Evandro_ECM Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1B/B - 180.325 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Get your Popcorn ready for the final challenge between places 1 to 4. 🥳 Let's see who dares to post scores like atarisphinx. Or will they wait until sunday? 🤔 Edited January 19, 2023 by Absalon 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Absalon said: Get your Popcorn ready for the final challenge between places 1 to 4. 🥳 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Okay, guess I got the message. If all 4 top players agree to share Position 1, I'd be fine 😇 Edited January 19, 2023 by Absalon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Absalon said: Get your Popcorn ready for the final challenge between places 1 to 4. 🥳 Let's see who dares to post scores like atarisphinx. Or will they wait until sunday? 🤔 Thanks @Absalon, it's been a really great contest, and while Kermit has been just a bit too good for the rest of us, the battle for 2nd almost literally could not be tighter. 6 points from 2nd to fourth in a context of overall scores North of 1400 points really is a ridiculously close contest. Thanks to everyone for making this another fun competition, and to @kermit73 , @McCallister , and @AtariSphinx for such a great contest. Most of all of course, thanks to @Vocelli for making the whole thing happen Unfortunately time is against me again this week, and what I have now might just be lot. I'm hoping to get another bit of time to play on Sunday morning, but I'm going to post what I have in case it's as good as it gets. As for the game itself, it's an interesting one to finish on. It genuinely tries to go down the space exploration route, which is pretty brave with 4k!. The game is fun, and the graphics do the job. You just can't help feeling that it needed a bit more computing power (or at least ROM!) to really pull of what the programmers were trying to do. It's still been fun though, and I'm glad we're finishing the regular season on a fun game. Anyway, that's enough from me, here's a score : Edited January 19, 2023 by Jasonhrb 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Vocelli: Flash Gordon: 114235 Sorry about the fuzzy pic... mid game the screen went crazy. Great game... difficulty really ramps high after so many level. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Flash Gordon: 216935 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Vocelli said: Sorry about the fuzzy pic... mid game the screen went crazy. Was this a bug/glitch? Looks interesting. Like a big starfield. I got the other bug (already mentioned) yesterday. Could not finish the game. I had to hard reset, because a new game didn't help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Jasonhrb said: Thanks @Absalon, it's been a really great contest, and while Kermit has been just a bit too good for the rest of us, the battle for 2nd almost literally could not be tighter. 6 points from 2nd to fourth in a context of overall scores North of 1400 points really is a ridiculously close contest. Thanks to everyone for making this another fun competition, and to @kermit73 , @McCallister , and @AtariSphinx for such a great contest. Most of all of course, thanks to @Vocelli for making the whole thing happen Totally agree with this. Been great playing with everyone but there is definitely tough competition. At the end playing and enjoying Atari is what it's all about including playing games we may have never tried before. Unfortunately like @Jasonhrb my time this week as well so my score is probably it as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Absalon said: Was this a bug/glitch? Looks interesting. Like a big starfield. Probably more likely a loose RF cable/connection or power issue (maybe capacitor or even loose power switch). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 4 hours ago, AtariSphinx said: Probably more likely a loose RF cable/connection or power issue (maybe capacitor or even loose power switch). It might has been a combo of everything... Because the radar tunnels disappeared as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 48730. Once I get caught in the swarm on level 3 I’m just dead. I hadn’t died to this point and only shot one astronaut. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Also had my best game yet crash and die 😧 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 33.570 Was at the library when I got this picture. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keir Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 8 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Once I get caught in the swarm on level 3 I’m just dead. Same. I feel like the game is a breeze except for the disruptor fields which are really tough. I spend the first couple cities avoiding them but eventually they move fast enough to catch me while trying to destroy some warriors. My latest score is not much better than my last but I’ll post it anyway in case I don’t get another chance before the deadline. 73,500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 64830 This is a lot of fun. I need to get a copy of this for real! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) This time I tried emulation. Did a little better, but still not very good... 🥺 57,535 Edited January 21, 2023 by Rickster8 Wording 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Did you read the manual? At the last page there is some helpful strategy advice: "HINTS FROM DAVID LUBAR... (1) The key is to try and maintain shields at all times. Once you have shields, go to another Hatching Pod right away. You can use the shielded Ship to quickly destroy the Spider Warriors. (2) When the Disrupters speed up at the higher levels, it is almost essential tos shoot a Generator in order to escape." Trying to find the fastest route through the level to maintain the shields helped me a lot. I breeze through the levels quickly. From level 3 onwards you additionally need hint number 2. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandro_ECM Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1B/B - 197.870 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Fun game! The instructions really do help lol. Flash! Ah ah! Savior of the universe! - 76,690 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Yeah, I had been afraid to use the ship as a wrecking ball after shields dropped and I died a couple times, but now that I know that is the main mechanic I am going to go for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On real hardware with a much higher score: 105165. I see the minimap glitch struck me while I left the TV on. I had a little scare where most of the spider warriors were embedded in walls where I couldn’t reach them, but reseating the cartridge fixed it. Weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Now we’re getting somewhere. 127810. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 9 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Yeah, I had been afraid to use the ship as a wrecking ball after shields dropped and I died a couple times, but now that I know that is the main mechanic I am going to go for it. Also there is a sound cue when your shields are about to drop and when they are recharged. Don’t turn the Queen soundtrack up too much or you’ll miss it, as happened to m… I mean someone I know. There are no videos of anybody playing this right - feel up to it, @kermit73? I might try to make a video if nobody else does… 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 157,920 Flash Lauren strikes again! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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