Atari 5200 Guy Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 I'm playing on a junior. Justin and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 You know what would be really cool? A side by side challenge. All those ads from Atari showing the 2600 & 5200 ports of arcade hits? It would be neat to have a head to head 2600 vs 5200 type challenge. If we play a game on the 2600 and it is on the 5200 and 7800 then include those as well. Just a thought. TrekMD, greenween, RickR and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: You know what would be really cool? A side by side challenge. All those ads from Atari showing the 2600 & 5200 ports of arcade hits? It would be neat to have a head to head 2600 vs 5200 type challenge. If we play a game on the 2600 and it is on the 5200 and 7800 then include those as well. Just a thought. @Atari 5200 Guy Yes! I love doing things like that! We did that a few years ago with a Crystal Castles Double Feature, playing Crystal Castles on Atari 2600, alongside the original arcade version of Crystal Castles. You were the first to join in! We also did a Devil's Crush pinball Double Feature on TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Genesis (Dragon's Fury) where it was fun to compare the differences between the two games. It seemed like that was one of the times where TurboGrafx-16 won out: greenween and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 I forgot about that. Well, can we also include the 5200's Frogger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Starpath version: 12,810. I played on Stella 6.7 for Mac OS & used the keyboard. I recorded my gameplay using Wondershare Filmora 11. This version is really good. I wish I had known about it sooner. RickR, greenween, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 3,294. Justin, TrekMD, RickR and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 1266 PB version greenween, Marco1019, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 5800 Starpath Justin, Marco1019 and TrekMD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Doesn't count, but pretty amazing. Marco1019, TrekMD, Justin and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Yes, that is a cool version of the game. Justin 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 3:06 PM, Atari 5200 Guy said: I forgot about that. Well, can we also include the 5200's Frogger? Lets do this: keep it simple. If you’d like to share Frogger scores from other systems, go for it! Whatever is fun. Officially this remains a double feature for the 2600 Parker Bros and Starpath versions of Frogger. Having too much going on at once can get messy and overwhelming for everybody, especially keeping track of scores across multiple different platforms. (Super time consuming!) but it's fun and engaging sharing interesting pictures and scores on a game that’s been on so many systems. Share what you’d like, if it becomes competitive and others jump in, I’ll do my best to tally up those scores too! 6 hours ago, RickR said: Doesn't count, but pretty amazing. @RickR I love it! Vectrex is entirely underrated and sometimes completely forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Just played the Starpath Frogger again and here is my new score: 13,330 Justin, Marco1019 and RickR 3 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 I'm having a lot of trouble with the "freeway" section of the game. Once the game speeds up, that's where I lose all my lives. You all let me know if have any tips other than "Don't get run over". 🙂 Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, RickR said: I'm having a lot of trouble with the "freeway" section of the game. Once the game speeds up, that's where I lose all my lives. You all let me know if have any tips other than "Don't get run over". 🙂 This probably isn't much less obvious than saying "Don't get run over" - but the strategy I've found works best for me is not hesitating to "take two steps forward and one step back". Quite often I have to take a step back, move further down the screen, and try another move at advancing up the screen. I lose some precious seconds, but I keep my lives and live on to fight another round. It's okay to take a step or two back, so long as you see a path worth taking. greenween, RickR and TrekMD 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Justin said: This probably isn't much less obvious than saying "Don't get run over" - but the strategy I've found works best for me is not hesitating to "take two steps forward and one step back". Quite often I have to take a step back, move further down the screen, and try another move at advancing up the screen. I lose some precious seconds, but I keep my lives and live on to fight another round. It's okay to take a step or two back, so long as you see a path worth taking. Very helpful. Thanks. There tends to be one or two slow lanes that you can stop and take a short breather, but I'm I usually end up running right into that horrid serpent if I do make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 I look at the spacing between the vehicles in a lane and try to find a path that I can quickly jump through. This may mean going backwards or even sideways at times! RickR 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) OK, played the PB version and also improved on my score: 1466 Edited November 21, 2022 by TrekMD Marco1019, RickR and Sabertooth 3 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 New PB for the Starpath version: 14,100. I will try to give the Parker Brothers version a go some time this week. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 52 minutes ago, TrekMD said: I look at the spacing between the vehicles in a lane and try to find a path that I can quickly jump through. This may mean going backwards or even sideways at times! @TrekMD @RickR This is my strategy exactly, but with the added measure of running right or left with the "traffic". Then I can take a step back, let a path become clear, and then go for it. If you watched me play you'd see I move more like a lion than a frog. Sit and wait for the right opportunity and then pounce. RickR, TrekMD, greenween and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 My Parker Brothers run: 3442. I played on OpenEmu which uses the Stella core. I couldn't get the direction keys to map properly on the standalone Stella emulator. It's funny (well, kinda) to put in the work for this version, only to end up with a measly score lol. Sabertooth, Justin and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 7:27 PM, RickR said: I'm having a lot of trouble with the "freeway" section of the game. Once the game speeds up, that's where I lose all my lives. You all let me know if have any tips other than "Don't get run over". 🙂 Yep. One. This froggy can't swim so stay out of the water. How can you have a frog that can't swim. Of course I'm only being sarcastic here. For added points...the three small logs have a pattern. Every other pass those logs make from left to right will have a female frog. She will be on the last log to come from the left. Pick her up and hop in a cave for bonus points. I have also found it best practice with each new stage to watch it for a few seconds and see how everything moves. Cars move this way, logs and turtles move that way. Watch the mechanics of the game. That should help some. Justin, greenween and RickR 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 I went old school. 2034. RickR, Marco1019, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 You have a beautiful 2600 Junior @Atari 5200 Guy RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 That flat-tube TV is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 I had better make time tonight to post a score. Wish me luck! TrekMD and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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