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Also kept thinking the game couldn't be this bad, could it, so I had to grab Popeye for the NES (Coded by Nintendo Japan at the same time as this Parker Brothers abomination, 1982...

 

The picture was taken post game as the game over screen only stays on for a few seconds, but like the arcade as long as you don't start a new game the "attract" screen still shows last game score... Really points on the blaring gaps in Parker Brothers game and whether or not it was possible in the INTV ---

 

One - the middle ladder as you say on stage 1 ACTUALLY goes ALL THE WAY DOWN to the 3rd level, meaning you can CLIMB UP IT as well... Seriously Parker Bros??? FAIL, doable on INTV of fucking course...

 

Two - on level 2, there's a platform if you grab onto puts you on the top and gives you 500 pts. Parker Brothers, on the other hand just made it every other time and no points... lol Not as terrible as #1, so not going to nail the bros for this one too much

 

Three - A TON MORE items come out at once, making the levels not be a slogfest!!! And I dont want to hear Parker Bros could only get 2 sprites working lol

 

Four - on 2nd trip thru a sea hag sits on top right and heaves skulls in the game grid. Hate those hags already :)

 

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3 hours ago, cparsley said:

Also kept thinking the game couldn't be this bad, could it, so I had to grab Popeye for the NES (Coded by Nintendo Japan at the same time as this Parker Brothers abomination, 1982...

 

The picture was taken post game as the game over screen only stays on for a few seconds, but like the arcade as long as you don't start a new game the "attract" screen still shows last game score... Really points on the blaring gaps in Parker Brothers game and whether or not it was possible in the INTV ---

 

One - the middle ladder as you say on stage 1 ACTUALLY goes ALL THE WAY DOWN to the 3rd level, meaning you can CLIMB UP IT as well... Seriously Parker Bros??? FAIL, doable on INTV of fucking course...

 

Two - on level 2, there's a platform if you grab onto puts you on the top and gives you 500 pts. Parker Brothers, on the other hand just made it every other time and no points... lol Not as terrible as #1, so not going to nail the bros for this one too much

 

Three - A TON MORE items come out at once, making the levels not be a slogfest!!! And I dont want to hear Parker Bros could only get 2 sprites working lol

 

Four - on 2nd trip thru a sea hag sits on top right and heaves skulls in the game grid. Hate those hags already :)

 

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Yeah this game is friggin BAD!!! I have both EMU and the 2609 so I try both. EMU is much better to play because with the cartridge version you cannot go near the stairs because most of the time the Sea Hags will be invisible and a floating hammer will come at you out of nowhere, not kidding..... The Sea Hags are not SUPPOSED to be invisible, they are supposed to appear so you atleast get a warning... Nope not my crummy cart version.. You go near the stairs and get hit with a hammer that appears out of nowhere. So now when I'm playing the cart version I have to stay in the middle and wait for the hammers to come and then I can make a break for it to climb the stairs, but if Brutus is coming then I have no choice and gotta chance it.... 

 

Then there's Popeye getting stuck thing, either going up the stairs or trying to go down the stairs, it's a NIGHTMARE!!! He even gets stuck sometimes on straightaways. Just yesterday on the 2nd level I reached for the spinach and got stuck in the wall behind it... Ugggghhh Just a bad bad bad game... It has potential and is playable, but because of the control flaws and other issues it's just one big heaping pile of video excrement..... ??

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Intellivision Popeye is based on the arcade game not the famicom/nes game.  In the arcade game the ladder is at it is in the intellivision version, you can climb down but not up.  Famicom Popeye came out in 1983, the arcade game in 1982.

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2,000 points lower than last season's score.  This time I'm playing using Flashback controller and Raspberry Pi running 'jzintv' emulator.  Last season was emulation, but on a MacBook with keyboard controls.

 

Ready to move on to Thunder Castle!

 

 

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On 2/24/2021 at 11:25 AM, cmadruga said:

Further elaborating, even though I'm sure you guys all have noticed it...

 

Going up stairs in the 3 different stages... stages 1 and 2 are ok, then stage 3 has awkward sprite positioning. 

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Going up ladders... stage 1 is fine, but 2 is messed up...

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This game really is a hot mess. Which is a shame because it is FUN. 

I had the same problem using Open Emu on my iMac. Popeye seemed off track. It wasn't an issue on my 2609. 

 

The graphics actually looked blockier in emulation as well.

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FINAL POPEYE STATS!!! CONGRATS TO GBAG FOR SNAGGING THE POPEYE VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!! ?

 

20 PEOPLE SUBMITTED SCORES FOR THIS GAME!!! INCREDIBLE!!! - 6 PLAYERS BROKE THE OLD RECORD!!!?

  

110,600 Gbag [+13][+3][+2]
92,000 Spartan [+12][+2]

81,200 popsicle [+11][+2]

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76,100 patbb [+9][+2]
72,400 RogerPoco [+8][+2]
57,800 Player One [+7][+2]
55,200 Rickster8 [+6]
51,600 Biffman [+5]
48,000 CParsley [+4] 
44,800 CMadruga [+3]
42,000 JasonLIkesINTV [+2]
36,100 Mangia-Boy [+1]
29,000 ClassicGMR  [+1]
26,900 Hoosierdadee78  [+1]
26,300 Wolfy62  [+1]
24,500 JacobZu7zu7  [+1]
22,100 SneakyTurtleegg  [+1]
20,800 Gar0u  [+1]
18,700 fakecortex  [+1]

15,100 jblenkle  [+1]

 

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9 hours ago, Rickster8 said:

FINAL POPEYE STATS!!! CONGRATS TO GBAG FOR SNAGGING THE POPEYE VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!! ?

 

20 PEOPLE SUBMITTED SCORES FOR THIS GAME!!! INCREDIBLE!!! - 6 PLAYERS BROKE THE OLD RECORD!!!?

  

110,600 Gbag [+13][+3][+2]
92,000 Spartan [+12][+2]

81,200 popsicle [+11][+2]

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76,100 patbb [+9][+2]
72,400 RogerPoco [+8][+2]
57,800 Player One [+7][+2]
55,200 Rickster8 [+6]
51,600 Biffman [+5]
48,000 CParsley [+4] 
44,800 CMadruga [+3]
42,000 JasonLIkesINTV [+2]
36,100 Mangia-Boy [+1]
29,000 ClassicGMR  [+1]
26,900 Hoosierdadee78  [+1]
26,300 Wolfy62  [+1]
24,500 JacobZu7zu7  [+1]
22,100 SneakyTurtleegg  [+1]
20,800 Gar0u  [+1]
18,700 fakecortex  [+1]

15,100 jblenkle  [+1]

 

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Whoa...

Holy Crap!!!

Haha, you (Rick) already know, I'm kinda inobservant/oblivious to things sometimes.

I'm grinning from ear to ear, totally didn't realize that I (we, the 6 of us-Man-you were SOOO close!) had at least beaten the previous HSC record, that tickles the heck out of me, and I swear, in my mind, no matter what else, that makes this INT HSC adventure a "success" for me!

Well, blow me down!

Pretty neat stuff, "personal goals" can be almost as amusing/invigorating as actual "OMG, World Record"'s.

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9 hours ago, Rogerpoco said:

Whoa...

Holy Crap!!!

Haha, you (Rick) already know, I'm kinda inobservant/oblivious to things sometimes.

I'm grinning from ear to ear, totally didn't realize that I (we, the 6 of us-Man-you were SOOO close!) had at least beaten the previous HSC record, that tickles the heck out of me, and I swear, in my mind, no matter what else, that makes this INT HSC adventure a "success" for me!

Well, blow me down!

Pretty neat stuff, "personal goals" can be almost as amusing/invigorating as actual "OMG, World Record"'s.

I really like this message,because that is how I feel.

Though I will probably never win a single game competition,its so much fun playing different forgotten games and even surprising myself with a score I didnt think I would reach.

All of that makes the HSC fun and fulfilling enough for me!??

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OVERALL TOTAL POINTS AFTER POPEYE:

 

1. cparsley  58  
2. IntellivisionSpartan  47 -11
3. Rickster8  39 -19
4. biffman  33 -25
5. cmadruga  32 -26
5. popsicle  32 -26
7. gbag  30 -28
8. Player One  26 -32
9. patbb  20 -38
10. mr_me  19 -39
11. bamse  15 -43
11. wolfy62  15 -43
11. rogerpoco 15 -43
14. IntellivisionMaster  11 -47
14. IntyFanMatt  11 -47
14. JacobZu7zu7  11 -47
14. JasonlikesINTV  11 -47
18. Ace24  5 -53
18. jblenkle  5 -53
18. fakecortex  5 -53
18. classicGMR  5 -53
18. gar0u  5 -53
23. Intelligentleman  4 -54
23. Mangia-Boy  4 -54
23. hoosierdadee78  4 -54
26. sneakyturtleegg  2 -56
27. toiletunes  1 -57
27. Mister-VCS  1 -57

 

 

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