Ze_ro Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Important Note: This weeks competition is over and no further scores will be accepted. STUFF YOURSELF! Burgers, fries, shakes, pizzas . . . Flying by at sub-gastronomical speeds. You and Mr. Mouth have to catch 'em if you can. The higher the calorie count, the better your score. The more calories you consume the faster the food flies. But beware the purple pickles! Catch too many and your binge is over. No matter how much you eat, you'll never gain a pound. Game Information Game Name: Fast Food Released By: Telesys, 1982 Left Difficulty: N/A Right Difficulty: N/A Game Mode: Game 1 Chosen By: Crazy Climber Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores is Thursday, May 17th at 1:30 AM (CST). If you want to suggest a game for future weeks, please send me a private message and let me know! I will add your game to the list. One one game per person will be kept on the list, so you will not be able to suggest a game until your first game is played! (Please note that due to time constraints, I very rarely reply to private messages... but I do read them all!) Anyone can play! Just post a score and I'll add you to the list! Please read the Rules & Information if you haven't already done so! Current High Scores 28,169 (The MindMaster) [+11] 25,960 (Crazy Climber) [+10] 11,887 (Deteacher) [+9] 4292 (Captain Beard) [+8] 3507 (Rom Hunter) [+7] 2951 (toymailman) [+6] 2800 (johnnywc) [+5] 2422 (atari2600land) [+4] 2396 (Nathan Strum) [+3] 1757 (aofl) [+2] 1486 (Krytol) [+1] 1175 (SpiceWare) [+1] 1057 (LarcenTyler) [+1] Best Tips Deteacher [+2] Bounties and Challenges None yet posted TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Game 1, Difficulty B)1,000,000 (Todd Rogers) 15,746 (Robert T Mruczek) 11,325 (Christian L Keilback) Current Standings (Note: These scores reflect the standing as of the beginning of this week, and do not include points scored from this game.) Coming Soon! Scoring Points in Fast Food Green Pickle - 1 calorie Root Beer - 3 calories Cola - 4 calories Soda Pop - 5 calories Hot Dog - 5 calories Hamburger - 6 calories Ice Cream Bar - 7 calories Milk Shake - 7 calories Ice Cream Cone - 9 calories French Fries - 10 calories Pizza - 10 calories Cheeseburger - 20 calories Hints and Tips As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copy and a scanned copy online for your reading pleasure. Here are the hints it provides: - The food flies totally at random each game. There are no patterns and no safe spots on the screen. - Remember there's no penalty for missing food, but it'll slow down your scoring. To get the best scores go after the higher-valued items. On the faster levels, stay to the far right and just move up and down. When the purple pickles start flying, you'll need all the reaction time you can get. This is one of those games where you have to learn to just slip away into the zone. I don't really concentrate on the game. I, more or less, just stare blankly at the screen and let my hands take over. It's almost like letting your subconscious take over. One tip that might help is: Don't try to play the whole board. Play only the top or bottom half as much as you can. That way, you are only dealing with 2 rows of purple pickles...not all 3. Try to end each round all the way to the right and centered. This will help immeasurably on later stages when those purple pickles come flying at you like a bat out of hell right at the start. Learn to move in between the purple pickles even when they are tight, there is room to do so. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 (edited) Ok, I'll get the ball rolling, I guess: 1,949 Tip: On the faster levels, stay to the far right and just move up and down. When the purple pickles start flying, you'll need all the reaction time you can get. Edited May 11, 2007 by Deteacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Pretty tough game - 2,136 Another tip: go for the burgers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 (edited) Stupid purple pickles. Peter Piper picked a peck of purple pickles. If Peter Piper picked a peck of purple pickles, how many pickles did Peter Piper pick? Anyway, 2,422. Edited May 11, 2007 by atari2600land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 (edited) MARATHON SESSION LAST NIGHT - NEW PERSONAL BEST!! 25,960!!! Sorry for the crappy pics... Edited May 13, 2007 by Crazy Climber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 A little better.. 2.800 this game gives me a headache!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 (edited) 1175 I've got company visiting so this might be my only entry for the week. Edited May 12, 2007 by SpiceWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Beard Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 (edited) My tip: Try to end each round all the way to the right and centered. This will help immeasurably on later stages when those purple pickles come flying at you like a bat out of hell right at the start. My score: 3383 4292 Edited May 16, 2007 by Captain Beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 1486 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 So far 1751. This is a tough game! This high score club is a great idea. Wish I started sooner. - How long does a "season" usually run? - Is there a thread that has a summary list of the games played in the past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 4,688! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 So far 1751. This is a tough game! This high score club is a great idea. Wish I started sooner. - How long does a "season" usually run? - Is there a thread that has a summary list of the games played in the past? You can check the previous ones by clicking here http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showforum=59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I can't dodge these turbo pickles any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 2396 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 1,057 And no, I don't have room for a wafer thin mint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 A bit better than my last entry and new personal best! 2,951 Heart breaking when you're so close to a multiple of 500. I hadn't even tried this game until this weeks HSC and like it. This game feels similar to Kaboom; simple but very addictive. My Tip: DONT BLINK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Beard Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Hmmm ... Hamburger - 6 calories Cheesburger - 20 calories Yikes! What the heck kinda cheese adds as many calories as a milk shake and an ice cream bar combined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aofl Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) 1202 1757 Tough game. A Edited May 16, 2007 by aofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 This is one of those games where you have to learn to just slip away into the zone. I don't really concentrate on the game. I, more or less, just stare blankly at the screen and let my hands take over. It's almost like letting your subconscious take over. One tip that might help is: Don't try to play the whole board. Play only the top or bottom half as much as you can. That way, you are only dealing with 2 rows of purple pickles...not all 3. I scored over 11K last night. I'll post a pic when I get home tonight (unless I'm able to break that score tonight.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MindMaster Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 28,169. Learn to move in between the purple pickles even when they are tight, there is room to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 28,169. Learn to move in between the purple pickles even when they are tight, there is room to do so. Do you have a video? You could be #2 on TwinGalaxies (unless you can get a million) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Final submission for the week: 11,887. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 28,169. Learn to move in between the purple pickles even when they are tight, there is room to do so. Crap, I thought for sure my 25,960 would win. Hope I can find the time for another session You are right though, you can squeeze in between the closely grouped purple pickles, I do it at a slight angle. Another mistake I find myself making is looking at my score after I eat a purple pickle to see how many points I need to get rid of it, big mistake, I almost always get 2 in a row then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 - How long does a "season" usually run? In the past, I've only restarted things after suffering a hard drive failure and losing the score file. However, after suffering through years of Maxtor-related suffering, I've learned to be more diligent with my backups, and I'm using a Seagate now, so I have no plans to restart things anytime soon. - Is there a thread that has a summary list of the games played in the past? I used to keep an updated list in the rules thread back with the old forum software, but these days all this happens in it's own forum, so I don't bother keeping that updated. The forum listing doesn't really show things in "proper" order, but it should be enough to get the idea. Anyways, that's the end of this week's edition of the High Score Club. Next game will be posted shortly. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Ze_ro, you forgot my score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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