Season 13 ~ Week 1 ~ Vanguard

[Vocelli]

Week 1

Vanguard

Game 1 Default (No Continues)

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

 

Vanguard

Released By:  Atari

Left Difficulty: B

Right Difficulty: B

Game Mode: 1 Default (No Continues)

 

 

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 Aug 21, 2022

 

Bonus: Beat Your Rank

Finish Even or Higher than your Season 12 Final ‘End of Season’ Ranking on Vanguard: Get 5 Bonus Points!

Or

Took a season off and you do not have a Season 12 Final ’ End of Season’ Rank… Post a score on Vanguard:

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 Vanguard:

Get 25 Bonus Points

 

 

Vanguard Scores

Game 1 (No Continues)

 

150200 - AtariSphinx (+50) (+5)

104190 - Evandro (+49) (+5)

103380 - Vocelli (+48) (+5)

101780 - Deteacher (+47) (+5)

  89589 - LordInnit (+46) (+5)

  83170 - CapitanClassic (+45) (+5)

  82100 - McCallister (+44) (+5)

  72990 - Absalon (+43) (+5)

  66490 - JasonHRB (+42)

  66380 - DrMooCowz (+41) (+5)

  54910 - AliceTwoPointOh (+40) (+25)

  49620 - Kermit (+39)

  49530 - p1Fq03 (+38) (+25)

  48530 - RaymanC (+37) (+5)

  48340 - DomBradley (+36)

  47530 - Tituzzz (+35) (+25)

  46700 - JeremiahK (+34) (+10)

  46480 - SkippyBCoyote (+33)

  45910 - Keilbaca (+32)

  42900 - AdamChevy (+31) (+10)

  42490 - Atari_Warlord (+30) (+5)

  42460 - RetroBreakout (+29) (+5)

  42320 - JaconZu7Zu7 (+28) (+5)

  41280 - MoisesTuseto (+27) (+5)

  40330 - Atarian7 (+26)

  39490 - JasonAtari (+25)

  36860 - JeremiahJT (+24) (+10)

  36250 - JGKspsx (+23)

  34530 - RGC (+22)

  31820 - LaurenTyler (+21)

  23570 - FakeCortex (+20)

  22510 - GBAG (+19)

  21090 - 5X7 (+18) (+10)

  20010 - TheActivisionary  (+17)

  15980 - Chavert (+16) (+10)

  15240 - ClassicGamer (+15)

  14900 - Nebulus (+14) (+10)

  13950 - Mchetzel (+13)

    8950 - Krytol (+12)

    8410 - RedMiller (+11) (+10)

    8260 - Rickster (+10) (+25)

    6140 - CXK (+9) (+25)

    6080 - JBlenkle (+8) (+5)

    5050 - CrazyClimber (+7)

    

  OF NOTE FOR NEW PLAYERS

Scoring will be as follows for The HSC SEASON 12:                              

50 Points for 1^st Place each week

49 Points for 2^nd

48 Points or 3^rd and so forth.

 

This scoring system will allow players who join later to score more points later in the season and qualify for the end of season Tourney

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 13 will have:

~ Arcade Games

~ Games with Balls

~ Gold Medal winner pick from Kermit

~ Silver Medal winner pick from  JasonHRB

~ Bronze Medal and Paper Metal winner picks from AtariSphinx/SkippyBCoyote/McCallister

~ Challenge Week

~ Request Week

~ Halloween Games

~ Request Weeks

~ Featured Company Weeks

~ Paddle Weeks

~ Homebrew Holiday Break weeks… Featuring 4 Homebrew Games!

~ Beat the leader weeks

The Season should end at the January, 2023

 

The TOP 24 will qualify for the End the Season Challenge.

The End of Season Challenge is:

 

Major Leagues Survivor 3 Strikes Tourney

~ The Top 12 Players will Qualify

~ It will last 4 Rounds (No more or no less)

~ 3 Games per round and 2 weeks per round

~ Receive a STRIKE by finishing in the bottom half of scores for each game.

~ The GOAL… Just survive by not getting 3 strikes.

~ Any Player NOT receiving 3 strikes by the end of the 4 Rounds, gets to pick a game for Season 14.

~ The Top 4 Ranked players from Regular Season will have a hand in picking the 3 games each round.

(The Major Leagues will last 8 Weeks)

 

Minor Leagues Survivor Tourney

~ The Players who are ranked 13-24 in Regular Season will Qualify.

~ It will last 4 Rounds (No more or no less)

~ ONE game per round and ONE week per round.

~ Finish in the bottom half in scoring for that game and you are automatically eliminated.

~ ONLY the last remaining Player will get to pick a Game for Season 14!

~ The TOP 2 ranked players will get to pick the game each week.

(The Minor Leagues will last 4 Weeks)

Edited August 23, 2022 by Vocelli

[Vocelli]

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

[CapitanClassic]

Going to try to play each week. For inspiration, here are some past scores.

 

http://hsc.statotronic.com/searchgame.php?game=450

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Rank	Score		Player	Date	% of Hi	% of Avg
1.	1,000,000		oyamafamily	3/21/2014	100.0	672.9
	1,000,000		Northcoastgamer	10/03/2014	100.0	672.9
2.	843,470		S.BAZ	3/21/2014	84.3	567.6
3.	568,390		CapitanClassic	3/21/2014	56.8	382.5
4.	469,500		S.BAZ	10/12/2014	47.0	315.9
5.	418,970		oyamafamily	6/19/2010	41.9	281.9
6.	399,900		Northcoastgamer	3/23/2014	40.0	269.1
7.	386,230	http://hsc.statotronic.com/tv.png	Jeffy Arensmeyer	6/13/2004	38.6	259.9
8.	342,590		the 5th ghost	6/10/2004	34.3	230.5
9.	299,920		LidLikesIntellivision	3/23/2014	30.0	201.8
10.	299,880		StanJr	3/21/2014	30.0	201.8
11.	292,870		Stingray	6/08/2004	29.3	197.1
12.	243,890		crsdawg	6/13/2004	24.4	164.1
13.	235,130		shadow460	6/20/2010	23.5	158.2
14.	234,520		matt2d2	3/23/2014	23.5	157.8
15.	227,050		Chris++	6/08/2004	22.7	152.8
16.	223,470		NintendoDieScreaming	6/07/2004	22.3	150.4
17.	210,930		Tsukasa	6/13/2004	21.1	141.9
18.	186,100		Ze_ro	6/11/2004	18.6	125.2
19.	182,930		Micheloni2600	3/23/2014	18.3	123.1
20.	166,270		toymailman	6/22/2010	16.6	111.9
21.	162,050		DT Kofoed	3/23/2014	16.2	109.0
22.	161,000		Robert M	6/13/2004	16.1	108.3
23.	157,190		Zoyx	6/22/2010	15.7	105.8
24.	154,710	http://hsc.statotronic.com/tv.png	khryssun	6/13/2004	15.5	104.1
25.	151,650		Scrabbler15	3/21/2014	15.2	102.0

 

 

[Lauren Tyler]

7,420

 

It's good to be back.

[Absalon]

Here we go again 😃

 

First score:

9,010

[classicgamer_27330]

[Jasonhrb]

I'm really glad to have HSC back, although sadly I wont have as much time as I would like to play this season, at least in the early weeks 😭. Still, good to be back playing again, and this is a really fun game. 

 

Anyway, here's a score :

 

 

[Absalon]

My manual says that you get bonus points by not killing gond instantly. Is this function really implementet in this port?

[Krytol]

4,430

 

 

[+jgkspsx]

I was just singing the praises of the arcade version of this. (I misremembered it being Pleiad(e)s but who‘s counting.) Looking forward to it!!

[p1FqO3]

24,270

 

[fakecortex]

Hey, look, a game I own but don’t remember playing, how odd 

 

I like the shooting mechanics in this one! It doesn’t force you to hit every enemy as they approach, and becomes part of the strategy to wait for them in other areas. I’ve also been digging how the direction of play changes. After a few games, my next goal is 10k.

 

 8,660

[Rickster8]

Hey Guys, (My First time ever playing in the Atari 2600 HSC so if I'm reading this right I get 25 bonus points!!! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!) 😁

 

Jumping over from the Inty HSC forum to play some Atari, since I actually have an Atari now for the first time in my life I figured why not? Hopefully this isn't considered sacrilege to the Intellivision Faithful?

 

Holy Moley this game is HARD man... 😨😮🥺

 

VANGUARD - DIFFICULTY B - GAME 1 - 8,260 POINTS!!!

 

 

[+adamchevy]

My First Submission.  I’m playing in the Stella Emulator with the specified settings.  Is it allowed to use a MisterFpga console for HSC?

 

 

[Absalon]

Ok, I made it to the second loop after defeating "gond". 

 

New Score for me: 43460

 

 

[Jason_Atari]

27,650

 

 

[Vocelli]

7 hours ago, adamchevy said:

My First Submission.  I’m playing in the Stella Emulator with the specified settings.  Is it allowed to use a MisterFpga console for HSC?

 

 

Sure, As long as it is the same game and doesnt give you an unfair advantage.

WELCOME

[Redmiller]

Missed a few seasons, but got the message it was starting back this week, so going to try and get as many weeks in this season as I can!

 

Never played Vanguard, but in first few games i think I will like it. Below is my entry score, plan on bigger things this weekend!

Thanks vocelli for sending out the message!

 

[p1FqO3]

I assume we can post a score more than once, right? It's not explicitly stated in the rules, at least that I can find.

[Absalon]

7 minutes ago, p1FqO3 said:

I assume we can post a score more than once, right? It's not explicitly stated in the rules, at least that I can find.

you are right. you can post until the deadline.

[Deteacher]

49,910!  Hoping to participate more this season, than last. 

[Crazy Climber]

Participation trophy 🏆 

5050

 

[p1FqO3]

40030

[Lauren Tyler]

10,650

 

Finally broke the 10k mark.

[Krytol]

8,950