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High Score Competition # 61: Mario Bros.
Erik:
Please don't forget to post tips for us scrubs in this thread
quarterstringer:
I've searched but I can't find any tips online for Mario Bros. So here's mine, to maximize points try to kick off the turtles/crabs/fireflies all at once. You get 800 for the first 1600 for the second etc. and the most you can get is 3200 for the fourth.
You can hide out from the creatures on the two outer sides (sets of 4 blocks) and on top of the Pow, only the fireballs can get you. Another safe place is on the bottom standing in front of the pipes.
At the beginning of each phase, get to the middle level as fast as you can to kill the creatures on the top level. You can kill the icicles before they completely form. Don't forget to use the Pow. It resets after every coin phase. Remember where the gaps are on the coin phase, if you get to the third coin phase it turns everything dark and the platforms disappear. Don't forget to collect the coins before kicking off the last creature.
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: ahofle on February 09, 2011, 12:59:25 pm ---This is the first great cooperative game ever IMO. Me and my brother used to routinely 'KO' the game (get past level 25). I may have to try my hand at single player for this comp, although I'm used to coop.
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Nay. Joust....though I bet some might say Armor Attack or Rip Off.
Here's a starter, and just below my best. I'm sure it will get knocked down before too long, though.
Apparently they fixed the Nintendo run sounds. DK is fixed. Anybody think the run sound still sounds weird in Mario Bros?
mybrainhurtz:
I didn't snag a screenshot last night but my score of 39k looks like its not gonna cut it. I think the farthest I made it was to the intro of the fireflies haha
After playing last night, I think this is actually the first time I've played the arcade version of mario bros. I find the biggest frustration comes from controlling Mario. You slide quite a bit when you stop/change direction and I'm used to the console Marios where you can control yourself in midair and make corrections to your trajectory and its a tough habit to break :)
Also its ingrained in my brain that its safe to jump on top of turtles. not helpful here...
game on guys!
leapinlew:
Got a score of 250k
Level 34
(I will post a pic when I get home)
Here are some tips
1. Learn how to small jump. You should be able to jump from the ground level directly on top of the POW. You do a small jump by timing your jump. Push the joystick in 1 direction and while it is returning to center and your character is slowing down press jump - you will get a jump that is just as high but doesn't go as far.
2. POW - when standing on the middle POW, you are safe from everything but the orange fireball. You can jump over the blue fireballs, none of the creatures can get to you and the ice cannot hit you.
3. Pipes - you are also safe(ish) on the bottom level on the edge of the screen with the pipes. The creatures can't get you but you need to watch the blue fireballs and red fireball.
4. On a dual crab start first level, start off on the POW to knock them both out.
5. Do not kill the orange fireball unless it is the end of the level. The fast moving fireball is difficult to time.
6. Do not linger on a board too long. After a while the orange fireball goes away and is replaced with the fast orange fireball.
7. In the later waves, the longer you are on a level the more likely a blue fireball will appear. I will hang out on a level below the level I need to be on until the last second to try and get the blue fireball to appear on the lower level.
For fun and a few extra points, try to get all but 1 of the turtles knocked over on wave 2 on the middle platform. You can always retreat to the POW for a quick breather.