Jason_Atari Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 29,000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moisés Tuseto Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 35700 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Smurfs ( B/B): 33,000 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 27,400 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 12:05 AM, AtariSphinx said: On 4/14/2022 at 11:00 PM, jgkspsx said: . Full disclosure: I have had this game since 1998 and never figured out how to get past the first fence before First time playing it tonight myself. The two games I lost all my lives on that first fence. Interesting jump mechanic. Finally got passed it but need more practice. I just tried the game a little for the first time tonight and had a similar experience with the first fence. Then, the next 2-3 games were spent getting past the river on the second screen. I expect I'll get used to it and improve with time, but I have to wonder how they came up with the idea of having to push up twice to get a higher jump, yet not use the joystick button for anything other than to start a new game. As goofy as the control scheme is, I give them credit for the graphics and the sounds. The Smurf actually looks like a Smurf and the music is in tune. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 First effort, though i really dislike this game Smurfs : 54,200 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 I have actually come to quite like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 The rocks in the Colecovision game really irritated me, so I’m happy to see that they’re not here...so far ? Still on loop 4, but I broke 30k, and I’m pretty happy with that. I think that skill 4 starts you at that loop, so it’s a good place to get some practice. Just when I got a good strategy down for the hawk, the snake now becomes a problem?? Jeez. I’m finding that the challenge in this game comes from learning (read: dealing with) the controls. If it controlled more like Pitfall for example, it would be a much easier game. So while I’m enjoying playing it, that does say something about the overall quality. Maybe I should look at it as less of a platformer and more of a Smurf Simulator; you know, since they’re notorious for jumping straight up before taking a giant leap forward from a standing position. Happened all the time. Smurfing Adventures in Double Jumping - 30,900 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 16,800 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, fakecortex said: Maybe I should look at it as less of a platformer and more of a Smurf Simulator; you know, since they’re notorious for jumping straight up before taking a giant leap forward from a standing position. Happened all the time. As the man said, “that’s one small step for a smurf, a giant leap for smurfkind” 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Improvement: 44,800 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 hours ago, kermit73 said: have to wonder how they came up with the idea of having to push up twice to get a higher jump, yet not use the joystick button for anything other than to start a new game. Maybe if the button was blue they would have used it ? I totally agree the controls are the challenge and goofy in this game. I do like the floating/moving cloud in the bird stage and the diagonal lines on the floor of the last stage. Nice touches. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) Improvement, maybe I am starting to like this a little more ?. There are some definite patterns once you exceed 35k, the snakes are my biggest problem, they are more erratic in their movements. Smurfs : 74,900 Edited April 20, 2022 by nads 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 9400 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 30,600 I remember buying this game after the crash in a bargain bin. I tried playing it and couldn't get past the first fence and just assumed it was broken and haven't played it again until now. I probably should have read the instructions back then. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absalon Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 oh my...I don't like this game very much. Even after some training on the atari portable (easter vacation) this is all I want to post: 39400 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Atari_Warlord said: I remember buying this game after the crash in a bargain bin. I tried playing it and couldn't get past the first fence and just assumed it was broken and haven't played it again until now. I probably should have read the instructions back then. I didn’t get instructions with my copy but the scary thing is that your copy was sitting idle for 14 (?) years before I got mine in 1998, and both have been idle for 24 years since. Hold on, gotta send in my AARP dues… 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandro_ECM Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 123.600 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Smurfs ( B/B): 52,800 Improvement! I did what any good smurf would do: ask for help from Papa Smurf. Getting better with the patterns. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nads Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Cracked 100k! Smurfs : 130,500 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 64600 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 29,400 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Haven’t been able to safe Smurfette on the 4th loop, but I did break 40k! Blue Smurfs Can’t Jump - 40,600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit73 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Smurfs: 23800 This was a minimal effort. I may try to improve today/tomorrow, but am not sure I'll have the time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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