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  2. Squad Challenge - 7th Annual Howard Scott Warshaw Day - Ultimate Yars (Atari 2600)

    in High Score Squad

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    Yars' Revenge
    Atari 2600
    Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE
    Difficulty Level: Game 6 - Ultimate Yars! :Howard_Scott_Warshaw:
    Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔
    Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST July 31, 2020

     

     

    Howard Scott Warshaw Day

    July 30th is our 7th Annual Howard Scott Warshaw Day! Howard was a game designer at Atari who was responsible for creating some of the Atari 2600's most memorable titles! Howard Scott Warshaw's birthday is July 30th, and we're celebrating Howard's wild creations as one of Atari's most prolific game designers. HSW's games encapsulate so much of the feel and spirit of what Atari was about. Celebrating his birthday is a fun excuse to break out the Atari 2600 and have fun playing these classic Atari games with family and friends. To celebrate the 7th Annual HSW Day we're playing his incredible creation Yars' Revenge on its most difficult setting - ULTIMATE YARS!

     

    Objective

    Play for the highest possible score 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 July 30th through July 31st, 2020. 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, 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 and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.

     

    Difficulty Level

    ULTIMATE YARS: GAME 6. Ultimate Yars features a bouncing Zorlon Cannon, plus some wild twists that distinguish this version of Yars' Revenge from all the others. What should you expect? First, you must bounce the Yar against the left side of the screen to make the Zorlon Cannon appear. Also, to make the cannon appear, you need five TRONS. TRONS are units of energy which you can collect at the following rate:

    1. Eat a cell from the shield: 1 TRON
    2. Touch the Qotile: 2 TRONS
    3. Catch a Zorlon Cannon shot after it bounces off the shield: 4 TRONS

    If a Yar bounces on the left side with less than five TRONS, it will not get a shot, but it won't lose the TRONS it has either. (Each time a Yar is destroyed, it loses its TRONS). Each Yar has a capacity of 255 TRONS. If a Yar tries to take on more than that, it will short out and the Yar will lose all its TRONS. The count of TRONS is not displayed on the screen. Yar scouts understand the count instinctively.

     

    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.

     

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    To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: 

     

     

    Message

    HAPPY 7TH ANNUAL HOWARD SCOTT WARSHAW DAY! We're celebrating HSW's birthday with a lightning round of ULTIMATE YARS! Yars' Revenge is one of the coolest original Atari 2600 games. For this challenge we're playing on the highest difficulty setting, GAME 6: ULTIMATE YARS! This challenge runs from today through tomorrow, so you'll have until 11:59 pm PST Friday, July 31st, 2020 to complete this challenge and successfully submit your score. The ROM and Instruction Manual are provided for you below. Remember, share Atari fun with family and friends, and enjoy the game! Good luck defeating that Evil Quotile! 

     

    NOTE: Our MOON PATROL Squad Challenge continues simultaneously with this one!

     

     

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  9. ColecoVision vs. Atari Commercials

    in ColecoVision

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    Here's a YouTube video of CBS commercial breaks from November 19, 1983 featuring some of the GREAT commercials from the ColecoVision vs. Atari vs. Commodore era (what I believe SHOULD be referred to as "the 3rd Generation" video game consoles)

     

     

     

    "Sorry Atari" ColecoVision vs. Atari 2600 (at 5:51): 
    https://youtu.be/a4qSAnQdXYc?t=351

     

    "It Doesn't Work on ColecoVision!" Atari's Response, Atari 5200 vs. ColecoVision (at 10:52):
    https://youtu.be/a4qSAnQdXYc?t=652

     

    Commodore responding to Coleco and Atari (at 14:22):
    https://youtu.be/a4qSAnQdXYc?t=862

     

  11. Squad Challenge - Moon Patrol (Atari 2600)

    in High Score Squad

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    1 hour ago, kamakazi20012 said:

    I love those silver Atari boxes.

    Me too!

    1 hour ago, kamakazi20012 said:

    My goal tonight is to try to reach 20,000 points on this game.

    Also me too!

    1 hour ago, kamakazi20012 said:

    Moon Patrol is one of my favorites

    Idk why it took me 5 years to get to this game. Moon Patrol is nicely done on the 2600, it feels similar to a ColecoVision game to me.

  16. Atari Lynx Mylar Button Sticking Issue

    in Atari Lynx

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    21 hours ago, kamakazi20012 said:

    I love the Lynx II unit.  I just wish it would have been more battery friendly.

    To be fair:

    • It was more "battery friendly" than Lynx I
    • It also included the "Backlight On/Off" Switch that the Lynx I didn't have
    • A/C Adapter, Car Cigarette Adapter, and Battery Pack were 1st Party accessories available from Atari
    • Comparing anything from then to now regarding batteries is a no-win conversation. If there were cell phone collectors who could still make phone calls regularly using "Zack Morris" brick Motorola cell phones, no doubt people would complain that 1. they're too big, and 2. poor battery life. That's the nature of collecting and using 30+ year old technology. It goes without saying, and it's become part of the experience.
    • When's the last time you went on a road trip / vacation and were reminded to back "film and batteries"? ... it's all part of the joy of retro collecting!

    The best advice I always give someone picking up an old handheld or vintage item that requires batteries, that they will be using current year, is to pick up a nice Duracell rechargeable battery kit at Sam's Club or Costco. This is pretty much a "One Size Fits All" solution to retro collecting, so many older toys chew up batteries quickly. You can play Atari Lynx endlessly with one of these babies and always have a fresh set fully charged and ready to go:

     

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  17. Must have Atari Lynx games?

    in Atari Lynx

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    2 hours ago, kamakazi20012 said:

    The Lynx II is a sexy unit.  The first one looks a lot like a toy skateboard or surfboard to me. I prefer the second model. I just enjoy collecting hardware lol.

    The problem with first model for me isn't the looks, or the size which I think too much is made of. It's just the fact that the plastic is painted. It's not actually grey plastic, it's a milky white, and after time the color wears away. That's not a quality way of going about things. Thankfully the Lynx II was an improvement in most ways (but not all!)

  18. Must have Atari Lynx games?

    in Atari Lynx

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    11 hours ago, BlackCatz40 said:

    Yeah. No graphical differences between models. But, the Lynx I looks like a dog bone. I had one once, but it was stolen. Joy.

    I've always loved the stealthy looks of the Lynx model II. Top down it's still reminiscent of the dog bone shape, but more compact and angular and very comfortable to hold during long car rides.

  21. I have the most handsome looking Atari Jaguar in the world

    in Atari Jaguar

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    Just now, BlackCatz40 said:

    That's cool, Justin.

    THANKS @BlackCatz40! 🙌 😀

    1 minute ago, BlackCatz40 said:

    I used to have two Jaguars and two CD units. They all fritzed out on me and are needing refurbishing.

    Yikes! Don't get rid of them. I'm sure they can be fixed up.

    2 minutes ago, BlackCatz40 said:

    Hey, Justin, you know a lot on Atari stuff.

    I've heard those rumors too. I try.

    2 minutes ago, BlackCatz40 said:

    Where can a person refurb a Jag and CD unit at? I can name a few places, like Dragon's Hoard Gaming in Texas, maybe Best Electronics in California

    I don't have any personal experience with Dragon's Hoard Gaming in Texas but it wouldn't hurt to give them a call. I have personal experience with Brad at Best Electronics in California, and with Lance at @Video 61 in Minnesota. Both have serviced the Atari community for 30+ years. I don't know that Video 61 does any refurbishing anymore, but Best Electronics advertises "a Jaguar Cartridge connector Motherboard replacement service". I'm not sure that they will refurbish your Jaguar CD drives, it's possible. You may consider reaching out to all three.

    The Best Electronics Atari Jaguar page can be found here: http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/jaguar.htm

    The Best Electronics Atari Jaguar page states "Best Electronics does have a Jaguar Cartridge connector Motherboard replacement service.  Contact us via E-Mail: bestelec@bestelec.digitalspacemail8.net for details."

    9 minutes ago, BlackCatz40 said:

    but I was wondering. Do you or anybody here have that pertinent information? I would be grateful. Thanks. :O)

    Recommendations from other Atari I/O Members would be terrific! :wreck-it-ralph:

  22. I have the most handsome looking Atari Jaguar in the world

    in Atari Jaguar

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    I changed up the look of my Jaguar for this year. I think this gives the Atari Jaguar a stunning high-tech look. It's a minor change that makes all the difference in the world. On my original Jaguar that I received the day it was released in November, 1993, I changed out the red power button for the clear power button from my Coleco Chameleon Atari Jaguar console. (Clear shell with NOS Jaguar motherboard placed inside). I've seen the white dental consoles, the painted and modded ones, but for me this is hands down the most handsome look I've seen on the Jaguar.

    I just moved into a new home and have been setting up my living room. I was using the clear one as my "main" Jaguar, but felt like a change this year. I swapped out the buttons and love the handsome and high-tech looking results! The clear button looks like a "jewel" placed into the face of the console, and it picks up the red glow from the power light really nicely. It's a cool effect.

    I also took the opportunity to disassemble the Jaguar, give it a thorough cleaning inside and out including vacuuming dust from the "vents" at the back of the system, and soaking the plastic shells in water and Dawn overnight. (Notice the "LAW" initials/lettering written in paint pen on the underside of the shell. I wonder what this was about.) The Atari Jaguar came out looking like new! Then I added felt padded feet to the bottom of the Jaguar system so it could slide around more easily and not rub or scratch the wood in my credenza. 

     

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  24. calling all collectors

    in Classic Gaming General

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    50 minutes ago, Video 61 said:

    hi rickr,

     

    bingo, now that is what i am talking about. its worth collecting if its different. if its nothing more than a straight port with little or no changes, then as a player/collector, its not so urgent to get one.

     

    lance

    www.atarisales.com

     

    In a way this reminds me of the Pokémon games that were so popular on Game Boy. They'd release two versions of the same game on the same system (Game Boy) at the same time. "Pokémon Red" and "Pokémon Blue". They'd change it up enough with different characters etc. that they'd be different enough, so that you'd have to "catch 'em all"

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