Donkey Kong Optimum High Score

[Bountybob]

Sounds like an obvious question but as Donkey Kong terminates at it's Kill Screen Isn't there only an optimum amount of points available if played perfectly on each level ? So if the optimum high score got reached it could be only matched not beaten.

[theking21083]

Sounds like an obvious question but as Donkey Kong terminates at it's Kill Screen Isn't there only an optimum amount of points available if played perfectly on each level ? So if the optimum high score got reached it could be only matched not beaten.

 

You realy can't tell what the maximum score is for any level in DK. It's not like Pac-Man where every level is the same every time you play it. There are no patterns to follow to get a max score on any level. DK is very random in many different ways. There is no perfect play, their is as much luck involved as there is skill. It will get to a point where the top score will be hard to beat but it will always be possible.

Edited July 7, 2008 by theking21083

[DanBoris]

You realy can't tell what the maximum score is for any level in DK. It's not like Pac-Man where every level is the same every time you play it. There are no patterns to follow to get a max score on any level. DK is very random in many different ways. There is no perfect play, their is as much luck involved as there is skill. It will get to a point where the top score will be hard to beat but it will always be possible.

 

Also, you can sit on one level for quite a while jumping over barrels to increase your score. At some point you do have to move on because the number of barrels and fireballs on the level will make it to hard.

[theking21083]

Exactly, there are so many variables in the game that it is impossible to figure out or reach a top score.

[Bountybob]

Exactly, there are so many variables in the game that it is impossible to figure out or reach a top score.

Plus the Kill Screen terminates at a random point also The guys at Funspot think that Donkey Kong is Posessed

[theking21083]

Exactly, there are so many variables in the game that it is impossible to figure out or reach a top score.

Plus the Kill Screen terminates at a random point also The guys at Funspot think that Donkey Kong is Posessed

 

Actually the kill screen is the only thing that you can predict. It is on the 117th screen each and every time.

[Bountybob]

Exactly, there are so many variables in the game that it is impossible to figure out or reach a top score.

Plus the Kill Screen terminates at a random point also The guys at Funspot think that Donkey Kong is Posessed

 

Actually the kill screen is the only thing that you can predict. It is on the 117th screen each and every time.

 

I meant it terminates at different points on the 117th screen

[NE146]

Also, you can sit on one level for quite a while jumping over barrels to increase your score. At some point you do have to move on because the number of barrels and fireballs on the level will make it to hard.

 

Not to mention the bonus clock will run out and you'll die

 

Anyway since you lose about a 100 pts every 2 seconds as it winds down, and you only get a random 100-300 pts a barrel whenever one comes to you, it doesn't really help too much milking points that way

[DanBoris]

Also, you can sit on one level for quite a while jumping over barrels to increase your score. At some point you do have to move on because the number of barrels and fireballs on the level will make it to hard.

 

Not to mention the bonus clock will run out and you'll die

 

Anyway since you lose about a 100 pts every 2 seconds as it winds down, and you only get a random 100-300 pts a barrel whenever one comes to you, it doesn't really help too much milking points that way

 

Shows you how much I have played Donkey Kong, never even noticed to count down bonus!

 

Dan