asponge Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Here's a different Pac-Man like arcade port. Unless there are objections I think it's fair to pick your own difficulty for this one. Easy feels a bit too easy, but I don't want to force a higher difficulty if folks would rather keep it laid back. Game Rules: Select any difficulty level No Continues Manual Score Post Deadline: Sunday January 1 at 11:59 PM CST. AtariAge High Score: 2,773,590 by Lauren Tyler posted on 2/20/2008 Scores as of 12/12: mbd39 3,493,565 fakecortex 3,481,040 Razzie.P 3,036,615 Season Standings: General HSC Season 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. The season is 15 rounds long. Games will be posted on Sundays and run two weeks through Sunday at 11:59 PM CST. 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. Season points are awarded according to the following chart: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I'd prefer that we all play on the same default difficulty, but I want to see what others think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, mbd39 said: I'd prefer that we all play on the same default difficulty, but I want to see what others think. I’ve never played this game, but I’m ok with everyone playing on a harder difficulty if easy is too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I guess I'm okay with starting on any difficulty. You do get a points bonus for starting on a harder difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 6 hours ago, mbd39 said: I guess I'm okay with starting on any difficulty. You do get a points bonus for starting on a harder difficulty. That's why I figured it was fair. You can either grind out a good score on easy (maybe) or score some bonus points due to a greater challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Finally got to check this one out, and I like it. It's another one of those "can't believe I've never played it before." According to the manual, there's a spiffy looking arcade cabinet too. On 11/15/2022 at 8:14 PM, asponge said: That's why I figured it was fair. You can either grind out a good score on easy (maybe) or score some bonus points due to a greater challenge. Anyone noticed and advantage/disadvantage to starting on "Hard," yet, other than saving some time by starting at a later level? I could be wrong, but seems you only get that 400,000 Level Bonus one time. And playing through those 1st few stages (while quite easy) I have over a million by the time I get to that level, depending on how how lucky I get with the pineapple spawns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) Cute game, but rather slow in the beginning. I tried on easy and expert, and I scored a lot higher on easy bc of those early levels. If we play again in the future, I’d say we start on expert just to do away with the strategy of trudging through early levels for more points. It’s fair, just slow, and I like to jump right into the action. I do enjoy eating the trogs :D Trog - 3,481,040 easy edit- also, I think the between level animation is exceptionally well done. The levels look nes, but something about your dino hopping around the score screen and the little designs give it an arcade feel. It seems like it would play well with 2 players, will have to try. Looks like the arcade did 4! Edited November 26, 2022 by fakecortex Extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 3,036,615 Gets a bit tricky (to me, at least) when you have to keep up with the symbols on the buildings. and then they start rolling wheels at you which takes it up another notch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Razzie.P said: Gets a bit tricky (to me, at least) when you have to keep up with the symbols on the buildings. I like that part, but what gets me is when it lets you out right before falling off the face of the world and you have to make a quick turn. Or start punching a Trog. Or you accidentally go through and land on fire. So yeah, tricky, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1,637,790 - EASY My score sucks so bad I didn't even bother to get a pic. I've never been very good at this game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Kind of a slow thread. But I can see how people have been preoccupied with other things this time of year. I know I waited until this late to play and get a score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Can confirm, this game shines with 2 players! edit: it looks great in the arcade! I would've loved for this to have been a four-score game! Edited November 28, 2022 by fakecortex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, fakecortex said: Can confirm, this game shines with 2 players! edit: it looks great in the arcade! I would've loved for this to have been a four-score game! I think even the NES version looks great for NES. Very attractive cartoony graphics. They could've ported this to 16-bit systems for graphics much more like the arcade but that may have been overkill for a simple Pac-Man clone. BTW, the most annoying part is accidentally walking off the edge. One of the most aggravating deaths in any game lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 4:29 PM, fakecortex said: It seems like it would play well with 2 players, will have to try. It is fun. We had a "friend" who had this, and we played it quite a few times. 8 hours ago, mbd39 said: Kind of a slow thread. But I can see how people have been preoccupied with other things this time of year. I know I waited until this late to play and get a score. Oops. It completely slipped my mind >_< 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 I had forgotten that we took a break around this time last year since folks tend to be busy. Let's do that again this year. I'm going to extend this one until January if anyone wants to get a score in before then. The king of the hill thread seems like a failed experiment. Is anyone interested in continuing that or should it be swept under the rug and we'll move on? Otherwise, I'll see if there's a fun one-off to post within the next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I was thinking about the KotH contest the other day. I’m down for continuing it through this season and see if it gains momentum. I’ll jump into those games, and a bit more of Trog, throughout December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 3,493,565 Getting lucky with the pineapples helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Life Force 507,220 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 11:23 AM, mbd39 said: Life Force 507,220 Would you mind posting this in this Life Force thread? Without going into too much detail, the scoreboard site is generated from a spreadsheet I keep and I don't have a good way to log this because it doesn't match the posted game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, asponge said: Would you mind posting this in this Life Force thread? Without going into too much detail, the scoreboard site is generated from a spreadsheet I keep and I don't have a good way to log this because it doesn't match the posted game. Sure, no problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Does the difficulty actually change anything besides the level you start on? I'm at 2.8 million right now, hopefully I can at least crack 3 before the deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Well dang, I got on a lucky streak 4121340 I don't know if I'll be able to top that one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 11/28/2022 at 10:31 PM, fakecortex said: I was thinking about the KotH contest the other day. I’m down for continuing it through this season and see if it gains momentum. I’ll jump into those games, and a bit more of Trog, throughout December. Well, that didn't happen. I've been seriously slacking on video games lately. Great score @Asaki! This was a fun one, and something I'd like to check out in the arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asponge Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Just wanted to check in. I haven't forgotten about this. The whole family caught covid recently and we've been working through it for the last couple of weeks. I personally just started feeling better over the weekend. Anyway, I have a boatload of things both personally and professionally to catch up on over the next few weeks. I don't think I'm going to have time to get the HSC back on track until February. Seems like everyone is busy and/or taking a break anyway so I'm guessing this isn't much of a problem. Again, just wanted to check in. Thanks for your patience. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I hope you and the fam get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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