Sabertooth Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) @socrates63 - GCC (General Computer Corporation) were the MIT geniuses behind Ms. Pac-Man. Atari famously sued them for their Missile Command upgrade kit but in a stroke of brilliance, settled with GCC and co-opted them - putting them under contract for Atari. They made some of the best games on the 2600 - all published by Atari. They also designed the 7800, and the 1984 launch titles and the arcade game Food Fight. Edited October 16, 2020 by Sabertooth socrates63, HDN, RickR and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 22,030 I think that'll be it for tonight as I'm heading out with my wife to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her delivering boy number 1 and me feeling pretty useless and nervous. The said boy is going out with his friends tonight for a semi-surprise birthday party/dinner/gathering. EDIT: I noticed that the rom I used to post my first score had a different typeface from the screen shots posted by others. This one was shot using the actual cartridge. I think I'll try the rom that Justin posted next. Edited October 17, 2020 by socrates63 Atari Creep, RickR, Sabertooth and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, socrates63 said: EDIT: I noticed that the rom I used to post my first score had a different typeface from the screen shots posted by others. This one was shot using the actual cartridge. I think I'll try the rom that Justin posted next. Don't worry. You were just playing the Activision version. Once Imagic went under, Activision bought out their catalog. They probably changed the font on the score to better match the rest of their 2600 games. Sabertooth, RickR and socrates63 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Ah~ that makes sense because the file name says Activision. I was wondering about that. 👍 HDN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 @Sabertooth Love your silver, no CHROME collection. Sabertooth and HDN 1 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, HDN said: @Atari Creep I laughed out loud HARD when I heard "that MF has to die!" Absolutely zero offense taken, man. Plus, it's OK if you want to mention me by HDN on your channel. It's three letters, not like it's my full name and social security number. So glad you did not take offense, Its just my Boston personality, nothing is meany by it aside from just having some fun brother. HDN 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 10,645. I was able to play on my real hardware (I cannot play while son #1 is still working). It's much more enjoyable than on emulation. But I still couldn't make it past the second wave of donut guys. Dinobot711, Justin, socrates63 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, socrates63 said: EDIT: I noticed that the rom I used to post my first score had a different typeface from the screen shots posted by others. This one was shot using the actual cartridge. I think I'll try the rom that Justin posted next. I think the cartridge is the official version. As long as we all choose left difficulty "A", it should be fine. Edited October 17, 2020 by RickR Sabertooth, socrates63 and HDN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobot711 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 4995 - First score so far. Playing on a 2600 with a genesis controller. First time playing Demon Attack on the 2600. Picked up a copy at a local game store today after seeing the next challenge. Always wanted to check it out since I really like the Intellivision version. Justin, Atari Creep, HDN and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrekMD Posted October 17, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Some improvement... RickR, Atari Creep, Justin and 5 others 8 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 22,305 About a 1% improvement 🙄 but improvement nonetheless so I'll take it 🙃 My main strategies after the initial few waves are: Target the two demons that are not firing on your cannon. Avoid the demon firing on you and go for the other two demons. You gain no additional points for eliminating the demon attacking your cannon, so don't take on unnecessary risk. Survive, baby! Split the demon firing on you in half to reduce the width or spread of the barrage and then focus on shooting down the other demons as much as possible. Shoot down the diving kamikaze-style demons as they are worth more points. Don't let them get away. Dinobot711, Atari Creep, Justin and 3 others 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 FYI - I will play on Stella as I don't have hardware hooked up here. (Small, but nice abode.) To that end, I haven't used Stella in ages so this may take a little while lol. Justin, socrates63 and HDN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliciousCarp Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 16 hours ago, Dinobot711 said: 4995 - First score so far. Playing on a 2600 with a genesis controller. First time playing Demon Attack on the 2600. Picked up a copy at a local game store today after seeing the next challenge. Always wanted to check it out since I really like the Intellivision version. The fact that you found a local game store that happened to have a copy in stock means that you have already won! 🙂 HDN, Dinobot711, Justin and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 24,585 I played Demon Attack once or twice a few months ago and liked it. I'm glad this squad challenge is giving me reason to play it everyday. I started out using the Starplex controller thinking that pressing buttons might help me react faster, but the arcade joystick (the buttons are lit) is working out great and that's what I've been using the last couple of days. Edited October 17, 2020 by socrates63 HDN, Atari Creep, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridude Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Count me in 😎 HDN, chas10e, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 6120. First Attempt. I might try live streaming another attempt later tonight. Edited October 18, 2020 by nosweargamer Justin, socrates63, Dinobot711 and 3 others 6 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...
HDN Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 @nosweargamer have you ever live streamed before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, HDN said: @nosweargamer have you ever live streamed before? Yes. I've done 4 or so, but it's been awhile. HDN 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...
Dinobot711 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 6 hours ago, MaliciousCarp said: The fact that you found a local game store that happened to have a copy in stock means that you have already won! 🙂 Lol yeah! Was pretty psyched they had it HDN, socrates63, MaliciousCarp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliciousCarp Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Here is my first entry. I somehow jammed the cart into my 7800... it may be walking funny for a while after this. I really need to dig out one of my 2600s when I want to play Imagic games. Anyways 14,245 Atari Creep, Dinobot711, Justin and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 @MaliciousCarp you should mod the cartridge slot to make it easier to fit games in. You have to crack the ring around the cartridge slot or something. Maybe make a video on it. MaliciousCarp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 5150 Only posting this score because of the coolness of the number and its relevance to current events. RIP EVH Tip, avoid emulation with this one. For some reason my left/right movement kept locking up. Usually when another object was close to your gun thing. Sabertooth, Justin, HDN and 3 others 6 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 @ataricreep on Instagram Tonight at 9pm EST Dinobot711, socrates63, HDN and 3 others 6 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Well, it took a lot more work than anticipated to get it working, my Mic was muted for the first 3 minutes on accident and I didn't better my score, but I did do a live stream last night and mentioned the site a bunch. Justin, Atari Creep, socrates63 and 2 others 5 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...
HDN Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 I caught the end of the stream and still need to watch the rest of it. But at the end I made a reference that went unnoticed! Gasp! The horror! So here you go, @nosweargamer. Now you can clean your desk of easily! Atari Creep and socrates63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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