Benighted Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Put the game on the Maxflash. When I try to start it, my XEGS just goes straight to ready screen.... bummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Benighted said: Put the game on the Maxflash. When I try to start it, my XEGS just goes straight to ready screen.... bummer Did you use the ATR of the XEX file? The XEX file does even run on my Atari 400... so it can not be that complicated to run from AtariMax cart and XEGS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Mr. Do! Is absolutely a very nice game on atari 8bit. I liked it before in HSC and I still like it. It gives me most certainly a "hehe, eat that you bastards" feeling when I can destroy several enemies with one apple. Or that "omg why was I so clumsy" feeling haha. It really thrills me, and it keeps me interested. It is a hard game too though, and success from previous tries is not at all a prove that you will succeed again. Most of the times I reach around 120K points. Every now and then I get more. But there are also times I already die way sooner. Anyway, just like Donkey Kong... Mr. Do! is really a very nice title in our a8 game collection. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Bro Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 This will amuse Oracle_Jedi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Man, my number 1 slot isn't going to last!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, oracle_jedi said: Man, my number 1 slot isn't going to last!! I'm out most of the day tomorrow but there is a small window for play tomorrow night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Had a proper session tonight, no improvement though My last game I died and killed the final letter of extra at the same time. I got the congratulations you won an extra life Mr Do! and I thought, ooh lucky, but it then went straight to the game over screen. I guess the game was lying I got 55 seconds (22,24,09) a few games previously for the first 3 screens, but I got the diamond in the 3rd screen, so don't know if that's allowed for the time bonus (and I wasn't trying to get a good time, I just have zero strategy other than killing the dudes). My previous best was 76 (28, 37, 11) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 510,150 Finally got over 500K. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Had 1 game just now and got better than nearly 2 hours of play last night. Guess I just got lucky, think I'll leave it at that 153,550 If any of the top players have any videos of their strategies, I'd love to see them (after the round ends) if they'd care to share. I can see where there'd be room for strategies in this game, with different ways to end the level, build score, and things like trapping enemies and stuff, but I can't figure anything out that seems to work Fun game though. Loved it when I was 12, and still holds up amazingly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Try as I might, I cannot improve on my score. I don't know how you guys do it, but it just gets too frantic. At least I can improve on my bonus time, though: 78 seconds. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 5 hours ago, STARBUG said: If any of the top players have any videos of their strategies, I'd love to see them (after the round ends) if they'd care to share. I can see where there'd be room for strategies in this game, with different ways to end the level, build score, and things like trapping enemies and stuff, but I can't figure anything out that seems to work I don't have a good way to record my Atari. I tried using Altirra and recording that but the input lag is horrendous. The best I could manage was about 230K. I'm using a pretty new i7 Windows 10 gaming laptop with the CX40 USB joystick and the game is almost unplayable. If you are using an emulator any tips for getting a more authentic experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Deteacher said: Try as I might, I cannot improve on my score. I don't know how you guys do it, but it just gets too frantic. At least I can improve on my bonus time, though: 78 seconds. There are a few things to take in mind 1. When a level starts do NOT make a path to the enemies. You'd better wait for them coming to you. Use your ball wisely and make path to apples so when the enemies are close enough you can make the apple fall on one or more of them. 2. When it gets nasty try to eat the center cookie which makes every enemy stop and the letter appears. Go eat cherries then and walk in the opposite direction of the blue monsters. 3. Do collect letters as much as possible but also make sure that you have a ball ready to kill an enemy. This game is all about strategy. Most important is that you do not make too many short paths. Those creatures will always find the shortest way to you. Some scenes are easier than others. I think scene 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 are the easiest. I find the zero extremely hard and 6, 7 and 8 are pretty hard too. The start scene (the 1) isn't the easiest as well. Although the center cookie might scare you (since those blue monsters are heading towards you) it can be a great way of creating some rest in the game. Another strategy then is to quickly first kill the pausing enemies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: I don't have a good way to record my Atari. I tried using Altirra and recording that but the input lag is horrendous. The best I could manage was about 230K. I'm using a pretty new i7 Windows 10 gaming laptop with the CX40 USB joystick and the game is almost unplayable. If you are using an emulator any tips for getting a more authentic experience? I use aTube Catcher to record videos. It's pretty user-friendly. As for a more authentic experience, I use Altirra and the 2600-daptor, which allows me to use a CX-40 Atari joystick. I highly recommend getting one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: I don't have a good way to record my Atari. I tried using Altirra and recording that but the input lag is horrendous. The best I could manage was about 230K. I'm using a pretty new i7 Windows 10 gaming laptop with the CX40 USB joystick and the game is almost unplayable. If you are using an emulator any tips for getting a more authentic experience? Personally, I use original consoles/computers (800xl in this case), so my videos are recorded by resting my phone on some Lego/Cigarette packets/Random objects and pointing it at the tv Actually, I do remember using Atari800win emulator a few years ago on my crappy laptop, and don't remember any lag. I recorded some clips using a free video capture app called bandicam, but I've no idea if it's considered a good app, it worked for me at the time anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 534,800 Okay so I pointed my phone at the TV, and recorded a video. I then broke it up into segments to comply with YouTube's 15-minute limit. The audio is horrible, and the video isn't great, but you can see what's going on. The video is unlisted so you'll have to use the links to find it. I'm sharing the whole thing, warts and all. So I expect you all to hit 400K by Sunday night! Enjoy! Let's play Mr. Do - part 1 Let's play Mr. Do - part 2 Let's play Mr. Do - part 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 402900 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 6 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: I'm sharing the whole thing, warts and all. So I expect you all to hit 400K by Sunday night! Ha, not likely! 6 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: Enjoy! Let's play Mr. Do - part 1 Let's play Mr. Do - part 2 Let's play Mr. Do - part 3 That's great thanks. I'm probably not goin to submit any more scores, though I'd like to improve my score at a later date. Thanks for taking the time to make this, I'm going to check the vids out now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARBUG Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 7 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: 534,800 Okay so I pointed my phone at the TV, and recorded a video. I then broke it up into segments to comply with YouTube's 15-minute limit. The audio is horrible, and the video isn't great, but you can see what's going on. The video is unlisted so you'll have to use the links to find it. I'm sharing the whole thing, warts and all. So I expect you all to hit 400K by Sunday night! Enjoy! Let's play Mr. Do - part 1 Let's play Mr. Do - part 2 Let's play Mr. Do - part 3 @oracle_jediJust finished watching your vids I wasn't planning on playing any Mr DO! today, but you videos have inspired me to maybe have a sneaky game or 2! Outstanding! Thanks again, I'm sure others will benefit from you videos too. Let's hope for a last day score surge! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 14 hours ago, oracle_jedi said: I don't have a good way to record my Atari. I tried using Altirra and recording that but the input lag is horrendous. The best I could manage was about 230K. I'm using a pretty new i7 Windows 10 gaming laptop with the CX40 USB joystick and the game is almost unplayable. If you are using an emulator any tips for getting a more authentic experience? Have you tried full screen mode (alt-enter)? 10 hours ago, Deteacher said: I use aTube Catcher to record videos. It's pretty user-friendly. As for a more authentic experience, I use Altirra and the 2600-daptor, which allows me to use a CX-40 Atari joystick. I highly recommend getting one. I think you've already linked this on the beginners' guide thread - EVERYONE if you have something that will help others out with their setup's please post about it on there (too). On 2/28/2020 at 1:20 PM, Benighted said: Put the game on the Maxflash. When I try to start it, my XEGS just goes straight to ready screen.... bummer On 2/28/2020 at 3:40 PM, Marius said: Did you use the ATR of the XEX file? The XEX file does even run on my Atari 400... so it can not be that complicated to run from AtariMax cart and XEGS... Please help out Benighted guys - as it says READY? is it just a case of disabling basic (holding Option in) ? Final Tables in a minute ! It was 10AM this time folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Congratulations to oracle_jedi for the win, and picking up a #bonus point for posting his Mr Do! video revealing all - I'll study that later to see how we compare!) I took runners up spot with McKong stealing in to knock Marius off the 3rd place spot Great game had loads of fun playing it, hope you all did too, now let's see what the heck is going on with that poll, do we have a winner?!! Final Tables *if you missed this round or rounds 1 and 2 post a late score and join in on round 4 Mr DO! 1st oracle_jedi 534,800 13pts# 2nd therealbountybob 497,700 11pts 3rd McKong 402,900 10pts 4th Marius 264,950 9pts 5th RedThunder 209,350 9pts 6th Starbug 153,500 9pts 7th Deteacher 126,600 8pts 8th MagicMarc-er 114,800 8pts 9th Gury 107,050 8pts 10th Goochman 100,800 7pts 11th Sikor 99,300 7pts 12th Mr Trust 83,150 7pts 13th chevymad 81,900 6pts 14th graywest 72,050 6pts 15th Mangia-Boy 70,450 6pts 16th Fallout_002 55,300 5pts 17th a8isa1 44,450 5pts 18th pusakat 42,800 5pts 19th carlsson 41,100 4pts 20th mimo 41,050 4pts 21st manterola 39,550 4pts 22nd jblenkle 36,600 3pts 23rd McKong Bro 32,700 3pts 24th Magmavision2000 31,550 3pts 25th AtariLeaf 31,400 2pts 26th slx 30,800 2pts 27th BoatofCar 27,900 2pts 28th roadrunner 23,200 2pts Bonus Challenge: Fastest time for scene's 1-3 (played as part of normal goes - diamonds are ok!) 1st Starbug 22-24-09 55 1pt 2nd Deteacher 33-08-07 78 3rd Sikor 31-32-27 80 4th mimo 30-16-50 96 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Great game! Thx for playing it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 6 hours ago, therealbountybob said: Congratulations to oracle_jedi for the win, I took runners up spot with McKong stealing in to knock Marius off the 3rd place spot Congratulations indeed to oracle_jedi! OH I do not mind at all that McKong knocked me off 3d position. I absolutely enjoyed Mr. Do! And TBH I was surprised that I scored so well. It only happened 3 or 4 times that I got a score higher than 200K. So if someone gets much higher, it is more than deserved to end above me. I hope Bosconian is going to be as fun as Mr. Do! was. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Indeed, Mr. Do is a great game, I'll keep playing in the future. What a great discovery. I wish I had more time to improve.. Here I am posting my lackluster score, late... Sometimes it is better late than never. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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