S.BAZ Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) 2600 High Score Club - Week 22: Q*Bert's Qubes CLARIFICATION: No use of cheats, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that would give you an unfair advantage in this HSC. No game enhancements or special favorite settings are allowed for play in the 2600 HSC, unless specifically authorized by your humble yet strict MODERATORS! (Jacob/BAZ.) Q*Bert's Qubes Released By: Parker Bros 1984 Programmed By: Todd Marshall Left Difficulty: A Right Difficulty: A Game Mode: Default The HSC Record for Q*Bert's Qubes: Difficulty A has never been played in the HSC! --> set the record for +2 bonus points. --> roll/max the score for +3 bonus points. Post your scores right here in this thread. They will be duly added to the high score list. All scores of at least 98% of the maximum displayable score will be considered a Rollage/Maxout. 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. Please refer to the rules thread for further information on what is allowed and if you have any more questions about what is considered fair play, feel free to ask about it here. Have Fun ! The deadline for posting scores is 11:59:59 PM (EST) the evening of June 25th, 2017 special note: Be sure to read the manual for this one if you don't already know how to play! Whichever way you jump off a cube rotates the cube in that direction. When you get a cube to match the target cube, it turns completely green. bonus: achievement bonuses (using difficulty A): --> beat Starcastler's highscore.com score: 24,595 (+1) --> beat keilbaca's game B score from 2006: 42,670 (+2) --> beat RomHunter's game B score from 2006: 153,325 (+3) --> these will accumulate so you can win all 6 bonus points! Q*Bert's Qubes High Scores (Scoring is +1 point for last place and up from there) 1. 1,000,000 Northcoastgamer +22(+1)(+2)(+3) record-setter (+2) rollage! (+3) 2. 252,415 toiletunes +21(+1)(+2)(+3) 3. 173,320 keilbaca +20(+1)(+2)(+3) 4. 166,625 oyamafamily +19(+1)(+2)(+3) 5. 165,890 S.BAZ +18(+1)(+2)(+3) 6. 153,710 KaeruYojimbo +17(+1)(+2)(+3) 7. 151,540 nads +16(+1)(+2) 8. 96,585 snakeboy +15(+1)(+2) 9. 95,525 AtariWarlord +14(+1)(+2) 10. 84,850 TheHoboInYourRoom +13(+1)(+2) 11. 84,750 roadrunner +12(+1)(+2) 12. 84,025 darthkur +11(+1)(+2) 13. 56,300 Diamonds +10(+1)(+2) 14. 18,785 DanielJSorenson +9 15. 18,475 Raccoony Dave +8 16. 10,875 Vocelli +7 17. 6,390 Lauren Tyler +6 18. 6,370 Abel M'Vada +5 19. 6,170 DarQ Massacres +4 20. 5,265 classicgamer_27330 +3 21. 4,135 Atarian7 +2 22. 4,025 Piggles +1 Season Standings Through Week 21 (Entombed) 1. oyamafamily 7492. Jin 5663. Vocelli 5564. snakeboy 5465. S.BAZ 532 Diamonds 5327. nads 5278. darthkur 5089. Atarian7 47810. TheHoboInYourRoom 422 11. CapitanClassic 41412. KaeruYojimbo 40913. keilbaca 35714. Lauren Tyler 31615. AtariWarlord 29116. toiletunes 280 ^217. karokoenig 27918. Gorfy 27119. Scrabbler15 26820. Tony Danger 25121. DarQ Massacres 23922. classicgamer_27330 23023. RaccoonyDave 22924. Mister-VCS 202 agb 202 ^1 26. Hyperboy 195 27. Piggles 184 28. David Ward 165 29. McCallister 147 30. Cynicaster 14231. bugcatcher88 138 32. SpiceWare 12733. LidLikesIntellivision 120 roadrunner 120 ^135. Deteacher 11436. ed1475 112 37. DT Kofoed 10638. Abel M'Vada 87 39. DanielJSorenson 77 40. troff 76 41. Micheloni2600 7342. Eltigro 71 43. Harrison 65 44. Northcoastgamer 63 45. dreadnaught 53 46. Sneakyturtleegg 45 ^1 47. MrBubble 40 48. Buttons 31 49. Tony The 2600 2850. RJ 27 51. Morinphen 24 jblenkle 24 ^1 53. Nathan Strum 23 54. Allen Schweitzer 21 55. JacobZu7zu7 15 56. MayDay 9 57. NIKON 7 58. Tickled_Pink 3 The New HSC -- SEASON 6 -- EXTRA INFO: Expect a variety of game selections from the late '70's to early '90's as well as a few Homebrew games from modern times! There will be special rounds consisting of multiple games and lasting more than one week. Up next -- a total Atari Classic Overall the NEW High Score Club Season 6 will last THROUGH August 2017.Bracket Challenge to follow -- TOP 24 players matched up in single-elimination tournament! Q-bert's Qubes (1984) (Parker Brothers, Todd Marshall) (PB5550) ~.bin Edited June 27, 2017 by S.BAZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 This needs to be pinned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarQ Massacres Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Qubes - 4,425 Edited June 19, 2017 by DarQ Massacres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonyDave Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Is it like regular Q*Bert with its diagonal movement mapped to non-diagonnal input? If I post a selfie of me crying because of unbearable psychological pain and mental scaring can I get a bonus point? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Game 1 AA - 16,455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 6,390 Phew, what's that horrible smell? Oh wait, that's my score... Man, do I stink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonyDave Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Q*bert's Qubes AA: 18475 The control scheme isn't so bad after all. I'm used to failing on a controller and a joystick is easier to hold diagonaly to line up hand movement with screen movement. But still, what a weird game. Edit: GAMEMODE B DOES WHAT NOW? FUDGE! Thanks you S.Baz for choosing game A for the main event. Edited June 20, 2017 by RaccoonyDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 98,435 after checking the instructions, and reading what people wrote the last time this game was played in the HSC, I played by far my best game ever of Q*Bert's Qubes. I never knew what was going on with this game before, and I actually like it now clarification: for the achievement bonuses, you can play using Game A to beat the game B scores. I just realized that wasn't very clear. So you don't have to select game B to win any of the bonus points. (you sure can if you like though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 98,435 Q-Bert's Qubes (1A) e 98435.png after checking the instructions, and reading what people wrote the last time this game was played in the HSC, I played by far my best game ever of Q*Bert's Qubes. I never knew what was going on with this game before, and I actually like it now clarification: for the achievement bonuses, you can play using Game A to beat the game B scores. I just realized that wasn't very clear. So you don't have to select game B to win any of the bonus points. (you sure can if you like though) Awesome score BAZ! This will be tough to beat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) 33,840 Well, now I know why this port has always seemed so difficult. Game B is the hard game. Thanks Parker Bros. Edited June 20, 2017 by KaeruYojimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Slowly getting the hang of this Q*Bert Qubes 1AA : 59,040 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheHoboInYourRoom Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Q*Bert's Qubes - 22,645 Yeah, this game is kinda tough. I'm getting the hang of it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5,650. I don't have a clue what's going on in this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 12,135. Does it matter which cube you jump off of in order to get a cube to spin a certain way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 12,135. Does it matter which cube you jump off of in order to get a cube to spin a certain way? The cubes spin the direction you jump. So if you jump down, the color on top will move to the front, if you jump left it will move to the left. It makes a lot more sense in the arcade version where you see the cube actually rotate rather than just the flashing colors you get in the 2600 port. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel M'Vada Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Seriously, what the !#@? is this game? I read the manual and I still don't really get it - I'm just jumping around at random like an idiot and tring to remember which direction is which so I don't fall off the edge or jump right into a bad guy. Q*bert makes me feel really, really stupid. And sweary. Really, really sweary. !#@?Q*bert's Qubes: 6370 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 47,050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Seriously, what the !#@? is this game? I read the manual and I still don't really get it - I'm just jumping around at random like an idiot and tring to remember which direction is which so I don't fall off the edge or jump right into a bad guy. Q*bert makes me feel really, really stupid. And sweary. Really, really sweary. !#@? Q*bert's Qubes: 6370 Q-bert's Qubes (1984) (Parker Bros)_2.png I feel your pain. Even with KaeruYojimbo's good advice above (thank you, btw) I still feel like I'm doing everything at random. It's really hard to visualize the movement of the blocks. I'm used to using my imagination with the Atari 2600 but this is a little much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 204,885 A/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 14,305. This game is actually making me miss Entombed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 98,435 Q-Bert's Qubes (1A) e 98435.png after checking the instructions, and reading what people wrote the last time this game was played in the HSC, I played by far my best game ever of Q*Bert's Qubes. I never knew what was going on with this game before, and I actually like it now Link to previous competition? I can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Link to previous competition? I can't find it. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/88638-hsc-season-4-week-6-qberts-qubes/page-1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 287,830 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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