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[Goochman]

HSC Season 2

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What difficulty level? I'll give this one a try

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[Goochman]

I think the only difficulty is # of laps - pick 8 - otherwise take the default

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I believe you get more points if you run the Malibu Grand Prix or Atari Grand Prix (more cars). Default would be the easier Namco Speedway then?

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[Goochman]

Mine defaults to Malibu Grand Prix - use that track - 8 laps

Forgot there were multiple tracks - thanks AM

[emkay]

First score: 99400

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103,400. Note: the Monaco Grand Prix is actually the Datasoft version of the Malibu Grand Prix.



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[Goochman]

Heres a challenge - this is my personal best - Someone challenged me to beat 105500 - it took ALOT of game but I got 105550 (1 car)

Lets see if someone can beat this in these 2 weeks - Ill throw in 2 bonus points for someone who does.

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One f... accident at the very end of the race. Also miscalculated when I had to slow down because of that nasty bug with the counter



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This one will be difficult to top



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[Goochman]

Wow - 110K - that is great!

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That run was nearly perfect. I played this game to death when I was a kid so I'm pretty happy with that score

Didn't crash the car once so got a great bonus for cars passed and extended time. Someone who knows the trick with the timer can probably do a bit better (you just need to know when to slow down so it doesn't reset to zero).

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[Goochman]

What is the timer trick? Never heard of this one before?

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Well, with too much time left, the counter resets to zero because it can only handle two digits. I believe you're safe if you make it to the finish line with less than 35 seconds left for each lap (to avoid having 99+ seconds of extended time).

BTW, it would be great if someone could disassemble the code and fix that bug

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[Goochman]

Weird.....I spent 2 days getting 105K and my first run I got 107650 - Why do I feel like something is different?

Oh well - here it is

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[Goochman]

I think Im going to have to retract the bonus points since 105K doesnt seem so high anymore -

I will give 1 bonus point for those that beat 110K

[emkay]

Actually, I have no idea, how to gain more than 109000...
I drove berzerk, took a bunch of cars by driving through the middle, jumping over the green, if necessary, and no crash happened plus running full speed over the "finish-line"....

Btw: Is it possible to get more than 14000 points at the qualifying?

[Goochman]

14K is max from 1st lap - This game is big on time bonus - though you dont crash, how much did you slow down? I actually crashed 2 times in my 107K run though I remember not crashing at all for my old run.

Something seems strange that I cant put my finger on - I was convinced a score over 106K was never possible

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108,850... Too much traffic in the final lap this time so lost some crucial bonus points...

Did you notice the car occasionally reaches more than 195 MPH?

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[Goochman]

www.atarimania.com said:

108,850... Too much traffic in the final lap this time so lost some crucial bonus points...

Did you notice the car occasionally reaches more than 195 MPH?  

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Yes - I think it hits 215 or 225 - I never figured out how this happens but I think it is influenced by the amount of time you have full trottle going, but I never understood it.

[Goochman]

I think I may have figured out the scoring issue - I was playing under PAL on Atari800win (damn sound demos ) -

I am going to play again under NTSC tomorrow to see how things change - I bet that is part of the scoring issue????

[Goochman]

Houston we have a problem!

Ok, I played on NTSC today and as I suspected is alot harder - the Timer is not as generous as on the PAL version - I had 2 crashes on the PAL game and got over 107K - I had 2 crashes on the NTSC one and didnt make it to lap 8 - In fact, every lap I completed from 3 - 7 I had less time which meant an error could cost me the game..................

So..........what to do?

If everyone can play the PAL version this week that would be more fair - but Im open to suggestions.

[Shawn Jefferson]

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. There's no money attached to the contest, just the honor of crushing the competition with your incredible retro gaming skills.

I wouldn't give any bonus points though.

[emkay]

I've played at 60Hz and have to admit, that the time runs faster.
But the "floating" of the game is more playable. The cause for this might be the higher frame rate. The game is faster, and it can be played faster (more precisely), because the movement is a 'step more' realistic.

[Goochman]

Shawn Jefferson said:

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.  There's no money attached to the contest, just the honor of crushing the competition with your incredible retro gaming skills.

I wouldn't give any bonus points though.

Agree Shawn - Play your best on whatever system - bonus points eliminated - though I would be curious if someone can beat 105550 on NTSC