Marco1019

458,118

188,562 on a Jaguar with a new-to-me rotary. I'm a bit rusty. 😅
 

Tempest 2000 Mode
395,896
via Atari50 on Xbox using Xbox controller
I don’t want to believe this is already 30 yrs old 😅
 

412,746
Atari 50, Atari VCS, VCS Modern Controller

This is a MONTH LONG Squad Challenge!
You have through November 30th to post your High Score!
Let's GET THE WORD OUT about this Challenge!
 
 

For this special Jaguar 30th Anniversary Challenge we are allowing cross-platform play!  Play on your VCS, on a real Jaguar or BigPEmu!
 

TEMPEST 2000
Atari VCS (2020)/ATARI JAGUAR
Controller: MODERN / CLASSIC /ROTARY/PLAYER'S CHOICE
Difficulty Level: TEMPEST 2000
Play on: Real Hardware/Emulation ✔
Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST November 30, 2023
 
 
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 November 1st through November 30, 2023.  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
This is a Club VCS Exclusive Challenge. All Club VCS players are welcome!
 
Play Rules
For this special 30th Anniversary Round, we're allowing cross platform play. Have Tempest 2000 for the Jaguar?  Join in the fun!  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
We are playing TEMPEST 2000 in 2000 mode. Start at the first web play for the highest score possible!
 
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 twenty-first Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Atari Jaguar by playing one of the platform's most beloved titles: TEMPEST 2000
Developed by the legendary Jeff Minter, Tempest 2000 was initially a Jaguar exclusive in 1994 and quickly became a must have for owners of Atari's 64-bit cat!  
With the release of Atari 50 Tempest 2000 is the more accessible than ever! 
We invite everyone to join in the month-long celebration, whether on Atari 50, original hardware or the excellent BigPEmu by Rich Whitehouse!
 
Club VCS Recharged Squad Contest
This game is the fifth title in our fourth Club VCS contest giveaway! Prize details will be announced shortly. 
1)  All challenge participants will receive one (1) entry for each challenge in which they submit a valid score!
2) The top scorer of each challenge will receive two (2) additional entries - for a total of three (3) entries in a single challenge!
3) On Twitch or Youtube?  Stream or record and post your ClubVCS high score attempt for one (1) additional entry in each round.  You must post a public link to the video in the Challenge.
BUT ARE THERE BUTTONS? 
Yes! We've made another set of ClubVCS buttons to celebrate the games in this series. There will be two ways to get a button set.
1) Win a challenge.
2) Post a valid score to all challenges in the 6 game series.
Only one button set will be mailed per member during the series.
This contest is open to everybody, including Atari I/O Moderators, with a U.S. or Canada  mailing address. It's really easy, all you have to do is participate be a Club VCS member and participate in our Recharged Squad Challenges.
 

 

It's also the 29th anniversary of Shaq-Fu!

It's also the 29th anniversary of Shaq-Fu!

I learned earlier today on Twitter that today marks the 35th anniversary of the Sega Mega Drive! Here's a Japanese ad I found via search:
 

Q*Bert and Joust are also in the 5 Minute Challenge. I played Q*Bert ages ago & remain impressed by the port. I had never played 2600 Joust prior to the challenge & I was really impressed. The floating eggs are a nice wrinkle.

This is a wonderful thread. I'm taking part in the Atari 2600 5 Minute Challenge over at TG, and it features 31 games for the Atari 2600. A few of those games have always had some personal replay value, including (in ABC order):
Enduro Ms. Pac-Man Phoenix It's no coincidence that many games listed in this entire thread were designed by Actiivision.
 
@sramirez2008, it's nice to see a Starplex as I never owned one, nor knew anyone who owned one.

Q*Bert and Joust are also in the 5 Minute Challenge. I played Q*Bert ages ago & remain impressed by the port. I had never played 2600 Joust prior to the challenge & I was really impressed. The floating eggs are a nice wrinkle.

This is a wonderful thread. I'm taking part in the Atari 2600 5 Minute Challenge over at TG, and it features 31 games for the Atari 2600. A few of those games have always had some personal replay value, including (in ABC order):
Enduro Ms. Pac-Man Phoenix It's no coincidence that many games listed in this entire thread were designed by Actiivision.
 
@sramirez2008, it's nice to see a Starplex as I never owned one, nor knew anyone who owned one.

Q*Bert and Joust are also in the 5 Minute Challenge. I played Q*Bert ages ago & remain impressed by the port. I had never played 2600 Joust prior to the challenge & I was really impressed. The floating eggs are a nice wrinkle.

This is a wonderful thread. I'm taking part in the Atari 2600 5 Minute Challenge over at TG, and it features 31 games for the Atari 2600. A few of those games have always had some personal replay value, including (in ABC order):
Enduro Ms. Pac-Man Phoenix It's no coincidence that many games listed in this entire thread were designed by Actiivision.
 
@sramirez2008, it's nice to see a Starplex as I never owned one, nor knew anyone who owned one.

This is a wonderful thread. I'm taking part in the Atari 2600 5 Minute Challenge over at TG, and it features 31 games for the Atari 2600. A few of those games have always had some personal replay value, including (in ABC order):
Enduro Ms. Pac-Man Phoenix It's no coincidence that many games listed in this entire thread were designed by Actiivision.
 
@sramirez2008, it's nice to see a Starplex as I never owned one, nor knew anyone who owned one.

This is a wonderful thread. I'm taking part in the Atari 2600 5 Minute Challenge over at TG, and it features 31 games for the Atari 2600. A few of those games have always had some personal replay value, including (in ABC order):
Enduro Ms. Pac-Man Phoenix It's no coincidence that many games listed in this entire thread were designed by Actiivision.
 
@sramirez2008, it's nice to see a Starplex as I never owned one, nor knew anyone who owned one.

This is a wonderful thread. I'm taking part in the Atari 2600 5 Minute Challenge over at TG, and it features 31 games for the Atari 2600. A few of those games have always had some personal replay value, including (in ABC order):
Enduro Ms. Pac-Man Phoenix It's no coincidence that many games listed in this entire thread were designed by Actiivision.
 
@sramirez2008, it's nice to see a Starplex as I never owned one, nor knew anyone who owned one.

Asteroids is in my top 10 definitely.  
 
Asteroids was very popular in my area.  I do remember the 2600 Asteroids flying off the shelves rather quickly when I would look at those shelves behind the counter, wishing for an Atari.
Fast forward to the NES era and every 2600 bundle mom and I would find at yard sales had Asteroids and Space Invaders guaranteed. The 2600 got really good ports of both games IMO.
Missile Command was one game that didn’t really matter which Atari system you played it on.  The 2600 got just as good of a port of that game as the 5200 and A8 got.  Really well done.

Atari 2600 Games That Never Get Old!
Greg's Game Room
 

Here is the Club VCS Fanzine segment from last night's show. This video has been edited slightly from the original airing; I did share the link in the chat. I apologize in advance for any errors during the segment; I've been juggling personal matters, one of which I talked about at the end of the show.
I can say that the fanzine segment was well-received by the viewers. They pointed out the 1980s style and layout.
Enjoy the segment!
 

I featured the fanzine on last night's show and I've since edited the segment. May I share the link in this thread?

I will feature this fanzine on my Twitch show next Wednesday night at 9pm ET.