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[Ikrananka]

BC's Quest for Tires





From the first man, comes the last word in computer games.
Quest For Tires stars Thor, zipping through the world of "B.C." on his prehistoric unicycle.  His challenge is to rescue Cute Chick from the hungry dinosaur.

Game Information

Game Name: BC's Quest for Tires
Released by: Sierra On-Line, 1983
Original arcade game by: N/A
TwinGalaxies High Score: 17,235 by travis (Jan 2000)
Settings: Skill 1 - 1 Player
This game was suggested by: ed1475


Contest Ends

Saturday, 22 October 2011 at 1:00AM EST


Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC Rules


Final High Scores

1. ed1475 22,270 [+10]
2. skosh 21,770 [+9]
3. jblenkle 15,650 [+8]
4. Ikrananka 13,050 [+6]
5. Mangia-Boy 12,200 [+4]
6. patbb 9,630 [+2]
7. JacobZu7zu7 4,090 [+1]


Leaderboard

1. Mangia-Boy [52] (7)
2. patbb [43] (7) 1
3. jblenkle [37] (7) 1
4. ed1475 [33] (7) 1 1
5. atarion82 [29] (4) 1
6. Ikrananka [17] (7)
7. JacobZu7zu7 [17] (6)
8. chuckwalla [16] (3)
9. Ms. Do [13] (1) 1
10. purenergy [10] (2)
11. retroillucid [10] (1) 1
11. skosh [10] (1) 1
13. ColecoDan [6] (1)
13. ChuckH [6] (1)
15. rmaerz [5] (3)
16. Yurkie [5] (2)
17. roadrunner [4] (4)
18. cmart604 [1] (1)
18. NIAD [1] (1)
18. 1982VideoGames [1] (1)
18. centiqueen81 [1] (1)

[ ] = Points
( ) = Rounds Played
BLUE = Rounds Won
GOLD = Seasons Won

Edited by Ikrananka, Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:36 PM.

[jblenkle]

BC's Quest For Tires - 6,700



I remember when this first came out I used to sit and play it for hours...very addictive!!!

Edited by jblenkle, Sat Oct 8, 2011 1:13 AM.

[Mangia-Boy]

12,200. IMO Thor is the most adorable character in video game history.

[patbb]

9,630
I was not able to get the Bird on the second level. even with 6 lives left!!

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[jblenkle]

Just curious as to why you are posting a high score of 12,200 when your screen shot still shows you have four lives left. Bathroom break?

Mangia-Boy, on Sat Oct 8, 2011 9:58 AM, said:

PA080104.JPG12,200. IMO Thor is the most adorable character in video game history.

[Mangia-Boy]

I didn't have any lives left. There are two possibilities to show your result:
Firstly at the end of the game, so like patbb did it.
Or you start a new game, then you can see the previous highscore on the lower edge. This is the way I did.
Sorry, I play the games on a real console and an old TV, then taking screenshots from there by a camera is always a bit difficult. I think you are playing with an emulator on your computer, because your screenshots are perfect.

[jblenkle]

Yeah, I play with an emulator...I didn't realize your high score stays at the bottom...just didn't even think to look. I just saw the score you posted and a 4x by the tire/wheel icon so I was thinking you were still playing.

I punch the screenshot key immediately after losing my last life so I'm not just taking a pic of the black screen with the scores on it.

Guess I'll have to transfer the rom to my 128-in-1 cart so I can play it on my CV. I don't know how well it will handle with a standard Coleco controller, but it should do well with my Power Stick.

This game is one of the best for the CV...I almost wish they'd done more with it...maybe a couple of extra screens. It would have been a killer Super Game for the ADAM Computer.

Joe B.

Mangia-Boy, on Sat Oct 8, 2011 3:21 PM, said:

I didn't have any lives left. There are two possibilities to show your result:
Firstly at the end of the game, so like patbb did it.
Or you start a new game, then you can see the previous highscore on the lower edge. This is the way I did.
Sorry, I play the games on a real console and an old TV, then taking screenshots from there by a camera is always a bit difficult. I think you are playing with an emulator on your computer, because your screenshots are perfect.

Edited by jblenkle, Sat Oct 8, 2011 10:49 PM.

[jblenkle]

BC's Quest For Tires - 8,250

[jblenkle]

Yeah, that bird is a toughy the second time. It zips by you pretty fast. I guess you have to be going the exact right speed to catch it. My last play through I caught it entirely by accident on the 2nd level. I was accelerating and accidently jumped just as I got under it, which just happened to be as I got to the part where you jump or die.

patbb, on Sat Oct 8, 2011 11:07 AM, said:

9,630
I was not able to get the Bird on the second level. even with 6 lives left!!

[ed1475]

7,570

[Ikrananka]

I'm back!!!  Leaderboard updated and added to first post as well as the current high scores to date.

[skosh]

5,780 ... 9,140




Question for those playing this game. Every now and then when in the stage where you are going downhill Thor will occasionally jump prior to the large jump he needs to complete. Basically it goes from going downhill to flat and he will jump without my input and obviously end up falling to his death. I thought it maybe my controller but if that were the case I would expect to see random jumps in the other stages of the game which I do not. Has anyone else experienced this?

Edited by skosh, Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:30 PM.

[jblenkle]

I have noticed that too, but I always thought it was just an itchy finger on the joystick control. Even a slight nudge will make him jump sometimes.

skosh, on Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:38 PM, said:

5,780 ... 9,140

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Question for those playing this game. Every now and then when in the stage where you are going downhill Thor will occasionally jump prior to the large jump he needs to complete. Basically it goes from going downhill to flat and he will jump without my input and obviously end up falling to his death. I thought it maybe my controller but if that were the case I would expect to see random jumps in the other stages of the game which I do not. Has anyone else experienced this?

[Ikrananka]

Managed to get further than I ever have before on this game so very pleased with myself - although rather depressing that my score still sucks compared to everone else

4,840

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[jblenkle]

Don't feel bad...this game is hard to master. I always get stuck at the parts where you have to go across the water jumping on the dinosaurs heads...or I guess they are turtles backs...don't know for sure. I usually always get clobbered by the fat broad on the first one. Then, for some reason, after playing this thing for what..25+ years???...I just now figured out instead of going straight across, your time might be better spent jumping back and forth on the first two heads/backs until you can time jumping on the third when her club is up and not down.

Ikrananka, on Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:31 AM, said:

Managed to get further than I ever have before on this game so very pleased with myself - although rather depressing that my score still sucks compared to everone else

4,840

[Ikrananka]

jblenkle, on Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:35 AM, said:

Don't feel bad...this game is hard to master. I always get stuck at the parts where you have to go across the water jumping on the dinosaurs heads...or I guess they are turtles backs...don't know for sure. I usually always get clobbered by the fat broad on the first one. Then, for some reason, after playing this thing for what..25+ years???...I just now figured out instead of going straight across, your time might be better spent jumping back and forth on the first two heads/backs until you can time jumping on the third when her club is up and not down.

Ikrananka, on Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:31 AM, said:

Managed to get further than I ever have before on this game so very pleased with myself - although rather depressing that my score still sucks compared to everone else

4,840

The water sections have been the hardest for me too.  Although, on the first run through, I found that with the water scene with the fat broad can be completed simply by pushing the joystick right as soon as the scene starts and holding it there.  Also, at this point the turtles do not seem to completely submerge.  However, at the next water scene with the dinosaur I just couldn't get my timing right and kept drowning or being killed by the dinosaur - this is where I need to practise.

I'm also curious to know what speed people tend to use for the meteor scene.  I typically run at 50mph for most scenes (to get the 4x multiplier on points) but found the meteor scene just too difficult and so had to reduce my speed down to 30mph to reliably get past this scene.

Edited by Ikrananka, Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:56 AM.

[skosh]

Thanks for the tip regarding the first set of turtles. I've lost too many lives there and now at least the first one can be cleared without any worries. Just tried this and it works like a charm.

[Ikrananka]

skosh, on Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:13 PM, said:

Thanks for the tip regarding the first set of turtles. I've lost too many lives there and now at least the first one can be cleared without any worries. Just tried this and it works like a charm.

Glad to help - unfortunately this doesn't work on the second run through and the turtles now completely submerge.

[skosh]

13,940



Frustrating how this ended as I could not complete the jump in the third stage to get to the falling rock stage. Lost 4 lives total with 2 times a jump occuring early and the other 2 not registering. Happy with the result regardless.

[ed1475]

22,270

After a lot of games in the 5k to 8k range, I finally had a breakthrough game.

[skosh]

Nice score!! What level was that? 5?

[ed1475]

skosh, on Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:51 PM, said:

Nice score!! What level was that? 5?

I think it was level 4.  I was doing really well and then lost about 4 or 5 lives trying to get by the big jump.

[jblenkle]

BC's Quest - 14,240



Shoot, I can't remember if this was my second time through or third...but if you are having trouble with the ugly broad, go right as soon as you can and pause briefly on the 3rd turtle...then continue...might take a little experimentation to get the timing right.

Edited by jblenkle, Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:55 PM.

[Ikrananka]

LOL - you guys are killing me.  I had my own personal breakthrough game last night and at the same time you all beat me again.  Oh well, I'll just have to try harder!!!!

12,170

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[jblenkle]

Yeah, well don't look for me breaking my 14,240 score again anytime soon...I had three lives left and couldn't make it up the hill. I think I need to slow down more. I was going 60 going into that screen and kept dying as I tried to slow down.

Ikrananka, on Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:24 AM, said:

LOL - you guys are killing me.  I had my own personal breakthrough game last night and at the same time you all beat me again.  Oh well, I'll just have to try harder!!!!

12,170