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[Ze_ro]

Important Note: This week's competition is over and no further scores will be accepted.

Welcome to the mystical kingdom of Wor! You have been placed in command of an elite squadron of Worriors assigned the task of outwitting the sinister Wizard of Wor! As you descend into his diabolical dungeons, you will encounter deadly Worlings and maybe even the Wizard himself! Your only weapons are your trusty laser, your radar scanner, and your ability and cunning. You will need them all as you attempt to beat the Wizard and earn the title of Worlord! Prepare now, and then let the battle begin!

(Note that in 1 player mode, you use the RIGHT controller)

Important Note: Season 6 will be ending after Game 50, and Season 7 will start the next week with everyones scores reset!

Game Information

Game Name: Wizard of Wor Released By: CBS Electronics, 1982 Left Difficulty: B / Novice Right Difficulty: B / Novice Game Mode: Default Chosen By: DarthCalvin Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores is Wednesday August 12th at 1:00 AM (CST).

Current High Scores 100,000 (godzillajoe) [+11] 95,300 (toymailman) [+10] 57,400 (doctorclu) [+9] 47,100 (Atardi) [+8] 47,000 (ChrisKoopa) [+7] 45,100 (darthkur) [+6] 36,100 (vjames) [+5] 35,700 (shadow460) [+4] 34,900 (Captain Beard) [+3] 33,500 (roadrunner) [+2] 33,200 (Shannon) [+1] 31,400 (LarcenTyler) [+1] 24,500 (Kurt_Woloch) [+1] 12,500 (Mister VCS) [+1] 7300 (Dan Iacovelli) [+1] 5300 (aftermac) [+1] Best Tips godzillajoe [+2] Challenges None yet TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Game 1, Difficulty B) 864,500 (Todd Rogers) 320,000 (Robert T Mruczek) 233,700 (Stephen Knox)

Current Standings toymailman [472] darthkur [354] Deteacher [343] aftermac [297] Kurt_Woloch [216] Impaler_26 [174] Mister VCS [134] DarthCalvin [117] shadow460 [113] SpiceWare [112] vjames [103] jjd [98] Atardi [97] LarcenTyler [90] sloth713 [69] Hornpipe2 [55] the 5th ghost [47] Nathan Strum [46] doctorclu [45] mcge0053 [44] ChrisKoopa [36] Zoyx [35] roadrunner [31] SeaGtGruff [31] IHATETHEBEARS [27] Jess Ragan [26] theKLT [26] homerwannabee [22] Jred [20] LaserHawk [20] Spector [20] Shannon [19] chuckwalla [19] Omegamatrix [19] ClassicGMR [18] iangamer [15] MrBeefy [14] Wickeycolumbus [14] LoneWolfSeth [12] Thomas Jentzsch [12] midnight magicman [11] vdub_bobby [11] Phantom [11] ed1475 [10] Animan [10] Random Terrain [10] maf [9] TimsterAA [9] DtY [8] ballistik [8] godzillajoe [8] missioncontrol [8] LS_Dracon [7] BSA Starfire's girlfriend [7] RJ [6] mightymage [5] 4Ks [5] Dryerlint [5] lucifershalo [5] Blackjack [5] phaxda [5] Vectorman0 [4] vintagegamecrazy [4] mika [3] rasty [3] Cream147 [3] Trinity [2] joeypsp [2] rheffera [2] pacmanplayer [2] ratfink [2] flammingcowz [2] Lendorien [1] Crazy Climber [1] Cafeman [1] Yar76 [1] Artlover [1] brandonwright [1] holgibo [1]

Scoring Points in Wizard of Wor

Blue Burwors - 100 points Yellow Garwors - 200 points Red Thorwors - 500 points Worluk - 1000 points plus double score in the next dungeon Wizard of Wor - 2500 points At 10,000 points you will be awarded one extra Worrior.

Hints and Tips

The Manual

As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copy available online. Here is the hint it provides: Pick a safe moment and put your Worrior into play as soon as possible. Otherwise, after 20 seconds he'll be ejected into the dungeon which may leave him in a bad position. Learn to use your radar scanner and rely on it to locate invisible Worlings and track their movements. Don't shoot without having a plan to hit something. Otherwise, you may not be able to shoot when you have to. It's also worth pointing out that we played this game a few years back. You might want to check it out for further hints.

godzillajoe

It's actually a bit easier on the 2600 since the monsters don't randomly change direction whenever they please like the arcade, they seem to change when they hit an intersection or a dead end. So you can sneak up on them since if they don't "see" you they don't shoot at you. Arcade, they will just turn around and fry you

Captain Beard

Notice that an enemy's shots disappear when they are killed. This is particularly helpful for long shots on the early boards as your shots move faster than the monsters's.

--Zero

[Dan Iacovelli]

Ze_ro, on Wed Aug 5, 2009 4:30 PM, said:

This weeks game will be Wizard of Wor, Difficulty B, 1 Player.

(Note that in 1 player mode, you use the RIGHT controller)

--Zero

I have this game, it's been a while since I've been in the 2600hsc.
OT: with the Olympics coming up soon, will the 2600 Olympics be starting again.

[aftermac]

5,300

[LarcenTyler]

31,400
Get Ready - GO!

[shadow460]

40,700 for now. Where does it roll over again?

Went up by 5,000, BTW

Edited by shadow460, Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:38 PM.

[Dan Iacovelli]

7,300

[roadrunner]

33,500

[Shannon]

28,900

[Atardi]

score: 47 100

[godzillajoe]

Wow, harder than I remember

19,300 for starters

[Kurt_Woloch]

OK, here's my best so far... 24500.

[Mister VCS]

12,500

Edited by Mister VCS, Sat Aug 8, 2009 1:17 PM.

[Captain Beard]

I've been meaning to get back into the HSC and since this is one of my faves, it seemed like as good a time as any...

Nowhere near my all-time best, but it'll do for now.

34,900

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[vjames]

36,100

That's (flicker) a hard (flicker) game, but it is a lot (flicker) of fun. I kept having the bad guys spawn directly on me. Finally I had a run of good luck but managed to loose three lives within less than a minute. Never played this one much before - kind of creeps me out (played Dig Dug afterward and it really hit me how creepy this one is).

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[Shannon]

33,200

[godzillajoe]

Getting better

39,300

This game is stressful!

[shadow460]

I can't touch my first score. This game isn't stressful, it is downright unfair to the player. From what I understand, the arcade gives the opportunity for more than one extra life. Here, if you lose even one life, you are screwed.

[godzillajoe]

Arcade gives you an extra life after the "The Arena" (3rd dungeon) and "The Pit" (13th dungeon)

2600 version gives you one at 10,000.

It's actually a bit easier on the 2600 since the monsters don't randomly change direction whenever they please like the arcade, they seem to change when they hit an intersection or a dead end.

So you can sneak up on them since if they don't "see" you they don't shoot at you. Arcade, they will just turn around and fry you

A flickery mess but quite fun despite the fact that "new" garwors and thorwors often appear right on top of you.

A 7800 version would be killer.

Edited by godzillajoe, Sat Aug 8, 2009 10:59 PM.

[darthkur]

45,100

[godzillajoe]

52,300

extra points for seizures and strokes?

Edited by godzillajoe, Sun Aug 9, 2009 3:15 PM.

[Captain Beard]

My tip:
Notice that an enemy's shots disappear when they are killed. This is particularly helpful for long shots on the early boards as your shots move faster than the monsters's.

[doctorclu]

57,400.

So no Arena or special screens?

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[godzillajoe]

Nope. Seems like it alternates between a few screens. Would be cool for a hack that added the "special" screens.

Oh, and damn you for besting my score.

Back into the dungeon I go.

[ChrisKoopa]

47000

[godzillajoe]

71,100

Edited by godzillajoe, Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:08 AM.