RickR Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I DID IT! Barnstorming game 1 : 33.17 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 (edited) @TrekMD It's amazing what some of you have held onto all these years! I envy you. @RickR congratulations 🍾🥂 Nice photo with the box and manual there! I've hit my daily post limit, so I may just edit this single post for the rest of the day if I need to say anything 😆 Edited September 5, 2020 by socrates63 RickR, nosweargamer, HDN and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 4 hours ago, socrates63 said: @RickR congratulations 🍾🥂 Nice photo with the box and manual there! Thank you! To get the patch score, you have to keep the pedal to the medal the whole time and cannot hit anything at all -- not a single bird. It demands perfection, which is not my strong suit. nosweargamer, socrates63 and HDN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Ok. My turn. I am honored to be your first Megamaniac. There is truly nothing like Atari in the dark. Megamania is a poor example, but games like Yar's Revenge or Wizard of Wor light the whole room up! Great idea, @RickR and @socrates63. I'm going to go for the Billy Club or become a Crackpot next. socrates63, RickR and nosweargamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 One bug on your chart @socrates63 -- the time limit for Dragster is < 6.5. I thought it was 6.0 too until I looked at the instruction manual closely. nosweargamer, socrates63 and HDN 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Thank you to @socrates63 for creating this list for patches. It creates a nice challenge and a reason to play these games. socrates63 and nosweargamer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Sign me up for the Skiing patch! TrekMD, nosweargamer, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, RickR said: Sign me up for the Skiing patch! Just like the Olympics -- victory decided by hundredths of a second! Great job! 👍🍾🥇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 I think I'm going to drag my Activision games out tomorrow and attempt to get "patches" four the games I have where I don't have a scored for. More for personal reasons than anything. I'm not after beating others' scores. I want to see if I can earn them. I never got the chance when you could get those patches and I love a good challenge...a challenge I know only the 2600 could give. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Hey, anyone here know what you're supposed to do in Private Eye? I don't appear to have the manual in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 43 minutes ago, HDN said: Hey, anyone here know what you're supposed to do in Private Eye? I don't appear to have the manual in my collection. Here you go. Good luck! Private Eye (1983) (Activision) [!].pdf HDN and socrates63 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) Oh and Harry...the manual doesn't say it, but you MUST listen to this when playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsntlJZ9h1U&ab_channel=hallandoatesVEVO Edited September 6, 2020 by RickR socrates63 and HDN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Got another one. Freeway, game 3, 20 points. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 58 minutes ago, RickR said: Oh and Harry...the manual doesn't say it, but you MUST listen to this when playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsntlJZ9h1U&ab_channel=hallandoatesVEVO 3 minutes ago, RickR said: Got another one. Freeway, game 3, 20 points. You're on a roll, @RickR, in more ways than one 🤣 RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Rick Roll HDN and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 I join Harry as a Megamaniac! This game wins the prize for the most bland game over screen ever. HDN and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 7 hours ago, RickR said: Rick Roll You had to go there? Mom played this tape in the ground so much she had to buy another tape. Still, I have to admit that now, after decades of not hearing it, I can see why Mom listened to him so much. The music is sort of catchy. RickR and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I got ONE! Put me down for Megamania, please. And send me a patch 😉 Just kidding. I envy you guys that actually got patches from Activision when they were doing them. Curse you, 5200. I got 69,700 pts. Best run I've had on that game yet. Oh yea...I've been trying them ALL! I'm trying some I have never done and I've got a few others out to try to improve my previous score. Yep...all set for Labor Day. And there's Mt. Dew in plenty. socrates63 and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Great score @Atari 5200 Guy! It's also super that you're trying out games you haven't played before -- I'm hoping to get to StarMaster tomorrow. RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I'm working on that one now but I'm a bit confused on the scoring. Do the scores to get the patches include refueling or no refueling? Also, I have Space Shuttle instructions and they say 5th dock with satellite (you have 4) and have 4,500 fuel left AFTER landing you get the first badge. But also says if you can get that satellite to dock a 6th time and have 7,500 fuel remaining you get the second badge. It doesn't mention having to land for the 6th capture. I wonder if you had to land. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I will try these next as time permits. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I'm working on that one now but I'm a bit confused on the scoring. Do the scores to get the patches include refueling or no refueling? According to the manual, docking for repairs and refueling results in -100 points from your final score. https://atariage.com/manual_page.php?SystemID=2600&ItemTypeID=&SoftwareLabelID=507¤tPage=6&maxPages=8¤tPage=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, socrates63 said: According to the manual, docking for repairs and refueling results in -100 points from your final score. https://atariage.com/manual_page.php?SystemID=2600&ItemTypeID=&SoftwareLabelID=507¤tPage=6&maxPages=8¤tPage=5 I was also wondering about this. I have the manual, but you just saved me 30 seconds. Thanks. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Laser Blast - 101,520. I had this patch as a kid, but I can't find it now. Lost to the sands of time I guess. I was just thinking of how difficult it was to get these patches back then as a kid. You had to swipe the family camera, take a few shots, wait weeks for the film roll to be consumed, wait more for the film to be developed, get yelled at when Dad saw how you "wasted" film, get pissed because the flash ruined the shot or it was blurry, then do it all again. It could take MONTHS! And then the wait to mail it in and wait to hear back from Activision. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 @RickR 😆 Truth! I didn’t have a Polaroid either 🙂 But my friend did and we did the patch attempts at his house. RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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