Achieved at : 2023-04-01
Rank : 2
(19% worse)
Lups : 225
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2023-04-16
| General Rules: |
Left difficulty switch setting must remain in the A/Expert position throughout gameplay. Right difficulty switch setting may be in any position at any time. No use of trainers, cheats, saved game files, auto-fire (when not default present in-game), emulator save states, or other emulator advantages. No use of code modifications that give the player an advantage over other players. No continues. It is discouraged and may lead to voters not accepting your score to: - excessively point farm - use glitches or other game exploits |
| Specific Rules: |
Game 4: ∙ Fast speed ∙ Extra life every 10,000 ∙ Hyperspace Left difficulty switch setting must remain in the position indicated by the leaderboard category. A/Expert: UFOs B/Novice: No UFOs Right difficulty switch setting has no effect in a one-player variation, and can therefore be in any position at any time. There is a rare glitch that awards a player between 4,000 and 6,000 points for striking a single object. There is no known way to cause this glitch intentionally. ✅ Scores achieved that include this glitch are ALLOWED. Two versions of Asteroids were released. One version with the copyright screen intro, and one without. ✅ Player may use either version. A 4.2.22 |
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Atari did a decent job of Asteroids on the VCS / 2600. Coded by Brad Stewart, it features 66 variations on the cartridge, though for a single player it is really 32 plus a kids version. Variations include fast or slow asteroids, with or without UFO's and various defence techniques - Hyperspace, shields, flip-over or nothing. This gives the cartridge quite a lot of versatility.
Released in 1981 it was hit, despite not having vector graphics and the asteroids have quite a vertical movement bias.
This run was played on PC using the Stella emulator. The date of play was the 1st April 2023. The game variation was 4 and the difficulty switches were set to A. The final score was 13,940 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 In Stella, game loaded. NTSC / 60fps displayed at top left.
00:32 Selecting Game 4 (top left number). The 1 on the right indicates this is a single player variation.
00:35 Game properties shows the cartridge installed and the Difficulty switches both set to A..
00:46 Double checking Difficulty switches are in A position.
00:48 Game start.
01:31 First life lost.
02:53 Second Life lost.
03:09 Third life lost.
03:15 Fourth life lost, but luckily it takes me over 10,000 so I earn an extra life!
04:01 Fifth life lost. Game Over! Final score 13,940 points.
04:08 Checking Difficulty switches = A and cartridge identity.
Released in 1981 it was hit, despite not having vector graphics and the asteroids have quite a vertical movement bias.
This run was played on PC using the Stella emulator. The date of play was the 1st April 2023. The game variation was 4 and the difficulty switches were set to A. The final score was 13,940 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 In Stella, game loaded. NTSC / 60fps displayed at top left.
00:32 Selecting Game 4 (top left number). The 1 on the right indicates this is a single player variation.
00:35 Game properties shows the cartridge installed and the Difficulty switches both set to A..
00:46 Double checking Difficulty switches are in A position.
00:48 Game start.
01:31 First life lost.
02:53 Second Life lost.
03:09 Third life lost.
03:15 Fourth life lost, but luckily it takes me over 10,000 so I earn an extra life!
04:01 Fifth life lost. Game Over! Final score 13,940 points.
04:08 Checking Difficulty switches = A and cartridge identity.