IntyFanMatt Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, mr_me said: No, that would be considered farming and not what I'm talking about. You can progress through the game normally and still collect more lives by keeping your score low. Right...by grabbing the comb and cutting your score in half, thus making your score hit the needed amount for an extra life. Problem is, your score would be very low throughout the whole game, and your lives are still maxed out at 9. Edited February 26, 2021 by IntyFanMatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I didn’t know either of those. That’s good! only one candlestick per screen? I never realized! I guess it keeps coming out until you grab one! ok that works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Ahhh the comb strategy! I didn’t think about that one. In theory, that works!!! I’m just going to play straight-up! I’ll take my chances against special strategies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 1 hour ago, INTELLIVISION SPARTAN said: I didn’t know either of those. That’s good! only one candlestick per screen? I never realized! I guess it keeps coming out until you grab one! ok that works! Yep. And only 9 lives max, so it doesn’t pay to hang around. Just kill the enemies and move on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) My Thunder Castle Update: I gotta say I'm NOT a big fan of this game at all. I find it almost impossible to catch the wizards. I had 5 guys on screen two and every one of them died and I didn't catch one f'kin wizard. ?? The mouse who is supposed to energize you instead runs away from you. I feel they really made a HUGE development flaw in not allowing the Knight to speed up when energized. Just plain STUPID!!!! Not gonna spend too much time on this one cuz it flat out pisses me off.... Again we should change this seasons theme to games that frustrate the hell out of you.... ? 2x 10,000 + 11,500 = 31,500 Edited February 27, 2021 by Rickster8 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Rickster8 said: My Thunder Castle Update: I gotta say I'm NOT a big fan of this game at all. I find it almost impossible to catch the wizards. I had 5 guys on screen two and every one of them died and I didn't catch one f'kin wizard. ?? The mouse who is supposed to energize you instead runs away from you. I feel they really made a HUGE development flaw in not allowing the Knight to speed up when energized. Just plain STUPID!!!! Not gonna spend too much time on this one cuz it flat out pisses me off.... Again we should change the name of this seasons theme to games that frustrate the hell out of you.... ? It’s all in using the items the right way. Use the grail and the crown to your advantage...those are the 2 best items. Edited February 27, 2021 by IntyFanMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 86900 level eight, three guardians Intellivision hardware Edited February 27, 2021 by mr_me 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 109900 level nine, six guardians Intellivision hardware Edited February 27, 2021 by mr_me 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) For those not knowing: Grail gets you a free Energize of the knight when you hit the side button. Crown gets you a freeze of the Enemies (Guardians) for a few seconds. Necklace speeds you up for a few seconds. Lantern doubles the knight's energy (AKA ONLY use this one after your ENERGIZED) Key lets you walk thru ONE Wall/Gate (AND YES BE CAREFUL as any WALL counts as your ONE WALL.) Ring moves you randomly in maze. Also any of the ABOVE Can only have one at a time, if you pick up a different one without using the previous, it gets replaced with the new one. Picking any of the three below DOES NOT replace your power up above. Coins just get you points (500) Candlestick gets you an extra life Comb drops your score in half (AKA EVIL) Edited February 27, 2021 by cparsley 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 7 hours ago, mr_me said: 109900 level nine Intellivision hardware Love that strategy Mr. Me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 That score can be beaten with a level eight score, so I have to go further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 99,900 Level 9. I ate many many combs. Like 7 or 8. I don’t think it helped me at all. just gave me a low score Edited February 27, 2021 by INTELLIVISION SPARTAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 More lives will help you reach more levels. Don't grab a comb if your score is below 4000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player One Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Intellivision Low Score Club? 3x10,000+12,200=42,200 Edited February 27, 2021 by Player One 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Level 9 18,900 = 108,900. I ate one comb. Hopefully it helped? I ate it right after 20k hoping to get another free man at 20k again. No idea if it helped? When I ate many combs I couldn’t tell if I got extra men. I like this game but after a few tries... I’m getting sick of it!!! Edited February 27, 2021 by INTELLIVISION SPARTAN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I think you would have got the extra life at 15k. If you stay under 8k you'll get them more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, mr_me said: I think you would have got the extra life at 15k. If you stay under 8k you'll get them more often. Ok thanks for the tip! I’m so confused how to use that. I’ll try to grab combs between 9 and 15k Thanks! Edited February 27, 2021 by INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 8:11 PM, Rickster8 said: Again we should change this seasons theme to games that frustrate the hell out of you.... Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 ** EIGHT ** attempts ... first attempt was 4400 on the second screen wizard level. My final was 4900 (yes a whopping 500 more points), never got past screen 2 and I’m done for now. I may try again later but there’s too much running and chasing and praying and not enough action. Meh. 2 x 10,000 + 4,900 = crappola (24,900 in English) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, ClassicGMR said: ** EIGHT ** attempts ... first attempt was 4400 on the second screen wizard level. My final was 4900 (yes a whopping 500 more points), never got past screen 2 and I’m done for now. I may try again later but there’s too much running and chasing and praying and not enough action. Meh. 2 x 10,000 + 4,900 = crappola (24,900 in English) Gotta use the items to your advantage! That’s the secret sauce to this game! Edited February 28, 2021 by IntyFanMatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Ok, I finally reached level 9, but unfortunately I hit the comb on my way there and it cost me some points early on. ? I do have this performance on video as well. 33,700 + 90k for level 9 = 123,700 This is definitely one of my favorite games for the system, but the homebrew Mystic Castle is even better! I recommend that one if you ever get your hands on it…the knight is much faster, making it easier to kill the enemies, and is a TON of fun! 4 different speed options too. Edited February 28, 2021 by IntyFanMatt 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 All this comb talk... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 My Thunder Castle Update: Slight improvement, but I'm at a huge disadvantage cuz I just cannot remember what all the items do. I thought I was energized from one of the items and tried to kill a wizard only to have him kill me cuz I wasn't energized. Uggghhh. This was the 1st time I've ever gotten to level 3 so this is probably my max on this one. ? 3x 10,000 + 14,000 = 44,000 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) Reached level 9 again tonight with more points this time since I didn’t touch any combs. Those enemies were flying on that last screen! Gets crazy difficult there! I did get this one on video too. 41,200 + 90k = 131,200 Edited March 1, 2021 by IntyFanMatt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 @IntyFanMatt I had the same. I was doing great until I unleashed one red demon. And he killed 5 men in a row instantly! He’s really fast! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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