Board:
Pos Score Name Date Lups
3 133
video
image
RAY
Ray2222
2023-02-13 600
2 972
video
AFG
thedarkbanshee
2014-05-09 533
2 700
image
k
killersquirel (HS)
2013-10-29 451
4 2 109
image
T
TonyDanger (HS)
2017-01-04 327
5 1 575
video
image
GAR
ZilchSr
2019-10-08 225
6 234
image
y
yarjr (HS)
2013-09-13 31
Rules
General Rules: Left difficulty switch setting must remain in the A/Expert position throughout gameplay.
Right difficulty switch setting may be in any position at any time.
Must be played on a real 2600-compatible console or expansion module. Play with default settings unless otherwise specified. No code modifications that give the player an advantage over other players. No continues. No use of trainers, cheats, auto-fire (when not default present in-game) , game saves, or cheat codes. Can be overruled by the Specific Rules.
It is discouraged and may lead to voters not accepting your score to:
- excessively point farm
- use glitches or other game exploits
Specific Rules:
⚙️ Game 1
∙ Solo play against the Mad Bomber

👤 One player only.
🔢📈 Score chase. Highest score is best

⏪ Left difficulty switch setting must remain in the position indicated by the leaderboard category:
🅰 A / Expert: Half-size (narrow) buckets
🅱 B / Novice: Full-size (wider) buckets
⏩ Right difficulty switch setting has no effect in a one-player variation, and can therefore be in any position at any time.

🌈 Color/BW switch: Switches display between color and black & white.

🏆 Maxout: 999,999

✒️ Larry Kaplan, David Crane
©️ Activision
🏷️ AG-010
🗓 1981

🌎 NTSC only
∙ PAL plays 16.7% slower with identical per-frame bomb speeds, giving PAL a 16.7% reflex advantage.
📦 Can use any released version

🛒 Commercial retail release available here: https://atari.com/products/kaboom-2600-standard-edition
📖 Instruction manual: https://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/manuals/vcs/kaboom.pdf

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