DEBRO Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 What does the middle character under the score represent? The instructions state the number represents the number of decoys available. When you bring up the game and wait a bit the character becomes a block. BTW, did you know if you score >= 200,000 in a game this middle character will be the programmer's initials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inextremis staple Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 It's been a while since I played but if I remember correctly, you can drop a decoy which attracts the other dots that are flying around trying to hit you or whatever. You can use it as a means to knock them into the wall. I guess the number just tells you how many decoys you have left. Hope that helps. is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 We played it here on the HSC http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53019 Very good game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted January 12, 2005 Author Share Posted January 12, 2005 We played it here on the HSC http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53019 Very good game! Interesting that none of the shots of scores >= 200,000 don't show the programmer's initials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 yea the decoys are key to getting good scores, because you can get the particles trapped in the corners and rack up the points that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 BTW, did you know if you score >= 200,000 in a game this middle character will be the programmer's initials? How do you know? Did you disassemble the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 How do you know? Did you disassemble the game? Partially... I noticed the initials in the ROM and investigated how to activate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Maybe the initials only show up for a short time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 Maybe the initials only show up for a short time? I thought about that and doing a quick scan shows the value isn't changed until the score is cleared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hmmmm Not sure, Are there two versions of the game maybe? Seems odd the pictures of the screen after a game dont show the initials. Maybe it was something the programmer tried to put it the game but never got it working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted January 31, 2005 Author Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hmmmm Not sure, Are there two versions of the game maybe? Could there be...I guess it's possible. I've only seen 2 dumps for Reactor which are NTSC and PAL. Both dumps I have have the initial easter egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I thought about that and doing a quick scan shows the value isn't changed until the score is cleared Confirmed. And the score rolls after 999,999. Hm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Interesting that none of the shots of scores >= 200,000 don't show the programmer's initials Maybe it only applies to Game 1. The HSC played Game 7. (Similar to the Missile Command egg only showing up on Game 13.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Maybe it only applies to Game 1. The HSC played Game 7. (Similar to the Missile Command egg only showing up on Game 13.) Nope, the EE code makes no difference between game variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 So there's at leats one alternate version of this game floating around. Who else has scored over 200k on Reactor, and did they notice the initials? Me personally I doubt I could get that high of a score so I cant check. Maybe I'll try tho. Its a fun game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 So there's at leats one alternate version of this game floating around. Maybe. But why does Todd always seem to have those alternate versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Nope, I tried, I couldn't get that high of a score. Still a fun game. DEBRO in the picture you posted of the initials the score is 999,999 How did you do this? It seems like it would be very hard to accomplish if the score rolls at 999,999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 DEBRO in the picture you posted of the initials the score is 999,999How did you do this? I hacked the code I don't think I can get that high of a score either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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