Lauren Tyler Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) OK, ladies and germs, it's time to get the NEW High Score Club underway. And we're getting off to a running start with Track & Field! Since I'm a little new at this, I'm just going to use a simplified layout for things. Game Title: Track & Field Publisher: Atari Corporation, 1984 Game Mode: Novice (Difficulty switches and TV Type switch aren't used.) The manual has plenty of information, but if you don't have it, there's a typed copy here. While it doesn't have any general hints, it does provide specific hints for each event. While most are rather obvious, one that should be noted is that a good angle for events that involve throwing/jumping at an angle is 45 degrees. SCORES: toymailman: 78,450 (+10) Stan: 78,150 (+9) Deteacher: 76,000 (+8 ) Liduario: 73,730 (+7) skosh: 72,400 (+6) gamerguy99: 72,370 (+5) Scrabbler15: 71,780 (+4) Vocelli: 70,250 (+3) Gorfy: 69,750 (+2) HatefulGravey: 69,600 (+1) pis: 57,900 (+1) DT Koofoed: 54,270 (+1) Miss 2600: 49,180 (+1) Gamer__X: 45,940 (+1) Amstari: 39,440 (+1) Mister VCS: 38,670 (+1) cparsley: 16,400 (+1) TOTAL SCORES: oymailman 10 Stan: 9 Deteacher: 8 Liduario: 7 skosh: 6 gamerguy99: 5 Scrabbler15: 4 Vocelli: 3 Gorfy: 2 HatefulGravey: 1 pis: 1 DT Koofoed: 1 Miss 2600: 1 Gamer__X: 1 Amstari: 1 Mister VCS: 1 cparsley: 1 (Anyone got any suggestions for organizing scores by name or something similar? I was thinking Excel, but I dunno if that's possible.) By the way, since we're playing a Konami game, I was recently thinking about the old NES games published by Konami/Ultra Games, and how they had corny stories for each of their games. While you don't need one for this one, I might hold a 'mini-contest' for future games to see who can come up with the funniest 'Ultra-games' intro. Also, please PM me with a choice for which game you'd like to play in future rounds. Please limit it to one game only, unless I ask otherwise, such as if a game is overdone or can't be played for certain reasons. Good luck and have fun! Edited September 20, 2012 by LarcenTyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 End date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hey we have finally started! How is this all working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exo Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Whew! Rocking the joystick back and forth like mad makes my hand sore! I'll definitely try to one-up this score since I flopped on the Hammer throw, but all I have to say is WOW, this game is tricky. (That says 35880) Edited September 13, 2012 by exo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 66,890 I've got this competitive warm and fuzzy feeling. Here we go... , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Oh yes, I forgot: We'll be ending on Wednesday, September 19th, at midnight EST. I'll update scores shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm happy to see a new HSC Tournament I'm not sure I can play this week or in the next week but that's due a great happening: I am a father for the first time! Yes, yesterday, 09/12, my son arrived! Now I'm very happy with him and my wife. And I'm very busy too! I've found an excellent book with 700 pages, I wonder if it can teach me everything I need to know I hope I can get some time and join you as soon as possible. I've collected all high scores of each event in HSC sub-forum and posted it but I still need to pick the highest of each game by its difficulty and pm LarcenTyler letting him create the thread. Maybe this weekend I get the time to finish it. P.S.: I don't mind starting the HSC from 1.x but now nobody will catch toymailman. Well, if that's possible... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'm happy to see a new HSC Tournament I'm not sure I can play this week or in the next week but that's due a great happening: I am a father for the first time! Yes, yesterday, 09/12, my son arrived! Now I'm very happy with him and my wife. And I'm very busy too! I've found an excellent book with 700 pages, I wonder if it can teach me everything I need to know I hope I can get some time and join you as soon as possible. I've collected all high scores of each event in HSC sub-forum and posted it but I still need to pick the highest of each game by its difficulty and pm LarcenTyler letting him create the thread. Maybe this weekend I get the time to finish it. P.S.: I don't mind starting the HSC from 1.x but now nobody will catch toymailman. Well, if that's possible... Alright!!! Congratulations on the new one I think 700 pages will get you started, anyhow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Track & Field - 15,160 Grrrr....can't get further than the first three events... Edited September 14, 2012 by jblenkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Congratulations on your new adventure, Liduario! Soon you'll be teaching him to play Atari......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Track & Field - 15,160 Grrrr....can't get further than the first three events... I know how you feel.......I still haven't made my way past the second event. Every single time I try to do the long jump, the angle sets at 80 degrees! Tips on setting the angle, anyone? Score: 7,460 Edited September 14, 2012 by Gorfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I don't even mess with the angle on the long jump...I still jump long enough to qualify, plus some...I have now made it to the hammer throw...my big problem is the angle on the javelin. I'm getting better, but it's hard to get it to 45 degrees without over or under shooting it. Seems like you are OK plus or minus 3 degrees...but it helps to run really fast too. I haven't quite zeroed in on how many times you should spin around on the hammer throw...but I'm beating the heck out of my computer keyboard on this game...especially on the events where you run. I know how you feel.......I still haven't made my way past the second event. Every single time I try to do the long jump, the angle sets at 80 degrees! Tips on setting the angle, anyone? Score: 7,460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Track & Field - 26,410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) I know how you feel.......I still haven't made my way past the second event. Every single time I try to do the long jump, the angle sets at 80 degrees! Tips on setting the angle, anyone? Score: 7,460 On Long Jump and Javelin, holding the button down increases the angle. Tapping the button gives an angle of 20-something degrees. Holding the button down the whole time makes the angle like 80 degrees. Somewhere between tapping the button and holding the button is 45 degrees, which is the goal. The High Jump works the opposite way. Tap the button to go almost straight up and hold the button a little bit to make the jumper travel more from left to right. For the Hammer Throw, throw on the ninth spin, The angle works the way as the Javelin. Edited September 14, 2012 by Scrabbler15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Ok, On the board with Vocelli: 21440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Here's my first attempt on Arcade mode (I didn't see that we were playing in Novice): 72,540! I'll play again in Novice and see how I fare. Glad to be competing again. Edited September 14, 2012 by Deteacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Ok, just played on Novice mode. My score was: 76,060! Still room for improvement on a couple events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) 6,920 8,140 15,620 I love hate this game Edited September 15, 2012 by classicgamer_27330 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Thanks for the tips JBLenkle and Scrabbler!! They helped me through the long jump and javelin throw. Now I gotta quit tripping over hurdles....... New score: 32,690 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Are we going with total score or also posting individual scores for events? Also, in the future can we start from Sunday to Sunday? It doesn't matter much to me honestly, but I know lots of people with jobs and kids would probably like having three weekend days to play instead of just two. Perhaps a minor point, but it keeps things a little more organized too. Time to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 That hammer throw hates me, I just know it. I have to rest my arm now. 42,060 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pis Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 56.200 I wich i had a tac-2 joystick (or simular) to play this game with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Got one game for this round 68,040 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 score: 46,440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 58,680 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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