Dauber Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Just so I'm clear...with the E.T. rules...what is meant by "one save"??? You mean rescue ship gets ET, you get your score, and quit? Or do you mean if you run out of energy, you're done (no rescue from Elliot)??? Anyone?....anyone?.....something-D-O-O economics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Anyone?....anyone?.....something-D-O-O economics?? Bueller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Anyone?....anyone?.....something-D-O-O economics?? Was this not helpful? atariage.com/forums/topic/237157-season-4-the-new-hsc-week-13-14-sci-fi-movie-weeks/?p=3218934 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Alien 70769 E.T. 17931 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 E.T. 17931 It won't be long until you hit 18 or 19. It would be nice to figure out if there is something that the player can do to get more candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 E.T Game: 1BB Score: 11,967 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 It won't be long until you hit 18 or 19. It would be nice to figure out if there is something that the player can do to get more candy. The only thing that has ever generated more candy for me is repeatedly dropping in wells and/or being revived by Elliott, but both require an energy trade off I'm not ready to make. According the manual you can get over 31 pieces of candy per level, but I feel like I am maxing out around 25 or so in my current game play. I wonder if a failed rescue causes the candy to respawn? The good news is, I have a week and half to sort it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Alien - 63,268 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) E.T. 3433 typical run for me time to read the manual i guess Anyone?....anyone?.....something-D-O-O economics?? it means if you beat it don't continue going further. just stop there & record your score. one save = finishing the game once. getting E.T. home once. if you die first, it still gives you a score so either way you're on the board. Edited April 16, 2015 by S.BAZ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The only thing that has ever generated more candy for me is repeatedly dropping in wells and/or being revived by Elliott, but both require an energy trade off I'm not ready to make. According the manual you can get over 31 pieces of candy per level, but I feel like I am maxing out around 25 or so in my current game play. I wonder if a failed rescue causes the candy to respawn? The good news is, I have a week and half to sort it out. That was a misprint: randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-et-manual.html#31_21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 E.T. improvement to 12,865 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Star Wars - 4,865 Alien - 7,003 Edited April 16, 2015 by jblenkle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 E.T. 3433 typical run for me time to read the manual i guess Your remaining energy is only a small part of your final score. Finishing the round with 3-4K energy is fine, but most of your points need to come from Reese's Pieces. You get 490 points for each one you bring onto the spaceship. You get 770 points (or more) for each one you give to Elliot. Example: Suppose you finish with 3000 energy, gave 16 pieces to Elliot, and carried 2 onto the ship. That's 3000 + 16(770) + 2(490) = 16,300. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Just an observation about the scoring in E.T.The game designer must have a connection with the number 7.a) You get 490 points for each Reese's Piece you bring onto the spaceship. 490 = 7 * 70 b) You get 770 points for each one you give to Elliot. 770 = 11 * 70 c) The key to finding the Yar and Indy easter eggs is to give Elliot exactly 7 Reese's Pieces. Edited April 17, 2015 by MoomUnit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 E.T. - 3,853 Getting the hang of this now. I think this is a very misunderstood game. If you follow the directions (i.e. - it says to move left or right after you levitate to get out of a well), you don't fall back in. My first instinct is to go up or down and I fall back in. I believe that's probably why this game got such a bad rap with everyone saying you keep falling back into the wells. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Getting the hang of this now. I think this is a very misunderstood game. If you follow the directions (i.e. - it says to move left or right after you levitate to get out of a well), you don't fall back in. My first instinct is to go up or down and I fall back in. I believe that's probably why this game got such a bad rap with everyone saying you keep falling back into the wells. Yep: randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-et-tips.html#vid_how_to_get_out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 E.T. is a very good game, and a great adventure/puzzle game for the VCS. People who bitch and moan about falling into pits must have thrown up their hands in despair at the likes of Super Mario Bros. My dad was an E.T. master, he used to marathon the game for like 3 hours a night. We never really had that much trouble with the pits, just move left or right (insert gratuitous Random Terrain link here). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 ET- 14,xxx. I forgot my exact score after playing late last night. We can say 14,200 since I know it wasnt more than that. I'll try again soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoomUnit Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Alien: 78,149 If you haven't noticed, the last digit of your Alien score shows how many boards you've successfully cleared.Star Wars: 119,247I don't know if I'll roll this game, but I do have another week to work on it. Edited April 17, 2015 by MoomUnit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Alien: 78,149 If you haven't noticed, the last digit of your Alien score shows how many boards you've successfully cleared. Looks like you've got the hang of it now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Gave Elliott 9 + 9 and ended round with 5440: 19300 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) E.T. improvement to 14,511: Star Wars: The Arcade Game - 41,904 Alien 62,528 Edited April 17, 2015 by voodoo_chilly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 E.T. 10,783 read the book, but my runs are basically the same story. successfully ran all E.T.'s energy down to zero enough times to send him into hibernation. getting closer though, at least I understand the power spots. now I just have to improve on locating the ship zone. I'm thinking the reason for my score improving is that this time I gave a bunch of Reese's's to Elliot, & it awarded me the points even though E.T. hibernated. not sure where the "3" at the end of my score comes from though. if my energy was "0" and all other scoring increments come in multiples of 10... what the... ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 E.T. 10,783 E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (Atari)_1.png read the book, but my runs are basically the same story. successfully ran all E.T.'s energy down to zero enough times to send him into hibernation. getting closer though, at least I understand the power spots. now I just have to improve on locating the ship zone. I'm thinking the reason for my score improving is that this time I gave a bunch of Reese's's to Elliot, & it awarded me the points even though E.T. hibernated. not sure where the "3" at the end of my score comes from though. if my energy was "0" and all other scoring increments come in multiples of 10... what the... ?? HSW probably gives you three points because E.T. was his 3rd game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Star Wars - 64,106 Finally made it through the 4th trench run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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