Ikrananka Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Galaxian You feel that spine-tingling exhilaration every time you play GALAXIAN in an arcade. Now the same sensation is yours at home. Wave after wave of Drones, Emissaries, Hornets and Commanders come winging in from deep space. Skillfully, you slide your ship right and left with your joystick, dodging their fire and blasting them out of the universe. Game Information Game Name: Galaxian Released by: Atarisoft, 1983 Original arcade game by: Namco, 1979 CV HSC High Score: None TwinGalaxies High Score: None Settings: Skill 3 - Advanced Level This game was suggested by: chuckwalla and roadrunner Contest Ends Saturday, 7 April 2012 at 1:00AM EST Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC Rules Current High Scores (up to Post#27) 1. chuckwalla 30,870 [+10] 2. skosh 26,170 [+9] 3. ed1475 17,820 [+8] 4. Mangia-Boy 14,870 [+6] 5. RelliK111 12,380 [+4] 6. SpiceWare 12,020 [+2] 7. Ikrananka 7,930 [+1] 8. roadrunner 5,550 [+1] 9. jblenkle 5,460 [+1] 10. JacobZu7zu7 3,990 [+1] Leaderboard 1. Mangia-Boy [121] (18) 1 2. jblenkle [110] (19) 2 3. skosh [110] (13) 5 4. patbb [83] (17) 1 5. ed1475 [69] (19) 2 1 6. ChuckH [65] (3 7. Ikrananka [48] (18) 8. chuckwalla [38] (9) 1 9. JacobZu7zu7 [36] (15) 10. atariron82 [30] (5) 1 11. Yurkie [20] (5) 1 12. roadrunner [15] (14) 13. Ms. Do [13] (1) 1 14. rmaerz [11] (4) 15. mc#4 [11] (2) 1 16. purenergy [10] (2) 17. retroillucid [10] (1) 1 18. SpiceWare [8] (2) 19. Akito01 [8] (1) 20. ColecoDan [6] (1) 21. AtariBrian [4] (1) 22. 1982VideoGames [2] (2) 22. Darrin9999 [2] (2) 24. SegaShooters [2] (1) 25. cmart604 [1] (1) 25. NIAD [1] (1) 25. centiqueen81 [1] (1) [ ] = Points ( ) = Rounds Played BLUE = Rounds Won GOLD = Seasons Won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 3,990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 4,390 The game crashed on me so I wasn't able to take a photo. I see there's 4 different ROMs for Galaxian, perhaps I'm using a bad version? Is there a database somewhere to explain what's different? I normally play the non-alt variation, for Galaxian that's the 24K file. 32768 Jul 13 2000 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a1].col 20480 Feb 12 1996 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a2].col 32768 Jan 28 2000 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a3].col 24576 Oct 20 1996 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft).col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 5,860 Now playing the 32K [a1] version. Ship Explosion looks better and the graphic glitches that I was seeing before (odd lines, score with a space in the middle, etc) haven't been occurring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Galaxian - 3,790 Screen started breaking up just as I lost my last life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 that looks like what I was seeing when I played the 24K version, Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft).col. The 32K version, Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a1].col, works better for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Galaxian - 5,460 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) 4,390 The game crashed on me so I wasn't able to take a photo. I see there's 4 different ROMs for Galaxian, perhaps I'm using a bad version? Is there a database somewhere to explain what's different? I normally play the non-alt variation, for Galaxian that's the 24K file. 32768 Jul 13 2000 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a1].col 20480 Feb 12 1996 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a2].col 32768 Jan 28 2000 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft) [a3].col 24576 Oct 20 1996 Galaxian (1983) (Atarisoft).col There was never a good dump for this game until Ikrananka himself dump his personal copy per my request. Here is a link to the thread. Post #18 has Ikrananka's good dump of Galaxian for those that don't own the cartridge. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/167880-working-galaxian-binary-for-128-1sd-multi-cart/ Edited March 25, 2012 by Yurkie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Galaxian (Advanced Level) : 14,890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I hope, that my score ist better to see on the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) 17,200 skill 3 Edited March 25, 2012 by ed1475 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 26170 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Galaxian => the long time definition of the video game shooter. 30,870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nice score! What level were you at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckH Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Well, I started practicing on level one since I haven't played this before to work my way up to level three. I was playing the 24k version and was having problems like the ones mentioned. At one point the flying things stopped shooting! All I had to do was just miss the things and keep on shooting. I was getting tons of flags for no reason and I could basically just go on forever if I wanted to. I just killed myself at 27,670. I have since got the version posted above and I'm now using that one with no problems yet. I have to practice a bit before I post a screen for level three. This one obviously doesn't count but is good for a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Nice score! What level were you at? I'm thinking that was directed toward me. Level 3 all the way - the only way I play CV Galaxian. If I wanted to cheat i'd post my 50K+ score I got a couple months ago starting on Level 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Not really sure where the "cheat" part came from as I was curious as to the level in terms of screens cleared and was the reason the "at" was used.... lol.. Sorry... as it appears you thought otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 7,900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) Not really sure where the "cheat" part came from as I was curious as to the level in terms of screens cleared and was the reason the "at" was used.... lol.. Sorry... as it appears you thought otherwise. Sorry man, I was thinking skill level as opposed to screen progression (flags) - I may not be the quickest study at night sometimes either . Honestly, I rarely look at the # of screens completed, just the score. Anyhow, CV Galaxian is one of my all-time favorite video games and one of the few I play really well. Seems like a lot of gamers aren't too fond of it though. Edited March 27, 2012 by chuckwalla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 I hope, that my score ist better to see on the next photo. What is that yellow ship above your ship at the bottom of the screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hi Ikrananka, I'm not surprised about this question. I played a few games and often the game broke down. I must have a very bad dump on my 128 on 1-cartridge. On my attached photo I wanted to improve my first score (look at the result in the middle) by starting a new game, then the yellow ship came on the screen and also some green circles - like explosions. This must be a bug like the white strip on Joe's photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 LOL - with the way I play I could do with that extra ship to help me out. Have you tried the clean dump that Yurkie highlighted in this thread (Post #? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 12,020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RelliK111 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 12380 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 17,820 A small improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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