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Offline x303Topic starter

Astroids highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« on: April 08, 2010, 07:00:19 PM »
Since 1982, Scott Safran's 41,336,440 points on the classic arcade game Asteroids has stood as one of the most heralded video game records of all time. That record has now been quashed, more than 27 years later.

Read the full article here: http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-brief/49263-space-invaders-record-toppled-after-27-years
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 08:26:11 PM »
Space Invaders is not Asteroids!

The HS beaten was on an Asteroids machine  ;-)  Wow. Not just the HS achievement, but the zombie like level of awareness of much of today's media.
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 08:31:17 PM »
Epic!
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2010, 08:45:54 PM »
Yeah, that article did a sucky job at hearlding a true epic accomplishment in VG history... shame on them.
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2010, 01:08:23 AM »
Now awaiting documentary titled: The King of Invaders.
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2010, 01:26:25 AM »
I did follow him when he broke the ASTROIDS record live :D
http://www.aurcade.com/events/marathon.aspx

I know I do not have much to spend my days on ;(
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2010, 10:23:53 AM »
going back to space invaders on the orignal arcade game on the very first sheet if you shoot one of the top men last when you are going to clear the sheet,he will appear on the screen taking up the hole screen. ( this only works on the very first sheet only on the original arcade game )

you don`t get anything extra for it. and don`t forget if i remember every 13 shot you get 300 points from the space ship.
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2010, 10:38:15 AM »
Quote from: delshay;552406
going back to space invaders on the orignal arcade game on the very first sheet if you shoot one of the top men last when you are going to clear the sheet,he will appear on the screen taking up the hole screen. ( this only works on the very first sheet only on the original arcade game )

you don`t get anything extra for it. and don`t forget if i remember every 13 shot you get 300 points from the space ship.


Tho the title is wrong ;) He was talking about the Atroids record :)
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2010, 11:04:50 AM »
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Tho the title is wrong ;) He was talking about the Atroids record :)


i know it Asteroids,but iv just posted facts about space invaders.

i don`t know of any way to gain extra points on Asteroids other than you leave one rock and take-on the small space ship.
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Re: Space Invaders highscore broken after more than 27 years.
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2010, 02:02:59 PM »
Quote from: som99;552408
Tho the title is wrong ;)
Fixed. Now lets hope the ppl who made that article, fix their picture....
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