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[rmaerz]

Alright, I'm not going to create multiple threads every time I add an additional console for score tracking. All updates will be posted in this one thread.

Registration is free and forum members have exclusive access to previews of Retrocade Magazine along with past articles I have written.

Here's the link to the Retroboards

Currently tracking scores on the following consoles:
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari 8-bit
ColecoVision
Commodore 64
Intellivision
NES

Upcoming tournaments:
Vector War (Vectrex begins September 1)

Stella's Six Pack (Atari 2600 begins October 13)

ColecoVision tourney in November

Arcade/MAME tourney in January


New games added
Atari 2600: 8/25 Midnight Magic
Intellivision: 8/21 Beamrider, BurgerTime, Carnvial, Centipede, Commando, Demon Attack, Diner, Dracula, Lady Bug, Lock N Chase, Mouse Trap, Sewer Sam, Super Cobra, Tron: Deadly Discs
NES: 8/21 Rollerball

Retroboards Scoreboard Updates Blog

[rmaerz]

New games added
Atari 2600:
8/25 Midnight Magic
8/28 Cosmic Ark, Demon Attack, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Double Dragon, Frogger, Gyruss, H.E.R.O., Kung Fu Master, James Bond 007, Oink!, Planet Patrol

Intellivision:
8/21 Beamrider, BurgerTime, Carnvial, Centipede, Commando, Demon Attack, Diner, Dracula, Lady Bug, Lock N Chase, Mouse Trap, Sewer Sam, Super Cobra, Tron: Deadly Discs
8/26 Astrosmash, Atlantis, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Stampede

NES:
8/21 Rollerball

[rmaerz]

Field is set for Vector War beginning September 1:

Armor Attack
Rip Off
Scramble
Solar Quest
Star Castle
Web Wars

[rmaerz]

New Games Added:

Atari 2600
8/29 Berzerk, Juno First, Lady Bug, Pac-Man Arcade, Racer, Sinistar, Turbo

ColecoVision
8/29 Bump 'N' Jump, Q*bert's Qubes, Wing War

[rmaerz]

Vector War tournament is under way!

Armor Attack
Rip Off
Scramble
Solar Quest
Star Castle
Web Wars

New Games Added:

Atari 5200: 9/1 Centipede, Choplifter, Defender, K-Razy Shoot-out, Meteorites, Miner 2049er, Pole Position (Atari), Pole Position (Malibu), Pole Position (Namco), Space Dungeon

Atari 8-bit: 8/30 Mario Bros., Preppie II

[rmaerz]

New games added

Commodore 64: 9/3 1942, After Burner, Beamrider, Commando, Zaxxon

Vector War Top Scores
Armor Attack: 29,400
Rip Off: 4,320
Scramble: 35,670
Solar Quest: 79,700
Star Castle: 34,220
Web Wars: 66,989

[rmaerz]

New games being tracked

Intellivision: 9/6 PGA Golf, Popeye, Space Armada, Space Patrol, Turbo, Zaxxon

[rmaerz]

New games added:

Atari 2600: 9/9 Cosmic Commuter, Flash Gordon, Frankenstein's Monster, Gas Hog, Mr. Do!'s Castle, Plaque Attack, River Raid II

Hundreds of games to submit scores on!!!

[rmaerz]

Stella's Six Pack

Six Game Atari 2600 Tournament
When: Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ noon EDT until Monday, October 31, 2011 @ 3 AM EDT
Where: The Atari 2600 Retroboards on the Retrocade Magazine forums


If the voting ends now, the lineup would be:
Ms. Pac-Man or Jr. Pac-Man (currently tied)
Centipede
Solaris
Stargate
Jungle Hunt
Enduro

If it stands, it looks like a pretty good and diverse lineup!

[rmaerz]

New games being tracked:

Atari 7800: 9/13 Choplifter!, Galaga, Mario Bros., Midnight Mutants, Scrapyard Dog

Intellivision: 9/13 Blockade Runner, Bump 'N' Jump, Chip Shot Super Pro Golf, Congo Bongo, Dig Dug, Q*bert

Edited by rmaerz, Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:16 AM.

[rmaerz]

New games tracked

Atari 2600: 9/16 Dark Cavern, Fathom, Laser Gates, Road Runner, Spike's Peak, Stampede

Edited by rmaerz, Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:46 PM.

[AlvinKarpis]

rmaerz, on Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:46 PM, said:

Stampede

Watch for a post from me, just let me play for a couple days first

[rmaerz]

new games added...

Atari 5200: 9/19 Frogger II: Threeedeep, Gremlins, Montezuma's Revenge, Star Trek, Star Wars: The Arcade Game, Star Wars: Death Star Battle

[disjaukifa]

Can we post suggestions for game variation we want tracked?

[rmaerz]

disjaukifa, on Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:38 PM, said:

Can we post suggestions for game variation we want tracked?

Yes. Post a reply in the Retroboards forum under the "<console name> Submission Guidelines" thread.

[rmaerz]

New!!!!

ColecoVision: 9/21 Destructor, Nova Blast, Space Fury, Time Pilot, Turbo, Zaxxon

Yummmmmmeeeeeeee....

[rmaerz]

The Vector War tournament is complete. You can view the final results on the RetroBlog


Next up, it's the Atari 2600 tournament "Stella's Six Pack" beginning October 13!

[rmaerz]

Here are the top 10 console and arcade games submitted by readers taking the Retrocade Magazine Popularity Charts survey:

Console
1. SubRoc (ColecoVision)
2. Galaxian (ColecoVision)
3. Solar Quest (Vectrex)
4. Squish 'Em Sam (ColecoVision)
5. BurgerTime (Intellivision)
6. Yars' Revenge (Atari 2600)
7. Scramble (Vectrex)
8. Spectron (ColecoVision)
9. Star Castle (Vectrex)
10. Frogger (Atari 2600)

Arcade
1. Donkey Kong
2. Centipede
3. Asteroids
4. Bubble Bobble
5. Galaga
6. Robotron:2084
7. Time Pilot
8. Donkey Kong 3
9. Star Castle
10. Donkey Kong Junior

The top 10 from each list will be published in the Retrocharts section of Retrocade Magazine.

[AlvinKarpis]

Hey Rob can you add Missile Command for the 2600 please?

[rmaerz]

AlvinKarpis, on Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:53 AM, said:

Hey Rob can you add Missile Command for the 2600 please?

Post the requests over on the Retrocade Magazine forums in the submission guidelines thread.

[rmaerz]

Retroboards scores to beat updated on the RetroBlog

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NEW games added

Atari 2600: 10/1 Death Trap, Lost Luggage, Moonsweeper, Mountain King, No Escape!, Starmaster

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Stella's Six Pack: Voting concludes Sunday, October 2 @ noon EDT. See the Retrocade Magazine forums for details

Edited by rmaerz, Sat Oct 1, 2011 4:09 PM.

[rmaerz]

Just added the following

Atari 8-bit: 10/1 Battlezone, Caverns Of Mars, Crystal Castles, Gorf, Gyruss, Satan's Hollow

[rmaerz]

The field is set for Stella's Six Pack, the Atari 2600 tournament that begins October 13:

Amidar
Centipede
Enduro
Jungle Hunt
Moon Patrol
Ms. Pac-Man
Omega Race
Solaris
Star Trek
Stargate
Super Cobra

You only need to play a minimum of 6 titles to qualify for the tournament standings. You can play all 11 titles if you wish. But, only your top 6 percentage scores will be averaged for the tournament standings.

More info: http://www.retrocade....com/forums.htm

[rmaerz]

NEW Odyssey 2 Retroboards!!!



Retroboards scores to beat updated on the RetroBlog




NEW games added

Odyssey 2: 10/9 Atlantis, Attack Of the Timelord, Speedway, Super Cobra, Thunderball, UFO



Stella's Six Pack less than 5 days away!

[rmaerz]

The RetroBlog has been updated with new high scores and inaugural scores!

Also, Stella's Six Pack is underway with some possible live streaming going on tonight. I'll post links if it happens.