Justin Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Blue Lightning Atari Lynx Controller: CONTROLLER / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Default - Start with 1st Mission / AAAA Code Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST June 14th, 2019 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 June 1st through June 14th, 2019. 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, Flashback or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Default. Press A button to play. Start with 1st Mission, accepting the AAAA code. 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, rewinds, 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: https://forums.atari.io/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/ MESSAGE: Welcome to our 61st Squad Challenge! This will be our second Squad Challenge for the Atari Lynx and for one of the system's pillar titles: Blue Lightning! This is one of the top games for the Atari Lynx when it was new. ROM and Instruction Manual are provided below. Good luck to everyone playing! NOTE: We have a really cool Summer Event coming up soon! PLUS an NES Squad Challenge. Be there! Blue Lightning.lnxBlue Lightning.pdf Control Issues and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 I have never played this one. Not great at flight games but this should be fun! Sabertooth, Control Issues and Justin 3 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) @Atari Creep , Blue Lightning is more of an arcade style flight game than a flight sim. Think Afterburner (arcade) or Top Gun (NES). It is a decent handheld game and a very good early Lynx game. Blue Lightning was so well regarded that Atari remade the game six years later on the Jaguar CD. I actually really like that version but it has mixed reviews. I hope you enjoy Blue Lightning on the Lynx and post some impressions in a video! Edited June 1, 2019 by atarilbc Atari Creep, Control Issues and Justin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Never played it and don't own it. Justin, Control Issues, Sabertooth and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 I' not very good at this one but I should be able to participate! Control Issues, Sabertooth, Justin and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Issues Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Yep, never played it myself. But recently got a rom pack and it seems to be working on my emulator. Will have to hook up a controller and check it out. Justin, Atari Creep and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 6/1/2019 at 3:32 PM, atarilbc said: @Atari Creep , Blue Lightning is more of an arcade style flight game than a flight sim. Think Afterburner (arcade) or Top Gun (NES). It is a decent handheld game and a very good early Lynx game. Blue Lightning was so well regarded that Atari remade the game six years later on the Jaguar CD. I actually really like that version but it has mixed reviews. I hope you enjoy Blue Lightning on the Lynx and post some impressions in a video! Oh I know just what it is bud. This is going to be a tough one for me anyway. LOL Sabertooth and Justin 2 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 I forgot how quickly this ramps up. Here's one for the board: 73,600. Going to try and post a few more by the end of the week. Next week will be a wash for gaming. Atari Creep and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Hilariously, I ended up playing Blue Lightning on Jag CD for the rest of the night. That game is underrated! Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 49350 Open EMU USB Game pad. Not my kind of game but this was wicked fun. MORE SOON!!!!! Sabertooth and Justin 2 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 54200 Justin, nosweargamer, Atari Creep and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 90200 Sabertooth, Atari Creep, Justin and 1 other 3 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...
Atari Creep Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 70500 Sabertooth and Justin 2 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 128,400. What is with the dogfight at the end of the third mission? I felt like it went on forever. Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Also, if anyone else happens to have the Jaguar CD version, you might be interested in comparing and contrasting the two. The Lynx version is generally held up to be superior but the Jaguar remake definitely adds a lot of depth, features and variety to the original template. Not to mention a shredding metal soundtrack! Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) I'm trying to use the Handy emulator and it keeps coming back that the game downloaded from here is fake. I guess I need to try another emulator. Nevermind...fixed it. Fake lynx boot file. Edited June 6, 2019 by kamakazi20012 Sabertooth and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 12 hours ago, atarilbc said: 128,400. What is with the dogfight at the end of the third mission? I felt like it went on forever. At the end of the third mission, focus on the targets on the ground, sometimes on the train tracks. You can't complete it until you hit enough ground targets. It's doesn't matter how many planes you hit. Sabertooth, Atari Creep and Justin 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...
Sabertooth Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, nosweargamer said: At the end of the third mission, focus on the targets on the ground, sometimes on the train tracks. You can't complete it until you hit enough ground targets. It's doesn't matter how many planes you hit. Thanks. Although, I guess staying in the air didn't hurt my score! Atari Creep and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 5 hours ago, nosweargamer said: At the end of the third mission, focus on the targets on the ground, sometimes on the train tracks. You can't complete it until you hit enough ground targets. It's doesn't matter how many planes you hit. Thanks for this tip, I am un-good at dog fight style games. Any help, um helps. lol Justin 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 77650 tonight. Justin 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Issues Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 84600 for me... good thing you don't run out of bullets... lol Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 I tried emulation but spent all my missiles first go trying to find that darn gun button. Found it after I died. Lol. Atari Creep and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 135,050 No sir, I do not like that 4th level, 😆 Atari Creep and Justin 2 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 Creep Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 106300 nosweargamer and Justin 2 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Woot! I made it to mission 6! 170,800 Oh, and I still dont like mission 4, lol. Atari Creep, Control Issues and Justin 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...
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