atariksi Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Best I've ever got on 1st screen was 1035. If I could get the satellite to emerge at just the right spot... Some further improvement in the game as well. 76,685 I got the "satellite" and some missiles and then waited for two missiles to come together so I can kill two birds with one stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Thanks for that reminder, XEGS has missile command built-in w/AV jacks so I may take that with me to work and play this game. ... in your lunch break (just in case) They built a home computer into the missile command game box.. wow On *wedgies mode I got erm 173,045 [edit * smart missiles, look who read the instructions on atarimania, kinda fun finding out what is really going on, insert nostalgia emoticon here] [there's tons of good tips etc here ] PRESS S on ROM version for wedg smart missile mode must be the key I missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Slight improvement. I'm still using arrow keys as mouse capture seems jerky. That's quite a foresight to make a game that supports a mouse before the mouse was designed or invented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 After about 15 tries, I got it! 1040 Also slight improvement in total score. 79,505 That's hard to get a shot of since pause isn't working on mine, yet the spacebar is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 mini tables 1st therealbountybob 136,525 12pts+1pt 2nd atariksi 107,245 11pts+1pt 3rd a8isa1 87,070 10pts 4th zylon 79,509 9pts 5th divya16 49,750 8pts 6th roadrunner 25,865 7pts 7th anna 14,830 6pts 8th 4Ks 12,415 5pts highest score screen 1 atariksi 1040 1pt divya16 1040 1pt zylon 1040 1pt a8isa1 1035 therealbountybob 1030 highest smart missiles mode - (now 1 point for top three... yes each!) 1st therealbountybob 173,045 1pt 2nd ?? 3rd ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 mini tables 1st therealbountybob 136,525 12pts+1pt 2nd atariksi 107,245 11pts+1pt 3rd a8isa1 87,070 10pts 4th zylon 79,509 9pts 5th divya16 49,750 8pts 6th roadrunner 25,865 7pts 7th anna 14,830 6pts 8th 4Ks 12,415 5pts highest score screen 1 atariksi 1040 1pt divya16 1040 1pt zylon 1040 1pt a8isa1 1035 therealbountybob 1030 highest smart missiles mode - (now 1 point for top three... yes each!) 1st therealbountybob 173,045 1pt 2nd ?? 3rd ?? d'oh! a point each for the top three? I didn't bother to register a score because I thought there was only point up for grabs. ~139K oh well. I'll try again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 I didn't bother to register a score because I thought there was only point up for grabs. oh well. I'll try again later. I took pity on you all and changed it probably fandal or someone will come along and crush my score so probably a good idea :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I didn't bother to register a score because I thought there was only point up for grabs. oh well. I'll try again later. I took pity on you all and changed it probably fandal or someone will come along and crush my score so probably a good idea :!: I just tried that "triangle mode"; I got 98K but stopped there as I don't have time to go on. That mode is called "practice mode" on Atari 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 How can you tell if the alternate mode worked? I didn't notice a difference on my screen. The game seemed easier but I can't tell if it went to wedgie mode or I just had a good regular game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 1030 on first screen is the best I can do... Overall score is 16340, And wedgie mode HAHHAHAHHA not even gonna try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 How can you tell if the alternate mode worked? I didn't notice a difference on my screen. The game seemed easier but I can't tell if it went to wedgie mode or I just had a good regular game. You won't see any regular missiles when you start the game-- only guided missiles also known as triangles, wedges, smart missiles, and practice mode in this thread. On the Atari 5200 Missile Command, press the "8" key and then start the game and it's the same as what you should see on the Atari 800/XL/XE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'll give that a try on the 5200. I've been playing the A8 cart version on my 600xl for this contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Slight improvement. (The file version seems harder than the ROM version. Smart Missiles seem to come out sooner). 89,410 p.s. I just noticed that the scores are green. I'm pretty sure I've not seen that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 OK, here's my first "wedgie mode" score. 197,750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 OK, here's my first "wedgie mode" score. 197,750. What controller are you using? That's pretty good score. Maybe your version has misguided missiles instead of guided missiles. Here's my score update-- anyone want to guess how close I came to getting a bonus for a bonus point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Had some more improvement in the real game: 85,930 Also tried "wedgies" mode on a 5200 since I haven't gotten it to work on my XL: 439,180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 OK, here's my first "wedgie mode" score. 197,750. What controller are you using? That's pretty good score. Maybe your version has misguided missiles instead of guided missiles. Here's my score update-- anyone want to guess how close I came to getting a bonus for a bonus point? I'm using a converted Logitech Bus mouse. Since this a conversion to ST compatibility and ST mice are known to work on A8s I consider this a legit controller. Atari800 (linux SDL build) -mouse joy -mousespeed 9 nearly as well though if you you have mouse acceleration on the game has a bad, sluggish "feel" until you get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Had some more improvement in the real game: 85,930 Also tried "wedgies" mode on a 5200 since I haven't gotten it to work on my XL: 439,180 You need to press the S key on the keyboard to enable that mode on Atari 800/XL/XE. The trackball mode is CTRL+T (no CTRL here). Also, the screen will flash once you switch modes so make sure it doesn't flash twice or even number of times since you will have toggled back to normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Found the problem. The left side of my 600's keyboard is dead. Tried my 800xl's keyboard and the letters work but start/ reset buttons don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Found the problem. The left side of my 600's keyboard is dead. Tried my 800xl's keyboard and the letters work but start/ reset buttons don't. My Atari 800 keyboard never goes bad (including console keys). Even my spare which was collecting dust for a while starts working after banging on the keys for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I don't use the 800 because the rf module is bad. I'll try messing with the start button tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I don't use the 800 because the rf module is bad. I'll try messing with the start button tomorrow. I guess you meant your particular 800 has a bad RF. Try the DIN5 monitor port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 105,740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I don't use the 800 because the rf module is bad. I'll try messing with the start button tomorrow. I guess you meant your particular 800 has a bad RF. Try the DIN5 monitor port. I had to mess with the rf when I got it. Then again when I dug it out to try the keyboard. It's useable if I leave the module's cover off. I'll just order a new keyboard and be done with it since it's useless without the function buttons. I can still play the games on the 600. Never got any cables to use on the DIN port. I've tried to buy some twice and never got them, had to file claims. If I had some, it'd work for all my other old computers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 mini tables 1st therealbountybob 136,525 12pts+1pt 2nd atariksi 107,245 11pts+1pt 3rd a8isa1 105,740 10pts+1pt 4th zylon 85,930 9pts 5th divya16 59,990 8pts 6th roadrunner 25,865 7pts 7th orpheuswaking 16,340 6pts 8th anna 14,830 5pts 9th 4Ks 12,415 4pts highest score screen 1 atariksi 1040 1pt divya16 1040 1pt zylon 1040 1pt a8isa1 1035 orpheuswaking 1030 therealbountybob 1030 highest smart missiles mode - (1 point for top three) 1st a8isa1 197,750 1pt 2nd therealbountybob 173,045 1pt 3rd atariksi 98,000 1pt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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