theaveng Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Just for fun! How good are you? Let's find out! You can use either a real Atari or an emulator... just choose the correct game/difficulty setting and start playing! TITLE---------------GAME-----SCORE----------HIGH-SCORER Pac-Man------------1-B---------96995-------------Rcorcoran Ms.Pac-Man--------1-B---------139310------------NE146 Jr.Pac-Man---------1-B---------272560------------Rcorcoran Space Invaders---8-B---------1100---------------Troy InvisibleInvaders-16-B--------220----------------Troy Asteroids----------32-A--------9000---------------Troy B=Novice/Beginner A=Expert/Pro Contest Dates: February 11- 28 - midnight EST Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Gah! The dreaded Space Invaders game 16!!! Run aawaaaaayyyy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I'll take on the following: Mspacman game 1 Asteroids game 32A (no extra man, Fast Asteroids, and no shield/hyperspace/flip) and Space Invaders Game 8B (moving shields, fast bombs, zigzagging bombs).. although I think we should take out the moving shields.. those just get annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveng Posted February 15, 2003 Author Share Posted February 15, 2003 I posted my latest scores up top. BEAT ME. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Here are my personal best scores for each game: TITLE---------------GAME-----SCORE Pac-Man------------1-B---------301400 Ms.Pac-Man--------1-B---------2654680 Jr.Pac-Man---------1-B---------340730 Space Invaders---8-B---------3920 InvisibleInvaders-16-B--------2260 Asteroids----------32-A--------52580 (15 minutes only-still had 3 ships) All scores listed are posted to the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard and have been verified by a TG Referee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Well that pretty much wraps this thread up, doesn't it? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Ms.Pac-Man--------1-B---------2654680 What I want to know is WHAT is the secret? MsPac gets so darn hard later on with the Red ghost going so fast. Even if he's not explicitely chasing you, eventually, you'll find yourself in his path with no way of getting out of the way.. I imagine that would happen several times along the way to 2 million. How'd you do it? And to score 340k on Jr. Pac? Holy shit! How many threads have started here about the difficulty of 2600 JrPac and the "kamikaze" techniques of it's ghosts. What's the secret to that too? So Ron.. any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 TITLE---------------GAME-----SCORE Pac-Man------------1-B---------301400 Ms.Pac-Man--------1-B---------2654680 Jr.Pac-Man---------1-B---------340730 Space Invaders---8-B---------3920 InvisibleInvaders-16-B--------2260 Asteroids----------32-A--------52580 (15 minutes only-still had 3 ships) Thats one cool thing about no Snapshot function. You can't cheat in Atari 2600 Games! [/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveng Posted February 17, 2003 Author Share Posted February 17, 2003 All scores listed are posted to the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard and have been verified by a TG Referee. Scores only count during the ~3-week period from Feb 11 (when contest began) to 28 (deadline). This is not an all-time-best contest, but a limited-time contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Scores only count during the ~3-week period from Feb 11 (when contest began) to 28 (deadline). This is not an all-time-best contest, but a limited-time contest. Sorry about that. I thought you were going for what our personal best scores were with a deadline to post them by 28 Feb 03. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 What I want to know is WHAT is the secret? MsPac gets so darn hard later on with the Red ghost going so fast. Even if he's not explicitely chasing you, eventually, you'll find yourself in his path with no way of getting out of the way.. I imagine that would happen several times along the way to 2 million. How'd you do it? The secret to Ms. Pacman on the VCS is simply one word... Quadrants. You must clear each quadrant on it's own. As with the coin-op Ms. Pac, never make a run on dots longer than three (3) seconds and use the tunnels at all time to your advantage. The ghosts have a pattern/behaviour they follow. You will find by not making large runs, and using the tunnels, you will easily manipulate them into moving in a way that suits you. Be patient in clearing the quadrants and go for the max # of blue ghosts early to build your score. Eventually, the game comes down to tunnel use and gathering fruits (much like the coin-op). Hope this helps a little. And to score 340k on Jr. Pac? Holy shit! How many threads have started here about the difficulty of 2600 JrPac and the "kamikaze" techniques of it's ghosts. What's the secret to that too? Actually, I'm not really that good at Jr. Pacman. Robert Macauley has a score of 1,794,250 and Mark Feldt has a score of 902,660 that have been posted to TG. I consider myself well behind the curve in this game as my score is only 18.990% of #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 These two are from today using PCAEWin 2.6 Not very easy to play with a Gravis Gamepad... I'll add more later in the day as I have the day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 ok. Played MsPac once. Got 82,940. The first 3 lives were lost to being sandwiched. Then my last life on the 2nd level after Banana.. I tried to eat a ghost at the last second and it turned on me! I'll give it another go later tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I see that you have a lot of systems connected. What sort of connector do you use? I assume that you have something that acts like a switcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I see that you have a lot of systems connected. What sort of connector do you use? I assume that you have something that acts like a switcher. Well.. actually no. I just kind of unplug and play as I go But to be fair that tv generally only has a vcr and a dvd player attached to it. I just break out the systems from storage as I want to play them.. and obviously I just went on a binge from that photo It's all cleared up now though and the only thing there is the 2600. But I'll put that away once I'm done as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 NE, your setup is how mine would look ideally; but my poor wife would go nuts (or wring my neck). When I have a gameroom though, someday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 NE, your setup is how mine would look ideally; but my poor wife would go nuts (or wring my neck). When I have a gameroom though, someday... Well my wife has plenty to say believe you me! Notice I said "it's cleared up now". Do you think I would have cleared it up if I was still single?! And btw.. it's not really my "setup".. I'm just in my 2-bedroom apartment.. far from home with a few games. Back at home is where my REAL gameroom is Oh and I tried to play MsPac again.. too tired. Died fast. I'm leaving my 2600 out so I can try again tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveng Posted February 18, 2003 Author Share Posted February 18, 2003 Holy... Rcorcoran you are incredible! Thanks for that advice on Ms.Pac-Man about clearing quadrants and ducking out tunnels. You should start your own column: How To Beat Atari Games. NE146: If I may give you some advice? Don't leave your PS2 on the floor. The fan will suck the dirt off the carpet and into the front of the PS2... and cloud your lens and cause disk-read-errors. That's why my PS2 is sitting on a separate table. One advantage of emulation is that you only have one console. That way the wife won't get mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I am fortunate enough to have a cool wife (married 18 years). When we bought our house 3 years ago (after we moved to Phoenix), she agreed that I could have the 2nd den as my gameroom. In it are all of my cabs (Bosconian, Tron & Ms. pac), all of my consoles and retro computers. I also have what I characterize as an "EmuBox" in there. It's a PC dedicated to running nothing but emulators. Keeps me from having a spaghetti farm of wires. As for the tips on Ms. Pac, my pleasure. Visit the Twin Galaxies forum sometime and you will see hints/tips and such to many games from the top players in the world. If there is a game you need advice or help with, feel free to ask. I'm sure many people will be glad to help (such as here at AA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamergary Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Somebody should hold a river raid contest so i an show everybody how much i suck (my high score is only 20,000 but i don't play alot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I have yet to reach 1M on RR. Both Todd Rogers and David Yancey have done so: http://www.twingalaxies.com/cgi-perl/searc...latformSelect=5 Someday perhaps I'll find enough time/patience to finish the game and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 There is a monthly Console Challenge hosted by TG on Rons Snipercade site: http://www.snipercade.com/twingal/index.html Look for Console of the Month challenge on the LH toolbar. This month we're playing Night Stalker, but you can vote for any game on any console for the next month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Thanks for the plug Steve. I know you just want Time Bandits voted in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Allright I dunno about no "zones" but the third times the charm It was sort of frustrating because I cleared so many stages but got an inordinate amount of "cherry" stages , and as we all know, unlike the arcade game, in 2600 MsPac, once you get a certain fruit, that's it for the entire stage. Oh well.. that's just the way it is. Next up.. Asteroids 32A and Space Invaders 8B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Nicely done NE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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