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[Austin]

Atari Jaguar High Score Club Revamped ROUND 6: Tempest 2000!

Final scores for Tempest 2000:

1. Orpheuswaking - 2,127,340 +11
2. The_Laird - 1,566,647 +10
3. Austin - 1,276,996 +9
4. Hyper_Eye - 696,185 +8
5. Sauron - 652,681 +7
6. Boog - 476,256 +6
7. Roadrunner - 246,583 +5
8. Doctorclu - 219,854 +4
9. Dan Iacovelli - 134,165 +3

Kevincal - 828,083 +1 participation point (Score submitted November 2010)
GKC - 617,793 +1 participation point (Score submitted November 2010)

Jaguar HSC rankings at the end of Round 6:

1. Austin - 51pts
2. The_Laird - 49pts
3. Hyper_Eye - 46pts
4. orpheuswaking - 43pts
5. Boog - 33pts
6. Kgenthe - 27pts
7. Gaztee - 21pts
8. Doctorclu - 17pts
9. Lexlothar - 13pts
10.Sauron - 10pts
11.Tyrant - 8pts
12.Sauron - 7pts
13.Roadrunner - 6pts
14.Dan Iacovelli - 3pts

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All right, it's about time we finally hit one of the most highly-regarded Jaguar games--Tempest 2000!! The king of arcade remakes is BACK.. Are you ready to compete??

The competition officially started on Sunday, October 10th, 2010, and the final time to get your scores in will be on Sunday, October 24th, 2010.



RULES/DIRECTIONS:
Start a normal game in Tempest 2000 mode, start from the very first web. Play as long as you can and submit your score when you either give up or GAME OVER (preferrably this). Use whatever control style is comfortable for you (pad, custom rotary, etc).

If you are not familiar with the new Jaguar HSC general rules and how the scoring system works, please visit this thread here: http://www.atariage....pdated-7242010/

It is recommended that you take a photo of your score, but it is not required. We go on good faith here, so please be honest..

Some tips/notes to keep in mind before you get started!

- Perfect the webs to score yourself some bonus icons.. Remember, racking up the bonus icons will eventually take you to bonus levels (and level warps upon successfully completing them)
- Jumping is your friend. Seriously. After a dozen stages or two, if you don't use the jump power-up almost exclusively, YOU WILL DIE. Period.
- Each enemy has a specific pattern, particularly ones that are introduced later in the game. Play based around their patterns, or you will probably die.

[doctorclu]

219.854 for starters.

[Dan Iacovelli]

alright I'm going to start playing asap.
gives me practice as well for when I head to aracde this weekend.

[Austin]

Dan Iacovelli, on Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:47 PM, said:

alright I'm going to start playing asap.
gives me practice as well for when I head to aracde this weekend.

Haha, nice. Hope to see a score from you on this one.

[Sauron]

Here's my meager first offering...

652,681

I'm pretty rusty at it, although that score kinda surprised me considering how long it's been since I've played it. Plenty more time to crack it, though.

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[boog]

Haven't played Tempest 2k in a LONG time... first try this morning: 476,256 (Level 24)

[Gaztee]

boog, on Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:58 AM, said:

Haven't played Tempest 2k in a LONG time... first try this morning: 476,256 (Level 24)

Holy moley! The first couple of scores are probably well outta my league! Will try & have a crack before I head off to Canada tomorrow!!

[orpheuswaking]

I've found that I'm actually better with a regular controller over a rotary WTF!!!

[The_Laird]

1,566,647

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[roadrunner]

246,583


Great game!

YES! YES! YES! YES!

[Austin]

It's nice to see we've got a handful of scores in already! I'm currently busy shooting videos of games, but hope to have some time for this when my next day-off hits, Sunday.

[orpheuswaking]

2127340



Now I'm going to put my thumb in ice water as I played that with the dpad (can only get half that with a rotary, go figure )

[The_Laird]

I played mine with the d-pad too, I prefer it. My lead didn't last long

[Austin]

orpheuswaking, on Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:56 PM, said:

2127340 Photo0124.jpg Now I'm going to put my thumb in ice water as I played that with the dpad (can only get half that with a rotary, go figure )

The_Laird, on Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:58 PM, said:

I played mine with the d-pad too, I prefer it. My lead didn't last long

Yeah, likewise. This version of the game was designed to work around the strengths/weaknesses of the d-pad. Arcade Tempest, on the other hand, is a different story altogether.

[Austin]

orpheuswaking, on Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:56 PM, said:

Now I'm going to put my thumb in ice water as I played that with the dpad (can only get half that with a rotary, go figure )

BTW, nice score, Orpheus. I think you've just proved to everyone that you can be a real contender when you want to!

[orpheuswaking]

HAHAHAHA,

This is one of my favorite games and the only one I'll play over and over to get a better score!

[Austin]

Whew.. Just finished a rather long game, end score being 1,276,996. I was doing pretty well until level 69 or so, then it went all downhill (10+ lives gone in two levels, heh). I know I can do better, but I probably won't have enough time to give this another go.

[Dan Iacovelli]

I'll get a game in tomarrow, promise (I was too tired to play on sat or even go to the arcade)

[Hyper_Eye]

643,850. That is with a rotary. I don't play as well with the d-pad.

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[Dan Iacovelli]

not my best score but here it is: 134,165
my first try had me up to 150k but then my game went out on me so I had to replay.

[Hyper_Eye]

I raised my score to 696,185.

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Edited by Hyper_Eye, Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:48 PM.

[Austin]

One more day to get your scores in!

[orpheuswaking]

Where is the Poll for game 7?

[The_Laird]

I was thinking the same

[Austin]

I'll have a new poll and ____________ up tomorrow. Too tired (working on two hours of sleep right now) to update this properly.