DeLorean Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Yars' RevengeAtari 2600Controller: PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: GAME 6 - ULTIMATE YARS Achieve high score to win challengePlay on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST July 30th, 2016 Objective: Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved on Howard Scott Warshaw Day, July 30th, 2016! Screen captures are not allowed as they are easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the HSW Day competition is the victor.Eligibility: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!Play Rules: Games may be played on real hardware, dedicated console, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. Enhancements and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.Difficulty Level: ULTIMATE YARS: GAME 6 - Ultimate Yars features a bouncing Zorlon Cannon, plus some unusual twists that distinguish it from the other Yar games. First, you must bounce the Yar against the left side of the screen to make the Zorlon Cannon appear. Also, to make the cannon appear, you need five TRONS. TRONS are units of energy which you can collect at the following rate: Eat a cell from the shield: 1 TRON Touch the Qotile: 2 TRONS Catch a Zorlon Cannon shot after it bounces off the shield: 4 TRONS If a Yar bounces on the left side with less than five TRONS, it will not get a shot, but it won't lose the TRONS it has either. (Each time a Yar is destroyed, it loses its TRONS). Each Yar has a capacity of 255 TRONS. If a Yar tries to take on more than that, it will short out and the Yar will lose all its TRONS. The count of TRONS is not displayed on the screen. Yar scouts understand the count instinctively. Fair Play: 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 no use of cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, Photoshop, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage is allowed. Everybody hates a cheater.More: To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/ HAPPY HOWARD SCOTT WARSHAW DAY 2016! For our 14th Squad Challenge we're doing something fun to celebrate HSW! Yars' Revenge is one of the best original Atari 2600 games. Today we're playing the highest difficulty setting, GAME 6: ULTIMATE YARS! Remember this is for "nerd cred" and meant to be a fun celebration of Howard Scott Warshaw! You have until 11:59 pm PST July 30th, 2016 to complete this challenge and successfully submit your score. The ROM and Instruction Book are provided for you below. Good luck you guys!Yars_Revenge.binYars_Revenge.pdf The Professor, StormSurge, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 What fun! I'll start us off. 62505 jmjustin6, Justin, The Professor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Posted July 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 That's a great score Rick! Ultimate Yars is something wild The Professor, Justin and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 I'm gonna try again on real hardware later today. It's really challenging, but also super fun. Great choice! greenween, DeLorean, The Professor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 This was my best attempt so far today. Ultimate Yars' is very tough!! Hitting the Qotile in flight is the key to big points! The Professor, Justin, DeLorean and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 This was played on a 7800 with a 2600 joystick. DeLorean, Justin, The Professor and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Yo Rick, wait until you hit 100k, it gets insane! Justin, DeLorean, RickR and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Plenty of time left guys!! Somebody bring the heat! DeLorean, The Professor and Justin 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Plenty of time left guys!! Somebody bring the heat! Making dinner now...but after...I'm coming! greenween, Justin, DeLorean and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Doing the same Rick! Had a couple drinky poos and haven't hit 100k again. So it's wide open! Justin, DeLorean and The Professor 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMattD Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 167,248 Man things get hairy when the Qotile starts changing direction mid flight. Great excuse to play this game today - love it. The Professor, Justin, greenween and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 difficulty switch to "B" level 6 150,967 DeLorean, greenween, RickR and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) Great score "B" setting. Hell yes MightyMatt!! Yes, when it starts chasing you it gets out of control! Gonna try one more time! Plus it does the fake out! Swirling to launch and then doesn't! Edited July 31, 2016 by greenween MightyMattD, The Professor, DeLorean and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 MightyMattD, I concede to you!!! Very impressive!!! DeLorean, Justin and The Professor 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMattD Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Thanks greenween - there's still some time left! I've played this so much over the years. Never have broken the 200,000 barrier. The Professor, Justin, greenween and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) 148493. HOLY CRAP! You were right. It gets insane after 100k. I switched over to a real 2600. Edited July 31, 2016 by RickR chas10e, DeLorean, The Professor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Nice job Rick! I'm gonna try a couple more times. Easily my favorite 2600 game! Happy HS Warshaw day!! Justin, The Professor, DeLorean and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I hope one of you guys breaks 200,000 points! greenween, DeLorean and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMattD Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Seriously such an awesome game. It's just 4 kilobytes. HSW is the man. The Professor, RickR, greenween and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Haha, not tonight Prof. not me anyway!! DeLorean, Justin and The Professor 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I agree, Warshaw was the best!! The Professor, DeLorean and Justin 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Seriously such an awesome game. It's just 4 kilobytes. HSW is the man. Imagine if he had used 16k. Or made one for the 7800. greenween, DeLorean, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 OH MAN! I ended a game with a score in the 160k range...but ended up pressing the button and erased the score! Oh well. I did manage to do THIS: Justin, Clint Thompson, DeLorean and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Rick's face the first time one of those Quotile shots CURVED to hit me: Justin, Clint Thompson, The Professor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Posted July 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 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! The Professor, Justin, MightyMattD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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