AtariSphinx Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Crazy Balloon (1 B/B): 7600 Spent some time with this one. First time playing and seeing it. Great game! Challenging. Reminds me a bit of the game play of Gravitar & Thrust. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Improvements in all three games . Looks like I'm still a way off the pace on Venture reloaded though . . . .oh well, I'll just have to play it some more 😄 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Before this round the only time I had ever played Pengo was the arcade version, and honestly I kinda hated it so I wasn't expecting to have fun playing Pengo this round. Boy was I ever wrong! Once I took the time to read the manual and actually understand the game play mechanics I started really enjoying this game, and now I think it may be my new favorite puzzle game on the Atari 2600! Every game this round is an absolute gem in my book, so big thanks to @AtariSphinx for making me give Pengo another try Pengo (Game 1, B/B Difficulty): 158,520 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RaymanC Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 9 hours ago, AtariSphinx said: Reminds me a bit of the game play of Gravitar & Thrust. Yes, this reminds me of Gravitar too. It's very difficult and slow to navigate through the mazes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Atarian7 said: Yes, this reminds me of Gravitar too. It's very difficult and slow to navigate through the mazes. I like it, but wish the balloon was a little smaller.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Improvements: Pengo: 158,260 Crazy Balloon: 10,150 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Pengo: 15,820 Venture Reloaded: 23,400 Crazy Balloon: 1,675 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Venture Reloaded (1 B/B): 256,000 The only version of Venture that I had ever played is the original 2600 version. I had heard that it was "not a proper Venture". Now I see why. Great choice @Skippy B. Coyote. Very fluid movement and feel more fair than the original 2600. You do need to resist being too aggressive in later levels to avoid death. Will need some more runs on this one to improve. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Improvements: Pengo: 174,530 Venture: 451,700 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Not a bad port. Pengo - 48,660 I was stuck on level 3 for a bit. Might be a bit too crazy for me 😂 Crazy Balloon - 7,850 lvl 5 Best port I’ve played, it’s how I wanted the CV version to handle. Venture Reloaded: 200,200 lvl 9 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 I am at least going to get participation scores in. Crazy Balloon 1bb - 8625 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Pengo 1bb 98610 Wow, that is one of the easiest Pengo versions ever. On the last levels the snobees destroyed the regular blocks so fast there was almost no defense. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 29,860. Pengo. First time playing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Just a heads-up to @Vocelli that you've got me listed twice in Pengo, once for my 158,520 score and once for my 109,880 score. I'll take the higher of the two please 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Skippy B. Coyote said: Just a heads-up to @Vocelli that you've got me listed twice in Pengo, once for my 158,520 score and once for my 109,880 score. I'll take the higher of the two please Can I have the lower score? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Venture Reloaded - 141400 There seems to be a bug in the game on either the 7800 or the Concerto cart - I got stuck leaving many rooms from one particular exit, disappearing entirely from the screen. I had to wait for an enemy to hit me - which didn’t happen for at least five minutes. Eventually I memorized which exits worked and managed a relatively decent first score. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Venture Reloaded (1 B/B): 311,600 Improvement! Not sure how much improvement can do at this point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hi! I used to be active in the High Score Club some 17-18 years ago. It's great to see that it's still going on! I'm a bit rusty as I just recently acquired another 2600 after not having one for 6 years, but here is my first score on Pengo: 57,250 I only use original equipment so sadly I won't be able to participate in the other 2 games. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Have you considered getting a Harmony cart? If it's easy enough for me to use, it will probably be easy for you. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 51 minutes ago, Atarian7 said: Have you considered getting a Harmony cart? If it's easy enough for me to use, it will probably be easy for you. I'll look into that. Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Adventure Reloaded improvement: 141,600 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) Only chance I have to play these during this span. Past month hasn't been time/energy friendly to put in the effort I'd like for this! I did like Venture Reloaded big time compared to the original! Pengu: 44700 Venture Reloaded: 172800 Crazy Balloon: 8275 Edited October 5, 2022 by DrMooCowz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I always liked Venture but it always felt like it was missing something. Reloaded is an amazing reworking of the game. I love Crazy Balloon and it’s nice to have an approachable version of Pengo. This is a great set of games. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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