NIKON Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 2017 - 2018 7800 HSC Season Game 9 TOWER TOPPLER Settings: Tower 1 Contest Ends Midnight (PST) January 14th 2018 I would strongly suggest that everyone read the manual... For console users make sure that BOTH difficulty switches are in the RIGHT position for gameplay. For emulator user set your dip switches to the right position. BONUS POINTS: beat current record for 5 bonus points Current Record: famicommander 75,770 Usual rules. Current Scores Trebor 102,160 RECORD BUSTER! +11 +5 ForBreaking Record jin 64,940 +10 LidLikesIntellivision 44140 +9 Dr Moocowz 25270 +8 toiletunes 23640 +7 NIKON 20580 +6 S.BAZ 13170 +5 BydoEmpire 8590 +4 oyamafamily 5940 +4 ************************************************************* Current Standings: 1. Trebor 171 2. oyamafamily 126 3. toiletunes 123 4. jin 120 5. Dr Moocowz 92 6. S.BAZ 88 7. NIKON 79 8. LidLikesIntellivision 53 9. BydoEmpire 47 10. Cousin Vinnie 42 11. jblenkle 40 12. Gorfy 39 13. Dauber 22 14. Atarifever 18 15. MrBeefy 17 16. PacManPlus 16 17. Mister-VCS 12 18. roadrunner 4 19. troff 3 Edited January 15, 2018 by NIKON 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Very cool choice for this round NIKON! I've had a copy of Tower Toppler in my collection for quite a while now and have never really taken the time to play it, so this will be a good reason to warm up the cart and try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I just got the cartridge for this one back in November. This seems like the perfect time to dive into it and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hahaaa! I showed you, you ol' tower! (ok, just 2 of them!) 14820 First time really playing this game. It's pretty impressive for the graphics and the rotating effect! And I get a shooter stage in between towers!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 18200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Dang i don't own this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Improvement and made it to tower 4! Also, during one of the tries, my cat (Coleco) started chewing on a straw that had my beverage in it and successfully distracted me. 19130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) This is certainly an interesting game, especially considering that it was a pack in game with the Atari 7800. I can see why they made it a pack in though! It has really astounding graphics, platforming gameplay with a brand new IP, and a good bit of replay value. On the downside it's frustrating as all get out and definitely one of those games that your success or failure just comes down to trial and error, rote memorization, and a little bit of luck. I spent about three and a half hours playing it tonight and after many (many) attempts I finally made it to the 5th tower with a score of... Tower Toppler (Right / Right Difficulty): 40,740 Edited January 9, 2018 by Jin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 8,590 Got to Tower 2, which is where, if memory serves, is as far as my patience ever allowed me to play this game over the last 20 years. I could upload a pic if necessary, but my score hardly warrants it. I might give it another go before the end anyways... we'll see. Edited January 9, 2018 by BydoEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 20580: very little improvement to say the least..tower 4 is trying my patients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) I put in another 3 hours tonight and managed to make it to the 8th and final tower "The Edge of Doom". I was really hoping I could beat the game since I made it to the last level with 5 lives in reserve, but holy cow is that final level appropriately named. Even after watching some other people play through it on YouTube and memorizing exactly what to do to make it through the level I couldn't get even halfway up the last tower. I will keep trying though, since I would very much like to beat this game if I can, but for now my current high score is… Tower Toppler (Right / Right Difficulty): 58,550 Edited January 10, 2018 by Jin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Even after watching some other people play through it on YouTube and memorizing exactly what to do to make it through the level I couldn't get even halfway up the last tower. First, congrats on your perseverance and score, but wow, this quote sums it the game's philosophy: frustration, memorization and controller-breaking difficulty. Edited January 10, 2018 by BydoEmpire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) First, congrats on your perseverance and score, but wow, this quote sums it the game's philosophy: frustration, memorization and controller-breaking difficulty. Thank you Bydo! Strangely I haven't been getting frustrated with Tower Toppler and have actually been really enjoying it, which is weird because difficult platformers usually drive me batty. I guess there's just so little in the way of platforming games on the 7800 that I'm appreciating it in spite of the difficulty. Your username reminded me that the gameplay is a lot like R-Type: Practice, die, memorize, repeat. It can be fun if you like the mechanics of the game, but maddening if you don't. Edited January 10, 2018 by Jin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I think my biggest issue has been the (unfortunate) timing of whatever that jerk thing is called that comes from all the way across the screen and knocks me off, sometimes all the way to the water. It's easily what's cost me the most when I get caught in a spot where I can't avoid it! But, yes, there's a lot of trial and error with this game. But, it looks soooo pretty... except maybe the "fish" on the in between levels. They look like weird, giant shrimp to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 CONGRATULATIONS PLAYER ONE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR MISSION Tower Toppler (Right / Right Difficulty): 64,940 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Wow, congrats Jin, that's no easy feat! Edited January 11, 2018 by BydoEmpire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 19,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 TOWER TOPPLER 5940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Congratulations to JIN on your significant effort to finish Tower Toppler!! Edited January 13, 2018 by oyamafamily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 19580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 23,640. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I'm rusty. 1) 44,140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 25270 Damn you, tower 4! I'm tapping out on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I set a personal goal a while back to beat the game with over 100,000 points. While coming relatively close in the past, I fell short with either 87,000 or 89,000. And now... 102,160 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 I set a personal goal a while back to beat the game with over 100,000 points. While coming relative close in the past, I fell short with either 87,000 or 89,000. And now... A78TTHSC20180113-1.png A78TTHSC20180113-2.png 102,160 IMPRESSIVE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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