kermit73 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Conquest of Mars - 47230 I never figured out the timing necessary to get past the second set of laser gates. I should have spent more time on this game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 27 minutes ago, kermit73 said: I never figured out the timing necessary to get past the second set of laser gates. I should have spent more time on this game. The timing in the laser gates is pretty difficult; in retrospect I should have made them a bit easier, at least in the earlier caverns. Very good score though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Been slacking on games lately, but just had a marathon to put in some time with these hard and well-made homebrews! Star Castle Arcade - 5,710 Boom! - 3,400 Mr. Yo-Yo - 90,480 Conquest of Mars - 25,570 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonhrb Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Decent improvement for boom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moisés Tuseto Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Boom 2700 Conquest 42520 Mr 10170 Castle 7670 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 So, my last minute entry. Finally managed to get a sort of decent score in Boom!, wish I had more time to invest into this game, since it is a very fun version of Bomberman. What was messing me up the most was the hit detection, since I am too used to how more modern versions of Bomberman play. Best strategy I found out for the game, was truly the one mentioned a few posts back, of racking up points with the door monsters, especially if you are lucky enough to get a good door position and those blue monsters that go through walls for extra points. Boom!: 100300 I have also managed quite the improvement in Star Castle Arcade. The strategy that works best for me in this game is to position yourself in the very bottom right corner and never move, just shoot and defend yourself. Star Castle Arcade: 13990 Messed up my name input, pressed the action button by mistake! 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I also managed to record a full playthrough of this version of Conquest of Mars. Even if the competition is pretty much over, this might help others get past the lasers part if they ever want to give it a try, for closure maybe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, danger said: I also managed to record a full playthrough of this version of Conquest of Mars. Even if the competition is pretty much over, this might help others get past the lasers part if they ever want to give it a try, for closure maybe. Great job! Those laser gates can be a pain, that's for sure - but you had the right strategy: move your ship as low as you can as you approach the gates and pull back to give you as much time to avoid them (easier said than done ). When you said 'full playthrough' I expected to see the other caverns too (there are 6) and the other stages (mines and the maze, plus a neat ending if you can complete cavern 6) but it looks like I incorrectly had the game wrap back to cavern 1 after completing cavern 2. When @Vocelli approached me about providing a special build of CoM for the competition, it was meant to be a complete version (level-wise) with some of the additional items disabled (2 player, different skill levels, diff A enabling the cannons firing, continues, etc.). It had been so long since I made the demo I had forgotten I had put in the wrap-around after Cavern 2. Oh well, maybe next time. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 32 minutes ago, johnnywc said: Great job! Those laser gates can be a pain, that's for sure - but you had the right strategy: move your ship as low as you can as you approach the gates and pull back to give you as much time to avoid them (easier said than done ). When you said 'full playthrough' I expected to see the other caverns too (there are 6) and the other stages (mines and the maze, plus a neat ending if you can complete cavern 6) but it looks like I incorrectly had the game wrap back to cavern 1 after completing cavern 2. When @Vocelli approached me about providing a special build of CoM for the competition, it was meant to be a complete version (level-wise) with some of the additional items disabled (2 player, different skill levels, diff A enabling the cannons firing, continues, etc.). It had been so long since I made the demo I had forgotten I had put in the wrap-around after Cavern 2. Oh well, maybe next time. Thanks! Haha, I wasn't expecting for the loop after cavern 2 to be a mistake . I thought it was intended as to be a shorter experience to test your consistency to rack up points in a more limited yet challenging environment. Regardless, thanks for making such a fun and amazing port, and who knows, a full playthrough of the normal and complete version might be due soon. Gotta have a bit more free time. P.S. While at it, I'd also like to thank you for making the full rom available for purchase too, for those of us living in parts of the world where shipping can often be a pain to deal with, or those that just prefer the often more convenient flash cart or emulated options to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Mr. Yo-Yo : 47,430 Conquest of Mars : 46,010 Boom! : 1100 Star Castle Arcade : 4340 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandro_ECM Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Boom - 32.400 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Was hoping to get over 300k. Running out of time so this is probably it.... Great game. Had alot of fun playing this one. My favorite game of this seasons Atari HSC. Thanks @DaveM and @Vocelli for putting this one in there. My wish now is to see this port setup for the Intellivision. 😏 Mr. Yo-Yo - Level 1 - B/B - 280,710 Edited January 9, 2023 by Rickster8 Formatting 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 hours ago, danger said: Thanks! Haha, I wasn't expecting for the loop after cavern 2 to be a mistake . I thought it was intended as to be a shorter experience to test your consistency to rack up points in a more limited yet challenging environment. Regardless, thanks for making such a fun and amazing port, and who knows, a full playthrough of the normal and complete version might be due soon. Gotta have a bit more free time. You're welcome! Good luck with the full playthrough; the continues make it a bit easier (and possible) although I was able to clear all 6 caverns with one continue back in the day (my skills have since diminished ). 3 hours ago, danger said: P.S. While at it, I'd also like to thank you for making the full rom available for purchase too, for those of us living in parts of the world where shipping can often be a pain to deal with, or those that just prefer the often more convenient flash cart or emulated options to play. You're welcome again! I know there are collectors out there that prefer the cart, or just the experience of playing with a real cart vs. emulation, but with shipping costs through the roof (especially internationally) I'm glad we can offer ROM purchases for all of our games. Thanks for the support and have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Bomb - 10300 Cavern from Mars - 48350 Yoyo - 42130 Star castle - 10250 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Yo Yo - 9,370 Conquest - 16,040 Boom - 1,500 Star - 4,190 Edited January 9, 2023 by JacobZu7zu7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Mars eats Guitars 41,850 Mr. Yo-Yo - 27,520 Edited January 9, 2023 by JacobZu7zu7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Mr. Yoko-Ono 54,120 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbag Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 4080 star castle 27,710 Mr yo-yo 26,950 coM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchetzel Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Star Castle: 5,630 Boom!: 2,100 Mr Yo-Yo; 44,930 Conquest of Mars:23,880 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbag Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1400 on boom!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Star Tramp (...I like it!) 7,660 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krytol Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Star Castle Arcade: 6,360 Boom! 8,600 Mr. Yo-Yo: 3,670 Conquest of Mars: 10,480 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Better sometime rather a later time or something something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Boom Boom Gloom 32,600 scoreeee.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheActivisionary Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Boom!: 18900 Conquest of Mars: 23900 Mr Yo-Yo: 25210 Star Castle Arcade: 10770 All great games, really enjoyed them! My favorite was definitely Boom!, despite not being great at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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