Brad2600 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Anyone else enjoy this game? I just finished up a round. My score is 25,010 and it's the first time I've played it ever since I played it on the PS1 Activision Classics disc. I beat my brother at it too! I love this game. It's so simple and addictive. I've found that you can kill 3-4 spiders with one pot. This helps increase the score over time. ANyone else enjoy his game too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted July 24, 2003 Author Share Posted July 24, 2003 (baffled look) So none of you like Crackpots? Hmm. I can be an Activision fanboy but oh well. If you love Crackpots, speak up please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Eh, Crackpots ain't that bad. Maybe not the best Activision game in the bunch, but hey. It helps to pass the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I think it's a great game myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 CRAZY GO NUTS UNIVERSITY DUMPLES ARE THE BEST!!! yeah i like it, i dont own the cart, but i have played the emulated version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 As with most Activision titles, I think it is great. I actually just recently got my cartridge (maybe a week or two ago) so I haven't mastered it yet. Great game, and yes, very addictive. I can't help but think of Kaboom! when I first start playing it. That is the one thing about Activision games. . . they were able to make great games, and take ideas from previous games, and make them work in a completely different enviroment. Crackpots! <---> Kaboom!, Megamania <---> Plaque Attack, and a score of others. I can't name too many Activision games I don't enjoy. Sure, some of the earlier titles are weaker, but in comparision to the other games available at that time they are great. But getting back to the question at hand. . . Crackpots is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Yeah, its an alright game. Gets really hard when the bugs start to zig-zag so much and then it makes me crazy. I would like it more if I actually OWNED a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Yeah. Activision titles have the reputation for being excellent. I mean, even the worst ones are better than most mediocre / good titles from other companies! And in some cases, that's saying a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Z Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Yeah. Activision titles have the reputation for being excellent. I mean, even the worst ones are better than most mediocre / good titles from other companies! And in some cases, that's saying a lot! This pretty much sums it up for me. For me a mediocre Activision game is better than 90% of the other games out there, including Atari's own carts. I like Crackpots, but then I love games like H.E.R.O. and Frostbite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid Fan Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I played this a lot more than I pklayed Kaboom back when I used to have a 2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 This pretty much sums it up for me. For me a mediocre Activision game is better than 90% of the other games out there, including Atari's own carts. I like Crackpots, but then I love games like H.E.R.O. and Frostbite. Lest we forget Pitfall and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns. (Thanks, Mr. Crane) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Z Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Lest we forget Pitfall and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns. (Thanks, Mr. Crane) True, true...great games both. I have just been partial to the other two since I started rebuilding my collection back in 97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 To be honest... I've never been a huge fan. The graphics are pretty good, but it's basically a reverse Kaboom!, and those types of games work much better with paddles than the joystick. Same goes for Off the Wall... great graphics but it needs to be a paddle game! (OK... I know it's not Activision... but it wouldn't be me if I didn't try to derail the thread... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted July 25, 2003 Author Share Posted July 25, 2003 (attempts to steer clear of Room 34s derailment of this thread) I like most Activision titles so it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Sorry... thanks for keeping me in line. I do have to say though that I think Activision unquestionably has the highest overall quality of any 2600 game company! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmom Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I just got my CRACKPOTS cart a couple weeks ago. I think it is a great game, I loved it back in the day and still do. I remember it being my mother's favorite game. Paddles would make this game a bit easier, but I think it's just fine as is (although the zig-zagging bugs me after a while too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted July 25, 2003 Author Share Posted July 25, 2003 There must be some sort of glitch because you can't even catch the bugs in the later levels. I have an Why can't someone hack this game? Oh right....they can't Activision would get on their asses. Oh well. I agree that it would work better with paddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Anyone else enjoy this game? I just finished up a round. My score is 25,010 and it's the first time I've played it ever since I played it on the PS1 Activision Classics disc. I beat my brother at it too! I love this game. It's so simple and addictive. I've found that you can kill 3-4 spiders with one pot. This helps increase the score over time. ANyone else enjoy his game too? Yep, I think it's fun game. Like others have already said, it's just Kaboom on its head. What I like about this game though is that it gets so hard that you can't play it forever. Kaboom gets to a certain point where it doesn't get any faster and it's not too hard to master that game and play forever. After a certain point, this game gets just way too hard and you have to give up eventually. My high score is around 80,000 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 just got cracker pet in the mail, and i can confirm it's a pirate crack pot... crack pot is lots of fun, i love the bug gfx & animation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Crackpots is a good game. It's one I've yet to master. It has 4 bug types with a specific pattern for each color of bug. Then it has 8 difficulty levels. Just like Kaboom, when you make a mistake, it reverts to the previous lower difficulty level which must then be repeated. Black-move straight up Blue-zig zag, but stay on same column- straight up Red- move diagonallly, these are the most difficult for me now Green- Move straight up on same column, but will dodge to the left to miss pots. Easy to kill just near the top of the screen. Drop a pot on them just before they enter the window. Can anyone else offer some good tips? I could use them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Todd Rogers. . . paging Todd Rogers. . . I have just recently gotten this game, so I have yet to master it as well. If I find out any interesting tid-bits, I'll be sure to pass them along your way!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 sorry, double post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Todd Rogers. . . paging Todd Rogers. . . Todd is so good at these games and the skills are so obvious to him, that he will sometimes neglect to mention something simple that everyone else is missing in their game play. I've noticed that I need to get VERY good at a game before I ask Todd for help! And to his credit... Most of the time I just have to put in more time on the game and let my brain tune in. Then the game will seem to slow down for me. I have not gotten to this level of play on Crackpots yet. I know it will take me a lot of time to master. Just like on Plaque attack... My score is in second place on TG(88,870). I played and played with Todd's record of 999,999 as my goal. I failed! I said to Todd-- this is impossible! He told me that when I've played enough, I will instinctively know which invaders will be capable of attacking the remaining teeth and then I will know which ones to shoot first. I cannot yet sense this aspect of the game. If I ever do, I'm sure my score will improve immensely. I'm having similar trouble with bomb group 8 on Kaboom! I don't think anyone can just tell me how it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Most of the time I just have to put in more time on the game and let my brain tune in. Then the game will seem to slow down for me. Sounds like The Matrix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Crackpots is one of the best games on the Activision Classics (PS1) disc. I'd never played it until I got that disc & I like it a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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