Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I guess there was a good thing not growing up with the 2600 during childhood years. I've had a lot of fun doing these challenges when 2600 games are involved. It allows me to discover them for the first time and I am enjoying learning the games I missed out on decades ago. And as already mentioned the 2600's 40 year old age does not affect its speed at all. I wish at 43 my reaction time to these games was still that quick. I'm going to try again tonight. greenween and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 43? You are still young. I'll be 49 next month Playing these games makes me feel much younger. May we all live to be healthy and happy . Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 43? You are still young. I'll be 49 next month Playing these games makes me feel much younger. May we all live to be healthy and happy . I'm shooting for 200 Justin and dauber 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Heh. I just joined Club 43 three days ago myself. greenween and Justin 2 Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I'm 50. Now, I need to try playing this game some more to see what kind of high score I can get. greenween and Justin 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Ok, so I have yet to find my charger, but I did find the DS Lite I got from a recent Retro Junk Box and a cable to charge it with. I must say, my hands hurt after playing it a while, so I may not play much more unless I find my GBA charger. My goal was to pass my score I made on the harder game mode from the last challenge. It took a few tries, but I was able to do that. 152,000 greenween, RickR and TrekMD 3 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 October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Gauntlet thrown! We gonna have to up our game. I'm gonna need the Mtn. Dew IV injection...stat! greenween and nosweargamer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 OMG! And he's rusty too! greenween and nosweargamer 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Listen...if we add the rest of our scores together...we just might beat rusty NSG. WE CAN DO THIS! greenween, nosweargamer and TrekMD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 54,200 - Go for da choppah! TrekMD, greenween, nosweargamer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Ouch! Still hurts using the DS Lite (more so after you stop playing), but I was able to improve on my score. 279,600 TrekMD, Justin, RickR and 1 other 4 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...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 Well...maybe I ought to get a GBA or DS and 2600 games to play on it. Maybe that would help me out??? I'm with RickR on this one...the rest of us have to add our scores together to beat NSG. Works for me! LOL Awesome scores RickR and NSG! I'm doing the Wayne's World salute..."We're not worthy!" Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 Looks that way! I need to play some more. Haven't had a chance. 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 60,500 nosweargamer, TrekMD and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Doing better, RickR! I haven't been able to play more. 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I've tried a few different strategies: Going left instead of right. It seems like the enemies don't get behind you so easily this way. But my brain doesn't like it. Going fast and clearing each horizontal row at a time. This works to a point, but around wave 3, the other row shots become incredibly accurate. Going slow and trying to shoot each trio is the best option for me. Try to keep them from getting behind you. Once you get to 40k or so, things start moving very fast. There's no time limit, so moving very slow has no real downside. In all cases, keeping your eye on the radar is key. Arenafoot, Justin and nosweargamer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Played a bit right now and here is the score I got! Justin, nosweargamer, RickR and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Thank you! We still have to add our scores to beat NSG! LOL Edited October 17, 2017 by TrekMD nosweargamer 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thank you! We still have to add our scores to beat NSG! LOL I think we should! No disrespect to NSG....he's the master of this game. We are striving to get close to his awesome score. Sabertooth, nosweargamer and TrekMD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 I think we should! No disrespect to NSG....he's the master of this game. We are striving to get close to his awesome score. My guess is that at some point, someone else is going to bust out another 100K+ score. If I can do it, I'm sure a bunch of you can do it too! TrekMD, Justin and RickR 3 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 October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 115,100 I think I've discovered the strategy that works for me. TrekMD, nosweargamer, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Awesome score! 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Wow. That prediction came true pretty fast! WTG Rick! 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...
Justin Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Congratulations nosweargamer! GREAT SCORES GUYS!! I really enjoyed seeing you guys tackle the learning curve on this game and ramp your scores up over time. Going through the thread you can see everybody's game improve over time. Congratulations on your win No Swear! nosweargamer won with a whopping 279,600 points! RickR takes 2nd Place with a score of 115,100 points. TrekMD, kamakazi20012, and dauber all showed up with great scores too! ALL of you showed a great game. I encourage nosweargamer to add his new high score to the Chopper Command thread on the Scoreboard! Way to go guys! We invite Squad Challenge winners to share their winning scores on the Scoreboard and keep the game going! FINAL STANDINGS 1 nosweargamer 279,600 2 RickR 115,100 3 TrekMD 56,400 4 kamakazi20012 36,300 5 dauber 11,400 RickR and TrekMD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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