All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #65 (294): Mr. Do's Castle

[NuclearWarren]

Game: Mr. Do's Castle (Universal, 1983)
ROM Name: docastle

Settings
All settings default, no continues.

Controls:
Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Hammer]

Last day: Sunday, 21 June 2020, midnight Pacific Time

Game Play:

The game takes place in a castle filled with platforms and ladders, some of which can be flipped from one platform to another.  Mr. Do collects cherries by using a hammer to knock out blocks that contain them from the various platforms. Empty holes left by the knocked-out blocks serve as traps for the monsters - if a monster falls into a hole, the player can then defeat it by causing a block above the monster to fall on top of it. If the player takes too long to complete a level, the monsters transform into faster, more difficult forms that occasionally multiply. The game advances to the next level when all cherries on the level have been collected or all enemies have been defeated.

As in Mr. Do!, the player can earn an extra life by collecting all of the letters from the word "EXTRA". Regular monsters can be changed into monsters bearing the EXTRA letters by collecting all three keys distributed around the playfield and then picking up a magic shield from the top floor. Monsters in this state are easier to defeat than normal; a simple hammer strike will do the job. After a brief interval, they change back into their normal forms. The game also offers a bonus credit for collecting a rare diamond that appears on the playfield at random intervals.

[Osirus23]

How do I get past this

[Titchgamer]

Oooo dear I see frustration on the horizon LOL

[yamatetsu]

Not a fan of this. Playing a 4-way game with a 360 pad doesn't help. My token appearance.

17,000.

[NuclearWarren]

51,000

We can wrap this one up tomorrow night if everyone agrees.

NW

[yamatetsu]

Agreed.

[Osirus23]

I'm tryin, can't manage to get a presentable score yet.

[Alaska]

I'll post my score later. I think it is around 20k. Seems like killing the monsters in groups is the way to go.

[yamatetsu]

I'll post my score later. I think it is around 20k. Seems like killing the monsters in groups is the way to go.

You can get some tips & tricks from the original compo (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142073.msg1470825.html#msg1470825).

51,000

We can wrap this one up tomorrow night if everyone agrees.

NW

If Alaska & Osirus post their scores, we might let it run. It won't be anywhere near the record, but what the heck.

[NuclearWarren]

Why don't we keep the scoring open, but start a new game today?

NW

[Alaska]

Gave it a few tries. Not too bad of a game when using an analog controller.... hell of a lot better than Rampage 

[yamatetsu]

Since Warren seems bent on playing something else and the general reception of this is lukewarm, let's end it here.

Final scores so far.

1st    NuclearWarren    51,000

2nd   Alaska                21,100

3rd   yamatetsu          17,000


Game #66: Magical Crystals

edit: Compo is reopened, the final scores are not final.

[Titchgamer]

Never had a chance to put a score in.
Ah well nm its a good game but you really need a 4 way stick.

[NuclearWarren]

Sorry if I confused things, I was suggesting we keep the scoring submission open for Castle while starting another game.

[pbj]

Kind of funny to look at that 2014 thread.  I was bitching about my job sucking.... and I think I lasted about 4 more months before I cut and run.  “We need you to go part time” was the last straw.  Coincidentally there’s been a ton of turmoil in my current one and this may be wrapping up soon. 

[yamatetsu]

Due to popular demand, this compo is now open again and closes June 21, midnight Pacific Time. Game #66, Magical Crystals, is extended to July 5, midnight Pacific Time. When that one ends, things will hopefully be back on track.

[yamatetsu]

Scores so far.

1st    NuclearWarren    51,000

2nd   Alaska                21,100

3rd   yamatetsu          17,000

[pbj]

Coincidentally there’s been a ton of turmoil in my current one and this may be wrapping up soon.

Haha.  Yep.  Accepted the offer today.  This game is cursed.   

[yamatetsu]

Mr. Do's Castle: Inspected by pinballjim, now cursed by him.