IntyFanMatt

Ok, yeah this one may not be a good choice for the HSC. But since it’s here now, lemme ask you...do you think we should go by score or distance? Basically is comes down to either a farming marathon or skill to go deep in the game that cannot be verified anyway. So maybe there is no good answer to that...

Yeah if I play this again here, I am just going to try to get past level 9 without farming and see how far I can get. It should be more fun to play it that way.

Right!! And that's why I brought up the point in the beginning of this thread as to how the scoring of this game should be done. The farming aspect of it takes a lot of the skill away from it. It should focus more on getting farther in the game, not just score. But people here seemed to have no issue with farming and wanted it to be scored that way. You even said this at first..."I think things should be left at highest points." So has your opinion changed now after playing the game for points? 🙂

Yup lol. Sat there for hours last night.

Good question. I haven’t seen Bamse around here in awhile.

223,600 Level 9 (almost 10) m-crew you inspired me 😉. I was able to memorize where and when the comb would show up in order to steer clear of it...that thing is scary! And the key is even more helpful than you’d ever think. Seems hard to get past level 9 though.

Just surprised you put that much time and effort into a game that you seem to hate, LOL. So what level did you get to anyway? Is that level 3, 6, or 9?

Nice! That must have taken awhile. What level did you get to? And I thought you didn’t have the patience for this game as you said it was too slow and boring?

Yes it is definitely better. No doubt.

Did you have an original Master Component or Intellivision II?

True. The disc shouldn’t cause any thumb issues. It’s the hard side buttons that do, especially with an Intellivision II.

Yeah I heard. That would be cool to play to see how far you can go.

Yes it takes awhile. But I like the fact that you can play this game longer than a lot of Intellivision games out there. I am just a fan of maze games like this in general. To each his own.

It is methodical for sure. But I love the strategy of it, plus the graphics and sound are amazing for the system. I heard Mystic Castle is a big improvement on the pace of the game. I gotta play that game but don’t have a way to yet.

I personally like the controllers a lot. The disc was innovative and a pre-cursor to the D-pads we see today, and the keypad allowed for more complex and interesting games than other systems at the time. I never had a problem with hand cramps or any other issues that people have mentioned. Always liked them.

66,200 Level 8

I wish this game rewarded the player with big points when levels were completed, that would make it even better.

Holy crap! You must love the torture of this game lol.

Yep, all up to Jacob.

Agreed, it's all for fun. A game like this though can be played for either points or progression...so there should be an element of both in the scoring. Just my opinion.

I would be good with that, BUT, in games that allow point farming like that you can have people doing it forever in the first level and never progressing through the game. I feel like there should be some progression, so I do think there needs to be a certain minimum progression set in order to "qualify" a score for the HSC. Just my thoughts.

Jacob ranked both for Beauty and the Beast...points and highest level achieved. Am asking to see if he wants to do the same with this game as the situation is similar.

I agree. It's tough when a game allows point farming. I think Jacob had the best intentions when trying to do award the "highest level achieved" in Beauty in the Beast rather than just points because they could be farmed forever. So maybe there should be something like that in this game too.

Jacob, this game can be "point farmed" like Beauty and the Beast was. Do you think we should have a "highest level reached" component to this one as well?

Jacob, it's in this thread from Season 3, game 10: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/204059-hsc-season-3-game-10-thin-ice/page/3/#comments