zylon Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Our game this round is Popeye. Play on default settings. Emulation is ok as is whatever controls you wish. Pics preferred, but not necessary. Round ends on Sunday, September 18th 2011 @ 9pm EST Current HSC record: Popeye - phuzaxeman 205,190 Beat this for a bonus point! Final scores: 198,990 Official Ninja +11 158,970 sdamon +10 124,660 atariron82 +9 61,920 Cafeman +8 47,660 peedenmark7 +7 42,760 roadrunner +6 32,150 zylon +5 Current standings - Points - sdamon - 159 atariron82 - 132 zylon - 101 roadrunner - 90 JacobZu7zu7 - 67 peedenmark7 - 50 DensB68 - 44 BydoEmpire - 41 doctorclu - 31 NoahsMyBro - 31 Sonic R - 31 rxd - 19 NML32 - 17 rmaerz - 15 Official Ninja - 14 Gabriel - 13 chuckwalla - 9 Cafeman - 8 4ks - 5 Mingy Jongo - 4 Rounds won - sdamon - 8 doctorclu - 2 atariron82 - 2 NoahsMyBro - 1 rxd - 1 zylon - 1 Edited September 20, 2011 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I'll start. 61,920. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This is an old arcade favorite. This version is pretty accurate from what I remember. So far, I haven't seen the witch toss any skulls yet though. **Tip**: When punching bottles, it seems best to hit them at arms length to avoid unnecessary deaths ... . First go: 64,250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 64,820 I remember really liking this game in the arcade. I miss the extra animation that was in the arcade game, but I'm glad the music was retained from the original. As atariron82 said, punching bottles is extra dangerous in this version... so far, it seems to be best to avoid it when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 4,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) All we get is bottles being thrown. No skulls. My strategy about bottles: STAY AWAY FROM BOTTLES! Especially the four-in-a-row ones. Sure, you might think you have the timing down, but is it really worth risking one of your precious Popeyes over? No! The timing is tricky (if not downright suspect!) in this version. Argh, I just noticed my score was already beaten. Edited September 7, 2011 by Cafeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Our game this round is Popeye. Play on default settings. Emulation is ok LOL This game doesn't emulate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Our game this round is Popeye. Play on default settings. Emulation is ok LOL This game doesn't emulate Try the A8 version, gameplay feels identical to me. I'm not sure about C64 port, but I'll check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Our game this round is Popeye. Play on default settings. Emulation is ok LOL This game doesn't emulate Try the A8 version, gameplay feels identical to me. I'm not sure about C64 port, but I'll check. I think i'll use this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 One of the more intense DLI color schemes on the 5200. Fixed? 32K here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/174763-popeye/page__pid__2173236#entry2173236 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 A little blurry but that's 22,690 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 One of the more intense DLI color schemes on the 5200. Fixed? 32K here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/174763-popeye/page__pid__2173236#entry2173236 Just tried out that Bluto 32k hack, Awesome!! Keep up the great work. new high score 24,560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 One of the more intense DLI color schemes on the 5200. Fixed? 32K here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/174763-popeye/page__pid__2173236#entry2173236 Just tried out that Bluto 32k hack, Awesome!! Keep up the great work. new high score 24,560 Is that score from the new hack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 One of the more intense DLI color schemes on the 5200. Fixed? 32K here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/174763-popeye/page__pid__2173236#entry2173236 Just tried out that Bluto 32k hack, Awesome!! Keep up the great work. new high score 24,560 Is that score from the new hack? Yeah, if you don't want to count it that's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Had some time to play a game this morning. 64340 I have a pic but cant find my usb cable. Everything is a mess since the basement took in water during that hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 One of the more intense DLI color schemes on the 5200. Fixed? 32K here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/174763-popeye/page__pid__2173236#entry2173236 Just tried out that Bluto 32k hack, Awesome!! Keep up the great work. new high score 24,560 Is that score from the new hack? Yeah, if you don't want to count it that's alright. Since it's not the top score and your play is about the same on both, I'll count it. BTW: I tried this game on my 5200 DC emulator and it played fine, just with no sound. I'll still be using the real cart instead though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Had time to give this a good proper play. Nothing special, but I feel better about this one. 32,150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 One of the more intense DLI color schemes on the 5200. Fixed? 32K here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/174763-popeye/page__pid__2173236#entry2173236 Just tried out that Bluto 32k hack, Awesome!! Keep up the great work. new high score 24,560 Is that score from the new hack? Yeah, if you don't want to count it that's alright. Since it's not the top score and your play is about the same on both, I'll count it. BTW: I tried this game on my 5200 DC emulator and it played fine, just with no sound. I'll still be using the real cart instead though. Thanks, but i'll still give it a few more goes on real hardware and try to do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 104800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 42,760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Scores updated. I'm done playing, but will still be checking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 love this game, but no time this round AGAIN ! more road travel, will try to post another score if time to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) 158,970 I just discovered a way to seriously boost your score in Popeye. It's so effective that I feel I need to share it in the interest of fairness. Here's how it works. On the middle screen (the one with the musical notes), set things up so that Popeye is in between Bluto and the can of spinach. Bluto needs to be coming after you. Before he gets to you, eat the spinach and follow him as he runs to Wimpy's see-saw. When he jumps on the see-saw, follow him immediately. You'll get a whopping 20,000 points for knocking him out instead of the usual 3,000! Edited September 16, 2011 by sdamon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 158,970 I just discovered a way to seriously boost your score in Popeye. It's so effective that I feel I need to share it in the interest of fairness. Here's how it works. On the middle screen (the one with the musical notes), set things up so that Popeye is in between Bluto and the can of spinach. Bluto needs to be coming after you. Before he gets to you, eat the spinach and follow him as he runs to Wimpy's see-saw. When he jumps on the see-saw, follow him immediately. You'll get a whopping 20,000 points for knocking him out instead of the usual 3,000! Nice score! Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Nice tip ! I got it the first time , but it is tough to get consistently.. 47,660 Will try this weekend, but may not be able to post pics from the wife's android phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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