+jgkspsx Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Atari_Warlord said: 20,202 @Jasonhrb tips were very helpful. Once I understood you could control how far you go up or down, I stopped crashing into things like gold or the shore. I still crash into gold all the time. I seem to misjudge the vertical position by a pixel and that is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Raft Rider (1 B/B): 14,604 Definitely don't recommend playing this one when you are feeling tired. Really difficult trying to stay awake while you row down the river! I give US Games credit for trying something different than other more typical games in the 2600 library. Not a bad game by any means. Controls well.. Just not enough to keep you engaged and focused. Maybe rafting off a waterfall and landing mechanic would do it! Never played this one before so appreciate HSC introduction to a lesser known game. Edited October 18, 2022 by AtariSphinx Typo 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) there is no game but time 🐢 99990 Edited October 18, 2022 by Absalon 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheActivisionary Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Raft Rider: ROLLAGE Wow that took a while, really enjoyed the game though, it was quite relaxing, albeit boring after 20 minutes or so. Took around 70-80 mins to roll, although didn’t watch the clock so that could be a bit off. Those extra lives gained from collecting the gold are key, I started to get a little lazy at the end and would up with only one life in the end! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Rollage 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Now that a bunch of people are rolling the score, I have a question about the buddy system bonus points. Normally when multiple people roll the score, they are ranked in order of who rolled first. However, if the points are awarded based on the combined score, wouldn't that reward people with more bonus points for rolling the score later? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) Just a bit away from rollage, but I wanted to submit a score 😂 Lazy River - 5,993 Edited October 20, 2022 by fakecortex Typo 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, fakecortex said: Just a bit away from rollage, but I wanted to submit a score 😂 Lazy River - 5,993 Don't feel bad, something tells me this round isn't going to go very well for me either 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Keir said: Now that a bunch of people are rolling the score, I have a question about the buddy system bonus points. Normally when multiple people roll the score, they are ranked in order of who rolled first. However, if the points are awarded based on the combined score, wouldn't that reward people with more bonus points for rolling the score later? I thought this might happen so if you look under the Buddy System Scores on the First Post it reads something like... All Rolled Scores and anyone paired with a rolled score gets +5 Bonus Points. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moisés Tuseto Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 horrible game 364 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Do not think I’ll be rolling this one as I do not have that kind of time! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Raft Rider: 22451 Posting something to get on the board. I'm just starting to figure this game out (the left joystick and picking up the gold) and am pretty sure than when I have more time this weekend, I'll get something better posted. It seems that several times, I've crashed trying to pick up the gold, which sort of defeats the purpose. On future games, I need to remember that the primary objective is to not crash. I'm only going to try picking up gold if it's easy to get to and the game is moving at the slower speed, giving me additional time to fine-tune my position. Does anyone know a way to keep the game from automatically starting a new game? This might be one of the dumbest features I've seen in any Atari 2600 game (why not just let me push the joystick button instead...) There were a couple games where I improved my score and it started a new game before I could snap a pic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 67,954 Thought i was going to roll the score then boredom and fatigue kicked in and i lost lives stupidly lol. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Raft Rider (1 B/B): 32,924 Improvement .... on my score not my border level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Jason_Atari said: Thought i was going to roll the score then boredom and fatigue kicked in and i lost lives stupidly lol. That's what happened to me. Also it seems like there is plenty of gold when you don't need it, but as soon as you lose a life and need gold it is nowhere to be found. One time I went about 7000 points without seeing any gold. Edited October 22, 2022 by Atarian7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I think anytime you can get a gold is good! I may be wrong but I seem to remember having the maximum number of rafts and getting 3 bags of money, then when I lost a raft it automatically gave me another from my 3 bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Yeah, you get the 3 extra bags in reserve to get you another raft. I was talking about getting gold to refresh those 3 extras. I try to stay fully stocked. :LOL: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 28632 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Atarian7 said: Yeah, you get the 3 extra bags in reserve to get you another raft. I was talking about getting gold to refresh those 3 extras. I try to stay fully stocked. :LOL: Can you ever get more than that? I mean, if you have 3 extra rafts and 3 money bags, what happens when you pick up another gold? Do you get a 4th money bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dombradley@googlemail.com Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Raft Rider: 28349 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Keir said: Can you ever get more than that? I mean, if you have 3 extra rafts and 3 money bags, what happens when you pick up another gold? Do you get a 4th money bag? Nope. If you're maxed out at 3 money bags and 3 rafts, picking up additional gold doesn't do anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Raft Rider: Rollage (100k) I found that a conservative approach to picking up the gold worked best. It's best to max out the rafts and money bags, but not at the cost of losing a raft because you're moving too quickly or the gold is not easy to get to. I played several games where most of my rafts were lost by trying too hard to pick up the gold. My biggest improvement in score came when I started targeting the bottom of the gold rocks when trying to pick them up. If you miss and are too high, you will crash and lose a raft. If you're too low, you still don't get the gold, but your raft will safely glide along the bottom edge of the rock. The game got to be quite tedious and I think this is one of those titles that needs to be played with the difficulty switches on "A" once you've learned the basics. The faster speed with the left difficulty on "A" and the moving moose with the right difficulty on "A" significantly ramps up the challenge compared to the "Both on B" settings we used for this week. If we ever do this game again, I'd suggest both switches on "A" to make Rollage far less likely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavert Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) . Edited September 8, 2023 by chavert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicetwopointoh Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 was too sick and too busy 991 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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