Ikrananka Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) Subroc You're at the helm of a fantastic battle craft, which can glide over the ocean, then soar into the air. The fierce combat rages on through day and twilight scenes and on into the night. Game Information Game Name: Subroc Released by: Coleco, 1983 Original arcade game by: Sega, 1982 TwinGalaxies High Score: 84,900 by Tom Duncan (Oct 2004) Settings: Skill 3 - 1 Player This game was suggested by: rmaerz Contest Ends Saturday, 13 August 2011 at 1:00AM EST Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC Rules Final Scores 1. jblenkle 184,900 [+10] [+3] 2. patbb 146,600 [+9] 3. Mangia-Boy 123,700 [+8] 4. chuckwalla 105,900 [+6] 5. JacobZu7zu7 94,500 [+4] 6. rmaerz 83,700 [+2] 7. ed1475 76,300 [+1] 8. Ikrananka 55,800 [+1] Leaderboard 1. ed1475 [17] (2) 1 1 2. patbb [14] (2) 1 3. Mangia-Boy [12] (2) 4. jblenkle [11] (2) 5. purenergy [9] (1) 5. chuckwalla [9] (1) 7. Ikrananka [7] (2) 8. ColecoDan [6] (1) 9. JacobZu7zu7 [2] (2) 10. atariron82 [2] (1) 11. roadrunner [1] (1) 11. cmart604 [1] (1) 11. NIAD [1] (1) 11. Yurkie [1] (1) [ ] = Points ( ) = Rounds Played BLUE = Rounds Won GOLD = Seasons Won Edited September 10, 2011 by Ikrananka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 37.500 Now my thumb is hurting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 New high score: 71.600 at Skill 3 I know it doesn't count. New inofficial World Record: 1.374.300 at Skill 1 I didn't record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 (edited) Subroc - 137,700 I'm surprised as I'm not finding this game very challenging until I get over 100,000 even at Skill Level 3. The missiles & mines seem to change their behavior a bit after 100,000 points and are much harder to avoid. Edited at 1:50 a.m. - Spoke too soon about Level 3 not being hard. I've been playing this all day and have yet to go over 100,000 again...usually to the 70 thousands...but once to 97,000...I need sleep!!! Edited July 31, 2011 by jblenkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 123,700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 44,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 (edited) 67,700 83,700 This is a great game once you start playing with the Roller Controller. It needs to be redone, however. When the action speeds up, the game slows down and you start getting killed off easily because there is no response to the input of the fire buttons. Edited July 31, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Subroc - 153,200 Whew! Finally...back over 100K several times now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 If anyone is able to play Subroc with a CX-40 joystick, please let me know. 105,900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Subroc 58,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) 90,200 146,600 A minute or so after a game is over, the screen becomes black, is there any way to get it back? Also, is there any other way than to reset the coleco to start a new game? Thanks. Edited August 3, 2011 by patbb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) I noticed that black screen too...even playing on an emulator...seems the only option is to reset. If you are talking about playing another game after finishing your last one, pressing the "*" and "#" seem to do it...I don't remember which is which, but one of them will take you back to the game option screen, the other restarts the same skill level game you were playing previously. 90,200 146,600 A minute or so after a game is over, the screen becomes black, is there any way to get it back? Also, is there any other way than to reset the coleco to start a new game? Thanks. Edited August 4, 2011 by jblenkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 If anyone is able to play Subroc with a CX-40 joystick, please let me know. I'm able to. Also with my Wico commander. I connected via a Y cable. This way I can input the number of players+difficulty level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 OK, now that I've played Subroc on a real machine with a real joystick, the "*" key will restart a new game at the same skill level you were playing previously...the "#" takes you back to the player select and game option screen...and either one of those will get rid of the black screen. 90,200 146,600 A minute or so after a game is over, the screen becomes black, is there any way to get it back? Also, is there any other way than to reset the coleco to start a new game? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Subroc - 154,200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 94,500 Better score I'm pretty sure I can improve on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 One good strategy I've found is to keep moving right and fire twice right ahead of each pair of the boats that cross in front of you. You can get a lot of points that way. If you keep moving and stay in the water, the missiles don't track you 90% of the time. The only time I'll stop and move into the air is if a missile appears to be dead center coming at me. Then I'll eliminate it and go back to firing at whatever's in the water. Sometimes if there are no missiles coming, I'll go back left and also in the air and pick off some targets too, but going right non-stop always seems to work best. 94,500 Better score I'm pretty sure I can improve on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 76,300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Subroc - 184,900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Managed to get around 30 mins playing time before being told I had to take the dog for a walk. Managed one reasonable game but my score still sucks 55,800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Yeah, my wife has been on vacation this week....so little playing time for me...every time I try, it's "can you do this...or can you do that..." Managed to get around 30 mins playing time before being told I had to take the dog for a walk. Managed one reasonable game but my score still sucks 55,800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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