Justin Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Centipede Atari 7800 Controller: JOYSTICK / TRAK-BALL / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: EXPERT Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST September 30, 2023 Nominated by @Gianna 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 30th, 2023. 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, officially released compilation, 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, updated and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level EXPERT. We are playing Centipede on the EXPERT Difficulty Setting, which provides the most challenging level of gameplay for prodigious adult players of the highest skill levels. 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 dishonest 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 149th Squad Challenge! This month we're playing Centipede on its EXPERT Difficulty Setting for Atari 7800! This Centipede High Score Squad Challenge is a "Double Feature" that coincides with @Sabertooth's Centipede Recharged Squad Challenge in ClubVCS! We invite you to play in BOTH Squad Challenges, if you can! Special thanks to @Gianna for nominating this game! ROM is attached below. Good luck! Centipede.A78Centipede.pdf Marco1019, socrates63 and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Let's get the word out about our Club VCS Recharged Squad Challenge! The more people participating the more fun the challenge! Spread the word and invite friends to play! Sabertooth, socrates63 and Marco1019 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted September 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 This is a MONTH LONG Squad Challenge! You have through September 30th to post your High Score! Take the extra time to enjoy the game! greenween, Sabertooth, Marco1019 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Ah, this is a fun game and very well done for the 7800! Sabertooth, Justin and greenween 2 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Kicking the double feature off with 10,470. Playing on Atari50 via the VCS. Edited September 2, 2023 by Sabertooth greenween, Justin, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Love these double features! socrates63, Smell Dawg, Justin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 21,333 My first time ever playing 7800 Centipede. The joystick control actually felt pretty good. I downloaded the Centipede trak-ball rom a while ago but haven't gotten around to using my Dragonfly yet. greenween, Marco1019, Smell Dawg and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Getting on the board with 16,208. Playing on a 7800 with a 2600 joystick. Justin, socrates63, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 3, 2023 Report Share Posted September 3, 2023 32,777 Justin, Smell Dawg, Marco1019 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 Here's my first score...10,597 Atari 5200 Guy, greenween, Smell Dawg and 2 others 5 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 Playing on Atari50… man Centipede is rough without a rollerball 😩 (not that the “expert” setting isn’t already working against me enough 😀 ) 15,625 Atari 5200 Guy, socrates63, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Small improvement but an improvement, nonetheless... 11,370 socrates63, RickR, Justin and 3 others 6 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 So far 21,795. Justin, TrekMD, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Small improvement. 23,964. TrekMD, Justin and socrates63 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Im slowly getting better. 26,831. socrates63, Smell Dawg, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 38,894 I really like the way the game plays with a joystick. I'm sure a track ball is a better experience, but I don't feel like I'm being hindered by using a joystick. Justin, Jinroh, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 16147. Playing on ps1 classic. socrates63 and TrekMD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 5 hours ago, socrates63 said: 38,894 I really like the way the game plays with a joystick. I'm sure a track ball is a better experience, but I don't feel like I'm being hindered by using a joystick. I have tried it with a trackball and it is not the experience you would expect. It doesn't use the trackball mode of the controller, only the joystick mode. So no matter how hard you spin the ball it makes no difference and it is still eight directions. I really wish these games would have supported the trackball mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 12 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I have tried it with a trackball and it is not the experience you would expect. It doesn't use the trackball mode of the controller, only the joystick mode. So no matter how hard you spin the ball it makes no difference and it is still eight directions. I really wish these games would have supported the trackball mode. It is too bad that this game and others don't support the trackball natively out of the box. Have you tried the 7800 Centipede hack that supports the trackball? Or are you describing the experience of the trackball hack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 I was looking at the hack, but I'm not sure we can count it here. Changes were made (like removing borders and graphical changes). It is hard to say if gameplay is identical. I haven't tried it. It smacks of effort 🙂 But I do have the hack (actually several versions of it) on the Concerto cart. socrates63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 I've downloaded all the trackball hacked games but haven't gotten around to setting up my Dragonfly. I'm pretty sure I also have the Concerto but need to find it 😂 I agree that the hack shouldn't be sanctioned for this high score challenge. Even without the possible changes outside the controller, using an analog(?) trackball controller is a big change to the gameplay. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 In the meantime, I really mean to try the game on real hardware when time permits. But that PS1 Classic in my family room is too dang convenient. Mostly, I think I can do better with a joystick over the PS1 pad. socrates63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 40,995 small improvement but broke 40k! RickR, Marco1019 and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 My understanding is that the TB hacks play exactly the same. It's just changes on the border (with arcade style or dark) and, of course, true TB input. I think to include the hacks, the scores would have to be separated as the TB control is different and will affect scoring. socrates63 and Justin 1 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) 17599 Played this time on a real 7800 with a Tac-2 joystick. I think I prefer the PS1 pad, as holding down these old joystick buttons really hurts my hand!! Edited September 8, 2023 by RickR TrekMD, socrates63 and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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