+therealbountybob Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Welcome everyone to Season 17 of the Atari 8-bit High Score Club The first poll is already live - it's multi-pick polls this season so vote for any games you like or even all of them! The action will start on Saturday 18th Jan! I've said it all before but please join in, it's great fun, you don't have to be a good player it's all about exploring the games whether you have the odd go or battle it out against the top players. We have a handful of regulars who are not allowed to leave but we need a few more of you for our quest this season. #1 Rule is to have fun Any questions just post here or send me a message. The Beginners Guide has nuggets of wisdom too. If you're reading this in the future then just join in on the current round, there are occasional cartch-up rounds too. Typically we play a main game and a related bonus game over a 2 week period, with the occasional extended 3 week tournament to keep things interesting. The season runs Jan-Jan and is around 20-24 rounds. So service those joysticks and fire up those Ataris (or emulators!) Best Wishes to you all for 2020 trbb 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hopefully this year I will score my first won round... though realistically that won't happen. My suggestions for the year, curated from my previous list: Trailblazer (w/ possible bonus game "Let's Hop") Mad Stone Gridrunner Operation Blood James Bond 007 Death Race The Great American Cross-Country Road Race Tapper Bruce Lee Blue Max 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Flip & Flop Shamus+ Prince of Persia once it's finished New games 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Blok on Legs Rally Speedway 2020 The Great American Cross Country Road Race Boulder Dash Bristles Blue Max Montezuma's Revenge Cavelord The Pharaoh's Curse Dropzone Los Angeles SWAT Warhawk Jungle Hunt Zybex Keystone Kapers Pitstop Loderunner Rescue on Fractalus Mercenary Targ (There must be a way to pointalize) Caverns of Mars NEW STUFF 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Quote We have a handful of regulars who are not allowed to leave I tried... but failed Dont tell TRBB... I'm digging a tunnel. Edited January 8, 2020 by RedThunder 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Kikstart Koronis Rift Laser Gates MIrax Force Mr Dig Pengu Panther Realm of Impossilbilty Schreckenstein Sexfox Stealth Stellar Shuttle SWAT Tapper Zorro BS Quest for TYres Captain Beeble Crystal Raider Decathlon Draconus Elekraglide Firechief Gremlins Edited January 8, 2020 by RedThunder 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yikes! The rest of us try to limit to 10 suggestions, but RedThunder lists 43 games + unnamed new stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dope Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Lone Raider Marta Blatta Nadral Shamus Air Raid! Extirpator Journey to the Planets Fred Mission Shark The Jet Action Tactic Tuptus Fire Chief 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4427742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) H.E.R.O Henry's House LA SWAT YOOMP! Manic Miner (maybe a homebrew Spectrum port round Skool Daze, The Great Escape?) Super Pac-Man Jet Set Willy 2019 Bruce Lee 2 (Here's hoping it gets released this year!) Wonder Boy (Maybe for season 18!) Time slip Great Escape Skool Daze Edited January 16, 2020 by McKong 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4428067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) I'm trying to think of games I played as a kid that would work in a high score scenario. I saw a few people mention Bruce Lee which I love (can't wait for Bruce Lee 2), but I'm thinking games like that wouldn't work, you could just point press to get the score up as high as you like Anyway, here's my list of 10(ish) Kik-Start - we could play all 9 courses (in groups of 3) and add up the total time, I think that would work BMX Simulator Zybex Warhawk Crystal Raider LA SWAT Boulderdash 1 or 2, Rockford Pole Position Mr Do! Dig Dug Edited January 9, 2020 by STARBUG 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4428085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Sometimes we play for progress rather than score, for such games where you otherwise could stall and grab easy points. Some of the games may not even have a score per se, which leaves progress as the indicator. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4428111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 19 hours ago, carlsson said: Yikes! The rest of us try to limit to 10 suggestions, but RedThunder lists 43 games + unnamed new stuff. ? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4428291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 6 hours ago, carlsson said: Sometimes we play for progress rather than score, for such games where you otherwise could stall and grab easy points. Some of the games may not even have a score per se, which leaves progress as the indicator. Ah yes, I'd be on board for that, sorry I'm a newbie, cheers for that ? In that case, I'd be all for Bruce Lee (1 and 2), though I've enough on my list I've little knowledge of the new games, other than what I've played here, so I've stuck with the oldies for my suggestions, but I'm all for the new stuff too! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4428460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 I see RedThuinder has gone crazy , good job there's no 10 game limit this time! It will be great if you play DOPE, I'm just off to the bookies to place my bet on the new champ Everyone - I've just posted a survey and round up players post on the main forum. better start on my list: Gumball Whilstler's Brother that'll do for now! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4429005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 We could use this site for randomly selecting a game from the approved list...when its finalised https://miniwebtool.com/random-picker/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4429529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dope Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 11 hours ago, therealbountybob said: It will be great if you play DOPE, I'm just off to the bookies to place my bet on the new champ If my 10-year old laptop survives, then I will stay until the end. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4429603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedThunder Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 @Dope Liking the new avatar Atari needs a Dopefish game play atari, play atari, hungry, play atari, play atari, ..................... 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4429812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Here are my picks for the new season: Miner 2049er Captain Beeble Jumpman Beach Head I and II Juice Star League Baseball Asteroids (arcade emulator version) Blue Max (Always wanted to really dig into this one) Fantastic Voyage Quasimodo 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4430068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Any Tetris. Java jim Orc attack 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4431102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 hours ago, devwebcl said: Any Tetris. Java jim Orc attack Orc Attack is awesome. It scared the crap out of me when I was a kid ? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4431347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) On 1/10/2020 at 1:31 PM, therealbountybob said: better start on my list: Gumball Whilstler's Brother that'll do for now! Some more from me though I really like deteacher's list Bristles Congo Bongo Lost Tomb King Tut Drol Blue Max 2001 Wouldn't mind another crack at the Fanda platformers Beer Belly Burt etc Gyruss Axis Assasin and Genesis - did we ever play that HiJack (E.S.C.) (PAL) Zone X (PAL) Juno First Kik-Start Mr Do! Porkys Repton Parallax Turmoil River Rat Zaxxon/Super Zaxxon Topper Crystal Raider The Tail of Beta Lyrae Up 'N' Down Vanguard Wing Wars? Atartris II Panther Aquatron Boulderdash II Dawn Raider Phobos AE Threshold Roundabout Edited January 19, 2020 by therealbountybob 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4432491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) OK, after the pleading in the general 8-bit forum by @therealbountybob , I've decided to give the HSC another try. I think I played one game in the HSC a couple years back then something happened and I dropped out. I'll try and stick with it this time. I know there are probably many in my list that have already been done, I'll go read the rules/beginner's guide after I post. Blue Max Blue Max 2k1 Fort Apocalypse New Moon Patrol Arcade hack Wilmunder Star Raiders 2 Rescue On Fractalus The Eidelon Beach-Head 1 & 2 Dimension X Time Slip Encounter! New Games Edited January 14, 2020 by Gunstar 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4432517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Welcome! Many commented there are too many games and too short rounds. TRBB will have to decide if we should run each round a little longer and has already promised to lay low on the multi game rounds for a while. Perhaps my suggestion of interleaved rounds that last 4 weeks each but a new round starts 2 weeks after the current one isn't too bad. It would give in average 2 active main games and each game can be competed for the entire 4 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4432555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I don't mind trying that format, a lot of the rounds were left open for people to post late scores anyway so it wouldn't be too much different 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4432829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 That's great Gunstar, I'm off to do some more pleading right now... :) Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/300444-hsc-season-17-welcome-and-games-suggestions/#findComment-4433008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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