HSC9 Round 10: Crystal Castles

[+therealbountybob]

trbb, my 137K score is for the 1988 version no warps

Thanks. corrected above

CC1988 - 392,619 - Got to level 9 that impossible staircase but got stuck twice trying to move across with a hyperactive tree in hot pursuit

CC1984 - 329,368 - Level 8 despite loosing 3 men gettting stuck under lifts - eventually the bees come and kill you if you stand still.

 

Now then, am I missing something point grabbingly obvious - I managed to kill a green 'dot eater'(?) for the 1st time... how ? think I was running at high speed into one as it ate a dot - think I read something about this in the instructions

[i guess as Dodgers record is 600K he knew the secret (and the warps) so I've made it a bonus point challenge:

The 1988 "XE" version was played way back at the start of season 5; the record is 602,089 held by former HSC great dodgers. 1pt bonus for beating this score (using warps) ]

 

Heavy Metal

6 Jewels just one more to find and I'm rich, rich I tell you

[Scalak]

Edited July 6, 2012 by Scalak

[Scalak]

Now then, am I missing something point grabbingly obvious - I managed to kill a green 'dot eater'(?) for the 1st time... how ? think I was running at high speed into one as it ate a dot - think I read something about this in the instructions

 

eat him in the same moment when he eat (observe his throat)

Edited July 6, 2012 by Scalak

[Champions_2002]

Here is my score for Crystal Castles i played the rom version

[bluecat]

_{Crystal Castle '84 - 70,711. I'm happy with that}

[innuendo]

CC: 123270

 

[+therealbountybob]

Keep the scores coming folks! This round and the VOTE for the next game close Monday morning UK time. Be sure to checkout both versions of Crystal Castles and post your thoughts... also Heavy Metal is worth a few goes to pick up some HSC bonus points ; 1pt per Jewel Collected

[Scalak]

84'

 

AHA #77 i'ts 7 Jewels

 

and:

Edited July 8, 2012 by Scalak

[+therealbountybob]

Geat work Scalak

 

OK I need your help on Heavy Metal - played all morning but still only 6 Jewels. I have 4 by the time I reach the 1st RED background screen; is this correct? I can't see where to go after getting 6; I get stuck on a dead end of 3 red screens. Apart from the BLUE screen with all the pads on the floor and the one up above I think I've been everywhere but obviously I keep missing one

 

Thanks

 

Last day to VOTE folks - I've made it a public vote so we can see who's voted for what.... think we have a few shy players lucking in the ranks... c'mon folks join in - the more the merrier

[Scalak]

Geat work Scalak

 

OK I need your help on Heavy Metal - played all morning but still only 6 Jewels. I have 4 by the time I reach the 1st RED background screen; is this correct? I can't see where to go after getting 6; I get stuck on a dead end of 3 red screens. Apart from the BLUE screen with all the pads on the floor and the one up above I think I've been everywhere but obviously I keep missing one

 

Thanks

 

I think that You take wrong way here:

5th Jevel, take left to 6J

 

and here take left to 7th Jevel

 

If You give up here is my map (I maked without save state ) - http://mendela.pl/img/hm_map.png

Edited July 8, 2012 by Scalak

[DieMON]

Crystal Castles - 212676 without warps

 

 

Heavy Metal - 2 jewels

Edited July 8, 2012 by DieMON

[+therealbountybob]

Geat work Scalak

 

OK I need your help on Heavy Metal - played all morning but still only 6 Jewels. I have 4 by the time I reach the 1st RED background screen; is this correct? I can't see where to go after getting 6; I get stuck on a dead end of 3 red screens. Apart from the BLUE screen with all the pads on the floor and the one up above I think I've been everywhere but obviously I keep missing one

 

Thanks

 

I think that You take wrong way here:

5th Jevel, take left to 6J

 

and here take left to 7th Jevel

 

If You give up here is my map (I maked without save state ) - http://mendela.pl/img/hm_map.png

Thanks - it's that bottom screen - I didn't think you could go left (must need an eye test as clearly you can!!!) so looks like I'll need to play one more time! I'll not use the map yet! Thanks for doing the Heavy Metal Map it may help a few more players enjoy this decent game

 

After much play got to 1st screen of Level 10 on CC '88 - think I'm done 474,244

[Scalak]

Thanks - it's that bottom screen - I didn't think you could go left (must need an eye test as clearly you can!!!) so looks like I'll need to play one more time!

 

No problem! I'm afraid that not one mayby five times... mayby...

Edited July 8, 2012 by Scalak

[McKong]

88 392862. Maybe I'll try again the catch up round

[atariron82]

Had a quick go at '84 CC:

 

98,129

 

[atariron82]

A wee tad better: '84 (no warps)

 

102,351

 

[+therealbountybob]

This'll make you chuckle - I played the version of Heavy Metal that I'd typed in years ago (orph are you still typing?!!!) - and on that screen that scalak posted I don't have a path to the left exit so couldn't get the final jewel - I'm guessing I made a typo better correct that 20+ year old bug oh well! Heavy Metal remains one of the best magazine games I've seen; arguably better than many commerical releases of the time to Mr. Paul Lay

 

Turns out Crystal Castles is an excellent game - I've no idea why I've not played this for years! The '84 version offers faster movement on PAL initially but the official '88/XE/5200 version gets plenty fast enough and gives you a chance to eat the dot muchers, on the early levels at least Despite a solid perfortmance from orpheuswaking It's congratulations to the "Atari 8-bit Gaming Machine" better know as Scalak for winning CC both versions and Heavy Metal :thumbsup: (can anyone stop him? )

 

Thanks for playing everyone

 

Final Tables:

 

Heavy Metal (# Jewels)

1st Scalak 7 pts

2nd trbb 6 pts

3rd orpheuswaking 2 pts

3rd Caco 2 pts

3rd DieMON 2 pts

3rd Sikor 2 pts

3rd Fallout_002 2 pts

 

Crystal Castles (1988 & 1984 no warps)

1st Scalak ('88) 537,052 13pts*

2nd orpheuswaking ('88) 498,830 11pts

3rd therealbountybob ('88) 474,244 10pts

4th Scalak ('84) 450,870

5th McKong ('88) 392,862 9pts

6th therealbountybob ('84) 329,368

7th Caco ('88) 254,084 8pts

8th DieMON ('88) 212,676 7pts

9th Fallout_002 ('88) 208,957 6pts

10th roadrunner ('88) 137,947 5pts

11th Sikor ('88) 136,891 4pts

12th innuendo ('84) 123,270 4pts

13th atariron82 ('84) 102,351 3pts

14th jblenkle ('88) 81,046 3pts

15th Sikor ('84) 70,783

16th bluecat ('84) 70,711 2pts

17th roadrunner ('84) 69,281

18th jblenkle ('84) 54,380

19th innuendo ('88) 31,653

20th Goochman 29,476 2pts

21st bluecat ('88) 27,006

22nd justin case ('88) 26,906 2pts

23rd Champions_2002 ('84) 11,172 2pts

 

*Using Warps Scalak scored 611,419 and beat Dodgers HSC record for a bonus HSC point!

Firestorm scored 589,691 (with warps?) and picks up 3 HSC points (as I changed the rules )

[twh/f2]

Hi There,

 

a bit late (as usual) but here the Scores from the HSC Munich Beer round table *g

 

crystal castles

twh - 66782

Lightning - 63493

EinQuadrat - 27930

 

https://sites.google...ns2012/session8

 

And the great news are: We have new member "Lightning" who is my neighbor and a geek by nature *g

Edited September 6, 2012 by twh/f2

[+therealbountybob]

Hi There,

 

a bit late (as usual) but here the Scores from the HSC Munich Beer round table *g

 

crystal castles

twh - 66782

Lightning - 63493

EinQuadrat - 27930

 

https://sites.google...ns2012/session8

 

And the great news are: We have new member "Lightning" who is my neighbor and a geek by nature *g

Hi guys. Your scores and new players always welcome If any of you want to take part in the "International HSC Olympics Round" (Round 14) it's about to start there and will be a few weeks to play.. do I hear a Team Deutschland?

 

HSC Points Scored:

twh - 66782 2pts

Lightning - 63493 2pts

EinQuadrat - 27930 1pt