Justin Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 "Ultimate" AsteroidsAtari 2600Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: Game 8, Difficulty APlay on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST August 31, 2021 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 August 15th through August 31st, 2021. 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 We are playing "Ultimate Asteroids" using Game 8, Difficulty A. These settings provide for a more advanced, challenging level of gameplay with increased speed, Hyperspace, no extra lives, and the addition of UFOs. 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 106th Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're remixing a classic, applying "Ultimate" settings to Asteroids on the Atari 2600 the same way we've applied "Ultimate" settings to Yars' Revenge before! We're getting out of our comfort zone and playing "Ultimate Asteroids" using Game 8, Difficulty A - settings that provide for a more advanced, challenging level of gameplay with increased speed, Hyperspace, no extra lives, and the addition of UFOs. Do you have what it takes to blast your way through the Asteroid field and come out the other end of this Squad Challenge victorious? Asteroids was released for the Atari 2600 in 1981 and for decades has been one of my most beloved games of all time. Sometimes playing on default settings can get a little old, so we try to invent fresh approaches to playing these classic 2600 titles. ROM and PDF Instruction Manual are provided below. I hope you all have fun, and good luck to everybody participating! NOTE: We have a supreme lineup of games coming your way for High Score Squad in 2021! Expect a nice mix of classic Atari home console games in the rotation along with games from other classic systems! Here's a look at some upcoming events: September: An Atari Lynx game November: A Sega Genesis game December: 2021 F-ZERO Championship, plus a game for Atari Jaguar! Plus many more great games! (Schedule subject to change) Asteroids.pdf Asteroids.bin Sabertooth, Marco1019 and socrates63 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Good luck to all of the participants! I'll give this one a go soon; I just jumped into the EverythingC64 Challenge and it's a new shmup (Plekthora - definitely worth playing/buying). I will also give this a mention on next week's show! socrates63 and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 19,810 Such a classic Justin, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, socrates63 said: 19,810 Such a classic You have reminded me that I can use the Asteroids button controller for this. Which will be a lot of fun. Sabertooth, Justin and socrates63 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 19,980 with a Starplex controller 48 minutes ago, RickR said: You have reminded me that I can use the Asteroids button controller for this. Which will be a lot of fun. 'cause of THIS post , I thought the "astroblast" button on my Starplex controller would work ... it doesn't Anyways I used the Starplex controller as I was getting phantom-hyperspace shots using the Wico thing on my rig. I was also getting unwanted hyperspace jumps with a rebuilt cx-40 (with cx-10 clicky board inside ) I could have managed with that but I wasn't trying to make "The Kessel Run" RickR, Justin, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, RickR said: You have reminded me that I can use the Asteroids button controller for this. Which will be a lot of fun. I played with the Starplex controller. I wish the controller I traded with you by Retrogameboyz would have worked better for me. I found that I prefer the buttons on that one over the Starplex buttons. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Here is my score after a quick game... Sabertooth, Justin, socrates63 and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 12,230. This one is going to be hotly contested. I want to play more. Justin, socrates63, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 love that setup @RickR!! 🙌 🕹️ socrates63 and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Justin said: love that setup @RickR!! 🙌 🕹️ Thank you. @socrates63traded that sweet Retrogameboyz controller to me. It's so much fun! It's amazing how natural that 5 button layout feels for us old-timers. And the buttons need to be TOUGH. I slap that "hyperspace" button like an excited contestant on Family Feud! Sabertooth, Justin and socrates63 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 24,820 Sabertooth, RickR and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 4 hours ago, RickR said: Thank you. @socrates63traded that sweet Retrogameboyz controller to me. It's so much fun! It's amazing how natural that 5 button layout feels for us old-timers. And the buttons need to be TOUGH. I slap that "hyperspace" button like an excited contestant on Family Feud! this is me on the hyperspace button: socrates63, RickR, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 23,930 it wasn't this run but happened last night, I was messing with some headphones & Tom Pettys' song "Running Down a Dream" song came on , I was thinking ""This it totally Grand Theft Asteroids "" RickR, Sabertooth, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 @HDN post your score here 😉 Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 OK, some improvement... RickR, socrates63, Justin and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 It’s been a hot minute since I participated in one of these. 9470. Sabertooth, RickR, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Your scanlines add a level of authenticity that should add a +100 bonus to your score. Justin and HDN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, RickR said: Your scanlines add a level of authenticity that should add a +100 bonus to your score. retro gamer street cred 😆 33,910 -- finally broke 30k. My current strategy is to clear the asteroids as quickly as I can and avoid having to confront the saucers. Sabertooth, Justin, HDN and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 16,220. I'm going to try to give "The Philosopher" a run for his money 🙂 HDN, Justin, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, RickR said: 16,220. I'm going to try to give "The Philosopher" a run for his money 🙂 THE BATTLE SHALL BE LEGENDARY! Justin, RickR and socrates63 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 7 hours ago, socrates63 said: My current strategy is to clear the asteroids as quickly as I can and avoid having to confront the saucers. Rock on. 🤘 Justin and socrates63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 20190 Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 20770. <-- I pound Rocks and Rocky, fool! Edited August 20, 2021 by RickR HDN, Sabertooth, Justin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 36,500 -- a small improvement. Bring it, Mr. Harry. RickR, Justin, Sabertooth and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 12 hours ago, socrates63 said: 36,500 -- a small improvement. Bring it, Mr. Harry. I’m trying my best! 12,520. socrates63, RickR, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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