Gianna

The upcoming Black Belt table is on the Zaccara game.  Through Steam it's $2.99.  I'm unsure about other platforms.

Any pinball machine that has survived this long deserves to be a classic.  The same goes for arcade cabs.  If I had to pick two arcade games I would have to choose Galician and OutRun.  Those would have to be my top favorites.

96,730
 

Congratulations BTBFilms76!
 
Congratulations to @btbfilms76 on his big pinball win!! This was our first pinball tournament using Legends Pinball and it was a blast! Turnout will of course be limited as not everyone has access to Legends Pinball, but for those of us who do it's super awesome getting to play against other people in the forums! BTB came in 1st Place with his score of 96,730 played on a real Legends Pinball machine to take the top spot in our Final Standings. My score of 68,800 takes 2nd, @Gianna takes 3rd Place in our Final Standings with her incredible score of 67,420, and @Atari 5200 Guy rounds things out in 4th with his stellar showing of 43,810 points. Incredible scores all around, and I hope all of you enjoyed getting to playin a real Pinball Tournament Challenge! As I always, I'd like to encourage @btbfilms76 to post his new high score on the Scoreboard to make sure this Challenge continues! We'll be seeing you in the next event as Pizza Party Summer marches on all summer long!
NOTE: Our next Legends Pinball Tournament is for Genie. Be there!
 
 

 
 

 

Great job gang. I don’t every play this one that much so it was great to just sit with this one for a while. I’ve got to admit, I had about 5 games back to back that were really really bad, I got lucky on this round. 
 
let’s keep playing these pin tables - count me in 

My High Score: 68,800
Fun, classic pinball game! Had fun playing with @Gianna on the Legends Pinball machine. Good luck everyone!

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My first time playing since last. year: 71,250 

9,830
will work on improving my score ☺️

9,830
will work on improving my score ☺️

9,830
will work on improving my score ☺️

9,830
will work on improving my score ☺️

9,830
will work on improving my score ☺️

9,830
will work on improving my score ☺️

I just tweeted and shared the image at the top (citing the source) so I hope it helps draw a few more drivers to the Squad Challenge. I'll also mention it on next week's show; a friend shared a good idea with regards to sharing scoring challenge updates.
 
I've been sneaking some gaming on Antstream & I need to give The Empire Strikes Back another go for the EverythingC64 challenge, but I'll definitely hit the track for this one.

Congratulations Marco1019!
 
Congratulations to the legendary @Marco1019 on become our new Crystal Castles Arcade Squad Champion! This was a nice victory for Marco, and absolutely stellar scores all around! Crystal Castles is one of my favorite Atari titles, and one I enjoy most in the arcades. I had always hoped to see the Atari 7800 version released, but it's hard to beat the original arcade version, especially on the new VCS playing Atari Vault. I hope you all enjoyed revisiting Crystal Castles it in this challenge.
@Marco1019 takes the top spot in our Final Standings with a high score of 181,989 points. Way to go Marco! Coming in 2nd Place is the relentless and adventurous @Sabertooth, nabbing 2nd with his incredible score of 167,462 points. "The Mayor" @greenween had a tremendous showing, and was right on Sabertooth's toes just a few thousand points behind, posting his final score of 161,516 points to claim 3rd Place in our Final Standings. "The Don" @RickR fought hard and posted a highly respectable score of 158,046 to take 4th, and YouTube sensation @nosweargamer rounds things out with 61,823 points taking the 5th Place title. As always I'd like to encourage @Marco1019 to post his high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Challenge continues on! Congratulations again to the incredible @Marco1019 and a huge congratulations to all who joined us for a great Crystal Castles Squad Challenge. I hope everybody had fun!
NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge is the 2022 Pole Position II Grand Prix on Atari 7800. Be there!
 
 

 
 

 

158,046
 

181,989
 
I played on Steam for Mac OS via keyboard. I have the M1 Mac & the USB dongle is not recognized by Steam, so I played via arrow keys & trackpad. I guess I'll have to get a bluetooth controller - how's the Atari VCS controller, @Sabertooth?

Playing on the PS4 with Atari Flashback Vol. 2  161,516

167,462 on the Atari VCS Vault with a Modern Controller.
@Marco1019I took a stab at it in Antstream and I totally understand what you were describing. Bentley has no pep in his step at all in their version.

Crystal Castles
MAME
Controller: TRAK-BALL / JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE
Difficulty: Default (Start at Level 1)
Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔
Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST May 31st, 2022
Nominated by @Justin
 
 
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 May 15th and May 31st, 2022. 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, 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
We are playing Crystal Castles on the Default settings, starting the game at Level 1. You may use settings for any controller setup of your choosing, including Trak-Ball, Joystick, Keyboard and others. You will begin the game with a total of 3 lives (with your two additional lives displayed on the bottom left corner of the screen as two bears). Any remaining dip switch settings will be set to the default settings. Rewinds and ROM hacks are not allowed, however you are free to use your own cunning skill to find warps and other tips and tricks to help you win at Crystal Castles.
 
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 124th Squad Challenge!  For this challenge we're firing up MAME and jumping into one of my favorite Atari arcade games of all time, Crystal Castles! Crystal Castles was released in arcades by Atari in 1983 and was memorable for its use of the Trak-Ball for navigating Bentley Bear through a 3-Dimensional maze world collecting gems. As this is a MAME game, it will be up to you to source the ROM and if you run into trouble I'm sure the community can help you out. Instructions should be obvious, Crystal Castles is basically 3-D Pac-Man. This should be an awesome game, when you're doing Crystal it feels amazing and it's like there's nobody else alive but you. I hope you all have fun, and good luck to everybody playing!
 
 

 
 

Congratulations Atari 5200 Guy!
 
Congratulations to the relentless @Atari 5200 Guy on become our new Activision Barnstorming Squad Champion! This was an incredible win for Atari 5200 Guy, and absolutely stellar scores shared by all! Barnstorming is an absolute Activision classic, and I hope you enjoyed playing it in this challenge. @Atari 5200 Guy takes 1st Place in our Final Standings having scored a time of 0:54:05, coming within five one-hundredths of a second of achieving that Activision Patch-worthy score! UGH, SO CLOSE!! If Atari 5200 Guy only had a little more time! I created a special badge image to be awarded just for this challenge and unfortunately it won't get to be used.... yet?! Let's hope we can run this game again in the future and award another Patchworthy score! Atari VCS prodigy @Sabertooth was hot on Atari 5200 Guy's tail, taking 2nd Place in our Final Standings with an excellent time of 0:54.95. "The Mayor" @greenween is back once again, joining us to take 3rd Place in our Final Standings with a time of 0:55.27. 4th Place goes to High Score Squad legend @nosweargamer with an excellent time of 0:55.35. "The Don" @RickR achieved a terrific time of 0:56.41 taking 5th Place, and @Dinobot711 joins us again with a time of 0:57.47, taking 6th Place. @Gianna gave it her all and rounds things out for us on the Final Standings with her respectable time of 1:05.86 to take 7th. As always I'd like to encourage @Atari 5200 Guy to post his high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Challenge continues on! Congratulations again to the incredible @Atari 5200 Guy, and a huge shoutout to all of the fantastic flying aces who joined us for a great Activision Squad Challenge. I hope everybody had fun!
NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge is a classic Arcade game that we'll play on MAME. Be there!
 
 

 
 

 

1:05:86 
This is a fun game! I can't quite seem to avoid hitting things even after playing over and over 😅 

1:05:86 
This is a fun game! I can't quite seem to avoid hitting things even after playing over and over 😅 

1:05:86 
This is a fun game! I can't quite seem to avoid hitting things even after playing over and over 😅