Ze_ro Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Important Note: This weeks competition is over, and no further scores will be accepted. If you still wish to discuss Laser Gates and compare future scores, feel free to do so in this thread, but no more scores will be counted for points. The thousand galaxies quake at the news: the Cryptic Computer, the galactic defense synthesizer which has maintained peace for the five centuries since the Wars on Zevon, has malfunctioned! Four Failsafe Detonators inside the Computer will now initiate universal self-destruct! The Governors of Enderby order the Dante Dart into action. Only it can spiral down through the nearly impenetrable defenses of the Computer in order to reach and destroy the Detonators! Game Information Game Name: Laser Gates Released By: Imagic, 1983 Left Difficulty: B / Novice Right Difficulty: B / Novice Game Mode: Default Chosen By: Omegamatrix 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 Thursday, May 11th at 1:30 AM (CST). If you want to suggest a game for future weeks, please send me a private message and let me know! I will add your game to the list. One one game per person will be kept on the list, so you will not be able to suggest a game until your first game is played! Anyone can play! Just post a score and I'll add you to the list! Please read the Rules & Information if you haven't already done so! Current High Scores 82,511 (the 5th ghost) [+11] 78,596 (Rom Hunter) [+10] 47,269 (keilbaca) [+9] 29,132 (shawnb) [+8] 25,162 (SpiceWare) [+7] 21,862 (Malc74) [+6] 19,267 (vdub_bobby) [+5] 19,157 (Lord Thag) [+4] 19,147 (phaxda) [+3] 19,052 (LarcenTyler) [+2] 18,912 (Omegamatrix) [+1] 16,922 (Lord Helmet) [+1] 4950 (scogey) [+1] Best Tips Rom Hunter [+2] Bounties and Challenges Gate Crasher! - Score 50,000 points or higher and get 2 bonus points!the 5th ghost, Rom Hunter [+2] TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Difficulty B)73,101 (Rodrigo Lopes) 52,604 (Douglas Korekach) 48,909 (Robert Macauley) Current Standings Lord Thag [11] Rom Hunter [10] shawnb [9] keilbaca [8] Cybergoth [7] SpiceWare [6] Lord Helmet [5] Christophero Sly [4] vdub_bobby [3] scogey [2] Malc74 [1] LarcenTyler [1] Scoring Points in Laser Gates Pass Forcefield - 400 points Destroy Radar Mortar - 115 points Destroy Rock Muncher - 325 points Destroy Bat - 330 points Destroy Homing Missile - 525 points Destroy Detonator - 6507 points Hints and Tips As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copy of it available online. The manual contains no real hints, but it's worth reading for the information it provides. You have to play extremely aggressive to reach the fourth Detonator. Keep pushing the Dante Dart to the right to speed up and save D-Time. Duck for a rocket and then shoot it from behind. Flying just above the lower hills is the best altitude to shoot at Byte Bats and Rock Munchers. When shooting through walls, always shoot the second corrridor underneath the first, instead of above. I found out that shooting at a wall just above the lower hills removes the lowest part of a wall completely. It's a glitch that can be handy sometimes. --Ze_ro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 19,267 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 (edited) Ze_ro, you forgot to add my score from last week on Star Trek. If it's because I didn't put the score in the body of my message, I'll go back and fix it now, but can you please fix this?\ First score: 3,145 Edited May 4, 2006 by LarcenTyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 18,912 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 47269 Sorry, No Pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 82,511 Very tough game! I cannot reach the final detonator for the life of me. I'll keep at it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Getting a bit better. 19,052 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I don't know that I've ever played this one. I'll have a go tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc74 Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 21862 for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 (edited) I'm drowning in frustration. I'm going to take a walk now. Edited May 5, 2006 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 This game is hard...and I really suck at it 5,935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Ok, getting better... 16,922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 (edited) Edited May 8, 2006 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 17,172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnb Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) kinda hard with analog controls on an emu. i gotta get the real cart 29132 Edited May 7, 2006 by shawnb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 This game is friggin' HARD. 19,157 for now. The camera is down so no screenshots this week. I need to practice this one a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 (edited) 21,532 25,162 Edited May 8, 2006 by SpiceWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 (edited) You have to play extremely aggressive to reach the fourth Detonator. Keep pushing the Dante Dart to the right to speed up and save D-Time. Duck for a rocket and then shoot it from behind. Flying just above the lower hills is the best altitude to shoot at Byte Bats and Rock Munchers. When shooting through walls: Always shoot the second corrridor underneath the first, instead of above. Edited May 9, 2006 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scogey Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 4950.....thats right.......49 F****in 50....I SUCK! This game was off my radar...I never heard of it until recently...lotsa fun, I vow to improve as it has an adictive quality to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I haven't played this game in years, but it's great. I am terrible at it, but here's my first night score... 19,147 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 You have to play extremely aggressive to reach the fourth Detonator. Have you even reached the 4th detonator? I've been at it and at it, and no luck. I always run out of D-Time at the end. I do the same for the 3rd and 4th detonators. I keep pushing to the right to speed up, especially when I shoot something. During the explosion, you get a short amout of time to speed up until the next obstacle appears. I just cleared 80K again, but didn't beat my current high score. It was like 82,3XX something. Plus, when shooting a detonator, I always have success aiming for the top or bottom pins. Only once was the bottom pin booby trapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 (edited) 5th Ghost, Unfortunately I've never reached the 4th detonator in time. Speeding up is very dangerous between the 3rd and 4th detonator. I found out that shooting at a wall just above the lower hills removes the lowest part of a wall completely. It's a glitch that can be handy sometimes. My compliments for reaching the 80K again. That's quite an achievement! Ze_ro, be sure to put my latest score on the list. I want to leave the current Twin Galaxies Laser Gates high scorers behind me. Edited May 11, 2006 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 5th Ghost, Unfortunately I've never reached the 4th detonator in time. Speeding up is very dangerous between the 3rd and 4th detonator. I found out that shooting at a wall just above the lower hills removes the lowest part of a wall completely. It's a glitch that can be handy sometimes. My compliments for reaching the 80K again. That's quite an achievement! Ze_ro, be sure to put my latest score on the list. I want to leave the current Twin Galaxies Laser Gates high scorers behind me. I never knew of that glitch. The walls never gave me problems anyway. As for leaving the current TG high scorers behind, you'll only be passing #1 and #3, since #2 has moved beyond all of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Well, that's the end of this weeks edition of the High Score Club! Congratulations to everyone on their scores, and I hope you'll all join us again next time! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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