MightyMattD

Hey guys, been awhile since I posted here - I've missed a couple of good games 
 
I got 5,533 after several attempts.  Man, game 4 is HARD.  I made it past the lasers only once, and could not make it back after.  My strategy is to wait until the guns reach their highest point, then leave the saucer just as they start moving down.  Then I try to go left or right only (don't move any further down) and try to snag a beastie in the tractor beam ASAP.  It takes awhile to get it from that height, but if I work quick I can manage to get one and return to the saucer before the guns rise back up to the top.  I can only get one beastie per wave doing this, though.  
 
 

Thanks!  Ha yeah the long beam up sometimes doesn't work out too well for the beasties either - lost several that way

Hey guys, been awhile since I posted here - I've missed a couple of good games 
 
I got 5,533 after several attempts.  Man, game 4 is HARD.  I made it past the lasers only once, and could not make it back after.  My strategy is to wait until the guns reach their highest point, then leave the saucer just as they start moving down.  Then I try to go left or right only (don't move any further down) and try to snag a beastie in the tractor beam ASAP.  It takes awhile to get it from that height, but if I work quick I can manage to get one and return to the saucer before the guns rise back up to the top.  I can only get one beastie per wave doing this, though.  
 
 

Hey guys, been awhile since I posted here - I've missed a couple of good games 
 
I got 5,533 after several attempts.  Man, game 4 is HARD.  I made it past the lasers only once, and could not make it back after.  My strategy is to wait until the guns reach their highest point, then leave the saucer just as they start moving down.  Then I try to go left or right only (don't move any further down) and try to snag a beastie in the tractor beam ASAP.  It takes awhile to get it from that height, but if I work quick I can manage to get one and return to the saucer before the guns rise back up to the top.  I can only get one beastie per wave doing this, though.  
 
 

Hey guys, been awhile since I posted here - I've missed a couple of good games 
 
I got 5,533 after several attempts.  Man, game 4 is HARD.  I made it past the lasers only once, and could not make it back after.  My strategy is to wait until the guns reach their highest point, then leave the saucer just as they start moving down.  Then I try to go left or right only (don't move any further down) and try to snag a beastie in the tractor beam ASAP.  It takes awhile to get it from that height, but if I work quick I can manage to get one and return to the saucer before the guns rise back up to the top.  I can only get one beastie per wave doing this, though.  
 
 

great job ....
 
I like the long beam up - elevator ride ideer ....
 
didn't work so well in   Star Trek the movie though or "The Fly" remake with the chimp 
 
if you got past the lasers only once you certainly took the long road to that great score !!!

Hey guys, been awhile since I posted here - I've missed a couple of good games 
 
I got 5,533 after several attempts.  Man, game 4 is HARD.  I made it past the lasers only once, and could not make it back after.  My strategy is to wait until the guns reach their highest point, then leave the saucer just as they start moving down.  Then I try to go left or right only (don't move any further down) and try to snag a beastie in the tractor beam ASAP.  It takes awhile to get it from that height, but if I work quick I can manage to get one and return to the saucer before the guns rise back up to the top.  I can only get one beastie per wave doing this, though.  
 
 

SWORDQUEST FIREWORLD

Imagic games are so pretty...  and this has the fun factor to match.  Does this mean we're playing the "sequel" next?  
 
82,100
 

87300

Imagic games are so pretty...  and this has the fun factor to match.  Does this mean we're playing the "sequel" next?  
 
82,100
 

atarilbc shared this great documentary with us about the making of Atlantis:
 
 

 

167,248
Man things get hairy when the Qotile starts changing direction mid flight.  Great excuse to play this game today - love it.  
 

OK time's up! Put your joysticks down everybody!   
 
 CONGRATS MIGHTYMATTD WHO SCORED 167,248!!!   
 
All of you posted scores that were pretty close and enjoyed a great game! This was a lot of fun I hope we can do this again next year for Howard Scott Warshaw Day! Thank you to RickR, greenween, MightyMattD and chas10e for showing up, having a fun time and making this a really fun event 
 
See you back here next year for our next HSW High Score Challenge! 

Imagine if he had used 16k. Or made one for the 7800.

Seriously such an awesome game.  It's just 4 kilobytes.  HSW is the man.

Seriously such an awesome game.  It's just 4 kilobytes.  HSW is the man.

Thanks greenween - there's still some time left!  I've played this so much over the years.  Never have broken the 200,000 barrier.

167,248
Man things get hairy when the Qotile starts changing direction mid flight.  Great excuse to play this game today - love it.  
 

Seriously such an awesome game.  It's just 4 kilobytes.  HSW is the man.

Thanks greenween - there's still some time left!  I've played this so much over the years.  Never have broken the 200,000 barrier.

Seriously such an awesome game.  It's just 4 kilobytes.  HSW is the man.

Seriously such an awesome game.  It's just 4 kilobytes.  HSW is the man.

Seriously such an awesome game.  It's just 4 kilobytes.  HSW is the man.

148493.  HOLY CRAP!  You were right.  It gets insane after 100k.  I switched over to a real 2600.