Finally broke 10 million on Robotron

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Played for about 2.5 hours last night. I have to admit that my shoulders were killing by the time I was done. Can't really believe that anyone was able to play this game for 75 hours straight to get the supposed high score of 315 million back in the 80's.
 
Awesome scores. There are some hard-core gamers out here that can get scores like that. I love the game and turn it on everyday but I still can't break 400k.
 
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Played for about 2.5 hours last night. I have to admit that my shoulders were killing by the time I was done. Can't really believe that anyone was able to play this game for 75 hours straight to get the supposed high score of 315 million back in the 80's.

Congrats! I finally did the same just last Saturday. The progression of your top 5 scores looks pretty similar to mine:

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I killed mine off at 10,335,875 on wave 370. That was my first time reaching the wave 256 rollover (somewhere around 7 million points) and the 10 million score rollover, and it was the first time I ever ended my game willingly by killing it off.

My best score jumped from 2.6M to 4.7M, then 6.1M, then 10.3M, all in successive playing sessions. That 3.4M at #4 came later.
 
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Congrats to you SanTe. My shoulders are screaming today. I wasn't sure what that the score would show on the leader boards, so I was trying to get 9,999,975 to prove that I got that far. Once I accidentally kicked it over 10 million, I was done for the night. Next goal is to break 20 million and then go for the "contemporary" world record of 30 million. Keep me posted on how you do. I would love to get a group of Robotron fans together at an event like PAX for a showdown.
 
10 million

nice to have some competition out there. i stopped just before 10 million. did not want to turn it over and i was really tired. wierd how you can get zoned in and on a roll, really takes its toll on your nervous system. funny how the score rolls over, but the machine knows it to be a high score! who wants to battle for some brews!??
 
you must be zen and become one with the machine! focus, focus. someday you too will join the 10,000,000 robotron club....


Awesome scores. There are some hard-core gamers out here that can get scores like that. I love the game and turn it on everyday but I still can't break 400k.
 
Resipsa, I am working on trying to get a Robotron-off set up with Gary at ACAM. I will keep you posted. Would love to get a bunch of Robo freaks together for a competition.

John, thanks bro. Not sure about that records. The "official" top score is 315 million. Not sure that I could play the game for 75 hours straight! Then again, I am not convinced that anyone can or that those old 80's score are legit.
 
would love something like this! keep me informed. i must take the machine off the standard difficulty and practice on the hard difficulty! see where i can take it then! i really cant see how anyone could play for 75 hrs straight. i get wasted after 2.5 hrs of play.



Resipsa, I am working on trying to get a Robotron-off set up with Gary at ACAM. I will keep you posted. Would love to get a bunch of Robo freaks together for a competition.

John, thanks bro. Not sure about that records. The "official" top score is 315 million. Not sure that I could play the game for 75 hours straight! Then again, I am not convinced that anyone can or that those old 80's score are legit.
 
you must be zen and become one with the machine! focus, focus. someday you too will join the 10,000,000 robotron club....

Ahh, yes sensai. Wax on...wax off... I can feel it, my arms are joysticks and I'm a 'lil dude with big-ass glasses. I can do it!

Nope, I still suck! :)
 
and i forget, most important, chivas 18 yr old blue, 2 shots with lemon and diet coke during game play.....wax on wax off! wrist must be strong and rested, so no masterbat%%# 24 hrs before game play, miyagi say sooooo!!

Ahh, yes sensai. Wax on...wax off... I can feel it, my arms are joysticks and I'm a 'lil dude with big-ass glasses. I can do it!

Nope, I still suck! :)
 
good practice for real robotron is to play the 19-1 version on level 9 difficulty. makes real robotron seem like slow motion when you go back to the correct projectile speeds of the real pcb.
 
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and i forget, most important, chivas 18 yr old blue, 2 shots with lemon and diet coke during game play.....wax on wax off! wrist must be strong and rested, so no masterbat%%# 24 hrs before game play, miyagi say sooooo!!

Ah, wise and powerful miyagi! Your words of wisdom echo through the forums like the winds on the prairie. Chivas blue and lemon I can do, but no spanky me wanky?! So sollly mastuh, but no can do!!
 
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