Justin Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Keystone Kapers Atari 2600 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Default Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST August 31th, 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 August 15th through August 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 Keystone Kapers using the default settings as there are no difficulty settings to select from. 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 133rd Squad Challenge, another stellar Activision classic for Atari 2600! Keystone Kapers was designed by Garry Kitchen and released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in 1983. This is a very fun platform and elevator game. Do you have what it takes to help Keystone Kelly catch the crook? This Squad Challenge will run through August 31st, 2022. ROM and Instruction Manual are both provided below. Have fun!! Keystone_Kapers.pdf Keystone Kapers.a26 socrates63, greenween and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 @nosweargamer has a quick and simple overview of Activision's Keystone Kapers for the Atari 2600. It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Please remember to TYPE OUT YOUR HIGH SCORE when posting to High Score Squad! We want to get your score right, and prevent mistakes. Scores can be blurry in photos, tricky on the eyes, or hidden deep within play-through videos. Claiming your score 100% prevents confusion. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 I don't own this one oddly enough. I'll see if I can snag up a copy otherwise I will emulate it somehow when I get home. I'd use my cellphone but I don't particularly care for the touchscreen controls. Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 This game is a fun one. I will probably give it a go but I won't expect to score much. It's about recalling what appears on each floor every screen; you can max out the game once you figure that out. Justin and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I don't own this one oddly enough. I'll see if I can snag up a copy otherwise I will emulate it somehow when I get home. I'd use my cellphone but I don't particularly care for the touchscreen controls. @Atari 5200 Guy You can emulate, or play online here: https://atarionline.org/atari-2600/keystone-kapers greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I'll definitely join on this one. By the way, have you guys seen the 7800 version of this game? It is fantastic. Hell, it is the best looking version of this game... greenween 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I've owned this game for years but I've never played it. I'll be joining in later today. 🙂 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 13650 greenween and Marco1019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 First attempt. 10,200. Playing on a 4 switch woody with an A/V mod. NSG's review got me off to a decent start. Fun game, I do have trouble with the escalators though. RickR and Marco1019 2 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 I meant to say the elevator gives me trouble. "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 OK, here is my first score: 13,000 greenween, Marco1019 and RickR 3 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 The patch score for this game is 35,000. Let's go for it! (I know, it sounds impossible at the moment) greenween and socrates63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Default settings. 35,000 points? I got this...hold my soda! RickR and greenween 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 17600 TrekMD, socrates63, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 I'm at least on the board. I don't care for the touchscreen controls. I could not get my character to go right most of the time. 6,200. Marco1019, socrates63, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 It's tough game for me because of the focus needed. Once you get to the higher levels, the objects really fly across the screen. You have a split second to figure out what the obstacle is and then react. I haven't figured out the secret to the dual bouncing balls yet. greenween and socrates63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Ha!!! Thank you Bluetooth and XBOX. 12,150 RickR, socrates63, greenween and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 I figured out how to pair my XBOX controller to my tablet. Not bad. Sounds are behind slightly but not bad. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 I will trying... 😉 RickR 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Slightly better. 13,000. Edited August 20, 2022 by greenween Marco1019, Atari 5200 Guy and RickR 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 Improved my score 😊 16,700 greenween, RickR, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 4:35 PM, Marco1019 said: This game is a fun one. I will probably give it a go but I won't expect to score much. It's about recalling what appears on each floor every screen; you can max out the game once you figure that out. Remember my post above? Yeah, those were the days, huh? So... 293,600. I played on Stella 6.7 for Mac OS. I did record this run but I need to shrink the file size before uploading to YouTube. TrekMD, RickR, greenween and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 One MAJOR tip that I learned from a TG post involves the elevator pattern which is tied to when you capture the crook. The best time to capture Harry Hooligan is when the elevator is on the 2nd floor or when it's ascending to the 3rd floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Marco1019 said: Remember my post above? Yeah, those were the days, huh? So... 293,600. I played on Stella 6.7 for Mac OS. I did record this run but I need to shrink the file size before uploading to YouTube. Well...there goes the neighborhood. It's been nice. See you guys around. 😂 I'm going after that badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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