darthkur Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) There has been a powerful earthquake and it has caused havoc at the mines. Several men have been trapped below and are running out of air. It's up to you to rescue them. Use dynamite to blast through barricading walls or if you run out of explosives use your microlaser. But beware that's time consuming and the workers are running out of oxygen. Avoid poisonous creatures and magma flows that will put your mission of mercy to a swift end. Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Settings: Level 1. (Default) Contest ends on: 6-22-09 at 1:00am EST. Final High Scores: 1st: Cafeman - 111,235 +11 2nd: darthkur - 109,905 +10 3rd: atariron82 - 62,260 +9 4th: roadrunner - 62,175 +8 5th: ckirkman - 60,655 +7 6th: LaserHawk - 51,240 +6 7th: DensB68 - 50,285 +5 8th: NoahsMyBro - 47,275 +4 9th: RangerG - 18,560 +3 10th: MIKE5200 - 4,150 +2 Current Standings: 1st: Cafeman (74) (1) 2nd: darthkur (70) (2) 3rd: ckirkman (62) (2) 4th: roadrunner (49) 5th: DensB68 (41) 6th: bohoki (35) (1) 7th: doctorclu (31) (2) 8th: atariron82 (25) 9th: NoahsMyBro (24) 10th: RangerG (21) 11th: LaserHawk (18) 12th: Scihorror (14) 13th: Shannon (13) 14th: LarcenTyler (12) 15th: MIKE5200 (7) 15th: thursday83 (7) 16th: midnight magicman (6) 17th: atari_envy (5) 17th: Mingy Jongo (5) 18th: mightymage (4) 19th: chuckwalla (1) Numbers in RED are accumulated points. Numbers in BLUE are number of rounds won. Link to the official manual: H.E.R.O. Manual Edited June 22, 2009 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) 45,135 Edited June 12, 2009 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) 43,905 -- better score below. Edited June 10, 2009 by Cafeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 17,585 -- fun game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE5200 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Just a start..my top fire buttons arent firing the way they should. need to clean it. 4,150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 66,470 is my current best. Movement happens very fast - just a tap and the little guy runs or flies into death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 59,445 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 little better = 18,560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckirkman Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 32,695. I finally got a chance to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 109,905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaserHawk Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 LaserHawk resuces this many score number 51,240 and now LaserHawk goes to bandange bat and spider bites from the nasty cave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 New high score for me: 88,220. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Question about level 14, the screen where you descend into a screen with the moving-inwards magma - is there really any way to get past that screen without dying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 Question about level 14, the screen where you descend into a screen with the moving-inwards magma - is there really any way to get past that screen without dying? Yes. It's simply a matter of timing. You need to inch your way down so you can see it's movement but not far enough to get crushed. Once you see the pattern then go up enough so as to get proper momentum then fly downwards rapidly when you figure the gate is open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Does the helicopter have analog control? On the emulator , it doesn't seem possible. As soon as I enter the screen, I press up briefly but I usually exit to the previous screen by doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 Does the helicopter have analog control? On the emulator , it doesn't seem possible. As soon as I enter the screen, I press up briefly but I usually exit to the previous screen by doing this. H.E.R.O. handles very well with the stock controller, which is how I'm playing it. Your character does move in an analog fashion unlike the sometimes awkward movements on other versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckirkman Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wow! Those are some mega scores! I got 51840. Thought I was doing good, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Cafeman, I feel your pain. My wife's owned the main TV tonight, so rather than using the 5200 I gave H.E.R.O. a shot using an emulator. I tried my Stelladaptor with a CX-40, and a very old Radio Shack gameport-to-USB adaptor with 3 different gamepads. None of the options provided button two on the controller, so I had to use the keyboard for the TNT button. Also, the control was a bit 'jerky'. I'll try this out on the real 5200 later. For now, my high score is 28,560. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) 37,800 Tonight was the real console. And for once I'm having a small amount of trouble with the infamous controllers. (I'm usually a staunch defender of them, but I have to admit they are impeding me tonight.) I find myself frequently running into toxic walls because I'm unable to just nudge my Hero over a small amount. BUT, I'm beginning the contest early this round, so I still have time to knock some of you down a notch or two. LOOK OUT, top 5, here I come! Edited June 16, 2009 by NoahsMyBro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) I find myself frequently running into toxic walls because I'm unable to just nudge my Hero over a small amount. That is a problem for sure. You're best off moving back a ways and then try the approach again. I find flying is a bit more controllable than with other versions though. But moving in small steps can be quite difficult. Edited June 16, 2009 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Throwing my hat into the ring: 28,670 --level 7 I too have noticed small precise movements are a bit tricky esp. when dynamiting the 'red hot' walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Heh. I only today realized that you can destroy the barrier walls with your laser! It takes a while but its cool to watch it slowly disintegrate. Formerly, I thought the game was flawed and if you used all your dynamite by mistake, you could not beat the level. *read the manual, Cafeman!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Heh. I only today realized that you can destroy the barrier walls with your laser! It takes a while but its cool to watch it slowly disintegrate. Formerly, I thought the game was flawed and if you used all your dynamite by mistake, you could not beat the level. *read the manual, Cafeman!* It's also present in my description. I slave long and hard over a hot stove to cook up those descriptive little blurbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 You guys think you're unobservant??!! I just unthinkingly assumed darth's blurbs were copied verbatim from the manuals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) It's also present in my description. I slave long and hard over a hot stove to cook up those descriptive little blurbs. * read the blurbs, Cafeman! * Edited June 17, 2009 by Cafeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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