RickR Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 It's time for some arcade awesomeness. Berzerk on the 2600 has got to be one of the finest home ports of an arcade game on the system. No flicker, great controls, and really fast robots! Let's all give it a shot, and post high score screen shots here! There's no prize, just fun with this classic old game. And bragging rights, of course. Rules: - Select game #9 (no bonus lives, fast robots, and Evil Otto) - Real hardware or emulation - you're good either way. - NO CHEATING - Bonus points if you break your joystick while playing :angry: - Post as many scores as you like. We'll just count the highest one. - Have fun! Post your scores by replying. I'll update the thread on Sunday night with high scores here: 1. 8280 Greenween 2. 5220 Justin 3. 4910 RickR 4. 4190 NoSwearGamer 5. 3210 Arenafoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 me too...... but was hoping for a Berzerk hack though Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 game 9!! Oh yes! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Here's my high score so far: 4910. No broken joystick, which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I'll be posting tomorrow Rick!!! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 might be easier with a joystick......using a keyboard and stella........its way too fast! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Look at this cover art. If this doesn't get you pumped up to destroy some robot booty, nothing will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 3210 so far......i'm playing the "Voice Enhanced" version of Berzerk! the same game but with the same voice as in the arcade version! Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 "Chicken, fight like a robot!" You get bonus points for including my post in your screen shot. +150 :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 its an old trick that I use for submissions on www.highscore.com - take a screenshot with my name/avatar is a must so that others know its actually your score and not just grabbed off the internet somewhere. Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 was hoping for a Berzerk hack though Not me. I don't have a lot of obscure games. The high score challenges should be really common titles so they're accessible to everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Not me. I don't have a lot of obscure games. The high score challenges should be really common titles so they're accessible to everybody. I was talking about a different version of Berzerk to be played on Stella (Atari emulator) - so technically since Stella is a free download and ROMs of Atari titles (released and homebrews) are free to download too - then it is available to everyone. I don't have room to leave my Atari (and others) out to play on a daily basis so I have to use Stella, NEStopia, MAME, ParaJVE (Vectrex), etc emulators to play. Although I do see where you are going from with the "obscure" titles - since alot of the homebrews are limited editions of 10, 25, 100 etc - there are titles I'll never see or get to play on real hardware, ever! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 RickR's Berzerk tips: - Evil Otto always appears where your guy starts in the maze. So move away from that spot quickly. - Evil Otto moves the same speed as your man vertically. Always try to escape him by moving up or down. - Robots can't shoot diagonally. - The robot explosion sprite is a reverse of Evil Otto...just like the arcade version. Well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Well, look what I did. I done a made a video of my attempt. I also tried to make it entertaining and plug the website here. 4,190 (which is funny since Rick scored 4,910) The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 NSG, your video is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 My best attempt so far. "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Getting better!! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Evil Otto got me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 OH NO! Ha ha, +4000 for the broken joystick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I came very close to breaking mine, incredibly challenging game. Easily one of the best arcade ports for 2600. "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 My best score: 5220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 OK. High scores are in the first post. Greenween is the champ! 8280 is incredible. Share your secrets, champ. Thanks everyone for playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 To even get to 3,000 was incredibly challenging on game #9. Not sure how you did it Greenween, hat's off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 The tips made all the difference for me! Once I realized Otto appears where I start, always escaping vertically and shooting diagonal as much as possible I doubled my score! Of course luck played a big part as well. I haven't passed 6,500 since then! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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