RB5200 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 OK just played a game of hero and holy smoke. This is without a doubt my personally best ever. I was just so proud to put up a score like this i just had to share it. Has anyone seen a score like this before. I know i never have. Share your scores of hero. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Cool. I loved this game as a kid but only played it on the 2600 but then. I remember that you could "fry" that version of the game, and it would give you like 256 lives, so you could easily get through all the levels. I love the upgraded graphics of the 5200 version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 11:03 AM, RB5200 said: OK just played a game of hero and holy smoke. This is without a doubt my personally best ever. I was just so proud to put up a score like this i just had to share it. Has anyone seen a score like this before. I know i never have. Share your scores of hero. Impressive! I mostly played the 8bit computer version, never got that high of score though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreDecker Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 10:22 PM, moycon said: Cool. I loved this game as a kid but only played it on the 2600 but then. I remember that you could "fry" that version of the game, and it would give you like 256 lives, so you could easily get through all the levels. I love the upgraded graphics of the 5200 version. ^^this The 2600's are adequate... The C64's are over the top in trying to pretend to be "real"... the green is off and the screen looks too busy with extra dotty dotted detail. The 5200/8-bit edition gets it perfectly with the best of both worlds. Texture and surreal color that make for a more enjoyable experience. IMHO, anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 1:57 PM, leech said: Impressive! I mostly played the 8bit computer version, never got that high of score though! Yeah, I was pretty impressed with that to. I've always loved this game, and when i do play it it's just kind of a normal, maybe hit level 16 or some wheres around there; or get lucky and hit 20. but this time there was something in the galaxy aligned just right, i just kept going and going (i better not owe energizer any royalties for that). But now that i know it's possible i'll be going for that million, Activision get that patch ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knievel1 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Anyone know if there's an end to River Raid? I thought for sure at 1000 bridges..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 20 hours ago, knievel1 said: Anyone know if there's an end to River Raid? I thought for sure at 1000 bridges..... Nice! I think Activision made their best games on the Ataris.... Hmm, wonder if I could build my own Activision classics on my Steam Deck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/5/2022 at 3:17 AM, knievel1 said: Anyone know if there's an end to River Raid? I thought for sure at 1000 bridges..... There is no end. The generator keeps generating the river forever. Unless there is an overflow or similar bug. One can keep running the demo mode in emulator and accelerate time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 9:17 PM, knievel1 said: Anyone know if there's an end to River Raid? I thought for sure at 1000 bridges..... Please tell me you used a cheat to do that? I don't think I could ever even reach level 25 when playing on real hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knievel1 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Save states. That would be one crazy marathon session if not for saves! Like, ten days. I go back and play a bit each week, try to see the end of games I loved as a kid. No end here.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese Cake Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 21 hours ago, knievel1 said: Save states. That would be one crazy marathon session if not for saves! Like, ten days. I go back and play a bit each week, try to see the end of games I loved as a kid. No end here.... What ends have you found in games so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Have just beaten H.E.R.O the pict. is just before the 1,000,000 mark. Once you hit that score it just goes back to the demo screen. So it for sure has now been beaten on a 5200 super system. YEAH !. I don't think that has ever been done on the 5200. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 9/27/2022 at 4:29 PM, CommodoreDecker said: ^^this The 2600's are adequate... The C64's are over the top in trying to pretend to be "real"... the green is off and the screen looks too busy with extra dotty dotted detail. The 5200/8-bit edition gets it perfectly with the best of both worlds. Texture and surreal color that make for a more enjoyable experience. IMHO, anyway. Totally agree. The 8-bit/5200 version got it just right compared with the other versions. One thing I always thought could use some slight improvements, though, is the lower-panel fonts and graphics. So, I did a modest hack for the 8-bit and 5200 version some years ago. I also improved the explosion and enemy kill points font. Nothing else was hacked in gameplay area, as I liked it all as it was. You can find the 5200 update here: Hero 5200 Update (and then just scroll up from there for the 8-bit version). 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 7 hours ago, MrFish said: One thing I always thought could use some slight improvements, though, is the lower-panel fonts and graphics. So, I did a modest hack for the 8-bit and 5200 version some years ago. I also improved the explosion and enemy kill points font. Nothing else was hacked in gameplay area, as I liked it all as it was. You can find the 5200 update here: Hero 5200 Update (and then just scroll up from there for the 8-bit version). Just tried it out, looks good, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyBear89 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 This thread motivated me to pick up a 5200 H.E.R.O. cart recently. As I have the C-64, 2600 and Colecovision ports I am very much acclimated with using one-button controllers for both firing the laser and setting dynamite. I nearly had a stroke when it occurred to my dumb self that the 5200 version requires TWO buttons. Thankfully I do have a RetroGameBoyz keypad module and this game plays beautifully with a Sega Genesis controller using the B/C buttons. I can't imagine anyone using the CX-52 controller to play H.E.R.O. (just way too much joystick precision is needed) but cheers to those that do! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 44 minutes ago, TeddyBear89 said: I can't imagine anyone using the CX-52 controller to play H.E.R.O. (just way too much joystick precision is needed) but cheers to those that do! Well, I will say the 5200 controllers actually enhance the game play of hero with it's analog ability but it does take alot of practice. Also not all the controllers play the same way, to many variables between controllers, (some play better than others) but if you select the right variables and put together a controller with them, you will have a cx52 controller that will play hero with extreme precision. if you have more than 1 controller try them all out and find the one that gets you the best control. and glad to hear you you got motivated to get the cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 3 hours ago, RB5200 said: Well, I will say the 5200 controllers actually enhance the game play of hero with it's analog ability but it does take alot of practice. Also not all the controllers play the same way, to many variables between controllers, (some play better than others) but if you select the right variables and put together a controller with them, you will have a cx52 controller that will play hero with extreme precision. That's really interesting! I've been trying to play with the cx52 for the HSC without much luck, but you can't argue with the kind of enormous success you've achieved! Guess I need to either practice more with the cx52, or just accept the -1 penalty and use the Wico instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, DamonicFury said: That's really interesting! I've been trying to play with the cx52 for the HSC without much luck, but you can't argue with the kind of enormous success you've achieved! Guess I need to either practice more with the cx52, or just accept the -1 penalty and use the Wico instead. You wan't me to send ya my controller, lol like i said if you have more than 1 controller, try them all and use the one that feels like it gives the most control. it does take practice and we all as people have different styles. some controllers just won't play hero good at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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