High Score Challenge S11 - R2 - Arcadians

[KarateEd]

Stardot high score challenge
Season Eleven: Round Two
Arcadians by LeeW

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RULES
Round One starts at 9pm on Monday the 21st of January and ends at 9pm on Monday the 4th of February
The aim is to score as many points as possible
Post scores and screenshots/photographs in this thread
The rules are here
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DISK IMAGE
http://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=20
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INSTRUCTIONS


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SCORING
Points will be awarded using the following formula.
points = (YS / BS * 50) + ((NOP - YP + 1) * (50 / NOP))
YS = Your Score
BS = Best Score
NOP = Number of Players
YP = Your Position
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HIGH SCORE TABLE



Link to Overall High Score Table...http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=16309

Thanks to Galax for the Mode 7 fonts.

Another golden oldie, the realm where all shooters came from....Does this qualify as an 'Arc'?........

[sydney]

First go:

5080

[CMcDougall]

had this BITD on acornsoft hits vol2 tape, sure it went to disc no problem

a few goes got me 4,300

[KarateEd]

A small start...... 4,690

[Leew]

Half an hour and I got to level 4 with a score of 8130

had this BITD on acornsoft hits vol2 tape, sure it went to disc no problem

I think this was the first game I ever played on my Electron back in the 80's... Ahh, fond memories when games took 10 minutes to load off tape Although I must admit the little intro tune and sound effects are much better on the Beeb.

[richardtoohey]

5020 for starters ... first couple of waves are tame, but wave 3 leaves you nowhere to hide ...

[sydney]

Second go:

8440

[ctr]

I got to level 4 but only 4,840. I guess flying ones score more?

[CMcDougall]

guess flying ones score more?

yip :

another go 4,520 :

[JoolsH]

Our third time playing this one - it is a classic, though; and I won it last time so I'm not complaining

Still got a bit of a way to go to reach my previous score:

11,500

[JoolsH]

A bit better...

12,460

[FourthStone]

Struggling on this one... like last time we played it.

Have a question about play style, do people try to shoot everything as fast as possible and progress through levels? Or do you wait for everything to come down in formation and try to pick them off mid-flight for the higher unit score?

Either way, I can't seem to score above 4-5k... need to find time to have a concerted attempt.

[KarateEd]

@FS,

My method is to go as fast as possible and when the triple big formation comes, try to achieve that 800 score.

As you can see from my score, I am in the same boat as you, a sinking ship.

[FourthStone]

Low score but I managed to get the 800 bonus a couple of times.

Found a video that helped with my technique... slightly: https://youtu.be/0xtJrq-SpVs

Score: 4560

[KarateEd]

Yeh, now I remember why I didn't like this much....it's a nightmare game, mostly you need a ton of patience for it......

[KarateEd]

High Score Tables Updated......

[FourthStone]

Slight improvement, gets fast at level 3.

Score: 5770

[KarateEd]

Well, slowly getting a bit better score but it's a struggle..... 6,130 ......

[chrisn]

A good choice of game to play again. I beat my high score from last time... 10,640

[JoolsH]

Nooooo! I was having a fantastic game... completely in the zone, got to level 8, score of about 19,800, beating my scores from the last two times we played this. Game over, I do alt-enter to put it back in windowed mode for a screenshot, and the whole PC locks up solid

Sigh. I'll have to have another go then, but not right now.

[sydney]

Lost all my lives in about 30 seconds here. This game gets pretty brutal.

10370

[JoolsH]

Phew, got a better score anyway. My best ever score at this game, got to level 9.

20,280

[KarateEd]

Better on real hardware...... 10,760 ......

[Leew]

Phew, got a better score anyway. My best ever score at this game, got to level 9.
20,280

Well done JoolsH… That's an impressive score.

My new high score 11,120

[FourthStone]

Struggling with this one, can't seem to settle on an approach, got to level 5 this time by sheer luck more than strat.

Score: 8850

[M_Ron]

Can anyone help me remember the name of another space invaders, please?
You started off with a very small spaceship but after the first level you could dock with a larger one giving you more fire power, then after level 3 there was another docking station. Ring any bells?

[topcat96]

Can anyone help me remember the name of another space invaders, please?
You started off with a very small spaceship but after the first level you could dock with a larger one giving you more fire power, then after level 3 there was another docking station. Ring any bells?

Mooncresta ..?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7DkBdSSpkE

[KarateEd]

Arcadians5910.JPG

Can anyone help me remember the name of another space invaders, please?
You started off with a very small spaceship but after the first level you could dock with a larger one giving you more fire power, then after level 3 there was another docking station. Ring any bells?

It does ring a bell, don't think it's Mooncresta though, but, can't think of the name right now......the one I'm thinking of has really bright music and mode 2 style spaceship in it, does that make sense?

Just played Moon Cresta to be sure, and now I'm not sure. It could be Moon Cresta TopCat but also another one that I remember that played similarly but maybe a clone......

[dv8]

Star Striker from Superior Software ?

http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=123

[KarateEd]

Star Striker from Superior Software ?

http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=123

That's why I was confused....there are 2 of them and they are essentially the same game. Yup, think that's what I was thinking about.