Sabertooth Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 I got a thing called the "Golden Hammer!" It is easier to swing so you move a lot more quickly. I think you get to keep it until you die. Picked it up on Phase 6 and kept it until Spike f****d me on Phase 9. Pretty cool hidden item. Not sure how I got it though. Also, @RadioPoultry I practiced Phase 18 and got through it with your approach! It is all about timing that bomb. Thanks again! Justin, HDN and RadioPoultry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Small improvement 116,300 Dinobot711, RickR, HDN and 2 others 5 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 114,300 Dinobot711, Sabertooth and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 152,300 Dinobot711, Justin and Sabertooth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 @Justin, you wanted opinions of this game: I think it's very similar to our last challenge game "Chip's Challenge". Each level is a puzzle that's fun to figure out. Chip has the advantage of giving out codes so you don't have to start over every time. Crew has the advantage of being more forgiving and have more compact levels. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 @RickR, not sure if you noticed, but you can start Wrecking Crew at any Phase 1-100 from the start screen. You don't keep your points but it's helpful if you get stuck to play the problem Phase over and over again. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Oooh, you're right! I didn't notice that. Thank you. That's easier than a password system. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 132,000, on phase 14. Sabertooth, RickR and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 63000 live on Instagram. Loving this game. Dinobot711, Justin, HDN and 1 other 4 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 Made it to Phase 10, still working on my score! My hard drive crashed and I had to take my computer in for a new solid state hard drive and extra ram, so I haven’t been as active in the forums this week, I’ll be more active this week. High Score: 92,200 HDN, RickR, Sabertooth and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Hard drive failures SUCK! But that SSD and RAM upgrade is going to make the computer lightning fast. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Coming in hot. High Score: 110,100 Sabertooth and Dinobot711 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, RickR said: Hard drive failures SUCK! But that SSD and RAM upgrade is going to make the computer lightning fast. Yes! 🙌 Looking forward you getting back to normal tonight. On 10/10/2020 at 8:28 PM, RickR said: @Justin, you wanted opinions of this game: I think it's very similar to our last challenge game "Chip's Challenge". Each level is a puzzle that's fun to figure out. Chip has the advantage of giving out codes so you don't have to start over every time. Crew has the advantage of being more forgiving and have more compact levels. @RickR I completely agree! I didn’t know this going into choosing our game lineup for High Score Squad. I always saw this as a Mario-style game, and it always felt off I think because there’s no jump and no power ups. I thought it was just smashing things. Now that I’ve had a chance to play this with new eyes I see there’s a top-down strategy that makes this a Donkey Kong-style puzzle game! Now that I see this game differently I think it’s very fun and very challenging and a real overlooked gem of the early black box NES games, and that is exactly what I was hoping to find after going though this experience. I’m glad you’re all enjoying this game too, I thought it might be a disappointment. RickR, Sabertooth and HDN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 No disappointment here. The only complaint I have is that I don't quite understand some of the rules. Example: WTF are the doors for? HDN, MaliciousCarp and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, RickR said: No disappointment here. The only complaint I have is that I don't quite understand some of the rules. Example: WTF are the doors for? Hit the doors with your hammer and enemies will walk inside. They will go to the background and not be able to hurt you, Super Mario Brothers 3 style. Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 6 hours ago, RickR said: No disappointment here. The only complaint I have is that I don't quite understand some of the rules. Example: WTF are the doors for? I just figured that out yesterday! Hit the door with the hammer and they open for a few seconds. The bad guys chasing you will get sucked into the door and you’ll see their silhouettes stuck “behind the scenes”. This gives you a little time to get some wrecking work done without getting killed. Gianna and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 A little late to the party 😖 My score (so far) is 56,600! Hopefully I'll be able to improve it before the 15th! Sabertooth, Justin, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 That's a good score. But keep in mind: Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST October 14, 2020 Sabertooth, Justin and Gianna 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianna Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 41 minutes ago, RickR said: That's a good score. But keep in mind: Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST October 14, 2020 AH! yes, I have one day 😖 Justin, Sabertooth and HDN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 These go by so fast! I just get into a game and it's time to move on. I feel like I could keep playing Moon Patrol, Star Fox, Alex Kidd and others. Gianna, Sabertooth and HDN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Justin said: I just figured that out yesterday! Hit the door with the hammer and they open for a few seconds. The bad guys chasing you will get sucked into the door and you’ll see their silhouettes stuck “behind the scenes”. This gives you a little time to get some wrecking work done without getting killed. Does it work on Spike as well? Because that SOB is a menace! Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 73800 Edited October 14, 2020 by Atari Creep Gianna, HDN, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 81900 Justin 1 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Last one. 96500 is the best I can do. Justin, Sabertooth, nosweargamer and 2 others 5 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justin Posted October 15, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Congratulations Sabertooth! Congratulations to @Sabertooth for becoming our Wrecking Crew Champion! I hope everyone here had a great time discovering Wrecking Crew on NES and how to win at this game. I've been curious about Wrecking Crew for years, but never understood the game until now. It just felt like a smash-em-up game of destruction. No jump, no Princess, no Donkey Kong, why are we even here? Turns out it's an amazing puzzle-platformer with some charm. I played halfway through this challenge before I even figured out how the doors worked! I'm glad this game turned out to be a hit. We had another huge turnout for this Challenge, you guys have been showing up lately and it's been a lot of fun to play with all of you here! @Sabertooth is our champion this challenge, taking the top spot on the scoreboard at 1st Place with 167,300 points. @RickR brought his A-Game and wasn't far behind to claim 2nd Place on the scoreboard with 152,300 Points. @btbfilms76 took a deep dive into Wrecking Crew scoring an impressive 141,600 points to take 3rd Place. @Dinobot711 @RadioPoultry @HDN @nosweargamer @Justin @James Campbell Jr. @MaliciousCarp @Atari Creep @TrekMD @Atari 5200 Guy @LinkYoungPS and @Gianna round out the board all with their best scores! Congratulations to @Sabertooth for his big win, and as always I'd like to encourage Sabertooth to post his new high score on the Scoreboard, and let's make sure this Challenge continues on! Also, to keep a running list of who's entered into BTB's Atari 7800 Paddle Controllers Giveaway Contest, so far the following Members have asked to be entered and are permanently enrolled through the rest of the contest: @RickR @Sabertooth @nosweargamer @TrekMD @socrates63. If you don't see your name listed and would like to enter to win the pair of 7800 Paddle Controllers, be sure to say "Hey BTB, enter me to win!" when posting your next high score! NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge will be for the Atari 2600! Be there! Atari Creep, Dinobot711, socrates63 and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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