PII | 1,884 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 4:29 PM, G-type said: What game should we do for the next badge challenge? H.e.r.o. , Dig Dug , Ms. Pac-man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,527 Graphics Team · Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Beany Bopper - 100,680 [1/b] I've been hooked on this game all week trying to roll the score - and tonight I finally managed to break 100k. 20th Century Fox has some really solid 2600 titles - they don't get the recognition they deserve. -CasualCart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Time to earn some Activision patches: HERO: 75,000 KaBoom: 3,000 Private Eye: Solve Case 3 Private Eye: Solve Case 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,527 Graphics Team · Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Gorf - 15,600 [1/b] I can't say I really enjoy Gorf very much compared to other 2600 space shooters, but I appreciate the level-variety for sure. -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,527 Graphics Team · Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Skiing - 28.17 seconds [3/b] I just earned a new Activision patch today (sub-28.2 seconds)!!! I tend to love Activision's "time trial" games, and earning the patch for this one wasn't as difficult as Barnstorming or Sky Jinks (assuming Difficulty B qualifies). -CasualCart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 First New Patch Challenge for 2023: Flash Gordon: To earn: score +100,000 ( game 1/b) A few notes on how to play this game: This almost like 2 games in 1.. space shooter on the upper screen, and on the bottom screen its a maze game, You are the small dash, move around the maze avoiding the plus signs (the Disruptors), while trying to clear all the dots (hatching pods), to clear them, you have to shoot all the spider warriors when they appear on the upper screen. If a disruptor catches you, a debris field appears on the upper screen... dodge the debris and run away from the disruptor... don't stand and fight. Try to maintain shields as much as possible (by killing 5 spider warriors)... while your shields are up you can just crash into enemies to destroy them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 Still got a ways to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 closer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,527 Graphics Team · Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Flash Gordon - 102,680 [1/b] @G-type great idea for a patch challenge with this one! Flash Gordon is one of my favorite 2600 games, but I've never had a score-incentive to shoot for. You wouldn't think a maze-game and a free-roaming shooter could be combined so successfully, but somehow 20th Century Fox really made it work here. -CasualCart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 49 minutes ago, CasualCart said: great idea for a patch challenge with this one! Flash Gordon is one of my favorite 2600 games, but I've never had a score-incentive to shoot for. thanks! I always loved the Activision patch challenges, and wished every game had something like that. The question is what to set the score at. I hope I didn't make it too easy for you... (it certainly isn't for me!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Hey you guys didn't you hear we're in the final days of Atari and NES. Stop having fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 36 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Hey you guys didn't you hear we're in the final days of Atari and NES. Stop having fun I heard you're the only one who still cares about Atari. Take the patch challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,884 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 @G-type How long does a patch challenge run again? 1 month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, PII said: @G-type How long does a patch challenge run again? 1 month? There's no end date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,527 Graphics Team · Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 19 hours ago, DefaultGen said: Hey you guys didn't you hear we're in the final days of Atari and NES. Stop having fun Oh right - I almost forgot. C'mon @G-type - time to buy ourselves some GameCubes or something... -CasualCart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,527 Graphics Team · Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Deadly Duck - 114,630 [1/b] I've spent the last week slowly improving at this game, and today I finally broke 100k to roll the score! It took 1 1/2 hours of uninterrupted brick-dodging and crab-shooting to make it happen (no pausing in Atari games), but it was worth it! -CasualCart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Can I play? @G-type Mario Bros. - 100,700 Moon Patrol - 24,100 Alien - 10,233 Air Raid - 2875 Cosmic Ark - 10,940 Gremlins - 84,250 Plaque Attack - 23,745 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 11:31 PM, Gloves said: Can I play? @G-type Scoreboard has been updated! Now I want to play some more Moon Patrol! Kind of cool how the left difficulty switch controls the music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 Been a while since I added a new challenge: Crystal Castles: To earn: score +75,000 ( game 1/b) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 I still got a long way to go. I have Crystal Castles on my Arcade1up cabinet and played it with the trackball. Playing it here with the joystick (or keyboard) takes some getting used to. Being familiar with the arcade version, makes this port all the more impressive. They manage to include SO many elements of the original, the enemies, the music and sound effects, they even managed to keep the isometric mazes! Its a little tricky to line up your aim to hit the dashes (gems) sometimes, but overall I'm really impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 Some improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 I had a pretty good run in this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 Roc'n'Rope: To earn: score +50,000 ( game 1/b) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 Roc'n'rope is kind of like Donkey Kong in some ways: You got to reach the top of a platform (you're trying to get to a bird instead of rescue a girl). You have moments of vulnerability that you have to time correctly, by avoiding unpredictable hazards... in this case its traversing a rope and avoiding cavemen and dinosaurs instead of climbing a ladder and dodging barrels. (The ladders in this game are non-functional). You also have temporary invincibility powerups: an egg instead of a hammer. Tip: if a caveman shakes your rope, you can ride it out by holding still, but a dinosaur will just chew through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 213 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 On 5/8/2022 at 12:00 PM, G-type said: Time to earn some Activision patches: HERO: 75,000 KaBoom: 3,000 Private Eye: Solve Case 3 Private Eye: Solve Case 5 I should post here more often. I haven't played Roc n Rope much, but here's my highest Kaboom score ever (I think) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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