
ATARI 5200 Scoreboard
Updated 12-26-2023
This is a compilation of top 5200 scores from various sources. All scores are set on original consoles.
The requirements (subject to change) are:
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CARTRIDGES: Only original cartridges.
Only ROMs of original games (no hacks) or latest version of prototypes for use with a custom (EPROM-based) cartridge or AtariMax cartridge; no pirate knockoffs of these devices allowed.
• CONSOLES: The game must be played on an original Atari-made 5200 console.
4No emulators allowed!
• Custom controllers are allowed, as long as they don't alter or modify the directional controls.
• No exploiting glitches or scoring anomalies. Check the Easter egg page for the most recent listing of them.
• Nobody can assist you with playing the game (i.e. taking control of the game for you).
• Pausing is allowed. The focus here is on high scores, not physical endurance records.
• Auto-firing (either with 3rd-party controllers or add-on devices) is allowed.
• Photographs of the screen (AKA screenshots) are acceptable proof. Here are instructions from Atari and Activision on how best to photograph the screen. All contest submissions must be video recorded and include complete footage the game, the system, controller(s), and cartridge. The footage also must show the game being powered up and started, along with the Difficulty switch settings and what game variation is being used (unless this can be ascertained by watching the video). The footage can either be transferred to DVD and sent to me, or uploaded to sites like YouTube or Vimeo and accessible to everyone. It should include a card onscreen with your full name (or the video watermarked with your name), but this is not required (it's only to protect your video).
Any player found to have knowingly cheated or lied about what format or version they used will have all their scores removed. Same for anyone who refuses to admit what they used when asked.
If you have any additions, suggestions, or corrections, please email me.
Click the star for info on the high score contest!
Notes:
Game name in blue - high score(s) where the score counter rolled over.
High score in blue - maximum score/time possible
Score or text highlighted in yellow - person's score/time is in question.
Player block is greyed out - more than one person has top score/time or has maxed out the game.
Games that are easy to max out are not tracked.
Complete set of the Activisions scoreboards
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TOP 5 RECORD HOLDERS |
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"zylon" (12) |
| GAME | SCORE | PLAYER | NOTES |
| A.E. (prototype) | 31,400 | Michael R. Ferguson | link |
| Asteroids (prototype)* | 25,260 | Michael R. Ferguson | Slow, bounce off link * Unknown which version was used. At least 3 versions exist. |
| Astro Chase | 214,872 | "DamonicFury" | |
| Battlezone (9-15-83 prototype) | 515,000 | "DensB68 " | |
| Beamrider | 75,890 | "peedenmark7" | Level 1 |
| Beef Drop (homebrew) | 82,100 | Ryan Gavigan | link |
| Beef Drop Plus (homebrew) | 66,850 | "roadrunner" | |
| Berzerk | 28,440 | "rayik" | Level 1 |
| Blaster (prototype) | 383,300 | "DensB68" | Level 1-1 |
| Blue Print | 129,250 | "RB5200" | link |
| Bounty Bob Strikes Back | 255,120 | "RB5200" | Level 1 link |
| Buck Rogers: Planet Of Zoom | 334,268 | "eegt97" | Level 1/Blue |
| Castle Blast (homebrew) | 5,013 | John M. Brissie | link |
| Castle Crisis (homebrew) | 64,625 | Michael R. Ferguson | link |
| Centipede | 125,795 | "phuzaxeman" | Easy |
| 67,538 | "phuzaxeman" | Standard | |
| 32,075 | "trbb" | Hard | |
| Choplifter! (prototype)* | 64 people saved | Jeff Adkins Michael R. Ferguson |
Michael's link * Unknown which version was used. At least 3 versions exist. |
| Congo Bongo | 53,860 | "atariksi" | |
| CounterMeasure | 204,500 | Jeff Adkins | Level 1 |
| Crazy Otto (homebrew) | 95,740 | "atariron82" | Cherries |
| Decathlon, The Activision | 8,680 | "DakotaKid" | link |
| Defender | 11,134,775 | "AtariPlayer" | Easy link |
| 2,059,050 | "Cobra Kai" | Normal | |
| 547,200 | "DamonicFury" | Hard | |
| Dig Dug | 5,000,010 | "skosh" | Level 1 (carrot) |
| The Dreadnaught Factor | 2,463 |
"Liduario" "zylon" |
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| 5,000 | "zylon" | Game 3 | |
| 34,875 | rubeon | Game 5 | |
| 16,533 | "rubeon" | Game 7 link | |
| Final Legacy (2-23-84 prototype) | 542,775 | Roger Blair | link |
| Frisky Tom (7-4-83 prototype) | 15,400 | Roger Blair | link |
| Frogger | 29,465 | "Sonic R" | Fast |
| Frogger II: Threeedeep | 109,741 | Douglas Korekach | Level 1 link |
| Galaxian | 41,310 | George Reese | Game 0 link |
| 13,280 | "phuzaxeman" | Game 9 | |
| Gorf | 47,690 | "TB-303" | Cadet link |
| Gremlins (5-17-84 prototype)* | 2,503,623 | "doctorclu" | Night 3 * Unknown which version was used. At least 3 versions exist. |
| Gyruss | 619,250 | "Cobra Kai" | |
| H.E.R.O. | 330,635 | Jeff Adkins | |
| Hot Blocks (homebrew) | 1,870 | "JacobZu7zu7" | Game 5 |
| James Bond 007 | 38,550 | Michael R. Ferguson | link |
| Joust | 1,225,250 | "DamonicFury" | Novice |
| 6,037,800 | Charlies Guinn | Skilled link | |
| 485,950 | Ron Lloyd "cafeman" | Advanced | |
| 282,700 | "DamonicFury" | Expert | |
| Jungle Hunt | 44,650 | Douglas Korekach | Regular link |
| Jr. Pac-Man (2-28-84 prototype) | 48,840 | "Mangia-Boy" | Tricycle |
| K-Razy Shoot-Out! | 28,610 | Michael R. Ferguson | link |
| Kaboom! | 999,999 | Douglas Korekach | link |
| Kangaroo | 370,900 | Jeff Adkins | Advanced link |
| Koffi Yellow Kopter (homebrew) | 786,655 | "Kida0723" | Level 1 easy |
| 88,130 | "RB5200" | Level 1 normal link | |
| 54,685 | "Kida0723" | Level 1 hard | |
| Last Starfighter, The (prototype)* | 100,300 | Charles Guinn | link * Unknown which version was used. At least 2 versions exist. |
| Looney Tunes Hotel (6-15-83 prototype) | 203,300 | "DamonicFury" | Game 0 |
| Mario Bros. | 768,530 | Terence O'Neill | 1 player link |
| Meebzork (11-16-83 prototype) | 4,600 | Roger Blair | link |
| Megamania | 1,001,880 | Douglas Korekach | link |
| Meteorites | 20,450 | "DamonicFury" | |
| Millipede | 387,485 | "peedenmark7" | Start at 00 no continues allowed |
| 323,168 | "roadrunner" | Start at 30,000 no continues allowed | |
| Miner 2049er | 200,730 | "darthkur" | Level 1 |
| Missile Command | 217,060 | "TB-303" | Default game link |
| 115,585 | "zylon" | Default game with no bonus cities (press # key) | |
| 114,645 | "zylon" | Game 8 with no bonus cities | |
| Montezuma's Revenge | 2,103,050 | Jeff Adkins | |
| Moon Patrol | 83,000 | "bohoki" | Beginner |
| 24,150 | "jblenkle" | Championship | |
| Mountain King | 426,440 | "RB5200" | |
| Mr. Do!'s Castle | 73,740 | "Mangia-Boy" | Default scene 1 |
| Ms. Pac-Man | 115,080 | Ron Lloyd "cafeman" | Cherries |
| Pac-Man | 3,088,460 | John Marks | link |
| Pengo | 709,770* | "atariksi" | Intermediate. This score was done using a trick/camping, hiding behind a diamond or standing in a corner and keep hitting the walls. |
| 558,640 | Jeff Adkins | Intermediate | |
| Pitfall! | 100,853 | Jeff Adkins | |
| Pitfall II: Lost Caverns | 504,000 | Douglas Korekach | link |
| Pole Position | 59,400 | "jnice" | Atari Grand Prix 4 laps |
| 57.43 | Ron Lloyd "cafeman" | Atari Grand Prix - fastest qualifying lap | |
| 67,650 | "zylon" | Atari Grand Prix 8 laps | |
| 38,500 | "zylon" | Malibu Grand Prix 2 laps | |
| 60,900 | Michael R. Ferguson | Malibu Grand Prix 4 laps link | |
| 82,450 | "JacobZu7zu7" | Malibu Grand Prix 6 laps | |
| 103,100 | "zylon" | Malibu Grand Prix 8 laps | |
| 57.97 | Hank Rearden Michael R. Ferguson |
Malibu -
fastest qualify lap Michael's link |
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| 103,900 | "jnice" | Namco Speedway 8 laps | |
| 62,950 | "zylon" | Namco Speedway 4 laps | |
| 53.10 | "zylon" | Namco - fastest qualify lap | |
| Popeye | 438,940 | "RB5200" | link |
| Q*bert | 309,465 | Ron Lloyd "cafeman" | |
| Qix | 538,949 | "RB5200" | Skilled link |
| Quest For Quintana Roo | 157,500 | Jeff Adkins | Default level 1 |
| Ratcatcher (homebrew) | 17,200 | Jeff Adkins | |
| Rescue On Fractalus | 413,715 | Jeff Adkins | Start on level 1 |
| River Raid | 147,250 | "DamonicFury" | Start on bridge 1 |
| 15,880 | "zylon" | Start on bridge 50 | |
| 71,240 | Ron Lloyd "cafeman" | Game 3 bridge 5 | |
| Road Runner (5-27-83 prototype) | 6,840 | Roger Blair | link |
| Road Runner (6-3-83 prototype) | |||
| Robotron: 2084 | 2,112,725 | "smoke4659" | Level 1, 2 controllers link |
| 258,050 | "Ballblazer" | Level 1, 1 controller | |
| Space Dungeon | 1,467,460 | "rubeon" | 1 player version/game, 2 controllers link |
| Space Invaders | 36,334 | "TB-303" | Game 1 link |
| 5,894 | "DamonicFury" | Game 3 | |
| 7,254 | "zylon" | Game 5 | |
| 2,326 | "zylon" | Game 12 | |
| Star Raiders | Lieutenant Class 5 | "roadrunner" | Novice |
| Lieutentant Class 4 | "DamonicFury" | Pilot | |
| Ensign Class 1 | "Mr Trust" | Warrior | |
| Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator | 1,291,100 | "darthkur" | |
| Star Wars: The Arcade Game | 100,617,066 | "TB-303" | link |
| Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle | 46,440 | Douglas Korekach | link |
| Stargate (1-5-84 prototype) | 51,475 | "DamonicFury" | Default |
| Super Breakout | 2,349 | Douglas Korekach | Breakout link |
| 2,499 | "jnice" | Cavity | |
| 2,471 | "phuzaxeman" | Double | |
| 2,661 | "peedenmark7" | Progressive | |
| 4,778 | "jnice" | Progressive. Use extra serves function | |
| Super Cobra | 34,400 | Michael R. Ferguson | No continues link |
| Super Pac-Man (prototype)* | 254,840 | "Cobra Kai" | Apples * Unknown which version was used. At least 3 versions exist. |
| Tempest (prototype) | 93,634 | "atariron82" | Start at any level (1-9) |
| Track and Field (5-10-84 prototype) | 243,494 | Roger Blair | link |
| 9.30 | Roger Blair | 100m dash link | |
| 99.83 |
Roger Blair John Marks |
hammer throw Roger's link John's link |
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| 2.40 | Roger Blair | high jump link | |
| 13.45 | Roger Blair | 110m hurdles link | |
| 93.75 | Roger Blair | javelin link | |
| Vanguard | 232,970 | "Cobra Kai" | Rapid fire allowed, no continues. |
| Wizard of Wor | 370,160 | "CV Gus" | Single player, yellow worrior on the left, 3 lives. |
| Xari Arena (prototype)* | 18,361 | Michael R. Ferguson | link * Unknown which version was used. At least 7 versions exist. |
| Xevious (prototype) | 83,170* | George Reese | Intermediate link * Unknown which version was used. At least 8 versions exist. |
| 64,420* | Jeff Adkins | Intermediate * Unknown which version was used. At least 8 versions exist. | |
| Zaxxon | 103,100 | Gabriel | |
| Zenji | 43,675 | Douglas Korekach | link |
| Zone Ranger | 18,501 | "DamonicFury" |
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Perry Brenkman - recognized by Twin Galaxies for a Grand Prix time of 01:34.93, but this video by Greg Degeneffe proves that specific time isn't possible. Ron Corcoran - disgraced former Twin Galaxies chief referee who verified his own scores against TG's rules, and set most using an emulator (without making note of it). He even added a score from at least one event he didn't even attend (one of John Marks link). His scores were finally removed from TG's database... 11 years after I publicly called for former disgraced chief TG referee Mruczek to remove them (link). He also imported some of Todd Rogers' scores and later vouched (i.e. lied) for him when some of them started to come under close scrutiny. Corcoran failed at every game, including the most important one - life. Tom Duncan - used his position as a Twin Galaxies referee to use other players' strategies and then beat their scores before they got entered into Twin Galaxies database (link 1, link 2). In 2017 he asked to have all of his scores removed. From 2005-2009 he amassed well over 5,000 records (link). This was during the Mruczek era of allowing referees to self-enter their own scores. Make of that what you will. Rodrigo Lopes - used PAL versions (and an emulator) to tie or break several Twin Galaxies scores on prominent titles like Decathlon and Pitfall. He refused to answer when repeatedly asked what platform (NTSC, PAL, or emulator) he used (link), and when he claimed he only used NTSC versions of ROMS, I pointed out a half-dozen records of his were on games only released in PAL format. Years later, someone else claimed he was cheating on several games (link 1, link 2, link 3). And who was the ref who verified all of these questionable scores? None other than Robert T. Mruczek. In fact, Rodrigo would only submit his scores to Rodrigo, even once waiting for him to return for vacation before submitting some scores! TG finally banned Lopes in December 2019 when he refused to respond over the latest dispute regarding one of his scores, but the decision wasn't without controversy (link), much like TG's decision with Todd Rogers. Robert T. Mruczek - disgraced former Twin Galaxies chief referee who was eventually banned from TG (under Water Day's ownership). The list of his corrupt behavior through the years continues to grow. He:
It's unknown how many scores were "Mruczek'd" up during his 4 years as chief ref there. I could probably devote an entire page to 'Murczek madness'. You would be hard-pressed to find a more stubborn,
hypocritical, and insulting person in this hobby, and one totally ignorant of technical aspects (ex: differences between NTSC and PAL games), not to mention his other "hobby" of
objectifying women (NSFW). Between Corcoran's disastrous policies and Mruczek's
decision to not only continue with them but to expand on them and create
new ones while ignoring any and all criticism regarding them, it will be
many years before TG's corrupted database will be fully corrected, if
ever. If TG truly wants a clean slate for their
database, they need to scrape off the remaining residue from that era of
corruption, and that means him.
Much like Corcoran's scores, not only does Mruczek's VCS Donkey Kong score
need to be removed, but *every* one of his scores as well, due to the
years of his corrupt and unethical behavior. TG's self-appointed title of official video game score keeper demands
every gamer be held to the same standards, and unfortunately for much of
its history, that wasn't the case. There's a new era of TG now (with
the real experts - the gamers - having a say in how their database is
maintained) and it's clear Mruczek and those like him who continue to push
their old agendas will never adapt to it. UPDATE: Mruczek is
now banned again from TG for the 2nd time. You might say he's
Wilson Oyama - caught using emulator save states on another scoreboard, under the name "oyamafamily". He's long been suspected of editing his videos and thanks to Garrett Holland's video, we now have evidence. Todd Rogers - disgraced early 1980s video game "star" and former Twin Galaxies referee who often billed himself as the world's first professional gamer but ended up being the world's first professional video game liar. There has been years of speculation regarding some of his scores, and throughout it all, every time a score was questioned, there was always a litany of excuses (he used a different cartridge version, or a prototype, or his score was entered incorrectly, or there was a smudge on his paperwork, etc). He's also claimed marathon times that aren't close to what others have shown. It seems the "world's greatest home video game player" did whatever he could to be on top. In late 2017, I removed all of his scores from my site. Update: Thanks largely to the work of Eric “Omnigamer” Koziel, to those on TG for recognizing Rogers' fake Activision Dragster 5.51 certificate, and to Benjamin “Apollo Legend” Smith for a pair of YouTube videos (#1 and #2), TG was left with no choice but to remove all of his scores and ban him (which should have been done 6 months earlier). 2 days later, Guinness dropped Rogers' Dragster record as well. Koziel posted his comments about this on his Twitter page, which includes a link to Rogers' statement. Meanwhile, Rogers continues to post fake evidence (this time to Reddit with a Photoshopped photo from 10 years ago) and offer different excuses for his fake scores (recently with this interview). The thread on TG regarding the months-long discussion about Rogers' fake scores was removed without warning in February 2022. When someone pointed it out to the TG community, Hall's response was that it "administratively archived"; in other words, it's now only available to TG admins. This is apparently the new way to 'sweep things under the rug' at TG - out of sight, out of mind. It's worth noting that 5 of the 7 people on this list were former Twin Galaxies referees. If Walter Day and Billy Mitchell played Atari VCS/2600 games competitively, their names would be listed here as well. It's unfortunate TG's history is rife with those with such immoral behavior who also held high positions within it. I had hoped a change of ownership would bring with it a genuine attempt to undo decades of corruption, but while progress has been made in some areas, it's sorely lacking in others. The same axiom still applies - TG needs players far more than players will ever need TG. Until TG's current owner, Jace Hall, truly understands that and makes a concerted effort to completely break away from "old" TG (and those responsible for it), that negative reputation will hang over them forever; it would be a shame if that continued, because the current top players there now are some of the best TG has ever had, and they deserve a better platform. Unfortunately, Hall made it very clear, scores proven or highly suspected to be fake would remain, particularly any of Mruczek's (link). Back in 2018, a rather damning article (and accompanying Reddit thread) about Hall's involvement with the H1Z1 professional gaming league fiasco and some of the serious claims leveled against Hall should give anybody involved with him or TG pause for concern. |
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