+atari2600land Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Can we get a download link? You can download it from here: http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html...areLabelID=2723 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Ok, here's some tips... Tip: Be very precise with your movements. If there is any diagonal movement, your player will not move at all. This can be a problem in tight spots. Tip: When you are shooting at the ball things try to line up your shots like you would in pool. This game does a great job at detecting angles. You can shoot diagonally and move your player to line up the "holes". This is especially useful in the bonus rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjd Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Aside from the frustrating controls this is a good game. The design is good. If it had diagonal movement it would have been a very good game. My first entry is 354,500. Hopefully I can improve on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 If it had diagonal movement it would have been a very good game. The player is moving along a raster, so diagonal movement would change the gameplay significantly. But IMO the game should react to diagonal joystick positions and chose one of the two possible directions then (e.g. continue with the last direction or prefer horizontal directions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 470,600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Getting better: 383,550! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) 478,800 First time in about 20 tries that I've been able to beat that purple board that Ze_ro has in the first post. Also, the first game that I haven't lost multiple lives on one board. Edited May 17, 2008 by aftermac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 499,650. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 554,250! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Had a feeling that wasn't gonna last long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdandy75 Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 well, better for me 387,400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 OK, here's another one from me... 487400. I've got some tips now too: - Bouncing around the "balls" isn't exactly like in Pool. It seems like the ball takes on the trajectory of the shot it gets hit by. Note that it can also get hit by the enemies' shots, which also causes it to start bouncing around. - Rolling the ball by bumping into it always causes a horizontal or vertical motion (depending on how the player moves). Shooting it may result in horizontal, vertical or diagonal motion. However, shooting it with diagonal shots always results in diagonal motion, because when shooting diagonally, no horizontally moving shots are created. - Shooting the ball diagonally should be preferred, since by bouncing around diagonally, the ball covers much more ground and thus makes the playfield much more open. - The highest priority for the player should be to avoid the enemies' shots, because that's the only thing that's deadly. - Running out of time actually doesn't seem to result in losing a life, rather you warp up to the next level, but with the letters you already had remaining. However, in the level you warped to, each letter you collect in this level is worth 1000 points less than it originally was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 My best try for the weekend...so far! 523,100 I lost my last 4 lives on the wave that finished me off. Tough round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I lost my last 4 lives on the wave that finished me off. Tough round. There are 16 different level in total (see cheated shot below). After that, the game repeats from level 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjd Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 If it had diagonal movement it would have been a very good game. The player is moving along a raster, so diagonal movement would change the gameplay significantly. But IMO the game should react to diagonal joystick positions and chose one of the two possible directions then (e.g. continue with the last direction or prefer horizontal directions). Agreed and that's what I was trying to say with my poorly worded post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 198,150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 525,400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I lost my last 4 lives on the wave that finished me off. Tough round. There are 16 different level in total (see cheated shot below). After that, the game repeats from level 12. I've made it to that level, but haven't cleared it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I can get up to that level pretty consistantly too, but can't even get started with it, let alone finish it. I'm sure everyone has noticed by now that if you die on a board, the scoring for each "letter" resets to 1K. That really sucks when you're going for that 5K letter, then die because then it's only worth 1K. The only other tip I can come up with is to learn to clear the bonus boards. Those extra 5K bonuses really add up in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I'm done for this week. 543,500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjd Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I just can't seem to break that 400,000 point barrier. 385.350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 600,850 Based on the "(see cheated shot below)", I don't think Thomas Jentzsch is playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 177,950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 495,550 Slight bump for me... think I'm about ready for the next game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) 309000 I just cant seem to beat that score, in the past hour. I'm done. Edited May 21, 2008 by keilbaca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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