zylon Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) December, our final round of the year, and we'll run the conversion of A8 Caverns Of Mars, on defaults. Use real 5200 systems, and any period era 5200 controls available, without penalty. The only modern exceptions, will be flashcarts/SD loaders. Pics preferred, but not required, except for HSC wins and records. Round ends when month does. Season ends when year does, but the next one is always just around corner. ***This round only- Redemption or similar cx40 adaptor may be used for running the first conversion file, no penalty. However, must be an old style stick, not some arcade gizmo*** Current HSC record- None Final scores- 139,860 RB5200 +11 96,490 DamonicFury +10 49,830 space_dungeon +9 38,910 nitrohepcat +8 31,990 phuzaxeman +7 31,080 rubeon +6 20,170 zylon +5 Current Standings- RB5200 - 124 DamonicFury - 103 rubeon - 82 zylon - 82 nitrohepcat - 47 Mikey50 - 46 jeremiahjt - 38 RangerG - 37 jetset - 31 troff - 23 CentipedeFan - 6 IICCEEMMAANN - 5 Caverns of Mars (XL Conversion).bin Caverns of Mars (Adjusted for CX52).bin Edited January 2 by zylon 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 33,420 starter score Man that's one fat ship, LOL 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5359623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 43,110 new score Can't seem to get out of the 2nd cavern, that ship needs to go on a 16bit diet.😂 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5360114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 I've added an improved control response version of the game to use, if needed. I'm also going to allow Redemption or similar adaptors for using a cx40 style stick, no penalty, this final round only. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5361814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 52,340 new score Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5366708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 81,560 new score Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5368497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 96,270 new score Well that's kind of messed up, the game is over when you get out of cavern 5 on novice (default) setting, I guess now will have to strategize to hopefully get higher score. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5369063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 113,360 new score Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5370472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 31,990 first time playing this game on the 5200. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5372131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_dungeon Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 49,830 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5372253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrohepcat Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 38,910 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5375328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 119,380 new score Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5375531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 131,930 new score Wow, i bet I had to play this thing about 200 times to finally get the game I wanted. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5376262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 96,490 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5376450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubeon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 31,080 this is not a bad conversion, but I enjoy this more on the 800XL. Might be a case of controller conditioning, but it feels better to me than the 5200 setup. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5376651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 139,860 new score Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5377859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 20,170 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5378122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 (edited) well, our what-if round, and thus, our year comes to a close, with RB5200 taking both 🏆👍😎 Thanks to those who play along, and make this timewarp possible. Congratulate our new champ, when y'all see him. New for 2024, Comp-Pro sticks also allowed, under the -1 deal. Final scores- 139,860 RB5200 +11 96,490 DamonicFury +10 49,830 space_dungeon +9 38,910 nitrohepcat +8 31,990 phuzaxeman +7 31,080 rubeon +6 20,170 zylon +5 2023 Final Standings- RB5200 - 135 DamonicFury - 113 rubeon - 88 zylon - 87 nitrohepcat - 55 Mikey50 - 46 jeremiahjt - 38 RangerG - 37 jetset - 31 troff - 23 space_dungeon - 9 phuzaxeman - 7 CentipedeFan - 6 IICCEEMMAANN - 5 Edited January 2 by zylon Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357576-5200-oe-hsc-challenge-122023-caverns-of-mars/#findComment-5379346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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