+therealbountybob Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 We'll start up the new season in a week or so, post and games you'd like to play here, games that need unusual hardware or take a long time to play proably won't win the polls but you can list them if you wish! Don't be shy it's all fun, nothing too serious, low score club members especially welcome. Same tried and tested format; typically 2 week rounds running Sunday to Sunday with 1 or 2 games. Any questions just ask or checkout the beginner's guide thread. trbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I think ABBUC 2020 contest runner-up DiscOPop is a must-have, as it is easy to pick up but very difficult to play well consistently. I'd also propose to play Shamus+ HSC with - still configurable - special HSC scoring. I recently played Juno First for the ABBUC national contest and found it quite interesting. A Ten-Liners round could be fun as well. I'd rather play less but good games per round than try a dozen that fit thematically. I don't mind playing "strange" games, I just don't like games that feel like archeological work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 A tetris special 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Here is my curated list of 10 games: 7.77 Trailblazer (w/ possible bonus game "Let's Hop") 7.6x Mad Stone 7.65 Operation Blood 7.79 Joe Blade 7.54 Airball 7.9x Bug Attack 7.67 James Bond 007 7.94 Final Legacy 7.71 Aquatron 8.65 Bruce Lee Played in 2021 so removed from my list: 7.8 The Great American Cross-Country Road Race 7.8 Blue Max Edited January 16, 2022 by carlsson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) I'll update this post if I think of any others... Round About (Datamost) Star League Baseball (Gamestar) - not sure how well this could be adapted to HSC play, maybe most runs scored against the "Heat - Sluggers" (most difficult) computer team? Captain Cosmo (Nexa Corporation) Chicken (Synapse Software) - would be fun to do a paddle games round: Avalanche (APX), Sneakers (Sirius), Kaboom (Activision), other Pathfinder (Gebelli Software) - have not played this one myself, has it been played in HSC before? Looks interesting. (Played in HSC 2019) Busy Baby (Royale Software) Pondering About Max's (Change In Heat) Salmon Run (ATX) Shadow World (Synapse Software) Whirlinurd (US Gold) Not a specific game, but a suggestion - I found that I really enjoyed the text adventures we played in season 17. Would be fun to throw some others in as bonus games now and then. Edited January 3, 2021 by graywest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 in random order: 1. Oilswell 2. Ocean Detox 3. Mr. Dig (in stead of Mr. Do) 4. Crossfire 5. 2048 6. Pac-Man Arcade (Tep392's upgraded version) 7. Dropzone 8. Blue Max 9. Superfly 1K+ 10. Nerm of Bemer (Basic Game) There are probably way more cool games, but this is my list for now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, carlsson said: Here is my curated list of 10 games: 7.8 Trailblazer (w/ possible bonus game "Let's Hop") 7.6 Mad Stone 8.0 Operation Blood 7.8 James Bond 007 7.8 The Great American Cross-Country Road Race 8.4 Aquatron 8.0 Joe Blade 8.0 Final Legacy 8.6 Bruce Lee 7.8 Blue Max Oh yes! Very nice list! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 52 minutes ago, graywest said: Pathfinder (Gebelli Software) - have not played this one myself, has it been played in HSC before? Yes, it was played in the end of September 2019 so somewhat recently. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 hours ago, devwebcl said: A tetris special Yes! That would be awesome as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, carlsson said: Yes, it was played in the end of September 2019 so somewhat recently. Ah, thanks!! I thought the title sounded familiar. I missed that round in 2019. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Something else that was on my mind is that @Caco in September 2020 mentioned that beyond playing new homebrew games from the community, perhaps we could create games on our own. Well, technically TRBB already does since he's got a foot in both communities. Personally I think I know how to program games, but not enough about the Atari to get into it even on a BASIC level. Thus my suggestion in the beginning of December was that for the next season, we could use a tool like The Arcade Machine by Brøderbund. I know it is limited in which types of games you can make and that it is limited to 5 difficulty levels (unless the engine is hacked?) but perhaps it could be a fun intermission some time around summer. Atarimania has a list of known games made in that tool. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8BIT 1337 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 It might be too long for most but I'll propose Journey to the Planets. Had some fun showing it to my daughter this past summer and I keep going back to it. I've always loved the exploration part of it as much as the puzzle solving. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Here is my list of games for the next season: B.C.'s Quest For Tires and/or Grog's Revenge Beach Head & Beach Head 2 Bruce Lee Fantastic Voyage Journey To The Planets Juice! Leaderboard Golf Mountain King Star League Baseball Star Trek S.O.S. Tumble Bugs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yautja Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Disc o' Pop Biscuits in Hell 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) H.E.R.O Henry's House YOOMP! Manic Miner Great Escape Skool Daze Bruce Lee Runner Bear Blinky's Scary School Lone Raider Edit: RGB Edited June 28, 2021 by McKong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Same request as every year, games put out by Atari UK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 hours ago, McKong said: Henry's House Recently I played this game, and I have to say, it is amazingly challenging, and actually lots of fun to play. The graphics are colorful and very friendly. Very nice game indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, orpheuswaking said: Same request as every year, games put out by Atari UK So if we exclude re-releases from Atari USA, English Software, Bug-Byte etc, it leaves us with these 15 titles: 7.5 Black Lamp 6.9 Contagion 6.4 Cygnus X1 6.4 Heartache 7.4 The Lone Raider 5.5 Moonbase 6.3 Nucleus 7.3 Slingshot (Golf!) 6.0 Speed Hawk 4.9 Thunderfox (re-relased later in the USA so it would count) 7.2 Tiger Attack 7.5 Tube Baddies (may never have been published by Atari UK, but many years later) 8.1 Twilight World (played in HSC in October 2017) 6.6 Zone Patrol 6.3 Z-Force (preview) Super Soccer never got released at all, per what I could find on Atarimania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Fairly sure we have played lone raider before too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, orpheuswaking said: Fairly sure we have played lone raider before too More than once, but its such a great game! Seem to remember you beating it when we played it a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Yes, assuming the list of played games is fairly complete all three of The Lone Ranger [S8-R11, S11-R13, S13-R14], Tiger Attack [S9-R16] and Twilight World [S14-R19] have been featured, which still leaves 12 of those unplayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 37 minutes ago, McKong said: More than once, but its such a great game! Seem to remember you beating it when we played it a few years ago I don't know about beating it but I know I got a pretty high score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Last Squadron should be in as well (winner of the ABBUC contest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Oh dear @slx, you missed the HSC for the first half of December 2020 when we played Last Squadron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 The classics will all apear in the polls - there are people out there who will join in when they see them. Playing games again is ok, I'll use my usual discression to make sure there is enough play for 2 weeks for those who are keener. I kept it low key last season and there were few multi game rounds so it makes no difference to participation. Pole Position TGACCRR Whistlers Brother Nibbler Blue Max 2001 Gumball HiJack! Tank Commander Beach Head I & II Beach Landing Aquatron Fanda platformers again like Beer Belly Burt, Nuclear Nick, Ollies Follies, Ghost Chaser ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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