Game competition #8: Mr. Do!

[isucamper]

You guys are insane.  This is like one of my top 5 favorite arcade games and I can barely break 50,000.   

That's like me with Donkey Kong. Love it, but don't know how to play! Top score is like 85k...   

With these old games, "learning to play" them will often lead you to begin to hate them.

What did Billie Mitchell say after getting the first perfect score in Pac-man?  Something along the lines of "Now I can finally stop playing that game."

Games should be fun... as long as you don't over do it. 

[rotheblog]

Yeah, that point increment for making the Letter come out is crucial...and timing it.  It is pretty easy, and important to get 2 letters in each of the first two levels and get an extra guy no later than level 3.

[(+_+)]

51,850 and running for dear life. It would probably be a hoot watching me play. I don't know what I'm supposed to do exactly. I've got to master control of those apples. I keep accidentally crushing myself. I think it may be due to Pengo where if I remember correctly the block of ice would stay in place until you moved out of the way. Can't say for certain though.

[Ummon]

I'm actually better at Dig Dug than this game. DD makes more sense. Not a terrible amount more, but some.

[CrazyKongFan]

I'm up to 187,150 so far. Recorded that game, and had 2 diamonds appear, and got both of them I love that sound the diamond makes when it comes out. Someone mentioned games giving free games. Ladybug does it too, although on that one, you have to spell "SPECIAL" (you also spell "EXTRA" for a free ladybug) I don't know if any other Universal games do that or not though.
It's a good thing the guy who has the high on TG isn't playing:
http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=2548&vi=3354
30 million He played all night at World Record Weekend back in September. I was there that weekend, but had to leave before he arrived. Would have loved to see some of that gameplay.
Anyone know how to get the hidden flowers? If not, I'll post a .inp showing how to get them. They aren't anything special, just more of an easter egg.

[RayB]

OK so I gave this a go last night. Played on MEDIUM, EASY,EASY (I assume default is EASY,EASY,EASY ?).
Got up to 80,050. Then switched it to EASY and couldn't get above 35,000.

This game is much deeper than I remember. It's interesting that there doesn't seem to be any benefit to clear all cherries vs killing all monsters (same 500 pts awarded). But I love the strategy involved in trying to maximize points and get the bonus (man, getting 1 bonus is a challenge but BOTH is hard!)

I found it odd though that monsters didn't seem to dig very much for many games I played, and then eventually they seemed to dig all the time. It felt like the machine adjusted difficulty on me, even after I set it to Easy.

[rotheblog]

Inching higher


221,100

[DeLuSioNal29]

Inching higher


221,100

Keep inching..    275,750.  You have until Monday.   

The first snapshot is proving that an EXTRA is possible in only round 2.  I normally get 3 in round 1 which is the key.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Have you guys seen the record on the MARP page?  Over 9 million!   

[DeLuSioNal29]

Anyone know how to get the hidden flowers? If not, I'll post a .inp showing how to get them. They aren't anything special, just more of an easter egg.

"Turn a cherry into a rose! Move half-way over a cherry, but not far enough to eat it. Do this on all 4 sides of it, and it will become a rose! Useless, but it's still a neat easter egg!"

[Ummon]

Interesting stuff. Yes, Do's Castle and Do Run Run! do the same kind of extra baddie thing. I guess Do's Wild Ride doesn't, but I never missed it, given it's game play.

[fronty]

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[(+_+)]

WTG Delusional!

So what's next?

[DeLuSioNal29]

I'll have to think hard about the next one.  I'll get back to you shortly.   

[drawfull]

Give someone who missed the golden era a chance... Hyper Sports or Track and Field would fill all with warm fuzzy feelings inside 

[DeLuSioNal29]

Ya know... I was just thinking that HyperSports would be fun.

Here's the list I am coming up with so far:

Gyruss
Ms. Pacman (with speed up hack)
Time Pilot
Crystal Castles
Tapper
Shinobi
Hypersports


So far, Hypersports and Tapper are on the top of my list.  :-)  I will decide later tonight.

[RayB]

Gyruss is too easy.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Gentlemen... Hypersports it is.  Fronty Dev... Can you set it up?

[fronty]

.

[CrazyKongFan]

Ah, too bad you didn't choose Tapper or turbo Ms Pac...I like those better
(And Gyruss too!)

[RayB]

Do you guys mind if I introduce another competition at the same time? It's something a little... unique.

[Ummon]

Gyruss is too easy.

Depends on who ya are. And by how easy you mean.

Do you guys mind if I introduce another competition at the same time? It's something a little... unique.

Yeah, go ahead.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Yeah, another comp is fine.  Go ahead...