+therealbountybob Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Getting better (and bigger!) L.A. to N.Y. 19:20 144mph Drat just 2 seconds shy of 'All American Al' [waves fist] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Not player this one before. 1st go lots of crashing 25:33 2nd go 24:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caco Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 19:23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 U.S. Tour 79:12 11,060 miles Noticed on one of our saves from years ago '10,466 miles' so need to figure out which route that was. I've drawn a little map to plot my routes and the miles - wish it was bigger as after two goes it's already looking like someones taken a howitzer to a drunken spiders web TGACCRR is a nice game; really getting into it again. Not figured out the time shown on the clock for each stage (that counts down) maximum time allowed perhaps, nor if it's beneficial to take the 'steering test' routes think it might be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 My first try: 19:39, 142MPH Sadly, I have no time toplay this time...:/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 My first try: 19:39, 142MPH Sadly, I have no time toplay this time...:/ Pretty f-f-ffast for a first go Remember folks the last full day of play is 15th Jan for this final round of Season 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Latest Tables: L.A. to N.Y.C 1st Top Speed DieMON 17:49 157 mph 12pts 2nd Hot Shot jk40001 19:12 145mph 11pts 3rd AsleepAtTheWheelBountyBob 19:20 144mph 10pts 4th Fast Caco 19:23 144 mph 9pts 5th Speedy Sikor 19:39 142mph 8pts 6th Fulcrum Fallout 22:30 124mph 7pts 7th Dieselhead Dom (in his beamer320i) 23:07 119mph 6pts 8th Champions_2002 24:03 116mph 5pts 9th Wrong Way McKong 24:16 115mph 4pts 10th road running roadrunner 24:29 114mph 3pts U.S. Tour Bonus [Position Player Time Miles Points] 1st DieMON 71:37 10,878 12pts 2nd Beat High Revvin Renee for 12pts 76:00 11021 3rd Beat Leadfoot Laurette for 11 pts 78:43 11021 4th The Wheel Bounty Bob 79:12 11,060 10pts 5th Beat Jersey Jessica for 10pts 81:38 11021 6th Beat Move Over Mary for 9pts 84:47 11021 7th Beat Daring Dan for 8pts 88:10 11021 8th Beat Jump Start John for 7pts 91:50 11021 9th Beat 'Jet Engine Jim for 6pts 95:50 11021 10th Beat Careful Caroline for 5pts 100:11 11021 11th Beat Keep Ahead Kevin for 4pts 104:58 11021 12th roadrunner 107:53 11,160 3pts 13th Beat Quick Start K.C. for 3pts 110:13 11021 Finish the course for 1pt remember you can set the time of day by pressing Option/F4 to choose a start time for either race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 U.S. Tour 79:12 11,060 miles Noticed on one of our saves from years ago '10,466 miles' so need to figure out which route that was. I've drawn a little map to plot my routes and the miles - wish it was bigger as after two goes it's already looking like someones taken a howitzer to a drunken spiders web TGACCRR is a nice game; really getting into it again. Not figured out the time shown on the clock for each stage (that counts down) maximum time allowed perhaps, nor if it's beneficial to take the 'steering test' routes think it might be I think the clock is how much time you have left to get to each city. When the time gets low you hear it tick away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Getting better (though a long way to go to catch DieMON's impressive times) - Scalak you'd better start-up that engine soon L.A. to N.Y. 19:00 147mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champions_2002 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 My second go 6th Northern Norman 120mph 23:19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I am terrible at this game, I'm not even going to post my lameass score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 I am terrible at this game, I'm not even going to post my lameass score C'mon post them with a suitable name - or I'll make one up for you like McKong's Take it steady when it's busy - never run out of fuel so drop to 62 as soon as you see the 'fuel on l/r' message - always outrun the cops - use the verges and the BRAKES (something I find hard to do in driving games!) - I nearly always crash when I glance down for a nano-second at the dials so think about fuel before you start each stage... Keep you hands upon the wheel and you eyes down on the ro-o-ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9GDiYU0-I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Very little improvment: 19:27 143MPH Edited January 9, 2013 by Sikor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Very little improvment: 19:27 143MPH at least you managed 12 seconds! I made only 9 seconds on the full 11,096 miles at least I beat my time but need to find a shorter route... might try ending up in Miami perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well, at least you have a score...I keep getting disqualified... I am terrible at this game, I'm not even going to post my lameass score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well that was my point... I don't really have a score, I'm in the same boat as you... Makes me yearn for another Pole Position round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well, at least you have a score...I keep getting disqualified... I didn't know you could get disqualified - drink driving perhaps If you're playing under emulation try the game on PAL video setting to see if it's any easier... do you guys just keep crashing too much or are you just going too steady or perhaps running out of fuel or missing the fuel stops??? [obviously do the LA-NYC to learn the game before attempting the US tour] Probably not the best time to mention I've just managed an 18:10 LA-NY.. the game seems fairly steady once you've mastered the fuel stops (@ 1/4 tank to be safe) and not going too fast when it's busy - let me know where you get stuck if you want some more help... I'll put you each down for a point for playing - perhaps post the stage you got to for comparison... p.s. all of my scores are using the default time of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Apparently if you don't reach your final destination without running out of time you are disqualified. At first I couldn't even make it to the first stop and it told me I was DQ'd. I thought maybe if I finally made it past that I would get some type of score...and I did at the end of each level. I think I made it to the fourth stop and then ran out of time and it told me I was DQ'd again. Finally looked up the manual and it says, The race can end in one of three ways: 1. Disqualification. This occurs as soon as you run out of time at any point in the race. 2. Finish, but not in top ten. You may finish the race but not rank high enough to be placed with the top ten contenders in your field. In that case, you will still be congratulated on screen, and your rank will be displayed above the top ten. You can see how close (or far) you were from a place on the board. 3. Finish in the top ten. You've earned a place in the rankings determined by the computer. Look for the flashing square and type your name and the date in the space provided. To save your outstanding performance, select Save Game from the File menu. This was from the C64 version, but I figured it was the same for the Atari version. I didn't know you could get disqualified - drink driving perhaps If you're playing under emulation try the game on PAL video setting to see if it's any easier... do you guys just keep crashing too much or are you just going too steady or perhaps running out of fuel or missing the fuel stops??? [obviously do the LA-NYC to learn the game before attempting the US tour] Probably not the best time to mention I've just managed an 18:10 LA-NY.. the game seems fairly steady once you've mastered the fuel stops (@ 1/4 tank to be safe) and not going too fast when it's busy - let me know where you get stuck if you want some more help... I'll put you each down for a point for playing - perhaps post the stage you got to for comparison... p.s. all of my scores are using the default time of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 18:14 - I m getting better too . A good passage of the second part seems to be most critical. I was lucky this time and somehow avoided couple of certain crash situations. Sadly, I crashed in last seconds of the race, just before entering New York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 18:14 - I m getting better too . A good passage of the second part seems to be most critical. I was lucky this time and somehow avoided couple of certain crash situations. Sadly, I crashed in last seconds of the race, just before entering New York Luckily for me and my 4 second lead Good info jblenkle still not sure what aspect of the game is causing the problem for you (and orph) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 New L.A. - N.Y.C time: 17:45 ..and currently 3rd. on US Tour - still dont know which is the best way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieMON Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Los Angeles -> New York 16:52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Los Angeles -> New York 16:52 Wow, that is totally amazing time. I dont think I will have an answer for this. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieMON Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wow, that is totally amazing time. I dont think I will have an answer for this. Congratulations! Another competitors still working on it . I think 16:30 time mark is possible to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Good to see someone's giving DieMON some competition! Remember this round (and Season 9 of High Score Club action) finishes Weds 16th January @10am GMT. Lets see some times Scalak I've created a 2013 Atari 8-Bit Gaming Survey on the main forum to generate some interest for next season; please can everyone complete this and put any comments or suggestions on too (do not list games yet) Thanks Latest T.G.A.C.C.R.R. Tables: L.A. to N.Y.C 1st Top Speed DieMON 16:52 165 mph 12pts 2nd The One jk40001 17:45 157mph 11pts 3rd AsleepAtTheWheelBountyBob 18:10 154mph 10pts 4th Fast Caco 19:23 144 mph 9pts 5th Speedy Sikor 19:27 143mph 8pts 6th Fulcrum Fallout 22:30 124mph 7pts 7th Dieselhead Dom (in his beamer320i) 23:07 119mph 6pts 8th Norther Norman (Champs) 23:19 120 5pts 9th Wrong Way McKong 24:16 115mph 4pts 10th Anvil dodging roadrunner 24:29 114mph 3pts 11th spare tyre orpheuswaking DQ 1pt 11th loose wheel jblenkle DQ 1pt U.S. Tour Bonus [Position Player Time Miles Points] 1st DieMON 71:37 10,878 12pts 2nd Beat High Revvin Renee for 12pts 76:00 11021 3rd Beat Leadfoot Laurette for 11 pts 78:43 11021 4th The Wheel Bounty Bob 79:03 11,096 10pts 5th The One jk40001 79:13 11730 10pts 6th Beat Jersey Jessica for 10pts 81:38 11021 7th Beat Move Over Mary for 9pts 84:47 11021 8th Beat Daring Dan for 8pts 88:10 11021 9th Beat Jump Start John for 7pts 91:50 11021 10th Beat 'Jet Engine Jim for 6pts 95:50 11021 11th Beat Careful Caroline for 5pts 100:11 11021 12th Beat Keep Ahead Kevin for 4pts 104:58 11021 13th beep beep it's the roadrunner 107:53 11,160 3pts 14th Beat Quick Start K.C. for 3pts 110:13 11021 Finish the course for 1pt remember you can set the time of day by pressing Option/F4 to choose a start time for either race 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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