Justin Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Best score I could do this round was 6400. Made it to the second board. Better luck to me next time! RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 11000. Atari Pro System 7800 Playing with the Atari EU game pad. Score achieved by using Mason's pro tip which he discovered while playing last night... Shhh it's a secret to everybody. greenween, Justin and RickR 3 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Awesome score BTB! Even using Mason’s Pro-Tip I could barely get half that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Here's my new High Score. 12,600. Spent a lot of time grabbing fruit and monkeypunching. greenween and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Okay, I think I get how this game works now. I didn't understand the bell before. Once you do, that leads to a bit of strategy. I used to think this game was "broken" now I see that I just didn't understand it. I still think the controls are horrible and the game can be frustrating, but there's game theory in this and I think I get what the game designers were thinking about when they created the game. New Score: 32,000 Good luck, gentlemen. greenween, Atari 5200 Guy and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 16700 Justin, greenween, dauber and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 This is my last attempt -- giving up! 8100 Now on to Food Fight for the AtariAge HSC.... Justin 1 Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuck66 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) So I finally got a score worthy of posting: Full disclosure - I used Stella on my Windows laptop, and this was my weapon of choice: I remapped the Y button to the Up direction so I would actually have a jump button, and this game became MUCH more playable, almost enjoyable. I might try to beat my score further. This was only my second attempt with Stella and my gamepad, so I'm sure I could do better with more tries. Edited May 20, 2017 by Starbuck66 Justin, RickR and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Ooooooh, Remapping the "up" to a button is a great idea! Justin and Starbuck66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 It's kind of comical how almost all of our high scores end on that ridiculous second screen! Starbuck66, Justin and nosweargamer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Here's a Pro-Tip: Make the most of the Bell and Fruit with the time allotted. Play for the high score rather than playing to move quickly to the next board. greenween, Starbuck66 and btbfilms76 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 And... not much better. Justin 1 Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btbfilms76 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Here's a Pro-Tip: Make the most of the Bell and Fruit with the time allotted. Play for the high score rather than playing to move quickly to the next board. Hey where did you get this pro tip from? Host of The Jag Bar • Lynx Lounge • 7800 Avenue Watch now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhPvmALbHpBUqrbBOms5Vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hey where did you get this pro tip from? I used a strategy that is somewhat different from when we last chatted. Mason definitely figured out this game. But you do get points for finishing the round early and there's a lot of strategy that comes from the bell. Also, playing to max out your score while sacrificing yourself at an earlier stage can be a way to go. I no longer think the game is "broken" at all, I think it's indicative of factors that led to the crash. greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 I've decided Kangaroo on 2600 is a pretty great game. The graphics are just so so. The kangaroo and the fruits look great. But the background and apples look very basic and plain. Still, very little flicker. The gameplay elements are all there. Three whole screens of fun. It pretty much epitomizes the 2600 doing an arcade conversion well. I grade it an "A". Some of these challenges have made me hate the game...like I never want to play it again. But not so in this case. Justin and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 28,500!! Played on a 7800 emulator w/ a PS2 controller. nosweargamer and Justin 2 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 29,100 on my 7800 with a 2600 joystick! Justin, nosweargamer, Ballblaɀer and 1 other 4 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballblaɀer Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 No video yet since I'm still grinding for what will hopefully be a better score... but for now: Justin and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Way to go! I love seeing you guys striving to reach new heights with this game. I really don't want to come in first place in a contest I started greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 34,700 on the 7800 w/ the 2600 joystick. Justin, RickR and Starbuck66 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Way to go greenween! Crazy score. greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I started punching the falling apples while waiting for monkeys, an extra 200 a pop. I made a couple mistakes or I would have hit 40k! nosweargamer, RickR and Justin 3 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I started punching the falling apples while waiting for monkeys, an extra 200 a pop. I made a couple mistakes or I would have hit 40k! That sounds like a challenge... greenween 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 It is!! Justin 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Coach Greeenween gave me some expert-level advice...and BOOM! 33600 greenween, chas10e, nosweargamer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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