peedenmark7 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) 30,978 Neither of my 2 ports like this game.. Put in some quality "night play" this AM on my 4 port . I may have to drag 'er along with me for the weekend as I am feeling the magic again. Edited October 27, 2011 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic R Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Neither of my 2 ports like this game.. Put in some quality "night play" this AM on my 4 port . I may have to drag 'er along with me for the weekend as I am feeling the magic again. what's it doing on the two-port? I've had my four-port hooked up as of late as I was playing some Mountain King, Beamrider seemed to run ok on my two-port… I was just curious what the issue was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) The 2 port that I broke galaxian on is the system I keep at our cottage. the last 3 rounds i have spent most of my time there and It seems finicky with this game. It might be me, but I seem to be all over the map score wise on it . High teens, mid 20's , I am NOT consistent on it at all ! My side to side movement seems delayed in comparison with my 4 port where I have consistently hit high 20's and 30 in warm up rounds. My stumbling block is round 9/10 , after they are out of the way I play with ease again. Must be the transition from slow to fast, then back. I also have a brand new boxed 2 port which I un-boxed to check against my other 2 port. Better , but the same basic game glitches exist... Both are up to snuff and are calibrated. On the other hand , Galaxian played weird on my 4 port during that round [summer humidity?], hence moving it over to a 2, where at the end of the round I was increasing my scores dramatically. I found some interesting quirks between the 2 and 4 on countermeasure as well. Depending on the game I will use other brand sticks that afford me the best game play. Again, it could be me, but I am thinking my 4 port is spot on , and certain games being designed for the 4 may not cross over well to the 2. Best has said they believe that I need a new 4 port motherboard by some of my rebuilt controller complaints...I beg to differ... For $25 I'll order one for grins and If it cures the few "minor" issues I have, great. Edited October 27, 2011 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sounds like the analog buffer chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Are they listed on the best site as such >? how many are there ? I may just replace them all,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) there are 5 of them on 4 port boards and only 3 on some 2 port boards. I've been using used ones from a dead system. CD4052BEXV RCA 223 (usually one per system) CD4052BEXV RCA 227 (usually 4 per system) These should be still available at many parts suppliers. The are positioned right behind the ports on the system board. These are soldered on some later systems unfortunately. Edited October 27, 2011 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Thanks for the numbers Zylon. I'll be checking into this further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) I'd prefer to save this one for the end, but every little bonus point counts... 39,950 It's 5 AM I'm going back to bed... Edited October 29, 2011 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Here's a first round go for me: 13,126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 The HSC record has changed hands 3 times now. The sharks are on the prowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 The HSC record has changed hands 3 times now. The sharks are on the prowl. Brutal round to say the least... The competition is almost gut wrenching I have been playing in the middle of the night all week... In a room that is all glass , its miserable playing during the day... At night I can see the TV !! I am anticipating a wild finish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Final attempt in 2600 Beamrider - 381,688 / Sector 49 WOO HOOOO!! I beat my personal record (273,798 points). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 While I'm not the "2600 score tracker", I must say Nice job! Now go have a beer and enjoy the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Dear Activision, Please accept the below photo showing a score of 44,230 as evidence that I have earned entry to the ranks of the "Activision Beamriders" on the Atari 5200. I will understand if the extreme lateness of this request means that you can no longer send me the associated patch. Sincerely, sdamon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 50,438 final entry. My Beamrider patch request to the Activision folks, sector 14 score of 41,570. Pic snapped prior to engaging sector 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Epic score sdamon!! I only fared slightly better in emulation, assuming the response delay in controls would be less. I think your hands have to be a step ahead of your mind in this game. On the Atari 8-bit version I did quite a bit better. 5200: 18,168 8-bit: 27,372 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Congrats and thanks to all who played, especially our winner and new record holder: peedenmark7 who has raised the bar in this often changing round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Millipede is our next game. Any objection to my allowing A8 version as well seeing as it is a conversion after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 No objection here to allowing A8 players to join in with Millipede. Congrats to peedenmark on the Beamrider high score! Yet another game in which a future rematch should be interesting. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) Yes. Next season should be quite interesting indeed. Do I have a "second" on allowing A8 Millipede? Edited October 31, 2011 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thanks guys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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