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[McKong]

Pin Head 6635
BC 17505

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[justin case]

Pinhead: 12070

[therealbountybob]

justin case, on Fri Dec 9, 2011 2:23 AM, said:

...(I had to read the instructions to get past that!)...

so that's why he's doing so well! c'mon folks don't let this whippersnapper win two games in a row

[justin case]

therealbountybob, on Fri Dec 9, 2011 6:17 AM, said:

justin case, on Fri Dec 9, 2011 2:23 AM, said:

...(I had to read the instructions to get past that!)...

so that's why he's doing so well! c'mon folks don't let this whippersnapper win two games in a row

Don't be tryin' to upset my applecart - McKong's already given me enough work to do.  Looks like he made it to lvl6!!

[Goochman]

BC Quest 2095 - this game is ridiculous for placement after death. Very cheap.

[therealbountybob]

Anyone struggling at Pinhead just practice kicking on the 3rd? screen when you have a crab or two on your head it becomes easier as you can run into the balloons for longer - aim to kick them aggressively when they are level with your hands - dont stop still and wait to kick them, run into them and whack em!

First tables...
BC's Quest for Tires
1st McKong 17505 12pts
2nd justin case 13605 11pts
3rd therealbountybob 9175 10pts
4th Fres 2870 9pts
5th roadrunner 2265 8pts
6th Goochman 2095 7pts
7th innuendo 1975 6pts
8th orpheuswaking 1870 5pts
9th Diz 1670 4pts

Pinhead
1st therealbountybob 145145 12pts
2nd justin case 12070 11pts
3rd McKong 6635 10pts
4th Diz 2295 9pts
5th roadrunner 1225 8pts

[McKong]

therealbountybob, on Sun Dec 4, 2011 5:17 AM, said:

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Download here: atarimania has full instructions and ROM file atarionline.pl has XEX v1 & ATR v2 files (not the one with 80 lives!!)

When you say 'not the one with 80 lives' what do you mean? The two versions I've played up till now give you a bonus life after completing each level is this what your referring to?

Edited by therealbountybob, Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:21 AM.

[Philsan]

BC's: 2260

Pinhead: 1810

[Goochman]

Pinhead - 2935

I thought I really liked this game but I think I got it confused with another - there is a game similar to this but there is a building on each side and a Pacman comes down from time to time - anyone remember the name of that game?

[Scalak]

Hi after time

BC specifically for King: 27385


@trbb - Your Hi in pinhead it's verrrry goood chapeau bas!
My: 32535

[McKong]

McKong, on Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:52 AM, said:

therealbountybob, on Sun Dec 4, 2011 5:17 AM, said:

Ok folks you voted for it (what do you mean you didn't vote?!)... BC's Quest for Tires bcs_quest_for_tires_cart.jpg I'll not try to explain the plot for fear I will be declared insane, but jump and duck, hold fire in and use left and right to change the speed of your unicycle Press select (f3) to set level Press option (f4) to see high scores or pause the game Download here: atarimania has full instructions and ROM file atarionline.pl has XEX v1 & ATR v2 files (not the one with 80 lives!!) Any suggestions for a companion bonus game with a stone age or unicycling theme? Ok we have the first ever unicyling themed HSC round [see posts below!] If anyone needs any help please post. Pinhead atarimania has COM file and instructions fandal has XEX atarionline.pl has XEX and ATRs Games close Sun 18th Dec 10am GMT Good Luck everyone and rescue that Cute Chick!

When you say 'not the one with 80 lives' what do you mean? The two versions I've played up till now give you a bonus life after completing each level is this what your referring to?

Ok I've answered my own question having just played the v1 version from atarionline where you start with 80 lives!

[McKong]

BC's 100k+ I switched it off when I got to 100k still had plenty of lives left. This game is too easy cos it gives you a bonus life each round

Edited by McKong, Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:11 PM.

[McKong]

Pin Head

Think the v1 version from atarionline may have a bug. I turned it off after 150k as I didn't seem to be losing lives when I dropped a balloon

[therealbountybob]

McKong, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:40 AM, said:

BC's 100k+ I switched it off when I got to 100k still had plenty of lives left. This game is too easy cos it gives you a bonus live each round

OK we'll call 100K a win for BC's folks!

Goochman, on Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:03 PM, said:

Pinhead - 2935

I thought I really liked this game but I think I got it confused with another - there is a game similar to this but there is a building on each side and a Pacman comes down from time to time - anyone remember the name of that game?

hey this new forum is cool, I clicked quote and it put this bit in the same reply I already had open... live and learn Hmm, that sounds familiar (I'm assuming you've seen the pacman in pinhead! and that head from Jawbreaker perhaps!)

[littleman jack]

Goochman, on Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:03 PM, said:

Pinhead - 2935

I thought I really liked this game but I think I got it confused with another - there is a game similar to this but there is a building on each side and a Pacman comes down from time to time - anyone remember the name of that game?

I think Pac-Man does come down in Pinhead at some point. There's also the point patterns from Pac-Man: 200, 400, 800, 1600 as in eating all four ghosts, when you pop four balloons on your head in a row. I'm not certain, but wasn't there a version of Pinhead in the arcades called Kickman? Same game, different name?

[McKong]

McKong, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:10 AM, said:

Pin Head

Think the v1 version from atarionline may have a bug. I turned it off after 150k as I didn't seem to be losing lives when I dropped a balloon

v2 from atarionline (this one seems to work ok)

74795

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Edited by McKong, Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:54 PM.

[Fres]

Not that it matters much, but 3330 on BC's Quest.

[Scalak]

trbb - can we continue play BC after some time (save state - like LodeRunner)? Of course as one game.

[therealbountybob]

Fres, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:45 PM, said:

Not that it matters much, but 3330 on BC's Quest.

With the current scores that'll bag you quite a few points... it's a bit quite round here over the last few weeks so thanks for playing

Scalak, on Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:22 AM, said:

trbb - can we continue play BC after some time (save state - like LodeRunner)? Of course as one game.

sorry not this time, it shouldn't take too long to score 100k; this would be unfair to real atari hardware players!  

latest tables
Neanderthals!!!
1st McKong 100000 12pts
2nd Scalak 27385 11pts
3rd justin case 13605 10pts
4th therealbountybob 9175 9pts
5th Fres 3330 8pts
6th roadrunner 2265 7pts
7th Philsan 2260 6pts
8th Goochman 2095 5pts
9th innuendo 1975 4pts
10th orpheuswaking 1870 3pts
11th Diz 1670 2pts

Pinheads!!!
1st therealbountybob 145145 12pts
2nd McKong 74795 11pts
3rd Scalak 32535 10pts
4th justin case 12070 9pts
5th Goochman 2935 8pts
6th Diz 2295 7pts
7th Philsan 1810 6pts
8th roadrunner 1225 5pts
9th littleman jack ???

[McKong]

therealbountybob, on Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:23 AM, said:

Fres, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:45 PM, said:

Not that it matters much, but 3330 on BC's Quest.

With the current scores that'll bag you quite a few points... it's a bit quite round here over the last few weeks so thanks for playing

Scalak, on Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:22 AM, said:

trbb - can we continue play BC after some time (save state - like LodeRunner)? Of course as one game.

sorry not this time, it shouldn't take too long to score 100k; this would be unfair to real atari hardware players!  

Can't remember how long I was playing, maybe an hour, careful though Scalak I nearly died of boredom

[Scalak]

@trbb- ok but I don't understend why 100k? Here I have 200k it's about 2,5h (then I went to sleep...)
@McKong - hehe you're right it's boring BC

Edited by Scalak, Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:06 AM.

[atariron82]

therealbountybob, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:33 AM, said:

McKong, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:40 AM, said:

BC's 100k+ I switched it off when I got to 100k still had plenty of lives left. This game is too easy cos it gives you a bonus live each round

OK we'll call 100K a win for BC's folks!

How about we call it a steaming pile of Dinosaur crap!

That figure obviously can't be in reference to the NON-emulated, standard issue cartridge version of BC's Quest presented here, which is rather unforgiving in its paucity of points, its rigorous timing, escalating speed, and exactitude of controls. But..I love this game! It is totally unique and is one of best drawn 8-bit games. Thank goodness btw for the well deserved extra life at the end of each level. It makes the game that much more fun for the 99.999% of those who haven't 'cracked' BC..(why even bother otherwise? )



Rockin' and Rollin', rollin' a rock to save my rather buxom cave-girl friend (but don't ogle her too long or end up flat on your face!):

10,890, level 4

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[therealbountybob]

I don't know how you guys are finding this so easy - I just made level 4! I'll put you both down for the win
After creating some disks I loaded BC's from the mydos menu and it went a bit strange - there was no randomness, just ducks or evenly spaced holes etc ! Also had the end of level tune still playing at the start of the next level! In Pinhead had another good go - my score is flattering as you can get thousands of points for sticking a crab on a cube! Think my atari might be running low on purple and blue balloons (checkout screenshot!)

p.s. Welcome back atariron82 - if you want to post scores for the last round i'll dish you out some HSC points!

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[littleman jack]

Hey trbb, I'll get some Pinhead scores out there soon. The kids have been keeping me too busy to play Atari the past week, but this week I should have an evening or two.

[orpheuswaking]

I'm at 20k so far, and can see if I put the time in getting to 200k easily... the levels do not get much harder at all after the first few.