OK, What's your HS on Berzerk?

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Just installed a "new to me" bat handle joy on the Berzerk. Scored 7950. First game and beat my old score by 1000. (psychological, I know)
What's yours?
 
I've cracked 20K a couple of times, but my average is around 13K.

How do you like the bat stick? My Berzerk has a red ball joystick.
 
I always wondered if that would help since I have the red ball joystick as well. I am stuck at 9400. I want to break 10K this weekend.

It's worse IMO. You will find yourself running into walls when not moving the joystick due to the funky optics, etc.
 
I've had zero issue with the optics. Steady as she comes. New grommet and cleaned up really nice, thanks to fellow Klov'er! The joystick is great!

These games are meant to be a glimpse back in the day for me. If the game I remember playing is a certain way, I want it that way at home! :)

I wasn't any good at Berzerk back then, nor am I today...but there's hope!
 
It's worse IMO. You will find yourself running into walls when not moving the joystick due to the funky optics, etc.

I find the optics are not flaky, its when the stick becomes uncentered tripping the optics. If the grommet is worn or its not assembled just right you can have the problem you described. I am missing the spring at the bottom end and still have no problems. Solid as a rock. Mouser even carried the optics still...if they should fail.
 
I find the optics are not flaky, its when the stick becomes uncentered tripping the optics. If the grommet is worn or its not assembled just right you can have the problem you described. I am missing the spring at the bottom end and still have no problems. Solid as a rock. Mouser even carried the optics still...if they should fail.

I prolly played it on less than optimal optical stick controls then. I know very little of game operations, just how to play them, though learning is why I am here so any knowledge similar to this is beneficial for me. Thanks.
 
These games are meant to be a glimpse back in the day for me. If the game I remember playing is a certain way, I want it that way at home! :)

Couldn't agree more. The Berzerk I played a thousand times as a kid had a red ball joystick, so that's how I'm keeping mine.
 
Sweet! Nice work!

I do remember playing that big black joystick, and running into the damn walls cuz it stuck. Of course I punished the thing for screwing me by slapping the bat...thus adding to its problems. It was a good scapegoat for my shitty play. Berzerk needs that big black optical bat. Save the red ball joysick for pacman. Good times.
 
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