Vocelli Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) Week 1 Season 12 will be Dedicated in Memory of Barbara Sullivan (Mother of long time HSC Player Lauren Tyler) Lauren Tyler words of dedication: You were the one who introduced me to the world of Atari when I was born, and in doing so I became a fan of video games. But more importantly, you were the one who brought me into this world, and I will always remember you for the one-of-a-kind mother that you were and I will always love you for that. Dedication Game Space Invaders (Game 6 B/B) CLARIFICATION: No use of CHEATS, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that gives you an unfair advantage in this HSC. Please assume you have to follow the game difficulty and mode for the playing week/s. There cannot be any game enhancements or favorite settings to play in the 2600 HSC, unless you are given authorization to do so by your humble yet strict MODERATOR! Vocelli Space Invaders Released By: Atari Left Difficulty: B Right Difficulty: B Game Mode: Game 6 (B/B) Post your scores right here in this thread, and we will add them to the list. 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. The deadline for posting scores is Midnight (EST) the evening of Nov 14, 2021 Bonus: Beat Your Rank Finish Even or Higher than your Season 11 Final ‘End of Season’ Ranking on Space Invaders: Get 5 Bonus Points! Or Took a season off and you do not have a Season 11 Final End of Season Rank… Post a score on Space Invaders: Get 10 bonus points! Or ALL NEW members to the HSC (That means you have NEVER played in any season of the Atari 2600HSC) and post a score on Space Invaders: Get 25 Bonus Points Space Invader (Game 6 B/B) Scores (ROLLAGE at 9900 +) 6995 - Kermit (+50)(+5) 6415 - Deteacher (+49) (+5) 5555 - JasonHRB (+48) (+5) 5325 - OyamaFamily (+47) (+5) 4530 - McCallister (+46) (+5) 4290 - AtariSphinx (+45) 4230 - MarkGriff (+44) (+25) 4130 - SkippyBCoyote (+43) (+5) 3935 - Dr MooCowz (+42) (+5) 3310 - Nads (+41) (+5) 3235 - RaymanC (+40) (+5) 3185 - GBAG (+39) 3185 - Vocelli (+39) 3090 - Jason Atari (+37) 2995 - Keilbaca (+36) (+5) 2900 - AGB (+35)(+5) 2535 - Evandro (+34) 2525 - JgkSpsx (+34) (+25) 2525 - CrazyClimber (+34) (+10) 2525 - Maloff (+34) 2060 - Atarian7 (+30) (+5) 2005 - GType (+29) (+5) 1980 - DomBradley (+28) 1775 - Atari_Warlord (+27) (+5) 1745 - CTelkin (+26) (+25) 1705 - Mchetzel (+25) 1635 - Absalon (+24) (+25) 1490 - MoisesTuseto (+23) 1485 - Nester (+22) (+5) 1465 - Krytol (+21) (+5) 1305 - Lauren Tyler (+20) 825 - RGC (+19) 800 - FakeCortex (+18) 680 - Roadrunner (+17) (+5) 315 - TheActivisionary (+16) OF NOTE FOR NEW PLAYERS Scoring will be as follows for The NEW HSC SEASON 12: 50 Points for 1st Place each week 49 Points for 2nd 48 Points or 3rd and so forth. This scoring system will allow players who join later to score more points later in the season and qualify for the Bracket Challenge. The last 2 weeks of the Season will be double Points! The Overall Rankings will be Posted Every Tuesday or Wednesday. A NEW Game will be Posted Every Thursday or Friday unless it is a 2-week special game/games. This will give you several games to play every weekend! Season 12 will have: ~ Arcade Games ~ Red Label Games ~ Gold Medal winner pick from Kermit ~ Silver Medal winner pick from IsaiahAustin ~ Bronze Medal winner pick from DrMooCowz ~ Paper Medal winner pick from McCallister ~ Winter Olympic Games ~ Suggestions and Requests ~ HomeBrew Weeks ~ Chosen Company Games ~ Paddle Weeks ~ Beat the leader weeks The Season should end at the end of April. The TOP 32 will qualify for the Medal Bracket Challenge. Edited November 17, 2021 by Vocelli 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 Let the Games Begin! Please be aware that my schedule has been 'hellish' lately because of the labor shortage. So, with that being said, please let me know if I make any mistakes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 630 My mom always told me to keep pushing no matter how difficult things got. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Welcome back to the HSC everyone! I took most of last season off due to some real life crud going on, but I've sure been looking forward to this new season getting underway! Before we get started with the festivities though, my sincerest condolences to Lauren for her loss. My mom passed away a couple months ago in September so you have my every sympathy. Losing a parent is definitely on of the most difficult losses there is and my DMs are always open if you need someone to talk to. As far as the first game of the season goes, holy heck Game 6 is difficult! I set a personal goal for myself of 2,000 points for this round and after an hour or so of practice just barely managed to pull it off. My best advice is to just try to stay under the moving shields and time your shots carefully around them Space Invaders (Game 6, B/B Difficulty): 2,255 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 a starting score. I will see if I can do better 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) First evening after work ? Space Invaders (Game 6, B/B Difficulty): 1110 Edited November 4, 2021 by Absalon 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hi everyone. Excited for a new season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 280 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 860 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Space Invaders: 3535 Some tips: 1) On the first 2-3 boards, I usually take out the 2nd column first. This gives me a bigger opening and more time to take out the boss ship that flies across the top of the screen. This game variation gets quite difficult on the later boards, so I want to score as many points as I can on the early boards. 2) On boards 4-5+ (any board without shields), the top priority early on is taking out the bottom row or two so they don't land. This is much easier said than done on this game variation. 3) In the middle of each round, I position my ship outside the convoy to avoid enemy fire. I prefer having the convoy coming toward me so I can fire and have them move into my shots. 4) There cannot be more than two enemy shots on the screen at any given time. If you want to travel across the screen, this can help you find an opportune time to do so safely. I find the moving shields more annoying than helpful. It seems they block as many of my shots as they do enemy shots. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Space Invaders (6 B/B): 2355 Perhaps another bonus could be try all 112 game variations! Wonder if any other game has more? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Space Invaders (6 B/B): 2,125 I probably haven't played this game variation since the 80's. The 3rd wave onward is tough, no barriers and fast bullets with invaders being so close to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 8 hours ago, AtariSphinx said: Perhaps another bonus could be try all 112 game variations! Wonder if any other game has more? Maze Craze = 256 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 First attempt using a keyboard = 525 My timing on the UFO's is bad and will need some more practice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Space Invaders 6 b/b: 660 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 3410 Finally had the capability to live stream my HSC attempts! I'll probably do this when schedule and opportunity works out through the season. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 375 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 2900 6BB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1,305 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 It's great to be back! 2690 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RaymanC Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Space Invaders (Game 6): 1,725 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 small step but I'm improving...slowly ? Space Invaders (Game 6, B/B Difficulty): 1395 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 740 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1,465 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 3320 for me so far . Am continuing to play when I get a chance, but think I might struggle to get much past this score. Like others, I'm really pleased to be back playing HSC again. And also, what a great choice for an opening game. For many people, Space Invaders was where the whole hobby of playing video games started, and of course we all know how big a draw the ability to play Space Invaders at home was as a reason to buy a VCS. And as a kid, that was me at Christmas 1981 (I think, although it might have been 82). I was so happy to get an Atari with Space Invaders (it also came with combat and Dodge Em), and didn't care a bit that it wasn't brand new. Playing this on HSC is literally a return to where a life long hobby started! And the choice of game 6 is great too. The difficulty of the version means a real challenge, rather than most of us rolling the score. Sorry for the long post, am just really happy with this as a game choice ? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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