CGQuarterly Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Welcome to round 7 of the 7th season of the Atari Age NES High Score League! This week's game is going to be Pinball. Title: Pinball Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: October 18, 1985 (US) Rules: Select "Game A" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXypHXRLL-E Scores so far: roadrunner 19,360 Current standings: 1. HatefulGravey 23 2(t). bigbee99 18 2(t). SoulBlazer 18 4. asponge 17 5. Austin 15 6(t). Jibbajaba 9 6(t). roadrunner 9 8. LarcenTyler 5 9(t). NightSprinter 3 9(t). classicgamer_27330 3 9(t). Sonic R 3 12. theKLT 2 13(t). dustfilledhobo 1 13(t). Algus 1 Edited August 20, 2011 by Jibbajaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Good pick for this round. Fun game I'll lead things off with 19,360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 New score 59,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Manual scan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) I would like to add that when I made it to 100k, the paddles disappeared! They came back at 150k though. The game could really use a bump/tilt feature. I find myself moving in my seat trying to bump the table. 207,290 B Edited August 22, 2011 by bigbee99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Yeah, a tilt button would of been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Try slapping your NES. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I've been having to run this one on emulation due to no cart. The only pinball I have on the NES is Pinball Quest. I have shaken my keyboard like a wiiMote a few times though. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hey, where is everyone?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Looks like it's just me and you man. I'm surprised HatefulGravey has not posted something yet though. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 33,150 Man, I remember this one so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 I'm sorry to see that there isn't more interest in this one. I like this game, but I LOVE video pinball games. I'm on a 10-day business trip, but will try to get a score in on this one. I'll be home Wednesday night so I'll have a few days, if I can get to it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Looks like it's just me and you man. I'm surprised HatefulGravey has not posted something yet though. B I was on vacation and had no idea what another game had been posted . With any luck I'll be posting a score tonight. I hate to have to do it but it looks like this one will be emulated. If I own this cart I don't know that I own it... Don't take me not being involved as a lack of interest, its more then likely a lack of knowing a game is up to play. I'm digging this season pretty good so far. A good mix of games I know and games I've never touched, and a good mix of really hard games and games that I get a grip on a play well too. Its been an interesting season to me. When does this round end? I need to have an idea of how many games I can get in and if I have enough time I might try hitting the local game store to get a real copy of the game, I play better on real hardware. Maybe a real NES controller made to work on the PC would help, but buying the games is more fun anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 When does this round end? I need to have an idea of how many games I can get in and if I have enough time I might try hitting the local game store to get a real copy of the game, I play better on real hardware. Maybe a real NES controller made to work on the PC would help, but buying the games is more fun anyway. Ideally this Sunday, if I'm on the ball. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Sweet, I do have time to get a real cart and hit that up. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 68,740 I'm not sure what happened here. I was doing well, I get to the Mario screen and the chick and the top of the screen falls down, I catch her on my platform, then she falls from that and my game is over... this is odd to me. Anyway, I had to be sure to get a score in, I need a break and I'll get back to this later today if I can. I don't know about 200,000+ but maybe something will click and I'll get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonoidTentacle Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 (edited) 115,260 Finally had an excuse to play this game after all these years. New score, 138,850 Edited September 12, 2011 by DemonoidTentacle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 If this is still going on, I will play a few rounds when I get home and submit a score. Have been on a pinball kick for the last who knows how long, so this should be fun.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Go ahead. I've been busy, so I'm not sure when I'll post the next round. I was also still hoping to give this game a go. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 (edited) After a few games, my best score is 242,040. I'm not sure what happened here. I was doing well, I get to the Mario screen and the chick and the top of the screen falls down, I catch her on my platform, then she falls from that and my game is over... this is odd to me. I found out myself that if you let her fall off the platform, you lose a ball. You were probably on your last ball in that case. Was kind of a bummer actually, my score probably would have been a good bit higher had I not let that happen. Edited September 12, 2011 by Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Sweet, more scores coming tomorrow after work. Got to break that 200k mark it would seem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 47,400 Here's a participation score. Hopefully I'll get a moment to play some more. What's the new deadline for scores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 181,680 I tried, but just couldn't hit the 200K mark. The invisible flippers are pretty disorienting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 These video pinball games have always been the games I liked the least. This one however is the worst I have ever played. There is something about this game that absolutely sucks and I can not put a finger on it. Try as I might the games that I top 50k are few and far between. I can't fathom 200k+. I simply do not know how you folks are getting these higher scores. As soon as the ball falls to the lower part of the board I might as well let it fall. I can't seem to hit that exit when it opens, and I can't get the ball into the special room thing very often, and every time I hit the center orange 100 point bouncer there is a 50% chance that ball will bounce right into the side behind the flipper and I'm done... I can't figure it out. Sorry, I'm frustrated. I wanted to get a much better score, so I spent over an hour trying to improve and I just suck more. I'll stop now... Next game please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Biggest rule in this game (and pinball in general) is to cradle the ball. Without ball control you are screwed. Asides from that just focus on the biggest point items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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