Justin Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 Desert Falcon Atari 7800 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Standard Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST June 14, 2020 Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between June 1st through June 14th, 2020. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more 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 all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level Standard. This provides a balanced amount of difficulty and enjoyable gameplay. Fair Play Your integrity is everything. 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 we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 80th Squad Challenge! We're pulling out a great and often overlooked classic that mixes Zaxxon game play with Egyptian motifs for a really unique game on the Atari 7800. To win at Desert Falcon requires some basic understanding of the game play and how the Super Powers work. My suggestion is to take a glance at the instruction manual and familiarize yourself with the Hieroglyphs and how to play. I'd also encourage you guys to SHARE YOUR STRATEGIES here in the Challenge, this is a great opportunity for that! Game and PDF Instructions are provided below. It's time to kick back, relax, and collect Pharo's lost jewels! I hope you guys are ready for a new season of High Score Squad and good luck to everybody participating! NOTE: Another great Squad Challenge is coming up soon! We'll be playing a DOUBLE FEATURE Squad Challenge next time! Thanks for playing, and enjoy! Desert Falcon.a78 Desert Falcon.pdf DegasElite 1
Justin Posted June 1, 2020 Author Report Posted June 1, 2020 @btbfilms76 has a special episode of 7800 Avenue premiering today coinciding with our Desert Falcon Squad Challenge! BTB fires up the Atari 7800 and pairs Desert Falcon with the @Video 61 Gripstick Joystick, which you can watch here: DegasElite, Atari Creep and Sabertooth 3
TrekMD Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 I love this game and I'm terrible at it! LOL I shall try! RadioPoultry, Justin and Atari Creep 3 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 I don't have this one. 😞 Atari Creep and Justin 2
RadioPoultry Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 I have this one, but it looks like the game needs two buttons, and my 7800 controllers need some repair, so I may use an emulator. Atari Creep and Justin 2
DegasElite Posted June 2, 2020 Report Posted June 2, 2020 It really is a cool game, and it really is like Zaxxon with an Egyptian theme, just like BTB said in the video. I will try to play it and see what I get. I would probably get better in the long run at it anyway. :O) Atari Creep and Justin 2
RadioPoultry Posted June 2, 2020 Report Posted June 2, 2020 I tried using a single-button controller, and it may not be ideal, but it was playable enough. 62,244 It's been years since I played Desert Falcon, but I don't think I ever got this far before! I got to the third level. btbfilms76, DegasElite, TrekMD and 3 others 6
Justin Posted June 2, 2020 Author Report Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, RadioPoultry said: It's been years since I played Desert Falcon, but I don't think I ever got this far before! I got to the third level. Way to go! DegasElite 1
btbfilms76 Posted June 2, 2020 Report Posted June 2, 2020 7800 is packed away, playing on a retro pi 25,059 DegasElite, RickR, Justin and 1 other 4 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw
TrekMD Posted June 2, 2020 Report Posted June 2, 2020 I just played a quick game. Just a score to get started, particularly since it isn't a fantastic score! LOL RadioPoultry, Atari Creep, RickR and 2 others 5 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming...
RickR Posted June 2, 2020 Report Posted June 2, 2020 18,413. I'm playing on a PC emulator. Justin, RadioPoultry, Atari Creep and 1 other 4
btbfilms76 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Posted June 3, 2020 27,554 just a little higher. I’ll have one really good run then 3 that are terrible. I love the risk and reward factor of this game, so many tempting things to get on the ground but you run the risk every time. Keep plugging away Sabertooth, Atari Creep, Justin and 3 others 6 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw
RickR Posted June 3, 2020 Report Posted June 3, 2020 It's a fun game, and you're right about that risk/reward factor. It cracks me up how your bird keels over dead by just touching an obstacle even while on the ground. Toughen up, birdie! Sheesh. DegasElite, Sabertooth and Atari Creep 1 2
Sabertooth Posted June 5, 2020 Report Posted June 5, 2020 Damn, I forgot how hard this game is. It's hard to tell which plane the enemies are on in relation to the player character. I feel like I'm missing all of them! 😂 Justin, RickR, TrekMD and 1 other 4
btbfilms76 Posted June 5, 2020 Report Posted June 5, 2020 Is it just me or are the levels completely randomized? It feels like every time I play its different - which is cool, but challenging. 38,064 Atari Creep, Sabertooth, DegasElite and 2 others 5 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw
DegasElite Posted June 5, 2020 Report Posted June 5, 2020 9 hours ago, btbfilms76 said: Is it just me or are the levels completely randomized? It feels like every time I play its different - which is cool, but challenging. It's not you. Atari games are randomized every time that they turn on. They never play the same way twice. :O) Justin 1
Justin Posted June 5, 2020 Author Report Posted June 5, 2020 16 hours ago, atarilbc said: Damn, I forgot how hard this game is. It's hard to tell which plane the enemies are on in relation to the player character. I feel like I'm missing all of them! 😂 This is a GREAT game for us to share our strategies here in this Squad Challenge. Figuring out all of the Hieroglyphs and combinations is key, and it's a smart move to download the Instruction Manual in the first post to get a better grasp on the game. Sabertooth 1
RadioPoultry Posted June 5, 2020 Report Posted June 5, 2020 With the strategy I'm using for this game, it's more like "Desert Chicken", but here's my score: 211,094 Justin, Atari Creep, RickR and 3 others 3 2 1
TrekMD Posted June 6, 2020 Report Posted June 6, 2020 That is some score! Wow! Sabertooth, Atari Creep, RadioPoultry and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming...
DegasElite Posted June 7, 2020 Report Posted June 7, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 7:48 PM, TrekMD said: That is some score! Wow! Yes, it is. Great score. :O) RadioPoultry and Justin 2
Justin Posted June 7, 2020 Author Report Posted June 7, 2020 MANNN this game is RELENTLESSS. I forgot how challenging Desert Falcon is! So much going on, shooting the guys up in the air, flying low and landing and shooting the ground level baddies, collecting jewels and hieroglyphs, there's a lot to juggle and a lot coming at you. High Score: 35,241 I'm going to keep working on my score. I had fun playing this today though. Good luck to everyone playing! Sabertooth and RickR 2
Gianna Posted June 8, 2020 Report Posted June 8, 2020 15,832 I find this game difficult! I feel like there's a lot going on. This is my score so far. Justin, RickR and Sabertooth 3
RickR Posted June 8, 2020 Report Posted June 8, 2020 I think it's really difficult too. It's hard to judge when you're going to run into something (in the air or on the ground). I do really like the end-boss battle (although I rarely make it that far). Gianna, Justin, Atari Creep and 1 other 4
Atari Creep Posted June 8, 2020 Report Posted June 8, 2020 My start. 15730 Played live on IG using emulation and a USB game pad RickR, Justin and Sabertooth 3 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT!
Justin Posted June 9, 2020 Author Report Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Atari Creep said: My start. 15730 Played live on IG using emulation and a USB game pad Can't believe I missed out on this. I checked in around 9:40 hoping to catch the later part of your stream but I must've missed it. Great starting score! Atari Creep 1
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