JacobZu7zu7 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) *Intellivision HSC Season 11* (Game 6) Thunder Castle Thunder Castle by Mattel Electronics 1982/6 A whimsical new medieval fantasy game. You're the knight in shining armor on your quest for survival. ROM Download Link https://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/21630/intellivision/Thunder-Castle-1982-Mattel.html High Score Club Record 54,800 ghsqb 223,600 IntyFanMatt (New record!) Game Setting DISC (PRESS DISC) Contest Ends SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH 11:59PM EST (HIGH SCORES) 1. 223,600 IntyFanMatt [+11] [+2] winner [+2] new record] 2. 109,000 m-crew [+10] 3. 36,100 Bamse [+9] 4. 34,100 wolfy2 [+7] 5. 32,900 mr_me [+6] 6. 23,100 mr_intv [+5] 7. 19,700 bugcatcher88 [+4] 8. 17,900 felson42 [+3] 9. 13,200 JacobZu7zu7 [+2] 10. 7,100 ClassicGMR [+1] 11. 4,200 JasonlikesINTV [+1] Rankings 1. Bamse [68] 2. JacobZu7zu7 [52] 3. IntyfanMatt [50] 4. m-crew [44] 5. felson42 [33] 6. wolfy62 [24] 6. JasonlikesINTV [24] 8. ClassicGMR [22] 9. dpisacane [15] 9. mr_me [15] 11. Mister-VCS [9] 12. jblenke [8] 13. mr_intv [6] 13. bugcatcher88 [6] 15. S.BAZ [1] Games Won 2 - Bamse (Shark! Shark! Beauty & the Beast) 1 - mr_me (Vectron) 1 - IntyFanMatt (Stampede) 1 - m-crew (Thin Ice) Edited October 28, 2019 by JacobZu7zu7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 One of the best games for the system, I love it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) Instructions here. http://www.beeslife.com/intvlibrary/Games/Manuals/thunder_castle/gallery.php There's a couple of magic objects that can help. Edited September 23, 2019 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, mr_me said: Instructions here. http://www.beeslife.com/intvlibrary/Games/Manuals/thunder_castle/gallery.php There's a couple of magic objects that can help. Oh they help alright...they are a must!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 First try. 3,900 Never can remember what does what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, m-crew said: First try. 3,900 Never can remember what does what. Gotta read those instructions ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: Gotta read those instructions ? You mean I need to read.... Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 October is near... games are getting a little schpookier.... ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 49 minutes ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: October is near... games are getting a little schpookier.... ?? Is this a hint for what’s to come after Thunder Castle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Get familiar with the grail and the crown. And don't bother chasing the red guardians, they're faster than you. Looks like you might be able to score in this game by avoiding the guardians and collecting objects. The game I went the farthest was not the one I scored the most points in. 14700 Edited September 24, 2019 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felson42 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Is there a trick to catching the mouse? I can’t ever get him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 42 minutes ago, mr_me said: Looks like you might be able to score in this game by avoiding the guardians and collecting objects. The game I went the farthest was not the one I scored the most points in. Yeah you could employ a point farming technique like that, but the problem is it will take forever to build up a great score that way. The game is just too slow for that and it can literally take hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, felson42 said: Is there a trick to catching the mouse? I can’t ever get him! Just keep following him around and stay close to him. He should stop and enable you to touch him every now and then. But the meat of the game is in the items. Use those to your advantage (except for comb lol) more than trying to catch the critters. Edited September 24, 2019 by IntyFanMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felson42 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Thanks for the tips. I’m getting better. This game is a blast. I got through all three levels and back to the first. Changing the bats to blend in with the background, now that’s a creative way for the designer to add difficulty! 17,900 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, felson42 said: Thanks for the tips. I’m getting better. This game is a blast. I got through all three levels and back to the first. Changing the bats to blend in with the background, now that’s a creative way for the designer to add difficulty! You’re welcome. This game is awesome. Easily in my top 5 Intellivision games ever. Great graphics and sound that really push the system to its limits. I heard the homebrew Mystic Castle is even better since they sped up the knight in it. Just need to get an LTO Flash so I can play it. Don’t want to do the emulator thing. Edited September 24, 2019 by IntyFanMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 26,100 Level 6 Edited September 24, 2019 by IntyFanMatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Quick note: I realized since Shark Shark, I have not added [+2 1st place bonuses, and +2 new record bonuses to rankings] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Fixed: Rankings 1. Bamse [58] 2. JacobZu7zu7 [45] 3. IntyfanMatt [41] 4. felson42 [32] 5. m-crew [31] 6. wolfy62 [21] 7. JasonlikesINTV [18] 7. ClassicGMR [18] 9. dpisacane [15] 9. mr_me [15] 11. Mister-VCS [9] 12. jblenke [7] 13. mr_intv [4] 14. bugcatcher88 [1] 14. S.BAZ [1] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Jacob, this game can be "point farmed" like Beauty and the Beast was. Do you think we should have a "highest level reached" component to this one as well? Edited September 24, 2019 by IntyFanMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I think the bonuses in Beauty and the beast have put things out of reach. Its really not equal to all if some games have them and some games don’t. Thats my opinion because you can rack up tons of points in some games and none in others. (Like in beauty and the beast) Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 In my case the game I went to level three had several thousand more points than the game I went to level five. Not sure I'd call it point farming but I had trouble chasing down some of the guardians and ended up collecting more objects. I knew it was giving me more points as well. You can rank results either by level reached or total points, that's up to the judge. Not sure if awarding bonus points is fair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, m-crew said: I think the bonuses in Beauty and the beast have put things out of reach. Its really not equal to all if some games have them and some games don’t. Thats my opinion because you can rack up tons of points in some games and none in others. (Like in beauty and the beast) Just my opinion. I agree. It's tough when a game allows point farming. I think Jacob had the best intentions when trying to do award the "highest level achieved" in Beauty in the Beast rather than just points because they could be farmed forever. So maybe there should be something like that in this game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 54 minutes ago, mr_me said: You can rank results either by level reached or total points, that's up to the judge. Not sure if awarding bonus points is fair. Jacob ranked both for Beauty and the Beast...points and highest level achieved. Am asking to see if he wants to do the same with this game as the situation is similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: I agree. It's tough when a game allows point farming. I think Jacob had the best intentions when trying to do award the "highest level achieved" in Beauty in the Beast rather than just points because they could be farmed forever. So maybe there should be something like that in this game too. I agree Jacob had good best intentions for sure. But unless there is equal amount of points achieved and available on every game. I think things should be left at highest points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 minute ago, m-crew said: I agree Jacob had good best intentions for sure. But unless there is equal amount of points achieved and available on every game. I think things should be left at highest points. I would be good with that, BUT, in games that allow point farming like that you can have people doing it forever in the first level and never progressing through the game. I feel like there should be some progression, so I do think there needs to be a certain minimum progression set in order to "qualify" a score for the HSC. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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