Northcoastgamer Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) HIGH SCORE CLUB 7th Annual Fall Knockout Tournament Round 2 Game Information Game Name: Dragonfire Released by: Original game by Bob Smith - Imagic 1982. CV: Imagic 1984. Settings: Skill 0 - Easiest (Start with 7 lives) CV HSC High Score: Skill 0 - Easiest: First time playing Skill 0 for Dragonfire in the CV HSC. Manual: http://adamarchive.org/archive/Manuals/ColecoVision/Dragonfire.pdf Round Ends: Sunday October 29th at 8pm (PST) 11pm (EST) Rules are simple. After each round ends, the player with the lowest score is eliminated and we continue playing rounds until one individual remains atop the carnage. Having the top score isn't necessary yet, just try not to have the lowest score. Good Luck! Good Luck! Final Dragonfire Scores 1)39,200 Northcoastgamer 2)23,800 Colecovision 3)22,900 CentipedeFan 4)21,900 Mikey50 5)17,300 jblenkle 6)14,500 DuggerVideoGames 7) 5,000 fakecortex 0 ctelkin19 ELIMINATED Just for Fun Scores 1)19,500 ed1475 The Players CentipedeFan Colecovision ctelkin19 DuggerVideoGames fakecortex jblenkle Mikey50 Northcoastgamer ed1475 (ELIMINATED Round 1) dragonfire-1984.rom Edited October 30, 2023 by Northcoastgamer Final Score Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 13,200 (Skill 0) Press 1 when the controller appears for a 1 player game. Then press 0 to start on the easiest level. Have a great week & best of luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 16,900 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Just for Fun score Skill 0 - 19,500 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 10,400 (Skill 0 - Easy) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colecovision Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 First time playing this. Fast-paced game. 16,800 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 12 hours ago, ed1475 said: Just for Fun score Wow! Can't wait to see your "going for broke" score. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 14,400 Dragonfire for Colecovision...where every death feels cheap. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colecovision Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 It’s like the ancestor of Demon’s Souls 😂 Small improvement 19,800 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Dragonfire - 1,700 Can't see me surviving this round. I've never been good at this game. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 20,300 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Dragonfire - 11,400 For me, at least, this game seems to play easier on real hardware than emulation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 22,900 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 23,100. Yes indeed. Lots of cheesy deaths alright. Finally cleared the 8th castle. Another aggravation and fun rolled into one game. But, that's why we play........ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Northcoastgamer said: Yes indeed. Lots of cheesy deaths alright. One of the few games you can lose 5 men in under 3 seconds. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, Northcoastgamer said: Finally cleared the 8th castle. Curious to see what trap they add to the bridge gauntlet after stage 9. Seems one is added every 3 castles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) I was able to clear the 10th castle but my score was less than the 23,100 already posted. On level 9 the archer shoots arrows and the bridge opens and closes. This is repeated every level afterward. The positioning of the treasures in the dragon room plays an important role in gathering them and surviving in order to exit each room. The amount they are worth also affects the score. You would think that by clearing 2 mores castles my score would be higher but such was not the case. Edited October 25, 2023 by Northcoastgamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colecovision Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Treasures are worth 100, 200 or 300. Vanquish a troll for 1000. Not always easy to kill but it's worth the risk. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colecovision Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 23,800 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 25,300. The troll pretty much is a must kill seeing how it is worth the most points at 1,000 a pop. Sometimes I wait in the doorway before entering the treasure room and let the troll switch the sword to his left side then take him out. Or enter and wait in the lower right side bottom, then when he switches hands, get him. It isn't necessary to kill the troll but for the 1,000 points it is worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentipedeFan Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Northcoastgamer said: I was able to clear the 10th castle but my score was less than the 23,100 already posted. On level 9 the archer shoots arrows and the bridge opens and closes. This is repeated every level afterward. The positioning of the treasures in the dragon room plays an important role in gathering them and surviving in order to exit each room. The amount they are worth also affects the score. You would think that by clearing 2 mores castles my score would be higher but such was not the case. Ive noticed that points per level isn't always consistent. I always snag the troll first move out the gate if facing me. If he's not I just wait 2 seconds at the door then go. Treasure positioning can be a pain. Treasures right at the dragon's head are deadly to approach. I find approaching them diagonally from the right side back up to the left in a V move, I can gobble them up without being hit. Another good approach for dragonhead treasure is vertically from top to bottom. You are smaller target wide than you are tall and very often fireballs are angling left or right. If they're at the bottom but slightly left or right of the head I'll hug the walls and snag em in between breaths. You almost have to get "in that zone tunnel vision" to see all the fireballs and time their movement. It's almost mazelike when you can see the field well. Edited October 25, 2023 by CentipedeFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 I would agree. It is better moving at an angle to grab the treasures just above the dragons head. Most Ive scored for 1 treasure room was 2,200. Usually 1,300 to 1,700. If I remember correctly, there are diamonds in some of the treasure rooms in the 2600 version. You can score 4,000 to 5,000 points a round? Idk been awhile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 29,300 - 11 Castles. Should of cracked 30k but, ya know, silly silly deaths. Slowly improving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuggerVideoGames Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 14,500 pts. Grabbing the treasures that are closest to the dragon is so annoying, especially when it feels like there's a delay in movement after you hold your direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 30,500 - 12 Castles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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