Kid A

Welp. Dem switches were in the wrong spots. Didnt even notice. My previous score has been withdrawn.
 
Here's an updated score.
 
711

Welp. Dem switches were in the wrong spots. Didnt even notice. My previous score has been withdrawn.
 
Here's an updated score.
 
711

Welp. Dem switches were in the wrong spots. Didnt even notice. My previous score has been withdrawn.
 
Here's an updated score.
 
711

Welp. Dem switches were in the wrong spots. Didnt even notice. My previous score has been withdrawn.
 
Here's an updated score.
 
711

696
 

 
 
 
I don't think you had BOTH difficulty switches set to "B"
 
 
When the left difficulty is set to "a" and the computer misses he loses some health like in the arcade version.
 
 
Guess I STOLE HIS thunder

Hmmm I'd have to check when I get home. What's position b on an Atari 7800? Left or right? That's what I played on this time.

Score withdrawn.

Went to Game Dude in North Hollywood the other day and picked up some inty, coleco, and Atari games. Paid $3 each. Pretty happy with these pickups! Game Room Tour video coming soon!
 

Went to Game Dude in North Hollywood the other day and picked up some inty, coleco, and Atari games. Paid $3 each. Pretty happy with these pickups! Game Room Tour video coming soon!
 

While I was never in to comics and super heroes and such, there's no denying that Stan Lee was a legend and is leaving behind an incredible legacy and his creations will live on forever. So sad.

Here's a couple tips I have. The first is obvious. Score as many Tetrises (4 lines in one drop) as you can. These are worth the most amount of points. These can obviously be done only with the "I" piece.
 
Here's the scoring breakdown right from the manual.
 

 
Second tip is knowing your pieces.
 

 
What I mean by that, is to know what pieces fit in what crevices just by sight. Knowing that an L piece will fit in a spot that's 3 deep with an open spot to the left. Knowing this helps tremendously, especially at higher speeds
 
3rd tip. Know when to block the well when setting up for Tetrises.
 

 
Even though in the example as shown in the picture, yes you're blocking off the well but since lines are completed those lines will go away setting you up for a Tetris. This also helps a lot to get rid of lines when playing at higher speeds.
 
Here's another example
 

 
In this example once the reverse L piece is dropped, a line will be completed. But the Well will remain closed. But with the next piece, you drop it as shown under next into the open gap, and the well will be open once again only being blocked for 2 piece drops.

Here's a couple tips I have. The first is obvious. Score as many Tetrises (4 lines in one drop) as you can. These are worth the most amount of points. These can obviously be done only with the "I" piece.
 
Here's the scoring breakdown right from the manual.
 

 
Second tip is knowing your pieces.
 

 
What I mean by that, is to know what pieces fit in what crevices just by sight. Knowing that an L piece will fit in a spot that's 3 deep with an open spot to the left. Knowing this helps tremendously, especially at higher speeds
 
3rd tip. Know when to block the well when setting up for Tetrises.
 

 
Even though in the example as shown in the picture, yes you're blocking off the well but since lines are completed those lines will go away setting you up for a Tetris. This also helps a lot to get rid of lines when playing at higher speeds.
 
Here's another example
 

 
In this example once the reverse L piece is dropped, a line will be completed. But the Well will remain closed. But with the next piece, you drop it as shown under next into the open gap, and the well will be open once again only being blocked for 2 piece drops.

Went live with my buddy on Instagram and did this during the live stream. Improved my score a bit.
 
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Went live with my buddy on Instagram and did this during the live stream. Improved my score a bit.
 
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And...improved again!  80,179
 

Have any of you guys heard anything about Volume 3 coming out? It actually releases tomorrow! 1st I've heard anything about it! The game list is very interesting! Like the last 2 volumes, this also has 50 games.
 
Adventure II (2600)
Air Raiders (2600)
Aquaventure (2600)
Armor Ambush (2600)
Asteroids (5200)
Astroblast (2600)
Atari Baseball (Arcade)
Atari Basketball (Arcade)
Atari Football (Arcade)
Atari Soccer (Arcade)
Avalanche (Arcade)
Canyon Bomber (Arcade)
Centipede (5200)
Countermeasure (5200)
Dark Cavern (2600)
Destroyer (Arcade)
Dominos (Arcade)
Final Legacy (5200)
Fire Truck/Smokey Joe (Arcade)
Frog Pond (2600)
Frogs and Flies (2600)
Holey Moley (2600)
International Soccer (2600)
Maze Invaders (Arcade)
Micro-gammon (5200)
Millipede (5200)
Miniature Golf (5200)
Missile Command (5200)
Monte Carlo (Arcade)
MotoRodeo (2600)
Pool Shark (Arcade)
Realsports Baseball (5200)
Realsports Basketball (5200)
Realsports Football (5200)
Realsports Tennis (5200)
Realsports Volleyball (5200)
Saboteur (2600)
Sea Battle (2600)
Sky Diver (Arcade)
Space Attack (2600)
Star Raiders (5200)
Star Strike (2600)
Super Breakout (5200)
Super Bug (Arcade)
Super Challenge Baseball (2600)
Super Challenge Football (2600)
Sword Fight (2600)
Wizard (2600)
Xari Arena (5200)
Yars' Return (2600)
 
I know some of these games were never released like asteroids, final legacy, microgammon, millipede, miniature golf, and XARI ARENA (!) Which I'm excited about. That game is pretty fun. There's some unreleased 2600 games as well!
 
And also coming out for the switch is Atari Flashback Classics containing 150 games. I can't find a games list for that, but I'm hoping it's all 3 volumes in one package!
 
 
I found out about it here...
http://www.8-bitcentral.com/blog/2018/atariFBclassicsVol3.html

Have any of you guys heard anything about Volume 3 coming out? It actually releases tomorrow! 1st I've heard anything about it! The game list is very interesting! Like the last 2 volumes, this also has 50 games.
 
Adventure II (2600)
Air Raiders (2600)
Aquaventure (2600)
Armor Ambush (2600)
Asteroids (5200)
Astroblast (2600)
Atari Baseball (Arcade)
Atari Basketball (Arcade)
Atari Football (Arcade)
Atari Soccer (Arcade)
Avalanche (Arcade)
Canyon Bomber (Arcade)
Centipede (5200)
Countermeasure (5200)
Dark Cavern (2600)
Destroyer (Arcade)
Dominos (Arcade)
Final Legacy (5200)
Fire Truck/Smokey Joe (Arcade)
Frog Pond (2600)
Frogs and Flies (2600)
Holey Moley (2600)
International Soccer (2600)
Maze Invaders (Arcade)
Micro-gammon (5200)
Millipede (5200)
Miniature Golf (5200)
Missile Command (5200)
Monte Carlo (Arcade)
MotoRodeo (2600)
Pool Shark (Arcade)
Realsports Baseball (5200)
Realsports Basketball (5200)
Realsports Football (5200)
Realsports Tennis (5200)
Realsports Volleyball (5200)
Saboteur (2600)
Sea Battle (2600)
Sky Diver (Arcade)
Space Attack (2600)
Star Raiders (5200)
Star Strike (2600)
Super Breakout (5200)
Super Bug (Arcade)
Super Challenge Baseball (2600)
Super Challenge Football (2600)
Sword Fight (2600)
Wizard (2600)
Xari Arena (5200)
Yars' Return (2600)
 
I know some of these games were never released like asteroids, final legacy, microgammon, millipede, miniature golf, and XARI ARENA (!) Which I'm excited about. That game is pretty fun. There's some unreleased 2600 games as well!
 
And also coming out for the switch is Atari Flashback Classics containing 150 games. I can't find a games list for that, but I'm hoping it's all 3 volumes in one package!
 
 
I found out about it here...
http://www.8-bitcentral.com/blog/2018/atariFBclassicsVol3.html

I'll have to play this on the Wii as well. I play this all the time, so i'm looking forward to getting on it tonight. I've never paid attention to score, always focused on lines. This is going to be a fun one!

Went live with my buddy on Instagram and did this during the live stream. Improved my score a bit.
 
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So I was going through my collection the other day doing some reorganization and I came across my copy of Defender for the Atari 2600 and it realized I had the price sticker on it and the price sticker that says Pep Boys on it. I had no idea that they sold video games at pep boys!
 

So I was going through my collection the other day doing some reorganization and I came across my copy of Defender for the Atari 2600 and it realized I had the price sticker on it and the price sticker that says Pep Boys on it. I had no idea that they sold video games at pep boys!
 

I love this game! Definitely in my top five favorite games of all time.
 
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I 2nd this. It's an amazing story. Here is is.
 
https://youtu.be/_fQtxKmgJC8

I love this game! Definitely in my top five favorite games of all time.
 
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I 2nd this. It's an amazing story. Here is is.
 
https://youtu.be/_fQtxKmgJC8

HA!  Game tells lies.  See what it says?
 
"You are a Tetris Master."
 
Blah.  Anyone that can do anything with this game is a Tetris Master.  It takes a lot of concentration to play this game on it's slow speeds.  At its core it is a thinking game because you have one piece falling you have to figure out where to place PLUS you have to plan ahead where the NEXT piece can go.  Then you get your NEXT piece you thought you knew where it could go but your new NEXT piece would fit that place better.  So now you have to figure out where the current piece would fit best.  It's a constant battle and causes lots of insecurities LOL.  Basically you will find yourself battling against your own thoughts trying to place these pieces because time has no meaning in this game.  It doesn't exist.  And the real world will disappear while you play.  That's the Tetris Trance!
 
And just for an FYI, the history of this game is an amazing mess.  If you have never watched it, be sure to go to YouTube and check out Gaming Historian's Story of Tetris.  It's a long video but the history is rather amazing.  It's a wonder any one console or computer ever got this game.