Karrolls56 Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 In my opinion Kaboom! is one of the greatest games for Atari 2600. It is so addictive and I continue to get better and better, but I can’t manage to score 5000 or higher. I AM CONVINCED that this game can be summed up into one mathematical equation, yet I can’t seem to put it all together. The first round the bombs are worth 1 point, and there are ten bombs. The next round has 20 bombs worth 2 points each. This pattern repeats until round 5, when there are 75 bombs. But, once you hit 1000, you can gain back a diffuser. My main concern is, should I choose to let a bomb drop right before 1000 points, so that I can get back my defuser, or should I choose to go the faster route to gain more points per bomb? I want to apologize to all of those people who are disgusted for me taking the time go so in-depth into this simple game, but I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Let the bomb drop right before 1000, it goes back a round so its slower, thus, getting you more points in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Kaboom is one of my faves too. Best thing to do is like mrfood says. Do that before each thousand up to three thousand. Then just master the last (fastest) pattern and you'll get a ton. I've yet to break 10,000...but now I hit at least 6-7 every time and every now and again come close to that elusive 10k, but just short. Great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trade-N-Games Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 My high score is 23,000 not 2300 this is a very high score. I can almost get over 10,000 everytime I play at my store. People stop playing Halo and watch everytime. Yes drop bome right before every 1000 points the game take 2 steps back in speed every time you drop and also changes the pattern every time you drop one from the tight pattern to the loose pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Dropping a bomb on purpose is simply avoiding bomb group 8. This tactic will never allow you to get enough practice at this most difficult level. You may get a nominally higher score in the beginning, but to take it to the max-- master group 8. It's really a disadvantage to miss a bomb after just passing a 1000 threshold. Trying to catch half of group 7 with 2 buckets is not bad, but taking group 8 to the next extra bucket is where things get tough. This is the point of mastry--group 8 with 2 or even 1 bucket! (I'm not at this level of play, but there are those that are!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 When my 7800 devcart worked, the best way to get really good was playing Saddoom! (Thomas Jentzsch's Kaboom level 9 hack) I'm at 26,0570 at the moment with a NTSC cart. as far as I'm concerened 50hz scores don't count :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I've tried Thomas' level 9 Kaboom! hack using my modded Supercharger. It is so difficult that I was afraid I would wear out the reset button on my console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrolls56 Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 When my 7800 devcart worked, the best way to get really good was playing Saddoom! (Thomas Jentzsch's Kaboom level 9 hack) I'm at 26,0570 at the moment with a NTSC cart. as far as I'm concerened 50hz scores don't count :P I have 2 questions to ask: 1.) How do you count to 26,0570? 2.) Whats 50hz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Nevermind. I asked a stupid question that I answered by simply playing Kaboom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israelg Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I would really want to get some fedback from hardcore atari fans for my Kaboom! clone Bombman I wrote a few years ago... http://gamehippo.com/search/search_title_1...311ee2fe9.shtml 10X Israel Geron T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCmodeler Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 you hit 1000, you can gain back a diffuser. Defuser? Funny. I always thought it was called a "water bucket" (hence the splashing sound). LOL! Follow the KISS principle... keep it simple. And yeah, it's better to deliberately miss just before 1000 so the pace will slow down. How do I know? Larry Kaplan told me! 1.) How do you count to 26,0570?2.) Whats 50hz? 50 Hz = 50 Hertz = 50 cycles per second. That's how fast the PAL version of Kaboom runs, which means it's slower, which means it's also easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I have 2 questions to ask: 1.) How do you count to 26,0570? Typo. Should read 26,570 [2.) Whats 50hz? Thats how often the screen is re-drawn every second. PAL Kaboom! runs 10hz slower than NTSC Kabom! (which runs at 60hz) making it easier to get high scores @D.Yancey, what was your top score, Mine was 4023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 @D.Yancey, what was your top score, Mine was 4023. I had gotten up over 100K back in the day. I don't have any photos left to prove it though. The upper range of my current scoring ability is about 25K. RCmodeler Wrote: Instructions... they're meant to be read![/code] I've read the instructions and I disagree with this hint of missing a bomb on purpose. For those who really want a big score in the game- you must learn to catch group 8 flawlessly with 2 and 3 buckets and group 7 flawlessly with 2 buckets or even with one. If you cannot do this consistantly-- your scores will likely always be below 10K. There are a few here on this board with Kaboom! scores higher than mine who may have more suggestions. This is a tough one folks! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 @D.Yancey, what was your top score, Mine was 4023. I had gotten up over 100K back in the day. I don't have any photos left to prove it though. The upper range of my current scoring ability is about 25K. I mean for Saddom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 I was actually good at kaboom and I never bothered with any of that silly deliberately let a bomb drop to slow it down stuff. Although I would recommend it in cases when you slip out of "the zone" and need to get back into it. Like D.Yancey said... it's best to learn to deal with group 7 (1 bucket in my case, but two would suffice) and group 8 with (2 in my case or 2-3). I'm assuming group 7 has the patterned drop and 8 is the random drop. Since it has been ages since I played kaboom (lack of paddles in emulation makes it a real bummer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 So no wonder people from the UK think they're hot crap compared to people from the USA. They've been playing all of the games at a slower speed. They're not better at games after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 you hit 1000, you can gain back a diffuser. Defuser? Funny. I always thought it was called a "water bucket" (hence the splashing sound). LOL! Follow the KISS principle... keep it simple. And yeah, it's better to deliberately miss just before 1000 so the pace will slow down. How do I know? Larry Kaplan told me! 1.) How do you count to 26,0570?2.) Whats 50hz? 50 Hz = 50 Hertz = 50 cycles per second. That's how fast the PAL version of Kaboom runs, which means it's slower, which means it's also easier. are you always like this? man, you are a smart aleck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 I've always been quite good at Kaboom! I use to routinely get up in the 100,000 point range in High School. I got the patch back in the day and even got the high score 999,999. Sadly, after I did this feat, I never picked the game up until many, many years later (~4 years ago). I can still routinely get well above 30,000 points w/o much effort. During last years Seattle Atari Championship, I had a warmup score of nearly 11,000 points within a couple of plays. Sadly, I cannnot play in the tournament as I am an organizer As one gent stated here, you must learn to live a wave or two with only 2 buckets to get the high scores. I used to have a near out of body experience with the machine while playing the game. I'd just zone out. Man those were the days.... -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 I mean for Saddom! It was so difficult that I've never played it for a real high score effort. I don't think my score was a good as yours! Perhaps; if there were a contest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrolls56 Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 Is Saddom for Atari 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Is Saddom for Atari 2600? Yes. It's a hack of Kaboom! by Thomas J. which goes faster than Kaboom! I think you can download it from the hack section here at AA. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 The name is "Sadoom!" and it is the result from a training hack I once made for Todd Rogers. Perhaps; if there were a contest? That would be a very fast one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrolls56 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've downloaded the Rom of Saddoom! and my mouse doesn't move in it on z26 or stellax. You think you can sell me a cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrolls56 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 By the way, the hack isn't there, there is a link to it on a forum in the hacks section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've downloaded the Rom of Saddoom! and my mouse doesn't move in it on z26 or stellax. You think you can sell me a cart? The emulators default to joystick control, so for unknown ROMs (e.g. new hacks or homebrews) you have to tell them to use paddle control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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