Goochman Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 This weeks game is Missile Command - default start, no Skip level. You can play with a trackball if you like Game ends Fri Midnight EDT or Sat 5am GMT on this board. Good Luck! Missile Command missile_command.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Now this... is my game!!! Muahahahaha. May have to rip out the real atari for it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 20, 2004 Author Share Posted June 20, 2004 So it starts: 107585 Hint - Dont miss everything on the first wave of shots - leasd to quick end of good game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I never liked this game for some reason. I like other "death from above" games, but this one never really had me coming back for more. I probly won't compete too much this week, since I just can't get into this game. 64,990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 How the heck do you get those high points?!?!? I can NEVER get over 35000 I'm impressed! /Troop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I hit about 149,000 in my first round so it's fairly easy to get good scores. But for some reason the missile angles and the smart missiles are throwing me off. That's what I get for playing missile command in the 2600 HSC a few weeks ago. Both are different enough to throw me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 Yes, the Smart Missiles in this version are very smart an in some cases can CHEAT! Ive had smart missiles get so far down on the bottom that they can move left or right without me being able to launch a missile on them and they will hit the city - oh well, this is a good translation of the arcade game, though you wonder why they didnt put the additional elements in the smart missiles and satillites (eyes and such) - lazy lazy lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I've yet to get on a roll with this one, but hopefully when I have more time to sit down with it.. Unfortunately my current schedule is not very compatible with the HSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 hehe.. Thanks for adding a score. Silly me didn't take a snap shot because I know I can do much better. But for some reason this game is evading me. My score was a teeny bit higher but I don't remember the exact number. I think I got it almost down though. Used to be able to flip the score on this sucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 126625 - getting a bit better - too sloppy on my aim though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 168465 - Gonna make you work for it Shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 wow, great scores... I only could got 48k I'll post tomorrow the screenshot. is there any trick to get those high scores? devwebcl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 Tips: 1. Aim well - This version has some wicked angles so dropping 2 - 3 missiles to cover your city is sometime necessary 2. Drop your missiles close to the smart bombs - they cant change course fast so if you can drop one in front of it they are toast. You also try the sandwich technique of 1 above and below to get them. Be careful since the smart bombs can perform some wicked adjustments in this version. 3. Obviously protect the city closest your missile base 4. If you can do this, this is what helped me get above 120K - Work on getting the missiles above half the screen - Once they get below the 50% mark its alot harder to deal with since they can do some wicked branching at any time. Thats it - hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 168465 - Gonna make you work for it Shannon You dog.. I think I managed to get my technique down so I should be able to make it past 100,000 more consistently. I kept on messing up on the stage with the yellow background and red smart missiles. The smart missiles in this version are alot "smarter" than the 2600 version. The go "around" your missile fire rather than backing up, so you have to be REALLY accurate when hitting them. The missile angle variety is alot higher so you have to be careful of this and when missile's split (this one gets me the most). If your base gets hit, the recovery time is alot slower (than 2600 ver) so guard it the best you can. Try an hit as many smart missiles as you can (without sacrificing your cities) cause they be worth alot of points. If you have a city on the far left or right in the higher cities, consider yourself lucky if you make it thru without losing it. These guys assault ya pretty hard, so guard the ones closer to your base more carefully. If your good enough you can get pretty far with all six cities intact. Moves your score up quicker. Plus they never attack more than 3 at a time. So if your really, really, good try to keep 4 cities at a time. Believe it or not, I used to be able to do this. Must be getting old. Everytime the wave changes color, the 1st wave in that new color is always shorter than normal. So be careful if you have one city and are not close to getting a new one. You wont have enough smart missiles to recover from a lost city. That's about it. I almost got the hang of playing this with a gamepad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 I'll post tomorrow the screenshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advfan Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Aaaah Goochman! I was just a couple of smart missiles away of reaching your score. In case the pic is too small it shoud read: 165435 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Nice score anyway advfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdh Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 58445, that'll do for me, truly is a classic game this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Today we had our monthly WGL meeting and made this scores: Wizard 46710 Bunsen 28935 Grisu 22690 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Well I wanted to post this real quick incase I dont finish my last game in time. 168,625 Just barely enough to beat gooch... My performance in this game has been pitiful. Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Ok here is the pic with my final pitiful game score as well as my high of 168,625... Phew, this was a close one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 Always a bridesmaid and never a bride You made it by 1 min That was close! This week is over - congrats everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Hehehe... Actually I posted the score about 7 minutes earlier and had a game in progress at the time, but it ended rather abruptly, so then I went ahead and posted the picture. I've actually been struggling to keep up with these HSC's. Apparently my "week" schedule is not very compatible with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Always a bridesmaid and never a bride You made it by 1 min That was close! This week is over - congrats everyone Yeah but I got a pretty good butt kicking on riverraid. I wont stay on top for long, everybody is slowly inching up and it is only a matter of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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