Robotron: 2084

[wolfman24]

107325

[hansolo77]

Looks like you're doing better beating your old scores. Keep it up!

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[Cynicaster]

I was on a roll with this one! I can't believe I missed a half-mil by only 375 measly points...

499,625

[hansolo77]

Wow, killer score! Knocked MO down one, and puts you in 2nd place!

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[Cynicaster]

The Robotron scoreboard has been dormant for way too long!  Looks like Black Widow is poised to win the April '17 GOTM election, so thought I'd practice my twin stick skills on the granddaddy of them all.    

633,400

New personal best at difficulty 5.  Actually, I think that is my best regardless of difficulty setting.  Though it's still a long way away, this run made 1mil feel possible.  But feelings are one thing and reality is quite another.  For most mere mortals, Robotron is very fickle; the game likes to build you up and then turn around and rip you down.  You get a 500k+ game, then play again and die 3 times before the first brain wave.    

 

[hansolo77]

Yeah, not having a dual stick setup does hinder your capabilities.  I only had 1 stick on the "control panel" (if you want to call it that) I made, and was never able to try this game more.  I have a dual stick (dualshock/xbox type) controller, but never set it up.  Might have to go through that for Black Widow.

And I hear ya about the game making you feel good one minute then kill you outright the next.  A lot of my scoring runs tend to go that way.  If I spend the time to actually PLAY it and not just a couple of minutes then call it quits, I get into a rhythm like that where you're unstoppable.  You think "I got this", and sure, you do for a while.  Then all of a sudden, your nose itches or something and for a split second you lose focus and it's all down the drain.  Nice of you to submit a score for this game again.  When I have some free time, I'm definitely going to be going back into our older roster of games and try to freshen up a new score here and there!

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[Cynicaster]

It's true...  unfortunately for those who do not have a suitable setup, I think Robotron kind of requires something resembling real-deal controls to play at home.  Sure, you can "screw around" a bit in the game with an Xbox 360 controller or a keyboard, but I just don’t see anybody being able to score anywhere near their actual potential without dual arcade-style 8-way sticks.

The Xbox controller at least provides the dual independent sticks, but since they're analog, they're really sloppy and imprecise for Robotron, which routinely requires accurate maneuvering through very narrow passages to survive.  Maybe some modern gamer types have mastered the use of dual analog thumbsticks for precise controls to the point where Robotron could be played at a high level, but for me it would be like trying to play guitar wearing mittens, and I'd probably smash the controller in frustration before I got anywhere with it.      

As for Black Widow, that game has the same control scheme as Robotron, but IMO, the similarity between the two games pretty much ends there.  Black Widow is a tough game as well, but generally speaking it's not nearly as twitchy as Robotron because the playfield is typically not as crowded with hazards.  I've never tested this assumption, but perhaps this fact would make BW slightly more forgiving of the Xbox controller. 

[Mame Offender]

Nice one!!  That is a great score.  Better than mine, d'oh!!

[hansolo77]

So true.  If I ever get the money together, I will definitely be installing 2 sticks on my own cab I'll build some day.  There's a lot of great games that use it, beside the ability to having 2 players.

[millerbrad]

I might be too old for Robotron. It breaks my brain even thinking about living long enough in this game to hit 6 digits.

57,800, using the correct difficulty.

[hansolo77]

Man I hear ya!  Simple enough to play, but I can't do any better!    Another "similar" game to this I remember playing as a kid is Gremlins.  Man I had a blast with that game once I learned what I was supposed to be doing lol.

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