During the 1980s, some kids went to summer camp; I spent my ...
Snowflake commented on blog entry Does Anyone Have Knowledge of "U.F.O." for the O2 ? in RTM
if we're to speculate on humanly possible i think i largely agree with rtm, though i wont be putting my money where my mouth is. munchkin i think you have to remember there were far fewer games back then so you pretty much had to obsess on just a few. i only played munchkin for a week when i got
The Evener commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
I don't think anyone's scores are in jeopardy; I hope that the Snipercade info will be useful going forward for other future questions around rules "at the time" for older scores on classic consoles. I'm not fully in the know about the INTV rule changes but if the Snipercade info
Snowflake commented on blog entry Does Anyone Have Knowledge of "U.F.O." for the O2 ? in RTM
-- i didnt read the links, but good links none the less. i've been using the atari comepdium and reading through old "electronic games" mags. they also have intellivision and atari newsleters on that site, but i dont think they have the 02 one, so this is is good, this is added to my long
The Evener commented on blog entry Does Anyone Have Knowledge of "U.F.O." for the O2 ? in RTM
The story is cited in the first few pages of the newsletter I linked above. Might be the same one VC? It was live Tournament so I'd imagine they'd simple start a timer and then everyone starts their 15 min run under the event rules.
Snowflake commented on blog entry Does Anyone Have Knowledge of "U.F.O." for the O2 ? in RTM
15 minute time limit? so that tells me either they required video (hard to beleive back then) or it was also the honor system. also a time limit is particulrly awful to do with the honor system since even an honest person can easily make honest mistakes with timing.
this is a good reminder though
The Evener commented on blog entry Does Anyone Have Knowledge of "U.F.O." for the O2 ? in RTM
To follow up on Voodoo_chilly, I think that the source of UFO scores was this Magnovox publication called "Odyssey Adventure" - basically a company-issued newsletter that was pretty common back in the day. Page 9 lists the scores in question. Interestingly the 11,000 score is gone. Possibly
OOO commented on blog entry MGLXLII - Game 9 ~ City Connection (closes 26-Jan) in OOO
Day 11 of 17 ...
Clickety-clack, connections, click.
Beat the fuzz, don't visit the hairdresser. And step on it!
6 days to go until this game is closed.
OOO commented on blog entry MGLXLII - Game 8 ~ Super Pang (closes 26-Jan) in OOO
Day 11 of 17 ...
A good strategy is always rewarded.
Only 6 days to go until this game is closed.
Snowflake commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
vodoo, on atari its called 'astroblast" on intell its called "astrosmash", same game, i dont know if there are minor tweaks though. an i believe tg has two tracks since you're right score goes down if you miss stuff, so one track is for peak score, another track is for final score
Snowflake commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
al i dont want my scores gone either but we have to be consitent. an even playing field is always needed regardless of how it affects us. fortunatley theres a solution that covers everything. two solutions really
1. split the track and move scores accordingly
2. make the rules such that all scores
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Snowflake commented on blog entry Does Anyone Have Knowledge of "U.F.O." for the O2 ? in RTM
sounds like something for a bounty!!!!
personal opinon:
i rememer playing this and noticing how slowly i was improving and then giving up, but consider this. if a game gave you 100 lives, by the time the game was over and you went through all 100 you'd be way better at the end of the
Snowflake commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
before my time, but i know atari 2600 had massivlye had changes for 1b -- and we cant just mass revert because some things might have truly been 1b.
@voodoo_chilly
entered a score for frogger (i forget if it was 5200 or 400) that was about to be accepted. i feel bad, because my comments were
The Evener commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
I agree there could be lots of fun to be had but making a ref watch an 8 hour video of a still screen while the player got some Zzzs probably would have compelled refs to put a limit. :) So in the absence of such a limit, I guess the break takers didn't push it to danger territory
Snowflake commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
fyi, to practice for my lode runner marathons i absolutley would play 3-6 hours a day, and then just lea ve the game paused and come back the next day. that way when i did the 12 hour score for real i had practice with all the levels at least.
if infinite pauses were allowed, oh man, play across
Snowflake commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
Thats' VERY interesting. i know lode runner has simliar pauses but the rules are after 10 seconds the guiness rules for breaks (same as marathon) kick in.
I know there was a lot of talk about todd's 100 hour journey escape as not being humanly possible. If ron allowed infinite breaks
The Evener commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
I think the pausing may be less of a grey area in terms of how it was treated on consoles where there is a kind of pause to engage gameplay after losing a life or in this case destroying the bad guy. Check out the referee note on Yars Revenge for example:The game pauses everytime you destroy an enemy.
Intellivision Master commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
I will be starting a wall post on ASTROSMASH ... the legendary game ... Now that we got to the bottom of it ... The history ... The rumours ... Possible Scores ... The programming ... "The contest"I have most of the information now to solidly report on this enigma of a game - - I'm 90%
Intellivision Master commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
BrickoutSpace ArmadaLock N Chase (I may have just added "look for a white dot" OR I added also "Start on Disc Speed" - I don't remember)Shark ! Shark !Night StalkerMotocrossAstrosmashAuto RacingSkiingThat's the list @Snowflake Could you start each one on your page ... so we can
Intellivision Master commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
It's all about compromise ... otherwise any two Gamers would get nowhere trying to fulfill this task.Totally agree: Pausing is a grey area. I'm just thinking ... 4.2 Mill will be extremely difficult to beat without having that same availability ... however, I'll try to beat 4.2 Million without
Intellivision Master commented on blog entry Astrosmash scores MUST be removed and moved in Intellivision Master
It's all about compromise ... otherwise any two Gamers would get nowhere trying to fulfill this task.Totally agree: Pausing is a grey area. I'm just thinking ... 4.2 Mill will be extremely difficult to beat without having that same availability ... however, I'll try to beat 4.2 Million without
| Platform | Game | Version | Variation | Scores/Time | Verification Method | Rank | |
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Magical Spot II | Points | 17,676 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F.Lea | Points | 52,160 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Turbo | TGTS - Harder Settings | 39,052 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Donkey Kong Junior | 1982 | Points | 125,600 | TGSAP | 1 | view |
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Space Fortress | Points | 5,175 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Carnival | 1980 | NTSC/PAL - Skill 3 | 36,090 | TGSAP | 1 | view |
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Cosmic Avenger | NTSC/PAL - Skill 4 | 52,490 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Donkey Kong Super Game | [NTSC/PAL - Skill 4] | 101,300 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Spin-Out! | NTSC - Barrier Track - Fastest Time | 15.0 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Spin-Out! | NTSC - Clear Track - Fastest Time | 13.0 | TGSAP | 1 | view | |
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Spike | NTSC/PAL - Points | 28,000 | TGSAP | 2 | view | |
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Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle | 1982 | NTSC/PAL - Skill 4 | 180,700 | TGSAP | 4 | view |
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Dragster | 1980 | NTSC - Game 1, Difficulty B [Fastest Time] | 05.61 | TGSAP | 6 | view |
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Astro Blaster | Points | 53,300 | TGSAP | 8 | view |
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