Rickster8 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) [Intellivision HSC Season 18] [Game 8] Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: ESB by Parker Brothers 1983 The Empire's revenge has begun! Right now an army of Imperial Walkers is marching toward the Rebels' power generator on the Ice Planet Hoth. If they reach it, the entire Rebel base will blow sky high! To stop them, the Rebels must rely on missile-firing Snow-speeders. The Snow-speeders are quick and agile, in the hands of a skillful commander, they can destroy the mighty Walkers! So climb into your Snow-speeder and be prepared to meet the first of your deadly enemies! ROM Download Link https://archive.org/details/MattelIntellivision2014ReferenceSet-CompleteTosecRomCollection (Go to zip)(Then scroll down for Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (1983)(Parker Bros).zip (Remember to unzip the file by clicking 'extract all') Game Manual Link - Click link below then go to 'Games' then 'Manuals' and scroll down for Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back http://www.intellivision.us/intvlibrary/index.htm High Score Club Record SET NEW RECORD +3 Game Setting PLAYER'S CHOICE - PLAY WHATEVER LEVEL YOU WANT BETWEEN 2 AND 4. IF YOU PLAY LEVEL 2 (BUTTON 2) AND YOUR FINAL SCORE IS X2. PLAY LEVEL 3 (BUTTON 3) AND YOUR FINAL SCORE IS X3. PLAY LEVEL 4 (BUTTON 4) AND YOUR FINAL SCORE IS X4. PLEASE POST WHAT LEVEL YOU PLAYED AT. Game Objective Fly your Snow-speeder and shoot the Dreadful Imperial Walkers with your missiles. It takes 30 shots to take them down or your can hit them in the glowing 'sweet spot' and they will be destroyed immediately. Stop the from advancing. If your Snow-speeder is hit you must set it down on the ground for quick repair. When you hear the Star Wars theme your Snow-speeder is invincible. Use this precious time to your advantage and attack the enemy without mercy. Take down as many Imperial Walkers as you can and score the most points in the process. BE THE BEST JEDI BABY!!! 😜 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 multiplied score of 4,000 pts or more and earn +1 bonus point; Get a multiplied score of 8,000 pts or more and earn +2 bonus points; Get a multiplied score of 12,000 pts or more and earn +3 bonus points. Max-out Extra Score Bonus points earned is +3. Star Wars: ESB Virtual Patch Bonus Join the "STAR WARS: ESB RAIDERS"You will receive a Star Wars: ESB Virtual Patch Bonus if you score 3,000 (face value) points or more on Levels 2, 3 or 4 (so without the multiplier). Collect all the silly patches this season.... Season Theme: Flying / Falling / Floating Objects Contest EndsSUNDAY MARCH 26TH 11:59:59 PM (FINAL SCORES) 57,072 - (19,024 x Game 3) - PATCHED - Rickster8 [+13][+2 GAME WINNER][+3 SET NEW RECORD][+3 BONUS POINTS] 21,816 - (5,454 x Game 4) - PATCHED - jimblargh [+12][+3 BONUS POINTS] 20,286 - (6,762 x Game 3) - PATCHED - wongojack [+11][+3 BONUS POINTS] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 14,396 - (3,599 x Game 4) - PATCHED - lupovax [+9][+3 BONUS POINTS] 8,700 - (2,175 x Game 4) - JacobZu7zu7 [+8][+2 BONUS POINTS] 2,808 - (702 x Game 4) - gar0u [+7] 1,202 - (601 x Game 2) - fakecortex [+6] Overall Rankings (POINTS) After Mission 'X' Treme 134 - Rickster8 (7 PATCHES) 82 - lupovax (3 PATCHES) 76 - wongojack (4 PATCHES) 73 - JacobZu7zu7 (2 PATCHES) 71 - jimblargh (4 PATCHES) 62 - wolfy62 (1 PATCH) 45 - IntyFanMatt (3 PATCHES) 39 - Player One (1 PATCH) 35 - gar0u 27 - fakecortex 21 - Sprazzi (1 PATCH) 8 - Northcoastgamer 7 - jblenkle 1 - patbb Games Won 4 - Rickster8 - Blockade Runner / Popeye / Ice Trek / Demon Attack 1 - Sprazzi - River Raid 1 - IntyFanMatt - TRON: Deadly Discs 1 - Lupovax - TRON: Deadly Dogs 1 - JacobZu7zu7 - Mission 'X' Sneak Preview: Defender Edited March 27 by Rickster8 Added in scores 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) I really dig this one on the 2600. I think my emu set-up is not setting me up for success. Yeah, let's go with that... Level 2 - 601 x 2 = 1,202 with the revised rules.... I gotta say, I really like the virtual patch challenge this season, even if I'm nowhere near getting any. Edited March 11 by Rickster8 Updated score for revised rules... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I think I would suggest game 3 or 4. I think it is much more interesting with smart bombs. At least the 2600 version is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 2 hours ago, wongojack said: I think I would suggest game 3 or 4. I think it is much more interesting with smart bombs. At least the 2600 version is. Yeah I purposely stayed away from those two levels because the game is too hard with those. I want players to enjoy playing and especially since we have so few players as it is.... However, since this is your game I could setup a bonus game for Level 3 if you'd like? Meaning keep Level 2 as the original game and add Level 3 as a bonus game contest... Let me know.... 👍 @wongojack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Nah, let's just stick with game 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) I updated some rules to make them more player flexible.... Please see the following rule revisions.... Game Setting PLAYER'S CHOICE - PLAY WHATEVER LEVEL YOU WANT BETWEEN 2 AND 4. IF YOU PLAY LEVEL 2 (BUTTON 2) AND YOUR FINAL SCORE IS X2. PLAY LEVEL 3 (BUTTON 3) AND YOUR FINAL SCORE IS X3. PLAY LEVEL 4 (BUTTON 4) AND YOUR FINAL SCORE IS X4. PLEASE POST WHAT LEVEL YOU PLAYED AT. Extra Score Bonus: Get a multiplied score of 4,000 pts or more and earn +1 bonus point; Get a multiplied score of 8,000 pts or more and earn +2 bonus points; Get a multiplied score of 12,000 pts or more and earn +3 bonus points. Max-out Extra Score Bonus points earned is +3. Star Wars: ESB Virtual Patch Bonus Join the "STAR WARS: ESB RAIDERS" You will receive a Star Wars: ESB Virtual Patch Bonus if you score 3,000 (face value) points or more on Levels 2, 3 or 4 (so without the multiplier). Collect all the silly patches this season.... Edited March 25 by Rickster8 Formatting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) Here's a good hint / tip for trying to destroy the Walkers immediately. They have a little glowing spot that is vulnerable. At times it will appear just under the neck. When this happens fly the Snowspeeder up a little higher so the Walker lifts it's head to shoot at you and then plunge down once the vulnerable spot is open and place a well timed shot into the that glowing spot. If you hit pay-dirt the Imperial Walker will be vanquished immediately for some sweet bonus points. This also helps out greatly with slowing down the herd because instead of taking the necessary time for 30 shots, this is just 1 or 2..... 👍 Edited March 11 by Rickster8 Spelling 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Ok my tips are that this isn't the 2600 version. Play it differently. #1 Don't even mess with attacking the walkers from the back. Just stay ahead of the front walker and alternate going back and forth and getting safe shots in. #2 Repair your speeder whenever you can. If you are damaged and there isn't a smart bomb after you, repair. it is a pain to get the speeder down there, but it works eventually. #3 Avoid the original Inty controller. Your thumb will be sore after 100 seconds. Find a way to play with an alternate controller. It is a 1-button game, so there are many options via emulation (and even real hardware). Game 3 6,762 x3 = 20,286 Edited March 12 by Rickster8 Edited score 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/9/2023 at 10:22 PM, fakecortex said: Level 2 - 601 x 2 = 1,202 with the revised rules.... I didn’t know you could edit posts! Thanks for updating my score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 10 hours ago, wongojack said: Ok my tips are that this isn't the 2600 version. Play it differently. #1 Don't even mess with attacking the walkers from the back. Just stay ahead of the front walker and alternate going back and forth and getting safe shots in. #2 Repair your speeder whenever you can. If you are damaged and there isn't a smart bomb after you, repair. it is a pain to get the speeder down there, but it works eventually. #3 Avoid the original Inty controller. Your thumb will be sore after 100 seconds. Find a way to play with an alternate controller. It is a 1-button game, so there are many options via emulation (and even real hardware). Game 3 6,762 PATCHED!!!! NICE ONE 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Double ROLLAGE - Game 2... I quit the game after the 2nd rollover. Game 2 is BARELY harder than Game 1. Both can be played forever. This is why I had to open up Games 3 & 4. PATCHED!!! GAME 2 - ROLLAGE 1 + ROLLAGE 2 + 153 = 20,153 x 2 = 40,306 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 (edited) Quick Star Wars ESB Update: 40,306 - (20,153 x Game 2) - PATCHED - Rickster8 20,286 - (6,762 x Game 3) - PATCHED - wongojack 1,202 - (601 x Game 2) - fakecortex Edited March 19 by Rickster8 Formatting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Overall Rankings (POINTS) After Mission 'X' Treme 134 - Rickster8 (7 PATCHES) 82 - lupovax (3 PATCHES) 76 - wongojack (4 PATCHES) 73 - JacobZu7zu7 (2 PATCHES) 71 - jimblargh (4 PATCHES) 62 - wolfy62 (1 PATCH) 45 - IntyFanMatt (3 PATCHES) 39 - Player One (1 PATCH) 35 - gar0u 27 - fakecortex 21 - Sprazzi (1 PATCH) 8 - Northcoastgamer 7 - jblenkle 1 - patbb Games Won 4 - Rickster8 - Blockade Runner / Popeye / Ice Trek / Demon Attack 1 - Sprazzi - River Raid 1 - IntyFanMatt - TRON: Deadly Discs 1 - Lupovax - TRON: Deadly Dogs 1 - JacobZu7zu7 - Mission 'X' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 (edited) For what it's worth, here's my best Skill Level 3 score.... I think I was just 20 points away from getting another ship.... 🤦♂️ STAR WARS ESB - SKILL LEVEL 3 x 3,980 = 11,940 POINTS.... Edited March 25 by Rickster8 Wording 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Just played a mini marathon game of Level 3: I took wongo's advice and ran with it.... See video below.... There is one scoring rollover at the 36:30 mark. Final score at 1:07:31 STAR WARS ESB - SKILL LEVEL 3 x 19,024 = 57,072 POINTS.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimblargh Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1052 ×4 (lvl 4) =4,208 heat seeking bouncey balls! Great music when you fire this one up but I find the gameplay to be very frustrating. Maybe I will get a better run going tomorrow! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, jimblargh said: 1052 ×4 (lvl 4) =4,208 heat seeking bouncey balls! Great music when you fire this one up but I find the gameplay to be very frustrating. Maybe I will get a better run going tomorrow! That's a very good score for Level 4.... 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 My PB on Skill Level 4... See below video.... STAR WARS ESB - SKILL LEVEL 4 x 6,573 = 26,292 POINTS.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) So alot of Inty players really hate this game. I've seen some even say it's the absolute worst game in the entire Inty Library. I'm here to tell you differently. Look it's NOT the greatest game obviously, but IMHO it isn't the worst either.... Lets look at MY PROS VS MY CONS.... PROS The sound effects are top notch, Star Wars theme. The wicked sound of the shots fired from the Imperial Walkers and from the Snowspeeder. The actual pounding sound of the Walkers themselves walking both fast and slow. The air raid (warning) sound once the Walkers have gotten too close to the base. The eerie sound of the smart bombs in flight. The sound of a Walker once it gets killed. The sound is GREAT, but unfortunately this is probably the BEST this game has to offer. The SLOW DOWN the Herd Strategy - The slow down the herd tactic in this game is awesome. If you shoot and have BOTH the lead Walker and the end Walker on the verge of death they will walk SUPER slow causing the rest of the Herd to go SUPER slow. That's a pretty cool strategy I don't care who you are.... 😜 The shoot the Walkers just under the neck when they show their vulnerable spot. Nailing this shot at just the right time is VERY satisfying. You get big bonus points too, it's pretty SWEET. The laser cannon that the Snowspeeder shoots is devastating. I love how fast this thing shoots. I compare it to the cannon that the ship from Dreadnaught Factor shoots. Fast, accurate and quite deadly. CONS It's a very one dimensional game, it's just the Snowspeeder VS the Imperial Walkers the whole entire game. No 2nd or 3rd wave or screen to beat. There's no deviation whatsoever and this is what REALLY hurts this game. Landing the Snowspeeder to repair it can sometimes be quite difficult. Sometimes you simply cannot get the thing to land because of constant movement. In the higher levels YOU HAVE to be able to do this often. You simply cannot attack the Walkers from the back without getting hit every single time. That's just stupid... They should of installed a point of no return line. I know they have a siren, but even when that goes off you have no idea how much time you have left. Maybe a timer countdown until destruction would have worked? So these are my PROS and CONS to this game. I gotta tell ya. I do not hate this game. I find it quite enjoyable being a Jedi and kicking some Imperial Walker butt..... Games like Donkey Kong (Coleco) and Sewer Sam (Interphase) are MUCH worse IMHO...... 👍 Edited March 26 by Rickster8 Wording 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Rickster8 said: So alot of Inty players really hate this game. I've seen some even say it's the absolute worst game in the entire Inty Library. I'm here to tell you differently. Look it's NOT the greatest game obviously, but IMHO it isn't the worst either.... Lets look at MY PROS VS MY CONS.... PROS The sound effects are top notch, Star Wars theme. The wicked sound of the shots fired from the Imperial Walkers and from the Snowspeeder. The actual pounding sound of the Walkers themselves walking both fast and slow. The air raid (warning) sound once the Walkers have gotten too close to the base. The eerie sound of the smart bombs in flight. The sound of a Walker once it gets killed. The sound is GREAT, but unfortunately this is probably the BEST this game has to offer. The SLOW DOWN the Herd Strategy - The slow down the herd tactic in this game is awesome. If you shoot and have BOTH the lead Walker and the end Walker on the verge of death they will walk SUPER slow causing the rest of the Herd to go SUPER slow. That's a pretty cool strategy I don't care who you are.... 😜 The shoot the Walkers just under the neck when they show their vulnerable spot. Nailing this shot at just the right time is VERY satisfying. You get big bonus points too, it's pretty SWEET. The laser cannon that the Snowspeeder shoots is devastating. I love how fast this thing shoots. I compare it to the cannon that the ship from Dreadnaught Factor shoots. Fast, accurate and quite deadly. CONS It's a very one dimensional game, it's just the Snowspeeder VS the Imperial Walkers the whole entire game. No 2nd or 3rd wave or screen to beat. There's no deviation whatsoever and this is what REALLY hurts this game. Landing the Snowspeeder to repair it can sometimes be quite difficult. Sometimes you simply cannot get the thing to land because of constant movement. In the higher levels YOU HAVE to be able to do this often. You simply cannot attack the Walkers from the back without getting hit every single time. That's just stupid... They should of installed a point of no return line. I know they have a siren, but even when that goes off you have no idea how much time you have left. Maybe a timer countdown until destruction would have worked? So these are my PROS and CONS to this game. I gotta tell ya. I do not hate this game. I find it quite enjoyable being a Jedi and kicking some Imperial Walker butt..... Games like Donkey Kong (Coleco) and Sewer Sam (Interphase) are MUCH worse IMHO...... 👍 Love the analysis here Rick! I have the game, but have always avoided it since I hated it as a kid. Maybe I’ll give it another try at some point, but don’t have the motivation right now. Lol. Edited March 26 by IntyFanMatt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar0u Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Always wanted this game as a kid. Not a big fan of it as an adult. LOL One and done--just because I'm really busy with yard work now that Spring is here. Level 4: 702 x4 = 2,808 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) Quick Star Wars ESB Update: 57,072 - (19,024 x Game 3) - PATCHED - Rickster8 20,286 - (6,762 x Game 3) - PATCHED - wongojack 14,396 - (3,599 x Game 4) - PATCHED - lupovax 4,208 - (1,052 x Game 4) - jimblargh 2,808 - (702 x Game 4) - gar0u 1,202 - (601 x Game 2) - fakecortex Edited March 26 by Rickster8 Added in another score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) 26 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: Love the analysis here Rick! I have the game, but have always avoided it since I hated it as a kid. Maybe I’ll give it another try at some point, but don’t have the motivation right now. Lol. LOL, but just remember Matt, I cannot be fully trusted as I also like Maze-A-Tron which you absolutely hate.... HAHHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Edited March 26 by Rickster8 Wording 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I agree with the pro and con list. There's no way this is the worst Inty game. However, something that hurts it (and Demon Attack) is that the 2600 version plays a bit better in both cases. If the 2600 didn't exist then I'd probably have a higher opinion. Anyway, it is fun for what it is. I really wish you could attack from behind though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupovax Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 STAR WARS - SKILL LEVEL 4 x 1,920 = 7,680 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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