M.A.M.E Offender Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 A little 2 pack for now: Zoo Keeper - 441200 Rolling Thunder - 47940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Get some Armored Car going here, this one is as solid as an early 80s game can get. Lots of strategy. 25890 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Sorcer Striker 135,160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Zoo Keeper - 105,650 I like the zoo bit a lot, but the platforming levels are rage inducing. Remind me of that Mario game from last year *shudder*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, youxia said: Zoo Keeper - 105,650 I like the zoo bit a lot, but the platforming levels are rage inducing. Remind me of that Mario game from last year *shudder*. I like the zoo scenes most. I lose many lives in the escalator scene. Platform levels are o.k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Raiden - 34,890 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Zoo Keeper 128,310. Progress is coming but slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 20 hours ago, youxia said: Zoo Keeper - 105,650 I like the zoo bit a lot, but the platforming levels are rage inducing. Remind me of that Mario game from last year *shudder*. I don't mind the platforms but I'm not sure they make the game better. I could take them or leave them for the most part. If you hold the jump button down you can bounce upward from platform to platform quite quickly, and you get a fair bit of leeway to steer yourself in mid-air. I just try to visualize a clear path to the top and get there as quickly as possible. Sometimes you have to slow down and buy some time while things clear out a bit. The monkey seems to like to throw a few coconuts in one direction, then turn around and throw a few in the other direction. It helps to take advantage of the moments where you can approach the top from the side opposite the way the monkey is facing. I don't bother with the point pressing tricks on this screen because they always seem to result in avoidable deaths. Another thing to manage is when you fall downward you will "bounce" when you land on a platform, which can leave you vulnerable because you momentarily lose control of your character during the bounce. Once you get used to this and can anticipate it happening, it's easier to work around it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Sorcer Striker - 109,530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Sorcer Striker 135,900. I don't care if it's only a few hundred more than my last score. I worked all night for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Finally made it to FORT KNOX: 39190 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) Raiden 54,610. Another game I remember being easier back in the day. Armored Car 27,960. Zoo Keeper 135,750. Edited December 22, 2019 by AtariWarlord Added a couple of new scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 53880 Finally hit 50k on Armored Cars... ...and a dandy run on Raiden. 466,660 Stage 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) On 12/19/2019 at 3:39 PM, Cynicaster said: I don't mind the platforms but I'm not sure they make the game better. I could take them or leave them for the most part. If you hold the jump button down you can bounce upward from platform to platform quite quickly, and you get a fair bit of leeway to steer yourself in mid-air. I just try to visualize a clear path to the top and get there as quickly as possible. Sometimes you have to slow down and buy some time while things clear out a bit. The monkey seems to like to throw a few coconuts in one direction, then turn around and throw a few in the other direction. It helps to take advantage of the moments where you can approach the top from the side opposite the way the monkey is facing. I don't bother with the point pressing tricks on this screen because they always seem to result in avoidable deaths. Another thing to manage is when you fall downward you will "bounce" when you land on a platform, which can leave you vulnerable because you momentarily lose control of your character during the bounce. Once you get used to this and can anticipate it happening, it's easier to work around it. I'm sure it's possible to handle this section, otherwise you guys wouldn't be posting high scores. Unfortunately, I've had a platformer-phobia - an intrinsic dislike of the platform-jumpin/dying mechanic - since forever. So in this case I just usually panic and end up losing all my lives in a really frustrating fashion Although, I can also see this level being possibly quite fun, because when it occasionally works for me, some crazily exciting stunts & narrow escapes happen. Rolling Thunder: 81, 700. This game is actually rather dull, but in a way a relief from the relentless action of the other ones. It's also rather amusingly camp, was it some sort of a TV show or a comic book? I'll post all the photos & scores in one "official" post before the end of the round. Merry Xmas everyone Edited December 23, 2019 by youxia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Zoo Keeper - 493,700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Rolling Thunders 74700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Zoo Keeper 208,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hero2billions Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Striker 35,670 Zoo Keeper 11,060 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Directly from ACAM at funspot arcade ... Zookeeper 254220 Armorcar 27420 Rolling 27700 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Rolling Thunder 44,460. I can hardly believe it myself that I managed to get past the first stage. I've been working on this game for a year and a half now (not to mention all the quarters I sacrificed ca. 1987) and I've only managed this feat today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Armored 37270 Rolling 49080 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Sorcer Striker - 171,810 Raiden - 166,500 Any delusions I might've harboured recently, regarding being perhaps not so bad at shoot'em ups as I thought back in the day, were quickly dispelled by this duo. There's too much, too fast happenin there for this old git. I mean, Raiden's first boss, which I've only defeated few times has difficulty level normally found in stage 2-3 of other games. SS on teh other hand has so many beautiful things swirling on the screen it's really hard to keep track of the actual projectiles. And I guess these two are probably considered easy by the genre's afficionados ? Still, very slick games, especially SS, what with being a gfx orgy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Sorcer Striker 167,370. Rolling Thunder 49,680. Edited December 29, 2019 by AtariWarlord New high score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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