liveinabin Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 I've just got really into Dragster tonight. After a fair bit of practice I've got my time down to 5.71 (which would earn me a badge and, I was amazed to see, beat Activisions house score in the manual). Just wondering, what kind of times are you guys pulling down nowadays? (Certainly better than mine - I'm not known for being good at games ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 I dont have dragster but if you want to know my time for Grand Prix then we can talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wntermute Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 If you can tape that time, you'd be the 2nd fastest in the world according to Twin Galaxies. (current first place is 5.51 seconds by Todd "Mr. Activision" Rogers and second place is shared by 4 people at 5.81 seconds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 10, 2001 Author Share Posted November 10, 2001 you're kidding! no way. i only played it for an hour. shurely shome mishtake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 10, 2001 Author Share Posted November 10, 2001 you're kidding! no way. i only played it for an hour. shurely shome mishtake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 11, 2001 Author Share Posted November 11, 2001 I was wondering that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 i can do it under 7 min. but i have NEVER broke the 6 min. mark! 5.71 that's a very low time! congrats!! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 I didnt realize so many people played Dragster....My friend got that game when it first came out...And from day one I always thought it was a ...DRAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spector Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Surely Dragster holds the record of being the shortest game in the history of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 11, 2001 Author Share Posted November 11, 2001 You obviously haven't seen me at Defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Pitfall Harry: I wonder if the Atari 2600 time-keeping circuitry is all that consistant from machine to machine. Maybe a 5.51 sec Drag Racing time on one machine would have registered 5.81 sec if it had been played on another. Ben The Atari doesn't have any time keeping circuitry of its own, it uses the TV signal, which is very precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 11, 2001 Author Share Posted November 11, 2001 really? cool - that means I am awesome. i'm going to make a kind of 'king of dragster' crown for myself out of milk cartons, and parade up and down the high street in that and my underwear. They'll be sorry they mocked me...ME!! How they laughed...but it is I who is laughing...HAHhahahHAHAAAAAAAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 11, 2001 Author Share Posted November 11, 2001 ahem. played it again tonight, best I could manage was 5.74 I can't be losing my powers, not now!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parcel Posted November 11, 2001 Share Posted November 11, 2001 Best I could do was something like 6.24, and that was only once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 12, 2001 Author Share Posted November 12, 2001 trick is to hold the stick left and redline in 1st on the countdown, then redline all the way, tapping left to wheelie into 3/4 redline when you're up in 4th. Either you're engine explodes or you get a great time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 In one of my tournaments back in the old days (this SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY...) I ran 6 straight runs at 6.01 secs. I have never, ever beaten the 6.00 second mark. Today in my 4th attempt, I got back down to 6.03, that's my current best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 To tell the truth, I intially thought the game was kinda boring, but now that I've figured out to play it, I actually like it. It's the kind of game you can sit down on a Saturday and play all day. But back to the topic, my scores have NEVER been nearly as good as anyone's here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMax667 Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 quoteTo tell the truth, I intially thought the game was kinda boring, but now that I've figured out to play it, I actually like it Same here. Every time I played this game, I blew my engine after one second of playing. But when I figured out the controls, I couldn't put it down. I became addicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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