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Title: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on June 29, 2020, 12:02:54 pm
ALL NEW BYOAC High Score Competition! Games played so far. (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,156317.0.html)

Decided to go with a puzzle game since we've had a few shooters and platformers lately.

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Game Name : Puzzle de Pon!
ROM Name  = puzzledp
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Settings :
   Default.

Controls:   
    2 way joystick, shoot

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/1181242154191.png)

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/1181242154192.png)

Gameplay
Shoot colored balls at colored balls. Connect three of the same color together to eliminate the color group. Try to free the piece in the board.


WARNING: Game will give you cancer.

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/117/1172275657.jpg)


Last day: Sunday, July 12 2020, midnight Pacific Time
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on June 29, 2020, 03:13:34 pm
689000

719000

Something's odd about the high scores. It doesn't actually record your score from when the game ends. I had 809000 when the game ended. Maybe it only counts your score from the end of the last level you cleared? I don't know.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on June 29, 2020, 04:34:47 pm
Seems to be something like that. What a nice way to cheat the player. The question is what to do about it. I'm playing on my computer, so I'm able to do a screenshot when the game is over, which shows the real score. Or we could use the high score table, which is a PITA to wait for and also shows the wrong score. Suggestions?
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on June 29, 2020, 05:05:42 pm
Yeah you do have to wait a while for the high scores to come up. Wasn't aware of these annoyances when I picked the game. I'd say be lenient and let any screenshot of a score count. I'll try to take one while the game is still up my next attempt.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on June 29, 2020, 10:56:11 pm
733000

Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on June 30, 2020, 03:33:44 am
845,001.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=383558;image)
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Titchgamer on June 30, 2020, 09:02:16 am
Just had a quick run 508001

Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on June 30, 2020, 11:14:18 am
You should take a screenshot of the 'time out' screen. The high score table shows a lower score.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on June 30, 2020, 12:53:36 pm
1,093,000. I like how you are totally not screwed if you don't get the star extra in level 5.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=383563;image)
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on June 30, 2020, 02:41:02 pm
798999

Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 01, 2020, 02:59:30 pm
1,155,002.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=383580;image)
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Alaska on July 02, 2020, 06:12:48 pm
Nice scores so far. I hope to give this one a shot over the Holiday. The last game was fun but I couldn't find time to play again. Seemed like the best strategy was to shoot one enemy and then run as fast as you can to the end. Not sure if anyone else used that tactic or not.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 03, 2020, 01:53:51 am
That's the tactic for the early levels, yes. Later on you are forced to shoot a lot.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: pbj on July 03, 2020, 09:01:38 pm
542,000 until I died.

452,001 on the high score table


 :dunno
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 04, 2020, 02:26:23 pm
1,268,001.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=383609;image)
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: NuclearWarren on July 05, 2020, 11:51:48 pm
I dont have a screen shot but I managed 818,000.

NuclearW
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 06, 2020, 04:02:18 am
Something weird happened. I finished a not particularly good game at about 700k, looked at the score, blinked, looked again and yep, I had 1.7 million. There was no way I could have made that kind of score up to that level, so it had to be a glitch. Some games later, same thing.
Looked up strategywiki & gamefaqs, nothing.
Watched a vid of some guy playing not the same version of the game, but noticed that at one level he had 600k, at the next it was 1.6 mil. Turns out that the game has certain levels in which you have to place a balloon at a certain spot to get a 1 million points bonus. I managed to hit that spot accidentally in two games without even noticing the bonus message.
In the arcade version, the first spot is in the level after the 'aries get' interlude. Remove all balloons under the target, shoot a balloon into it's middle, add 1 mil to your score.

2,146,001.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=383666;image)
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Titchgamer on July 06, 2020, 11:44:21 am
I keep having ---my bottom--- handed to me on the same level :(

587001
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on July 06, 2020, 12:08:36 pm
Something weird happened. I finished a not particularly good game at about 700k, looked at the score, blinked, looked again and yep, I had 1.7 million. There was no way I could have made that kind of score up to that level, so it had to be a glitch. Some games later, same thing.
Looked up strategywiki & gamefaqs, nothing.
Watched a vid of some guy playing not the same version of the game, but noticed that at one level he had 600k, at the next it was 1.6 mil. Turns out that the game has certain levels in which you have to place a balloon at a certain spot to get a 1 million points bonus. I managed to hit that spot accidentally in two games without even noticing the bonus message.
In the arcade version, the first spot is in the level after the 'aries get' interlude. Remove all balloons under the target, shoot a balloon into it's middle, add 1 mil to your score.


Interesting find.

1,731,001


Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 06, 2020, 01:51:12 pm
I keep having ---my bottom--- handed to me on the same level :(

If you don't get the star extra to eliminate one color, forget it.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Titchgamer on July 06, 2020, 03:15:24 pm
I keep having ---my bottom--- handed to me on the same level :(

If you don't get the star extra to eliminate one color, forget it.

Not seen one yet.....
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 09, 2020, 09:09:11 am
2,216,002.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=383744;image)
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: NuclearWarren on July 12, 2020, 11:03:22 pm
Thanks for the million point tip! 1,824,000.
Nuke
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: Osirus23 on July 12, 2020, 11:43:37 pm
1,842,000

Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 13, 2020, 11:00:34 am
The scores.

1st   yamatetsu            2,216,002

2nd   Osirus23             1,842,000

3rd   NuclearWarren     1,824,000

4th   Titchgamer          587,001

pbj   pbj                      542,000

Warren, your turn to choose the next one.
Title: Re: All New BYOAC High Score Competition! Game #67 (296): Puzzle de Pon!
Post by: yamatetsu on July 27, 2020, 01:15:59 pm
Game #68: Dragon Breed (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,163204.0.html).