Dinobot711

99,450
Tried out that Easter egg, interesting! 

Yessss One of my all time favorites! 

99,450
Tried out that Easter egg, interesting! 

99,450
Tried out that Easter egg, interesting! 

99,450
Tried out that Easter egg, interesting! 

36,300. 
Let's get this party started. 🎉
I love Joust but I'm not great at it either. Such a classic from Williams and a great GCC port on the 7800! 

My thumb gasped when I told it the challenge was Joust.  It's over in the corner rocking back and forth in panic. 
 

I really like Joust but I'm so BAD at it! LOL

And while you're playing it, you can also try out the Easter egg! Not only is this unique, as Easter eggs were quite rare on the system, but it also requires an insane amount of joystick work.
 

Yessss One of my all time favorites! 

Yessss One of my all time favorites! 

Congratulations Sabertooth!
 
%!#$&! Congratulations to @Sabertooth on his next big win! Sabertooth takes the top spot in our Q*bert Final Standings with his score of 80,675! We've kicked off 2021 with a BANG in High Score Squad, we had our second high participation in a row for this challenge, and we continue to have new Members join the forums to participate! Let's all give a GIANT Atari I/O Welcome to our new friend @EEP! who joined us in High Score Squad this week, it's great to have you here!
Last Challenge's winner @ZilchSr held his place close to the top, posting a score of 69,450 to claim the 2nd Place on our Final Standings. Another new friend to the forums @AtariSphinx takes the 3rd spot on our board with a score of 66,000. "The Mayor" @greenween returns with a vengance and a score of 63,475 to take 4th Place. @TrekMD @nosweargamer @EEP! @Marco1019 @RadioPoultry @RickR @HDN @Dinobot711 @socrates63 @Papa Pete all joined us in this Squad Challenge and came through with stellar scores!
Congratulations once again to @Sabertooth for the win, and as always I'd like to encourage Sabertooth to post his new high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Challenge continues on! And a big congratulations to our community for being such a great group, I hope everybody had fun with this classic Parker Brothers Atari 2600 game!
NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge is Joust for Atari 7800! Be there!
 
 

 
 

 

@nosweargamer has an excellent review of Joust for Atari 7800. It's a great place to start if you're new to the game!
 
 

Joust
Atari 7800
Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔
Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST February 14, 2021
 
 
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 February 1st through February 14th, 2021. 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
Intermediate. This is a standard point to begin the game. Players with normal experience can join in the Squad Challenge and expert gamers will quickly advance.
 
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 97th Squad Challenge! We've enjoyed such tremendous turnout in High Score Squad so far this year! Let's see if we can keep it up with another Atari classic! This time we're playing Joust on Atari 7800! This was an aboslute arcade smash hit that came home in style on the Atari 7800. One of the original 1984 launch titles for the system, Joust has become a must-have game for the 7800. It's games like Joust that make Atari 7800 "The Neo•Geo of 1984". ROM and Instructions are provided below. Good luck to everybody participating!
 
NOTE: We have a supreme lineup of games coming your way for High Score Squad in 2021! Expect a nice mix of classic Atari home console games in the rotation along with games from other classic systems! Here's a look at some upcoming events:
February: A Magnavox Odyssey ² game
March: A TurboGrafx-16 game, and a Golf game to celebrate The Masters coming up!
April: National Pac-Man Day!
June: 2021 Pole Position II Grand Prix, plus get ready for our Summer Pizza Party!
July: A Sega Master System game, HSW Day Ultimate Yars' Challenge, plus a game chosen by our Instagram followers!
September: An Atari Lynx game
November: A Sega Genesis game
December: 2021 F-ZERO Championship, plus a game for Atari Jaguar! 
Plus many more great games! (Schedule subject to change)
 
 

 
 
Joust.pdf Joust.a78

31,450
I've played a lot more of the NES game, but really like this port too!

Q*bert (A/A): 66,000
Probably my final effort.  Really great port of this game.  

41925
 
A slight improvement but that will be it for me.
 
 

QBert - Diff A - 69,450

Here's my entry into the High Score Squad Challenge for Q*bert!  There's no score really worth mentioning, but it was fun, and I did another CRT/OG versus Emulation comparison. 👍
 

35675
 
I wanted to get one attempt before the deadline. I may give it another go tomorrow.
 
 

Q*bert (A/A): 62,000
Got in a few more runs.

Played  some more today....
 

FYI, the NES port was also used for the Basic Fun Mini Arcade:
 

I should check out hte NES game. I don't have it. I have the PS1 game however and should play that one more.
 

31,450
I've played a lot more of the NES game, but really like this port too!