JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) SILVER MEDALIST PICK (oyamafamily) Space Cavern ~ WEEK 9 ~ CLARIFICATION: No use of CHEATS, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that gives you an unfair advantage in this HSC. Please assume you have to follow the game difficulty and mode for the playing week/s. There cannot be any game enhancements or favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! Jacob/BAZ. Space Cavern Released By: Apollo, 1981 Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Default The HSC High Score for Space Cavern: Difficulty setting (B/B) _________ Post your scores right here in this thread, and we will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone else. The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of March 22nd, 2015 : Weekend Bonus : --post a score for Game 39 (Difficulty A) --top 3 scores for Game 39A get (+2) bonus points! --just post a score for (+1) bonus beat Scott Stilphen's Twin Galaxies record of 33,485 for an additional (+1) finally, get (+1) bonus for beating Todd Rogers' Twin Galaxies record of 883,400 on Game 1B. oh no! [total of (+4) bonus available] Space Cavern High Scores (Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there) (Scoring MAX points or beyond is considered ROLLAGE) (Pics of scores over 98% MAX points are sufficient to show ROLLAGE) 1. 157,885 oyamafamily (28) (+1) 2. 141,485 voodoo_chilly (+27) (+1) 3. 118,390 Northcoastgamer (+26) (+2) 4. 101,110 Hyperboy (+25) (+1) 5. 99,240 S.BAZ (+24) (+1) 6. 79,435 StanJr (+23) (+1) 7. 67,895 darthkur (+22) 8. 64,825 Dauber (+21) 9. 64,185 Gorfy (+20) (+2) 10. 56,275 JacobZu7zu7 (+19) (+2) 11. 55,375 KaeruYojimbo (+18) 12. 53,800 Nathan Strum (+17) (+1) 13. 53,370 SpiceWare (+16) 14. 50,650 Tony The 2600 (+15) 15. 46,960 classicgamer_27330 (+14) 16. 46,685 Spacey Invader (+13) 17. 46,390 karokoenig (+12) (+1) 18. 46,105 NIKON (+11) 19. 45,435 ReflectionAngle (+10) 20. 41,825 Scrabbler15 (+9) (+1) 21. 40,520 Wickeycolumbus (+8 ) 22. 39,355 roadrunner (+7) 23. 37,145 centiqueen81 (+6) 24. 30,150 LarcenTyler (+5) 25. 24,585 GornThrifting (+4)26. 23,620 LidLikesIntellivision (+3) 27. 23,090 Zeptari1 (+2) (+1) 28. 12,770 jblenkle (+1) Bonus Challenge: Game 39A 24,360 Gorfy (+2) 20,505 Northcoastgamer (+2) 17,290 JacobZu7zu7 (+2) 14,740 StanJr (+1) 11,895 voodoo_chilly (+1) 10,220 S.BAZ (+1) 7,540 Nathan Strum (+1) 6,030 Hyperboy (+1) 6,005 Wickeycolumbus (+1) 4,455 karokoenig (+1) 4,250 KaeruYojimbo (+1) 3,205 Zeptari1 (+1) 2,545 Scrabbler15 (+1) 165 oyamafamily (+1) Overall Standings Through Round 8 (Superman) Top 24 make the Bracket Challenge at the end of the season! The bracket winners get to choose games for next season 1. Northcoastgamer 262 2. S.BAZ 236 StanJr 236 4. voodoo_chilly 233 5. oyamafamily 192 6. JacobZu7zu7 182 7. Dauber 171 8. darthkur 169 9. KaeruYojimbo 168 10. karokoenig 166 11. Gorfy 159 12. Nathan Strum 155 13. SpiceWare 154 14. CaptainClassic 121 15. DT Kofoed 120 16. skosh 113 17. adri_o 111 LidLikesIntellivision 111 19. Spacey Invader 110 20. Scrabbler15 109 21. SIO2 100 22. Hyperboy 99 23. classicgamer_27330 96 24. Mister-VCS 92 GornThrifting 91 26. ReflectionAngle 89 27. keilbaca 84 28. RJ 79 29. Fallout_002 79 30. Zeptari1 61 31. Tony The 2600 53 32. NIKON 51 33. roadrunner 50 34. Wickeycolumbus 48 35. centiqueen81 46 36. Cafeman 45 37. jblenkle 41 38. LarcenTyler 41 39. Botbird208 24 40. gamerguy99 20 41. Brian C 15 42. lodger 12 43. Ry guy 6 SuperFreddie 6 45. Dan Iacovelli 2 NEW SEASON ~ The NEW High Score Club Season 4: # number symbol represents total games for each week/s theme. up next: (2) Medal Winners(2) Player Picks?(2) Moderator Picks(2) Player Picks(2) Homebrews?(2) Paddle Weeks(3) Never Been Played?(2) Moderator Picks(2) Player Picks-(3) Double Points - Beat the Leader Weeks-------------------------(After Season) Bracket Tourney [4 Weeks] SEASON 4: EXTRA INFO There CAN be special weeks ! That will include several games. Overall the NEW High Score Club Season 4 will last (LIKELY) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2015. Bracket Challenge to follow. TOP 24 make the Bracket Challenge! SPACECAV.BIN Edited May 15, 2015 by S.BAZ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 this should be interesting, Space Cavern is barely playable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 10,780 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 44,880 for my first submission 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 51453 This will be interesting indeed. This seems rollable, but things get interesting at about 40K. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 46,850 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 30,150 I got this game at a yard sale once. Blech! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Totally agree with you about that "interesting" thing, StanJr! What surprised me most: I don't actually HAVE this game! Had to put the ROM on my Harmony cart. First submission: 49,560. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 23,620 I lost some lives while figuring out the controls... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) BTW, played this game with an UberArcade stick for a few rounds, and my hands got EXHAUSTED pretty quickly! Easier with the CX40 for this game. Also, I found it helpful to kind of jiggle the joystick up and down when I'm staying in place in case any surprises come out from the left or right. Edited March 16, 2015 by Dauber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 51,850 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 57265 Slight improvement. holding the button down allows for continuous fire You can shoot the enemy shotsthe shaggy whatchacallit CAN spawn right behind you when you start a new life, so be very careful 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 46,745 bitten from behind! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 58,040 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Getting on the board. Staying alert when losing a life is definetly recommended. Otherwise it's "bzzzz - bzzz - bzzzz" and your game that looked so promising ends in 2 seconds. Space Cavern (1BB): 46,390. Outside of a High Score Club competition, I would consider this a rather forgettable shooter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 46,745 Space Cavern (1B) 46745.png bitten from behind! I warned you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 64,275 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 39,355 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) 63,905 for a new personal best. starting to enjoy it when I first played Space Cavern (2008) I had similar sentiments to StanJr's & karo's. Now, "forgettable" doesn't exactly work due to getting into 3 or 4 trophy-cracking contests, all having 4 Space Cavern scoreboards with (sometimes) easily reachable top scores, so I played it a good number of times even though dreading it! it's different with the HSC but it still took me a few days to get into it p.s. -- I found out the scraggly biters aren't the only ones that'll cheapshot you as you re-spawn. the ones shaped like this: , , O ` ' criss-cross diving back & forth, bombarded exactly the spot where I reappeared, it was actually pretty funny I had no chance whatsoever. Edited March 17, 2015 by S.BAZ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 This game really ramps up around 40,000+, The best advice given and definitely some that should be taken is watching out for quick side attacks after you have regenerated! You can kill a great game in a matter of seconds if you aren't aware of those tricky little bastards. My goal is to roll! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Participation points as not really getting the groove of this game. Space Cavern: 1BB 25,755 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Participation points as not really getting the groove of this game. Space Cavern: 1BB 25,755 Space Cavern (1981) (Apollo).jpg Give it a couple more runs, once you get in a groove the points will add up quickly. Be mindful of those sidewinders, they love to sneak up on you after you die. I bet you can double your score within the week 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 this should be interesting, Space Cavern is barely playable lol yeah... I never enjoyed this one, but looking forward to giving it a chance here, as the HSC can bring out the best in the game or the gamer. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GornThrifting Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) 24585 Edited March 17, 2015 by GornThrifting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 53,140 I never thought this was that bad of a game, but it's not one that ever makes me think, "Damn, I can't wait to get home and play some Space Cavern!" either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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