April Retro Community Playthrough - Atari 2600 Activision Challenge

[singlebanana]

Nice score on Seaquest bombatomba. Pretty fun shooter. I really like the little detail of putting the ship on top of the water that you have to be careful of when going to the top.

[singlebanana]

Can in after a 3 hour tour of picking up a pin and put this score up. 78,440. Badge meh!

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[bombatomba]

Can in after a 3 hour tour of picking up a pin and put this score up. 78,440. Badge meh!

[img width=700 height=522]http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y359/necrom99/Atari/1B461655-FE39-42B7-AFDD-EBF35A48F5C2_zpsptcotman.jpg[/img]

 

How long did it take you to get that?  Felt like I was dodging bullets for 20 minutes to get mine...

And on that note, why is the wave multiplier only for Expert mode?  I certainly didn't find that mode very difficult at all (just slightly faster and a much larger score).

[singlebanana]

No idea, I play normal mode. Honestly, I have only played this game twice and these are the two scores I put up.     My strategy is to try to get left quickly before each wave. If you can get that white bug down quick, you can take every thing down pretty quick. Once you get around 30k, every thing gets much quicker, including your fire. If I get a spider up at the very top bouncing around, I will just dodge bullets for a while to give my fire hand a little rest.

[douglie007]

better score [img width=700 height=394]http://i.imgur.com/R8IBlwH.jpg[/img]

[bsr241]

Hey SingleBanana, the left side strategy on Spider Fighter works good, perhaps to good.  After over 2 hours of playing I got bored.  The speed of the game seems to peak at 100,000. My thumb was crying for mercy.  On to Seaquest.

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[singlebanana]

Very, very nice score! That's going to be a tough one to top. Should have kept my advice to myself. Congrats!

[singlebanana]

If anyone needs a Keystone Kapers or a Stampede cart, please send me a PM. I have have one of each available.

And just a friendly reminder, Week 2 game play ends tomorrow at midnight.

[JerryGreenwood]

I love the scoring and extra life system in Spider Fighter, they nailed it. When I first start playing, I'm relaxed in my seat and after every wave I inch closer to my TV.

NOTE - I'm trying to post my Spider Fighter score pic, but it's saying "The attachments upload directory is not writable. Your attachment or avatar cannot be saved."  Not sure what to do.

[singlebanana]

I love the scoring and extra life system in Spider Fighter, they nailed it. When I first start playing, I'm relaxed in my seat and after every wave I inch closer to my TV.

NOTE - I'm trying to post my Spider Fighter score pic, but it's saying "The attachments upload directory is not writable. Your attachment or avatar cannot be saved."  Not sure what to do.

Try posting it from another device if you can, or just try to post it again later. If you are still having issues, we can discuss other options. If you took a picture of your score on your phone, you could always text it to me and I could post it for you. I don't mind shooting you my cell in a PM. Just let me know, we'll make sure it's recognized.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Should be fixed - it was a permissions issue that izret brought up that we just patched. Try it now.
For the record, everyone else was using img links, not attachments.

[bombatomba]

better score [img width=700 height=394]http://i.imgur.com/R8IBlwH.jpg[/img]

 

Nice one, douglie.  Going to give to give it another shot tonight after treadmill and shower, I think.  Kind of like my version of a nightcap.

On a side note I looked a bit ahead and realized that I've never played Stampede before (despite me owning the PS2 Activision Classics).  On another note I love Keystone Kapers.  I'm not sure but this may be one of the twenty or so A2600 games from my golden age (Atari 2600 games played at my Grandmas house sometime between 1979 and 1984).  Very awesome.  I really love rediscovering these memories (makes me want to hit the local gamestore and load up on 2600, Intellivision, and Coleco games).

[Wempster]

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[singlebanana]

Scores have been updated from last night. Week 2 final totals are up and overall standings have been updated as well. Please check all of your scores to ensure that they are correct. Scoring system is listed in the initial post, but if you forgot it is:

10 points for 1st place in each game, 9 points for second place and so on in decending numerical order. You can score no less than 5 points per game for simply participating.

Alright, we are now into Week 3, so start posting those leet Stampede and Keystone Kapers scores.

[singlebanana]

On a side note I looked a bit ahead and realized that I've never played Stampede before (despite me owning the PS2 Activision Classics).  On another note I love Keystone Kapers.  I'm not sure but this may be one of the twenty or so A2600 games from my golden age (Atari 2600 games played at my Grandmas house sometime between 1979 and 1984).  Very awesome.  I really love rediscovering these memories (makes me want to hit the local gamestore and load up on 2600, Intellivision, and Coleco games).

Yeah, amazingly I really don't remember playing that much Stampede either. I have vague memories playing it as a kid, but really didn't understand the rules (as with most of these games). I popped it in the other night and played a game or two and all I can say is that it is really tough! I'll be pretty surprised if anyone earns a badge on it.