Sabertooth Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) YARS: RECHARGEDAtari VCSController: MODERN / CLASSIC / PLAYER'S CHOICEDifficulty Level: ARCADE MODEPlay on: Real Hardware ✔Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST September 30, 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 September 1st through September 30, 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 This is a Club VCS Exclusive Challenge. All Club VCS players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real Atari VCS hardware. 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 Yars: Recharged in the "ARCADE" mode. Play as long as you can for the highest score possible! 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 seventh Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're taking on the newest entry in Atari's Recharged Series: Yars: Recharged! Yars: Recharged is a modern take on Yars' Revenge, the 1982 smash hit for the Atari 2600. Programmed by the incomparable Howard Scott Warshaw, Yars’ Revenge went on to become the best-selling original title for the platform. This is quite a legacy to live up to. At its core, Yars: Recharged is a twin-stick shooter. It borrows elements of Yars’ Revenge and combines it with a dash of “bullet hell” and a slick future retro aesthetic to deliver a fresh take on HSW’s classic. Can you defeat the Qotile for the highest score!? Club VCS Recharged Squad Giveaway This is the second round of our second Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge Giveaway! 1) All challenge participants will receive one (1) entry for each challenge in which they submit a valid score! 2) The top scorer of each challenge will receive two (2) additional entries - for a total of three (3) entries in a single challenge! 3) On Twitch or Youtube? Stream or record and post your ClubVCS high score attempt for one (1) additional entry in each round. You must post a public link to the video in the Challenge. BUT ARE THERE BUTTONS? Yes! We've made another set of ClubVCS buttons to celebrate the games in this series. There will be two ways to get a button set. 1) Win a challenge. 2) Post a valid score to all challenges in the 5 game series. Only one button set will be mailed per member during the series. This contest is open to everybody, including Atari I/O Moderators, with a U.S. or Canada mailing address. It's really easy, all you have to do is participate be a Club VCS member and participate in our Recharged Squad Challenges. Edited September 1, 2022 by Sabertooth RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) Let's get the word out about this Recharged Squad Challenge! The more people participating the more fun the challenge! Spread the word and invite friends to play! Edited September 2, 2022 by Sabertooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) Haven't tried Yars: Recharged on the VCS yet? Check out these reviews and first impressions: From your's truly for the readers: Sabertooth's Game Cave (Blog) 🤣 @Davpa from VCS Connect: @Ballistik aka Ballistik Coffee Boy and his "No Filter" Launch Day First Look: @Atari Creep checking it out: Edited September 1, 2022 by Sabertooth Portaro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Crushing start @Joe! #ReturnoftheKing D.joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 You're on fire @Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 The competition is fierce on that leaderboard,I think everyone is going to be in on this one Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 95,760 - Modern Controller - No multiplier bonuses selected Score is at 00:21:28 (ish) RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 75680 Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 Curious, is anyone using bonus multipliers as a strategy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 I haven't Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 86, 010 for my first submission Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 19630. First try Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 99,760 with a Modern. I was crushed when that final came up and it wasn't 100k+. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 Oh yeah you got robbed Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 These Recharged games are all really awesome, but I sure wish they'd include a manual. How does scoring work? Is it worth more to shoot or eat shields? Or Zorlon Cannon them? I'll try more this weekend. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 They definitely should include a digital manual and scoring guide. At least Yars starts with a tutorial, which is a first for the Recharged series. Someone can correct my if I'm wrong but my understanding is that scores are really about time and health. You will get the same score for clearing each level. But you get a bonus for clearing it faster and not getting hit. These bonuses are applied at the end of play so they're not apparent from level to level. There are also the score modifiers that provide a stackable 2.5% bonus at the end of play. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: There are also the score modifiers that provide a stackable 2.5% bonus at the end of play. Is that something I need to select? I'll go back and read the first post I guess. Anyway, I love this game. I like how world feels "bigger" than original Yars. You can go around to the backside for example. The only thing I miss is being able to shoot the quotile and get an extra life. Edited September 15, 2022 by RickR Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 @RickR- when you click into Arcade Mode you'll see an option for modifiers: Hyper, Hunger and Heavy Cannon. You can select any or all of them for an end of game score boost (2.5% each). RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: @RickR- when you click into Arcade Mode you'll see an option for modifiers: Hyper, Hunger and Heavy Cannon. You can select any or all of them for an end of game score boost (2.5% each). Thank you! I saw those but wasn't sure if I could choose them for this competition. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, RickR said: Thank you! I saw those but wasn't sure if I could choose them for this competition. Yes, it's a strategic part of Arcade Mode. I am useless with them but if you want to give it a shot, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.joe Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 @Joe is a machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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