Fellow Atari Man Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Argh! I haven't even been able to get half of my previous score... haven't had a lot of luck lately. I feel your pain, buddy, as I would get SO ripped off on this, and get so infuriated (reminds me, with whoever it was that picked this game for the competition, better hope we don't ever meet up in person, especially if I have my Cap Stun [re: mace] with me, which I always do ). Finally beat my high score tonight, but I'm still trailing the top three big time. Oh well, at least I finally broke 700,000, and I've got a good two hours before I go to bed, so I have a chance to get caught up on stuff now, so that's cool. (Plus if I go to bed too early from playing a game, I see images of it in my head and have trouble falling asleep! Whatta nightmare!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemsted Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hey Zero, i would really like to be a part of this, could you please sign me up for next week? thanks alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I've had the chance to play this one both on emulation and on a home console this week. This is the rare exception where it's much easier in emulation than it is on a home console unless you happen to be lucky enough to own a Starplex controller. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted August 13, 2004 Author Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hey Zero, i would really like to be a part of this, could you please sign me up for next week? You're in! ... but there's nothing preventing you from taking part in this week's game. There's still a few days left! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 25,965, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Getting better: 196,580 TIP: To build on the paddle idea stated earlier. If you have the foot pedal controller you can use the foot pedals to launch the ball and the paddle buttons to operate the flippers. The only downside is the code does not support pushing both buttons at the same time (!?!?!?! an unfortunate oversight by the programmer) So you need to use the foot pedal to operate both flippers at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numan Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 138,920 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycat2 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Woohoo!! I just bet my score! 999995 too! This is one of my favorite games ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Here is my score. 125,515 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Here's my latest high score: 334,800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 What a game. At times extremely frustrating, then all of the sudden, all goes well... 508,910 Hopefully I'll get to the rollover point before the end of the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuddy Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 40505 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycat2 Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Or is it the camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 My highscore : 160,195 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted August 15, 2004 Author Share Posted August 15, 2004 Damn... aside from that first score I posted, I'd had absolutely no luck whatsoever with this one... --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numan Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 249,605 IMO this game is mostly based on luck but there is pattern to how the ball will bounce and if you can follow it, you can really rack the points. I've only made it to 3x so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Arensmeyer Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 1x--purple2x--blue 3x--green 4x--tan 5x--red Close, but you're missing one. It's actually Magenta, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, which are the same sequential colors of the drop targets, from right to left (excluding magenta). And if you can make it to the Red Multiplier (6X), your score will soar. ò¿ó Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 443,815 surprised me to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellow Atari Man Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 1x--purple2x--blue 3x--green 4x--tan 5x--red Close, but you're missing one. It's actually Magenta, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, which are the same sequential colors of the drop targets, from right to left (excluding magenta). And if you can make it to the Red Multiplier (6X), your score will soar. Well, I think your score would be "soaring" by then anyway How do you get it, though? Make it to 5x, but go through the motions twice to make it up to 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Arensmeyer Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 How do you get it, though? Make it to 5x, but go through the motions twice to make it up to 6?Hmmm... That's a good question, since I spent all of about 5 seconds on the "red board". Does the multiplier go up to 6x, or did it stay at 5x? Honestly, everything beyond the Green Board is spent concentrating on the next free ball. I never pay attention to the score, because I'm too busy hoping to get a "free ball" before I "gimp out. And once I rolled from the Orange Board to the Red Board, I knew my score would be good, but before I got a free ball, my current one was gone. ò¿ó Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I got a score of 454,800 tonight. Also made it to the 4x level for the first time (finally...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellow Atari Man Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 How do you get it, though? Make it to 5x, but go through the motions twice to make it up to 6?Hmmm... That's a good question, since I spent all of about 5 seconds on the "red board". Does the multiplier go up to 6x, or did it stay at 5x? No, I'm pretty sure it stays at 5x, since TWICE I was at 5x, hit the drop targets to make it up to 6x, and it stayed at 5x. (Unless you have to do this THREE times to make it to 6x ) I'm pretty sure 5x is the highest it can go, but do any of our highest scorers know for sure? Honestly, everything beyond the Green Board is spent concentrating on the next free ball. That's what I'm ALWAYS trying to do. It's the most important thing, at first! I never pay attention to the score, because I'm too busy hoping to get a "free ball" before I "gimp out. I pay attention to it And once I rolled from the Orange Board to the Red Board, I knew my score would be good, but before I got a free ball, my current one was gone. Yeah, I hate that, or the *moment* you get the free ball, you lose your current one. So there isn't much time to celebrate that one there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Well with a little luck I managed to get 142,880. This games physics are a little to wonky for me. It looks like they attempted some randomness in the balls movement (drifts to the right or left). Maybe it was to keep it from getting stuck in certain areas, who knows but it effectively ruins the game. At least as far as real pinball physics are concerned. In those rare little moments when the ball gets to moving it can be pretty fun. It almost seems like the kickers, or whatever those things are that appear at the bottom, were thrown in to balance out the wonky physics. But enough is enough, this game is too much for me. Got tired of how the ball just loves to gravitate to that sweet spot between the paddles, etc. Or hoping over your paddle when going down the side chutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saldo Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 652,940. - Sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Last score from me: 077650 This game is tough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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