Ze_ro Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Important Note: This weeks competition is over and no further scores will be accepted. You're on the road, surrounded by a pack of cars. Anything goes! Bump 'em... bash 'em... crash 'em off the road... before they bump you into the weeds! Jump over waterways and jump on cars to smash 'em! Watch out for obstacles in your way. Keep driving! Game Information Game Name: Bump 'n' Jump Released By: M Network, 1983 Left Difficulty: N/A Right Difficulty: N/A Game Mode: Game 1 Chosen By: DarthCalvin 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 is Wednesday December 17th at 1:00 AM (CST). Current High Scores 999,999 (shadow460) [+11]999,999 (Deteacher) [+11] 438,904 (DarthCalvin) [+10] 313,192 (darthkur) [+9] 205,752 (Kurt_Woloch) [+8] 204,128 (aftermac) [+7] 156,572 (toymailman) [+6] 112,152 (jjd) [+5] 108,220 (Jess Ragan) [+4] 52,896 (Impaler_26) [+3] 24,988 (LarcenTyler) [+2] 12,800 (LoneWolfSeth) [+1] Best Tips shadow460 [+2] Challenges None yet TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Game 1, Difficulty B)319,596 (Marc Cohen) 312,680 (Robert Macauley) (PAL) 271,952 (Pete Rocha) Current Standings toymailman [146] Deteacher [140] DarthCalvin [107] darthkur [91] aftermac [91] jjd [71] SpiceWare [52] Impaler_26 [49] the 5th ghost [47] Hornpipe2 [47] Kurt_Woloch [44] Mister VCS [35] Nathan Strum [30] LarcenTyler [28] Zoyx [22] Spector [20] Omegamatrix [19] ClassicGMR [18] Jess Ragan [14] iangamer [14] homerwannabee [11] midnight magicman [11] LoneWolfSeth [11] shadow460 [11] Random Terrain [10] maf [9] missioncontrol [8] SeaGtGruff [8] chuckwalla [7] LS_Dracon [7] LaserHawk3000 [7] phaxda [5] vintagegamecrazy [4] rheffera [2] ratfink [2] Yar76 [1] Artlover [1] Scoring Points in Bump 'n' Jump You accumulate points as you drive through each roadway. The further you drive, the more points you get. You also get 300 points for each car that crashes. If you make it to the end of a roadway, you get a bonus of 500 points for each car that crashed! Get 50,000 bonus points if you don't crash any cars during an entire roadway! Hints and Tips The ManualAs always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copyavailable online. Here are the hints it provides: Keep your speed over 100 mph so you can jump at any time! Steer your car toward the center of the roadway. If you're near the side, you could get bumped off the road and crash! If you are about to crash...jump! Deteacher1. When making your first jump across a waterway, if there's an area that you can drive on, move your car into that strip, but keep jumping, even though you don't have to. Sometimes, the end of that strip is blocked and you want to be in the air to sail over it.2. When the road is divided into 2 lanes, stay on the right side. Most of the other cars will be on the left side.3. Obviously, the big points are accumulated by not killing the other cars. Sometimes, you can just jump over them. Other times, it's better to slow down and maneuver around them. Learn how to do this (especially around the skull and crossbones cars.) You don't want to be caught in mid air when the road turns to water.shadow460All isn't lost if you do bump a couple of cars, though. If you destroy one other car, go on a rampage and knock off as many more as you can. Each car is worth a total of 800 points--300 when you kill it and 500 at the end of the stage. At that rate, knocking 10 or 12 cars off gets you partway to another bonus car.It's worth losing a car to keep from hitting other vehicles, though. At the end of a stage you don't have much time to bump stuff around, so if you have to crash once or even twice to avoid killing something, do it. I think extra cars are awrded every 40,000 points, and you get 50,000 for not killing anyone, so you will get an extra car if you can complete the race that way. If you have less than four cars in reserve, the object is to stay alive. This goes double on the difficult roads. If you've got more than four reserve cars, you can give one up to try for the 50,000 bonus.Oh, and it's not a good idea to keep jumping if you are able to land on a bridge. Ride it out to the end. There are some places on the second set of roads where the rivers are so close that if you jump to exit one, you will land in the next. It all boils down to memorizing the nine courses in the game and playing it by memory.EDIT: Second river on the second Fall course. It should be Road 8. When you see the flashing !, speed up to the full 220 MPH. This may be one of the courses where you have to bump a few cars off, especially in this area. Jump as normal, as soon as you see water. You will bounce off a small island and land on a long strip. Slow the car to 112 MPH and jump from the strip at the last possible second. You should bounce off a half island, and then onto solid ground. If your game ends here, post the final score and then hit Select to replay the road until you get it down.final bit of advice: Lose the CX-10 on this game, and get yourself a joystick that says "top" at the top. The original sticks aren't quite responsive enough to fine tune your car's position on the road.Also, I was wrong about how the courses are divided up. There's two sets of four, starting with Winter. You'll go through the first set, which has four individual rivers in each course. The second set has four groups of rivers, and ends with the Fall course described above. The next Winter course is the same as the first course you play.The 5th road is what, winter #2? Just stay alive through it and forget the bonus. Also, stay out of the middle of the widest sections, and learn to land on the bridges. The rough part is exiting the bridge without crashing, you have to have android fast reflexes in order to determine whether to jump because there's a barrier at the end or to drive straight so you can jump the next river a split second later. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 OK, here's my best so far... 40556. This game is noticably more fun than "Sky diver". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 16,928 Yes, a lot more fun. Albeit the silly music is so darn annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 32,936 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 24,988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 There was a thred about this game a while back. It's got tips and tricks in it. If you can master eight of the nine total roads, you can keep this game going forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolfSeth Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) 2804 I think the nes version is better still a stellla game for me I hate using stella too glitichy for me slowly getting the hang of it 3076 ok last edit for bed 12,800 Edited December 11, 2008 by LoneWolfSeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 2804 I think the nes version is better still a stellla game for me I hate using stella too glitichy for me Are you referring to Stella the emulator being 'too glitchy'? Can you give a better bug report than that? What exactly are you having problems with?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 828,660. Here are some tips: 1. When making your first jump across a waterway, if there's an area that you can drive on, move your car into that strip, but keep jumping, even though you don't have to. Sometimes, the end of that strip is blocked and you want to be in the air to sail over it. 2. When the road is divided into 2 lanes, stay on the right side. Most of the other cars will be on the left side. 3. Obviously, the big points are accumulated by not killing the other cars. Sometimes, you can just jump over them. Other times, it's better to slow down and maneuver around them. Learn how to do this (especially around the skull and crossbones cars.) You don't want to be caught in mid air when the road turns to water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 102,594 Stella must have glitched and put me in 2nd place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 164,064 Slight Bump ('n' Jump) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 My first try for this game, not a bad port. I'll have to read the manual to see why avoiding the cars is the way to go for the big points. Speaking of...dang Deteacher! For me (trying to smash every car I see on the road) 46220 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthCalvin Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Get 50,000 bonus points if you don't crash any cars during an entire roadway! That's why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) All isn't lost if you do bump a couple of cars, though. If you destroy one other car, go on a rampage and knock off as many more as you can. Each car is worth a total of 800 points--300 when you kill it and 500 at the end of the stage. At that rate, knocking 10 or 12 cars off gets you partway to another bonus car. It's worth losing a car to keep from hitting other vehicles, though. At the end of a stage you don't have much time to bump stuff around, so if you have to crash once or even twice to avoid killing something, do it. I think extra cars are awrded every 40,000 points, and you get 50,000 for not killing anyone, so you will get an extra car if you can complete the race that way. I need to get my copy out and play some. I've come close to rolling the score, but I don't have an hour to play in order to do so again. There's a definite break point in the game' learning curve, and that's why we have an 800K score up there compared to several ~180K scores. Once you hit the breakpoint, your score will go from ~180K to something infinite, depending on how much endurance you have. Edited December 12, 2008 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) 1,044,204 and it's probably my final for the week. 313,784 first try, and I got forced to jump too soon several times on the second Fall road. That is where the odd jump is in the one river, so I'm gonna get the correct speed down pat on that one and try again later. Oh, and it's not a good idea to keep jumping if you are able to land on a bridge. Ride it out to the end. There are some places on the second set of roads where the rivers are so close that if you jump to exit one, you will land in the next. It all boils down to memorizing the nine courses in the game and playing it by memory. EDIT: Second river on the second Fall course. It should be Road 8. When you see the flashing !, speed up to the full 220 MPH. This may be one of the courses where you have to bump a few cars off, especially in this area. Jump as normal, as soon as you see water. You will bounce off a small island and land on a long strip. Slow the car to 112 MPH and jump from the strip at the last possible second. You should bounce off a half island, and then onto solid ground. If your game ends here, post the final score and then hit Select to replay the road until you get it down. final bit of advice: Lose the CX-10 on this game, and get yourself a joystick that says "top" at the top. The original sticks aren't quite responsive enough to fine tune your car's position on the road. EDIT again: Rolled it over! This one's for Deteacher. You don't score just 40,000 points after thirty-four roads! Also, I was wrong about how the courses are divided up. There's two sets of four, starting with Winter. You'll go through the first set, which has four individual rivers in each course. The second set has four groups of rivers, and ends with the Fall course described above. The next Winter course is the same as the first course you play. Edited December 12, 2008 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) Daaaamn, Gina. What's with the super high scores? You guys are friggin' cyborgs. EDIT: Wow, Bump 'n Jump really rewards you for pacifism. It's like Ghandi: The Game! Edited December 12, 2008 by Jess Ragan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Got some bonuses! 156,572 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) EDIT again: Rolled it over! This one's for Deteacher. You don't score just 40,000 points after thirty-four roads!Also, I was wrong about how the courses are divided up. There's two sets of four, starting with Winter. You'll go through the first set, which has four individual rivers in each course. The second set has four groups of rivers, and ends with the Fall course described above. The next Winter course is the same as the first course you play. Yeah, I was thinking about not posting until I rolled it, but then I thought "What the heck." Once you learn to maneuver around the cars, it's a pretty mindless game. Still fun, though. I figure it takes roughly 60-90 seconds to complete a board, depending on how often you have to slow down. You could, in theory roll the score in about 30-40 minutes (if you completed 20 roads in a row without killing a single car.) I'll join you in the "rolled the score club" Shadow...sometime this weekend, probably. Edited December 13, 2008 by Deteacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 204,128 I'll join you in the "rolled the score club" Shadow...sometime this weekend, probably. ...and the sooner you do the sooner I'll move back into 2nd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 did ya roll, it, aftermac? I may try to roll the road counter this week. One thing, though. you won't get that bonus after every road. Just look at my screen shot where I hit one car off the road. You gotta stay patient and try to nail the bonus on the easy Winter, Spring, and Summer roads, then try to nail it again on one or two of the more difficult boards. Let me modify my earlier advice, though. If you have less than four cars in reserve, the object is to stay alive. This goes double on the difficult roads. If you've got more than four reserve cars, you can give one up to try for the 50,000 bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthCalvin Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 did ya roll, it, aftermac? I may try to roll the road counter this week. If you do, you are a better man than I... 262,644 It's a good start, now I just have to muster up the patience to roll it. Not that it takes a long time but I have to be in a trance-like state to dodge every car on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 did ya roll, it, aftermac? I may try to roll the road counter this week. One thing, though. you won't get that bonus after every road. Just look at my screen shot where I hit one car off the road. You gotta stay patient and try to nail the bonus on the easy Winter, Spring, and Summer roads, then try to nail it again on one or two of the more difficult boards. Let me modify my earlier advice, though. If you have less than four cars in reserve, the object is to stay alive. This goes double on the difficult roads. If you've got more than four reserve cars, you can give one up to try for the 50,000 bonus. Haven't rolled it yet... still trying to learn the 5th road. They start to get pretty tough! If you roll the road counter you deserve some bonus points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 The 5th road is what, winter #2? Just stay alive through it and forget the bonus. Also, stay out of the middle of the widest sections, and learn to land on the bridges. The rough part is exiting the bridge without crashing, you have to have android fast reflexes in order to determine whether to jump because there's a barrier at the end or to drive straight so you can jump the next river a split second later. I'd practie it some even after the HSC. Even though the scores don't count, the threads are still open for discussion so you can post your achievements. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) Rolled it. Did it in 25 roads! Took 2 pics. The first one is right before rolling it. The next one is 50,000 points later. Shadow is going to try to roll the road counter. I'm going to try to roll the score in 20 roads, which would be the fastest way to roll it. Edited December 14, 2008 by Deteacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjd Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I haven't had much time to play this week. The best so far is 112,152 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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