High Score Competition #128 - Eyes

[kixfan]

Previous winners:

#001 thru #099 - For list of winners for those competitions  please refer to this link
#100: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Winner - Gray_Area, Second - Tafoid
#101: Marvin's Maze: Winner - Kixfan, Second - Hammerfist
#102: Rally-X:  Winner - Tafoid, Second  djm858
#103: Lock 'N Chase:  Winner - Kixfan, Second - Jasonbar
#104: Space Fury: Winner - Gray_Area, Second - kixfan
#105: Pig Out: Winner - Kixfan, Second - Gray_Area
#106: Carnival: Winner - rick6668, Second - Kixfan
#107: Rastan: Winner - popsicle, Second - rick6668
#108: Peguin-Kun Wars Winner-dancawar, Second - Popsicle
#109: Blood Bros.* Winner - harveybirdman, Second - Jasonbar *scores reflect use of game features considered cheats
#110: Rabbit Punch: Winner - jasonbar, Second - mimic
#111: Alien Syndrome: Winner - mimic, Second Comtek
#112: Block Hole: Winner - Comtek, Second - idsane
#113: Pepper II: Winner - Comtek, Second - Kixfan
#114: Break Thru: Winner - jasonbar, Second - mimic
#115: Ninja Baseball Bat Man: Winner - mimic, Second - Tafoid
#116: Shao-lin's Road: Winner - mimic, Second - Kixfan
#117: Scramble: Winner - Kixfan, Second - jasonbar
#118: Lost Tomb: Winner: Jasonbar, Second: mimic
#119: Green Beret: Winner: LeapinLew, Second: popsicle
#120: Lady Killer: Winner: Comtek Second: Mimic
#121: Qix: Winner: Comtek Second: sorhp
#122: Halley's Comet: Winner: Jasonbar Second: Mimic
#123: Cyber-Lip: Winner: Jasonbar Second: epetti
#124: Lode Runner: Winner: JDFan Second: kixfan
#125:Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom: Winner: Comtek Second: JDFan
#126: Bosconian: Winner: Cynicaster Second: kixfan
#127: Eggs: Winner: Cynicaster Second: kixfan

Competition #128 : Eyes


High Score Competition #128 : Eyes 
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7742

ROM name: eyes
default dip switch settings
lives: 3
bonus life: 50,000

Last day: Friday, November 22, 2013, midnight Pacific Time.





DESCRIPTION 

The player must move around the playfield and clear it of shapes by shooting them while avoiding enemies. 
 
General Rules:
- One Credit, No Continues.
- Highest score wins.
- No savestates, savestate practices, etc. during the round.
- MAME INP recordings are encouraged but optional.
- A screenshot is required to enter a score (press F12 to save screenshot showing your final score) or take a photo of the game screen.
- If you're a MARP competitor on this title, keep in mind this is just a friendly competition among forum members, so maybe you shouldn't enter. However, if you're a forum member and this is a game you're good at and nobody knows about it, this is your time to shine!
- Even if you don't have a competitive score or if you don't *think* that you have a competitive score, please post it anyway to keep the thread fun & to give everybody a good sense of score ranges.
- Please make sure your scores are from games that take place during the competition period (no posting your best score from last year, etc.).
- Use of autofire or other non-standard hacks within MAME or your PC's OS are not allowed.  No program or other person or entity of any sort may manipulate your controls during your game.  Coaching & back-seat driving is fine as long as the party doesn't directly influence the game or controls.
- If you can beat any of the high scores from the previous competitions, you can submit your score to the BYOAC High Game Scoreboard.

[Generic Eric]

88210 but no pic because I don't think it will stand and because beer   

[Comtek]

I hit 187000 already but figured the same wont last long

[wp34]

Great choice.  Wish I had a playable cabinet at the moment.

[leapinlew]

Love this game. Can't get past level 8.

[JDFan]

Have a feeling it's gonna take a pretty high score by the end of the 2 weeks -- after a couple games got 164K. Definitely an interesting game and good choice for a competition !

[Generic Eric]

:narf:  level 8.  I got to level 3 and I thought I was a genius.   

87890
Got up to level 5 this time. 159890 168720 188210 203450

[Comtek]

i'm, hitting over 200 now I think my high is 220 000
i'll post pics as I progress

[JDFan]

i'm, hitting over 200 now I think my high is 220 000
i'll post pics as I progress

Sounds like you're advancing at about the same pace - My current high is 228,270 most games are around the 200K mark but it seems to get tougher right around the 200K mark.

[Comtek]

276,910

[el mucho]

This is the first time I've played this game.  Still trying to come up with a solid strategy. I'm determined to break 300k! 

[kixfan]

330,370

Finally got thru level 6 without losing a guy.   I think I was on round 8, I've never gotten past it.   The nice thing about this game is it only takes a few minutes to play.   

Here are a few hints, some of these might sound obvious but...

1. If you are shooting the eyes then try to avoid traveling along the sides, they seem to reappear right on top of you.
2. Early on I found myself traveling toward the pieces I needed but you only need to be in a the same row or column and then shoot it.
3. Bob and weave, bob and weave...

[jasonbar]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

[Generic Eric]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

On the screen that gives the scoring it displays (as I recall) 50 points per second for surviving.

[JDFan]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

Yep 50 points per second - and you can hang out but the eyes tracking you get faster each time they get killed and reappear so it's deciding how long to attempt to hang out vs. losing a man.

[jdbailey1206]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

...but the eyes tracking you get faster each time they get killed and reappear so it's deciding how long to attempt to hang out vs. losing a man.

Good to know.  I wondered why when I played the guy in the top left kept moving like molasses.  My best so far was 56K.  Good job to everyone else.  You guys are making me look like a chump.   

[Generic Eric]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

...but the eyes tracking you get faster each time they get killed and reappear so it's deciding how long to attempt to hang out vs. losing a man.

Good to know.  I wondered why when I played the guy in the top left kept moving like molasses.  My best so far was 56K.  Good job to everyone else.  You guys are making me look like a chump.   

I took my awhile to get a fair score.  I still can't consistently get to level 5.  I am playing with a keyboard on top of my control panel.   Gonna try again though.

[kixfan]

I took my awhile to get a fair score.  I still can't consistently get to level 5.  I am playing with a keyboard on top of my control panel.   Gonna try again though.

Alright,I'll bite.   What's with the keyboard?   I sometimes have to use a keyboard for challenges (I only have one stick and 2 buttons) but not this one.   I think this would be very difficult on a keyboard!

[Comtek]

342,770
made it to stage 7 and points added up pretty fast on that stage

I stay along the bottom and get the rows shooting up then that usually on leaves like 4 pieces that I have to venture off the bottom to get
also like kixfan said don't go in a straight line bob and weave

[kixfan]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

Yep 50 points per second - and you can hang out but the eyes tracking you get faster each time they get killed and reappear so it's deciding how long to attempt to hang out vs. losing a man.

Here is some quick math on that...

Let's assume we want to get close to the current score, so lets say 300k.    300k divided by 50 point per second is 6000 seconds which is 100 minutes.   This assumes you stay on level one, doesn't count point for shooting eyes and all the other point on the screen.   I'm going to try this now...

[Comtek]

lol I find right around 28000 to 30000 they get pretty hard to get every time on level one
I usually stick on level on until I get 27000

[Generic Eric]

I took my awhile to get a fair score.  I still can't consistently get to level 5.  I am playing with a keyboard on top of my control panel.   Gonna try again though.

Alright,I'll bite.   What's with the keyboard?   I sometimes have to use a keyboard for challenges (I only have one stick and 2 buttons) but not this one.   I think this would be very difficult on a keyboard!

Oh, I just still have a few button holes to drill yet.  I thought I'd throw it out there.  It is hard with a keyboard, but my low score has as much to do with me as lack of a joystick.  That and I missed out on the earlier comps because I didn't have a control panel ready and missed out on some fun I suspect.

[JDFan]

178K after a few games last night.

This game seems to just keep throwing points at you if you...just hang out...is everybody else getting 10 points every quarter-second or so?

Does it pay off to just hang out & hunt eyes until you get bored?

-Jason

Yep 50 points per second - and you can hang out but the eyes tracking you get faster each time they get killed and reappear so it's deciding how long to attempt to hang out vs. losing a man.

Here is some quick math on that...

Let's assume we want to get close to the current score, so lets say 300k.    300k divided by 50 point per second is 6000 seconds which is 100 minutes.   This assumes you stay on level one, doesn't count point for shooting eyes and all the other point on the screen.   I'm going to try this now...

Actually not that long as IIRC you also get 100 points per eye you kill !

[Generic Eric]

Scoring Table from the game

[jasonbar]

Tried hunting eyes on level 1 a few times last night.

Miserable scores.

Didn't work out at all for me.

[kixfan]

New Score!   393,800

I want to correct my self on my other post, I was on level7 when I died.   This time I actually did make it to level 8. 

[Comtek]

going to be a hard score to beat I came close once so far good thing I have a week yet

[kixfan]

going to be a hard score to beat I came close once so far good thing I have a week yet

You would be surprised at how many points you can get in level 8.   I only had a chance to clear maybe a quarter of the screen and got about 50k.   I have no idea what happens when after level 8.

[jasonbar]

222,410 is probably the best I'll do on this one.

-J

[zanna5910]

After a handful of games I got 131K without gouging points. 

Pretty fun little game though.  Wish there was a spawn warning.  Being on the most outside is dangerous!

[Generic Eric]

Fun times.  I don't think I will get above the score I already posted.

[opt2not]

Same here, I'm having troubles getting past 200K.  Not having a physically restricted 4-way joy is killin' me!

[kixfan]

First, I want it to be clear I have not posted ANY scores using this technique.   That being said, I found a rather large hole in this game.   There are certain places on the screen where if you get the eyes grouped together you can get them to sit because there is a wall.   The most important part is that you want to be able to sit also.   Hope that made sense!   

The first time I did this tonight I got them stuck and walked away.   When I came back the game was over and I was at 309k?   Not sure what cause them to die.   So I tried again, currently at 409k and going.   I'll let you know what I get in the morning.   I tried to do this on levels 1 and 2 and could not get it to work.   Level 3 seems to be just the right amount of speed to get this to work.

[kixfan]

Apparently 999,999 is the most it will display cause this morning I was back at 317k.   Also, I found out that my daughter had wanted to play and interrupted  my first attempt and that is why it quit.   

[kixfan]

Here is a screen shot of my INVALID score.   In this attempt I actually got them split into 2 groups, previous attempts they were in 1 group.

[jdbailey1206]

First, I want it to be clear I have not posted ANY scores using this technique....

 

[Generic Eric]

I think the most eyes I got to be still was 3, but I always had one more pellet to shoot out before I cleared the level. Also those were before our conversation about how points are gained. 

 I thought the eyes triangulating your position was how part of the game worked.  Also I think the enemy eyes would die after a certain time in order to respawn to attempt to triangulate again.

[kixfan]

I think the most eyes I got to be still was 3, but I always had one more pellet to shoot out before I cleared the level. Also those were before our conversation about how points are gained. 

 I thought the eyes triangulating your position was how part of the game worked.  Also I think the enemy eyes would die after a certain time in order to respawn to attempt to triangulate again.

I thought the fact that each eye had it's own method to moving was to keep it from doing what I did.   

[opt2not]

So who's the top runner, kixfan's 393,800 pre-exploit score?

[kixfan]

OK, here are the scores as I see them.   Comtek, it is your pick since I picked this one.   

Kixfan           393,800
Comtek         342,770
el mucho       234,530
JDFan            228,270
Jasonbar       222,410
GenericEric    203,540
Zanna5910   131,000 np
jdbailey1206   56,000 np