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  • Frostbite by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    10:38 AM PST, 10/12/2017

    The minimum score required in Frostbite by Activision for the Atari 2600 to earn a patch was: 40,000. The best advice in Frostbite is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. Frostbite is a simple four way movement style of game. In the upper stages of Frostbite when you jump, you can control the movements, which almost seem to be in diagonal pattern. By pressing the button, you reverse the direction of the movement of the ice sheets in the row that you are standing on to accommodate your jumping to the other ice sheets. But this comes with a cost. Each time you do press the button, the igloo is reduced by one block of its structure. As you jump on the sheets of ice their color turns from white to blue. Once this happens you cannot collect any additional points from jumping on them until all the ice sheets are blue. It is only then that they change back to white and you can start to collect points once again. Once you have collected enough blocks for your entire igloo structure to be completed, a door will appear on the igloo that indicates that you can return to it. Each new level is started with the temperature being 45 degrees. As the game level progresses, the temperature will drop. There is a day and night mode in which your character must build his igloo that is indicated by the color of the snow going from white to gray. You will also need to make four igloos per each night and day mode. Your bonus points are collected by the completed igloo from its blocks, the number of degrees that remain on your gaming thermometer, and collecting the fish that pass along the floating ice sheets. There are obstacles that you must contend with, such as crabs, clams, and geese. They hinder your progress while jumping across the sheets of ice. But if you are able to avoid them, you won't lose any lives. At the fourth level there is a Polar bear that appears making your game play a bit more difficult. There are a total of nine levels of difficulty in Frostbite by Activision for the Atari 2600. With each higher level your block values and entering the igloo increase your bonus points. In the later stages of the game such as level nine, when your score reaches 120,000 points, the game difficulty is really ramped up. Keeping with this pace seems almost impossible, but it can be done. Developing a sound strategy for how you jump is a must. Timing and positioning, in making your jumps perfectly executed, while making it back to the igloo safely while avoiding all the enemy obstacles is the key to winning in Frostbite by Activision. You lose lives if you mistakenly miss the ice sheet and end up jumping into the water, if you get chased by the polar bear off the screen, and if the temperature goes to zero. Your game is finished when you have exhausted all of your extra lives. There are two types of ice sheets that you can jump on. One type that is solid and another that splits apart. The ice sheets that split apart can be used to your advantage, while jumping to gain a further distance. When they go back together again, reducing its width size, this too adds a level of difficulty while jumping and landing correctly, so you do not fall into the water as they reshape. There is an extra life that is awarded every 5,000 points. A special accomplishment reward of a fish that appears below your score between the temperature and your remaining lives is awarded at the 95,000 point mark. Hint - This game score rolls at 1 million points, so be certain to record your whole performance as the score doesn't max and end the game like most other Activision games. When you are ready to submit a world record score for Frostbite, check the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/game_detail.php?gameid=2488&platformid=5 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Enduro by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    1:12 PM PST, 10/6/2017

    The minimum score required in Enduro by Activision for the Atari 2600 to earn an Activision patch was: survive through the 5th day. The best advice in Enduro by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. Enduro is perfectly named, as this is exactly what you will need in this game; endurance. Although the game looks quite simple, there are a number of variables that make this one of the hardest games to play for longevity. Here is why: Your objective is to completely pass all of the required number of cars and make it to the next day without running out of time in the current day. It sounds simple enough, but as the game progresses there are many factors that you have to keep in mind as this game is very unforgiving to your thumb. While holding the button down, which gives your car speed, you must avoid having collisions with the cars that you pass and the side of the track by steering left and right or using brakes. The start of each day is represented by a sunny morning, then encountering snowy roads, and as it becomes dusk the sky will change color in the horizon to indicate that the night is coming. Once night arrives here is where the real challenge begins, as the night progresses it will become foggy, reducing your visibility distance to see the positioning of the cars that you are attempting to overtake. Once the fog has cleared it will start to become dawn to mark the start of your new day, this is where the real pressure begins in the latter part of each day. There is an audible tone letting you know that time is almost expired, so you must finish passing any additional cars remaining on the counter. Your new day is reflected by the number on the lower left side of your counter and is also represented by the sky color of the new day. As your days continue, the speed of the oncoming cars that you pass will greatly increase. And the patterns in which they appear will become increasingly difficult to deal with. Your odometer shows the amount of total kilometers that you've accumulated while driving. Right below your odometer is the amount of cars that you'll have to pass each day which increases from 200 to 300 as the days progress. For each car you pass, the number will decrease by one, until you pass them all. Once you have passed all of the required cars for a day, you will be rewarded with four waving flags. While in this achievement mode, if you crash into any cars you will not be penalized for that crash, as the cars that pass you will not be added to your daily requirement. Once you have reached day five you will notice a trophy cup next to your counter. It is a good idea to pass as many cars as you can as fast as you can without crashing into them in the early stages of the game. In the later part of the game, when you collide with any cars, making up that difference in the amount of cars that pass you is very difficult. The cars travel very fast and many more will go whizzing by when you crash in the later stages of the game. If this does happen while in night mode or foggy mode, don't get nervous as you still have that cushion of time as dawn approaches to make up the difference. You can pass quite a few cars during that time if you do not crash. You can also fluctuate your speed while encountering cars that block your way, if you slow down and let them go off screen at the top, as you accelerate again, their configuration will be different when they come back into view. They will essentially make a hole for you to pass through, rather than the "rolling road block" that you faced previously. When you are ready to submit a world record score for Enduro by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2106 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Freeway by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    3:27 PM PST, 10/1/2017

    The minimum score required in Freeway by Activision for the Atari 2600 to earn an Activision patch was: 20 on game 3 or game 7. The best advice in Freeway by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. Freeway by Activision is a rather simple but obvious game, which requires you to help, "as the old adage goes", the chicken cross the road. Based on those statements your objective is straight forward literally, and you must guide your chicken to cross the road ("10-Lanes" of traffic to be precise) without being struck by any moving vehicles while getting to the other side. With this in mind, it's generally a good idea for a player to experiment with which side ("left" or "right") on which he wants to play. Getting a good feel for how the game is played and how your patterns interact with the moving vehicles is a must for attaining the most points within the time frame that's allowed; roughly 2 minutes and 20 seconds to complete as many crossings as you can. Once you've devised a rather good method of avoiding traffic, you now focus on being able to cross the traffic lanes the quickest and safest way possible. Remember you don't have much time to do all of this. There is also a safe area, "The Median", or the yellow lines that indicate the dividing lines between the oncoming traffic lanes. You can use this "Median" to your advantage by timing the gaps of the moving vehicles and slipping between them. There are also some subtle nuances in the game once you've achieved somewhat of a mastery of how to cross the lanes of traffic without being hit. There are some instances where it might look like a car is going to hit you, but your chicken is just fast enough with precise timing that it doesn't. Again timing is your friend and a useful tool in selecting the proper lanes. This might come in handy too for your end result in your score as some lanes "left" or "right" might yield more points in total crossings. One point per crossing. Freeway by Activision offers the player several gaming selections to choose from. Each selection comes with its own perils of game play that each gamer needs to adjust to while playing. Freeway by Activision for the Atari 2600 also offers a unique opportunity of simultaneous 2-player action, not seen on many games of the era. When you are ready to submit a world record score for Freeway by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=5258 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Dreadnaught Factor by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    3:28 PM PST, 9/16/2017

    The minimum score required in Dreadnaught Factor by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: beat the entire game at level 4. The best advice in Dreadnaught Factor by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips. Dreadnaught Factor by Activision was released for the Atari 5200, Atari 8-Bit computers, and Mattel Intellivision. Dreadnaught Factor by Activision is a side scrolling shooter game where your ship bombards the opposing dreadnaught ships. Each new dreadnaught at the beginning of each cycle is represented on the right side center of the screen by the shape of the particular dreadnaught you will be attacking. Dreadnaughts have turrets and cannons that shoot at you while you are flying over them, so it is a good suggestion to get accustomed to using the awkward Intellivision controller for accuracy. Flying straight forward into the dreadnaught is not the best plan of attack. Try more of an "up and down waving" flight pattern. This will allow you to do more damage to the dreadnaught without taking a direct hit to your own ship. There are certain items on the dreadnaught that factor in to how the dreadnaught will attack you. When you destroy these items they will have an effect on the dreadnaught's forward speed and how it fires its weapons back at you. These observations and deployments are critical in succeeding in this game. There are several classes of dreadnaughts, so it's a good idea to plan your attack depending on which class you are about to face. Flying over the Dreadnaught quickly by "pressing the disc to the right" is not always the best idea in this game. Flying slowly by "pressing the disc to the left" to be more precise will gain you more accuracy and greater damage to the dreadnaught. You can drop bombs "by pressing the lower side buttons" on these targets or use straight forward laser missiles "by pressing the upper side buttons". Getting used to the controller is of the greatest importance. You get several passes to destroy the dreadnaught, and the targets that you've already hit will remain destroyed until you defeat the dreadnaught. But with each new pass if not destroyed, the dreadnaught will get closer and closer to your stargate, the giant "X" on the center of the starting screen. If the dreadnaught reaches this "X", you and your planet will be destroyed. The game skill level is shown depending on the color of the stargate "X". Gray is the easiest level and purple is the most difficult. There are also seven levels of difficulty to challenge you for hours. On the most difficult level there are 100 dreadnaughts in total to destroy. Once you have defeated the dreadnaught, it is replaced with another depending on which level you chose. As the game progresses, so does the difficulty of the dreadnaughts as they fire back at you. Best of luck in this adventure. And when you are ready to submit a world record score for Dreadnaught Factor by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2401 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Dragster by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    3:56 PM PST, 9/13/2017

    The minimum score required in Dragster by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: get below 6 seconds in the video quarter mile. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. The best advice in Dragster by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips on this game. Begin with the clutch engaged. When the timer reaches 1, press on the button and release the clutch as the timer reaches zero. Shift immediately to second gear without letting off of the button. Shift to third gear pretty quickly, never releasing the button and then into fourth gear never releasing the button. Keep holding down the button and give about 4 quick crisp taps of the joystick to the left to pop a small short wheelie with each tap. Leave about a half second between each tap to give the Dragster time to settle down between wheelies, otherwise it is technically spinning wheels out of control. This will raise your tachometer to maximum. Be ready to release the button and engage the clutch just before the engine is blown near the end. When you are ready to submit a world record score for Dragster by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2390 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Dolphin by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    12:59 PM PST, 9/4/2017

    The minimum score required in Dolphin by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: 80,000 points for the Friends of Dolphins or 299,990 points for the Secret Society of the Dolphins. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. The best advice in Dolphin by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips on this game. The real secret in this game is to listen to the number of beeps and get the rhythm to jump over the seahorses, rather than try to go through the gaps in between the sea horses. The number of beeps changes at different points during the game as the difficulty level increase, so be ready to adjust to the changes. A secret Easter egg is if you play on 2 player and get 299,990 with player one, player 2 will be resurrected with 99 extra lives. Get 299,990 with player 2. The game will continue with player one again and get super difficult! See if you can achieve a 3rd score of 299,990.That would be known as the elusive "Triple Amazing". Even I haven't done that done yet. Let me know if you do! If you are ready to submit a world record score for Dolphin by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2386 And when you've earned your patch(es), just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Decathlon by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    4:23 PM PST, 8/30/2017

    The minimum score required in Decathlon by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: Gold Medal beat 10,000 points, Silver Medal beat 9,000 points, Bronze Medal beat 8,600 points. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. The best advice in Decathlon by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips on this game. There are 10 events just like in a real Olympic Decathlon. You have to be fast at moving the joystick, have good timing, and have stamina for some of the running events. I hold the joystick horizontally. I hold my hand in the form of the Vulcan sign for live long and prosper. The joystick goes in the V between the two middle fingers. This allows for the wrist and forearm to engage and create additional speed. If you are ready to submit a world record score for Decathlon by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=34 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Crackpots by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    2:27 PM PST, 8/27/2017

    The minimum score required in Crackpots by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: 75,000 points. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. The best advice in Crackpots by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. The manual gives some really good tips on this game. If you are ready to submit a world record score for Crackpots by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2764 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Chopper Command by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    9:56 AM PST, 8/25/2017

    The minimum score required in Chopper Command by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: 10,000 points. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. The best advice in Chopper Command by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game. This game is something of a Defender type clone -- side scrolling shooter. You must protect the convoy of trucks at the bottom of the screen. You get bonus points for each truck remaining at the end of each wave. Get familiar with using the radar at the bottom of the screen. This tells you exactly where the enemies are located. Get used to viewing the radar and the regular screen at the same time. The truck convoy moves from right to left on your screen. I prefer to always follow the convoy and attack the enemies from behind while I move left. Once you have cleared the first group of 3 enemies, the rest of the wave should be very easy. Just move slightly into range so the enemies will barely appear on the screen. Line up your shots to destroy the enemy as soon as it appears on the edge of the screen. Repeat this process for the second and third enemy in each group then move on to the next group of three ahead in the convoy to the left until all have been destroyed. You earn an extra chopper for every 10,000 points and can have a maximum of 6 in reserve. There are 10 levels of difficulty that increase with each wave of enemies. You are at the maximum level of difficulty and max bonus point scoring in the 10th enemy wave. Good luck! If you are ready to submit a world record score for Chopper Command by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2753 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com
  • Beamrider by Activision: Tips Tricks Hints and Strategies

    10:40 AM PST, 8/23/2017

    The minimum score required in Beamrider by Activision to earn an Activision patch was: 60,000 points and reach Sector 20. Make sure both difficulty switches are set to B. The best advice in Beamrider by Activision is to read the manual so that you know all of the nuances of the game and how each enemy behaves. Once per level a yellow ship will descend. Do not shoot this one. Try to touch it and it will give you an extra life. Also, at the end of each wave, you have three torpedoes that are fired at the mother ship by pressing up on the joystick. This gives you the most points in a wave of Beamrider for destroying the mother ship. The torpedoes can be used during the round to destroy object that cannot be destroyed by your regular blaster like rocks, but try to save them for the mother ship to maximize points. Several new types of enemies will appear in different levels as you advance that make the game more and more challenging. Good luck! If you are ready to submit a world record score for Beamrider by Activision, just check out the scoreboard here: http://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=2738 And when you've earned your patch, just visit http://www.ActivisionPatches.com