JacobZu7zu7 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 39,920 So close to that extra life... F_! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 67,650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 107,700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckH Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Well, I can't do any better than this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Well, I can't do any better than this! WOW! How many times did you go over the 8 levels? Does the difficulty increase after the 3rd run? Edited November 16, 2011 by patbb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Very nice score. How long was that game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Oil's Well - 131,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckH Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 My game took between two and three hours. I took no breaks or pauses and I made it through the levels about 10 times. I lost track actually but I usually get about 50,000 points on a pass through. I was really in a zone at one point making no mistakes and getting lucky sometimes. I must have killed myself on purpose a couple of dozen times. The difficulty level remains the same after the third run through. I used MESS as the emulator and now I have to try the real thing. I just got my first Colecovision from Yurkie and a multi-cart. I'm interested to see if it's easier or harder on the real thing. My first impression is that it's going to be harder but maybe I'm not used to the controller yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 140,580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckH Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 As a follow up, I just did my first run through with a real Colecovision instead of an emulator. I got 79,000 something. It might be that I'm not completely used to the controller but it seems much harder. I can't seem to make it run as smooth as on the emulator plus, even after only one run, my wrist is sore. I can't imagine if I were to do it for an hour or so. Anyway, my impression is that it's easier with an emulator at least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 28,630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I'm always in a hurry to complete a level quickly, for fear of running out of time. After reading some of the tips, it looks like I need to take a step back and get a real point strategy One of the problems is control in emulation. Getting the drill to go where you want to(with keys) can be maddening! 16,280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I'm getting good at controlling the drill with my keyboard, but I've worn out the Ctrl-Alt and arrow keys from playing too many games and they stick. That's really maddening to try to press the key and it won't go down. I've got a new keyboard coming though so hopefully that will help... I'm always in a hurry to complete a level quickly, for fear of running out of time. After reading some of the tips, it looks like I need to take a step back and get a real point strategy One of the problems is control in emulation. Getting the drill to go where you want to(with keys) can be maddening! 16,280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Things are starting to get fun, since I've figured out a few tricks. Level 6 is a real bear to get past..of course I'm just flying by the seat of my pants on lv 5, as I have no real pattern yet other than getting lucky(and having enough drill bits!) 54,530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) Amazing round everyone - great competition. Congrats to ChuckH on such an astounding score. Edited November 19, 2011 by Ikrananka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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