High Score Competition #194: Spelunker

[yamatetsu]

High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard

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Game Name : Spelunker
ROM Name  =  spelunkr
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Settings:
   default : Energy Decrease -slow / Lives -3

Controls:   
    4 way joystick, 'Jump' button, 'Shoot' button

   

Wiki: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Spelunker


Wander through miles of uncharted caves in search of the legendary underground pyramid and its vast treasures. To complete your adventure, you will swing from ropes and ladders,
run across unstable terrain and down ravines, operate elevators, mining carts and rafts. You will collect keys, bombs, flares, jewels, sacks of gold coins and other valuable items
as you navigate the hazardous terrain.

To set off bombs, pull the joystick down and press the fire button. Collect blue bottles to restore your energy.


Final scores.

    yamatetsu            195,900
    2nd         WakiMiko             193,600
    3rd          acvieluf                 37,000

Last day: Sunday, June 26 2016 midnight Pacific
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- Quest for the Bronze Joystick! The most successful competitor of each calendar year will possess & display the BYOAC Bronze Joystick Trophy. See this thread for details: The BYOAC Bronze Joystick.
Happy Gaming!
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[acvieluf]

yay! i love this game! 

[yotsuya]

yay! i love this game! 

I love this game on the NES.

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[acvieluf]

Really? I didn't know it was on the NES, the first i had heard of it was on xbox 360.

[yotsuya]

Really? I didn't know it was on the NES, the first i had heard of it was on xbox 360.

Until I found it in MAME, I didn't know there was an arcade version - only the NES one.

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[yamatetsu]

the first i had heard of it was on xbox 360.

I think you are confusing this with Spelunky for the 360.

[acvieluf]

the first i had heard of it was on xbox 360.

I think you are confusing this with Spelunky for the 360.

Yep.  I know it was called Spelunky, but the first time i fired up this game, it was obvious that Spelunky was remaking this game.

[JDFan]

Haven't tried this one before but it's made by the same company (Broderbund) as Lode Runner so should be pretty good ! 

[wp34]

I seem to recall this one from my Atari 800 days.  Good choice.

[yotsuya]

I remember the NES version having great music.

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[harveybirdman]

I'll have to give it another try, I seem to remember thinking it sucked.

[yamatetsu]

91,700.

[ninjabadger]

Struggling to get over 31k.

This games hard with an 8 way stick.

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[WakiMiko]

137,900



I like this one. Spelunky is awesome BTW.

[yamatetsu]

155,400.

[WakiMiko]

193,600



Game would be better if the ghost didn't give any points. Also the treasures in the chests are random as far as I can tell?

[JDFan]

Spelunky is awesome BTW.

And Currently on sale at GOG.com for $2.99 for the DRM free version ! ( https://www.gog.com/game/spelunky )

[WakiMiko]

Spelunky is awesome BTW.

And Currently on sale at GOG.com for $2.99 for the DRM free version ! ( https://www.gog.com/game/spelunky )

That's a steal, definitely buy it if you don't own it yet. And while you are at it, pick up La-Mulana for $3.79 too

[acvieluf]

Ok, well after seeing your scores this week, this is a bit paltry, but it's a start.

37,000



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[Mr. Peabody]

Struggling to get over 31k.

This games hard with an 8 way stick.

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It uses an 8-way. It is hard, mainly because of how the Spelunker moves. I've tried this game a few times over the years and can't stick with it. It could have been a great game.

[yamatetsu]

165,000. Hate the lava pillars. Hate the triple jump near the water. Hate the horned monsters. The game is not bad, though.

[yamatetsu]

195,900. Can't believe that I got close to finishing the game for umpteen times and wasn't able to do it. I even once had the last key and died close to the last door 

[yamatetsu]

Final scores.

    yamatetsu            195,900
    2nd         WakiMiko             193,600
    3rd          acvieluf                 37,000

The scoreboard.



acvieluf, your turn.

[acvieluf]

 
Well THAT was unexpected.  I couldn't even beat my initial score.  I'll have a new game most likely this evening.

[WakiMiko]

Final scores.

    yamatetsu            195,900
    2nd         WakiMiko             193,600
    3rd          acvieluf                 37,000

The scoreboard.



acvieluf, your turn.

I see you sniped my score in the last minute but then you felt bad about it and didn't give yourself any points on the scoreboard. I'm OK with that

[yamatetsu]

Heh. Somebody actually looks at the scoreboard  Fixed for the next one.

As for sniping your score : I actually did play until one and a half hours to the deadline. I made that score yesterday at about 21:30. I got some games up to 185-190k prior to that, but as they still were lower than your score I didn't bother to post them.

[acvieluf]

New game is up here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,151093.msg1578876.html#msg1578876