greenween Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Dang, you guys are killing it!! I'm going to play some Defender now, back on Centipede tonight though! RickR, nosweargamer, 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...
RickR Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 44652- I think I'm done for now...this game is killing my thumb! greenween, nosweargamer and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 44652- I think I'm done for now...this game is killing my thumb! So, I'm guessing I'm the only one who just holds down the fire button Justin 1 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 So, I'm guessing I'm the only one who just holds down the fire button No, I do too. It just aches from holding it down after a while. The tiny button on the Slik Stick probably doesn't help. nosweargamer and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Post deleted - score invalid; wrong setting! Sorry about that!!! No problemo....try the advanced setting and post a pic of your best score! Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Heh...13k BETTER than the "Standard" score I accidentally posted. 107,167 nosweargamer, greenween, The Professor and 3 others 6 Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 WOW! Justin, The Professor and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) The guy in this video -- Duc Dang -- is a friend of mine and he's been tutoring me on all things Centipede for the past couple of years. Strategies he's shared with me that I use (including on the 7800):- "Tunnel down the middle" -- that is, fire from the home position repeatedly so that when you hit the centipede, mushrooms form on either side, eventually building a tunnel that will guide the centipede straight down (useful mainly on levels when the centipede is fully or mostly intact), making it easy to blast the centipede away. Shoot away mushrooms that form in the middle. (On the arcade version, shoot toward the thousands digit of the high score; hundreds digit of the high score on the 7800 version.) It might help you to leave one piece of the centipede alone while you clear away some mushrooms on the bottom of the screen, then clear away the final piece of centipede.- Focus on the bottom third of the screen. (Easier said than done. ) - Be careful with mushrooms on the sides on the lower portion, especially if there's a single-space gap between a mushroom and the left or right border. Blast away those stray mushrooms. - Use mushrooms as aiming devices, especially ones that are only a small handful of rows above you. When a centipede piece passes under the mushroom, shoot that piece of centipede. - Break the habit of constantly holding down the fire button, as you can have only one arrow (remember, your player is an elf shooting arrows ) on the screen at a time. If you're constantly holding down the fire button and suddenly a spider comes straight for you, it's impossible to shoot most of the time because there's already an arrow on the screen. (BTW, the video is out of date; Duc recently broke 800k. Heh...he doesn't consider it a good game unless he gets at least 500k!) Edited December 11, 2016 by dauber Arenafoot, DeLorean, RickR and 3 others 6 Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Amazing!! Thanks for the tips!! Arenafoot, Justin and nosweargamer 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 December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 54376 I've been trying Dauber's tips, and look, I improved a little. Thanks Dauber! greenween, nosweargamer, Arenafoot and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 I'm getting back in the game folks. few questions: does screen size matter(no pun intended) my 7800 is on my 46inch tv If have screen format on full it stretches to fit the full screen but at 4:3 ratio it about the size it would be on normal tv or arcade. also I use genisis controller with seagull adopter, is that allowed,I know some have that and some don't. just trying to be fair. Arenafoot, greenween and Justin 3 AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Pretty sure it's allowed. FWIW, I first was playing with the Seagull 78 and a Sega Sports Pad, but the trackball is having some issues I need to address. So I continued with the Edladdin Supreme 78 on my submitted attempt. greenween, Justin and DeLorean 3 Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Yes, your controller is allowed. And you can use whatever screen size or stretching you like. Welcome to the competition and good luck! Justin, Arenafoot, greenween and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Yes, your controller is allowed. And you can use whatever screen size or stretching you like. Welcome to the competition and good luck! thanks wanted to make sure,had few practice rounds highest was 10k, will try again and get picture greenween and Justin 2 AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 10845 https://goo.gl/photos/FMaHoUTxBDQocBFo6 sorry for bad picture took it with phone usually I take picks with camera tried to get screen shot from title screen by time I got it was gone so had get from demo screen will play more soon(I had put it on my google photos because usb wasn't connecting to right to phone, the sd card on phone either) Justin 1 AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Yes, your controller is allowed. And you can use whatever screen size or stretching you like.Welcome to the competition and good luck! Wanted to reaffirm that what Rick said is absolutely correct. When it states "Controller: PLAYER'S CHOICE" in the Squad Challenge (which is almost always) that means you can use any controller under the sun. Atari Joystick, Arcade Stick, Keyboard, 7800 Control Pad, Trak-Ball Controller, anything you want, knock yourself out. What is most important is that you are playing using the original ROM either on an original console or through emulation. No cheats, ROM hacks, etc. are allowed. thanks wanted to make sure, had few practice rounds highest was 10k, will try again and get picture Welcome to the competition Dan! This will be a good one! Dan Iacovelli and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 57997 Justin and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 58868. I think I've plateaued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 new score: 16283 Justin and RickR 2 AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Congrats on posting all these awesome scores guys! Here are our current standings: 1 dauber 107,167 2 RickR 58,868 3 nosweargamer 40,582 4 greenween 34,162 5 Arenafoot 22,376 6 Dan Iacovelli 16,283 nosweargamer and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 OK, I'm in. Setup: Nintendo Wii. Running Dark UMBRA Wii7800 Emulator. Wavebird wireless controller. Fueled by Fluffernutter sandwiches! I would post a warm up score but my lady who was in the room making blankets for the Children's Hospital had one look and took over the controller!!! HAHA Justin, RickR and greenween 3 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Post her score too! Atari Creep, greenween and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) Post her score too! She is playing on standard mod not advanced but I will once she is done just for a kick!!! She is doing well I will add! For someone that has never played it before anyway. EDIT: her high score on Standard so far is 14574 after 4 tries. I do not remember who EZY is. haha Edited December 19, 2016 by Atari Creep Cousin Mike, greenween, nosweargamer and 2 others 5 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Well I tried... Justin, nosweargamer, RickR and 3 others 6 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 FINALLY I broke through the 60k barrier. 76732 greenween, nosweargamer and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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