vdub_bobby Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 (edited) We go from the Old West to the final frontier: Space. Yes, it's Arkanoid! So, post a score and let's get this thing rolling! Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point! Also, if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it. A special note: Please don't post scores that were achieved after a "continue." All scores should be for a game that was started from the beginning. This week's competition ends next Friday morning. This week's standings: 135560 Malc74 (10 pts) 104420 mojofltr (8 pts + 1 bonus pt for best tips) 78380 nester (6 pts) 65260 8th lutz (4 pts) 49770 figgler (2 pts) 38280 vdub_bobby (1 pt) 34500 rjchamp3 (1 pt) 30270 LarcenTyler (1 pt) 15910 MCHufnagel (1 pt) Twin Galaxies Top Scores 999990 Stephen Krogman Overall standings: 1. rjchamp3 (20 pts) 2. figgler (16 pts) 3. vdub_bobby (8 pts) 4. mofofltr (7 pts) 5. LarcenTyler (6 pts) 6. keilbaca (4 pts) 7. Malc74 (1 pts) 7. MCHufnagel (1 pts) 7. 8th lutz (1 pts) Tips mojofltr has again posted a link to the manual, plus several cheats (for practice only, of course). (I'm not sure if you guys already knew this or not) In an emulator like Nestopia, you can use the mouse to emulate the Vaus controller. This should make the game much easier to play than it might be with a gamepad. unlike the snes version you need a vaus controller to win 999,990 Edited September 26, 2006 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 manual: http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/...ls/arkanoid.txt (I'd be forever grateful to anyone who could provide a manual scan.) tip: Don't buy the Famicom sequel expecting it to work with your NES Vaus controller - it won't! I made that mistake for you. cheats: (for practice only! ) 255 lives: Enter NYOPUGLE as a password. Continue game play: Hold A + B and press Select(5), Start before the game over screen appears to resume game play at the last level played with a score of zero. Level select: Hold Start + A + B at the title screen. Release the buttons when the desired level is displayed. Alternatively, hold A + Select at the title screen. Level skip: Hold A + Start to jump to the next level. Note: This is only effective during the first sixteen levels. ~o O o~ I finally scrubbed the rental sticker off my Arkanoid cartridge (looks pretty good now) and dusted of my Vaus controller. This is the first I've really played the game since bought it... and you guessed it, I suck! Stage 6 - 80300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 This is going to get real ugly. I do have a Vaus, thank god. I can't remember ever getting past level 3 though Also, I have a manual, but no scanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 ...I can't remember ever getting past level 3 though Stage 3 sucks! I had play three games before I finally got my ball to go up top and bash out the other bricks! After that, the difficulty eases up again. Stage 5 is my favorite so far; there is a picture pattern, although I won't spoil the surprise and tell you what it is. tip: Check out BreakQuest - the coolest Arkanoid clone that I have ever played! It's loaded with beautiful stages with tons of power-ups, realistic physics, and fantastic music! This game may even change the minds of those who are not a fan of the genre! Don't miss it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 No score ATM, but I just wanted to point out the 255 lives code is fake, since there's no way to input a password in Arkanoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 No score ATM, but I just wanted to point out the 255 lives code is fake, since there's no way to input a password in Arkanoid. Oops! I copied those from a cheat page, but hadn't yet tried them myself. Stage 9 - 104420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 stage 3 -33,580 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Well, here's my first score. Although I know I can do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 34,880 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Tip's to ever yes ever max out this game, an arknoid controller will be needed, unlike part 2 on snes you cannot speed up you ship. and avoid extra capsules, because 90% of the time it will cost you a life. last tip good luck, because I won't win this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 score 25,520 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 (edited) This is a good game. Unfortunately, after playing for a while I realized I must have a hacked ROM. I seem to have infinite lives. A long time ago, an Arkanoid clone was the first large program I wrote in QBasic. The funny thing is, I could never get the joystick to work right, so I had to program it to use the buttons to control left/right movement. As it turned out, the Phoenix BIOS in those days had broken joystick support, so that's why I had problems. Commercial games didn't rely on the BIOS so I only had this problem in my QBasic code. I see what mojo means about stage 3. I must have used about 15 balls on that level. I like the idea at first, but trying to get a ball all the way up to the top is quite difficult. Edited September 16, 2006 by gdement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 gdement, I envy you, as I'd love to be able to learn to write a game, even if I have to start off simple with QBasic (or Batari Basic, though the latter seems to have no tutorials anywhere) At any rate, latest score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 anyone have an extra vaus controller to sell me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 (edited) I don't have a arknoid controller, here is my latest score: Stage 3-41,580 Edited September 16, 2006 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 (edited) Tip's to ever yes ever max out this game, an arknoid controller will be needed, unlike part 2 on snes you cannot speed up you ship. The SNES Arkanoid isn't part 2. The SNES Arkanoid: Doh it Again is an original game for SNES. The original sequel to Arkanoid was Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh. Oddly enough, the Famicom version never made it to the US, but the arcade and several home computer versions did. Info on the arcade Arkanoid II can be found here. Edited September 17, 2006 by BrianC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 OK whatever im just saying, that unlike the snes version you need a vaus controller to win 999,990, and ps I have arkanoid 2 for jap famicom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 34,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 tip: (I'm not sure if you guys already knew this or not) In an emulator like Nestopia, you can use the mouse to emulate the Vaus controller. This should make the game much easier to play than it might be with a gamepad. Are you guys sick of my lame "tips" yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHufnagel Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 tip: (I'm not sure if you guys already knew this or not) In an emulator like Nestopia, you can use the mouse to emulate the Vaus controller. This should make the game much easier to play than it might be with a gamepad. Are you guys sick of my lame "tips" yet? I've been having a hard time in stage 2, and I was wondering if I could use the mouse. Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 18,450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Are you guys sick of my lame "tips" yet? Here's the Game Genie code for infinite lives - OZNEATVK Seriously folks, this game is HARD. I still can't pass stage 3. I think this is the best score I am going to get. 35 640 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Here is the late score: Stage 4-58,540 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc74 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I love those little level-skip pills. I was lucky enough to get 2 in a row, on levels 3 and 4, and then got a few lucky bounces on some of the higher levels. Ended up at 135560. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 WTF Level skip is allowed then i will win this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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