Captain Beard Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) Aw, crap! As some of you may have suspected, I was playing on the Novice setting all weekend. As of now, my best score on the correct setting is 165330 191,550 262,820 Tip: Clear the section immediately surrounding the enemies' hideout before you do anything else. This is such a great game! Edited May 23, 2007 by Captain Beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 211430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 59,530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 You can tell by the score color what difficulty level people are playing. Green = Novice Pink = Standard Orange = Advanced Here's the manual: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 A little better than before: 206,660. This may be one of my all-time favs on the 2600. I played this for hours yesterday, never got bored, and lost track of time. Still need to get two veggie harvests to get the super big scores. What is the last day to submit for the week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 (edited) 168,850 Score's pink on my monitor - not sure why the camera is making it look light blue. Edited May 23, 2007 by SpiceWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 last entry from me - 182,830 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 181,280. I finally got the Veggie Harvest Bonus! I might be able to squeeze one more game in before the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MindMaster Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Was so into playing didnt realize I was on novice also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MindMaster Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Heres my best score so far on Standard setting diff. B - 352,130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 194,250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) Never mind. I had it set on the wrong mode. These level/mode things are exactly the same. It confuses me. So it's left difficulty B (novice) on standard mode. Edited May 24, 2007 by atari2600land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 A new score played last night: 160.340 This actually was my best game ever, since I got this score without spelling special! BTW: Just for the record regarding the "mode" discussion: I played this with with the left switch in "B" position and after turning the power on just started into game with the fire button. I hope that's right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I don't know if this qualifies as a "tip" or not, but I noticed something. If you manage to eat the veggie in the middle (which stuns the baddies for a few) and then an enemy hits a skull (which sends him back to the center) when he leaves the base, another veggie will be there. So, I guess it's possible to get 3 veggies per board, if you are good at luring the enemies toward the poision. I know I'm not. Again, GREAT GAME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I don't know if this qualifies as a "tip" or not, but I noticed something. If you manage to eat the veggie in the middle (which stuns the baddies for a few) and then an enemy hits a skull (which sends him back to the center) when he leaves the base, another veggie will be there. So, I guess it's possible to get 3 veggies per board, if you are good at luring the enemies toward the poision. I know I'm not. I noticed that too, kinda like a "bug exploit" I've only seen that once though, as normally when I play the skulls are already gone when the 4th bug enters the arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) Hi there, Glad everyone is enjoying the game! BTW: Just for the record regarding the "mode" discussion: I played this with with the left switch in "B" position and after turning the power on just started into game with the fire button. I hope that's right? Yes - that's correct. Left A/B controls the speed of the lady bug (A=slow, B=fast). The game mode can be Novice, Standard, or Advanced; Standard is the default. I don't know if this qualifies as a "tip" or not, but I noticed something. If you manage to eat the veggie in the middle (which stuns the baddies for a few) and then an enemy hits a skull (which sends him back to the center) when he leaves the base, another veggie will be there. So, I guess it's possible to get 3 veggies per board, if you are good at luring the enemies toward the poision. I know I'm not. Again, GREAT GAME! Thanks! You are correct - you can get up to 3 veggies per level. Makes for great bonus points in the later levels (plus the 8 second breather is always welcomed!). It's been a tough week and I wasn't able to play a game at home on the real deal... Here's my best in emulation, at work with people walking by my office every couple of minutes... 239,320 A little short of my all-time best, but good enough for the HSC. Edited May 24, 2007 by johnnywc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Minimal improvement: 219,540 Too bad I didn't had more time this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 I don't know if this qualifies as a "tip" or not, but I noticed something. If you manage to eat the veggie in the middle (which stuns the baddies for a few) and then an enemy hits a skull (which sends him back to the center) when he leaves the base, another veggie will be there. So, I guess it's possible to get 3 veggies per board, if you are good at luring the enemies toward the poision. I seem to remember the ColecoVision version doing this too, and I'm pretty sure it's an intentional game feature. When I play, I usually end up with bugs hitting the skulls far too early to earn extra veggies out of it, but makes for a nice bonus when it works! Anyways, that's the end of this week's edition of the HSC. Join us again next time when we'll be kickin' turtles and takin' names! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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