Tempest Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Has anyone unlocked every patch, commerical, and play mode in the new Activision Anthology? I'm attempting to do so and I'm about half way there (just got all four Starmaster patches tonight). I think it would be cool to have a contest to see who can do it first (just for bragging rights I suppose). One thing I can't figure out is what unlocks some of the play modes. Sometimes it seems to be a very high score and other times it seems to be random. I've tried everything to unlock Cosmic Commuter and Skiing's play modes with no luck. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Has anyone unlocked every patch, commerical, and play mode in the new Activision Anthology? I'm attempting to do so and I'm about half way there (just got all four Starmaster patches tonight). I think it would be cool to have a contest to see who can do it first (just for bragging rights I suppose). One thing I can't figure out is what unlocks some of the play modes. Sometimes it seems to be a very high score and other times it seems to be random. I've tried everything to unlock Cosmic Commuter and Skiing's play modes with no luck. Tempest Ditto. I'll be damned if I can figure out what constitutes an unlock on Barnstorming, Sky Jinks, or Skiing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 26, 2002 Author Share Posted November 26, 2002 Sky Jinks patch unlocks at beating course 1 in under 36 seconds. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Has anyone unlocked every patch, commerical, and play mode in the new Activision Anthology? I'm attempting to do so and I'm about half way there (just got all four Starmaster patches tonight). I think it would be cool to have a contest to see who can do it first (just for bragging rights I suppose). One thing I can't figure out is what unlocks some of the play modes. Sometimes it seems to be a very high score and other times it seems to be random. I've tried everything to unlock Cosmic Commuter and Skiing's play modes with no luck. Tempest I would attempt this if I could spend 18 hrs a day playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 I think Tempest will be the first to unlock all the codes. But whoever it is, I think it would be great to compile a list to see what it takes to unlock all the different locations. I don't think I will be able to unlock some of them since I am not good enough with some of the games but it would be nice to know what to shoot for. Good luck Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keystone Kop Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 You all probably know this already, but simply beating the computer in Boxing will unlock a video with Activision commercials for several games and a few short clips of some of the designers at work. That's all I've unlocked so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 I think I can unlock quite a few rather quickly, but I won't be playing it until I give the game to my nephew on Christmas. I've already gotten his copy! He's got the Playstation II. If anyone is still having trouble then, I'll be glad to help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I unlocked a bunch of patches and got a lot of the commercials for the "earlier" games 1981-82. One thing that would have made this game perfect would be the ability to enter and save high scores...oh well. Some games are brutal, I played laser blast for about 20 minutes and all I got was a patch. (man I hate that game). One things for sure, this is the best emulated ATARI compilation I've ever seen on a console. A definite must have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcakus Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 It sucks soooo much that this is only a PS2 deal... I want to play this a great deal, but I can't justify buying a PS2 just for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 28, 2002 Author Share Posted November 28, 2002 I'm pretty close to unlocking everything, I still need: Skiing: Play mode? Barnstorming: Patch (even though I qualified it gave me the commercial only!) Gran Prix: Patch (I suck at this!) Spider Fighter: Patch (Even though I qualified!) Starmaster: Play mode? Crackpots: Play mode? Decathlon: Silver patch (I unlocked the gold with the pole vault bug) Cosmic Commuter: Play mode? HERO: Play mode? River Raid 2: Play mode? Anyone know how to unlock these? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted November 29, 2002 Share Posted November 29, 2002 It sucks soooo much that this is only a PS2 deal... I want to play this a great deal, but I can't justify buying a PS2 just for it. You never know...it may become an Xbox release someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcakus Posted November 29, 2002 Share Posted November 29, 2002 Or even GameCube is reasonable... for some reason I like the GC... but I have an strange grudge againsed Sony for some reason... probably because if anyone is going to sink my beloved XBox it will be Sony, not Nintendo... and I just can't give money to the company that will more than likely do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted November 29, 2002 Share Posted November 29, 2002 Or even GameCube is reasonable... for some reason I like the GC... but I have an strange grudge againsed Sony for some reason... probably because if anyone is going to sink my beloved XBox it will be Sony, not Nintendo... and I just can't give money to the company that will more than likely do that. Just like Nintendo ended Atari's ten year domination of the video game industy (back in 1985 which would you rather have had: a 7800 or a Nintendo or later on a Super Nintendo or Jaguar??), it makes perfect sense that someone will ultimately kill off Nintendo. Personally, I'd rather it be Sony than the juggernaut that is Microsoft. It's simply the natural order of the video game industry.[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 29, 2002 Author Share Posted November 29, 2002 Umm I think we're getting a bit off subject. Take it to another thread. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted November 29, 2002 Share Posted November 29, 2002 It sucks soooo much that this is only a PS2 deal... I want to play this a great deal, but I can't justify buying a PS2 just for it. You could sign up and try to win a Sony Playstation2. There is a contest going on right now. Here is the address to sign up: http://208.251.6.166/signin.asp Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Tempest, I just got a few more patches notably the Crackpots patch. I am begining to notice that some games require you to score a lot of points while others only require a low number of points. Pretty odd. I'm begining to wonder if there is a website or something that lists everything that is on this DVD, hopefully someone will do a FAQ and post it on Gamefaqs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Tempest, I just got a few more patches notably the Crackpots patch. So what score did it take you to achieve this patch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 That was weird with the Space Shuttle patches. Tempest was right when he mentioned that they are pretty much given to you without you having to do much. The same thing for Private Eye level 3. It is given to you without you having to do much. I wish a few other games were like this. There are some games that I am not any good at and will probably never see any of the added features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 I can't remember what the score was unfortunately but it wasn't all too much. I can't seem to get the Spider Fighter patch either, I noticed Tempest posted a different thread for that. Its a bit frustrating to not know the requirements for unlocking some of these things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 I think they did that on purpose. That is part of the challenge. To figure out what you need to do to unlock certain features. I did manage to unlock the Spider Fighter Patch but Tempest has tried to do what I indicated and it did not work for him so it must have been something else that I was just lucky to stumble on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 I'm going to play Boxing as soon as I hit "submit." Some of these patches ARE really easy -- Pitfall running to the left is waaaay too simple. Starmaster isn't bad either. I'm going to keep my eye on GameFAQS for more on this game. :wink: And Cupcakus, console war or not, you really need a PS2. It's the 2600 of the present. Can't play REZ on anything else ... well, except the Dreamcast. Can't play VF4 on anything else ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Last night I sat down with Activision Anthology and committed myself to attempting something I hadn't tried since the early 80s, scoring 1,000,000 in Laser Blast. Last time I tried I got to 500,000 or so points and then Michael Jackson's Thriller came on the radio and screwed my rhythm all to hell. The game patch unlocks at 10,000. The 1,000,000 patch unlocks at 100,000. There is a commercial that unlocks as well. For me it unlocked after a particularly horrid game where I only scored 2,700. Anyway, I can now proudly say that I finally beat game variation 4. After a VERY LOOONG game (I never used pause), the score turned all into exclamation points after I killed one more enemy past the 999,990 mark. Dragster just seems to give the patch for free. I have yet to even get off the start line in that game. I've already got the stuff unlocked for Seaquest. Damn, if I had known that game was that much fun I would have definitely tried to get it back in the day. Spider Fighter is being elusive for me too. But I think Spider Fighter kicks ass, so I'll keep trying. Its another game I wish I had gotten way back when. Kaboom has unlocks at 150 or so (commercial) and 300 (patch). This is good because I was never very proficient at the original and the emulated version is basically unplayable. Get your bucket in the corner for a second and then try to move it out, you'll see what I mean. Freeway unlocks a patch if you play difficulty 7 and get 10 points. I don't know how you unlock the commercial. I have several other things unlocked. I can't seem to get anything unlocked for the race type games though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 As good as the Activision anthology is, it seems that the patch system was not given too much thought. Some are just way too easy to get and others are very difficult. I hope that they eventually print out a list of what is required to do what but given how long the activision anthology site has been down, I am not going to hold my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 I have several other things unlocked. I can't seem to get anything unlocked for the race type games though.Gabriel, thanks for the information on all the other games. I unlocked the Grand Prix commercial without too much effort -- try your best race on track 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 For Fishing Derby, just beat the computer player. This unlocks Distortion Mode. For Skiing, the commercial unlocks with a time of 38 seconds or so on game 1. The activision ski team patch unlocks on game 3 with a time of 36 seconds or so. For Ice Hockey, the commercial unlocks when you score 4 points on game 1. The All Star Hockey patch unlocks when you can defeat the computer on game 1. Ice Hockey rocks, BTW. For Spider Fighter I got the patch. This is what I think happens: the last two digits of your score (tens and ones digits) have to match the current minutes on the PS2 clock. My score was 4520, and after letting the game sit on attract mode for a while, I got the patch. I went to look at the PS2 clock after a couple of minutes and it read 2:22. There's my theory on the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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