Jaguar HSC Revamped Round 5: Zool 2

[Austin]

End scores for Round 5 (Zool 2):

 

1. Austin - 279,255 +11

2. Sauron - 116,815 +10

3. Hyper_Eye - 107,600 +9

4. Kgenthe - 100,260 +8

5. The_Laird - 77,965 +7

6. Doctorclu - 68,765 +6

7. Gaztee - 40,800 +5

8. Boog - 39,210 +4

9. Orpheuswaking - 10,500 +3

 

Kevincal - 162,925 +1 participation point (Score submitted November 2010)

GKC - 111650 +1 participation point (Score submitted November 2010)

 

 

The current Jaguar HSC rankings as of this round's end:

 

1. Austin - 42pts

2. The_Laird - 39pts

3. Hyper_Eye - 38pts

4. orpheuswaking - 32pts

5. Boog - 27pts

6. Kgenthe - 27pts

7. Gaztee - 21pts

8. Lexlothar - 13pts

9. Doctorclu - 13pts

10.Sauron - 10pts

11.Tyrant - 8pts

12.Roadrunner - 1pt

 

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Atari Jaguar High Score Club Revamped ROUND 5: Zool 2!

 

Hey guys, I apologize for the late posting on this one. Regardless.. We have Zool 2, the excellent side-scrolling platformer for the Jaguar! This one is chock-full of points, so it should be entertaining to high score. Don't think it will be easy, though! This one gets quite difficult later into the game..

 

The competition officially started on Sunday, September 26th, 2010, and the final time to get your scores in will be on Sunday, October 10th, 2010.

 

 

 

RULES/DIRECTIONS:

Start a game on the normal difficulty level; Inertia can be on or off; Play as either Zool or Zooz; Go until you game over, then submit your score here.

 

If you are not familiar with the new Jaguar HSC general rules and how the scoring system works, please visit this thread here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/166522-new-jaguar-hsc-rules-updated-7242010/

 

It is recommended that you take a photo of your score, but it is not required. We go on good faith here, so please be honest..

 

Some tips/notes to keep in mind before you get started!

 

- Each little piece of candy is worth 10 points, and asides the fact that it's required you get a certain amount, the stages are littered with them, so try not to miss any.

- Gather three bonus character icons to access the Breakout-like mini game to net more points and extra lives

- Shoot walls to discover secret areas full of extra candy pieces, power-ups and bonus icons

- You can hold down the jump button (or up) to continuously jump without repeated button presses.

- Gain air by backflipping off walls! To do so, while on the ground, run towards a wall (holding in its direction) while holding the fire button. Some sections of the game are a little bit easier if you know how to do this (Egypt-themed stage, for instance).

- Press and hold the fire button while in the air to perform your spinning air attack. It's usually best to ALWAYS jump like this, as if you hit an enemy, 9 times out of 10, you will destroy it (Jumping normally and touching an enemy will hurt you). Also, later platforming segments are a little bit easier but jumping in this manner.

- Do NOT jump on enemies that take more than one hit (for instance, the little guys with the shells on their heads on the Swan Lake stage). You will get hurt, period. Shoot them from a distance (Usually the best way to kill anything in this game anyways).

 

Anyways, let's get this one rolling! Have fun!

[Austin]

All right guys, I couldn't help playing this game for a few minutes after I went to check out how the options are set up.. I will start this competition with a measly 34,575!

 

[kgenthe]

I will definitely be submitting a score for this one!

[+orpheuswaking]

So yeah... I've come to the realization, I suck at all of the Jaguar games LOL... But I'll throw a score up soon!

[doctorclu]

So yeah... I've come to the realization, I suck at all of the Jaguar games LOL... But I'll throw a score up soon!

 

I like some more than others. Actually I've come to realize the Atari 2600 games are ... creative (can't get into most these 2600 games these days, though I appreciate what complex games they made, and the imagination they made us use for a few blocks here and there.) Atari8/5200.. cool, 7800.. awesome... Lynx.. awesome.. Jaguar pretty excellent.

 

Anyway, Zool 2... no one needs to complain about the Bubster (Bubsy) because at least when the Bubsy knocks out an opponent, they stay gone. Zool2.. they're all back.

 

Anyway, opening score, 37,030

[boog]

Quick game for me this morning: 35,765

Edited October 2, 2010 by boog

[Austin]

Taking off work tonight and I'm bored.. I think I am going to play this now. Hopefully I can beat it in one go.. It's been a while since I've completed it!

[Austin]

Woooo.. Just ran through this game, start to finish. New score--279,255.

 

All I have to say is "Mount Ices" and "Mental Block" can suck a big one.. Those stages are such a PITA!

 

**edit: Forgot to upload the screenshot.

 

[kgenthe]

Very nice! I haven't forgotten about this one yet. It's looking like tomorrow evening.

[The_Laird]

I will try to get a score in

 

Sorry just been so busy this last week since Jagfest

[Austin]

I will try to get a score in

 

Sorry just been so busy this last week since Jagfest

 

No worries man, you've still got another week.

[+orpheuswaking]

There is so much going on I get lost in the game, I havent even got off the first screen yet LOL

 

 

[kgenthe]

There is so much going on I get lost in the game, I havent even got off the first screen yet LOL

 

I haven't gotten that far in this game either. In my last play I got stuck on the boss in the second zone. Once you play for a while you start to get a "feel" for the game. Everything moves fast, but you really need to take your time so you don't get hit. It's like a weird Mario/Sonic hybrid.

[Austin]

Jump a lot. I tend to hold down jump + attack, which makes you do your spinning jump-attack. It keeps you safe the majority of the time.

[kgenthe]

First round of the night... 45,330

[+orpheuswaking]

I must be doing something wrong... Highest I got was 10500

[The_Laird]

Got a bit of play in on this yesterday:

 

36405

 

Edited October 4, 2010 by The_Laird

[+Sauron]

First time running through this in a VERY long time. Seriously, I think it's been well over a decade since I last took this game for a spin.

 

100,935

 

The pic even shows "Sauron!!!" to denote this play-through. Could have gotten further than this but decided to waste my last couple of lives thanks to the time. I'll see if I can give this a more thorough play-through later.

[Austin]

First time running through this in a VERY long time. Seriously, I think it's been well over a decade since I last took this game for a spin.

 

100,935

 

Nice score! It's good to see you playing as well.

[boog]

Another try this morning: 39,210

[Gaztee]

Straight to my usual place with 31365

[Gaztee]

Upto 40800 - this game frustrates me greatly - think I'm happy with that!! Roll on t2k

[The_Laird]

Played some more today, this really is one of the few platformers I enjoy

 

49,830

[Austin]

Nice, it looks like a lot of you were trying for this today.. Scores have been updated.

[kgenthe]

Almost nipped Sauron. My best run ever, finally made it to Egyptian themed level (Tooting Common). What absolutely stunning music! Still not a huge fan of this game though.

 

100,260

 

Zool 2 100,260 by kgenthe, on Flickr

Edited October 9, 2010 by kgenthe