The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: acvieluf on March 13, 2017, 11:40:47 am
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High Score Competition rules and scoreboard found here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143138.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143138.0.html)
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Game Name : Haunted Castle
ROM Name = "hcastle"
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Settings: Difficulty = Normal
Strength = Normal
Controls
Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 - whip & weapon/jump
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From Wikipedia:
Haunted Castle is a typical platform game with six levels, which are played through in a linear progression. The player controls the main character, whose primary mode of attack is via his whip. He must fight various enemies which consist partially of skeletons, zombies, fishmen, and hunchbacks. By destroying certain enemies, he can switch his weapon to a more powerful spiked mace or sword. In addition, various "sub-weapons" can be obtained which provide different means of attack which consist of bombs, boomerangs, stopwatches, crosses, and torches. Hearts are collected to use each of these "sub-weapons." The player can only carry one sub-weapon at a time.
Each of Haunted Castle's six levels conclude with a boss fight. Like in other games of the series, these bosses are generally taken from horror literature or legend, and include Medusa, Frankenstein's monster, and, being a series staple, Dracula
Last Day: Sunday, March 26th 2017
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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.
Happy Gaming!
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mod please delete
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Are these the default settings? Please specify in the top post.
Took me a lot of tries to get 13,700. Not sure what to make of this--challenging controls, stuff jumps out at you, tiny bats are deadliest, not a lot of hits before you're dead & you have only 1 guy, not sure why I'm collecting hearts--they sure don't go to my health bar, & how do I use that bomb or mace weapon thing I picked up?
-Jason
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In addition, various "sub-weapons" can be obtained which provide different means of attack which consist of bombs, boomerangs, stopwatches, crosses, and torches. Hearts are collected to use each of these "sub-weapons." The player can only carry one sub-weapon at a time.
From the strategywiki :
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oh crap. I am now remembering that when my friend came over a few weeks ago (big castlevania fan), we ended up changing my settings.
I'll update the above post tonight when i get home to my machine. But the difficulty settings by default are normal, which was my intention. I may have been playing on easy. My apologies, no foul play was intended. :embarassed: I deleted my score post, and will take another run on it tonight.
I BELIEVE the difficulty settings simply change the amount of energy taken off per hit. I can get through the first stage without being hit, but we'll see.
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oh crap. I am now remembering that when my friend came over a few weeks ago (big castlevania fan), we ended up changing my settings.
I'll update the above post tonight when i get home to my machine. But the difficulty settings by default are normal, which was my intention. I may have been playing on easy. My apologies, no foul play was intended. :embarassed: I deleted my score post, and will take another run on it tonight.
I BELIEVE the difficulty settings simply change the amount of energy taken off per hit. I can get through the first stage without being hit, but we'll see.
Original post updated. I was playing wrong. Again, my apologies. Normal for both settings.
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OK. Correct settings. I think things may be worth more points, as I didn't get as far.
25,300
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Jesus, this game is brutal. My best is 9400 so far.......that's embarrassing lol
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Jesus, this game is brutal. My best is 9400 so far.......that's embarrassing lol
See the grave marked "93?" Duck down with your head JUST to the right of the 3. Face right then keep whipping. Bats can't hit you there. Although Medusa comes alive while one or two bats are still flying, so it's not perfect.
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Thanks for the tip, got me a few more points lol 11,900
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Small bump. 29,800
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There is three versions of this game. The M one is brutal and is the American one. Two hits and your dead. Pick the K one that's Japan and way more forgiving
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Two hits from the bones = death. So frustrating! Finally made the leader board after playing multiple games. I haven't even seen the 2nd stage boss yet - got this score from farming skeleton bones at the beginning of the 1st level.
40,800
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See the grave marked "93?" Duck down with your head JUST to the right of the 3. Face right then keep whipping. Bats can't hit you there. Although Medusa comes alive while one or two bats are still flying, so it's not perfect.
Also, when medusa animates, keep jumping straight up each second over the mini snakes she launches at your feet and fire your bomb weapon at her from this spot.
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There is three versions of this game. The M one is brutal and is the American one. Two hits and your dead. Pick the K one that's Japan and way more forgiving
For the competition we have to play M :(
I was able to make it to the second level finally
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There is three versions of this game. The M one is brutal and is the American one. Two hits and your dead. Pick the K one that's Japan and way more forgiving
For the competition we have to play M :(
I was able to make it to the second level finally
For sure. This is really just memorization, and patience. ANY haste, and you will die.
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Haven't got to play much. Here's my best so far.
11,400
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Anyone else playing tonight? I'm getting my Kung Fu on, trying to finish up the Iron Fist before it's back to work. Haha
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Played a few games each night this week. Managed to kill the 2nd level boss once, then got ---my bottom--- handed to me immediately by roller skating hunchbacks at the start of the 3rd wave.
46,700
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Well, congrats to popsicle! :applaud: Here's the final standings:
popsicle - 46,700
acvieluf - 29,800
kane - 28,200
jasonbar - 13,700
sly blue - 11,400
Kane, its your time to choose!
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The scoreboard.
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Since Kane was Last Active on March 22nd, I sent him a pm.
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Sorry, been busy. My son wants the next game to be Biomechanical Toy, the rom is biomtoy
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Another pm sent.
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I can make a new post tomorrow morning, when I get back to my computer, if you'd like.
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New competition- Biomechanical Toy
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,153832.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,153832.0.html)
Sorry guys, I just got interested in this so I'm just getting the hang of all the requirements. Thanks for the help and understanding lol