S.BAZ Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) KLAX (Surprise Moderator Pick #2) ~ WEEK 22 ~ 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. No game enhancements or special favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! Jacob/BAZ. KLAX Released By: Atari Corp. (1990) Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: *Your Choice* The HSC Record for KLAX: 91,225 by oyamafamily (Original HSC Season 7 Round 43, 2010) 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 Sunday, June 21st, 2015 Bonus: no bonus! Klax 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) 164,640 oyamafamily (+18) (+1) record-breaker! 147,145 MoomUnit (+17) (+1) record-breaker! 121,305 Northcoastgamer (+16) (+1) record-breaker! 114,845 S.BAZ (+15) (+1) record-breaker! 106,815 Gorfy (+14) (+1) record-breaker! 99,270 KaeruYojimbo (+13) (+1) record-breaker! 75,280 StanJr (+12) 70,255 voodoo_chilly (+11) 64,070 karokoenig (+10) 35,530 jblenkle (+9) 33,635 darthkur (+8 ) 32,550 classicgamer_27330 (+7) 27,325 Retrogamer81081 (+6) 22,460 GornThrifting (+5) 22,410 Wickeycolumbus (+4) 21,810 roadrunner (+3) 6,450 LarcenTyler (+2) 530 Hyperboy (+1) Overall Standings Through Week 21 (Star Voyager) Top 24 make the Bracket Challenge at the end of the season! The bracket winners get to choose a game for next season 1. Northcoastgamer 585 2. StanJr 527 voodoo_chilly 527 4. S.BAZ 507 5. Gorfy 391 6. KaeruYojimbo 379 7. oyamafamily 371 8. darthkur 369 9. JacobZu7zu7 354 10. karokoenig 304 11. Hyperboy 302 12. Dauber 281 13. MoomUnit 253 14. keilbaca 245 15. SpiceWare 228 16. Scrabbler15 221 17. Spacey Invader 220 18. LidLikesIntellivision 211 19. Nathan Strum 194 20. ReflectionAngle 172 21. classicgamer_27330 152 22. GornThrifting 144 23. Tony The 2600 143 24. roadrunner 127 25. CapitanClassic 121 26. DT Kofoed 120 27. skosh 113 28. adri_o 111 RJ 111 30. Mister_VCS 110 31. LarcenTyler 101 32. SIO2 100 33. Zeptari1 94 34. Fallout_002 78 Wickeycolumbus 78 36. NIKON 77 37. Cafeman 74 38. jblenkle 68 39. Botbird208 59 40. centiqueen81 52 41. Shadow460 23 42. Retrogamer81081 21 43. gamerguy99 20 Random Terrain 20 45. Private Eye 16 46. Brian C 15 47. retrorussell 14 48. lodger 12 49. flammingcowz 10 50. StarThief 7 51. SuperFreddie 6 Ry guy 6 53. DanIacovelli 5 54. Goochman 1 NEW SEASON ~ The NEW High Score Club Season 4: # in parentheses represents total games for each week/s theme. up next: (2) Paddle Weeks!(3) Never Been Played(3) ?(2) Moderator Picks(2) Player Picks-(3) Double Points - Beat the Leader Weeks -------------------------(After Season) Bracket Tourney [4 Weeks] SEASON 4: EXTRA INFO There SHALL be special weeks ! Rounds 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 single-elimination tournament! Klax (1990) (Atari - Axlon, Steve DeFrisco) (CX26192) (PAL) ~.bin Klax (NTSC).bin Edited June 24, 2015 by S.BAZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 6,450 It is the 21st century, and there is still time for KLAX! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Never played this before. It's like a well-polished Acid Drop (the game, not the drug) First submission: 13,950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 KLAX Released By: Atari Corp. (1990) Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: *Your Choice* What do you mean by "Your Choice" for game mode? Does this mean we can choose to warp levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 39,465 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) You CAN select any available wave (01, 06 or 11) at the starting of gameplay. If you start at Wave 01 and complete Wave 05, you CAN warp to any available wave (06, 11 or 16). So, the special game rules for KLAX are (unless specified by Moderators): WARPING ALLOWED, BUT CONTINUES PROHIBITED. What do you mean by "Your Choice" for game mode?Does this mean we can choose to warp levels? Edited June 14, 2015 by oyamafamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 In the previous KLAX Contest on 2600 High Score Club (OLD Season 7 / Week 43), (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/164270-hsc-season-7-week-43-klax/) the old Moderator Ze_ro defined the following infos and settings: Game Name: Klax Released By: Unreleased! Developed by Atari Left Difficulty: N / A (N / A means Difficulty A or B is allowed, because Difficulty Switch has no effect on certain 2600 games) Right Difficulty: N / A Game Mode: Your choice of starting wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 HIGHSCORE.COM CURRENT RECORD FOR 2600 KLAX: 93,300 by me, oyamafamily (Emulation). For this record, I started at Wave 01 and chose Wave 16 after I completed Wave 05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Is there a non-PAL ROM? This doesn't work on my Harmony Encore cart. Does it work on Stella? I haven't used Stella for years but I may have to go the emulator route this week. I do know that it works on my phone 2600 emulator but playing on a phone is NO FUN and hard to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 49,105 The main advantage of warping is getting the extra drops. It's pretty easy to get more points by playing the early levels than the bonus you get for skipping them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Is there a non-PAL ROM? This doesn't work on my Harmony Encore cart. Does it work on Stella? I haven't used Stella for years but I may have to go the emulator route this week. I do know that it works on my phone 2600 emulator but playing on a phone is NO FUN and hard to see. There's an NTSC prototype ROM. According to atariprotos.com it's the final version, but I can't find a download for it there and can't remember where I got mine. Atarimania maybe? The final version is dated 8-18-90. Edited June 14, 2015 by KaeruYojimbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 There's an NTSC prototype ROM. According to atariprotos.com it's the final version, but I can't find a download for it there and can't remember where I got mine. Atarimania maybe? The final version is dated 8-18-90. Is it acceptable to play the prototype ROM for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Played the NES version endlessly. Will be interesting to see how it plays on the VCS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Is it acceptable to play the prototype ROM for this? I think IT IS ACCEPTABLE. Also, PAL and NTSC versions of 2600 games DON'T MATTER in this HSC just because there are Atari Age members located in the countries whose Color Format is NTSC (nominal frequency 60 Hz), and some members located on PAL region (nominal frequency 50 Hz). In the previous Klax contest (with the Moderator Ze_ro), I used Prototype ROM and scores have been accepted. Edited June 14, 2015 by oyamafamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) There's an NTSC prototype ROM. According to atariprotos.com it's the final version, but I can't find a download for it there and can't remember where I got mine. Atarimania maybe? The final version is dated 8-18-90. Rom available in the following link, at Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-klax_11724.html Edited June 14, 2015 by oyamafamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) There's a (non-prototype) NTSC version of the ROM right here in the AtariAge zip file: http://atariage.com/2600/roms/Klax.zip Edited June 14, 2015 by MoomUnit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) And the color selection gives me the "blues". Edited June 15, 2015 by MoomUnit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) There's a (non-prototype) NTSC version of the ROM right here in the AtariAge zip file: http://atariage.com/2600/roms/Klax.zip Looks like it's the same ROM as the one from Atarimania. It's technically a prototype (even though it's a finished game) since the NTSC cartridge was never released. Edited June 15, 2015 by KaeruYojimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 41695 (yesterday) 91695 (today) 98,240 watch out oyama! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 KLAX: 41,275Oof. Looks like I've got some serious work to do this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 added the NTSC rom at the top. correct, you can start on whichever wave you like, and warp all you like, just not continue. This is similar to playing with a single credit in the arcade game. scoring tip: for those who haven't played much KLAX, one of the best ways to get big points is to make a "Big X" (two 5-tile diagonals crossing) for 6,000pts. also the manual makes no mention of it but you can hit a "secret warp bonus" hidden in some of the waves by making a Big X during that wave. that will also warp you way ahead in the game. Example: the one in Wave 6 gives you 50,000pts & warps you ahead to Wave 51! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Palindrome score! 51015 I forgot all about the Big X... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 21,325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) KLAX (Starting Wave 01, Warp to Wave 16 and PAL version) - 101,470 (Woo Hoooo! I beat my 93,300-point reference score) Pictures: EDIT: Preliminary video removed on my YouTube Account just because this contest is over. Edited August 9, 2015 by oyamafamily 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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