CapitanClassic Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Never really played Solaris. I prefer Phasor Patrol or Star Mater over it. (Might just be familiarity. 17,680 - CapitanClassic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) 18,120 My first crack at it. Edited March 21 by Living Room Arcade 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) Sort of a Star Raiders Sequel? It's the Zylons once again attacking the Atarian Federation! And the same programmer, Doug Neubauer. And the cover on the Solaris box borrows the artwork from the Star Raiders box. So... Edited March 21 by Living Room Arcade 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Solaris (1 B/B): 18,560 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Solaris 18,320 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Posting a score so my opponent knows where I stand on scoring. Solaris: 27400 Even though I am not scoring high points... I am having a really fun time with this game! I will be playing every day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 32,740 I need to read the manual a second time or keep it handy to figure out what the symbols mean. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alena Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 20460! Not bad! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) I regret to say that I have seen the map and complete walkthrough solution and learned about a technique called "phasing." I played again and got a much higher score, but I don't report it. My highest score without seeing it was 18,120. EDIT: I wish I had not seen it. I feel like if I post additional high scores now, I would be cheating. Edited March 23 by Living Room Arcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_813 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 New score 71820 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) On 3/18/2024 at 3:01 PM, Absalon said: I need help, please. I just visited a "federation planet" and now I want to move LEFT or UP, but the game does not allow this move. WHY? The only way I can go is right, from where I came. But I cleared the area to the right - there is nothing for me to do. I'm stuck in a loop...help Pretty sure you must blow up the planet and turn the sector red, as others have said. Edited March 22 by Living Room Arcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Small improvement 35,620 22,160 - CapitanClassic Edited March 22 by CapitanClassic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Gimme a Break! Attention, Atarian fighter pilots! Need a break? Just warp to any friendly Federation planet and pull into the docking bay to refuel your ship and don't press the fire button. Time in the game will stop! That's right! You can put the joystick down and take a break and nothing bad will happen to you or your friendly planets while time is stopped. The game won't resume again until you press the fire button and launch your ship. Happy flying! Edited March 22 by Living Room Arcade 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hopper Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 16880 after a few tries 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_813 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2024 at 3:21 AM, Living Room Arcade said: Sort of a Star Raiders Sequel? It's the Zylons once again attacking the Atarian Federation! And the same programmer, Doug Neubauer. And the cover on the Solaris box borrows the artwork from the Star Raiders box. So... I never put these 2 games next to each other to notice. Never really gave Star Raiders a chance before, but really loving Solaris. Now I will need to finish both of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 13 hours ago, Jim Hopper said: 16880 after a few tries Take it away, @Jim Hopper! Now that I have seen the map/solution, I can't "unsee it," can I? I'm very sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I tried for a couple hours tonight, and didn't improve. it's kind of funny that I know what I'm doing now, but yet somehow gotten worse as far as score goes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Solaris (1 B/B): 40,160 Great game though really need to spend more time with it. Always lived Star Raiders on the 8bit and can see how it was done by the same programmer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2024 at 11:12 PM, Living Room Arcade said: I regret to say that I have seen the map and complete walkthrough solution and learned about a technique called "phasing." I played again and got a much higher score, but I don't report it. My highest score without seeing it was 18,120. Using a map/guide is perfectly fine. We are here to have fun. Using Phasing is a way to avoid enemies . Not sure if that bad or good in a High Score Club. In any case, if possible, you should avoid using Phasing. Thanks! Vocelli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 7 hours ago, DrMooCowz said: I tried for a couple hours tonight, and didn't improve. it's kind of funny that I know what I'm doing now, but yet somehow gotten worse as far as score goes Same for me. My High Score was my first game played. 20 games later... lower scores. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 97680 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 19,240 Really fun game. I never knew about this one until 2003. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 21,360 A little improvement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 what a great game! It's so satisfying to explore the galaxy, conquer sector by sector, commute between planets with "gas stations", and learn to assess your opponents better. However, I'm still a little confused about the map and the paths (I played without a map or "phasing") 59540 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack25 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I used to play a ton of this as a kid. Forgot all about this game. So much fun. 50,180 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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