Justin Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 BMX - California GamesAtari LynxController: JOYPAD / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: BMXPlay on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST April 30, 2022 Nominated by @Justin 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 April 15th and April 30th, 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 BMX - We are playing California Games for Atari Lynx and selecting the "BMX" event from the title screen. 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 122nd Squad Challenge! For this challenge we're celebrating spring with a fun "extreme games" event that we can take with us on spring break or summer vacation! We're enjoying the fast, free-wheeling momentum of the BMX event in California Games. ROM and Instructions are provided below. Even though it's an Atari game, you won't have E.T. there to help fly your BMX over the hills. Points are awarded for jumps and tricks, with bonus points awarded at the end for time. Will you be "As Good As James"? california_games.pdf California Games.lnx RickR, Gianna and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 @btbfilms76 has a nice overview of California Games for Atari Lynx. He starts with BMX and goes over all of the events. It's a great introduction to California Games if you've never played it before! RickR and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 150 on the Atari Lynx Collection 2 via an Evercade VS. Rough start. 🙂 Justin and Gianna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 461. I'm not sure who James is. AtariSphinx, Justin and Gianna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) Plan to stream my attempt tonight. I'll be using my Evercade VS for the first time on a stream. Starts at 11 pm EST. 382 from the stream! Edited April 18, 2022 by nosweargamer Gianna, Sabertooth, Justin and 1 other 4 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...
RickR Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 468. I'm playing using MESS. Sabertooth, Justin, nosweargamer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 Seems like a real challenge to even finish the course. Whoever put those hay bales out should be fired! Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 6:56 PM, Sabertooth said: I'm not sure who James is Looks like there were 4 programmers on this game each programming one of the events. James Donald did BMX. I assume that is the reference. Do the other events have something similar? Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 California Games BMX : 506 Sabertooth, Justin, Gianna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 Current HS: 350 still working on it! RickR and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 341 "Awesome". Still working on our scores. RickR and Gianna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 475 i enjoyed this game! AtariSphinx, Sabertooth, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 My New High Score: 608 Gianna, Sabertooth, AtariSphinx and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 Congratulations Everyone! Congratulations everyone on a great game! California Games is one of my all-time personal favorites, and I hope you enjoyed playing as much as I did! For this Squad Challenge I scored 608 points and took 1st Place in our Final Standings. @AtariSphinx came in blazing hot with a score of 506, firmly securing the 2nd Place spot on our Final Standings. @Gianna gave it her all and takes 3rd Place with her score of 475 points. "The Don" @RickR takes 4th with his score of 468 points. Atari VCS prodigy @Sabertooth was hot on Rick's tail just 7 points behind, taking our 5th spot in our Final Standings with his score of 461 points, and YouTube legend @nosweargamer rounds things out with at 6th Place with a very respectrable high score of 382 points. As always, I will be sharing this high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Squad Challenge continues on! Congratulations to everyone who played! I hope you had a fun time and will remember the Atari Lynx next time you're packing for your next big trip! NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge is an Activision game for the Atari 2600. Be there! RickR and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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