Justin

I'm updating the Difficulty Settings for this Squad Challenge for GAME 3 - You'll need all the lives you can get because in this game Evil Otto is invincible and the robots stalk you with their lasers. Atari has not included an updated matrix of Game variations in their online instructions.

I'll be participating in this one too

Be sure to join @Sabertooth in Club VCS for this month's VCS Recharged Squad Challenge, QUANTUM: RECHARGED on the Atari VCS!

Here are some real Pro-Tips for scoring big in BERZERK ENHANCED EDITION: Quickdraw As you move from one maze to another, continue pressing the fire button. It takes the robots a moment to start their attack - you can often zap them first when you enter shooting. Predicting Otto's Entrance Evil Otto always enters in the same place you do. Try to get away from this danger zone and near an exit as soon as possible. Escape to the Sides Because Evil Otto bounces up and down, it's easier to escape him through the side exits than the top or bottom exits. Take Cover as Robots Obliterate Themselves In difficult levels where there are a lot of fast-moving, fast-shooting robots, head for the cover of a maze wall immediately. Allow the robots to collide with each other and to shoot one another or to walk into your firing range. But don't wait long or you'll be trapped! Scoring You score 50 points for each robot destroyed. When all the robots in a single maze are destroyed, you score ten bonus points per robot. Robots explode when they're hit by your laser or the lasers of other robots, and when they run into maze walls, collide with each other, or get pounded by Evil Otto. You can score a total of 999,990 points before the score rolls over.

Congratulations RickR! Congratulations to @RickR on yet another incredible victory, and his second win in a row! "The Don" RickR takes the top spot in our Final Standings with an outstanding time of 2'10"86. Well done, Rick! @Atari 5200 Guy joined us as well, taking 2nd Place in the standings with a lap time of 2'13"54! Bravo! Participation was low for this Squad Challenge, so let's try to get the word out for our upcoming challenges to invite more people in to play. From private conversations in the forums I know some of us have had a lot on our plate over the holidays and have things going on in our personal lives which are much more important at the moment than video games, so it means a lot that you showed up and participated despite the low turnout. I like to think Atari I/O is a place to go for fun even in challenging and stressful times. As always I'd like to encourage @RickR to post his high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Challenge continues on! Congratulations once again to Rick for his BIG WIN. 👉 Be sure to join @Sabertooth in Club VCS for this month's VCS Recharged Squad Challenge, QUANTUM: RECHARGED on the Atari VCS! Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be for BERZERK ENHANCED EDITION for Atari 2600. Be there!

Berzerk Enhanced Edition Atari 2600 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: GAME 3 Bonus Challenge: Berzerk (original release) for Atari 2600 Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST January 31, 2024 Nominated by @RickR and @Justin Objective Play for the best possible time using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between January 1st through January 31st, 2024. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, FPGA or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds, save states and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level GAME 3. We will be playing Berzerk Enhanced Edition on GAME 3 Difficulty Settings. You'll need all the lives you can get because in this game Evil Otto is invincible and the robots stalk you with their lasers. Bonus Challenge : Berzerk (Original Release) for Atari 2600 We are holding a BONUS CHALLENGE for all you Berzerk aficionados! If you'd like to compete in our Bonus Challenge, we will be playing the original release of Berzerk on Atari 2600 on GAME 3! If you don't have access to the newly released Berzerk Enhanced Edition but would like to play along with us, you can submit a score for the original Berzerk. Be sure to denote that your score is for Berzerk (Original Release) when posting your original Berzerk score! Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 154th Squad Challenge! We're starting 2024 off with Berzerk Enhanced Edition which has become a popular release this holiday season with Atari publishing the game to coincide with the launch of their new Atari 2600+! If you don't own the game but would like to join in the fun, you can order Berzerk Enhanced Edition for $29.99 directly from Atari and receive it likely in time to be able to participate and post a high score in this Squad Challenge! You can also join in our Bonus Challenge with a score from the original 2600 Berzerk! Berzerk Enhanced Edition Instructions Available Online from Atari Here

I was thinking about getting one of those BIG6 Sega Genesis pads, have you been happy with it?

That's cool! What kind of controller is that @RickR?

Thrilled to see you making better content every day and sharing it with all of us here! You're an important part of our community Happy New Year! 🍾🎉

It was cool to see @CrossBow from Ivory Tower Collections join you live! Thanks for an awesome stream, hope everybody has a wonderful new year 💥

Me too! This has been a challenging year.

You can always count on @nosweargamer for solid reviews

Usually F-ZERO is a poppin' event! I've been pretty busy, I'll try to set some time aside this week to play a few rounds and get a score.

That looks really nice! Very much like the ColecoVision version. I wouldn't have expected TI-99 to look this good.

lol congratulations on your big win! I'll try to join you shortly.

Went Berzerk over a little something I got for Christmas

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

I updated the Toys R Us Memories topic with a new Photo Album with some of my personal Toys R Us pictures from back then, plus more! Enjoy:

I created a new Photo Album for all of my Toys R Us pictures from around this time. I was launching this website during that fall and it became a pretty big part of my life during that time, and in my memory the two are intertwined pretty closely, so there are a few early pictures of the site in there too. Many of these photos were taken specifically for our first Blog entry for this website - an article titled "The Toys R Us Affair: The Influence of Atari Today" which documented Atari-related items being sold in Toys R Us at that time. You'll notice some early internet graphics and pictures of TRU associates holding up Pac-Man and Galaga for PC, etc. I dragged and dropped most everything I found in that folder to be able to share with you, I'll sort through these pictures and add more details in the future, as well as update this thread with more memories and stores at some point in the future. It's been nearly 25 years at this point, I should write them down and share them before I forget them Enjoy: