Justin Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 CrackpotsAtari 2600Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: DefaultPlay on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST March 14, 2022 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 March 1st through March 14th, 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 Crackpots on Game 1 (1 Player) using the Default difficulty settings. The Difficulty Switches are not used in this game. 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 119th Squad Challenge! For this challenge we're playing Activision's CRACKPOTS designed by Dan Kitchen and released for the Atari 2600 pretty late in the game in 1983. Crackpots begins with an infestation! A bug barrage is swarming out of the sewer, chomping away at every building in town. Entire neighborhoods are now crumb piles! Over in Brooklyn, Potsy, the rooftop Gardner, is defending his beloved building with his only weapon - potted petunias. Be a good neighbor, help Potsy take potshots at the insect invaders... Quick! When too many bugs crawl into the windows, they'll start eating you out of house and home! ROM and PDF Instruction Manual are provided below. Crackpots.pdf Crackpots.a26 Sabertooth, RickR and TrekMD 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 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! RickR and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 @nosweargamer has an excellent overview of Crackpots for the Atari 2600. It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 We're awarding the Activision Crackpots Badge as an achievement for all players who score a patch-worthy score of 75,000+ Points in our Crackpots Squad Challenge through March 14th! Good luck! Gianna and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 High Score Squad Special Event!Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge Missile Command: Recharged March 1st - 31st HIGH SCORE SQUAD SPECIAL EVENT: ATARI VCS players be sure to stop by our new Club VCS and join us for our very first Recharged Squad Challenge! We're playing Missile Command: Recharged on the Atari VCS, now through March 31st! There will be new Recharged Squad Challenges coming every month in Club VCS, be sure to join us and show off your VCS skills. Big shoutout to @Sabertooth who is organizing the event and has been putting in tremendous work into making the Atari VCS community something genuinely amazing. THANK YOU to everyone who has been participating in Club VCS and inviting new Atari VCS fans to join us! Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datafry Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 First attempt 34060 Justin, Gianna, chas10e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, datafry said: First attempt 34060 BIG WAY TO KICK THINGS OFF!! @datafry Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted March 1, 2022 Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 20,550 on my first try ... had to use my Harmony cart Sabertooth, RickR, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Does the Activision Anthology on PS2 count as proper emulation? Sabertooth and Justin 2 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 I will try to participate on this one. This month is especially busy, even on weekends! Sabertooth and Justin 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 18 minutes ago, greenween said: Does the Activision Anthology on PS2 count as proper emulation? Yes! Go for it. greenween, TrekMD, Justin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Wow. An Activision game I don't have. I'm in. I'll use emulator. Justin and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 15 hours ago, greenween said: Does the Activision Anthology on PS2 count as proper emulation? YES!! Let's have fun with this! 15 hours ago, RickR said: Yes! Go for it. 👍 🥳 🥳 🥳 Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Here's my very first attempt: My High Score 7,130 Gianna, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datafry Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 The Red Diagonal guys cheat!!!! Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 My first attempt. Never played this one before. RickR, Justin, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Second attempt, doing a little better this time. My High Score: 16,430 Gianna, RickR, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datafry Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) Had a good run this morning 54130 Edited March 3, 2022 by datafry RickR, Justin, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 12:08 PM, Justin said: High Score Squad Special Event!Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge Missile Command: Recharged March 1st - 31st HIGH SCORE SQUAD SPECIAL EVENT: ATARI VCS players be sure to stop by our new Club VCS and join us for our very first Recharged Squad Challenge! We're playing Missile Command: Recharged on the Atari VCS, now through March 31st! There will be new Recharged Squad Challenges coming every month in Club VCS, be sure to join us and show off your VCS skills. Big shoutout to @Sabertooth who is organizing the event and has been putting in tremendous work into making the Atari VCS community something genuinely amazing. THANK YOU to everyone who has been participating in Club VCS and inviting new Atari VCS fans to join us! I'd join but I don't own the modern VCS. Only PC versions of the game. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I'd join but I don't own the modern VCS. Only PC versions of the game. Maybe a new goal for this year! Consider joining just to follow along. You could even play along with the PC versions of the game if you'd like, but the scores won't be able to be counted in the Final Standings. I need to get my hands on a VCS too, and an Evercade VS System 🙂 Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datafry Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 47 minutes ago, Justin said: Maybe a new goal for this year! Consider joining just to follow along. You could even play along with the PC versions of the game if you'd like, but the scores won't be able to be counted in the Final Standings. I need to get my hands on a VCS too, and an Evercade VS System 🙂 Same here, both are on my list for this year Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 28,060 Gianna, datafry, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) Going Live with my attempt: 22,390 best of stream Edited March 4, 2022 by nosweargamer Justin, RickR and Sabertooth 3 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...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Justin said: Maybe a new goal for this year! Consider joining just to follow along. You could even play along with the PC versions of the game if you'd like, but the scores won't be able to be counted in the Final Standings. I need to get my hands on a VCS too, and an Evercade VS System 🙂 I'll join but I have no plans getting a VCS when I already have a PC that is just as powerful if not more powerful. I can't justify the purchase of one. Especially at $399 a pop. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 My new High Score: 20,240 datafry, Sabertooth, Gianna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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