graywest Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Tried out Beneath the Pyramids this evening: LOOK OUT, IT'S THE MYSTICAL TEMPLE OF HERMAN! Don't touch that ankh or bat droppings will rain from the heavens and injure you. ? It's actually not too bad. The slow movement is a little irritating, but it's a BASIC game. I could get into this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Lost Tomb 8920 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 King Tuts Tomb reached the 4th level before getting the 'Disk error' again. 7434 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 12 hours ago, graywest said: Tried out Beneath the Pyramids this evening: LOOK OUT, IT'S THE MYSTICAL TEMPLE OF HERMAN! Don't touch that ankh or bat droppings will rain from the heavens and injure you. ? It's actually not too bad. The slow movement is a little irritating, but it's a BASIC game. I could get into this. I'm going to play it later in the week :) 4 hours ago, McKong said: King Tuts Tomb reached the 4th level before getting the 'Disk error' again. 7434 Are you using the one from Fandal? Have you tried another copy - atarionline.pl have a few plus ATR of the documentation too folks. If no good I can image my disk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) next game poll? --- Revenge of the Mutant Camels 5,040 1% complete and i think i used backfire for King Tut's Tomb Edited September 22, 2020 by roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 15 hours ago, roadrunner said: next game poll? --- Revenge of the Mutant Camels 5,040 1% complete and i think i used backfire for King Tut's Tomb Good call, time to look forward to the next round 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Lost Tomb - 27340 I like this one more now I've played it a few times 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Pharoah's Quest 1650 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 The Tombs of Doom! latest tables we're in the final week of play (until the 31st Sept), poll for the next round starting soon Master Table - HSC Points 1st therealbountybob 54 12pts 2nd graywest 49 11pts 3rd McKong 30 10pts 4th carlsson 29 9pts* 5th roadrunner 29 8pts* 6th Caco 16 7pts 7th Deteacher 12 6pts 8th slx 11 5pts 9th jblenkle 8 4pts *ties split by combined scores for all the games Main Games Pharaoh's Curse *completing the default level "0" will get 7pts plus 1pt for each of the other 3 skill levels completed 1st graywest 17,790 10* 2nd trbb 3,665 7* 3rd slx 3,415 6 4th carlsson 2,575 5 5th jblenkle 2,050 4 6th McKong 1,015 4 7th roadrunner 740 3 8th Caco 435 3 King Tut's Tomb play with No Backfire and on Skill 1 Professional - use Option / Select to set this. 1st trbb 27,206 7 2nd deteacher 19,370 6 3rd graywest 8,755 5 4th McKong 7,434 4 5th Caco 5,548 4 6th roadrunner 4,914 3 7th carlsson 4,597 3 8th slx 4,299 2 Lost Tomb use the whips to break the walls, get the chests and get out! 1st trbb 71,420 7 2nd deteacher 41,840 6 3rd McKong 27,340 5 4th graywest 12,220 4 5th jblenkle 2,720 4 6th carlsson 2,000 3 7th roadrunner 1,360 3 8th Caco 200 2 Pharaoh's Pyramid default skill, get the bricks at the base and take them to the top! 1st McKong 22,082 7 2nd trbb 16,853 6 3rd graywest 16,701 5 4th carlsson 8,327 4 5th roadrunner 2,826 4 6th Caco 655 3 Desert Falcon play on Advanced 1st graywest 44,151 7 2nd trbb 18,542 6 3rd carlsson 8,577 5 4th Caco 7,400 4 5th roadrunner 5,707 4 6th slx 2,900 3 Pharos Quest Turbo-BASIC Pharaoh's Curse! 1st trbb 2,050 7 2nd graywest 1,650 6 2nd McKong 1,650 6 4th carlsson 1,550 5 5th roadrunner 800 4 Pyramid Run take the default options 1st trbb 4,430 7 2nd graywest 3,000 6 3rd McKong 2,410 5 4th roadrunner 650 4 Revenge of the Mutant Camels Report % complete as well as score 1st trbb 8% 31,950 7 2nd graywest 3% 12,780 6 3rd carlsson 3% 12,360 5 4th roadrunner 1% 5,040 4 Puzzle Bonus Lorien's Tomb just for fun - but post which level you reached trbb lv11 graywest 16900 slx jr 16500 jblenkle 11300 Caco 11300 slx 10300 roadrunner 5800 Pyramid (KESoft) trbb - failed to complete a screen! Adventure Bonus just for fun but you may get some additional points, who knows... not me The Tomb of Death tackled by: caco &1 graywest The Sands of Egypt trbb - stuck in the pool! this one is too hard and not enjoyable as you start in an unmappable maze so try another one with a suitable theme: e.g. Curse of the Pharaoh. Beneath the Pyramids graywest Desert Survival Test survivors: graywest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I might need to bring out my 800 or run emulated so I get to play Pyramid Run as well. For that matter I played Lorien's once, posted a score earlier but might play it again to get a proper score though it is just for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Lost Tomb 52240 Got down to the 7th tier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/24/2020 at 2:42 PM, McKong said: Lost Tomb 52240 Got down to the 7th tier That's good going, the game takes a lot of discipline, might have a go just trying to get out - probably need to map where the whip sale rooms are No improvements for me but had a go on Beneath the Pyramids - very slow as BASIC might be worth trying if from Turbo BASIC one day. Hey everyone the "Desert Survival Test" is fun and only takes a few minutes to complete (see graywest's earlier post). My first go was a disaster and despite taking on board ? the information I still ended up Buzard Bait on the 2nd go!! Reading the item descriptions afterwards is informative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 King Tut's Tomb - 4774 pts Lorien's Tomb - 12900 pts, reached level 8 I tried King Tut on both my PAL 130XE and my NTSC 800, didn't notice much change in speed with the same settings. Perhaps the display is a bit more shrunken on PAL. I also tried to boot Pyramid Run but it doesn't run on either of my two Atari computers and since I don't really like playing games in emulation, I'll skip that one this time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Had another bash at several of the games, mainly been playing Lost Tomb! Still keep trying to find some merit it Desert Falcon, had a go on Standard but not much different. Anyone had the willl to get past the 3rd stage? Reminder this round ends Thursday 1st October - take the desert survivall test folks Still time to vote for Round 18's game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I couldn't get it working in my 800xl I'll maybe try on altirra. I tried to get further on lost tomb. The time it takes to switch between the gun and the wip usually results in me losing most of my lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) Pyramid: Played a couple dozen hands and finally deduced most of the rules (I think!) I was able to clear one entire pyramid. When you do, the screen flashes for a moment and then all the cards are re-dealt. I'm not entirely sure, but I think the number in the lower right (09 for me) is a running total of scores from the games you win. Here's a pic from my last move: And a pic afterward - note the score(?) in the lower right: Not a bad game if you're in the mood for some Solitaire. Actually, once I figured out what I was doing, it was pretty addictive. It helps to understand the values of the cards: A=1, then 2-10 are face value. (I originally thought the 10 was an 11, but the fat 1 is actually a 0.) Then B=11, D=12, and K=13. Matching cards that total to 13 or 26 (K+K) removes those cards. I think you can only reshuffle the deck if you have matched more cards than you have drawn. If the counter at the upper left is higher than the counter at the upper right, you can't reshuffle and your game is basically over unless you have more moves available elsewhere. You can only match cards that are "free" meaning that they have no card to the lower left or lower right. However, you can select a card (it moves to the upper right holding area) and then match with another card ABOVE that is freed up by your selection. Also, you can match freed cards with either cards from the draw pile, or other freed cards on the pyramid. I didn't realize the latter for many hands. Edited September 29, 2020 by graywest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Curse of the Pharaoh: COMPLETED!! I'm a bit proud of myself with this one because I didn't look up a walkthrough or peek at the code. It's actually pretty straightforward to get through if you're decent at "guess the word". Hardest part to figure out was getting the giant clam open. This game is so primitive and ridiculous that it was actually a little bit great. Why is there a fuse box on the wall in a supposedly ancient Egyptian pyramid? Why is there a giant clam sitting here? No idea. Reminds me of being a kid again and typing in magazine listings - you just never really knew what you were going to get. Edited September 29, 2020 by graywest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Also, I think I've played every single one of the games that are still in the running at this point. It was a good round - some fun, some not so fun. But besides Desert Falcon and Pharaoh's Curse, I think all the games were new to me. Might play some more to improve scores if I have time. We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Mutant camels - 23220 5% - One go on this one, not much idea what I was doing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Desert Falcon - 15550 - Got to the Sphinx and then no idea what to do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 29 minutes ago, McKong said: Mutant camels - 23220 5% - One go on this one, not much idea what I was doing! Possibly the skill is whether to be in the air or on the ground depending on the wave... 17 minutes ago, McKong said: Desert Falcon - 15550 - Got to the Sphinx and then no idea what to do! Shoot him "right in faaaace" - usually stand still and do this for ages... you can destroy the mini ones on the 3rd stage, probably getting through to see the stages is the games only redeeming feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 21 minutes ago, therealbountybob said: Possibly the skill is whether to be in the air or on the ground depending on the wave... Shoot him "right in faaaace" - usually stand still and do this for ages... you can destroy the mini ones on the 3rd stage, probably getting through to see the stages is the games only redeeming feature Yeah neither of these games really encouraged me to have a second go. Roll on JSW and Miner 2049er! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Had a final session on Lost Tomb, got a bit further 88,920 gets a bit crazy in there! Round 18 will start tomorrow evening. Still time to VOTE EVERYONE! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 The Tombs of Doom! final tables The round is over, thanks for playing everyone. Nothing spectacular was unearthed but a few decent enough games to make an interesting round. Lost Tomb is still my pick of the bunch, King Tut just didn't have the edge that Tutenkham/mun have. Back to standard HSC action in round 18! See you all there Master Table - HSC Points 1st therealbountybob 54 12pts 2nd graywest 48 11pts 3rd McKong 42 10pts 4th roadrunner 28 9pts 5th carlsson 27 8pts 6th Caco 16 7pts 7th Deteacher 11 6pts* 8th slx 11 5pts* 9th jblenkle 8 4pts *ties split by combined scores for all the games other bonus points awarded for this round: slx jr +1pt roadrunner +2pts graywest +3pts Main Games Pharaoh's Curse *completing the default level "0" will get 7pts plus 1pt for each of the other 3 skill levels completed 1st graywest 17,790 10* 2nd trbb 5,810 7* 3rd slx 3,415 6 4th carlsson 2,575 5 5th jblenkle 2,050 4 6th McKong 1,015 4 7th roadrunner 740 3 8th Caco 435 3 King Tut's Tomb play with No Backfire and on Skill 1 Professional - use Option / Select to set this. 1st trbb 27,206 7 2nd deteacher 19,370 6 3rd graywest 8,755 5 4th McKong 7,434 4 5th Caco 5,548 4 6th roadrunner 4,914 3 7th carlsson 4,597 3 8th slx 4,299 2 Lost Tomb use the whips to break the walls, get the chests and get out! 1st trbb 88,920 7 2nd McKong 52,240 6 3rd deteacher 41,840 5 4th graywest 12,220 4 5th jblenkle 2,720 4 6th carlsson 2,000 3 7th roadrunner 1,360 3 8th Caco 200 2 Pharaoh's Pyramid default skill, get the bricks at the base and take them to the top! 1st McKong 22,082 7 2nd trbb 16,853 6 3rd graywest 16,701 5 4th carlsson 8,327 4 5th roadrunner 2,826 4 6th Caco 655 3 Desert Falcon play on Advanced 1st graywest 44,151 7 2nd trbb 18,542 6 3rd McKong 15,550 5 4th carlsson 8,577 4 5th Caco 7,400 4 6th roadrunner 5,707 3 7th slx 2,900 3 Pharos Quest Turbo-BASIC Pharaoh's Curse! 1st trbb 2,050 7 2nd graywest 1,650 6 2nd McKong 1,650 6 4th carlsson 1,550 5 5th roadrunner 800 4 Pyramid Run take the default options 1st trbb 4,430 7 2nd graywest 3,000 6 3rd McKong 2,410 5 4th roadrunner 650 4 Revenge of the Mutant Camels Report % complete as well as score 1st trbb 8% 31,950 7 2nd McKong 5% 23,220 6 2nd graywest 3% 12,780 5 3rd carlsson 3% 12,360 4 4th roadrunner 1% 5,040 4 Puzzle Bonus Lorien's Tomb just for fun - but post which level you reached trbb lv11 graywest 16900 slx jr 16500 carlsson 12900 (lv8) jblenkle 11300 Caco 11300 slx 10300 roadrunner 5800 Pyramid (KESoft) trbb - failed to complete a screen! graywest - see post above Adventure Bonus just for fun but you may get some additional points, who knows... not me The Tomb of Death tackled by: caco &1 graywest The Sands of Egypt trbb - stuck in the pool! this one is too hard and not enjoyable as you start in an unmappable maze so try another one with a suitable theme: e.g. Curse of the Pharaoh. Curse of the Pharaoh graywest Beneath the Pyramids graywest trbb Desert Survival Test survivors: graywest unsurvivors: trbb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 D'oh! Staying away from competitive playing in emulation cost me a HSC point! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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