darthkur Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Beware of the malevolent Snow-Bees. Don't let them near you or they will sting you and ruin your day. Either crush them with a strategically pushed ice block or freeze them by pushing against the wall when they aligned with you against the same wall surface, then run over them or push an ice block over them. Snow-Bees are single minded of purpose from the time they hatch from their ice encased eggs so keep aware at the beginning of each round for the location of Snow-Bee eggs will flash momentarily. Annihilate them quickly to prevent them from hatching. Snow-Bees are determined to get you and they will smash ice blocks to shorten their path but will not do so with a block containing an egg. Also use the magical, indestructible diamond cubes to you advantage. Align them vertically or horizontally next to each other for both big bonus points and to momentarily render your pursuers immobile and vulnerable. You score really big points for lining the diamond cubes within the playfield but only half as much if you line them up against one of the surrounding four walls. So be alert and crush your enemies quickly for the faster they're gone the more points you will be awarded. Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Please do not use any cheat/hack options. These include auto-fire, unlimited lives, invincibility, etc. Also, no continues. Only games begun at the beginning count. Settings: Intermediate (default) Contest ends on: 7-5-10 at 1:00am EST. Final Scores: 1st: atariksi - 709,770 +11 2nd: atariron82 - 458,910 +10 3rd: NoahsMyBro - 85,560 +9 4th: zylon - 83,860 +8 5th: Divya16 - 800 +7 6th: roadrunner - 60 +6 Current Standings: 1st: atariron82 (76) (1) 2nd: roadrunner (66) (1) 3rd: Divya16 (59) 4th: atariksi (55) (2) 5th: DensB68 (40) (2) 5th: NoahsMyBro (47) (1) 6th: Cafeman (29) 7th: thursday83 (14) 8th: CV Gus (11) (1) 9th: zylon (5) 10th: MIKE5200 (4) Numbers in RED are accumulated points. Numbers in BLUE are number of rounds won. Link to the official manual:Pengo Manual Edited July 7, 2010 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Neither the Atarimania ROM file nor the one in your link are working. Edited June 24, 2010 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'll give this one the kickstart: 69,300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Neither the Atarimania ROM file nor the one in your link are working. That's odd. Try this one: Pengo (1983) (Atari) (U).bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Neither the Atarimania ROM file nor the one in your link are working. That's odd. Try this one: Pengo (1983) (Atari) (U).bin That also didn't work-- the game starts but the Pengo skips around the screen. Does this require some special joystick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 You could always "download" one of these instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) Wow Divya, these 5200 Pengo Roms really are screwed up in 800Win; Check out the screen shot: Not only does Pengo jump around the screen, but he teleports through Ice blocks!? In the picture you can see the penguin trapped inside a diamond block(after skipping through 2 ice blocks) :!: The effect makes his exposed half indestructible to the sno-bees which try in vain to sting him. Pengo's arms and legs move in place when arrow keys are pressed but he can't escape as sno-bees continue to wander around destroying ice blocks. No additional eggs hatch and the round never ends/times out...very strange indeed. Neither the Atarimania ROM file nor the one in your link are working. That's odd. Try this one: Pengo (1983) (Atari) (U).bin That also didn't work-- the game starts but the Pengo skips around the screen. Does this require some special joystick? Edited June 26, 2010 by atariron82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I'm using the same version as Zylon. So far, my best score is 34,230. I'll post a pic when/if I improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Looks like an emulator bug if all the ROM files are giving same results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Now I'm getting a little bit respectable. 69,030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I may borrow this cart from someone to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 78,590 My ROM (Really Old Machine) seems to be working just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 As George J might sing, I'm Movin' On Up. 85,560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) I'm with Zylon and NoahsMyBro for this one and choose to download the traditional "ROM" : This game seems to love the analogue stick and so do I : 130,810 Edited June 29, 2010 by atariron82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Still going without a crash! 83,860 Hmmm. Now we know who "really" plays these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Off-topic a bit, but Atariron - how do you take your picture of the TV? Mu pics never come out as well as your shot there. I'm in a room with flourescent lights on, I disable the flash on the camera, and I shoot the TV straight-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Looks like an emulator bug if all the ROM files are giving same results. I would have to agree. Other than playing it on actual hardware try a different emulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Looks like an emulator bug if all the ROM files are giving same results. I would have to agree. Other than playing it on actual hardware try a different emulator. I just burned the ROM file (from Atarimania) to a EPROM and it crashes but differently than what was described above for the emulator so may be combination of both bad ROM file and emulator issues. Anyone have an actual dump of the real cart, give link and I'll try it out. I am going to be getting the real cart in the mail but I don't have a way to dump those to a file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 If you look in the last 5200 HSC for Pengo, we discovered Pengo is unplayable in Atari800win. I hope I find time to hook up the system and join the competition - I won last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Okay, ROM file does work on real machine. I just tried the same ROM file on a couple of other A5200 systems and game works fine. I guess I didn't insert it properly first time. I just played Pengo with a trackball for a couple of lives. So emulator users, make sure you insert the cartridge properly in the emulator and make sure contacts are clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Okay, ROM file does work on real machine. I just tried the same ROM file on a couple of other A5200 systems and game works fine. I guess I didn't insert it properly first time. I just played Pengo with a trackball for a couple of lives. So emulator users, make sure you insert the cartridge properly in the emulator and make sure contacts are clean. This is my score using Wico stick that has issues: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 This time I played with a working joystick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Hi NoahsMyBro (I've been lost in Coleco Land for a short bit..boy my wrist hurts ), You asked a great question. I spent a while trying to figure out the best setting for colorful CRT video screen shots. Using a Sony 3.2 mp DSC-P52, this is what I came up with: First thing, the light from your vintage TV is usu enough to get a nice pic-- If its day, close all blinds and turn off lights; At night turn off all lights(if the game is really bright, turn on a small light to avoid overexp.) Camera Settings: Landscape mode(at night); Twilight mode(daytime)>>>Flash= OFF Exposure value= -1.3EV Focus= 0.5m White Balance (WB)= Auto Picture Quality= Standard P. Effect= Off When taking the pic, I hold the camera as steady as possible(using an elbow for support) about 2 feet from the sceen for a complete screen shot. I play all my games on a 19" 1991 RCA XL-100. The 5200 I have pictured above is a specially modded 2-port with composite A/V. I funnel the signal through the Camera Line-in channel port on an '82 RCA VFT-650 vcr, which then travels via Coax to the 4-Port 5200 Switch Box on the back of the TV. The screen is so black I can't even tell if the TV is on or not until I hit the power switch on the Atari! We're talking RF noise = ZERO I hope some of this helps And now...back to crushing Sno-Bees Off-topic a bit, but Atariron - how do you take your picture of the TV? Mu pics never come out as well as your shot there. I'm in a room with flourescent lights on, I disable the flash on the camera, and I shoot the TV straight-on. Edited July 2, 2010 by atariron82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Looks like an emulator bug if all the ROM files are giving same results. I would have to agree. Other than playing it on actual hardware try a different emulator. Can you give a link to an emulator that works with Atari 5200 Pengo.ROM file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Atariksi is on the march...I better call for reinforcements : 248,530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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