2023 Lynx High Score Club Final Rankings, Discussion, and 2024 Ideas

[+jgkspsx]

Hi all! Here is a wrap-up for the Lynx High Score Club in 2023. To start with, here are the final rankings:

 

Name	Total	Total Retail	Total Indie	Catch Up Bonus	February	February Indie	March	March Indie	April	April Indie	May	May Indie	June	June Indie	July	July Indie	August	August Indie	September	September Indie@
@agradeneu	325	100	200	25	100	98						102
@Fadest	122	0	97	25																97
@JagChris	285	285	0		90				94				101
@jblenkle	115	90	0	25					90
@jeremiahjt	1090	798	292		96		102		102		102	96	97	100	98	96	96		105
@jgkspsx	1695	796	899		98	100	98	202	100	96	100	100	105	96	96	100	98	100	101	105
@KidGameR186496	239	214	0	25	102												112
@MichaG	1655	763	867	25	94	92	94	190	96	100	98	94	90	102	94	92	100	96	97	101
@Ninjabba	891	372	494	25	86	100	92	100		98					100	94	94	102
@OldAtAtari	102	0	102													102
@Rick Dangerous	1048	474	574		88	92	98	190	100	102	94	92	94	98
@Songbird	127	0	102	25				102
@thegoodwillgamer	113	88	0	25									88
@tripled79	211	92	94	25									92	94

 

The overall season winners are:

 

1. @jgkspsx - 1695 points

2. @MichaG - 1655 points

3. @jeremiahjt - 1090 points

 

The retail game winners are:

 

1. @jeremiahjt - 798 points

2. @jgkspsx - 796 points

3. @MichaG - 763 points

 

The indie game winners are:

 

1. @jgkspsx - 899 points

2. @MichaG - 867 points

3. @Rick Dangerous - 574 points

 

Many thanks to everybody who played this season and in particular to the developers who joined us to play their own games!

 

I really enjoyed the mix of games we played throughout the season. It was fun to spend time with games I never get around to playing otherwise and also to seriously dig into some new indie games like Dance, Bro that I might not have tried as hard to learn otherwise.

 

Sadly, despite the 14 people who joined us this year, we had overall low participation. High score challenges are most fun when there is a lot of participation and people share tips, appreciations, and even complaints about the games.

 

I'm going to give the Lynx High Score Club another shot starting one month from now, but I would really appreciate your feedback about this upcoming season. What can we do to make it better? How can we get people to stick with it? What games do you want to play? What games don't you want to play?

[+jeremiahjt]

I think the best way to boost participation would be to cancel the 2600 High Score Club. It seems to me that the 2600 HSC takes up a lot of the time for people who play.  I know that is impossible though.

[+jgkspsx]

I love the 2600 high score club - it is by far the most active club I've seen. There isn't a lot of overlap between 2600 players and Lynx players, anyway, I think. If I weren't running two leagues I would love to rejoin that one.

[jblenkle]

6 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

Hi all! Here is a wrap-up for the Lynx High Score Club in 2023. To start with, here are the final rankings:

 

 

Name	Total	Total Retail	Total Indie	Catch Up Bonus	February	February Indie	March	March Indie	April	April Indie	May	May Indie	June	June Indie	July	July Indie	August	August Indie	September	September Indie@
@agradeneu	325	100	200	25	100	98						102
@Fadest	122	0	97	25																97
@JagChris	285	285	0		90				94				101
@jblenkle	115	90	0	25					90
@jeremiahjt	1090	798	292		96		102		102		102	96	97	100	98	96	96		105
@jgkspsx	1695	796	899		98	100	98	202	100	96	100	100	105	96	96	100	98	100	101	105
@KidGameR186496	239	214	0	25	102												112
@MichaG	1655	763	867	25	94	92	94	190	96	100	98	94	90	102	94	92	100	96	97	101
@Ninjabba	891	372	494	25	86	100	92	100		98					100	94	94	102
@OldAtAtari	102	0	102													102
@Rick Dangerous	1048	474	574		88	92	98	190	100	102	94	92	94	98
@Songbird	127	0	102	25				102
@thegoodwillgamer	113	88	0	25									88
@tripled79	211	92	94	25									92	94

 

The overall season winners are:

 

1. @jgkspsx - 1695 points

2. @MichaG - 1655 points

3. @jeremiahjt - 1090 points

 

The retail game winners are:

 

1. @jeremiahjt - 798 points

2. @jgkspsx - 796 points

3. @MichaG - 763 points

 

The indie game winners are:

 

1. @jgkspsx - 899 points

2. @MichaG - 867 points

3. @Rick Dangerous - 574 points

 

Many thanks to everybody who played this season and in particular to the developers who joined us to play their own games!

 

I really enjoyed the mix of games we played throughout the season. It was fun to spend time with games I never get around to playing otherwise and also to seriously dig into some new indie games like Dance, Bro that I might not have tried as hard to learn otherwise.

 

Sadly, despite the 14 people who joined us this year, we had overall low participation. High score challenges are most fun when there is a lot of participation and people share tips, appreciations, and even complaints about the games.

 

I'm going to give the Lynx High Score Club another shot starting one month from now, but I would really appreciate your feedback about this upcoming season. What can we do to make it better? How can we get people to stick with it? What games do you want to play? What games don't you want to play?

I usually play, but I just couldn't find the time this season. I think the only HSC I played for the most part in 2023 was the Colecovision one. Overall I like most of the Lynx games so I will try to participate next time.

[Ninjabba]

Thanks for putting all the effort into this, I really enjoyed participating when I had the time! No idea how to attract more players though, I think I saw you posting on FB but it probably made little difference.

 

In terms of games, I enjoyed pretty much all of them, even Lexis to a certain extend!

[MichaG]

Since I revived my Lynx in 2023 (Game drive, new screen), I thoroughly enjoyed my first HSC season and look forward to being a part of it again in 2024.
My favorite was Switchblade II, a game I had never played before.

 

Games I would love to play:
- Toki (with or without continues)
- Ms Pac Man
- Pac-Land
- Independent games that are available for free or can be purchased in Europe or as a digital version