roadrunner Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) The Lynx HSC July Game Of The Month is Scrapyard Dog. Settings - Default Deadline to post scores is August 1st 2012 Any control setup is fine. Emulation is ok. No auto fire. No save states. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Side challenge - Post a picture of a dog, any dog for 1 bonus point! BillyHW +1 point Damon Plus +1 point devwebcl +1 point jblenkle +1 point PFG 9000 +1 point roadrunner +1 point The Lynx HSC All Time Record is 521,270 by PFG 9000 Beat this record for a bonus point! (Busted) 802,590 PFG 9000 +1 point (Busted) 643,520 Damon Plus +1 point Final high scores - 1. PFG 9000 (802,590) +11 points 2. Damon Plus (643,520) +10 points 3. roadrunner (14,040) +9 points 4. jblenkle (9,240) +8 points 5. devwebcl (5,890) +7 points Current Point Standings - PFG 9000 (65) Atari_afternoon (16) Tempest2k (49) roadrunner (49) BillyHW (48) ACrystal2011 ( 8 ) Amstari (34) Zoltan (10) DeVaas (18) devwebcl (10) jblenkle (5) Link to manual http://www.atariage....areLabelID=1856 Edited August 1, 2012 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 WOW, that was fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Never played this game before. No wiki page, but it looks like it only ever came out for the Lynx and 7800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 That's why i did something different with the side challenge this month. There only is one other version of this game (7800). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Never played this game before. No wiki page, but it looks like it only ever came out for the Lynx and 7800. No wiki page?! Someone needs to make one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Yay, one of my favorite Lynx games! My dog likes to watch me play video games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Scrapyard Dog - 5,890 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Scrapyard Dog - 9,240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Scrapyard Dog - 9,240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 14,040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Still time to play. Try to save the dog. I think the dog dies at the end tho. Edited July 10, 2012 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) The wife made me turn it off halfway through, and I don't know if I'll have time to play again this month, but this is what I've got so far. 283,730 Roadrunner, this game was made in the 80s when every game had a happy ending. The titular scrapyard dog lives, but strangely enough the main character (Louie, I think?) kills hundreds of evil dog henchmen on his quest to save the pooch. Edited July 11, 2012 by PFG 9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 The wife made me turn it off halfway through, and I don't know if I'll have time to play again this month, but this is what I've got so far. 283,730 Roadrunner, this game was made in the 80s when every game had a happy ending. The titular scrapyard dog lives, but strangely enough the main character (Louie, I think?) kills hundreds of evil dog henchmen on his quest to save the pooch. Any score is better than no score. I like how pawsed is spelled. good info I thought i read somewhere that the dog died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Plus Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I almost miss this one! I was playing yesterday but didn't do too well. I've always gotten to the fourth level or so, and the farthest I've gotten is the third Ice world level with warps. But today I've discovered you can buy more than one shield in shops! That is almost like a new life each (moreso if we think you don't lose the remaining shields even if you die). Result? I've finally beaten the game! I really like this game and it is surely one of the best platformers in a handheld I've tried. Even though it recycles a lot of graphic tiles, it uses it magnificiently to create lots of levels that seem different from each one. The hundreds of secrets hidden throughout the stages add a lot of replay value, and the graphics are music are nice enough. The only thing I'm not too fond is the control, and specially that it is not always clear where you can and can't step on, and that leads to many deaths. But still, a very, very good game. And this is my dog. Isn't it cute? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Congrats on beating the game. That's a new Lynx HSC record score too. Cute dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Congrats on beating the game. That's a new Lynx HSC record score too. Cute dog Yeah, congrats on finishing the game, but I don't like dogs. I hope to get a score in on this game, but real life is happening right now and getting in the way. There's still lots of time though. I like how in the Lynx HSC we play a new game every month and it's easy to know and remember the deadlines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Congrats on beating the game. That's a new Lynx HSC record score too. Cute dog Yeah, congrats on finishing the game, but I don't like dogs. I hope to get a score in on this game, but real life is happening right now and getting in the way. There's still lots of time though. I like how in the Lynx HSC we play a new game every month and it's easy to know and remember the deadlines. I like one game a month too. It gives people more time to play. It used to be one game every 2 weeks, then one game a month. I left it at one a month. The deadlines are easy to remember too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I almost miss this one! I was playing yesterday but didn't do too well. I've always gotten to the fourth level or so, and the farthest I've gotten is the third Ice world level with warps. But today I've discovered you can buy more than one shield in shops! That is almost like a new life each (moreso if we think you don't lose the remaining shields even if you die). Result? I've finally beaten the game! I really like this game and it is surely one of the best platformers in a handheld I've tried. Even though it recycles a lot of graphic tiles, it uses it magnificiently to create lots of levels that seem different from each one. The hundreds of secrets hidden throughout the stages add a lot of replay value, and the graphics are music are nice enough. The only thing I'm not too fond is the control, and specially that it is not always clear where you can and can't step on, and that leads to many deaths. But still, a very, very good game. And this is my dog. Isn't it cute? Awesome score. Nice work! I'd love to take a shot at beating it, but the rest of the month is super busy for me. I don't think I'll have the time, and even so, you beat my score by more than 100,000, so that's setting the bar quite high. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 A few days left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFG 9000 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I was able to play through the game again. Every time I play it, I find new secrets. There must be several hundred in the game. It's really surprising how deep the game is, considering the year it came out, the handheld format, and the relative obscuraty of the Lynx. 802,590 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 5890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 This round is over, congrats to PFG 9000! I hope everyone had fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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