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secret80sman:


--- Quote from: mimic on January 05, 2013, 10:04:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: spoot on January 05, 2013, 09:44:51 pm ---I'd guess he's saying play 30-40 times to get a fair idea?   :cheers:

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I re-read that post maybe 10-15 more times and finally came to that same conclusion as you (before you posted, word!)
 
I guess I don't like this game enough to play over and over to get better. Back in arcades times one could just look over player's shoulder to get an idea how to play, that's why I'm asking for video it sort of a 'virtual shoulder"

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Lots of good tips in this thread and there may be something on YT that might help. My high score after about 15 games is like 7000. Yes it is hard but you will eventually have a breakthrough on your game play and that is rewarding.

Just this week I was able to double my Donkey Kong score so had a breakthrough. I love this thread because it gets everyone focused on a particular game and working towards improving our skills, even if most of us don't end up being the top dog.

kixfan:

36,480

I'm getting closer but not sure which method I should be focusing on.   I have been trying the 4x score for same color pipes with consecutive shots.   I was able to get as much as 12k after the first round but then the game seems to go into another gear for level 2 and I quickly die.   This score I am posting I scored going after the pipes first, disregard the bonus cause even when I try I seem to screw it up.   Not sure I can reach the top score using this method.   

dancawar:

I was flying along at 27k ish, and missed the last duck and hit the - bullets and wiped myself out!! The rage!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting into this now!

Gray_Area:

I thought he meant add a 0 to the score - which might equate to the same thing as playing 30 or 40 times. Sometimes that's the case, true. And some times I've actually sat in that much, or come back to it enough, to get into a game that didn't juice me after a few tries. But I don't know as I feel in that mode right now.

danny_galaga:


My bad. I was wondering how it wasn't plain as day what I was saying, but re-reading my post you could surmise I was suggesting to add a zero to the score  :D

No, what I meant is that it takes effort to get the reward (the reward being good scores). There's a music album that summarises what Mimic was saying - You wanna get there, but you don't wanna travel.  ;)

I myself am stuck at 18k or so. I guess there is some more travellin' in store for me  ;D

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