Achieved at : 2022-01-15
Rank : 2
(61% worse)
Lups : 143
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2022-01-30
| General Rules: |
Play with default settings unless otherwise specified. 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. 1 player only. 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: | Play the game in 1 player mode with default settings |
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Bandits is a 1982 game for the Apple II released by Sirius Software. It was written Tony Ngo and Benny Ngo. It was inspired by the little known 1980 arcade game Stratovox, where alien ships kidnap astronauts from the right side of the screen. In this home version, the bandits are kidnapping fruit from your lunar supply base.
Playing this game was inspired by a Youtube video from Retro Recipes, where host Perifractic tracks down a copy Bandits for the Apple II as it was the first game he remembers buying. The video follows his nostalgia trip as he plays the game on a real Apple II in his collection. You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b__bj...
My run was made on PC using the AppleWin emulator. The date of the run was the 15th January 2022 and the score reached was 11,215.
The control of your ship is a little difficult. As your craft moves left and right, movement is not smooth and it seems to stop for no reason. This can get you killed easily. I don't know if this was in the original game, or is an emulator problem. You have to adjust your method of control to compensate, but apart from this quirk, it is a game typical of it's time and I enjoyed my time with it.
Time stamps:
00:30 Game loaded.
00:43 Game start.
01:13 First life lost.
02:12 Second life lost and an Extra Life gained for reaching 5,000 points.
03:14 Third life lost.
03:29 Fourth life lost.
03:31 Fifth life lost.
03:44 Extra Life awarded for reaching 10,000 points.
03:50 Sixth life lost.
04:12 Last life lost. Game Over. Final score 11,215.
04:25 AppleWin emulator settings displayed. Normal processor speed and running at 60Hz.
Playing this game was inspired by a Youtube video from Retro Recipes, where host Perifractic tracks down a copy Bandits for the Apple II as it was the first game he remembers buying. The video follows his nostalgia trip as he plays the game on a real Apple II in his collection. You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b__bj...
My run was made on PC using the AppleWin emulator. The date of the run was the 15th January 2022 and the score reached was 11,215.
The control of your ship is a little difficult. As your craft moves left and right, movement is not smooth and it seems to stop for no reason. This can get you killed easily. I don't know if this was in the original game, or is an emulator problem. You have to adjust your method of control to compensate, but apart from this quirk, it is a game typical of it's time and I enjoyed my time with it.
Time stamps:
00:30 Game loaded.
00:43 Game start.
01:13 First life lost.
02:12 Second life lost and an Extra Life gained for reaching 5,000 points.
03:14 Third life lost.
03:29 Fourth life lost.
03:31 Fifth life lost.
03:44 Extra Life awarded for reaching 10,000 points.
03:50 Sixth life lost.
04:12 Last life lost. Game Over. Final score 11,215.
04:25 AppleWin emulator settings displayed. Normal processor speed and running at 60Hz.