - LaurenTyler (+21) 15600 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+20) 14920 - Mchetzel (+19) 13150 - Atarian7 (+18) 12880 - Roadrunner (+17) 11250 - FakeCortex (+16) 11220 - Krytol (+15) 9680 - CrazyClimber (+14) 7960 - JBlenkle (+13) 6450 - RGC (+12) 2850 - MoisesTuseto (+11) Galaxian Scores (Game 9) 113830 - OyamaFamily (+50) 106380 - Kermit (+49) 71680 - Diamonds (+48) 66710 - LordInnit (+47) 49900 - Nads (+46) 48920 - Evandro (+45) 47410 - Atarian7 (+44) 47300 - DrMooCowz (+43) 38870 - JasonHRB (+42) 34800 - AtariSphinx (+41) 34180 - SkippyBCoyote (+40) 31270 - MarkGriff (+39) 29340 - Keilbaca (+38) 28610 - JGKspsx (+37) 28150 - GBAG (+36) 26280 - Vocelli (+35) 22430 - CTelkin (+34) 22000 - Ed (+33) 21740 - Absalon (+32) 21510 - AGB (+31) 17950 - RaymanC (+30) 17910 - JasonAtari (+29) 18380 - Atariwarlord (+28) 17170 - McCallister (+27) 16460 - TheActivisionary (+26) 16380 - Mchetzel (+25) 15170 - Maloff (+24) 14870 - MoisesTuseto (+23) 14160 - DomBradley (+22) 13930 - Atari_Warlord (+21) 11540 - LaurenTyler (+20) 10910 - Deteacher (+19) 10270 - RoadRunner (+18) 9540 - Krytol (+17) 8280 - JacobZu7Zu7 (+16) 6600 - FakeCortex (+15) 5970 - RetroBreakout (+14) 5590 - RGC (+13) 5190 - CrazyClimber (+12) 2170 - JBlenkle (+11) Overall Standings Remember The Top 32 will qualify for the Medal Brackets at the end of the season!!!! 107 JGKspsx 107 Kermit 105 MarkGriff 101 Deteacher 99 Nads 95 AtariSphinx 94 OyamaFamily 92 Dr Moocowz 92 SkippyBCoyote 88 CTelkin 88 JasonHRB 87 Absalon 86 JasonAtari 85 Evandro 81 Keilbaca 81 McCallister 78 Atari_Warlord 76 GBAG 72 CrazyClimber 72 RaymanC 71 Vocelli 63 Maloff 61 DomBradley 60 AGB 59 Atarian7 56 GType 51 LaurenTyler 48 Nester 44 FakeCortex 40 Krytol 39 TheActivisionary 38 AtariWarlord 38 MoisesTuseto 37 RGC 36 Diamonds 36 Roadrunner 31 Ed 28 Mchetzel 25 JacobZu7Zu7 16 Jblenkle 13 RetroBreakout 3 Capitain Classic Season 12 will have: ~ Red Label Games ~ Gold Medal winner pick from Kermit ~ Silver Medal winner pick from IsaiahAustin ~ Bronze Medal winner pick from DrMooCowz ~ Paper Medal winner pick from McCallister ~ Winter Olympic Games ~ Suggestions and Requests ~ HomeBrew Weeks ~ Chosen Company Games ~ Paddle Weeks Edited December 9, 2021 by Vocelli 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Since many of us will be traveling and 'out of town' the next couple weeks... Here are 2 of my favorites from the Arcade. I will not be updating much next week because I will be 'Out of Town' as well. ENJOY.... and be Thankful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 I've had Galaxian since I was a kid, and somehow I never knew there was more than 1 game variation. Should be interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) Two absolute belters for this week ?. On the downside, it does mean that there is no prospect at all of me improving my Popeye score. These two will take up any time I get to play this weekend, meaning there is no chance of me going back to Popeye ? And while we're at it, here's a score for Galaxians to start us off. Being the first one to submit a score, I haven't got the first clue whether this is good, bad, or indifferent Edited November 19, 2021 by Jasonhrb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Asteroids Game 14, Diff A: 8,930 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Vocelli, when you get the chance, you should edit the difficulty switch settings for Asteroids. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 @Vocelli I would like to propose a Galaxian bonus challenge: Score 3,920 in wave 1 of game 1/b. A perfect wave, where every bug is shot while diving for the max possible score. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) My first offering: Asteroids: 30,170! Galaxian: 10,910! Edited November 20, 2021 by Deteacher 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Asteroids improvement: 57,950! this one is a hand-cramper. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark griff Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 First asteroids score on this level 46480 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Galaxian: 16300. It’s a lot more fun if you start on level 9! Asteroids: 14060 I didn’t have either of the cartridges for this round immediately on hand so I drove into town and bought them. This is probably the first and last time I would have been able to do that 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark griff Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 14560 galaxian level 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Asteroids - 23280 Finally a passable game after, like, another hour This is reminding me, game by reset game, how much better 7800 Asteroids is ? The collision detection is just really off. Shots that directly hit tinyroids harmlessly pass through, and medium sized asteroids with two pixels of clearance destroy you. I regularly destroy asteroids I should have missed and vice versa. It’s a little sad. Maybe it’s because I’m playing on a 7800? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Asteroids: Rollage (100,000+) I was hoping to end the game at 99,990, but at 99,950, a saucer appeared and hit the 20 point large asteroid I shot at, causing me to hit a 50 point asteroid instead, rolling the score. @Vocelli, I would recommend setting rollage to 99,000 for this game. My strategy is to clear the right half of the screen first since the game seems to place your ship slightly to the right and it seems like you can blast away asteroids faster to the right than to the left. If you shoot straight to the right, your shot barely wraps around the screen, but if you shoot straight left, you may miss an asteroid at the edge. Once the right side is clear, then I aim for whatever is heading my way and try to take down the saucers when they appear. When the board has only a few asteroids or you're trying to hit a saucer, be patient and don't fire until you have a clear shot. You can only have two shots on the screen at once, so if you miss with both shots, you have to wait for one of your shots to leave the screen before being able to shoot again. I never use the thrust and always just stay in the middle of the screen. I don't hunt saucers since I'm not very good at this technique and I found it to be more risky than just blasting away at the asteroids. I prefer when the saucers appear when the screen is full of asteroids which act as a shield from their fire. Edited November 21, 2021 by kermit73 Added strategy tips 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 7 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Asteroids - 23280 Finally a passable game after, like, another hour This is reminding me, game by reset game, how much better 7800 Asteroids is ? The collision detection is just really off. Shots that directly hit tinyroids harmlessly pass through, and medium sized asteroids with two pixels of clearance destroy you. I regularly destroy asteroids I should have missed and vice versa. It’s a little sad. Maybe it’s because I’m playing on a 7800? It's not the 7800. The same collision issues happen on the 2600. I died a few times by taking down my shield a little too soon a few times, even though I should have been clear of the asteroid. It took me awhile to get used to this timing. I also had sometimes issues getting the fire button to respond. I'm not sure if it's the game or if my joystick is wearing out. I guess I'll find out when I start playing another game. I love the old school TV. It's the same cabinet my family had when I was a kid, although the channel display was different. Unfortunately, I seldom got to play Atari on the good TV in the living room. The Atari was on a cheapo TV in the basement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Asteroids 12,880 Galaxian 10,270 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark griff Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Wow! Kermit hell of a score that will be tough to beat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Asteroids: 76,270. I hope to roll this one today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Alright Galaxian! I've always loved this game, and I'm not too shabby at it either. Asteroids will take some practice but I feel like I got a pretty good score in Galaxian straight out of the gate Galaxian (Game 9, B/B Difficulty): 34,180 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Whoops, posted bonus to the wrong week! Edited November 21, 2021 by fakecortex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Asteroids: 6,400 Galaxian: 2,790 Maybe I'll try this on real hardware. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Asteroids (Game 14, A/B Difficulty): 46,690 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Asteroids 33,360 Galaxian 13,930 I'm enjoying playing these games on settings that are harder than what I did back in the day. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Level 9. 21,510 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 15,670 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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