Rickster8 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) [Intellivision HSC Season 18] [Game 2] Blockade Runner Blockade Runner by Interphase 1983 An Interphase Video Adventure! You're the commander and pilot of a merchant space freighter fleet. Your command ship is IVS 103. You have four ships in your fleet. Your cargo contains vital supplies for your home base on the planet Earth, but your path is blockaded by an alien fleet. Your only chance of running past the blockade is to travel through an asteroid belt to escape detection by enemy radar. You're viewing the galaxy as it unfolds before you. ROM Download Link https://archive.org/details/MattelIntellivision2014ReferenceSet-CompleteTosecRomCollection (Go to zip)(Then scroll down for Blockade Runner (1983)(Interphase).zip Game Manual Link - Click link below then go to 'Games' then 'Manuals' and scroll down for Blockade Runner http://www.intellivision.us/intvlibrary/index.htm High Score Club Record SET NEW RECORD +3 Game Setting PLAYER'S CHOICE (PICK WHATEVER MODE YOU WANT TO PLAY) Game Objective Soaring through time and space navigate your merchant freighter fleet through the blockade. Steer away and avoid colliding with asteroids. Get the deadly robot mines in your aiming crosshairs and blast them with your guided missiles. Be careful not to run out of fuel. Steer your freighters into blue ice crystals as they will re-fuel your ship. If you get far enough into the game you will face off against the ruthless alien mother ships. Beware of their plasma weapons, three hits and your ship is toast. Try to shoot them with your guided missiles, but be careful because these alien ships are very tricky. Score as many points as you can in the process, be aware in this game your score can go negative. Can you make it through the blockade? Game Scoring +13 [1st place], +12 [2nd place], +11 [3rd place], +9 [4th place] down to +1 pt for participation. +2 Game Winner Incentive. Extra Score Bonus: Get a score of 15,000 pts or more and earn +1 bonus point; Get a score of 30,000 pts or more and earn +2 bonus points; Get a score of 45,000 pts or more and earn +3 bonus points. Max-out Extra Score Bonus points earned is +3. Interphase Virtual Patch Bonus Join the "SPACE FISHING RAIDERS"You will receive an Interphase Virtual Patch Bonus if you score 25,000 points or more. Collect all the silly patches this season.... Season Theme: Flying / Falling Objects Contest EndsSUNDAY FEBRUARY 12TH 11:59:59 PM (FINAL SCORES) 101,180 - Rickster8 - MISSION COMPLETE!!! PATCHED [+13][+2 GAME WINNER INCENTIVE][+3 SET NEW RECORD][+3 BONUS POINTS] 30,430 - wongojack - PATCHED [+12][+2 BONUS POINTS] 22,860 - jimblargh [+11][1 BONUS POINT] ---------------------------------------------------------------- 21,940 - wolfy62 [+9][+1 BONUS POINT] 16,940 - lupovax [+8][+1 BONUS POINT] 16,620 - Player One [+7][+1 BONUS POINT] 4,900 - JacobZu7zu7 [+6] -12,540 - jblenkle [+5] -12,850 - fakecortex [+4] -18,790 - gar0u [+3] Overall Rankings (POINTS) After River Raid 21 - Sprazzi (1 PATCH) 15 - IntyFanMatt (1 PATCH) 12 - Rickster8 (1 PATCH) 10 - wongojack 8 - Northcoastgamer 7 - JacobZu7zu7 6 - Player One 5 - lupovax 4 - wolfy62 3 - jimblargh 2 - gar0u 1 - fakecortex 1 - patbb Games Won 1 - Sprazzi - River Raid Sneak Preview: Tron Deadly Discs - GOLD medal winner 1st choice Edited May 12, 2023 by Rickster8 Correction made 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Guess I'll start this one off. Pretty cool game if you know what you're doing. I partially do, but have more to learn no doubt. @mr_me This seems like a game right up your alley? 🤷♂️ Patch ME!!! I am now a charter member of the 'Space Fishing Raiders' 😜 28,480 - Default settings - Control option 1 Edited January 28, 2023 by Rickster8 Formatting 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Played again quick and got a little bit better score.... 👍 32,660 - Default settings - Control option 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I'ma have to rtfm to figure out what just happened... Runnin' dem Blockades: -12,850 (comparing to Rickster's, I'm concluding that I have a negative score. I mean, he did warn me...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar0u Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Have never played this, but digging the Mission Analysis screens everyone is posting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) I got a higher negative score than Fake Cortex,so I must be on to something here! Or maybe just on something. -16,170 Edited January 31, 2023 by wolfy62 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Wait,some progress! This game is actually a little entertaining. Perfect game choice, because I never gave this game a chance before. 👍 +6,950 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, wolfy62 said: Wait,some progress! This game is actually a little entertaining. Perfect game choice, because I never gave this game a chance before. 👍 +6,950 Yeah it's 'kind' of fun, but hard to get better at fast... PATIENCE GRASSHOPPA, PATIENCE!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Here's a better score: +21,940 I want to see someone make it the complete distance to whatever the destination is!👍 Edited January 31, 2023 by wolfy62 Added content 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) On 1/30/2023 at 9:59 PM, wolfy62 said: Here's a better score: +21,940 I want to see someone make it the complete distance to whatever the destination is!👍 Yeah that would be awesome, but I haven't seen it done yet..... 🥺 What sucks is that when the grey spaceship comes out it's LIGHTS OUT!!! I think they blew it with that aspect of the game... His missiles can we reach us, but ours cannot reach him... REALLY??? How friggin STUPID!!!!! 🙄🤦♂️ Edited February 13, 2023 by Rickster8 Wording 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rickster8 said: Yeah that would be awesome, but I haven't seen it done yet..... 🥺 What sucks is that when the grey spaceship comes out it's LIGHTS OUT!!! That's what I gotta figure out,the Grey enemy spaceship! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, wolfy62 said: That's what I gotta figure out,the Grey enemy spaceship! I posted another sentence you might not have seen... more complaining lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar0u Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 7:19 PM, wolfy62 said: That's what I gotta figure out,the Grey enemy spaceship! Did you read the manual? I haven't played it yet, but it sounds like the scene from Top Gun might work. "I'm gonna hit the brakes and they'll fly right by us." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, gar0u said: Did you read the manual? I haven't played it yet, but it sounds like the scene from Top Gun might work. "I'm gonna hit the brakes and they'll fly right by us." It's funny you said that because within the last week I actually just watched that movie for the first time in my life. Not kidding. Took sooooooo much abuse for never seeing it before. The jet scenes were awesome, story line was good and the cast was great, but I gotta be truthful here, it was one of the cringiest and cheesiest movies I've ever seen. With the vomit laiden kissing scenes 🤮 and the song he sings in the bar meant just for Kelly M. NAUSEATING!!!! 🤮 The second hand embarrassment in that movie was awful.... I can see why people love it, but I was left disappointed.... Is what it is. I heard the sequel is MUCH better.... 👍 Edited February 2, 2023 by Rickster8 Wording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, gar0u said: Did you read the manual? I haven't played it yet, but it sounds like the scene from Top Gun might work. "I'm gonna hit the brakes and they'll fly right by us." I did finally read the manual yesterday. It's amazing what I can learn from those!😄 I need to play enough to figure it out,that sounds like the right idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, Rickster8 said: It's funny you said that because within the last week I actually just watched that movie for the first time in my life. Not kidding. Took sooooooo much abuse for never seeing it before. The jet scenes were awesome, story line was good and the cast was great, but I gotta be truthful here, it was one of the cringiest and cheesiest movies I've ever seen. With the vomit laiden kissing scenes 🤮 and the song he sings in the bar meant just for Kelly M. NAUSEATING!!!! 🤮 The second hand embarrassment in that movie was awful.... I can see why people love it, but I was left disappointed.... Is what it is. I heard the sequel is MUCH better.... 👍 Dude, the sequel is amazing. Best sequel I’ve ever seen, since Empire Strikes Back…no lie. Edited February 2, 2023 by IntyFanMatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Rickster8 said: It's funny you said that because within the last week I actually just watched that movie for the first time in my life. Not kidding. Took sooooooo much abuse for never seeing it before. The jet scenes were awesome, story line was good and the cast was great, but I gotta be truthful here, it was one of the cringiest and cheesiest movies I've ever seen. With the vomit laiden kissing scenes 🤮 and the song he sings in the bar meant just for Kelly M. NAUSEATING!!!! 🤮 The second hand embarrassment in that movie was awful.... I can see why people love it, but I was left disappointed.... Is what it is. I heard the sequel is MUCH better.... 👍 I always thought the love scenes were weird too - even bitd when I didn't really know any better. 29 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: Dude, the sequel is amazing. Best sequel I’ve ever seen, since Empire Strikes Back…no lie. The sequel has the advantage of having a coherent plot, but it borrows soooo heavily from the first movie that it is almost a re-make. Good thing they had access to the original soundtrack because it is used A LOT. I also kind of miss the second-hand embarrasment of the original love story because the love story in this movie could be dropped completely. It is so boring that you are just waiting for those scenes to be over. I won't mention my biggest comparison point between the two movies because it would spoil it, but I would just go into thinking more - "great flick" as opposed to "greatest sequel of all time." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Oh and . . . I guess maybe I should try to learn how to play Blockade Runner - LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, wongojack said: I always thought the love scenes were weird too - even bitd when I didn't really know any better. The sequel has the advantage of having a coherent plot, but it borrows soooo heavily from the first movie that it is almost a re-make. Good thing they had access to the original soundtrack because it is used A LOT. I also kind of miss the second-hand embarrasment of the original love story because the love story in this movie could be dropped completely. It is so boring that you are just waiting for those scenes to be over. I won't mention my biggest comparison point between the two movies because it would spoil it, but I would just go into thinking more - "great flick" as opposed to "greatest sequel of all time." It certainly isn’t the greatest sequel of all time…that goes to Empire. But I thoroughly enjoyed Maverick. Was an awesome theater experience as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 7 hours ago, wongojack said: Oh and . . . I guess maybe I should try to learn how to play Blockade Runner - LOL Please,jump in! Maybe you can figure out how to blow up a gray alien ship.👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 6 hours ago, IntyFanMatt said: It certainly isn’t the greatest sequel of all time…that goes to Empire. But I thoroughly enjoyed Maverick. Was an awesome theater experience as well. It is a great movie!👍👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Quick Blockade Runner Scoring Update: 32,660 - Rickster8 - PATCH (2 BONUS POINTS) 21,940 - wolfy62 (1 BONUS POINT) -12,850 - fakecortex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I think that to destroy the gray ship, you have to slow down, but then speed up to get it in closer. I hit it in two different games and it turned to yellow. I guess it could have just been launching it's weapon, but I swear it actually turned yellow. Anyway, I think the trick is to vary speed to get it in range. There is definitely a way to kill it because the manual says you get a whopping 5000 points for destroying one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) Quick Blockade Runner Scoring Update: 32,660 - Rickster8 - PATCH (2 BONUS POINTS) 30,430 - wongojack - PATCH (2 BONUS POINTS) 21,940 - wolfy62 (1 BONUS POINT) 10,810 - lupovax -12,850 - fakecortex Edited February 6, 2023 by Rickster8 Added in another score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, wongojack said: I think that to destroy the gray ship, you have to slow down, but then speed up to get it in closer. I hit it in two different games and it turned to yellow. I guess it could have just been launching it's weapon, but I swear it actually turned yellow. Anyway, I think the trick is to vary speed to get it in range. There is definitely a way to kill it because the manual says you get a whopping 5000 points for destroying one. Well done... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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