SeaGtGruff Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 if you tend to leave the millipede alone and focus more on getting the spiders That's what I do. I ignore any other stuff as long as there's a spider on the screen. They often score 900 for a single kill Or 1200 if they're really close to you, or even 900/1800/2700/3600 if they're destroyed by DDT (3 times normal point value, determined by how close they are to you). I usually hit the dragonfly wave somewhere between 40,000 and 45,000. Even then would your endscore be above 50.000, no? I usually score some 15.000-25.000 in that wave. Maybe not. I love the swarming waves, especially the mosquitos (I think-- they look kind of like the bees but they zig-zag), because if I'm lucky I can really rack up the points-- but sometimes I get clobbered right away, before I even get a chance to zap one bug! Also, just because he posted a score of 50,130 doesn't mean that's the highest he's ever gotten. I've gotten well over 300,000 before, maybe even over 400,000-- I forget, since I didn't write it down-- but I'm posting only the scores that I'm actually getting this week. Now that I've switched to the FB2 and a joystick, I expect to break 3K soon, although my hands will be sore for a long time. On the other hand, the keyboard is much less painful to use, but I can't control the movement very well. I'm a little confused about the bugs, actually. I always thought the thin ones that come down at a slant, which push the mushrooms up the screen if you hit them, were the mosquitos-- but from what I've been reading, they're actually the dragonflies? Geez, maybe I should dig out my cartridge and see if the instructions include any pictures. "Instructions?!? I don't need no stinkin' instructions!" Michael Rideout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc74 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 (edited) 218194. Edited August 16, 2006 by Malc74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 (edited) 290721 I'm done with this one. Gave me a headache, lol. Edited August 16, 2006 by keilbaca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Also, just because he posted a score of 50,130 doesn't mean that's the highest he's ever gotten. Sure, it just made me curious enough to ask I'm a little confused about the bugs, actually. I always thought the thin ones that come down at a slant, which push the mushrooms up the screen if you hit them, were the mosquitos-- but from what I've been reading, they're actually the dragonflies? Uihjah... Dragonflies... Next thing you're telling me is that the stones are supposed to be mushrooms or what? BTW: I like that bug that renders the stones undestructable. With those you can rapid fire in the bottom section very fast, without having to change your position all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'm a little confused about the bugs, actually. I always thought the thin ones that come down at a slant, which push the mushrooms up the screen if you hit them, were the mosquitos-- but from what I've been reading, they're actually the dragonflies? Uihjah... Dragonflies... Next thing you're telling me is that the stones are supposed to be mushrooms or what? I searched online until I found some descriptions of the bugs (Wikipedia, for one!), as well as a page about the arcade game that included pictures, and it turns out I was right the first time-- the thin bugs that fly diagonally and make the mushroom field scroll up when you hit them are mosquitoes, not dragonflies! The dragonflies are the ones that go back and forth as they come down the screen (I always wondered what they were supposed to be). BTW: I like that bug that renders the stones undestructable. With those you can rapid fire in the bottom section very fast, without having to change your position all the time Those are the beetles, and I found out that they're supposed to be turning the mushrooms into indestructible *flowers*! Michael Rideout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Those are the beetles, and I found out that they're supposed to be turning the mushrooms into indestructible *flowers*! Aha! So, while we have some volunteer reading the manual, what does it say about that weird (end-of-a-wave?) effect, when dozens of new mushrooms pop up in each column? Can this be avoided (other than commiting suicide when it starts... )? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I hate those spiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Cracked 100K: 116,845 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 171,346 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scogey Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 50,572 I Love this game. what a great arcade port....I didnt have much time to play this week...but alas time to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 305,483 I bought a cheap digital camera, since I can't find my other one, but between my cheap camera and my crappy little TV, this was the best picture I could get... At one point I had seven extra lives showing, and when I lost a life, I still had seven extra lives showing, so I had actually had eight extra lives. I'd always wondered about that-- up to seven extra lives can be shown at once (presumably six missiles and the ball, although I don't know why they couldn't be shown by playfield pixels). Michael Rideout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Excellent score, Michael and Keilbaca! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Excellent score, Michael and Keilbaca! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Well, that's the end of this week's contest. I hope you all enjoyed Millipede. Join us again next time when we'll be giving Santa a hand! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Ze_ro, You forgot to add Keilbaca's score, my latest score and maybe some other scores too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 He knows - from the next game More details will be added when I get home tonight! (That also goes for finishing up Millipede's info) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Yeah, I know "The Week Of Millipede" is long over, but... MAN, I LOVE THIS GAME!!! So I played it for a while tonight, and was lucky to get 150,000. I turned it off to do other things, then decided to play it one more time, and got this... 612,539 MR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 (edited) Yeah, I know... "The Week Of Millipede" is long over, but... MAN, I LOVE THIS GAME!!! 612,539 MR Edited September 4, 2006 by SeaGtGruff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Aaargh! So I decided to start playing Oblivion from the beginning, and I'm spending all day in jail (at the very beginning) building up my Athletics, Acrobatics, Sneak, and Restoration. I've got my Athletics up to 25, Acrobatics up to 26, Restoration up to 33, and Sneak up to 100. But this involves running at the wall in sneak mode, so I'm letting the computer sit there, and in the meantime I'm playing Millipede on the Flashback 2. Then, just as my Sneak ability went to 100, I got a score of 640219 on Millipede, so I grab my camera to take a picture. Only the battery is so low that I have to attach the camera to the computer to save the picture... and it totally locks up Oblivion before I saved my progress! MR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 i'm just posting my highest that i actually wrote down....110,607 once, when i was half asleep, i think i scored around 125,000....but can't remember the exact score damn, millipede rulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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