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[Ze_ro]

Important Note: This weeks competition is over and no further scores will be accepted.

Welcome to the second High Score Club Variety Pack! Rules for this competition are a little different, so please read:

• This competition combines four games over a two week period. The deadline for posting times is Wednesday February 23rd at 1:00 AM (Central Time, UTC-6).
  
• Times for each game will be listed separately, with reduced scoring awarded for each game (5 points for first place, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th, and 1 for all other times).
  
• Times are also combined for a final ranking, with Combined Time = (Dragster Time x 10) + (Barnstorming Time x 1.75) + (Grand Prix Time) + (Sky Jinks Time * 1.75). These times will then be ranked and scored as per normal High Score Club rules (11 points for 1st place, etc).
  
• This means you could score up to 31 points if you post the #1 time for all four games. Alternatively, even if your times are high, you can get 5 points just for participating.
  
• You do not have to play the games in any specific order, and you can submit updated times for each game separately.
  
• You do not have to play all four games. However, if you fail to participate in one of the games, it will be counted as a time penalty against your combined time.
  
• For this competition, there will be no bonus challenges, and no points awarded for best tips (don't worry, they'll come back next time!)

Game Information

Game Name:	Dragster	Barnstorming	Grand Prix	Sky Jinks
Released:	1980, Activision	1982, Activision	1982, Activision	1982, Activision
Left Difficulty:	N/A	B / Novice	N/A	B / Novice
Right Difficulty:	N/A	B / Novice	N/A	N/A
Game Mode:	Game 1	Game 1	Game 2	Game 1
Last Played:	Season 6 Week 50	Season 4 Week 14	Season 7 Week 35	New!

Current Low Times

5.64 (Scrabbler15) [+5] 5.74 (JacobZu7zu7) [+4] 5.81 (Vocelli) [+3] 5.84 (toymailman) [+2] 6.11 (Krytol) [+1] 6.14 (pis) [+1] 6.17 (oyamafamily) [+1] 6.24 (LarcenTyler) [+1] 6.27 (Gorfy) [+1] 6.31 (Frostbite76) [+1] 6.41 (zylon) [+1] 6.44 (rmaerz) [+1] 6.71 (Miss 2600) [+1] 6.91 (roadrunner) [+1] 9.05 (atariUCLA24) [+1] 10.52 (Curious Sofa) [+1]

0:32.90 (toymailman) [+5] 0:33.00 (Gorfy) [+4] 0:33.05 (oyamafamily) [+3] 0:33.07 (pis) [+2] 0:33.39 (JacobZu7zu7) [+1] 0:33.40 (Vocelli) [+1] 0:33.49 (Frostbite76) [+1] 0:33.55 (Scrabbler15) [+1] 0:33.85 (zylon) [+1] 0:34.04 (Krytol) [+1] 0:34.14 (Miss 2600) [+1] 0:34.51 (rmaerz) [+1] 0:34.74 (roadrunner) [+1] 0:36.11 (Curious Sofa) [+1] 0:37.04 (LarcenTyler) [+1] 0:39.94 (atariUCLA24) [+1]

0:51.06 (toymailman) [+5] 0:51.13 (JacobZu7zu7) [+4] 0:51.61 (Gorfy) [+3] 1:06.40 (pis) [+2] 1:08.00 (Vocelli) [+1] 1:11.63 (zylon) [+1] 1:13.50 (Frostbite76) [+1] 1:15.40 (roadrunner) [+1] 1:15.79 (Miss 2600) [+1] 1:22.51 (oyamafamily) [+1] 1:22.81 (Scrabbler15) [+1] 1:24.18 (rmaerz) [+1] 1:34.11 (atariUCLA24) [+1] 1:34.81 (Krytol) [+1] 1:36.03 (LarcenTyler) [+1] 1:36.88 (Curious Sofa) [+1]

0:34.88 (toymailman) [+5] 0:34.89 (Scrabbler15) [+4] 0:34.94 (JacobZu7zu7) [+3] 0:35.04 (Vocelli) [+2] 0:35.06 (Frostbite76) [+1] 0:35.14 (Gorfy) [+1] 0:35.96 (pis) [+1] 0:38.54 (oyamafamily) [+1] 0:38.81 (roadrunner) [+1] 0:39.15 (rmaerz) [+1] 0:39.21 (zylon) [+1] 0:39.80 (atariUCLA24) [+1] 0:40.20 (Miss 2600) [+1] 0:42.46 (Curious Sofa) [+1] 0:47.99 (Krytol) [+1] 0:48.40 (LarcenTyler) [+1]

Combined Times 03:48.08 (toymailman) [+11] 03:48.11 (JacobZu7zu7) [+10] 03:53.56 (Gorfy) [+9] 04:05.87 (Vocelli) [+8] 04:08.60 (pis) [+7] 04:16.56 (Frostbite76) [+6] 04:18.98 (Scrabbler15) [+5] 04:23.59 (zylon) [+4] 04:29.49 (oyamafamily) [+3] 04:32.24 (rmaerz) [+2] 04:32.99 (Miss 2600) [+1] 04:33.21 (roadrunner) [+1] 04:59.46 (Krytol) [+1] 05:07.95 (LarcenTyler) [+1] 05:24.16 (atariUCLA24) [+1] 05:39.58 (Curious Sofa) [+1]

Current Standings toymailman [330] JacobZu7zu7 [295] oyamafamily [247] Scrabber15 [245] Deteacher [208] Miss 2600 [182] roadrunner [150] Jifremok [114] zylon [66] Gorfy [58] Zoyx [55] LarcenTyler [55] Chuck D. Head [52] keilbaca [46] Vocelli [39] SeaGtGruff [33] Mingy Jongo [31] ClassicGMR [29] leematari [23] pis [21] lastkill3r [21] rmaerz [20] HatefulGravey [17] Mangia-Boy [15] doctorclu [13] Pioneer4x4 [12] Curious Sofa [11] 4Ks [10] Krytol [10] dooglehead [9] MrJimbo [8] Mister VCS [7] satan165 [7] atariUCLA24 [7] madbutscher [4] MIKE5200 [3] Frostbite76 [3] ed1475 [2] littleman jack [2] pacmanplayer [2] Austin [1] Player 3 [1] SpaceDice2010 [1] flammingcowz [1]

Hints and Tips

As always, you really should read the manuals. In case you don't have the manuals, AtariAge has typed or scanned versions of all four manuals. Please see their individual pages linked above for hints and tips (They will not be reprinted here).

--Zero

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[Ze_ro]

For those who weren't keeping track, this is the LAST competition of Season 8!

--Zero

[Vocelli]

Looks like fun! I actuall have played all of these as a younster. Will be fun playing again.
Worried about my slowing reflexes...

[oyamafamily]

TWIN GALAXIES WORLD RECORD - for statistics

DRAGSTER - Game 1, Difficulty B: 5.51sec (Todd Rogers)
BARNSTORMING - Game 1, Difficulty B on both sides: 32.750sec (Douglas C Korekach)
GRAND PRIX - Game 2, Difficulty B: 50.810sec (Todd Rogers)
SKY JINKS - Game 1, Difficulty B (Polo Grounds): 34.490sec (Douglas C Korekach)

Edited by oyamafamily, Wed Feb 9, 2011 8:38 AM.

[oyamafamily]

SKY JINKS - 53.74
GRAND PRIX - 1:31.72
DRAGSTER - 7.51
BARNSTORMING - 36.04

[keilbaca]

Oh no dragster, there goes my life.

I love that game, I wonder if I can still get under 6 seconds.

VERY nice selection of games

[Gorfy]

I'm starting off with the flying games since last week's selection has us primed for flight.

BARNSTORMING: 33.79
SKY JINKS: 51.77

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[Gorfy]

barnstorming: 33.52
sky jinks: 51.10
grand prix: 1.11.38
dragster: 7.48

I'm curretntly having trouble attaching jpg files on this site, but here are a couple that worked.......

[Frostbite76]

Sky Jinks 36:18
Grand Prix. 1:38:78
Barnstorming 34:26
Dragster ? I have no idea how to start, lol

The only one of these games I can patch is Sky Jinks. My old best time is 36:01
I love Sky Jinks and like Barnstorming but not crazy about the other 2 games

Edited by Frostbite76, Wed Feb 9, 2011 4:55 PM.

[JacobZu7zu7]

Ze_ro, on Wed Feb 9, 2011 3:21 AM, said:

For those who weren't keeping track, this is the LAST competition of Season 8!

--Zero

Had a feeling this season was heading to a close soon, but here is the finish line ... an Activision one.

Looks like I'm gonna break 300 points by the end! Though I cannot catch the mailman... WAIT! lol.

[Krytol]

Dragster - 6.54
Barnstorming - 34.97
Grand Prix - 1:38.86
Sky Jinks - 52.57

Dragster is addictive.

[oyamafamily]

IMPROVEMENTS FOR ME:
SKY JINKS - 42.85
GRAND PRIX - 1:25.73
DRAGSTER - 7.24
BARNSTORMING - 33.84

Edited by oyamafamily, Wed Feb 9, 2011 6:12 PM.

[Vocelli]

Alrighty then...
First day trials.
Better scores to come:
Vocelli
Dragster: 7.51 sec
Barnstroming: 51.37 sec
Grand Prix: 1:31.77
SkyJinks: 37.16 sec

I will send pics once scores become better.

[roadrunner]

Pretty good 4 pack.

Dragster
7.08

Barnstorming
0:35.74

Grand Prix
1:23.01

Sky Jinks
0:38.81

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[Gorfy]

A couple improvements....
Sky JInks: 42.75
Dragster: 6.94

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[Krytol]

Improvement:

Dragster - 6.31

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[Frostbite76]

update

sky Jinks 0:35.29
grand prix 1:18.64
barnstorming 0:34.26
Dragster 6.31

Edited by Frostbite76, Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:59 AM.

[Scrabbler15]

I'll get started with a Sky Jinks time - 35.98

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[Scrabbler15]

And a Barnstorming time: 34.04

I love these kind of games. I'm gonna lose way too much sleep over the next couple of weeks.

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[toymailman]

My first submissions.

Dragster: 5.97
Barnstorming: 32.90
Grand Prix: 1:06.78
Sky Jinks: 35.11

[zylon]

Dragster 6.41
Barnstorming 33.85
Grand Prix 1:11.63
Sky Jinks 39.21

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[Frostbite76]

0:35.69 sky jinks. I don't think I can beat that.

[Frostbite76]

sky jinks 35.29. Now I need to practice avoiding the birds in barnstorming

[Krytol]

Improvements:

Dragster - 6.11
Barnstorming - 34.04
Grand Prix - 1:34.81
Sky Jinks - 47.99

[oyamafamily]

SKY JINKS - 39.56
GRAND PRIX - 1:23.71
DRAGSTER - 6.81
BARNSTORMING - 33.39

Edited by oyamafamily, Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:18 PM.