Rickster8 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) [ Intellivision HSC Season 15 ] (Game 10) Horse Racing Horse Racing by Mattel 1980 You're at the Track for a "Day at the Races". After you check the Past Performances and odds, place your simulated wagers out of your starting "Stake" of $750. Bet your favorites to Win, or go for the big-payoff Exacta! Get your simulated bets down! Watch for the start --- and THEY'RE OFF!!! ROM Download Link https://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/21516/intellivision/Horse-Racing-1980-Mattel.html Game Manual Link - Click link below then go to 'Games' then 'Manuals' and scroll down for Horse Racing http://www.intellivision.us/intvlibrary/index.htm High Score Club Record +3 BONUS POINTS AWARDED FOR SET RECORD (FIRST TIME PLAYED AT HSC) Game Settings PRESS DISC Game Objective You get a purse of $750. Play from the 1 slot. Place your bets on 10 races and win as much money as you can up to the maximum of $9,999. Post the final 'Green Screen' with your winnings Game Scoring +13 [1st place], +12 [2nd place], +11 [3rd place], +9 [4th place] down to +1 pt for participation. +2 Game Winner Incentive Contest Ends SUNDAY OCTOBER 3RD 11:59:59PM EASTERN TIME (BEST WINNINGS) $9,999 - gezkc - [+13][+2 GAME WINNER INCENTIVE][+3 SET NEW RECORD] $9,999 - mark griff - [+13][+2 GAME WINNER INCENTIVE][+3 SET NEW RECORD] $9,999 - Rickster8 - [+13][+2 GAME WINNER INCENTIVE][+3 SET NEW RECORD] $9,999 - lupovax - [+13][+2 GAME WINNER INCENTIVE][+3 SET NEW RECORD] $4,335 - sprazzi [+8] $0 - fakecoretex [+1] Overall Rankings After Happy Trails / Loco-Motion 1 Rickster8 171 2 Mark Griff 114 3 lupovax 100 4 Sprazzi 92 5 gezkc 91 6 mr_me 79 7 wolfy62 71 8 gar0u 49 9 IntyFanMatt 33 10 ed1475 31 11 fakecortex 27 12 CParsley 15 13 Ace24 12 14 RogerPoco 11 15 t0spmad 10 16 Gernot 9 17 jblenkle 7 18 JacobZu7zu7 5 18 roadrunner 5 Games Won 5 Rickster8 - Motocross x3 / Space Hawk / Space Gunner / Space Armada / Super Pro Decathlon x4 3 mr_me - Bomb Squad / Space Battle / Space Spartans 3 gezkc - Tropical Trouble / Happy Trails / Loco-Motion 1 RogerPoco - White Water 1 IntyFanMatt - Dreadnaught Factor 1 Sprazzi - White Water 1 lupovax - Super Pro Decathlon 1 mark griff - Pitfall GOLD Sneak Preview: Nova Blast Edited October 4, 2021 by Rickster8 Updated page 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar0u Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Always wanted to learn this one! Excited to see it in the line up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 haha, i thought you'd be the jockey racing, but by the description, it looks like the game is better called "horse betting" haha, should be fun 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 minute ago, fakecortex said: haha, i thought you'd be the jockey racing, but by the description, it looks like the game is better called "horse betting" haha, should be fun Yeah while this is a 'racing' game, it's predicated on betting.... ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar0u Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Just looked at the manual. It might be more complicated than Space Spartans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, gar0u said: Just looked at the manual. It might be more complicated than Space Spartans! Lol, oh no... I had a brutal time with Space Spartans and I can tell you it's not near as hard as that game... You basically look at the betting odds board and choose your horses and then they race. You have to look at certain things like what track they are running and how many furlongs the race is etc. It's really not that hard..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 And it's forbidden for jockeys to place bets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 Well one and done I guess.... ? I won 2 Exacta races and won 2 Straight Up races... Bet on the orange horse baby!!!! ? HORSE RACING $9,999 I get the feeling this contest is gonna be alot like bowling with 4 or 5 people hitting the max. ? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 11:38 PM, Rickster8 said: Game Objective You get a purse of $750. Play from the 1 slot. Place your bets on 10 races and win as much money as you can up to the maximum of $9,999. Post the final 'Green Screen' with your winnings Will we get $ 750,00 by mail? ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 $1605 and ... Just what was that?!? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, sprazzi said: $1605 and ... Just what was that?!? Nice, lol is that the Poker & Blackjack overlay you got in there? Lol, that might be part of the problem.... Hhahahahahhaha ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Ahaha yes I know I'm so lazy... But hey at least it's the same series network! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Improvement: $4335 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark griff Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Always enjoyed playing this with my buddies growing up. A fun underrated game score 9999 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Games Won Update: 5 Rickster8 - Motocross x3 / Space Hawk / Space Gunner / Space Armada / Super Pro Decathlon x4 3 mr_me - Bomb Squad / Space Battle / Space Spartans 3 gezkc - Tropical Trouble / Happy Trails / Loco-Motion 1 RogerPoco - White Water 1 IntyFanMatt - Dreadnaught Factor 1 Sprazzi - White Water 1 lupovax - Super Pro Decathlon 1 mark griff - Pitfall GOLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezkc Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Finally managed to win a few races after losing all my money several times! Horse Racing: $9,999 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Overall Rankings After Happy Trails / Loco-Motion 1 Rickster8 171 2 Mark Griff 114 3 lupovax 100 4 Sprazzi 92 5 gezkc 91 6 mr_me 79 7 wolfy62 71 8 gar0u 49 9 IntyFanMatt 33 10 ed1475 31 11 fakecortex 27 12 CParsley 15 13 Ace24 12 14 RogerPoco 11 15 t0spmad 10 16 Gernot 9 17 jblenkle 7 18 JacobZu7zu7 5 18 roadrunner 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 Quick Horse Racing Update: (Up to post #17) - I know this wasn't the greatest choice, but wanted to give it a 'try'.... ONE AND DONE!!!! ? $9,999 - gezkc $9,999 - mark griff $9,999 - Rickster8 $4,335 - sprazzi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gezkc Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 8 hours ago, Rickster8 said: Quick Horse Racing Update: (Up to post #17) - I know this wasn't the greatest choice, but wanted to give it a 'try'.... ONE AND DONE!!!! ? $9,999 - gezkc $9,999 - mark griff $9,999 - Rickster8 $4,335 - sprazzi It was a good idea, and a game I'd never tried before so thanks for adding it, Rick. That's what I like about the HSC - you can play the games you're familiar with/good at, but you also get a reason to play games you might never have tried out otherwise! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Rickster8 said: Quick Horse Racing Update: (Up to post #17) - I know this wasn't the greatest choice, but wanted to give it a 'try'.... ONE AND DONE!!!! ? $9,999 - gezkc $9,999 - mark griff $9,999 - Rickster8 $4,335 - sprazzi I had fun playing... There were games I never ever played not even for a minute and I enjoyed them. By the way: how are the games chosen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, sprazzi said: I had fun playing... There were games I never ever played not even for a minute and I enjoyed them. By the way: how are the games chosen? The theme this season is 'Space and Race' games so any game that has either Space and / or a racing element or anything with a timer is what has been 'deployed' for this season. The list is made before the season and we have about 4 or 5 games left. I am currently working on the theme for season 16. I actually have it just need to finalize the games and the order. Will convey the next season info soon.... ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Fortunately the next game is a shooter, i have no idea how to play a horse racing game (betting is not a game for me, i would flip a coin in such a case). And no it was no fun to try, i really don't know how to play it and how on what is to bet. (i have no idea what ppl get out of it, i owned back in the '80s the poker cartridge which was a favorite of my buddy but me i never liked it neither i like cards playing, dice rolling or any betting game it's boring to me. Yes of course it's not a pure betting game but... Similar for the previous "Happy Trails" puzzle games aren't what i like. Sometimes i really ask myself what sort of game do i like - i bet it's tinkering ) Edited October 1, 2021 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 I don't know what I'm doing. Tho I went along with the manual a bit, it's too much of an investment (no pun intended) for me right now lol. Some of the more complicated games I think really need a real controller and overlay, cause trying to figure it out on emu just doesn't hit the same. I was able to place bets and race, but one horse never finished, and I just kept hearing the hoofbeats. I tried to coax it along with what I thought were the properly mapped buttons for both controllers, but who knows. Here's a screenshot for an attempt to get 1 point for participating, but since it doesn't show a score, I'm fine with 0 for this round. On to submit my score for Nova Blast, which makes more sense, although I was falling asleep, lol. No real bash on that game, I think I'm just tired hahaha. Horse Racing - Let's just say my bookie beat me up and took my wallet. And shoes. Yeah, let's go with that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted October 2, 2021 Author Share Posted October 2, 2021 56 minutes ago, fakecortex said: I don't know what I'm doing. Tho I went along with the manual a bit, it's too much of an investment (no pun intended) for me right now lol. Some of the more complicated games I think really need a real controller and overlay, cause trying to figure it out on emu just doesn't hit the same. I was able to place bets and race, but one horse never finished, and I just kept hearing the hoofbeats. I tried to coax it along with what I thought were the properly mapped buttons for both controllers, but who knows. Here's a screenshot for an attempt to get 1 point for participating, but since it doesn't show a score, I'm fine with 0 for this round. On to submit my score for Nova Blast, which makes more sense, although I was falling asleep, lol. No real bash on that game, I think I'm just tired hahaha. Horse Racing - Let's just say my bookie beat me up and took my wallet. And shoes. Yeah, let's go with that. You get a participation point for the humor alone.... ?? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupovax Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Horse Racing: $9,999 ... finally i've reach ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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