karokoenig Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) So close to another extra life... 3,968. 6,520. Pasta Prince. A hint: Patience! Towards the end of a level, play it safe. Once the dishes to serve reach zero, don't make any mistakes and make mom bring 3 more. The dog, correctly timed, is the safest option. Wait for the right moment to get rid of the remaining plates. The cat appears so erratically, you always risk missing it. Edited July 23, 2015 by karokoenig 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 -- the same 4 digits as your previous score! Wonder if that means I'll top out at 8,631. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Mangia 9,999. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 1550 I need a breed of dog that has more energy. Mine must be laying down for a nap between meals. . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Mangia - 315 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Finally !!! Mangia`: 9,999. About time. It was beginning to become a bit of a chore. A few tiny changes could make this a really good game. First, make it somehow discernible how long those damn cats stay in the window. The higher reliability of shots at the cat would probably have to be balanced out with higher numbers of total dishes served. Second: award "low cholesterol" bonuses for eating as little as possible. No bonus for ending a level red, small bonus for ending it yellow, higher for blue, and special bonus for not eating a single dish (possible in early levels, I think - though I never made it). Third: Find a way to prevent farming. In some of my games, I fiddled around with it. It goes like this: Once the number of dishes served reaches zero, clear the table to the dog and make sure mom sees the last dish thrown, making her bring three more, always being careful that she doesn't bring too many. Rinse - repeat. I strongly recommend against it, however, because it is extremely tedious. At lower levels, you get way too little points per dish, and at higher levels the dog comes at the right moment so rarely that you sometimes wait forever to get rid of a dish or two. I learned that it's way easier and much more fun to "just do it". Once you reach higher levels (starting at 10-11 points per dish), you usually survive long enough to get that next extra life. Fourth: Send that crazy woman to an asylum already!!!!!! Edited July 24, 2015 by karokoenig 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) A little trick i used was "stalling" the cat, as Frankie's appearance is somewhat random i found he tends to show up right when mum is serving at the table. Although also tends to rack off as soon as mum walks back. It's either when she's nearly at the table or just before she's walking towards with a new dish(most times). However using KaeruYojimbo's technique "machine gunning" you can stall Frankie for a while making him hang around longer. What i found was to throw the first plate in mum's line of sight as she serves and machine gun him to keep him there while mum walks back. You obviously get punished for the first plate but if you manage to unload enough you stay in front. Also "black" Frankie seems to hang around the longest Edited July 24, 2015 by Tony The 2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) 4,195 I just don't have the patience for this game. If everyone else ends up rolling it, I'm still technically in second place. Edited July 24, 2015 by KaeruYojimbo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 985 wowser. hilarious game, i think i'm starting to catch on... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 That's just too close to "Mangina" for me.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 lol, maybe that's what the "apostrophe" is for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 2,570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacey Invader Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 950 And out of time this week. I could strangle that damn cat. Shows up then disappears just as you throw your pancake(?) C'mon cat, my stomach's going to explode here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 1448 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 8873 Almost had it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramses Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) I haven't been involved with the HSC this season (or even at all yet), but I wanted to participate with this one. My score wasn't that great, but it's the best I've ever done with this game - 1506. I consider this game the best horror title on the 2600. Maybe not the best gameplay, but definitely the most disturbing. Edited July 27, 2015 by Ramses 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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