+therealbountybob Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Boulders and Bombs New to me and the HSC I like the other CBS games, this one from 1982 has a lowly 5.8 'mania rating but we'll see how it plays in 2024 https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-boulders-and-bombs_s748.html https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1410 LOOKS LIKE OS TRANSLATOR NEEDED FOR THIS TO RUN ON XL/XE -post if you need help! Atarionline.pl have other vers and an ATR ver https://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=kazip&sub=B&title=+Boulders+And+Bombs#kaz_ab494ae81c390906653c7ce381325089 Round ends Sunday 15th Sept 12pm UK time EVERYONE WELCOME TO PLAY, JUST POST A SCORE, SCREENSHOTS OPTIONAL! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) Well, I don’t have a prayer of making it to the high score list and the screen goes there immediately after death, but I got 6300 or something in that neighborhood. Interesting game! Pic of my setup attached 🙂 Edited September 4 by BoatofCar 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5528379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) Boulders and Bombs: 35,020 Not the greatest game ever made, but decent enough. I've played it a few times in the past but don't remember too much about it. In fact, on my first playthrough, I forgot that you can detonate those bombs you pick up! Rotate the joystick clockwise quickly to light the fuse. Apparently, you can even blow up the big bird by bombing those rods it drops, but I haven't been able to do that yet... According to the manual on Atarimania, this is one of the few four-player simultaneous games for the 8-bit computers. Edited September 4 by graywest 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5528445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 34970 We had this one on cart when I was a kid, we played it a bit but not our favourite game. I'm not sure why the miners just seem to die randomly. They don't seem to get hit by anything, maybe I should look at the instructions 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5528617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 11 hours ago, graywest said: Boulders and Bombs: 35,020 Not the greatest game ever made, but decent enough. I've played it a few times in the past but don't remember too much about it. In fact, on my first playthrough, I forgot that you can detonate those bombs you pick up! Rotate the joystick clockwise quickly to light the fuse. Apparently, you can even blow up the big bird by bombing those rods it drops, but I haven't been able to do that yet... According to the manual on Atarimania, this is one of the few four-player simultaneous games for the 8-bit computers. 1 hour ago, McKong said: 34970 We had this one on cart when I was a kid, we played it a bit but not our favourite game. I'm not sure why the miners just seem to die randomly. They don't seem to get hit by anything, maybe I should look at the instructions Had a couple of goes also need to read up as figured there is more to it than just getting across screen. Got to Quadrant 9 43,710 [Space] is pause, watch out for pressing fire to resume and accidentally toggling to the man and churning him at the start of the level Can see hall of fame by pressing one of Option or Select keys on title screen. Maybe when night is over you are no longer alive Note: needed OS translator to get this working on my XE. Round is shorter than usual so probably a good thing 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5528636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 🖐️ 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5529351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 The review on atarimania (link on 1st post) is worth a read - the multiplayer bit allows control of the birds so we probably have it a bit easy for a 1 player game, will pay more attention next go to see if the computer moves them properly... Any suggestions for the next poll - something different / thinking of a theme round perhaps Welcome back guys Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5529710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 first try: 20810 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 8510 pts without reading a single letter of the instructions. Maybe will improve later after reading what you should do and can do in the game. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 60830 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 131750 Quadrant 12 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 16 hours ago, carlsson said: 8510 pts without reading a single letter of the instructions. Maybe will improve later after reading what you should do and can do in the game. "Rotate the stick to use the bombs" 23 minutes ago, McKong said: 131750 Quadrant 12 VOTING TIME - THIS ROUND ENDS SUNDAY 15TH https://forums.atariage.com/topic/372254-hsc21-round-14-poll/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 4 minutes ago, therealbountybob said: "Rotate the stick to use the bombs" VOTING TIME - THIS ROUND ENDS SUNDAY 15TH https://forums.atariage.com/topic/372254-hsc21-round-14-poll/ You were right about losing a life at the end of the night. This makes it very difficult when the screen is covered in boulders 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 How about a paddles round, or does that exclude too many people? I would have to check if my paddles are still working well 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 1 minute ago, McKong said: You were right about losing a life at the end of the night. This makes it very difficult when the screen is covered in boulders Almost like they are trying to get you Just now, McKong said: How about a paddles round, or does that exclude too many people? I would have to check if my paddles are still working well If the trojan Super Breakout wins the poll we can expand it Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I've only got one paddle (Coleco Gemini controller) so depending on if it is a game for player one or two, it might work. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 64,680 then 83,310 (Quadrant 10) no photos as can't do them on this laptop, need the older older one Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5530761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 94,910 am quite liking this one. You have three guys to start with (spotted extra man at 50k may be others) you guide them across the caves - when you only have one left then there is only 1 escape to complete the quadrant (level). The bonus is increased on each level Had a couple of deaths that I didn't spot but maybe green slime thingy. Game would be much harder with 2 of your mates dropping stuff on you as well as the 2 computer birdoes ! VOTING TIME - THIS ROUND ENDS SUNDAY 15TH https://forums.atariage.com/topic/372254-hsc21-round-14-poll/ 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5531048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 What's that you say? "end the round now before McKong has another go" 132,840 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5531166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 (edited) 69700 quadrant 11 Edited September 12 by AtariSphinx 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5532043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 best I could do in the last days: 73500 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5532224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 26,060 - not my game... 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5532703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Wrathchild has kindly patched Boulders and Bombs (XEX) to work on the XL/XE: Reminder this round ends 12pm UK time on SUNDAY 15TH of September More votes for the next round please https://forums.atariage.com/topic/372254-hsc21-round-14-poll/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5532878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 (edited) 196730 - Quadrant 13 Finally had a good run, where I stopped making silly mistakes. Got all the way to the 9th stage without losing a man, which meant lots of extra points. I also carried at least two lives right up to the end. Major difficulty spike around Quadrant 8 or so, when suddenly the sun/moon travels twice as fast. It would usually take a full "day" just to dig a tunnel across the screen. Combine that with any kind of enemy interference and you're usually just dead. Not sure why the developers added this as the game gets hard enough just from the slow increase of rocks and enemy aggression. Oh, and no bombs were used here. That mechanic is total crap. Even when I was able to use one, blasting a bomb was never useful at all. Edited September 15 by rdrunner 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5533452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 14 hours ago, rdrunner said: 196730 - Quadrant 13 Finally had a good run, where I stopped making silly mistakes. Got all the way to the 9th stage without losing a man, which meant lots of extra points. I also carried at least two lives right up to the end. Major difficulty spike around Quadrant 8 or so, when suddenly the sun/moon travels twice as fast. It would usually take a full "day" just to dig a tunnel across the screen. Combine that with any kind of enemy interference and you're usually just dead. Not sure why the developers added this as the game gets hard enough just from the slow increase of rocks and enemy aggression. Oh, and no bombs were used here. That mechanic is total crap. Even when I was able to use one, blasting a bomb was never useful at all. I figured the bombs come in after making the tunnels on the later rounds, had a few more goes but didn't improve! Final tables coming up... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371984-hsc21-round-13-boulders-and-bombs/#findComment-5533729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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