RadioPoultry Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 The way I got my highest scores so far is to stay on level 9 as long as possible and keep getting the "slipice" enemies. I thought at first that the slipice spawned endlessly, but it turns out they stop after a long while (I'm guessing after disposing of 255 of them, but I haven't actually kept count). That's gotten me to about 200,000, but judging by the higher scores there are clearly more strategies. RickR, Sabertooth and Justin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, RadioPoultry said: (I'm guessing after disposing of 255 of them, but I haven't actually kept count) I was thinking the same thing. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Justin said: For me, there are two or three things going, and if you're lucky, they can overlap at the right moments. Ultimately though it's just playing as long as possible and racking up as many points as you can without getting killed. My biggest suggestion: Watch out for those fireballs! If there was one thing in this game I'd like to give Mario it's a baseball bat. Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 208,300. :) Justin, RadioPoultry, Atari Creep and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 305,200 Justin, RadioPoultry, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, RickR said: 208,300. 🙂 DUDE! Nice RickR, Sabertooth and Justin 2 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 418,400. TrekMD, Justin, RadioPoultry and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 12 hours ago, atarilbc said: 418,400. Holy crap! How in the... I mean nice! Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Great scores guys! Just a few days left! Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 I can't believe these scores! Wow! Sabertooth and Justin 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Incredible scores! And I think we've learned a few tricks. This game is really good on the 2600. I still can't believe how much of the gameplay they crammed into this game. A+ Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 217,900. Stupid fireballs. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Hey everyone. I just rolled the score past 1,000,000 points. A video is provided below showing the score roll over. It's a few seconds long, but you can see the score roll and it's the best I could do playing the game with one hand and holding my cellphone in the other, trying to capture the score roll over. I've also put up a picture I took of my game at 925,800 points while I was still playing. Yes, I'm getting Slipice. No, he is not unlimited. He runs out after a while, so you can't go on forever collecting infinity Slipice. Fireballs still kill you, enemies still eat you alive, you're still going to make mistakes and die and the game is still relentless and you still have to be good to get a good score. There are other things going on at the same time that are like different ingredients baked into the "cake" that has become my strategy. I'm going to stick with this score for now. You'll see in the video I had more than six lives built up and I could've kept playing another 30 mins, but I turned the game off after I captured the score rolling over. I feel like I've played enough for tonight and I still have things I need to wrap up before bed. I'd also rather have one of you beat this score. It can be done and I know all of you guys have the skill to put all of the puzzle pieces together. High Score: 1,000,200 Sabertooth, TrekMD, RickR and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Wow. How long were you playing to roll the score? 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, TrekMD said: Wow. How long were you playing to roll the score? I wasn't keeping track of time, I'd say about an hour and a half. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Plenty of time, though. Awesome for rolling the score! 🙂 Justin 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 hours ago, TrekMD said: Plenty of time, though. Awesome for rolling the score! 🙂 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 986,200 at level 11. I was pretty close but a little too worried about capturing the rollover. RickR, greenween and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 @Justin - amazing score! You're right about the layers here. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 WAY TO GO @atarilbc looks like you figured it out! I'm thinking of doing a livestream showing others how to do this. RickR and Sabertooth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Let me know when that livestream is, and I'll do my best to be there. Even if it's after the challenge ends. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 53 minutes ago, RickR said: Let me know when that livestream is, and I'll do my best to be there. Even if it's after the challenge ends. I will ✅ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Maybe I ought to pick this up for the 2600. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Okay, I figured it out! Very broken game and I felt I could keep going forever. I also didn't realize you wouldn't drop into play after a few seconds like the arcade version. 478,800. Justin, Sabertooth and RickR 3 "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 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Aha! 655,900. I'm with Greenween on this -- it got boring so I died on purpose. greenween, Sabertooth, TrekMD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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