theking21083 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 (edited) NOTE: THIS WEEKS GAME HAS ENDED! Zaxxon Game Info The Zaxxon defence system must be destroyed in this isometric-viewed shoot 'em up which was originally hugely successful in the arcades. The game has 3 stages, first taking you through Asteroid City, which is heavily protected by aircraft, guns and missiles. Many barriers are alarmed, leaving you with limited space to progress through, and fire must constantly be dodged. -This game was suggested by: theking21083 -Skill level: 2 Challenge -None HSC Info -Post your scores in this thread and every couple of days I will update the leaderboard. -The cutoff for posting scores will be the following Wednesday at 2:00 A.M. Eastern. -Use the same skill level as posted so that all the scores will be acurate. -Please read the Rules and Regulations thread for a thoural description of the HSC rules. -If you would like to make a challenge for this game try to let me know before you post your first score. Current High Scores 1st - duncantoml (299,800) 2nd - chuckwalla (107,200) 3rd - joeybastard (33,900) 4th - RJ (27,900) 5th - Mister VCS (24,100) 6th - theking21083 (23,900) 7th - Ikrananka (23,500) Leaderboard 1st -duncantoml +82 points 2nd -chuckwalla +66 points 3rd -joeybastard +61 points 4th -theking21083 +46 points 5th -Ikrananka +32 points 5th -Recycled +32 points 6th -Blackjack +26 points 7th -Mister VCS +24 points 8th -PressureCooker2600 +22 points 8th -1982VideoGames +22 points 9th -RJ +18 10th-Prodos8 +11 11th-Albert +9 points 11th-jetset +9 points 12th-purenergy +6 points 12th-jboypacman +6 points 13th-edweird13 +1 point 13th-ScottHuggins +1 point 13th-Artlover +1 point 13th-Murph74 +1 point Edited January 6, 2008 by theking21083 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 13,700 with a SuperActionController this game is very hard... i don't know if I could top my score... ...but I am #1 for the moment Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1429259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 You're the ONLY one for the moment... Never fear, I'll have plenty of time to play in the next week. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1429659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) 23,900 for my first score. I have only played this game a few times in my life so I dont think that I will get a very good score. Edited December 20, 2007 by theking21083 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1429758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Is there any strategy to avoid the missile from the ZAXXON-boss? Playing Zaxxon on the CV with the SuperActionController gives me the same "luxury" feeling as 25 years ago. The CV is like an old Rolls Royce, not the "state of the art" today, but some "high end" feeling... Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1429949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) New personal best- 27,900...though I cant admit to being any good at it. Not one of my favs. & the collision detection's way iffy- I supposedly crashed into a fuel tank over an inch away from it! Edited December 21, 2007 by RJ Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1430662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncantoml Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Is there any strategy to avoid the missile from the ZAXXON-boss? Well, the idea is to blow it up while it's still in Zaxxon. All you have to do is go 2 1/2 bricks/bars up from the bottom and go to the far right screen. Then as he appears and moves forward, stay at the 2 1/2 bars, but move to the left as your fire. At some point you will hit it and the color will change showing a hit. Then stop there and fire away. Several hits later you will blow it up in Zaxxon and have a 5000 point bonus. If he lanches the missile, then stay put and fire as fast as you can. The missile will line itself up with you. If you move you will only make your shots miss most of the time. It takes 3 or 5 hits to blow it up. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1430959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncantoml Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ran it up to 299,800 and ended the game. 1 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1430962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 new score: 20,700 this week the HSC is very silent... Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1431459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) I used to be so much better at this game, I suck now! 33,900 Edited December 23, 2007 by joeybastard Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1431571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 new score: 20,700 this week the HSC is very silent... Hopefully after the holidays things will pick up. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1431602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 107,200 Happy Holidays! Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1431907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Not a great start at 23,500 - had trouble every time with the end boss and not getting hits in before the missile is launched. I'll follow duncantoml's tips next time I play. Hey, duncantoml if you ever fancy writing a CV tips and tricks book sign me up for a copy . Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1432538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister VCS Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 24,100 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1432809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 This weeks game has ended. Sorry for the delay but my internet has been down for several days due to the blizzard that we had here in Alaska. We have over 2ft of snow on the ground. Some areas the snow goes up to my waist. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1433276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Wow, what gap between 2nd and 3rd place for this game! Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/118341-colecovision-hsc-week-8-zaxxon/#findComment-1435596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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