+therealbountybob Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Welcome EVERYONE to the first round of Season 10 here in the Atari 8-bit High Score Club! After a record number of votes (let's hope we have a records number of players too!) the first game is... English Software Companies' Jet Boot Jack EVERYONE is welcome to join in (at any time). If you need any help checkout the Beginners Guide, contact myself or goochman, or post here and someone will help you out. Basically it's play the game and post a score! Screenshots are optional but we like to see them, especially from the better players This is quite a tough game as platformers go but fun! From memory... you need to hold fire to duck under rocks and not stop over the gaps when moving L/R. To kill the bugs stand above them and pull down to jump on them a couple of times. You can move the lifts/slides manually by pushing up, or just wait for them to move. Play on Skill 1 (default). If you really struggle at the game (can't complete the first couple of screens) then you can play on Practice level "P", press Option (F4) to set this. Bonuses: (1pt each) Highest score for level 1 (in 1st man) Highest score from 1st man Highest score completing Skill 1's 10 screens (in any number of men) Scoring for this season: 12 points for the winner down to 2pts for 11th and 12th, then 1pt. More scoring places if we have 16, 20 or 25 players. NTSC (North American) players will get 1pt per game bonus to even out games often being harder/faster. If you are an emulator user you get to choose PAL or NTSC (under video settings). Download the game from: Fandal (XEX) Atarionline.pl (ATRs and XEX's - the v2.XEX works on OS/A) Atariamania has Instructions [Rating 8.0] Hints on Post#7 Please don't be put off from taking part if this game is too tough, most are not so hard. We have some seasoned pros in the ranks, so making a top 12 spot is a good achievement. Be sure to add some of your favourites to the Games List and they may make it into the next vote along with the 2nd placed game Pac-Man It's not part of the regular HSC Season but I've recently started a M.U.L.E. 2013 Scores thread. If you haven't already done so please all fill in the 2013 Gaming Survey so I can see who has what This round closes Sun 10th Feb 10am GMT Let it Rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'll start things off then 25675 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caco Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Very nice game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Welcome EVERYONE to the first round of Season 10 here in the Atari 8-bit High Score Club! After a record number of votes (let's hope we have a records number of players too!) the first game is... English Software Companies' Jet Book Jack What Book read Jack? Jet ;P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 jet Book jack is a WHOLE different game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 After several games.. it finally dawns on me that there is no timer in this game....just power usage meter...<sigh> I am playing way too many games these days...but I have never played this game before and it is really a fun game...also being a musician the theme of this game is a bonus to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 34100 ran out of fuel on level 8 with 3 lives left 1st level 5100 1st life 14k ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 12,800! Man, this game is very unforgiving. You die if your toenail is hanging off the edge. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Jet Boot Jack - 4,800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) 6,350 Edited January 25, 2013 by roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) 101375 5900 on first level Edited January 25, 2013 by MaPa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) 101.375 5900 on first level Very good score, I'll have to get some practice in! Edited January 25, 2013 by McKong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 We'll it's the first game and I've already screwed up the name of the game that's a good omen for the season to come =better all keep an eye on your scores (and your toenails trimmed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 107600 - I was so close to flip it over for second time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 As Smash Hits 1 were the first Atari games I ever had I decided to go hard core retro for this one: Step 1 - empty the cupboard and find the Box of Atari Software: Step 2 - dust off the old cassette (hey I found boxed Zork that might help me complete that too) Step 3 - Hook up the XC12 (do you like my new pac-man ghost egg cups?) Step 4 - Hope everything works and in 20 minutes I'll be playing fingers crossed... (or more likely will have loaded it from disk)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 First go nothing, so wriggled XC12's cable a bit and it started off with some bad beeps... 2nd go and but then the dreaded 3rd go after sitting there for a few worrying seconds has... loved those loading noises - didn't seem to take more than 5 minutes either (probably as I'm checking the forum...) Game On! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 my scores from my "tape" session: Level 1 (in 1 man) - 5,350 5,550 5,650 1st man : 16,100, 16,175, ..., 31,400 scores: 2,850 ran out of fuel!, 20,375 46,460, 47,610 then a bunch of goes before 110,775 That should give MaPa and JK40001 something to be getting on with I'll add another bonus challenge: Score for completing Skill 1 (end of the 10th screen) in any number of men: 50,600 Some hints: Tap down after each movement to tuck in that hat! Kill all the bugs (from above). Go steadily; look for safe places to stop and do little sections at a time; there is no time limit. Time movements to meet/avoid lifts. Work out where you want to finish the screen, sometimes best on a dead end. Sometimes collect notes from both ends of a difficult section. And most importantly, don't run out of fuel! Press space to pause the game - you can get it to stop before the let it rock comes up. Remember if you find the game too tough there are a few options on the 1st post that might help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) A measly 6,025 8,175 14,375 25,650 so far. No idea what my first man score was. Had this game on a disk (probably still do). Shows how much I played it. Learning fast. Edited January 26, 2013 by Tickled_Pink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 120925 So stupid deaths all the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Ok.. let's get a little bit more serious... 162100 50700 after 10th level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) We have got 2 weeks left to the end of this round and I am really curious how high scores will we get here?! My current results: 231200 – ran out of fuel with 3 lifes left in skill 4 section 106800 – 1st man 5950 – 1st level in 1 man Jet Boot jk40001 Edited January 27, 2013 by jk40001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creature XL Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Didn't made the 10k score line yet But I'll try. Best so far 8250 in the second level. For me it's a tough game as you have to concentrate AND act rather quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 We have got 2 weeks left to the end of this round and I am really curious how high scores will we get here?! My current results: 231200 – ran out of fuel with 3 lifes left in skill 4 section 106800 – 1st man 5950 – 1st level in 1 man Jet Boot jk40001 Don't forget the new bonus "Score for Skill 1" (end of screen 10 in any number of lives) Once you've learned the screens I think the other Skill Levels will be doable, can't remember but I think you get less jet fuel from the pods on each round so that might be the main problem Wonder if the game ends after Skill 5... NO PRACTICING THE HIGHER SKILL LEVELS FOLKS Didn't made the 10k score line yet But I'll try. Best so far 8250 in the second level. For me it's a tough game as you have to concentrate AND act rather quick. PANIC!!! New Jet Boot Jack players will be pleased to know there's an extra man at 10K and another at 80K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Once you've learned the screens I think the other Skill Levels will be doable, can't remember but I think you get less jet fuel from the pods on each round so that might be the main problem And there are more enemies to avoid/kill. So a good route from previous skill level may not be good one to use now. New Jet Boot Jack players will be pleased to know there's an extra man at 10K and another at 80K And at 30k, at 50k IIRC etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 And there are more enemies to avoid/kill. So a good route from previous skill level may not be good one to use now. I agree with this. That is why I practiced on skill 4. Once I was able to walk through I returned back to skill 1 and started to play the game from beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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