HSC8 Round 8: Games from 2011

[innuendo]

Gwobby 30100

 

[+therealbountybob]

Latest Tables:

Gwobby Strikes Back!

1st therealbountybob (87100) 42900 12pts *

2nd Deteacher 42900 12pts

3rd innuendo 30100 11pts

4th atariron82 27300 10pts

5th a8isa1 23900 9pts

6th Fres 21600 8pts

7th bluecat 15000 7pts

8th 4Ks 6500 6pts

9th beamer320i 6400 5pts

10th Philsan 6200 4pts

11th roadrunner 5300 3pts

12th orpheuswaking 1200 2pts

*trbb capped to score below

 

CTetris

1st innuendo 15222 12pts

2nd therealbountybob 12637 11pts

3rd Deteacher 9177 10pts

4th bluecat 7692 9pts

5th Fres 7113 8pts

6th a8isa1 6008 7pts

7th orpheuswaking 5607 6pts

8th NML32 5483 5pts

9th beamer320i 5248 4pts

10th atariron82 4069 3pts

11th Philsan 3158 2pts

 

The Dreadnaught Factor II

1st orpheuswaking 63711 (377) 13pts*

2440 (83) +2292 (74) +4567 (79) +13088 (76) +41324 (65)

2nd therealbountybob 29051 (259) 11pts

2480 (91) +2225 (70) +4193 (50) +10153 (48) +10000 (--)

3rd roadrunner 17068 10pts

2805 (83) + 2115 (82) +3811 (70) +8337 (46)

4th atariron82 14674 9pts

1585 (53) +3048 (42) +4463 (36) +5578 (--)

5th a8isa1 12893 8pts

2450 (78) + 2105 (74) + 4288 (58) +4050 (50)

6th Deteacher 8990 7pts

2465 (87) + 2269 (78) + 4256 (55)

7th beamer320i 2415 6pts

8th Philsan 1853 5pts

9th innuendo [8456] 4pts

*includes 1pt bonus for highest distance

 

Voting open for HSC round 9

[+therealbountybob]

Todays' efforts:

GSB dreading finding a bug that's slipped through quality control... not having quality control could be a bug

98,000

TDF2 arrghh same craft defeats me yet again on level 5... squadron leader planning a sneak attack on its' engines for my next session.

10,686

CTetris nearly, nearly

13,644

[Deteacher]

GSB: 59,500! Got to level 7...and almost finished it.

 

[roadrunner]

A bit off topic, does anyone know why Activision never ported The Dreadnaught Factor over to the 2600?

[littleman jack]

I don't have any of these, nor a drive to connect the roms to the computer, so I'll play three that have not been played before in the 8-bit contests.

 

Space Invaders (Atari's version, without the shields)

Deluxe Invaders (Roklan)

and everyone's target for worst game: Congo Bongo (which I actually like ).

 

Hope these are okay. I'll start tonight. And finish by the end of this round, with game variations listed (I believe each of these has multiple variations, so I'll pick one for each version unless trbb has ideas for which versions I should take on).

[littleman jack]

Deluxe Invaders, game one

3,690

O bases

invasion 4

[+therealbountybob]

I don't have any of these, nor a drive to connect the roms to the computer, so I'll play three that have not been played before in the 8-bit contests.

 

Space Invaders (Atari's version, without the shields)

Deluxe Invaders (Roklan)

and everyone's target for worst game: Congo Bongo (which I actually like ).

 

Hope these are okay. I'll start tonight. And finish by the end of this round, with game variations listed (I believe each of these has multiple variations, so I'll pick one for each version unless trbb has ideas for which versions I should take on).

So you like space invaders eh! 2pts for playing each game plus as follows:

 

Atari Invaders was played in Season7-Round4 but thats fine. Bonus pts based on what you manage in the old table.

 

Congo Bongo I have 45,970 Lv5 Screen1 listed as my best, so you can earn 1pt per level completed and another 3pts if you beat my score :!:

 

Deluxe invaders I'll have one go and if you beat that score 1pt. [will edit this post]

 

That should keep you busy

[+therealbountybob]

GSB: 59,500! Got to level 7...and almost finished it.

 

great work, that means I have to play again based on the 50% rule

 

once you guys remember what does what you'll soon get much further, anyone seen the Ghost Gwobby yet

[Deteacher]

GSB: 59,500! Got to level 7...and almost finished it.

 

great work, that means I have to play again based on the 50% rule

 

once you guys remember what does what you'll soon get much further, anyone seen the Ghost Gwobby yet

 

Not yet. Just out of curiosity, how many levels are there? Is there an ending to the game?

[littleman jack]

I don't have any of these, nor a drive to connect the roms to the computer, so I'll play three that have not been played before in the 8-bit contests.

 

Space Invaders (Atari's version, without the shields)

Deluxe Invaders (Roklan)

and everyone's target for worst game: Congo Bongo (which I actually like ).

 

Hope these are okay. I'll start tonight. And finish by the end of this round, with game variations listed (I believe each of these has multiple variations, so I'll pick one for each version unless trbb has ideas for which versions I should take on).

So you like space invaders eh! 2pts for playing each game plus as follows:

 

Atari Invaders was played in Season7-Round4 but thats fine. Bonus pts based on what you manage in the old table.

 

Congo Bongo I have 45,970 Lv5 Screen1 listed as my best, so you can earn 1pt per level completed and another 3pts if you beat my score :!:

 

Deluxe invaders I'll have one go and if you beat that score 1pt. [will edit this post]

 

That should keep you busy

 

Is Atari Invaders the same as Space Invaders by Atari? I thought one had shields and one didn't. Do they play the same otherwise?

 

Thanks for the other info. I'll try to get busy with some attempts at the challenges and scores you posted on my 800!

 

And one day I'll get an XL or XE and try the Gwobby games.

[atariron82]

I'm closing in on Gwobby level 6 . I've discovered some interesting quirks in the game:

i) When jumping straight up to get a ring, on rare occasions Gwobby stalls and can literally "sky walk" up to the next tier(above)!

ii) Every now and then Gwobby turns blue, for reasons unknown(so far..)

iii) In a very strange turn, whilst leaping to claim a ring, Gwobby gets a mild zap(costing a life), the screen flashes...then he returns all decked out in white! Maybe ghost Gwobby? This has only happened twice so far in a few dozen games.

 

I got this far:

 

38,800

 

 

Long live Atari!:

 

 

Gwobby sports a flashy new zoot-suit!:

 

[+therealbountybob]

Is Atari Invaders the same as Space Invaders by Atari? I thought one had shields and one didn't. Do they play the same otherwise?

Not sure will have to play both as well as deluxe :!:

 

Not yet. Just out of curiosity, how many levels are there? Is there an ending to the game?

I didn't have enough RAM to do an ending (unlike in its predecessor Gwobby's Adventure) so the game will continue, the difficulty increases regularly at first then periodically up to level 95 or so, the level counter shows funny characters after that but the game still plays on. I hopefully made it too hard for anyone to get to level 100 (or roll the score counter) but that could be considered the end! There are 230k+ possible level variations. The best I've been to is about level 12 from the start but 16 would be a realistic target

 

I'm closing in on Gwobby level 6 . I've discovered some interesting quirks in the game:

i) When jumping straight up to get a ring, on rare occasions Gwobby stalls and can literally "sky walk" up to the next tier(above)!

ii) Every now and then Gwobby turns blue, for reasons unknown(so far..)

iii) In a very strange turn, whilst leaping to claim a ring, Gwobby gets a mild zap(costing a life), the screen flashes...then he returns all decked out in white! Maybe ghost Gwobby? This has only happened twice so far in a few dozen games.

i/iii) These are two of the strange side effects usually triggered by not fully grasping the rings keep the stick held and jump confidently There are a few shortcuts around too e.g. the 'rope' at the start.

ii) Getting low on air/time (<1500)

iii) On your last life if you get the x-ray machine, if it malfunctions you may be lucky and get a Ghost Gwobby, if you finish the level he is reincarnated

[+therealbountybob]

littleman jack special

2pts per game played plus:

Congo Bongo

1pt per level complete

Deluxe invaders

Game 1: 5000+ 1pt, beating the level (when the invaders go back up) 1pt

Game 12: 500+ 1pt

Space Invaders (you were right no shields!)

Game 1: 800+ 1pt, finishing the level (ship is collected) 2pts

Game 12: 500+ 1pt

[bluecat]

Gwobby Strikes Back 22,000

[+therealbountybob]

Today's goes:

GSB

TDFII lv5 but at least I beat that darn ship for a change

CTetris (sorry innuendo )

[+therealbountybob]

Latest Tables:

Gwobby Strikes Back!

1st Deteacher 59500 12pts

2nd therealbountybob 38800 11pts *

3rd atariron82 38800 11pts

4th innuendo 30100 10pts

5th a8isa1 23900 9pts

6th bluecat 22000 8pts

7th Fres 21600 7pts

8th 4Ks 6500 6pts

9th beamer320i 6400 5pts

10th Philsan 6200 4pts

11th roadrunner 5300 3pts

12th orpheuswaking 1200 2pts

*trbb capped to score below

 

CTetris

1st therealbountybob 16715 12pts

2nd innuendo 15222 11pts

3rd Deteacher 9177 10pts

4th bluecat 7692 9pts

5th Fres 7113 8pts

6th a8isa1 6008 7pts

7th orpheuswaking 5607 6pts

8th NML32 5483 5pts

9th beamer320i 5248 4pts

10th atariron82 4069 3pts

11th Philsan 3158 2pts

 

The Dreadnaught Factor II

1st orpheuswaking 63711 (377) 13pts*

Lv1:2440 (83) +Lv2:2292 (74) +Lv3:4567 (79) +Lv4:13088 (76) +Lv5:41324 (65)

2nd therealbountybob 29737 (259) 11pts

2480 (91) +2225 (70) +4193 (50) +10153 (48) +10686 (--)

3rd roadrunner 17068 10pts

2805 (83) + 2115 (82) +3811 (70) +8337 (46)

4th atariron82 14674 9pts

1585 (53) +3048 (42) +4463 (36) +5578 (--)

5th a8isa1 12893 8pts

2450 (78) + 2105 (74) + 4288 (58) +4050 (50)

6th Deteacher 8990 7pts

2465 (87) + 2269 (78) + 4256 (55)

7th beamer320i 2415 6pts

8th Philsan 1853 5pts

9th innuendo [8456] 4pts

*includes 1pt bonus for highest distance

 

Voting open for HSC round 9

[innuendo]

The Dreadnaught Factor II

 

Now I know what it is (I put there my old result)

 

1. 2475 (84)

 

2. 4301 (83)

 

3. 4461 (65)

 

4. 8456 (42)

 

I hope that there are my all results

[+therealbountybob]

The Dreadnaught Factor II

...

I hope that there are my all results

next play level 5, it's tough, post a score even if you don't beat the level

[atariron82]

Making steady inroads against the Emperor:

 

50,100

 

[_Fandal_]

I think that level 5 of TDF2 should be quite easy for experienced players but level 7 is a real challenge even for author. I beat level 7 in original version several times (you must destroy 99 enemy dreadnaughts) but I haven't been able to do that in TDF2 so far...

 

F.

[+orpheuswaking]

I'm still working on level 6... Got VERY close last night!

[Goochman]

Gwobby - 600

CTetris - 5987

[innuendo]

Gwobby

 

52800

[_Fandal_]

TDF2 level 6.

 

F.