Ze_ro Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Important note: This weeks competition is over. If you still wish to discuss this game, then feel free to do so, but no further scores will be accepted. Thanks to everyone for all their contributions! Please join in on the latest High Score Club competition! Hey Pengo! Isn't it cold work racing around that ice rink, rearranging huge ice squares? Why do you keep trying to line up those three jewel embedded blocks? What's that? You say you do it for a fortune in bonus points? Sounds like a neat nest egg! Can we help too? Game Information Game Name: Pengo Released By: Atari, 1984 Left Difficulty: Your choice (A / Expert - Music On, B / Novice - Music Off) Right Difficulty: N/A Game Mode: Game 1 - 1 Player Chosen By: SpiceWare Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores will be approximately Tuesday, Dec 13th at 1:30 AM (CST). In case you haven't already done so, please read the High Score Club rules. There is other useful information contained in that previous link, including a list of previous High Score Club games! As before, next week's game will be chosen by the next person in the member list, which happens to be Robert M! Please send me a private message with your choice of game for next week! (Already done) If you are not a member of the High Score Club, but would like to be, then all you have to do is post a score for this week's game, and I'll add you to the list! Current High Scores 289,370 (SpiceWare) [+11] 212,320 (video game addict) [+10] 149,890 (supercat) [+9] 139,760 (keitaro) [+8] 116,310 (Cybergoth) [+7] 95,800 (khryssun) [+6] 77,940 (keilbaca) [+5] 52,760 (scogey) [+4] 50,750 (Omegamatrix) [+3] 45,350 (LarcenTyler) [+2] 37,820 (Goochman) [+1] Best Tips supercat [+2] Bounties and Challenges None yet TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Easy Mode)284,570 (David Marli) 180,910 (Alan W Hewston) 135,950 (Ron Corcoran) Current Standings SpiceWare [186] keilbaca [163] the 5th ghost [111] khryssun [77] sku_u [67] LarcenTyler [62] shadow460 [62] vdub_bobby [60] homerwannabee [53] Keir [46] D.Yancey [42] Christophero Sly [41] supercat [41] scogey [40] Numan [37] video game addict [37] Mordax [33] Recycled [32] durden26 [32] Cybergoth [29] Goochman [29] silverpoodleman [28] Omegamatrix [27] panda_racer [23] mitsubachi [22] Robert M [21] Dones [20] Mad Scientist [19] Malc74 [19] bjk7382 [15] vgcollector666 [15] neotokeo2001 [14] davepesc [13] xeex [13] Fellow Atari Man [13] brendano [12] gospeedde [11] Thomas Jentzsch [11] 128bytes [7] Voch [6] graywest [6] arlo [6] Mind Game [4] Gamemaster_ca_2003 [4] RJ [4] FireTiger [3] Atarifever [3] Dan Iacovelli [3] mrppv666 [1] Gateway [1] StanJr [1] Luigi301 [1] Member List Robert M, Lord Helmet, Lord Thag, Mad Scientist, Dan Iacovelli, iguana, Luigi301, Gateway, Damon Plus, gospeedde, Kepone, internetotaku, panda_racer, KaeruYojimbo, cyberneticimplant, bjk7382, davepesc, neotokeo2001, xeex, bmlbytes, Omegamatrix, the 5th ghost, Xebec's Demise, khryssun, vgcollector666, chadtower, moycon, Malc74, shadow460, Atarifever, Keir, supercat, FireTiger, Philflound, Fellow Atari Man, keilbaca, brendano, Cybergoth, durden26, sku_u, mitsubachi, arlo, Recycled, LarcenTyler, silverpoodleman, 128bytes, Goochman, Thomas Jentzsch, Christophero Sly, D.Yancey, mrppv666, Mordax, Numan, Mordax, vdub_bobby, Dones, Gamemaster_ca_2003, scogey, graywest, RJ, Voch, video game addict, SpiceWare Scoring Points in Pengo Crumbling an ice block - 30 pts Squashing Sno-Bees between ice blocks: 1 Sno-Bee - 400 pts 2 Sno-Bees at once - 1600 pts 3 Sno-Bees at once - 3200 pts [*]Destroying a frozen Sno-Bee by: Running over it - 100 pts Squashing it with an ice block - 400 pts Crushing an ice block containing a Sno-Bee egg - 500 pts [*]Lining up jewel blocks: Against a wall - 5,000 pts Inside the ice field - 10,000 pts Hints and Tips As always, you really should read the manual. What's that? You don't have the manual? AtariAge has a typed copy online. In case you're too lazy to read the manual, here's the hints it provides: - Eliminate as many SnoBees as possible with a single ice block, for potential time bonus points. - If Sno-Bees are chasing you and you come up against an ice block, don't lose time--run around it! - Try to put a block between you and pursuing Sno-Bees. Then use that block to crush the little nasties. - For higher points, remember to crush frozen SnoBees with ice blocks rather than by running over them. - The best strategy for lining up jewel blocks is to make a wall out of the regular ice blocks, then push the jewel blocks against that wall. - Each time you begin a new round, analyze the maze. If it's easy to line up the jewel blocks, do that first. If not, destroy the Sno-Bees first. - Remember that regular ice blocks are worth 30 points each. So after aligning the jewel blocks, start crushing the regular blocks for extra points. But don't destroy them all before you kill off the Sno-Bees, or you'll have no weapons left! Try to be mindful of where the snow bee eggs are. If there are three snow bees on screen, egg blocks will not be destroyed by the enemies. If there are fewer than three snow bees, egg blocks may be destroyed by hatchlings. Tip: The SnoBees won't destroy the Egg Blocks, so use them to your advantage to line up the Jewel Blocks. --Ze_ro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Okay I'll start us out this week with my meager score of 50,750. I have a feeling this game is going to be rolled lots before the week is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) 197,760 I think your right. I was looking through my carts for something I hadn't played before for my pick. I was impressed with the graphics so I chose it. Edited December 7, 2005 by SpiceWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi there! First score: 73.400 Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 first try 37820 - nice conversion. pengo_s1_sck_2600_37820.bmp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 /* Totally Out of Subject ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I received STAR FIRE This Game is really GREAT Thanks to our friend Manuel */ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Meh, first effort. Wish I could find the cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Meh, first effort. Wish I could find the cartridge. 978462[/snapback] <looking> Oh - didn't realize I had a 6. Looks like the highest I have are it followed by H.E.R.O. at 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I received STAR FIRE This Game is really GREAT 978295[/snapback] Agreed - I'm the 4th member of the Elite Squadron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 74650 so far. Those 10,000 bonuses are worth a lot (well, 10,000 points). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Hi there! Those 10,000 bonuses are worth a lot (well, 10,000 points). Thanks for the tip, that worked for me: 116.310! Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I love Pengo! And I agree, it's a very good conversion for a 2600 game. 104,850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 234,870 wow - this game becomes difficult at the higher levels. We may not be rolling it after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 138,950 I think earning the 10K bonus is harder than it seems. I do think the fact that the last Sno Bee doesn't run away makes it a little easier to catch the 5K bonus each round, although sometimes I still screw those up, or kill the last Sno Bee too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 171,290 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 149,890 Try to be mindful of where the snow bee eggs are. If there are three snow bees on screen, egg blocks will not be destroyed by the enemies. If there are fewer than three snow bees, egg blocks may be destroyed by hatchlings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Tip: The SnoBees won't destroy the Egg Blocks, so use them to your advantage to line up the Jewel Blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Slight improvement, 212,320 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 34,040 Never played the VCS version Before... nice release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keitaro Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 hi! my 2nd try 139760 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 289,370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 95,800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scogey Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 52760 I think I remember playing a version of this on a tabletop arcade unit at Chuck E Cheese as a kid....maybe I'm thinking of somthing else. Another great pick, had lotsa fun with it this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I only had a chance to give it a few quick tries. 77940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 That's the end of yet another week of the High Score Club! Congratulations to everyone on their high scores, and I hope you had a lot of fun with Pengo! Join us again next time when we'll be locked in a game of wits with a master strategist! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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