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Author Topic: At what point while playing do you die the most?  (Read 1784 times)

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At what point while playing do you die the most?
« on: June 12, 2003, 10:01:17 pm »
This is getting annoying. I always seem to die at the same point every time I play Leprechaun. I can get a score of around 450,000 then I die. And of course after I die I can't stop! I just keep on doing it every few levels after that.

Same thing with Space Zap... I can get to about 150,000 then I die. And of course after that it's all over.  ::)

Mental block I guess.
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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2003, 11:29:02 pm »
I can't get past the 3rd elevator screen on Donkey Kong. I just can't get my head out of my butt enough to figure out the pattern of the springs on the top of the level.

I can't seen to break that 75,000 point ceiling dagnabbit!

I'm getting better at Galaga though, I hit 255,000 tonight (and I choked too.)

I've managed to break 275,000 on Robotron - I was in "The Zone" ;D
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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2003, 12:38:50 am »
Toward the second level of mslug2 I die my first death, usually by zombies at this one spot.

In neo drift out I usually make it to the 5th race before I have to put in another quarter.

I can survive 4 rounds of space invaders.  Yeah, I suck at that.

I usually die the 3rd or 4th level of marble madness.

I usually don't have to put another quarter in on turf masters.

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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2003, 03:35:23 am »
when my hard drive crashes... I have bad luck with hard drives... lol...
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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2003, 04:32:47 am »
Galaga - I choke as soon as I lose my first ship. Game is usually over within 2 stages afterwards (doesn't seem to matter if I lose my first ship at level 5 or at level 23, same thing).

Robotron - The Tank levels. If I can't down 5 or 6 tank generators in the first second then I am gonna lose 3 men for sure.

Pump it Up - "Come Back" on hard mode. If I play it as my first song I tend to get an A on it. But if it is my second, third or 4th song then I always end up choking on the part where you have to spin around (and thus getting booted off the machine). Problem does not apply to 2 player mode, I can do that one without a miss in 2 player mode.

Pac-Man (speed up)- 5th key

Pac-Man Plus - 8th screen.

Donkey Kong - The entire game.

Star Wars - 4th stage. Never beaten it.

Kangaroo - The screen where all the monkeys stack on top of each other.

Defender - The first level.

Stargate - The 3rd level (I have played stargate more than Defender, thus I am slightly better at it).

Jungle King - The part where you have to jump over the two spear guys. 90 percent of my lives in this game are lost there.

Dragon's Lair - Both of the electrified floor rooms (the one with the Knight and the round one with the thing in the middle).

Super Zaxxon - Inside the tunnel.
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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2003, 12:07:32 pm »
Jungle King - The part where you have to jump over the two spear guys. 90 percent of my lives in this game are lost there.


Ha! me too...

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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2003, 01:23:46 pm »
I can't get past the 3rd elevator screen on Donkey Kong. I just can't get my head out of my butt enough to figure out the pattern of the springs on the top of the level.


If you take the short cut and you get to the point where you can go, wait until the bonus hits 5700 then go (You actually start to go at about 5800). You should make it every time. I believe that time works for the next 2 rounds of elevators also.

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I had a pattern and got 1,000,000 then I quit. (On the speed up only of course)

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Re:At what point while playing do you die the most?
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2003, 03:46:31 pm »
"At what point while playing do you die the most?"

When my girlfriend hops on my lap naked. Funny, I don't seem to be in front of the arcade too long after that. She's figured out how to get me off... Lol, er, umm... I just had to leave that poor choice of words!  ;)
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