Mister VCS Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) The original space alien vertical shooter. Move your tank back and forth along the bottom of the screen and shoot endless waves of aliens marching towards earth. Shoot the flying saucer for extra points. Game Information Game Name: Space Invaders Released by: Opcode, 2003 (Homebrew-Game) Original arcade game by: Taito/Midway, 1978 TwinGalaxies High Score: 5,910 (USA I) / 5,140 (Japan I) both by Tom Duncan Settings: Choose between USA or Japan Part I (Default) - 1 Player Start with 3 bases and a bonus at 1,500 points This game was chosen by: Poll (7 votes) Contest ends on Saturday, 08-14-2010 at 1:00 AM eastern. Quick-Start-Bonus Info and HSC rules Current High Scores 1. ColecoDan 7,140 [+10] 2. duncantoml 6,430 [+9] 3. ed1475 4,280 [+8] [+1] 4. roadrunner 3,910 [+6] 5. ten-four 3,500 [+4] 6. RangerG 2,990 [+2] 7. Yurkie 2,980 [+1] 8. atariron82 2,490 [+1] 9. Ms. Do 2,470 [+1] 10. patbb 1,360 [+1] Leaderboard 1. duncantoml [33 points] (3) 2 1 2. ColecoDan [28] (3) 1 3. ed1475 [13] (3) 1 4. atariron82 [12] (2) 4. patbb [12] (3) 5. Yurkie [11] (2) 6. RangerG [6] (3) 7. Mister VCS [5] (2) 8. roadrunner [4] (3) 9. purenergy [3] (2) 10. JEFF31 [1] (1) 10. LaserHawk [1] (1) Edited August 15, 2010 by Mister VCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncantoml Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Damn Invaders.... 4810 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 3,910 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 2350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 2050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I'd probably score in the 10-20k range for this game.. but I'll best leave u all to compete amongst yourselves ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 4280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 What button do I have to press to add coins? Ans start the game? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I think you have to hit the pound or star to get to the screen to add coins and then you push the 1 for 1 player and the 2 for 2 player. I was playing this a little just to see why everyone had such low scores and this sucker is a little difficult. It is going to take some time to get used to it. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Do Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 2470 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 2980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I think you have to hit the pound or star to get to the screen to add coins and then you push the 1 for 1 player and the 2 for 2 player. I was playing this a little just to see why everyone had such low scores and this sucker is a little difficult. It is going to take some time to get used to it. Dan Thanks 1360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 This is a tough one The fighter ship seems a bit wide, making it an easy target for the advancing invaders. When they get close you're toast! 2,230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 4180 Just so you know atariron82 your guys are too colorful which means I think you are in Japan mode. It defaults to Japan so you have to switch it to USA in options. Not that USA is any easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 4180 Just so you know atariron82 your guys are too colorful which means I think you are in Japan mode. It defaults to Japan so you have to switch it to USA in options. Not that USA is any easier. Dan how do you switch modes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Well I have the cart so hopefully you do as well but I assume the emulator would be the same. If you don't do anything when you turn on the game 3 choices will show up on the bottom. Use joystick to move down to 3rd choice which is called options. Hit fire button. You will see you are in japan mode move joystick to right to go to USA mode and then hit fire button. It should default back up to first choice again and then hit fire button again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Well I have the cart so hopefully you do as well but I assume the emulator would be the same. If you don't do anything when you turn on the game 3 choices will show up on the bottom. Use joystick to move down to 3rd choice which is called options. Hit fire button. You will see you are in japan mode move joystick to right to go to USA mode and then hit fire button. It should default back up to first choice again and then hit fire button again. Thank You, I might have been playing the japan mode, I never changed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 As this game has long since sold out, is the rom freely available for multi-cart/emulator usage? I see an emulator screen grab but wasn't aware that the rom was being distributed... and with my SD flash cart coming in the mail I may ba able to compete in this round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Back on topic here... isn't it funny... 4-5 thousand points is considered a high score... ahh the good ol' days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 king_salamon if you go into the Topic Season 4 Homebrew Poll someone I believe put a link to the rom for space invaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Back on topic here... isn't it funny... 4-5 thousand points is considered a high score... ahh the good ol' days! No.. it isn't. I'm slapping my head seeing some of the scores and comments here as it's obvious no one knows how to play Space Invaders anymore.(and yes I mean this in a friendly way) It's not really a reflex game.. its actually a lot more deliberate strategy and if you want... point hoarding. But anyway, I'd play but my problem is I have the cart, but my Colecovision is packed up hardcore somewhere. And I USED to have the ROM (as I helped Eduardo a little in his testing) but I have no clue where it is to play it via emu. So oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 king_salamon if you go into the Topic Season 4 Homebrew Poll someone I believe put a link to the rom for space invaders. Got it... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Back on topic here... isn't it funny... 4-5 thousand points is considered a high score... ahh the good ol' days! No.. it isn't. I'm slapping my head seeing some of the scores and comments here as it's obvious no one knows how to play Space Invaders anymore.(and yes I mean this in a friendly way) It's not really a reflex game.. its actually a lot more deliberate strategy and if you want... point hoarding. But anyway, I'd play but my problem is I have the cart, but my Colecovision is packed up hardcore somewhere. And I USED to have the ROM (as I helped Eduardo a little in his testing) but I have no clue where it is to play it via emu. So oh well. Well then you'll have to get the Twin Galaxies record... it's only in the 5-6k range. I hope to get in at least one game before the deadline... just so I can get some points in the rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 (edited) Well then you'll have to get the Twin Galaxies record... it's only in the 5-6k range. I just took a look and the Twin Galaxy high score for the arcade game (which Opcode's Colecovision port is, more or less) is 55k, and 425k(!) for SI Deluxe. Strange how the score for part 1 is such a far cry from the 2nd one.. My high score I think back when I was 11 years old in the late 70's was probably in the 20k range. But you figure you flip the score when you hit 10k, and that was the usual goal of everyone who played, then they just quit. Edited August 9, 2010 by NE146 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten-four Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hi. I play most Part II in Japan mode. But in Part I in US mode do i get this score: 3.500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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