Looking for Solarian II high scores!

This gem of a game is relatively obscure and older than most, so there’s not much footage out there, let alone evidence of winning runs. That said, the archives of comp.sys.mac.games on Usenet yields a few tales dating back to 1990...

As it stands, the top reported scores are:

1. 1,250,000 - Jason Haines - Club Mac

2. 799,730 - Robert Dominy - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

3. 726,000 - Robert Falco - Penn State University

The top recorded score is this one here at Speedrun for 859,530. Which is a decent run, but it could definitely be improved. A comment on the video by @pixelpusher1393 claims exceeding 1,000,000 several times.

Update Aug 2024: new top score 1,108,750

If you have achieved a greater score, please write in. Bonus points if you have it recorded (!)

Hi folks, I'm dpatts

I created an account here because I want to celebrate!

This week I finally beat a game I first started played nearly 30 years ago:

Created and developed by Ben Haller of Stick Software, Solarian II is one of the first color games for the Macintosh computer. It's a Galaga-inspired space shooter, renowned for its quirky sounds and polished gameplay, and winner of countless awards.

Today it can be emulated on a variety of platforms.

It now has it's own page at Speedrun.com and I recommend starting with this introductory guide to the game

In short. the game has 16 levels, a final boss, and (up to) 6 challenge rounds. A full playthrough takes 20+ minutes, and it can be frustratingly hard to beat.

This game has brought me back again and again over the years, taunting me with its difficulty. This week, I finally beat the game, and as far as I am aware, this is the first time such a run has been recorded and uploaded. Below is the complete run on YouTube -- skip to Level 15 to see some of the most fun and intense gameplay:

This is an excellent game and I highly highly recommend it.

The bar has been set at 20:59, and it's ready for someone to take on the mantle. I challenge you to do better! Thanks for reading and I look forward to engaging with the community

-dpatts