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[therealbountybob]

Robotron:2084
Atarimaniahas ROM version, atarionline.pl has XEX and ATR versions.

Game Closes on Sunday 14th June 10am GMT

Let's kill some Grunts, Hulks, Brains, Spheroids, Electrodes, and Mutants Progs... Is that the same Spheroids from M.U.L.E.?... I think they should be spared... Nah Basically move about and kill everything and rescue "defenseless humans" who somehow don't die when they are repeatedly shot... unlike the robots who die at the merest whiff of a bullet, hmm, makes me wonder how come they need rescuing in the first place

Atarimania rating 7.9

Play on default setting (level 1) but, without causing (me) major moral dilemmas, if you are one of the players who finds this game way too tough (as in you struggle to beat the first three screens) you can play on difficulty level 0.

If anyone knows about the joystick coupler please post - yes you can use it

Have fun

[Mister VCS]

let me start the contest with 60,950
67,425

played with (one) CX-40 - level 1

Edited by Mister VCS, Sun May 30, 2010 11:14 AM.

[roadrunner]

357,600

First place is mine for now.

Save the last human family.

[orpheuswaking]

I suck at this game HARD!!!!

1 x Proline 29725
1 x CX40 25250
2 x CX40 12570
2 x CX40 in the official Robotron joystick holder 19725

Playing with two joysticks is WAY too hard for me!

78250 is now my official high score!

Edited by orpheuswaking, Mon May 31, 2010 12:41 PM.

[atariksi]

therealbountybob, on Sun May 30, 2010 4:14 AM, said:

Robotron:2084
Atarimaniahas ROM version, atarionline.pl has XEX and ATR versions.

Game Closes on Sunday 14th June 10am GMT

Let's kill some Grunts, Hulks, Brains, Spheroids, Electrodes, and Mutants Progs... Is that the same Spheroids from M.U.L.E.?... I think they should be spared... Nah Basically move about and kill everything and rescue "defenseless humans" who somehow don't die when they are repeatedly shot... unlike the robots who die at the merest whiff of a bullet, hmm, makes me wonder how come they need rescuing in the first place

Atarimania rating 7.9

Play on default setting (level 1) but, without causing (me) major moral dilemmas, if you are one of the players who finds this game way too tough (as in you struggle to beat the first three screens) you can play on difficulty level 0.

If anyone knows about the joystick coupler please post - yes you can use it

Have fun

The XEX version 3 crashes or has other issues. ATR version looks okay so far.

Game reminds me of Berzerk but in this case you can touch the walls and robot moves faster and shoots multiple times. The variety of enemies and obstacles in later waves reminds me of Millipede with all those different bugs attacking you (and even the sounds sound familiar). Probably should do better with two joysticks since with one you have to move in the direction you shoot at but then getting used to two joysticks requires a learning curve.

[atariksi]

atariksi, on Mon May 31, 2010 5:43 AM, said:

therealbountybob, on Sun May 30, 2010 4:14 AM, said:

Robotron:2084
Atarimaniahas ROM version, atarionline.pl has XEX and ATR versions.

Game Closes on Sunday 14th June 10am GMT

Let's kill some Grunts, Hulks, Brains, Spheroids, Electrodes, and Mutants Progs... Is that the same Spheroids from M.U.L.E.?... I think they should be spared... Nah Basically move about and kill everything and rescue "defenseless humans" who somehow don't die when they are repeatedly shot... unlike the robots who die at the merest whiff of a bullet, hmm, makes me wonder how come they need rescuing in the first place

Atarimania rating 7.9

Play on default setting (level 1) but, without causing (me) major moral dilemmas, if you are one of the players who finds this game way too tough (as in you struggle to beat the first three screens) you can play on difficulty level 0.

If anyone knows about the joystick coupler please post - yes you can use it

Have fun

The XEX version 3 crashes or has other issues. ATR version looks okay so far.

Game reminds me of Berzerk but in this case you can touch the walls and robot moves faster and shoots multiple times. The variety of enemies and obstacles in later waves reminds me of Millipede with all those different bugs attacking you (and even the sounds sound familiar). Probably should do better with two joysticks since with one you have to move in the direction you shoot at but then getting used to two joysticks requires a learning curve.

Forgot to put my score image (I'll try with two joysticks later):

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[therealbountybob]

123,350
I tried two joysticks: left hand move, right hand fire was ok, but when I swapped these over it broke my brain (I'm right handed so must be why)... did much better with a single stick

roadrunner, on Sun May 30, 2010 11:35 AM, said:

357,600
First place is mine for now.

Maybe for more than just now... is this gonna be your big breakthough game in the HSC, with three of you on 57pts it could be a decisive game I wonder if Mr.A will be back after having to dress up as a novelty extra man letter in Mr Do!

[atariksi]

therealbountybob, on Mon May 31, 2010 8:30 AM, said:

123,350
I tried two joysticks: left hand move, right hand fire was ok, but when I swapped these over it broke my brain (I'm right handed so must be why)... did much better with a single stick
Robotron2084.jpg
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May need to get one person to fire while the other person moves around. Two heads are better than one.

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roadrunner, on Sun May 30, 2010 11:35 AM, said:

357,600
First place is mine for now.

Maybe for more than just now... is this gonna be your big breakthough game in the HSC, with three of you on 57pts it could be a decisive game I wonder if Mr.A will be back after having to dress up as a novelty extra man letter in Mr Do!

Now, whenever the ice-cream truck comes by my house, I'm reminded of Mr. Do; perhaps, mr. A is the ice-cream truck driver.

[a8isa1]

This game is even more frantic than I had remembered.

53,700

[Divya16]

50,000 exact.

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[Fres]

93425

[orpheuswaking]

Fres, on Mon May 31, 2010 1:28 PM, said:

93425

You bitch... This is war!!!

[atariksi]

therealbountybob, on Mon May 31, 2010 8:30 AM, said:

123,350

206375 although image got blurred a bit. I used two joysticks-- helps a lot. I now have a 18-bit score. You needed 8K more to get into 18-bit land.

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[therealbountybob]

atariksi, on Tue Jun 1, 2010 8:45 AM, said:

therealbountybob, on Mon May 31, 2010 8:30 AM, said:

123,350

206375 although image got blurred a bit. I used two joysticks-- helps a lot. I now have a 18-bit score. You needed 8K more to get into 18-bit land.

127,425 I blew it

I had an old copy of Robotron that had corrupted graphics on level 7, the xex version (linked above) is fine. My only strategy is to take out the red ring things and collect the people before finishing off the waves

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In preparation for July's HSC Bonus Round (what do you mean you've never heard of it?!) I've added a new topic for you all to vote on

mini table
1st roadrunner 357,600 12pts
2nd atariksi 206,375 11pts
3rd therealbountybob 127,425 10pts
4th Fres 93,425 9pts
5th orpheuswaking 78,250 8pts
6th Mister VCS 67,425 7pts
7th a8isa1 53,700 6pts
8th divya16 50,000.00 5pts

[Divya16]

therealbountybob, on Wed Jun 2, 2010 7:56 AM, said:

atariksi, on Tue Jun 1, 2010 8:45 AM, said:

therealbountybob, on Mon May 31, 2010 8:30 AM, said:

123,350

206375 although image got blurred a bit. I used two joysticks-- helps a lot. I now have a 18-bit score. You needed 8K more to get into 18-bit land.

127,425 I blew it

I had an old copy of Robotron that had corrupted graphics on level 7, the xex version (linked above) is fine. My only strategy is to take out the red ring things and collect the people before finishing off the waves

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In preparation for July's HSC Bonus Round (what do you mean you've never heard of it?!) I've added a new topic for you all to vote on

mini table
1st roadrunner 357,600 12pts
2nd atariksi 206,375 11pts
3rd therealbountybob 127,425 10pts
4th Fres 93,425 9pts
5th orpheuswaking 78,250 8pts
6th Mister VCS 67,425 7pts
7th a8isa1 53,700 6pts
8th divya16 50,000.00 5pts

I thought I did average and I'm in last place. So time to change that:

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[Mister VCS]

yes, time to change that...

89,525

Edited by Mister VCS, Thu Jun 3, 2010 2:06 AM.

[atariksi]

Slight improvement. I think we need to keep a separate list of those scores done with single joystick as it's much harder game with single joystick. Perhaps, an additional point to top three using single joystick. I can hardly make 100K with single joystick.

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[zylon]

One of these?
57,775 Just opened this game today.

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[therealbountybob]

zylon, on Thu Jun 3, 2010 2:18 PM, said:

One of these?
57,775 Just opened this game today.

Welcome Zylon (and Fres)
I'm intrigued, please can we have a picture of the 'coupler' in action

130,150 This game is a tough challenge... c'mon roardrunner give us some tips


p.s. I'm still playing His Dark Majesty it's a truely awesome game; sort of Archon meets Ultima III battles. It's already one of my all time favourite Atari games
I'm stuck on this big battle, necromancers, zombies and serpents are causing me a bit of jip

[Divya16]

therealbountybob, on Thu Jun 3, 2010 5:52 PM, said:

zylon, on Thu Jun 3, 2010 2:18 PM, said:

One of these?
57,775 Just opened this game today.

Welcome Zylon (and Fres)
I'm intrigued, please can we have a picture of the 'coupler' in action

It looks like some flimsy plastic thing-- how can that strongly hold two joysticks? Or is that some hard solid plastic that doesn't move that easily?

[mimo]

Feels pretty sturdy, has a base which helps. Not sure exactly how much abuse it will take, just opened mine today

[atariksi]

Preppie!!, on Fri Jun 4, 2010 8:30 AM, said:

Feels pretty sturdy, has a base which helps. Not sure exactly how much abuse it will take, just opened mine today

I haven't been using any joystick coupler. I just have a PC simulating the 2nd joystick while I use a normal joystick for the first port. So I bang on the keys to fire while moving the first joystick.

If I just use one joystick, I got 99,900 top score so far otherwise I get over 200K.

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[roadrunner]

therealbountybob, on Thu Jun 3, 2010 5:52 PM, said:

130,150 This game is a tough challenge... c'mon roardrunner give us some tips

On Atari800winplus i use a gamepad controller to move and the keyboard arrow keys to fire.
Let your fingers do the firing.

[atariksi]

roadrunner, on Fri Jun 4, 2010 12:03 PM, said:

therealbountybob, on Thu Jun 3, 2010 5:52 PM, said:

130,150 This game is a tough challenge... c'mon roardrunner give us some tips

On Atari800winplus i use a gamepad controller to move and the keyboard arrow keys to fire.
Let your fingers do the firing.

Give it a shot with one joystick and see what you can get. Using two joysticks takes getting used to them and that's one of the reasons I don't play much of any modern games-- the controls are too complex. Especially when you play hundreds of games, you don't want to remember all those controls or have a big learning curve. Just pop in the game and start playing.

[therealbountybob]

Somehow managed to get to see level 14 159,800 think I need three or four joysticks I think this is a game where the extra NTSC speed would be a plus as sometimes he just doesn't move quickly enough

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