+jgkspsx Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 2024 HSC rules For July, we will play Shanghai's Turtle board and the fascinating game Tetrisnoid from Yastuna 1: The Alchemy of Cubes by @Fadest. I'm still working on scaling Tetrisnoid so take pictures of your high scores and I'll let you know the medal thresholds soon! Round Over: Thursday, August 1, 12:00am International Date Line West Shanghai Manual / instructions / discussion: https://atariage.com/manual_html_page.php?SoftwareID=2392 Settings: Table - Turtle HSC Record: First year! Description: Try to clear all of the tiles! Share both your time and points! Hints are allowed, but watch out - they're usually not the best move and are often outright blunders! NOTE: Simply restarting with "Restart Same Game" will keep the same tiles as before, and is not fair. Make sure you choose "Select New Game" and then choose Turtle again to make it a fair fight. Medal Thresholds: Platinum Medal: Fastest time to complete the board! Gold Medal: Complete the board! Silver Medal: Place more than 115 tiles! Bronze Medal: Place more than 100 tiles! Scores: Tetrisnoid Manual / instructions / discussion: Download: https://fadest.itch.io/yastuna-the-alchemy-of-cubes Buy physical: https://yastuna-games.com/en/atari-lynx/25-the-alchemy-of-cubes.html (EU especially) or https://k-retro.com/homebrew-games/346-yastuna-volume-1-the-alchemy-of-cubes.html (rest of world) I recommend buying Yastuna 2 while you're at it Settings: N/A, just play! HSC Record: First year! Description: Don't let the bricks stack up too high! Try to keep the ball in play where it helps you instead of hurting you. Medal Thresholds: Platinum Medal 1: Score the most points! Platinum Medal 2: Clear the most lines! Gold Medal: Clear 50 lines Silver Medal: Clear 35 lines Bronze Medal: Clear 15 lines Scores: Current season point standings: Any corrections please post. Please put your score in text in your post please to make my life a little easier. Thanks for joining us! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) I was wondering why there was a Game FAQ about Upsad Down (the NES proof of concept based on TetrisNoid), but the link is for Loopz, so probably a copy/paste from previous HSC ? Edit : Did someone manage to play ColumnsNoid (hidden prototype game on Yastuna 1), and which concept (Tetris + ball or Columns + ball) did you prefer (apart the fact ColumnsNoid have slowdowns as it was just a prototype) Edited July 2 by Fadest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 Bonus point challenge: answer Fadest's question for an extra point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 13 hours ago, Fadest said: I was wondering why there was a Game FAQ about Upsad Down (the NES proof of concept based on TetrisNoid), but the link is for Loopz, so probably a copy/paste from previous HSC ? Oops, fixed. I was pleased to see @karri say: Quote This is definitely a good candidate for the High Score Club. Glad to make it happen, even if it was 16 (!!!) years later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 First score for Tetrisnoid: 34 lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Score 756 Level 4 and 49 lines Wow, it lacks the modern Tetris features I added in Upsad Down on NES, but the fact the screen is small still makes it fun... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 If you don't know how to answer Fadest's question about Columnsnoid for the bonus point, play the Merlain adventure game for clues to unlock it (and other secrets). EDIT: actually since the secret doesn't seem to be explicitly posted anywhere I might do a bonus point for finding the secret and direct messaging it to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 In fact it is explicitly posted (posted as spoiler) in the Yastuna 1 topic you mentionned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 Awwww. Too bad. Back to plan A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 After 10+ hours in I still have not finished the Turtle board once, so I am changing the medal thresholds. Thanks for your understanding! My current best: 122. By the way, hints are allowed - but be careful as it often suggests horrible blunders! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 After three more hours... 134 in 11:16. This board was definitely insolvable: This would be more fun if less realistic if it only gave you solvable boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Shanghai (Turtle) - 144 / 12:08 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 132 in 9:28 This map is BRUTAL! LOL. Have played it SO many times... That hint I did by accident because I'm playing this emulated on Steam deck and was trying to learn the buttons. I won't stop until I get to 144!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 After, like, TWENTY HOURS, I did it. 10:09. So close to ten minutes!! Not touching this until next year, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 The Turtle layout is really touchy, and the game lacks some modern quality of life tips (like # of remaining moves, ...) Did not managesd to make more than 110 in countless tries 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 5 minutes ago, Fadest said: The Turtle layout is really touchy, and the game lacks some modern quality of life tips (like # of remaining moves, ...) The inability to see what you already removed is what gets me into trouble a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Same here, I was always thinking I should take note of removed dominos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 48 minutes ago, Fadest said: Same here, I was always thinking I should take note of removed dominos If I hadn't gotten it in that game I was going to start playing with a notepad or Excel file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 144 in 9:24 That's it for me for Turtle! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 Wowee! Speed demon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 If you need help finding the hidden games in Yastuna 1: The Alchemy of Cubes, I attached screenshots of the clues in a spoiler tag on my weekly gaming report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Tetrisnoid gold achieved: 1037 points and 73 lines! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 So here's my feedback on Bonusnoid vs. Tetrisnoid: the Columns rule implementation is not exactly right, and it behaves more like SameGame or Magical Drop. That means it doesn't matter what orientation the blocks are in as long as they touch. That means that there is very little impact from the ball bouncing around. I scored 5220 in Bonusnoid without really trying. Tetrisnoid on the other hand punishes you severely for letting the ball get into a vertical block well etc, which adds an element of peril that is very welcome and makes some of my games only last a few minutes. I think a Columnsnoid that strictly implemented Columns rules would be pretty fun, but just due to the nature of the vertical tower pieces it wouldn't be as fun as Tetrisnoid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Have been on vacation in the beautiful Alps of Austria. Of course I took my Lynx with me. Shanghai Turtle: 144 tiles Tetrisnoid: 62 lines/ 854 points 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 This Turtle screen is really hard. I cleared the board I think on my fourth play and haven't done it since even though I've played literally hundreds of times. The closest I came was having two tiles left with the same tiles stacked on top of each other so I couldn't clear them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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