fakecortex

Man this game is so wonky, not surprised I didn't pay it much attention in the past. Now tho (having read the manual!) I'm having fun with it. Finishing a stage is satisfying, same with running an urchin into the wall. Here's my current high score! 18,980

I think this was one of my early games that got me to hate video game bats. Duck Tales with bees for sure.

New high score! 140,400. Ready for a great screenshot... It's the room with all the laser gates. I didn't have a torch...

I've been having a lot of fun returning to this game for a serious high score. I mapped out the first level, which is something I'm surprised I didn't do as a kid. My current high score is 91,450. But it kind of looks like 81,450 and I'm starting to second guess myself. I took a pic outside the treasure chamber and one afterwards at the start of level 2. I only gained 2 more lives from those points, meaning 1 for hitting 70k and one at 80k. Moderator's choice on this, and I'll try to get a shot comparing the 8 to a 9. Anyway, I had to stop there bc I was leaving for the day, but for future scores- would the high score continue into future levels or are we competing for just level 1 score? I figure it's until we get a game over, wherever that is, but for fair competition I want to make sure I have the rules right.

I'm guessing our high score has to be when we get our first game over, right? Because it allows you to continue once after that with a reset score.

I've always enjoyed this game. Anyone else end up accidentally going down when you mean to go right? Probably the 8-way d-pad, not me of course lol. Workin' on a personal best to submit!

Oh, and there was also a Magnavox switch box thrown in for good measure. Score!

This was the first retronauts podcast I listened to (very fun and informative btw) and the very next day I found a Studio II at a Goodwill. I posted about that in the thrift store thread. It was a very happy coincidence and I’ve been enjoying the oddity of the system all weekend. Thanks for the good listen!

$40 @Goodwill. Luckily it had its infamous switch box. One of the twin leads was frayed, but it still works great and looks pixel perfect on my classic Zenith I guessed a number.