Justin Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Galaxian Atari 2600 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Game 1, Left Difficulty B Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST September 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 September 1st through September 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 / Mini console, 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 Game Skill Level 1 (Default), set Left Difficulty Switch to B (Hold the fire button down for continuous firing). 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 87th Squad Challenge! We're coming off an AMAZING Squad Challenge with the Pole Position II Grand Prix on 7800, and now we're stepping into another arcade classic coming home on Atari system, GALAXIAN! For this Squad Challenge we're playing Galaxian on Atari 2600, a must-have "pillar" title for any Atari 2600 collection. I can remember looking through the Atari Advantage posters that came with Atari games in the late 1980s and early 1990s and seeing Galaxian advertised in all of the 2600 posters and Sears catalogs, in a time when 16-Bit systems had arrived. Galaxian was a really decent arcade port for the 2600 initially released to compete in an era where ColecoVision had really stepped up bringing the arcade experience home. Galaxian will be a fun one to play among friends in the forums! PDF Instructions are provided below. And a special WELCOME to all our new Members playing in this Squad Challenge! Good luck to everybody participating! NOTE: Another great Squad Challenge is right around the corner! We'll be playing a game for the Atari Lynx, so MAKE SURE you have those Lynx systems all fired up and ready to go! Get those fresh batteries at the drug store, get those A/C Adapters plugged in, Cigarette Lighter Adapters wired up in the car, emulator installed on your computer, whatever it takes. Everyone who can participate should be! Galaxian.pdf Galaxian.bin Sabertooth, socrates63 and MaliciousCarp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid A Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 I'll start? 17070 Played on modded NES classic MaliciousCarp, Atari Creep, Justin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, Kid A said: I'll start? 17070 Played on modded NES classic Off to a good start @Kid A thanks for kicking things off Atari Creep, RickR and MaliciousCarp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 I was going to buy this a few weeks ago, but then I saw Miniature Golf and... MaliciousCarp and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Starting the morning off right with some Galaxian on my Wii! I haven't played too much of the 2600 version, though I've always been more of a Galaxian type of guy rather than Galaga. While I don't care for the large spaces between aliens, and the yellow border really evokes some 2600 Carnival vibes, I'd have to say this is a much better port than I remember. I will have to look for it. Edit: Thanks to Rick, a Galaxian cart may be coming my way! @RickR, thank you! I will respond to your PM once I'm able to post again! (Reached limit because of stupid insomnia) Edited September 2, 2020 by HDN Atari Creep, socrates63, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RickR Posted September 2, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Great choice @Justin. This is going to be fun! Here's a picture of my boxed copy (and the extra copy I have that I think I'm trading to @HDN) Something interesting I just noticed is that it has an "N" sticker on the top (indicating NTSC I assume). Weird! One more interesting story about 2600 Galaxian...it's one of the games that does not work with the Atari Flashback 2. When I did the cartridge port mod on a FB2, guess which game I grabbed to test with? Yep. Galaxian! I pulled my hair out a bit before I figured maybe the game was incompatible. HDN, mmaxfit, MaliciousCarp and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 You all should know I'm in. LOVE this game!!! HDN, MaliciousCarp, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 22,220 MaliciousCarp, Justin, mmaxfit and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 11,530 I took a little break before my next meeting. This game isn't easy! Kamikazes! My first attempt ended at 5k and this was my second. It's going to be another fun one. Love the title screen. MaliciousCarp, mmaxfit, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Just a warm up!!! 12220 Using OpenEmu and USB game pad. Real hardware coming soon! STRONG LANGUAGE James Campbell Jr., RickR, mmaxfit and 3 others 6 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, socrates63 said: I took a little break before my next meeting I played on my lunch break 🙂 Gianna, Atari Creep and socrates63 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 My meeting starts in 3 minutes... bi-coastal teams. Lunch will have to wait another 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 I think you and I are in the same type of business 🙂 Lots of meetings with folks in different time zones. They never respect the Pacific Time lunch hour 🙂 I do not mind, I usually eat earlier as time permits. I guess you just get used to it after all these years. socrates63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 When I did localization work, that was a bit crazy having meeting with folks in Europe and Asia. Right now, my team sits in NYC so it's not bad. I just work East Coast hours for the most part. HDN and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 26,560 Getting better 💪 RickR, Atari Creep, HDN and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) I just sent @RickR's letter! I had to haul to get to the post office on time! Hopefully he gets it soon and enjoys the album I sent him, Red Rose Speedway! Great trading with you, man! Edited September 2, 2020 by HDN socrates63 and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Oh, I haven't played this version in some time (I mostly play the hacks that enhance the graphics). I'll try to participate on this one. 🙂 HDN, Sabertooth, socrates63 and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 9 hours ago, RickR said: Great choice @Justin. This is going to be fun! Here's a picture of my boxed copy (and the extra copy I have that I think I'm trading to @HDN) Something interesting I just noticed is that it has an "N" sticker on the top (indicating NTSC I assume). Weird! One more interesting story about 2600 Galaxian...it's one of the games that does not work with the Atari Flashback 2. When I did the cartridge port mod on a FB2, guess which game I grabbed to test with? Yep. Galaxian! I pulled my hair out a bit before I figured maybe the game was incompatible. @RickR What year is the copyright on the back of your box Rick? Atari Creep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 The back of the box says 1983. Justin and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 hours ago, RickR said: The back of the box says 1983. Interesting, so that's two different box variants for 1983. I notice this one doesn't have the DC Comics thing advertised in the bottom left corner. I wonder if that version of the game left the comic book out for some reason? Compare to our Instagram post from today below. I love different box variants. RickR and Atari Creep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 52 minutes ago, Justin said: Interesting, so that's two different box variants for 1983. I notice this one doesn't have the DC Comics thing advertised in the bottom left corner. I wonder if that version of the game left the comic book out for some reason? Compare to our Instagram post from today below. I love different box variants. Mine has no comic book. I didn't know there was one for Galaxian. I'll have to see about finding one. Maybe just the comic book, not a whole other boxed copy. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 hours ago, RickR said: Mine has no comic book. I didn't know there was one for Galaxian. I'll have to see about finding one. Maybe just the comic book, not a whole other boxed copy. I’ll see what I can do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 I figure Rick's might be a Jack release? Does the cart have the the full sliding cover or is it like the 7800 carts? Pegs on either side with the cart board exposed? Galaxian is my fav of the series so, yea, I'm definitely in! See you guys on the game grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) The cartridge on mine is the old style with the full locking dust cover. Here are more pictures. The back of the box is an international style. I don't think I have any other boxes like this. Edited September 3, 2020 by RickR Justin, mmaxfit and MaliciousCarp 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 32 minutes ago, RickR said: The cartridge on mine is the old style with the full locking dust cover. Here are more pictures. The back of the box is an international style. I don't think I have any other boxes like this. I didn't know they made 2600 carts in the 7800 style without the shielding. I have a Jungle Hunt like that. I thought it was broken or something until I got my 7800 earlier this week and saw PPII was the same! Now that I look at it, I see the plastic spear thingies in there are a completely different shape than the spears in the shielded carts! Silly me. It does say 1988 on the cartridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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