Season 20 Preseason Challenge - Solomon's Key

[asponge]

Season 20 will begin on January 2nd.  In the meantime, I present a preseason challenge.  If you'd like to participate, we'll be playing Solomon's Key.  I was turned onto this game by my predecessor.  According to him this was one of his all-time favorites, and I have to agree, it's a good one.

 

Points scored during the challenge will be applied to season 20; so participants can earn a head start.

 

This challenge will not be judged on score but on the number of rooms completed.  Between rooms you will see a "Room X' screen like this one:

 

Pause the game here and take a screenshot to post.  You will be awarded 2 points per room completed toward season 20, up to a total of 30 points. For example, if your screenshot shows: "Room 4" (3 rooms completed, starting room 4), you'll earn (4 - 1) * 2 = 6 points.  Additionally the player who completes the highest number of rooms will be awarded an additional 5 points.

 

There are hidden bonus rooms in this game.  They require little effort to complete.  These will not count for points.

 

As this is a puzzle game I recommend not watching any gameplay videos unless you're just stuck.

 

 

 

Game Rules:

See Above

No Continues

Manual

 

Score Post Deadline: Sunday January 2 at 11:59 PM CST.

 

Rooms Completed as of 1/2:

Crazy Climber   9
asponge         6
fakecortex      5
roadrunner      2

 

General HSC Rules:

• To participate, just post a score to the thread. Anyone can join in at any time.
• A picture or screenshot is encouraged when posting a score but not required.
• Do not exploit game glitches, take advantage of 1-up loops or intentionally die in order to replay a level.
• If "point pressing" is not specified in the game rules you should be moving forward in an attempt to complete/loop the game and not "camping" for points.
• No emulator save states, slow-mo, rewind, etc.
• No cheats, e.g. Konami code, Game Genie, etc.
• Turbo controllers are allowed.

 

 

[roadrunner]

23,680


 

[Lauren Tyler]

21 hours ago, roadrunner said:

23,680


 

We're not going by score but by highest room reached.

[roadrunner]

15 hours ago, Lauren Tyler said:

We're not going by score but by highest room reached.

Thanks. I got to the 3rd room. still time left to play it again and save the correct screenshot.

 

[roadrunner]

3rd room

 

[asponge]

6 rooms completed.

 

[fakecortex]

Pretty neat game, I can see myself going through this well after the round has ended. So far, just a few rooms...

 

Solomon’s Key - 3 rooms completed

[fakecortex]

Gotta be quick on room 5. Haven’t been left with enough lives to figure out room 6 yet. 

 

Solomon’s Key - 5 rooms completed

[Crazy Climber]

9 rooms complete

 

Edited December 20, 2021 by Crazy Climber
Got a better score

[Frozone212]

Can i record using OBS then post it?

[Frozone212]

can i use cheats to stop the timer? it expires way too quickly

[Frozone212]

Nevermind. I won't participate, the game is too hard

[asponge]

Just a heads up.  Today is the post deadline for this.

[bubufubu]

23 Rooms

 

 

[asponge]

Congrats to bubufubu who maxed out the points and scored the 5 bonus points.

 

Points Awarded:

bubufubu        23   +35
Crazy Climber    9   +18
asponge          6   +12
fakecortex       5   +10
roadrunner       2    +4