zylon Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) Here we are in the final round of season 7, and the brawl for it all between our 2 top-ranked players this season. Only 2 points separate them. (ties go to rounds won) Without further ado... Our game this round is Space Dungeon on default starting game. Do not use the 1-controller hack if emulating! Otherwise, emulation is allowed, as are custom controllers. Pics preferred, but not required except for HSC records and wins. Season ends Sunday, November 30th 2014 @10pm EST HSC record: Bust it for a bonus point! Space Dungeon - (1 Player Version/Game) (2 Controllers) SIO2 794,125 Final scores: 713,740 sdamon +11 284,325 Kida0723 +10 198,290 darthkur +9 137,085 Cafeman +8 22,745 chuckwalla +7 19,145 roadrunner +6 14,885 atariron82 +5 Edited December 1, 2014 by zylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I'll lead off 19,145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 198,290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 713,740 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 22,745 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 last day to play in the season-ending showdown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 125,315 is my highest score so far. Still going to play for a while. My goal is to get 2ND place but i'll never beat the current top score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 284325. Just finished this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Argh! I met my fate on level 8. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 still time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 137,085 is my best. Doing fine on level nine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Congratulations to sdamon for his mind-crushing 700+K score He could probably hold a seminar on how to last more than 5 minutes in this classic Between the endlessly spawning pinweels and the relentless fast moving assassin style enemies, I rarely make it to the bonus room with much of anything. I did manage a score of 21,720(level 2), but my cat jumped on the Atari and tripped the power button! Here is the best I could do following that ---with photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 A big thumbs up to the defending champ on his near-record busting performance! Thanks to all who played and made season 7 a success. Our special mini OE season has already begun. Final scores: 713,740 sdamon +11 284,325 Kida0723 +10 198,290 darthkur +9 137,085 Cafeman +8 22,745 chuckwalla +7 19,145 roadrunner +6 14,885 atariron82 +5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Great job sdamon! I would love to watch you play this game and pick up some tips. You need to bank some extra lives to reach the upper levels with the high point treasures, but that is easier said than done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Congrats sdamon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 The real trick seems to be staying alive, and, as you say, banking some lives in the first four rounds or so. If you can manage that, the treasures start to give you so many points that you can just collect a handful of the best ones each level and make a beeline for the exit, trying to rob the Thief of whatever he's carrying before doing so. By doing so, and not wasting lives trying to fully complete each level, you can keep earning lots and lots of lives. Of course, by level 15 or so, the game gets so vicious that even tons of lives may no longer be enough! It also helps a bit if you can find a working alternative to those pesky non-self-centering sticks, which all too often send you careening into an enemy you could have otherwise avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I was playing on Dreamcast emulation with 2 DC controllers, and it was very hard to keep them in place and to coordinate my thumbs. I prefer the 5200 sticks with a coupler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Here's what I used, but it clearly won't be an option for most players: Really wish the Wicos were more common so that more people could enjoy them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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