Goochman Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 HSC Season 2 Contest Ends: Noon 8/26/05 EDT Spelunker Score devwebcl 259725 emkay 214690 vdub_bobby 185745 _Fandal_ 171130 goochman 78495 LarcenTyler 33465 krupkaj 0 Xebecs Demise 0 Jetset 0 Bunsen 0 Wizard 0 doctorclu 0 madbutscher 0 rj 0 advfan 0 Shawn Jefferson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 24855 Never understood exactly what to do in this one - I get dynamite and everything but not sure where to use? Also, When the Ghost shows up it always appears to be instant death - anyway to get him off your back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) 24855 Never understood exactly what to do in this one - I get dynamite and everything but not sure where to use? Also, When the Ghost shows up it always appears to be instant death - anyway to get him off your back? 912380[/snapback] Space -> Kill ghost D-> Detonator/Bomb F-> fire Edited August 16, 2005 by emkay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 There was a time, the way through the elevator was "easier" Spelunker could be the most fun J&R for the A8 if not this bug was there. Sometimes "jump" doesn't work. When I played it in "ancient" times, I thought my Joystick had a problem. Now playing it in the emulation, the same "bug" happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 42750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Did a little better: 71535 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 66540 - Got the ghost down good Shot the bird for the first time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 (edited) Much better. 159210 Edited August 17, 2005 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 A short death before the treasure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Small improvement: 185745 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fandal_ Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 24855 Never understood exactly what to do in this one - I get dynamite and everything but not sure where to use? Also, When the Ghost shows up it always appears to be instant death - anyway to get him off your back? 912380[/snapback] Space -> Kill ghost D-> Detonator/Bomb F-> fire 912401[/snapback] It's very interesting game when one knows how to play it. My score: 111.345 F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fandal_ Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Oh, my goodness, I've entered "The Ropes"! F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 (edited) I agree with Fandal that it's an interesting game when you know what keys to press score: 259,725. Edited August 23, 2005 by devwebcl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Was away for a few days and wow - almost 260K - got to play this a few more times this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 78495 - Getting a little bit better. How many keys are required for the Elevator level - 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 How many keys are required for the Elevator level - 2? I don't remember, what I do is to enter every cave I find and pick all the items (including all the keys, yeah I know brute force algorithm, but I get more score in this way ). --devwebcl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 How many keys are required for the Elevator level - 2? I don't remember, what I do is to enter every cave I find and pick all the items (including all the keys, yeah I know brute force algorithm, but I get more score in this way ). --devwebcl 917821[/snapback] I have the same theory, however I havent made it to the bottom yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 (edited) First time in A8B HSC, bear with me. emkay, the fire key works, but the detonator/bomb key don't work! Edited August 24, 2005 by LarcenTyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 25, 2005 Author Share Posted August 25, 2005 Welcome Larcen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Folks, I think Im starting to lose it - this contest closes tomorrow 8/26 at noon edt - not 9/2 So get your scores in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 First time in A8B HSC, bear with me. emkay, the fire key works, but the detonator/bomb key don't work! 917934[/snapback] "D" doesn't work if you are too close to the object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 This contest closed! Fun game! Hard Hat Mack is up next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Finished the game countless times. The highest score possible is around 650,000 from memory. Scores can vary because some items award extra life or points. The trickiest part of the game is timing once you reach "The Shaft" level. And, like too many 8-bit games, the ending is an enormous dissapointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekGod Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) Actually the high score was well over 650,000. I routinely scored higher than that, and my highest score was over 900,000! I remember once at an Atari club meeting someone saw my high score and accused me of hacking the score. His high score was around 275,000 and he thought he was good at the game. He just couldn't believe anyone could score that much higher than he could. So I sat down at his computer and played the game on his disk and got a score of something like 725,000, and SAVED the score to his disk! [heh] He was pretty pissed, but that's what he gets for accusing me of cheeting. Man, I wish I had been here when this contest was running. I played this game to death way back when. Oh well... I'm an old fart now, so I probably couldn't score anywhere near what I could in my younger days. If anyone's interested I can dig out my 8-bit and boot the disk to see exactly what my highest score was... Aloha. Edited February 16, 2006 by GeekGod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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