Ze_ro Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Important Note: This weeks competition is over and no further scores will be accepted. Three billion miles is a long way from home. But there's no shorter route from outer Neptune to Earth. As if that weren't enough... it's got to be a shoot-out all the way. You alone in your rapid-firing spaceship, swirling in a circular flight pattern... orbiting to the right... arcing to the left... trying to mow down wave after wave of enemy plane formations, rocketing meteors and runaway satellites. Stops at Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will mark your progression towards Earth. Each one's a short visit, though. Then it's off again to the next planet - and the next wave of enemies. Reach Earth in one piece and maybe you'll think twice about leaving home. Then again... maybe not! Game Information Game Name: Gyruss Released By: Parker Bros, 1984 Left Difficulty: N/A Right Difficulty: N/A Game Mode: Default Chosen By: Vectorman0 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 November 11th at 1:00 AM (CST). Current High Scores 428,500 (CebusCapucinis) [+11] 358,400 (Carey85) [+10] 357,100 (toymailman) [+9] 351,100 (shadow460) [+8] 219,500 (Zoyx) [+7] 177,900 (roadrunner) [+6] 169,700 (oyamafamily) [+5] 162,300 (vjames) [+4] 160,100 (darthkur) [+3] 160,000 (aftermac) [+2] 8100 (LoneWolfSeth) [+1] Best Tips shadow460 [+2] Challenges None yet TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Game 1, Difficulty B)1,023,100 (Frankie Cardulla) 960,700 (Todd Rogers) 277,700 (Greg Troutman) Current Standings toymailman [105] Atardi [84] Deteacher [70] Zoyx [67] darthkur [67] shadow460 [64] Captain Beard [61] godzillajoe [56] vjames [54] CebusCapucinis [43] keilbaca [42] Vectorman0 [29] oyamafamily [27] homerwannabee [26] aftermac [25] SpiceWare [24] roadrunner [23] devwebcl [13] Nathan Strum [11] LarcenTyler [9] kote [8] Hornpipe2 [7] Animan [6] Mister VCS [6] 4Ks [5] LoneWolfSeth [5] Wickeycolumbus [4] chuckwalla [3] Shannon [2] jeremysart [2] vintagegamecrazy [2] sloth713 [2] jjd [2] ChrisKoopa [1] Impaler_26 [1] Nati [1] disjuakifa [1] Scoring Points in Gyruss [*]Enemy plane - 100 points[*]Entire Formation - 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 points[*]Satellite - 500, 1000, 1500 points (increased by 500 points with double fire)[*]During Chance Round:Enemy plane - 100 points Entire formation - 500 + (500 * Round Number) Super Bonus for all four formations - 10,000 points Hints and Tips The Manual As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have a copy of it, AtariAge has a typed copy available online. Unfortunately, it doesn't provide any specific hints, but it explains some features of the game that you might not be aware of. CebusCapucinis This may seem pretty obvious, but a lot of time in this game is wasted when you don't wrap your head around the control scheme. Quadrant off the joystick when you play and consider each quadrant of the joystick the respective quadrant in the screen, rather than directional concentration. Your ship will almost always move to the quadrant your joystick points at with very, very few exceptions. Also remember that each "wave" of baddies you kill gives you an additional 1,000 points. You should strive to kill as many complete waves as possible, as this is how the points rack up really quickly. Always make sure you are shooting the bunch of grapes looking 3 purple ships. These give you 2 shots rather than 1 shot and spreads out your ability to cover ground, but also they give you tons of extra bonus points per ship shot if you already have the 2-shot ability. I think it was something in the range of 2,500 points per series of 3. Many, many additional points to be had on each level with that. shadow460 In this game, you don't move the stick up down left or right, you rotate it to the point where you want your ship to go. This is one of the very few ports of Gyruss that I've found that works well without the stick it had in the arcade. If you fail to wipe out more than one formation on entry, shoot about half the enemies in the remaining ones. You want to leave enough enemies so that the satellites appear. You miss out on the bonus points they offer if you kill all the formations. Killing all four formations on entry gives you 7,000 points, whereas shooting all three satellites gives you 4,500 points. If you miss just one formation, you get 5,500. If you miss two you only get 3,500. The highest bonus (7,000) could be achieved by killing 3 complete formations and then not shooting until the satellites show up. This would give you 10,000 bonus points per stage. You get 4,500 points for shooting them all if you already have the double shots. In the arcade, they will not appear unless at least 3 enemies are still in the formation. In this version, you must leave at least 6. The downside to this is that you risk buying the farm during a stage when ordinarily you would have decimated every enemy as they approached. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolfSeth Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 8100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 177,900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 131,800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyx Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 1st game 107600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjames Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 162,300 I'm assuming this is game one where we start with two lives in reserve vs game one where we would start with four lives in reserve? Don't know why but this really made me want to go and listen to the music from "The Legend of Zelda"... In your head now too? Sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey85 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I was able to do 173k on Stella, I think I can do better playing on a television with an honest to god joystick as opposed to a laptop keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey85 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Gave it another shot after relaxing a bit and was able to pull this off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I'm on the board now too. 180,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) The monkey weighs in at: 229,700 My Tip: This may seem pretty obvious, but a lot of time in this game is wasted when you don't wrap your head around the control scheme. Quadrant off the joystick when you play and consider each quadrant of the joystick the respective quadrant in the screen, rather than directional concentration. Your ship will almost always move to the quadrant your joystick points at with very, very few exceptions. Also remember that each "wave" of baddies you kill gives you an additional 1,000 points. You should strive to kill as many complete waves as possible, as this is how the points rack up really quickly. Edited November 6, 2009 by CebusCapucinis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I'm over 200k now. Fun game too! 235,400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) 153,400 first game Doesn't look like I've got a book for this... Up a little to 206,700. I'm just warming up. I held the top score on this game at Q-Zar near Orlando Fashion Square for quite some time. In this game, you don't move the stick up down left or right, you rotate it to the point where you want your ship to go. This is one of the very few ports of Gyruss that I've found that works well without the stick it had in the arcade. If you fail to wipe out more than one formation on entry, shoot about half the enemies in the remaining ones. You want to leave enough enemies so that the satellites appear. You miss out on the bonus points they offer if you kill all the formations. Killing all four formations on entry gives you 7,000 points, whereas shooting all three satellites gives you 4,500 points. If you miss just one formation, you get 5,500. If you miss two you only get 3,500. The highest bonus (7,000) could be achieved by killing 3 complete formations and then not shooting until the satellites show up. This would give you 10,000 bonus points per stage. Edited November 8, 2009 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyx Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 135,000 - score was higher, but the game reset when I put the controller down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Broke 300k playing today. 313,000 MY TIP#2: Always make sure you are shooting the bunch of grapes looking 3 purple ships. These give you 2 shots rather than 1 shot and spreads out your ability to cover ground, but also they give you tons of extra bonus points per ship shot if you already have the 2-shot ability. I think it was something in the range of 2,500 points per series of 3. Many, many additional points to be had on each level with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 First attempt: 106,600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Final attempt for me: 169,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyx Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 157500 - finally got a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey85 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 My protip. Don't die. I also find it funny that I've basically matched my Gyruss score on Xbox Live Arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey85 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Forgot to tag my screenshot to my last post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) Broke 300k playing today. 313,000 MY TIP#2: Always make sure you are shooting the bunch of grapes looking 3 purple ships. These give you 2 shots rather than 1 shot and spreads out your ability to cover ground, but also they give you tons of extra bonus points per ship shot if you already have the 2-shot ability. I think it was something in the range of 2,500 points per series of 3. Many, many additional points to be had on each level with that. You get 4,500 points for shooting them all if you already have the double shots. In the arcade, they will not appear unless at least 3 enemies are still in the formation. In this version, you must leave at least 6. The downside to this is that you risk buying the farm during a stage when ordinarily you would have decimated every enemy as they approached. Up to 216,100. It is late, and I'm not playing my best. Maybe on Wednesday I'll run down to the laundry and play it on an arcade cabinet, then post a screenshot of the score. I know it won't count, but it would be fun to do. Edited November 10, 2009 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 357,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) 292,900 and still climbing. Up again to 327,000. I should have got into this one earlier so I could have over-practiced more. This may be my final score, I'm not sure yet. Edited November 10, 2009 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 160,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 160,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Ham the Chimp made it to Earth and all the way to Saturn. 428,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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