Justin Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 BowlingAtari 2600Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: Game 1, Difficulty APlay on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST January 31, 2022 Nominated by: @RickR 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 January 15th through January 31st, 2022. 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 Bowling on Game 1, Difficulty A which provides for Curve Ball and a Standard level of gameplay appropriate for adult players. 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 116th Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're playing Atari's BOWLING, released for the Atari 2600 in 1979 and designed by Larry Kaplan, who later went on to become a cofounder of Activision. Special thanks to @RickR for nominating this game for High Score Squad! Bowling is a basic but fun Atari 2600 sports game featuring some fun dynamics such as curveballs. Standard scoring rules for Bowling apply. NOTE: Before pressing the FIRE Button to release the ball, the Joystick controls the positioning of the Bowler. After pressing the FIRE button, the Joystick controls the direction of the ball as it moves down the Alley. ROM and PDF Instruction Manual are provided below. I hope you all have fun, and good luck to everybody participating. Will you score a SRIKE or SPARE?! 🎳 Bowling.pdf Bowling.bin Dinobot711 and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Let's get the word out about this High Score Squad Challenge!The more people participating the more fun the challenge! Spread the word and invite friends to play! Sabertooth and Dinobot711 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 @nosweargamer has an excellent overview of Bowling for the Atari 2600. It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! Dinobot711 and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) My first score is 117! This game is quite relaxing to play 🙂 Edited January 16, 2022 by Gianna Marco1019, chas10e, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Here is my first score... RickR, Justin, Dinobot711 and 3 others 6 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 For my first game I bowled a 186 RickR, Gianna, TrekMD and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 194 Sabertooth, TrekMD, Dinobot711 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 153 Sabertooth, Justin, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 132 2 hours ago, Gianna said: My first score is 117! This game is quite relaxing to play 🙂 Yeah MUCH less frantic 2 hours ago, Justin said: Message Welcome to our 116th Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're playing Atari's BOWLING, released for the Atari 2600 in 1979 and designed by Larry Kaplan, who later went on to become a cofounder of Activision. Special thanks to @RickR for nominating this game for High Score Squad! Bowling is a basic but fun Atari 2600 sports game featuring some fun dynamics such as curveballs. Standard scoring rules for Bowling apply. NOTE: Before pressing the FIRE Button to release the ball, the Joystick controls the positioning of the Bowler. After pressing the FIRE button, the Joystick controls the direction of the ball as it moves down the Alley. ROM and PDF Instruction Manual are provided below. I hope you all have fun, and good luck to everybody participating. Will you score a SRIKE or SPARE?! 🎳 I Knew @RickR had something to do with this pick !!! .... that & it's a good one 🎳 😉 Marco1019, Sabertooth, Gianna and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 169 🎳 still no strikes :/ Edited January 16, 2022 by chas10e Marco1019, Sabertooth, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Kicking butt. 192 Marco1019, Sabertooth, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Justin said: Kicking butt. 192 More like kicking pins, but that's OK. 😉 Justin and Sabertooth 1 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, TrekMD said: More like kicking pins, but that's OK. 😉 TrekMD and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 174! Marco1019, RickR, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an Atari sporting event!" Sabertooth was awarded the badge 'Good Sportsmanship!' and 10 points. 208 via the VCS Vault Vol. 1 with the Classic Controller. TrekMD, Justin, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 I'll have to setup my computer and play it on emulator. This is one 2600 game I don't have...yet. I'm in as soon as I get dinner out of the way. Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 172. Game 1/A. I love this. Very challenging. A reminder to all to put your left difficulty switch on "A". TrekMD, Sabertooth, Gianna and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 195 - game 1/A Justin, Sabertooth, Gianna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 163 🎳 I had a great start with 3 strikes ... at least I got some this time \o/ Marco1019, Sabertooth, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csolo Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) In the challenge, first try. I'll be back with a better score. Glhf, everyone Edited January 17, 2022 by Csolo Forgot Pic lol RickR, chas10e, Marco1019 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csolo Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 New pb Marco1019, Justin, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csolo Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Sabertooth said: 208 via the VCS Vault Vol. 1 with the Classic Controller. Nice! RickR and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an Atari sporting event!" greenween was awarded the badge 'Good Sportsmanship!' and 10 points. 213 0n the 7800. chas10e, Sabertooth, Marco1019 and 3 others 6 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an Atari sporting event!" TrekMD was awarded the badge 'Good Sportsmanship!' and 10 points. Here is my new score... Sabertooth, Justin, RickR and 2 others 5 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 You guys are bringing your "A" games. Ha ha ha....get it? "A"? Is this mic even on? chas10e, greenween, Justin and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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