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High Score Competition #98: Phoenix
Gray_Area:
Before knowing about the mothership bug (like, up until this comp), I used to shoot away the center barrier, shooting down-coming baddies along the way, then from the side shooting a good gap in the purple part, and then taking out the mothership. I think I averaged around 2000. I would play this game once every few or so months, and generally would get to the third or fourth mothership. I found my high score - 45k - and it was on older MAME via the hard way: shooting everything as quickly as possible on every board, mothership included.
So that gives you an idea of how much harder recent MAME is.
Gray_Area:
I just now played a single game on MAME. 104 .
I got to the fifth level, the hard way. Notice my score on the first mothership! I don't know what factors made for that.
Notice in the last image there's a piece of a baddie. Perhaps similar to Moon Patrol, where a saucer or blue and yellow ship will not blow up, but just sit in the air where you shot it.
kixfan:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on September 03, 2012, 03:16:13 pm ---Before knowing about the mothership bug (like, up until this comp), I used to shoot away the center barrier, shooting down-coming baddies along the way, then from the side shooting a good gap in the purple part, and then taking out the mothership. I think I averaged around 2000. I would play this game once every few or so months, and generally would get to the third or fourth mothership. I found my high score - 45k - and it was on older MAME via the hard way: shooting everything as quickly as possible on every board, mothership included.
So that gives you an idea of how much harder recent MAME is.
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WOW! If I had known there was such a difference in this game with mame versions I would have picked something different. It's been 30 years since I played this game on a real machine. I wonder which version is proper? Anyone out there with a phoenix machine?
kixfan:
--- Quote from: kixfan on September 03, 2012, 11:11:07 am ---Ok, for some reason I just had 2 games where I was able to get past the 2nd mothership. 29,440, I'll post picture in a little bit. I was so close to another ship, dang it!!
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Sorry, score was just a little off. Was really 29,420. I'm done.
danny_galaga:
This has to be about the most I've improved on a game in ages. My best before was about 8000 (although I had a mysterious 204,000 from some unknown player at one stage. Now explained here. Thanks guys!). After some work, I got to 10,250. Then I read the tips. Normally I don't like to head them, but that mothership trick is brilliant! As well as staying to one side on the eagles. I also realised (probably everyone realises this already) that you shouldn't shoot the eagles while they're eggs, since they're only 50 points as ovum. Im no where near the top guys here, but I'm pretty pleased with what I have so far- 17420. I might see if I can better that before I go to bed, but I've left it a bit late...