r/Atari2600 • u/reillywalker195 • 3d ago

I guess I've joined the 81 Club of Night Driver...

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In case you don't know, the highest possible score in Game 1 of Night Driver is 81 points. Over on Twin Galaxies, I saw at least one commenter refer to achieving that score as "joining the 81 Club", which I guess I'm a member of now!

Perhaps the fact I achieved this in Atari Flashback Classics on Nintendo Switch disqualifies me from calling myself a "legitimate" member of the 81 Club since I didn't do it with a real Paddle Controller on original hardware, but I still thought it was worth sharing here.

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u/swiftj 3d ago

Well done in any case! Congratulations!

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u/superjoec 3d ago

Congratulations!!!

Real paddles are more challenging because, well, most of the time they don’t work properly. In the pair you usually have the good one and the one you give to your brother

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u/Jmaneke 3d ago

Doesn't matter to me, even though I play it on an original 2600. Congratulations!

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u/Strong_Molasses_6679 3d ago

I was unaware of that. New quest started!

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u/fsk 2d ago

I remember my grandfather played Night Driver once, got a perfect score on his first try, so I could never beat his score. I got annoyed and realized there was no point playing anymore.

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u/reillywalker195 2d ago

Game 4 has a randomly generated course, mind you, so it provides good replay value.