socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Per Justin's comment, I made a table of Activision games officially released for the Atari 2600. I reviewed the game manuals for all the games listed to gather the patch requirements. I also listed games that do not appear to have patches. If you're interested in what the patches look like, AtariAge forum has an Activision Patch Gallery page. If you have a patch-worthy score, reply here, and I'll add your name to the I/O Member column. I've only managed to get qualifying scores for two games, Stampede and Freeway. I am closing in on Beamrider. I posted my scores for the three games in the Scoreboard sub-forum. Should I include Activision games for other consoles that had patch awards? LAST UPDATE: Dec 1, 2022 2600 Game Patch Score Patch Name I/O Member Activision Decathlon 8,600 9,000 10,000 Bronze Silver Gold @socrates63 (9,961) 🥈 @RickR (8,928) 🥉 Barnstorming < 33.3 sec (game 1) < 51.0 sec (game 2) < 54.0 sec (game 3) Flying Aces @RickR (33.17 sec, game 1) Beamrider 40,000 and sector 14 Beamriders @socrates63 (49,400, sector 19) Boxing --- --- Bridge --- --- Checkers --- --- Chopper Command 10,000 Commandos @nosweargamer (279,600) @RickR (115,100) @TrekMD (56,400) @Atari 5200 Guy (36,300) @Hathaway_tries (16,800) @Csolo (15,700) @socrates63 (11,900) @dauber (11,400) Cosmic Commuter --- --- Crackpots 75,000 Crackpots @HDN (81,160) Dolphin 80,000 500,000 Friends of Dolphins Secret Society of Dolphins Dragster < 6.0 sec World Class Dragster Club @Csolo (5.71 sec) @RETRO DESTRUCTO (5.81 sec) @RickR (5.91 sec) Enduro 5 days Roadbusters @Atari 5200 Guy (10 days, 1,665.9 miles) @Ballblaɀer (6 days, 923.9 miles) @TrekMD (patch holder) @HDN (5 days, 746.1 miles) Fishing Derby --- --- Freeway 20 (game 3 or 7) Save the Chicken Foundation @socrates63 (20, game 7) @RickR (20, game 3) Frostbite 40,000 Arctic Architects @nosweargamer (46,270) Ghostbusters --- --- Grand Prix 0:35 (game 1) 1:00 (game 2) 1:30 (game 3) 2:30 (game 4) Grand Prix Driving Team H.E.R.O. 75,000 Order of the H.E.R.O. Ice Hockey Game 1 victory All-Star Hockey Team @RickR (18-4) @nosweargamer (15-14) Kaboom! 3,000 Bucket Brigade @HDN (3,385) Keystone Kapers 35,000 Billy Club @Marco1019 (293,600) @HDN (40,950) Laser Blast 100,000 Federation of Laser Blasters @RickR (101,520) MegaMania 45,000 MegaManiacs @Marco1019 (200,180) @socrates63 (79,580) @Atari 5200 Guy (69,700) @HDN (50,380) @RickR (48,590) Oink! 25,000 (game 1) Oinkers Pitfall! 20,000 Explorers’ Club @nads (114,000) @nosweargamer (113,332) @Marco1019 (109,964) @RickR (87,720) @Stlrs95 (44,481) @Hathaway_tries (27,368) Pitfall II 99,000 Cliff Hangers @TrekMD (patch holder) Plaque Attack 35,000 No Plaque Pack Pressure Cooker 45,000 Short-Order Squad Private Eye Solve case 3 Super Sleuth River Raid 15,000 River Raiders @Kid A (85,970) @nosweargamer (56,970) @Starbuck66 (44,890) @btbfilms76 (35,410) @HDN (27,290) @Atari 5200 Guy (26,480) @greenween (25,370) River Raid II --- --- Robot Tank 48 tanks 60 tanks 72 tanks Medal of Merit Cross of Excellence Star of Honor @Atari 5200 Guy (56 tanks) Seaquest 50,000 Sub Club @nosweargamer (70,390) Skiing < 28.2 sec (game 3) Activision Ski Team @RickR (28.12 sec) Sky Jinks < 37.0 sec (game 1) Sky Stars @datafry (36.14 sec) Space Shuttle 4 dockings with 4,500 fuel 6 dockings with 7,500 fuel Space Shuttle Pilot Space Shuttle Commanders Spider Fighter 40,000 (left Difficulty A) Spider Fighters Stampede 3,000 Trail Drive @James Campbell Jr. (3,979) @socrates63 (3,528) StarMaster 3,800 (game E) 5,700 (game L) 7,600 (game W) 9,000 (game S) Order of the Supreme StarMaster Leader Wing Commander StarMaster @HDN (5,369 game E) @HDN (7,757 game L) @HDN (9,174 game S) Tennis --- --- Edited December 1, 2022 by socrates63 HDN, Marco1019, nosweargamer and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Put me down for Dragster, please. 5.97. socrates63 and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Cool. Thanks for doing this! If you decide to do one for other systems, you can simply make a new thread in that system's area. Here's some of mine Pitfall 113,332 Chopper Command - 127,800 Ice Hockey - 15 to 14 Win Edited September 4, 2020 by nosweargamer RickR, socrates63 and Justin 3 Quote 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 September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 After losing a game, I cremated the computer 18-4 on Ice Hockey game #1. Please add this one to the list. Justin, socrates63 and nosweargamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Frostbite 46,270 River Raid 45,090 Sea Quest 70,390 socrates63, Justin and RickR 3 Quote 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 September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 @nosweargamer is going to need a bigger jeans jacket to hold all those patches. This is awesome. It's a lot of fun to try "earn" those patches. Thank you @socrates63 nosweargamer, socrates63 and Justin 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 @RickR added you for Ice Hockey @nosweargamer I added all your scores (please double check). I'm going to check out that ice hockey gameplay. 15-14 sounds like a dramatic back and forth match! nosweargamer, RickR and Justin 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I do have a few real patches. The "Skiing" one I actually earned back as a kid. The other two are repros recently purchased on ebay. Justin, socrates63 and nosweargamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Put me down for Chopper Command (115,100), and it looks like NSG earned a much higher score than what he reported here. socrates63, nosweargamer and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, RickR said: I do have a few real patches. The "Skiing" one I actually earned back as a kid. The other two are repros recently purchased on ebay. I was going to ask if anyone has the real thing. That is super cool that you not only got a patch when you're a kid, but that you still have it ♥️👍 I think I may have earned the StarMaster patch as a kid, but of course, I don't have it anymore. Not having anything genuine, I did buy a few patches made for games that Activision did not release patches for. The You Suck patch also came with a fake Activision letter. I bought them all on AtariAge forum. I also picked up a deck of cards a few months ago on Facebook. Each card has an Activision game and the back side has a photo of the developer. nosweargamer, Justin and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 YASS! I just got my Beamrider patch! I was hoping to break 50k but fell just short. I think I lasted like 3 seconds in sector 19 and didn't score a single point. Justin, RickR and nosweargamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I've reached some in the past. I could probably redo some and take pictures. I will try to post some tonight. RickR, socrates63 and nosweargamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) I'm on a roll -- got my patch for Chopper Commander. Only 11,900 (less than 1/10 of NSR and RickR's scores 😮) -- this was a fairly easy one although the difficulty seems to ramp up pretty quick near the 10k mark. I hit 11k a few times but not much higher. Edited September 4, 2020 by socrates63 nosweargamer, Justin and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 It counts, and you've earned the patch! Good job. nosweargamer and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) I wouldn't mind reproduction patches. Those were cool and I missed out on them because I had a 5200 😞 Put me down for Enduro. I have a high score on this site where I went for like 10 days. One of my favorite 2600 games! https://forums.atari.io/topic/1909-enduro-atari-2600/ And I got 56 tanks on Robot Tank. https://forums.atari.io/topic/2626-robot-tank-atari-2600/ Edited September 4, 2020 by Atari 5200 Guy socrates63, nosweargamer and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 9,961 good enough for the Silver medal patch in Activision Decathlon. It's always one event that holds me back from breaking 10k for gold -- usually the hurdles. My arms and hands are now tired. I think I'm done for the day 🙂 Edited September 4, 2020 by socrates63 nosweargamer and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I wouldn't mind reproduction patches. Those were cool and I missed out on them because I had a 5200 😞 Put me down for Enduro. I have a high score on this site where I went for like 10 days. One of my favorite 2600 games! https://forums.atari.io/topic/1909-enduro-atari-2600/ And I got 56 tanks on Robot Tank. https://forums.atari.io/topic/2626-robot-tank-atari-2600/ 10 DAYS ⁉️ You da champ! I don't think I've ever cleared more than 2. Justin and nosweargamer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, RickR said: Put me down for Chopper Command (115,100), and it looks like NSG earned a much higher score than what he reported here. I updated the table with the scores posted in the Chopper Command squad challenge thread. I added scores for @TrekMD, @dauber, and @Atari 5200 Guy as well. nosweargamer, Justin, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I updated the table with qualifying scores from the River Raid squad challenge. @nosweargamer you posted a higher score in the squad challenge, so I updated your score. nosweargamer and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 My score was high enough for a patch? I didn't know. nosweargamer, socrates63, Justin and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Just now, TrekMD said: My score was high enough for a patch? I didn't know. Chopper Command patch score is a very achievable 10,000. You cleared 56k! I just managed 11k 🙂 Justin and nosweargamer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I'm trying the "Barnstorming" patch now, and it is horribly difficult! nosweargamer, socrates63 and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, socrates63 said: Chopper Command patch score is a very achievable 10,000. You cleared 56k! I just managed 11k 🙂 I just saw that. Cool. 🙂 Back in the day I earned the Enduro and Pitfall II patches. I still have them! Edited September 4, 2020 by TrekMD socrates63, Justin and nosweargamer 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Woo nice! Post a photo of the genuine article @TrekMD! I don't think I've seen the patch for Pitfall II. I added you for Enduro and Pitfall II. Edited September 4, 2020 by socrates63 nosweargamer and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I can post the picture of the patches but not the pictures of the scores! Activision kept those! LOL nosweargamer, RickR, socrates63 and 2 others 5 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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