peedenmark7 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Never played this one before.. Cool, but I am having some early troubles reading the rooms while navigating them.. I dont want to fall too far behind , but am not going to put gobs into this round either... An entry score of 11,420 Edited March 28, 2012 by peedenmark7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) Apparently I'm pretty terrible at this game, but it's still fun. 10,260: My awesome controller coupler (which I'll blame for my low score): I hope I get a chance to put some more time into it, because it's a fun game, I just haven't quite 'gotten it' yet. Edited March 29, 2012 by BydoEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) I'd encourage those new to the game to stick with it... the game is certainly quite hard at first, but it definetly rewards practice! Another tip I'll add to the ones I gave earlier is that when you stop shooting, it speeds your ship up... helpful for making a quck getaway, dodging shots, or slipping in between two guardians (asterisks.) Current score: 476,660 Edited March 29, 2012 by sdamon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 I'm done with this one. Keep up the good work guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 437,050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm getting the hang of it, but hope I have enough time with my late start to get into the mix !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Played a few times in the limited time I had. I still have some of my old skills left but the game gets really hard especially with the horny red guys who spit out bullets when you kill them Level 7, 343,800 is the best I can do. If it was 20 years ago I could probably do a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Played a few times in the limited time I had. I still have some of my old skills left but the game gets really hard especially with the horny red guys who spit out bullets when you kill them You got that right! Those little red buggers keep spawning and killing me over and over on the higher levels. It helps to avoid shooting them at close range, but when there's four of the dang things bouncing around like mad, it gets really tricky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Had a few of goes - the A8 5200 port allow 1 stick to fire and move but is more fun with a wing man doing the firing! Tried to do all the rooms on level 1 but I failed... 12,690 will play some more as always liked this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) Getting a little better - 123,390. I'll upload a pic when I get a chance. Added a small baby board book underneath the controllers to strap them to something solid and it really helped. Edited March 31, 2012 by BydoEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 no coupler, no cart... no controls = score of : 250 Do you really want me to enter that? lol, glad I don't need to.., here's a SANE score... 14,735 I noodled around with joystick settings to get a better shot, I cannot shoot well diagonal because there's no stick just keyboard for Keyset A I have to hit two NUMBER keys to aim diagonal shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I was hoping not to have to enter that anyways. ^^ If I get time, I'll try it once more before consigning it to my "get rid of soon" pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 77,195 Oh sure that white robot gives me all the goods, with tons of hell blocking me, during level 3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I was hoping not to have to enter that anyways. ^^ If I get time, I'll try it once more before consigning it to my "get rid of soon" pile. hehe, maybe I'll try to catch that 5200 fly ball ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Final go made it to level 3 briefly. 33,605 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) new score using emulator this time 48,485 Edited April 2, 2012 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) This round is now over with sdamon taking the win. Well played . Be sure to play the next round: Keystone Kapers starting soon. With participation higher than ever in this HSC, I'm now changing the scoring slightly. Only last place will recieve 1 pt. when we have that many players. Instead of starting at 11, the top number will increase with participation. Effective this round and later ones. Final scores: 476,660 sdamon +13 437,050 tank +12 394,435 patbb +11 343,800 NE146 +10 123,390 BydoEmpire +9 91,380 chuckwalla +8 77,195 JacobZu7zu7 +7 72,935 skosh +6 48,485 roadrunner +5 46,620 atariron82 (+4)-late submission 39,130 Sonic R +4 33,605 zylon +3 12,690 trbb +2 11,420 peedenmark7 +1 Edited April 6, 2012 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Congrats to sdamon for snagging the most treasure! I thought level 3 was a bit tough, but I can't imagine how insane level 8 must be. Way to go . The real challenge to this game(other than wiping out the ubiquitous baddies) seems to be making it to the bonus room with ALL of the treasure. This is a nice 5200 gem, that I haven't played nearly enough. I'll be practicing this one for next time . My internet has been down for a few days, or else I would have posted this score much earlier. Oh well, I guess I'll have to settle for an honorable mention this time: 46,620 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Congrats to sdamon for snagging the most treasure! I thought level 3 was a bit tough, but I can't imagine how insane level 8 must be. Way to go . Thanks! It was crazy... I really wanted to beat the record score, but it just wasn't going to happen this time... couldn't even improve on my own score over the weekend. The real challenge to this game(other than wiping out the ubiquitous baddies) seems to be making it to the bonus room with ALL of the treasure. This is a nice 5200 gem, that I haven't played nearly enough. I'll be practicing this one for next time . I didn't realize this until near the end, but you don't have actually have to collect all the treasures to get the 10,000 bonus... it seems you just need to visit every room. For future reference, below is my adjusted and expanded set of tips... Visiting every room in the level is worth a 10,000 point bonus when you leave the level. (If you can snag a full or near-full set of treasures plus the bonus, it should result in 2-3 much-needed extra lives!) Try not to charge right into rooms... you may run into an enemy who's sitting right by the door. (The non-self-centering 5200 sticks don't help with this.) After visiting all the rooms in level 2 and above, track down the Thief and shoot him to make him give up the treasures he's taken. Make sure to concentrate fire on enemies who are a direct threat (the ones that are firing at you and/or moving quickly.) In rooms with laser guns in the corners, take at least one of them out immediately, and then destroy two other ones from a safe angle. The single remaining gun is no threat, but you may want to take it out anyway so that the guns don't respawn if you return to the room. (Thanks to patbb for noting the respawn issue.) Pass through a room immediately if it contains no treasures.... the real points in this game come from treasure collecting, not fighting. Leave a room if you're being surrounded. You can come right back and the enemies will be in different positions. When you stop shooting, it speeds your ship up... helpful for making a quck getaway, dodging shots, or slipping in between two guardians (asterisks.) The red critters with horns that appear from level 3 on don't fire until you kill them. As such, fire on them from a safe distance so that you can get out of the way of their shots. My internet has been down for a few days, or else I would have posted this score much earlier. Oh well, I guess I'll have to settle for an honorable mention this time: 46,620 Man, that sucks that you couldn't get a score in due to an internet problem! Truly sorry to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Congrats to sdamon for snagging the most treasure! I thought level 3 was a bit tough, but I can't imagine how insane level 8 must be. Way to go . The real challenge to this game(other than wiping out the ubiquitous baddies) seems to be making it to the bonus room with ALL of the treasure. This is a nice 5200 gem, that I haven't played nearly enough. I'll be practicing this one for next time . My internet has been down for a few days, or else I would have posted this score much earlier. Oh well, I guess I'll have to settle for an honorable mention this time: 46,620 When was this game played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Congrats to sdamon for snagging the most treasure! I thought level 3 was a bit tough, but I can't imagine how insane level 8 must be. Way to go . The real challenge to this game(other than wiping out the ubiquitous baddies) seems to be making it to the bonus room with ALL of the treasure. This is a nice 5200 gem, that I haven't played nearly enough. I'll be practicing this one for next time . My internet has been down for a few days, or else I would have posted this score much earlier. Oh well, I guess I'll have to settle for an honorable mention this time: 46,620 When was this game played? This game was played on Wed evening, a week before my late post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Congrats to sdamon for snagging the most treasure! I thought level 3 was a bit tough, but I can't imagine how insane level 8 must be. Way to go . The real challenge to this game(other than wiping out the ubiquitous baddies) seems to be making it to the bonus room with ALL of the treasure. This is a nice 5200 gem, that I haven't played nearly enough. I'll be practicing this one for next time . My internet has been down for a few days, or else I would have posted this score much earlier. Oh well, I guess I'll have to settle for an honorable mention this time: 46,620 When was this game played? This game was played on Wed evening, a week before my late post. I'll give you the 4 points you'd have earned with that score this time as I'd hate to waste a good play. I'm not going to bump the others down a position though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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