Gorfy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 New Score: 53,050 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 New Score: 53,050 100_3909.JPG Are you passing the two high bouncing balls like I said? What is killing you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Are you passing the two high bouncing balls like I said? What is killing you? No, I haven't figured out the timing on it yet. When I've tried, I ran right into the first ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 No, I haven't figured out the timing on it yet. When I've tried, I ran right into the first ball It's really not my fault. I swear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's really not my fault. I swear. Yeah, sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botbird208 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The two balls thing works for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) I've had this game since I was a kid. I always thought it cute and unique, though I was never good at it and still am not. The two low bouncing balls are the time killers for me. 19,050 Edited December 24, 2013 by Miss 2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 82,100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It took 35,000 to join the "Billy Club." I never got there because I would have sent for the patch back then (I got Pitfall, Pitfall II, River Raid, and Plaque Attack). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I've had this game since I was a kid. I always thought it cute and unique, though I was never good at it and still am not. The two low bouncing balls are the time killers for me. It might be one of those guy friendly games, where it uses a lot of hand muscle ? I notice I have to really slam my hands into the joystick to get the timing right and elevator. With compared to most 2600 games, it's much rougher. Maybe a softer control would help, over the bulky standard joystick? I'm curious if Centiqueen is good at this one, hope she posts a score on the final game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas! A bit early, but yeah! lol... Merry Keystone Khristmas all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 11,650 nothing much yet, little time to play. my first goal is my personal best which was 31K. nice Jacob, 396 just like your Gyruss Score! and WOW congratulations I am amazed, it looks like you will make it into the bracket challenge! very impressive Cheers for Scrabbler and Karo, it's a close race to the Gold bracket! I am also very happy to see CraftsmanMike and Miss26 in the tournament :thumbsup: and sad to see Shinobiedo & Centiqueen not in it ! NorthcoastGamer, your win is especially impressive since you missed a week or two! And with Liduario playing how did you do it! many surprise 1st place posts at the last day, that made it exciting to be at or near the top, knowing you hadn't posted yet... good times! Atarian7 it's good to see you here, another player I admired before joining (oyama & roadrunner were as well) Merry Christmas / happy holidays HSC gamers! It's been a pleasure playing with you all this season... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) It might be one of those guy friendly games, where it uses a lot of hand muscle ? I notice I have to really slam my hands into the joystick to get the timing right and elevator. With compared to most 2600 games, it's much rougher. Maybe a softer control would help, over the bulky standard joystick? I'm curious if Centiqueen is good at this one, hope she posts a score on the final game. Well, I have had some difficulty getting into the elevators, but it is more of a centering issue. I don't play long enough to make it a hand strength issue, I'm just not good. How much time is left on average when you catch the crook in the later rounds? It seems to dwindle quite a bit for me which means not many points. It must take hours to get to a million. Then, I think, hand strength would definitely come into play. I've been utilizing the elevators more in the early rounds to nab the burglar sooner and get more points. Doing this, I was able to improve my score while probably getting to the same level as last time. I'm still having difficulty with the low bouncing balls. I managed to clear them maybe once or twice. The frustrating thing is, I'll keep slowing down and re-positioning myself to jump them and clear two or three only to hit the last one. Then I waste time trying to clear them AND get hit with the penalty. It would be better just to hit the first one, LOL. 25,500 Edited December 25, 2013 by Miss 2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botbird208 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Both of my atari joysticks are finally broken. I broke the first one in the Berzerk HSC when I became mad from dieing, resulting me to throw the stick at the ground. The "box" part broke in half and the fire button doesn't work I broke the second one from playing too much Decathlon, and right doesn't work. Go figure. The good news is I ordered a Suncom Slik Stick. Supposedly Suncom makes some pretty good joysticks and the Slik Stick is said to be durable. Im going to get to 1 million. This game is going down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Both of my atari joysticks are finally broken. I broke the first one in the Berzerk HSC when I became mad from dieing, resulting me to throw the stick at the ground. The "box" part broke in half and the fire button doesn't work I broke the second one from playing too much Decathlon, and right doesn't work. Go figure. The good news is I ordered a Suncom Slik Stick. Supposedly Suncom makes some pretty good joysticks and the Slik Stick is said to be durable. Im going to get to 1 million. This game is going down. I discovered recently you can use driving paddles to get high speed in decathlon! When I was 9years I broke my decathlon in pieces because I didn't want to lose any other joystick. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas, Everyone !!! :) . 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas, Everyone !!! :) . I gave you three 'likes' in a row. :thumbsup: Unfortunately, the second had to be an unlike... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botbird208 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) I can get 1 million! The suncom slik stick helped so much! 201950! Edited December 25, 2013 by Botbird208 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 New Score: 86,500 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Got a little side tracked this week with a last minute project. Due to company, I suspect this will be my only entry for week 33. 29,050 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Both of my atari joysticks are finally broken. I've been very lucky that the joystick I had when a kid still works. I played Decathlon with it, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botbird208 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) What a great day. I get a new joystick allowing me to get dominant scores in Keystone Kapers, and I get the games Contra, HERO, And Tapper, and I get to see my family. Keystone Kapers: 329450 Edited December 26, 2013 by Botbird208 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Insignificant improvement: 21,150. Very little time to play and memorize a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 New (,and most likely, final) Score: 424,250 Ran out of gas and quit. At some point, the game ceases to be fun and becomes an exercise in endurance. I tip my hat to Lid and Northcoaster for sticking it out all the way Also, big ups to Lid for his tip on navigating the high bouncing balls at the fastest level 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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