+cvga Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I put together a list of the requirements needed to earn each of the Activision patches for the Atari 2600... Activision Patch Requirements Activision Decathlon 8,600 – 8,999 (Bronze medal); 9,000 – 9,999 (Silver); 10,000+ (Gold) Barnstorming under 33.3 seconds (Game 1); 51.0 (Game 2); 54.0 (Game 3) Beamrider Complete Sector 14 and score at least 40,000 points Chopper Command 10,000 or more points on Cadet level Crackpots 75,000+ points Dolphin 80,000+ points for Friends of Dolphins; ? (<500,000) for Secret Society Dragster 6.0 seconds or less Enduro race for 5+ days Freeway 20+ points in Game 3 or Game 7 Frostbite 40,000 or more points Grand Prix 0:35 (Game 1); 1:00 (Game 2); 1:30 (Game 3); 2:30 (Game 4) H.E.R.O. 75,000 or more points Ice Hockey Win on Game 1 (need a witness) Kabobber 50,000 or more points Kaboom! 3,000 or more points Keystone Kapers 35,000 or more points Laser Blast 100,000 or more points (also a special patch for 1,000,000) Megamania 45,000 or more points Oink 25,000 or more points on Game 1 Pitfall 20,000 or more points Pitfall II 99,000 or more points Plaque Attack 35,000 or more points Pressure Cooker 45,000 or more points Private Eye Solve the case on Game 3 River Raid 15,000 or more points (also a special patch for 1,000,000) Robot Tank 48 tanks (Medal of Merit); 60 (Cross of Excellence); 72 (Star of Honor) Sea Quest 50,000 or more points Skiing 28.2 seconds or less on Course 3 Sky Jinks 37.0 seconds or less (Game 1) Space Shuttle Dock 5 times w/ 4,500 fuel (Pilot); 6 times w/ 7,500 fuel (Commander) Spider Fighter 40,000 or more points Stampede 3,000 or more points StarMaster 3,800 (Ensign); 5,700 (Leader); 7,600 (Commander); 9,000 (StarMaster) Tennis Beat the computer! I'm going to try to achieve as many as possible this summer (even if I've achieved them before). Feel free to join in. Which do you think are the easiest? Which are the hardest? 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Patches Earned (see pics below) Barnstorming - darthkur, hermi69, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, the_8bit_gamerBeamrider - cvga, darthkur, oyamafamily, roadrunnerChopper Command - 24Fanatic365, Bucket Brigadier, BurritoBeans, cvga, darthkur, DrVenkman, hermi69, LarcenTyler, Mangia-boy, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, The Mr. Video, the_8bit_gamer, toiletunes, yugobrandonCrackpots - oyamafamilyDecathlon (bronze) - cvga, darthkur, Retrogamer81081Decathlon (silver) - cvga, darthkur, Retrogamer81081 Decathlon (gold) - darthkur, Retrogamer81081Dolphin - darthkur, mikey.shake, oyamafamily Dolphin (secret society) - oyamafamilyDragster - LarcenTyler, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, the_8bit_gamerEnduro - cvga, LarcenTyler, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, the_8bit_gamer, toiletunesFreeway - cvga, darthkur, hermi69, KaeruYojimbo, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, the_8bit_gamer, toiletunesFrostbite - darthkur, KaeruYojimbo, Larcen Tyler, LidLikesIntellivision, Mangia-boy, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunnerGrand Prix - darthkur, oyamafamily, the_8bit_gamerH.E.R.O. - 24Fanatic365, darthkur, LidLikesIntellivision, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunnerIce Hockey - cvga, darthkur, flashbackmatt, KaeruYojimbo, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, retrogamer81081, roadrunner, the_8bit_gamer, thorr, toiletunes Kabobber - darthkur, oyamafamilyKaboom! - Bucket Brigadier, cvga, darthkur, flashbackmatt, mikey.shake, the_8bit_gamer, thorrKeystone Kapers - cvga, darthkur, Larcen Tyler, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, thorrLaser Blast - BurritoBeans, darthkur, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, The Mr. Video, the_8bit_gamerLaser Blast (1,000,000) - oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081Megamania - 24Fanatic365, cvga, darthkur, flashbackmatt, hermi69, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, stalwart, toiletunesOink - darthkur, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, toiletunesPitfall - cvga, darthkur, hermi69, KaeruYojimbo, Larcen Tyler, Mangia-boy, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, the_8bit_gamer, toiletunes, troffPitfall II - darthkur, Dr.Venkman, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, the_8bit_gamerPlaque Attack - darthkur, Larcen Tyler, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, toiletunesPressure Cooker - darthkur, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081River Raid - 24Fanatic365, cvga, darthkur, flashbackmatt, hermi69, Jin, KaeruYojimbo, LarcenTyler, Mangia-boy, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, The Mr. Video, the_8bit_gamer, toiletunes, troffRobot Tank (Merit) - darthkur, Jin, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, the_8bit_gamer Robot Tank (Excellence) - darthkur, oyamafamilySeaQuest - 24Fanatic365, Bucket Brigadier, cvga, darthkur, Dr.Venkman, flashbackmatt, KaeruYojimbo, Mangia-boy, mikey.shake, Opry99er, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, stange, the_8bit_gamer, toiletunesSkiing - the_8bit_gamerSky Jinks - darthkur, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, the_8bit_gamerSpider Fighter - cvga, darthkur, flashbackmatt, mikey.shake, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, roadrunnerStampede - darthkur, oyamafamily, Retrogamer81081, the_8bit_gamerStarMaster (ensign) - cvga, darthkur, DrVenkman, Retrogamer81081, roadrunner, the_8bit_gamerStarMaster (leader) - darthkur, DrVenkman StarMaster (starmaster) - darthkurTennis - cvga, the_8bit_gamer 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Activision patches ranked in order of easiest to hardest to achieve... 1. Ice Hockey - just beat the computer. He'll put up a fight for awhile but you can keep swinging that stick and knock him down. 2. Freeway - find the pattern and repeat over and over and over (X20) 3. Chopper Command - 10,000 points isn't easy but you should be able to achieve it after just a few plays 4. Pitfall - just run to the left and stay alive and collect treasures for about 7 minutes 5. River Raid - 15,000 seems way too low to earn a patch for this game 6. Spider Fighter - don't forget to turn your difficulty switch to 'a'. It's actually easier for this game. 7. Decathlon (bronze) - max your speed and hit that button before you scratch! 8. Keystone Kapers - get good at avoiding those pesky bouncing balls! 9. Enduro - control your speed and don't bump too many cars on Day 4 10. Megamania - I hate the waves where things move vertically, especially the 2nd time through 11. Decathlon (silver) - get a trackball. It really helps! 12. SeaQuest - It takes time to replentish that oxygen. Don't get hit by the ship at the top of the screen! 13. Kaboom! - I got this on the first try but I remember how long it took me to get 3,000 when I first started playing 14. Beamrider - collect your bonus ships and don't die in the early sectors because this one ramps up the difficulty more rankings coming soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Keystone Kapers... Chopper Command... Pitfall... Beamrider... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nice job! Congrats! I've been on a similar mission lately. Pitfall! (running right) and Chopper Command were the easiest for me as well, with River Raid being just a little more difficult. Keystone Kapers and Spider Fighter took significantly more effort! Kaboom! and Megamania are next in my sights, but have been giving me trouble. Once I accomplish those, Seaquest is probably the last one that I'm targeting. Good luck, and nice job on Beamrider! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This is a great streaming idea as well. I just might have to do this! I already have qualified for a lot of these patches in previous games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) I've done it in the last couple weeks for Starmaster for Ensign and Leader levels. Haven't managed any higher levels or any other games, but I've been working on restoring and cleaning hardware the last few weeks rather then playing games. Edited June 8, 2015 by DrVenkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) This thread totally re-inspired me to double down. Thanks to the motivation, I was able to conquer (in my own way) both Megamania and Seaquest! http://atariage.com/forums/topic/238973-double-achievement-unlocked/ Thanks for posting this list. It's great... kind of serves as a J.V. HSC for those of us who may not be able to roll scores. Edited June 8, 2015 by mikey.shake 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Great idea!! Instead of Summer reading. Summer gaming!! I may join in on the occasion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Today's update... - Added patches earned by other members - Achieved these patches Ice Hockey (my son was down 5-1 before handing the controller to me to finish the game) Enduro: Kaboom!: Megamania: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorr Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Here is my Kaboom! picture for my patch. Thanks! :-) Edited June 10, 2015 by thorr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermi69 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Megamania 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Awesome idea! It sounds like just the thing to kill some time this summer, and I'll gladly join in on the quest! I don't think I'll ever get that special River Raid patch (that and the Robot Tank ones have to be the hardest to get IMHO), but I did manage to earn the regular River Raid patch. River Raid I know I've met quite a few of those score requirements in other games before, but not being in the habit of taking pictures of my high scores I haven't officially "earned" them yet. Guess I'll just have to keep playing and keep the camera handy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 This thread is awesome. I just hit the mark on Sky Jinks. I'm a Sky Star! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Great job! I'll "like" your post after I've updated your achievement box near the top of the thread. We've collectively earned patches for 13 different games! I played several games tonight. My 9 year old loves the idea of collecting the patches so we've been trying to play for about an hour each night. The fact that he wants to play is just making this that much better for me! Anyhow, we achieved a score high enough for River Raid but that was it. I'll post it sometime tomorrow after I've (hopefully) gotten another one or two under my belt. We also played Sea Quest, Laser Blast, H.E.R.O., Grand Prix and Skiing. I had never played Laser Blast before. It seemed very repetitive until I hit about 65,000 points and then I lost my 6 ships pretty quickly. Did I reach a point where the difficulty ramped up or did I just lose my concentration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ka-BOOM! I know it's "just barely", but it still counts, and it's my first time EVER! I've joined the Bucket Brigade! I don't know what to try next. Maybe Beamrider. Or maybe I'll try Laser Blast and see if I hit the same thing at 65K... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermi69 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Does anyone know the current address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I guess it's too late to edit my earlier post, but here are my screenshots for Ensign and Leader on Starmaster (just got my laptop back from the shop and have access to my screenshot library again). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorr Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 My first time ever getting the patch for Keystone Kapers and I killed it! Took me two tries. I studied how to get high scores on the first game and then nailed it on game two. My wife witnessed it too! :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 My first time ever getting the patch for Keystone Kapers and I killed it! Took me two tries. I studied how to get high scores on the first game and then nailed it on game two. My wife witnessed it too! :-) Nice score! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorr Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I'm off work Saturday. I am going to spend the whole day on this. Cause....... AHHHHHH YEEEEEEEAH!!!!!! I'M READY I'M READY!!!!!!! R.I.P. Phil Hartman :'( http://youtu.be/w0DP3rqxp34 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorr Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Ice Hockey :-) Tried Beamrider for the first time tonight. I never played it before. I think that one will take me some time to get good. I haven't played Ice Hockey since I was a kid, but it probably took me about 30 minutes or so to get the patch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfAmongWolves Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I had never played Laser Blast before. It seemed very repetitive until I hit about 65,000 points and then I lost my 6 ships pretty quickly. Did I reach a point where the difficulty ramped up or did I just lose my concentration? You probably got bored and lost your concentration. According to the manual the difficulty stops ramping up after the sixth group of tanks, and then it just gets very repetitive. The third or fourth time I played Laser Blast I figured out the timing and then I could just keep on playing. I stopped at about 200,000 points or so because it felt like I had been playing forever and I was just plain bored. I think earning a patch in Laser Blast is more of a test of your mental endurance than of your skill. Has anyone here had the patience to actually play this to 1,000,000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger94 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Some of these, like Seaquest and Ice Hockey, I have always been able to achieve the patch scores rather easily. However others like Crackpots and Dolphin I haven't even come close to achieving. Has anyone ever achieved all the scores for Grand Prix? I've gotten the first race several times, but never any of the others. I've always found it so hard to remember where all the gaps are after the first bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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