JacobZu7zu7 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Next season Improvements: (Games ready ahead of time) 1. Every game will be selected, mapped out ahead of time, so its fully ready in proper order with its game settings. Normally I go from game suggestions, and without any exact order. Having to pick a level, game setting before I can post the game, slows down a lot due to play testing... and I will fix this. (More ranking pts) 2. High scoring points even higher... due to the growing amount of active players, we will have +13 for 1st place (+10 skipped) 9+ for 4th place down. Instead of +11. (Bonuses will return) 3. Point Bonuses returning, for breaking or setting records. (Final result updates after each game completes) 4. Final results of each game, will return as well, with a quick congrats to who won. (A lot like Biffman's finished high score lists, in the last 6 or so games of Season 12) (Backup plan) 5. If for what reason, like life getting in the way, (hopefully not) I will transfer the Season 13 duties to a HSClubber until further notice. (Shooting spree) 6. More blasting shooters will be in the next season then ever before. Working on game list, maybe 2 more games this next season. Start date unknown as of now MONDAY JULY 13TH 2020 Edited July 6, 2020 by JacobZu7zu7 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 That all sounds wonderful and really appreciate the thought you've put into that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Sounds great Jacob! Don’t forget...you said Pac Man will be on the schedule for next season. I’m not great at it, just like to play it and haven’t seen it here on HSC. Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezkc Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 All sounds good Jacob! Thanks for all your work on this. If you need any suggestions for games, just let us know. I'm sure we've all got some we'd like to see on the list (Pacman's a game I've never been good at, but that's a good shout by IntyFanMatt). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Awesome Sauce.... ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, IntyFanMatt said: Sounds great Jacob! Don’t forget...you said Pac Man will be on the schedule for next season. I’m not great at it, just like to play it and haven’t seen it here on HSC. Thank you Oh jeez,not Pacman! Just kidding.? Pick a game that I can win at! No,bad idea. That game doesnt exist yet..... Edited June 24, 2020 by wolfy62 Adding info. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, gezkc said: All sounds good Jacob! Thanks for all your work on this. If you need any suggestions for games, just let us know. I'm sure we've all got some we'd like to see on the list (Pacman's a game I've never been good at, but that's a good shout by IntyFanMatt). Welcome. Game list is complete. Now for the settings on each game... and with the games, Matts was actually already in the game list I was starting, and so was ricksters game choice too lol. Edited June 24, 2020 by JacobZu7zu7 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: Welcome. Game list is complete. Now for the settings on each game... and with the games, Matts was actually already in the game list I was starting, and so was ricksters game choice too lol. So let it be written.... so let it be done!! ? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: Welcome. Game list is complete. Now for the settings on each game... and with the games, Matts was actually already in the game list I was starting, and so was ricksters game choice too lol. Sweet. Did you end up going with 18 total games? I think you said you were going to up it by 2? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Rickster8 said: Sweet. Did you end up going with 18 total games? I think you said you were going to up it by 2? Yup currently 18 in the list, up from 16. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 13 hours ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: Yup currently 18 in the list, up from 16. Woohoo! ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 So I was just looking into the Archives to see when the last time Astrosmash was in the HSC. I checked it a few times. The last time I saw it was January of 2012, season 3??? Can this be right? Yes this can be a very long game, but it's still a great game.... My brother and I would get 1 million + scores BITD. I could be wrong, but it seems like it's been over 8 years.... If it really has been 8 years is there a reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 It could be because Astrosmash games take too long. Just like how Space Hawk can be played indefinitely. This brings up a question for Jacob. Do you have a list of cartridges excluded for HSC play? For example, two player only games would be excluded. Perhaps there are other cartridges that are excluded for reasons that aren't obvious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I kinda think it would be fun to play astrosmash with a time limit; without pause... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I vote for Astrosmash with a time limit, maybe 30 minutes. Of course everyone would have to trust that we follow that time limit closely and be honest about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: I vote for Astrosmash with a time limit, maybe 30 minutes. Of course everyone would have to trust that we follow that time limit closely and be honest about it. Screenshots might be an issue though, unless after the 30 minutes are up you let you game go down the drain and then take a pic of the peak score. It might be better to award points after certain plateaus are reached. Like 5 points for 100k, 6 for 200k, 7 for 300k etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 There is a version of Astrosmash with a built-in timer; 1 to 99 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, mr_me said: There is a version of Astrosmash with a built-in timer; 1 to 99 minutes. Hmmmm, that's different. Never heard of that. It's not on the Flashback right? Or is it via an emulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Rickster8 said: Screenshots might be an issue though, unless after the 30 minutes are up you let you game go down the drain and then take a pic of the peak score. It might be better to award points after certain plateaus are reached. Like 5 points for 100k, 6 for 200k, 7 for 300k etc. Good point. Maybe it’s not a good game for the HSC then. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, mr_me said: There is a version of Astrosmash with a built-in timer; 1 to 99 minutes. Never heard of it either. Don’t think I’ll be searching to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Rickster8 said: Hmmmm, that's different. Never heard of that. It's not on the Flashback right? Or is it via an emulator? In the 1982 Astrosmash Shootoff competition; the finals in Houston were played with a timed 60 minute game. I don't know if the rom file I have is an image of the cartridge used there or a more recent hack; but it works. When you get your Raspberry Pi flashback you can add this version in there. If you have a flash memory cartridge you can play it on a real intellivision. You can see some of the scores people got at the 1982 Houston finals here. https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301631-astrosmash-shootoff-details-1982/ Edited June 29, 2020 by mr_me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, mr_me said: In the 1982 Astrosmash Shootoff competition; the finals in Houston were played with a timed 60 minute game. I don't know if the rom file I have is an image of the cartridge used there or a more recent hack; but it works. When you get your Raspberry Pi flashback you can add this version in there. If you have a flash memory cartridge you can play it on a real intellivision. You can see some of the scores people got at the 1982 Houston finals here. https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301631-astrosmash-shootoff-details-1982/ Thanks. So is 6X the max in this game? I played it yesterday just messing around and I was on 6X for a very long time. I got to 550k and it never went higher than 6X. It's been so darn long since I played it as a kid I just can't recall if it ever goes to 7X. Edited June 30, 2020 by Rickster8 Changed a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) Intellivision Productions had posted PDFs of the instructions for all 60 flashback games. Here's an archive copy of their site. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231162536/http://www.intellivisionlives.com/flashback_games.html Yes 6x is the highest. Edited June 30, 2020 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 How about an Intellivoice game, like Space Spartans next season? That is the only one that has a score component I believe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, IntyFanMatt said: How about an Intellivoice game, like Space Spartans next season? That is the only one that has a score component I believe. I’d be down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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