Goochman Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 HSC Season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 23630 This is classic - Anyone ever see all the intermissions? urious is anything special eventually happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsworth Overcash Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 This is classic - Anyone ever see all the intermissions? urious is anything special eventually happens? The intermissions were sort of an afterthought. I was running out of memory and wanted to do four, one after each level, but the first couple I did were fairly large. So, I ended up with four variations on the same basic theme. After level 4, the last one repeats. After the contest is over, I'll let you know how to skip levels so you can watch them all. For what it's worth. --r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krupkaj Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I have played the game for +st time. So the result is not so bad 25370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 This is classic - Anyone ever see all the intermissions? urious is anything special eventually happens? The intermissions were sort of an afterthought. I was running out of memory and wanted to do four, one after each level, but the first couple I did were fairly large. So, I ended up with four variations on the same basic theme. After level 4, the last one repeats. After the contest is over, I'll let you know how to skip levels so you can watch them all. For what it's worth. --r Any chance of the original programmer submitting a score Just play and post thats all that is required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsworth Overcash Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Any chance of the original programmer submitting a score Just play and post thats all that is required I would, but...the skipping level trick also scores you lots of points. No one would ever believe my high score. --r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Well, submit two scares... one with skipping levels, one without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Ahem.. two "scores"... submit two scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsworth Overcash Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Okay, two scores. First screenshot shows the highest score I remember you can get. Due to the fact that I didn't ever anticipate anyone ever getting as high, the score rolls over at 256,000. (Actually, it pegs at 000,000 and you can't ever change it.) Second is my best of three real tries. In my defense: --r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 Okay, two scores. First screenshot shows the highest score I remember you can get. Due to the fact that I didn't ever anticipate anyone ever getting as high, the score rolls over at 256,000. (Actually, it pegs at 000,000 and you can't ever change it.) Second is my best of three real tries. In my defense: --r We might be the first HSC to have an original programmer submit a score for their title - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 "Ruddy" in that sense is quite a "Britishism". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsworth Overcash Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 "Ruddy" in that sense is quite a "Britishism". That's what living in London for a couple of years will do to you. I still catch myself saying things like "mobile phone" and "postcode". I used to drive my coworkers nuts by my American pronunciation of words like "innovative". I found it easier to fit in by adopting the British version. Nowadays, my old dog brain sometimes won't let me revert to my old dog tricks. And don't get me started on Aluminium. --r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 And don't get me started on Aluminium. "trousers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsworth Overcash Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 "trousers" I'll never forget the day my wife told me she walked into Marks & Sparks and asked if they sold fanny packs... --r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Russ, I just fired up my tape on the real deal and it says "VERSION C1.1". I suppose "C" is for "cassette" but what about the "1.1" thing? Are there several revisions of the game around? Thanks again for writing such a fun title -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsworth Overcash Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Russ, I just fired up my tape on the real deal and it says "VERSION C1.1". I suppose "C" is for "cassette" but what about the "1.1" thing? Are there several revisions of the game around? Hmm, I don't remember. We did use to playtest items before shipping, but the cycle of design-develop-ship-die was typically just a matter of weeks. If there was a revision, it was probably to add the intermissions. They were added at literally the last minute. P! II took me about six weeks to write, start to finish. Like Sea Dragon, somehow pirates got ahold of it before it got to market and flooded BBS's with the program before you could even buy it. On Sea Dragon, I spent four of the six weeks it took to write just on copy protection, to no avail. That's why I ultimately got out of the games business. P! II was fun to write. Glad you enjoyed it. --r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbutscher Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 My Digitalcameras batteries are emty, so no picture this time. My Score: 8550 to: Jan: Hope to see you in Holland at the outline party next weekend. If not, I hope to come to the ATARIADA this year again. grtx Mad Butscher / F2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 My score so far is 7650. If nothing else you can show that another person joined in, but I am not done yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Took another stab at this and only got to 16K - This game gets wicked quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 my score is a poorly 6,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Finally found an image that works. 13,300 for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 well, it was 6,680 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advfan Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 24850 I would also like to thank Mr. Wetmore for contributing to this site and answering all the questions we have, thus letting us know some 'secrets' from the golden era of the Atari 8bits...and of course for programming such amazing games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 25, 2005 Author Share Posted March 25, 2005 This contest is over - thanks for playing everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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