HSC Season 7 Week 33: River Raid

[Ze_ro]

Important Note: This weeks competition is over and no further scores will be accepted.

 

Your mission is to score as many points possible by destroying enemy tankers, helicopters, fuel depots, jets and bridges before your jet crashes or runs out of fuel.

 

 

Game Information

• Game Name: River Raid
• Released By: Activision, 1982
• Left Difficulty: B / Novice
• Right Difficulty: B / Novice
• Game Mode: Game 1
• Chosen By: aftermac

Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores is Wednesday April 7th at 1:00 AM (CST).

 

Current High Scores 159,690 (toymailman) [+11][+1] 117,010 (Deteacher) [+10][+1] 87,620 (chuckwalla) [+9][+1] 74,270 (roadrunner) [+8][+1] 64,020 (darthkur) [+7][+1] 58,760 (Zoyx) [+6][+1] 57,540 (JacobZu7zu7) [+5][+1] 43,440 (oyamafamily) [+4][+1] 37,640 (shadow460) [+3][+1] 27,990 (zylon) [+2][+1] 14,870 (Pioneer4x4) [+1] 14,340 (LarcenTyler) [+1] Best Tips None! Challenges Patch Challenge - River Raiders - Score 15,000 points or higher for 1 bonus point! TwinGalaxies Top 3 1,000,000 (Todd Rogers, David B Yancey, Rodrigo Lopes (Emu)) 178,000 (Robert T Mruczek) 123,810 (Alan W Hewston) (Game 1, Difficulty B)

Current Standings toymailman [322] Zoyx [237] darthkur [183] roadrunner [138] shadow460 [133] oyamafamily [131] Cebus Capucinis [107] JacobZu7zu7 [93] LarcenTyler [89] Atardi [84] Deteacher [81] vjames [71] aftermac [70] Captain Beard [61] godzillajoe [56] katana [51] zylon [51] keilbaca [42] Mister VCS [38] brandondwright [30] Vectorman0 [29] Carey85 [29] 4Ks [29] homerwannabee [26] Impaler_26 [26] Hornpipe2 [25] SpiceWare [24] Wickeycolumbus [22] devwebcl [21] pis [19] Nathan Strum [11] LoneWolfSeth [10] LaserHawk [10] joeypsp [9] Tr3vor [9] kote [8] NML32 [7] Animan [6] Pioneer4x4 [6] HatNJ [6] chuckwalla [5] Chris Leach [5] MIKE5200 [4] Skaarg [4] JayWI [3] Shannon [2] jeremysart [2] vintagegamecrazy [2] sloth713 [2] jjd [2] SpaceInvaders [2] ChrisKoopa [1] SeaGtGruff [1] Nati [1] disjuakifa [1]

 

Scoring Points in River Raid

• Tanker - 30 points
• Helicopter - 60 points
• Fuel Depot - 80 points
• Jet - 100 points
• Bridge - 500 points

 

Hints and Tips

The Manual

 

As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copy and a scanned copy available online. Here are the hints it provides:

• By knowing the river, pinpointing areas with the highest concentration of enemy, and the most fuel depots, you'll have a much better chance of surviving. Since the River is in sections, try jotting down notes for each important section as flight aids.
  
• Fuel is also a critical factor. When you're far up the river, fuel is scarce. So, concentrate on flying to the next fuel depot, and don't try to destroy every object.
  
• When you become really skilled, you'll find you can actually blow up a fuel depot right in the middle of refueling. That way, you can gain the points and some fuel at the same time.
  
• Finally, remember that your main targets are the bridges. They're worth the most points.

 

We played this game before in the High Score Club, check out that thread over here.

 

--Zero

[Zoyx]

I competed in this the last time around. Need to make a better effort. Game really isn't that difficult once you get into the flow.

 

Copy/Paste error in the OP, Zero. "Scoring Points in Pengo" should read "Scoring Points in River Raid".

Edited March 31, 2010 by Zoyx

[roadrunner]

I'll start things off with 74,270

 

 

[oyamafamily]

Single attempt for me: 43,440.

 

 

Special Note: This game stops when the player reach a score of 1 Million Points (note that the numbers will be replaced by exclamation points) - !!!!!!. At 1 Million, you lose all your remaining lives to finish the game automatically. REMEMBER: You earn an extra life for every 10,000 points.

Edited April 1, 2010 by oyamafamily

[Pioneer4x4]

Man, my first try, 14,870 didn't even get the patch, and I crashed into the shore, not even a moving target...

[zylon]

No chance of winning, but can still "patch" this one. I think my highest ever on this was 39k.

[Zoyx]

30870 - Patch action

 

[JacobZu7zu7]

I'm back! First game since Gravitar, I didn't want to miss River Raid.

 

My score,

 

57,540

 

 

PATCH RAID!

[chuckwalla]

87,620

[toymailman]

The fuel gets very scarce later on.

 

159,690

[Lauren Tyler]

9,470

 

Just warming up though...

[shadow460]

I am here!

 

37640

[Zoyx]

Why do I suck at this game. It mocks me.

[Deteacher]

117,010.

 

Man, it feels good to post a score again...and this is my personal best too. I hope to be able to participate more in the future, but I'll have to play it by ear. I just happen to be on vacation this week, so I was afforded some "free time."

 

[Lauren Tyler]

14,340

 

Close, but no patch! Oh well!

[darthkur]

64,020

 

[Zoyx]

58760

 

Edited April 7, 2010 by Zoyx

[toymailman]

Man, it feels good to post a score again...and this is my personal best too. I hope to be able to participate more in the future, but I'll have to play it by ear.

Glad to have ya back 'teach!