classicgamer_27330 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 31,430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 But mouse-control is fine IMO. Yeah, the mouse is not too bad, but I find I don't have the quick response time that I do with the trackball, keep getting landed on by the spider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 43,663 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Man, I'm let down with myself this week. And my low score didn't come on the first game, I actually logged quite a bit of time just to get this paltry effort: 79,517 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 BONUS PTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallout_002 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 23,432 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. toast Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 20,157 For some reason, after I played a few games, the game started getting laggy. I then found out that it only got laggy when I used the mouse (either my optical USB mouse or the one built into my laptop) so I ended up just using the arrow keys. Not a bad score for such crude controls. I also discovered that any game that uses a trackball (Centipede, Millipede, Missile Command, etc.) gets laggy when I use the mouse but works fine with the arrow keys. Looks like I'm not playing any trackball games for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 35218. Centipede is an awesome game. I never played it much in the arcade, but I spent many hours on the excellent 2600 port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. toast Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 So I figured out what was making my computer so slow and got the mouse working again! 55,624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. toast Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Sorry to spam, but I think I need to post this. 123,933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Sorry to spam, but I think I need to post this. 123,933 Nice score, but 19 minutes too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. toast Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Nice score, but 19 minutes too late. http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg7upwggMI1qb7196.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 http://media.tumblr....ggMI1qb7196.gif LOL! Love the clip, but yes, those last 2 scores came in a little late. The first one counts, though. Sorry. Tallying everything up and will update the leaderboard shortly. Get your game on in Gyruss this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yes, I agree about Centipede. Made by a woman, but you would never be able to tell. It's a difficult game to say the least, yet the concept is so simple. There are only 3 types of enemies that can hurt you. The way you handle the spider is very important. He is somewhat predictable. The time it takes for a spider is always the same: roughly 4 seconds after getting shot and 2 seconds if he slips by without getting shot. Damn, I was hoping to smash my old record of 118000+, but to no avail. Bring on Gyruss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yes, I agree about Centipede. Made by a woman, but you would never be able to tell. It's a difficult game to say the least, yet the concept is so simple. There are only 3 types of enemies that can hurt you. The way you handle the spider is very important. He is somewhat predictable. The time it takes for a spider is always the same: roughly 4 seconds after getting shot and 2 seconds if he slips by without getting shot. Damn, I was hoping to smash my old record of 118000+, but to no avail. Bring on Gyruss! Yeah, the game is freakin' intense. When you get in the zone in Centipede and go long stretches without dying, it's kind of a surreal experience that not many games out there can match. Wish I wasn't out of town for half the week, would have liked to play more of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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