darthkur Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) It's horrendous, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back -- sans humans. Not being one to run from a fight you climb aboard the Solvalou Fighter Plane. The only formidable weapon we humans possess that has a chance of vanquishing the returning Xevion Empire. Take the controls and defend Earth against both airborne and land based enemies. Be brave against the seemingly never ending onslaught and overcome their relentless assault or the human race shall be extinct. Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Settings: Intermediate (default) Contest ends on: 1-5-09 at 1:00am EST. Final High Scores: 1st: xZanU - 452,690 (+11) 2nd: famicommander - 204,530 (+10) 3rd: keitaro - 151,670 (+9) 4th: darthkur - 131,770 (+8) 5th: HammR25 - 105,650 (+7) 6th: roadrunner - 68,450 (+6) 7th: Sauron - 56,120 (+5) 8th: atomickneedrop - 43,790 (+4) 9th: aftermac - 19,100 (+3) 10th: suaiden - 16,710 (+2) 11th: chuckwalla - 13,880 (+1) Current Standings: 1st - AtariFever (41) 2nd - HammR25 (40) 3rd - Darthkur (36) 4th - suaiden (34) (1) 5th - Sauron (32) (2) 6th - gdement (28) 7th - atomickneedrop (26) 8th - famicommander (24) 9th - keitaro (18) (1) 9th - rockman_x_2002 (18) (1) 10th - doctorclu (12) 11th - LaserHawk (11) 11th - ratfink (11) (1) 12th - Allan (10) 13th - Almost Rice (9) 14th - xZanU (5) 15th - Artlover (4) 15th - bfutrel (4) 15th - LarcenTyler (4) 15th - shadow460 (4) 15th - Zoyx (4) 16th - midnight magicman (3) 17th - chuckwalla (1) 17th - mightymage (1) Numbers in RED are accumulated points. Numbers in BLUE are number of rounds won. Link to the official manual: Xevious Manual Edited January 5, 2009 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) New Score: 98,620 : ) I've made it to the first big cannonball ship twice now (and the second one once), but have been unable to damage it. I've come close to dropping a bomb on the center of it but have been unsuccessful. I can not recall if you can blow those up or not. Also, I may be thinking of another game (Perhaps desert falcon), but I thought you could break down the bigger pyramids with multiple hits? The double size ones can have the tops blown off, but when I hit it again it does not explode the remaining exposed building. Anyway, this was one of my favorites, can't wait to get home (at work now) and try it on the system (using the emulator at the office). Another Edit :: I totally forgot about the extra ships! I found one (they are activated by bombing secret spots), I found one by accident, but recall having most of their locations memorized long ago. They turn into a little white flag that you have to pick up and it awards an extra ship, certainly helps. Edited December 22, 2008 by xZanU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) The big boss ships are destroyable. The first one is pretty easy. Just wait around until it stops shooting then bomb it in the middle. Nothing takes more than one shot in this game. I also had all the secret locations memorized as a kid but don't now. 105,650 Edited December 22, 2008 by HammR25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 56,120 I've always sucked at Xevious, as evidenced by that being my highest score ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 56,120 I've always sucked at Xevious, as evidenced by that being my highest score ever. Like Food Fight it gets better. My first attempts were in the 20,000's, then I almost hit 50k on my 5th or 6th try, then 98k after about 10 games or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Anyone know if the Zolbak Detector Domes in this game actually work correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) 117,020 My hands hurt. Found an easy trick for avoiding those medium sized red and black exploding balls. Hang down a bit lower than normal and dodge all the way to the left or right, seems to work best if you can not blast them. I was also able to blow up both mother ships that I encountered this time. I ran up to the top of the screen this time and was able to catch it both times. Hooray! Edited December 23, 2008 by xZanU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 101,770 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Anyone know if the Zolbak Detector Domes in this game actually work correctly? Are those the domes that have 4 outward guns and one in the middle or just the ones that show up 2 at a time or 1 at a time grouped with a building that doesn't shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Anyone know if the Zolbak Detector Domes in this game actually work correctly? Are those the domes that have 4 outward guns and one in the middle or just the ones that show up 2 at a time or 1 at a time grouped with a building that doesn't shoot? They are the one that doesn't shoot. The one that doesn't shoot that is circular (the Zolbak Detector domes) are supposed to have radar for locating you, and if you shoot them the enemy attack is supposed to slow a little. At least, that has always been my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Got an ugly 13,880 tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) Only got to 80k, but took a screenshot of one of the extra ship locations : ) It is the little white flag right on the waterway, you have to bomb that spot first to reveal it, then fly over it to pick up the extra ship. It will come in useful! I recall one from long ago that was on the far left somewhere (another location), I thought it was around the first large pyramid but have not been able to find it. Edited December 25, 2008 by xZanU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 127,230 I also think I found another flag location by the big bird design, will try to get a screenshot of the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 170,250 There is definitely another flag between and just below the claws of the giant bird design on the ground, I've found it twice now (but have been slow on the screenshot due to not having enough time to grab the flag). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 180,350 Kinda sucky considering I made it all the way to the 3rd mothership. I think it may be a better strategy to get blown up on purpose after getting past the 2nd mothership and then repeating the play area with the 8 expanding ground units. The 3rd mothership has these larger black balls with a red square in the middle that explode and expand over half the screen, they also follow you before exploding. Not to mention that there are the rolling barriers to dodge. Such a major pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 The 3rd mothership has these larger black balls with a red square in the middle that explode and expand over half the screen, they also follow you before exploding. Not to mention that there are the rolling barriers to dodge. Such a major pain. They're called Brag Zakato, and there's a bigger one yet to come. For future reference: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Xevious/How_to_play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) The 3rd mothership has these larger black balls with a red square in the middle that explode and expand over half the screen, they also follow you before exploding. Not to mention that there are the rolling barriers to dodge. Such a major pain. They're called Brag Zakato, and there's a bigger one yet to come. For future reference: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Xevious/How_to_play Actually the Garu Zakato show up before the Brag (Thanks for the link btw, had no idea what everything was called). Going to go read the walkthrough now : ) EDIT :: Hmmm. Looks like the walk through is for the arcade version perhaps? The 7800 map does not look like the one they have, it is similar but not the same, their flag locations are also different. Anyway, it is nice to get the names of the things I am shooting at. Edited December 29, 2008 by xZanU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Been away from the computer for awhile. But anyway, 204,530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The 3rd mothership has these larger black balls with a red square in the middle that explode and expand over half the screen, they also follow you before exploding. Not to mention that there are the rolling barriers to dodge. Such a major pain. They're called Brag Zakato, and there's a bigger one yet to come. For future reference: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Xevious/How_to_play Actually the Garu Zakato show up before the Brag (Thanks for the link btw, had no idea what everything was called). Going to go read the walkthrough now : ) EDIT :: Hmmm. Looks like the walk through is for the arcade version perhaps? The 7800 map does not look like the one they have, it is similar but not the same, their flag locations are also different. Anyway, it is nice to get the names of the things I am shooting at. You'll want this: http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Atari7800/index.htm#X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 You'll want this:http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Atari7800/index.htm#X WOW, that rocks! I was 2 Areas away from spanning the entire map : ) And hey look at that, it has ALL the correct flag locations! I thought there was one there in the open water, I kept bombing in there but never found it. Thanks for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 You'll want this:http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Atari7800/index.htm#X WOW, that rocks! I was 2 Areas away from spanning the entire map : ) And hey look at that, it has ALL the correct flag locations! I thought there was one there in the open water, I kept bombing in there but never found it. Thanks for posting that. My 7800 is broken, so I have no chance of winning this one, so I'm all help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 452,690 This game took almost 2 hours! I was able to roll over the entire play area defeating all 4 of the initial mother ships. It then starts up again in the middle of the game (area 7) with the 5 rotating ground units. I was then able to climb back up to area 14 but was destroyed by the mass of Zakato bombs that show up after defeating the 1st mothership (There really are two of them one after another on this area). The Brag Zakato that precede the first of the two motherships are very hard to avoid. I have found that the first two pretty consistently drop in the middle of the screen, the next two I can not remember, but the last one is usually at the right. These are by far the most difficult things in the game to avoid and shoot. I picked up two of the flags too, both on the first time around. I tried to get the flag by the bird claw second time but could not hit the mark with all the ships flying at me. Anyway, been at the computer for too long and I think this will be my last score to post for this round of HSC, my hands are completely cramped and my eyes hurt : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) 452,690 This game took almost 2 hours! I was able to roll over the entire play area defeating all 4 of the initial mother ships. It then starts up again in the middle of the game (area 7) with the 5 rotating ground units. I was then able to climb back up to area 14 but was destroyed by the mass of Zakato bombs that show up after defeating the 1st mothership (There really are two of them one after another on this area). The Brag Zakato that precede the first of the two motherships are very hard to avoid. I have found that the first two pretty consistently drop in the middle of the screen, the next two I can not remember, but the last one is usually at the right. These are by far the most difficult things in the game to avoid and shoot. I picked up two of the flags too, both on the first time around. I tried to get the flag by the bird claw second time but could not hit the mark with all the ships flying at me. Anyway, been at the computer for too long and I think this will be my last score to post for this round of HSC, my hands are completely cramped and my eyes hurt : ) Isn't this an amazingly good game? It's got the makings of all future shooters. By the way, you may want to check Twin Galaxies to see if you broke the world record. That's some hardcore playing. Edited December 30, 2008 by Atarifever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Isn't this an amazingly good game? It's got the makings of all future shooters. By the way, you may want to check Twin Galaxies to see if you broke the world record. That's some hardcore playing. I can still remember sneaking into my Moms walk in closet and peaking at the wrapped christmas gifts. There was Xevious. I then knew that the system was in there somewhere. Suffice to say, it was the first game I ever played on the 7800. Being a huge Defender fan I was super excited to try a different space shooter. I spent a lot of time playing and memorized all the flag locations and hidden underground sol towers. I was really impressed with the graphics back then and the game itself, it is still one of my favorites. I checked the Twin Galaxies site (Not something I have done since watching 'The King of Kong' long ago) I thought they only did arcade scores, but they do have 7800 (and many others). The top score there is over 500,000, but mine would be an official 2nd if I had a referee (and was playing on the console I am sure). Fun stuff regardless. Thanks again for that link, uncovering those Sol towers and knowing what was coming up next as far as shooting ground units was really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I know i missed the first 6 rounds of the HSC, but can i still play? 68,450 That's the best i can get so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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