Justin Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 BerzerkAtari 2600Controller: PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: Game 2 Achieve high score to win challengePlay on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST October 31st, 2018 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 between October 15th through October 31st, 2018. 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 competition is the victor!Eligibility: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!Play Rules: Games may be played on real hardware 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: Game 2. These settings offer a bonus life every 1,000 points, the robots fire at you and Evil Otto rebounds when you shoot him. Difficulty switches are not used in this game. 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/ Welcome to our 45th Squad Challenge! Berzerk was programmed by Dan Hitchens and has become one of the pillar titles on Atari 2600. Initially an arcade smash hit, Berzerk is one of the arcade classics that came to define the 2600 in the early days of home video games. BE CAREFUL! I have literally broken CX-40 joysticks playing this game! That's no urban legend, this will actually happen. Be careful of Evil Otto! His sudden appearance on the screen can make you snap your joystick handle back so fast the plastic ring will break in the foot and you'll end up with a crunchy joystick! There are even reports of heart attacks and deaths from playing this game. One of the best selling and most loved Atari 2600 games of all time, it's also been one of the most requested for a Squad Challenge. It's also pretty easy to get your hands on, so hopefully we'll have lots of members participating. Let's see how far you can get. Enjoy! Berzerk.binBerzerk.pdf RickR and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ATARI 2600 VCS OREMULATOR, YOU CAN PLAY 2600 BERZERK HERE: http://www.virtualatari.org/soft.php?soft=Berzerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Cool! Will try to participate in this one. Justin 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Cool! Will try to participate in this one. Would love to have you join in TrekMD! TrekMD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid A Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 19140 greenween, Justin, Atari Creep and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 OK, not as good as Kid A but here is one score to get me started. I know I can do better. RickR, greenween, Atari Creep and 2 others 5 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Some improvement... Retro_Club, greenween, Atari Creep and 2 others 5 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 6500 Atari Creep, Justin and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 19140 IMG_20181015_181104.jpg JESUS MAN. Get out now and then!!! Kid A 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 3260 for a warm up. Using an Original 2600JR w/ original joystick because the RetroN77 is an amazing pile of poo poo cha cha!!!! lol TrekMD, Atarileaf, RickR and 2 others 5 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuck66 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Getting better, 10,600. Figured out some tricks Atari Creep, RickR, Retro_Club and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuck66 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 3260 for a warm up. Using an Original 2600JR w/ original joystick because the RetroN77 is an amazing pile of poo poo cha cha!!!! lol You know I tried playing this on Stella with my 8 bit do pad, and I couldn’t crack 5000! I do much better with a TAC-2 on a real console. Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 So dang close to 10k. 9920 Starbuck66, TrekMD, greenween and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Played on my 7800 with a 2600 joystick. I have broken 2 over the years on this game. 16,490. Retro_Club, Justin, TrekMD and 2 others 5 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid A Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 JESUS MAN. Get out now and then!!! I did! Heading back from Portland now! Atari Creep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 I did! Heading back from Portland now! HAHAHA NICE! Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Latest offering!!!! 5210 More tomorrow. Edited October 22, 2018 by Atari Creep Justin and greenween 2 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Getting better, 10,600. Figured out some tricks Do tell. LOL Justin 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarileaf Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 I played it a couple times last weekend on my NES classic and I sucked. Not even worth posting the score. I'll try again on real hardware with the proper joystick and I hope I can bump it up a bit. Not going to come close to the big wigs in this thread though Justin, Atari Creep and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid A Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 25810 greenween, Atari Creep, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) This game is brutal! And not because of Evil Otto. The game would pop me right next to a robot while going through the maze. As soon as I shot the robot without moving it killed me, too. Did that a few times. Yea...just plant me next to a robot, thank you. Then again this version is a bit more forgiving than the 5200 version. That one is harsh. "Chicken! Fight like a robot!" Nope...can't fight like a robot. Because I'm a Zombie! LOL. Wonder if a zombie would stand a better chance against these robots? Edited October 25, 2018 by kamakazi20012 Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Well, it's official...I'm not good at Berserk on Game 2. I only got 3700 points. Blah blah blah. Going to try again. Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 While I'm not anywhere near the top score, I do have some tips to share: Evil Otto appears where your guy starts the level. That's why it's very important to move away from that spot as soon as you can. Master diagonal shooting. You can shoot diagonally. The robots cannot. Use the walls for cover. Dumb robots may even walk right into them. Start each level with a quick assessment. Shoot the nearest robot and MOVE. Use a real 2600. IMO, emulators don't offer fast enough controls. Pick a tight, twitchy joystick. It's so important to have no delay between your brain and hand. MOVE! greenween, Atari Creep, Justin and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 While I'm not anywhere near the top score, I do have some tips to share: Evil Otto appears where your guy starts the level. That's why it's very important to move away from that spot as soon as you can. Master diagonal shooting. You can shoot diagonally. The robots cannot. Use the walls for cover. Dumb robots may even walk right into them. Start each level with a quick assessment. Shoot the nearest robot and MOVE. Use a real 2600. IMO, emulators don't offer fast enough controls. Pick a tight, twitchy joystick. It's so important to have no delay between your brain and hand. MOVE! Umm...did you know that you can shoot Otto in this game? Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Yes! But you get no points, and he comes back angrier. Justin, Atari Creep and Atari 5200 Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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