High Score Challenge - S20 - R04 - Chuckie Egg

[KarateEd]

I tried, I died

got just over 8000 points

Well, try again and get a better score. You can do it. And any score you get, please post a screen shot so we can verify your score and post it on the score sheet.

Thanks LoveBug......

[MatthewThompson]

Managed to improve my score - but Level 32 is a killer, virtually all lives went on this one.

[MatthewThompson]

A bit better - still Level 32 though - lost too many lives on some earlier levels - not lost them would have had enough to get through it I think.

[egrath]

This is a hell of a game, and i'm most probably the worst player ever in it
Hanging at level 3, working on timing the elevator to not fall into the hole.

[FourthStone]

Slight boost for me, well done on the bigger scores

Score: 238610

[MillieTD83]

First attempt. Had many accidents on level 3 involving the lift and gravity.

[Rod C]

A little better. Maybe next time I won't make so many silly mistakes.

[KarateEd]

A bit better, almost back to my last best score.....

[KarateEd]

Getting close to my previous best....a bit at a time.......

[Rod C]

Well, duck me! I nearly got through level 9 but a certain little birdie didn't want it to happen.

[Rod C]

Making a bit more progress.

[MatthewThompson]

A very small increase, but this will be as far as I get now, unless I can figure out Level 32 .

[Venger]

I remember seeing D Anderson's score in the Elbug high score list and thinking he must be making it up!

It'd be interesting to see the rest of that list, that's cut off in the photo. I know I've beaten a few of the Acornsoft game scores quoted and the Blagger score too.

[tnash]

It'd be interesting to see the rest of that list, that's cut off in the photo. I know I've beaten a few of the Acornsoft game scores quoted and the Blagger score too.

Here you go...

[Venger]

It'd be interesting to see the rest of that list, that's cut off in the photo. I know I've beaten a few of the Acornsoft game scores quoted and the Blagger score too.

Here you go... 20230422_222453.jpg
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Thanks for that . A lot of the games I haven't played as they seem to be Elbug exclusives, along with other games that I never owned at the time. The score that shocks me the most is the Killer Gorilla one. That game relies a lot on luck with the fireballs on the 50m level, and none of us got much over 80K. I'm also surprised at the low scores on Frenzy.

[FourthStone]

Another slight increase, it's very challenging on the levels with both the duck and the other birds but getting closer to finishing 24, which I assume the next 8 levels are not so bad with just the duck

Score: 269240

[tnash]

Thanks for that . A lot of the games I haven't played as they seem to be Elbug exclusives, along with other games that I never owned at the time. The score that shocks me the most is the Killer Gorilla one. That game relies a lot on luck with the fireballs on the 50m level, and none of us got much over 80K. I'm also surprised at the low scores on Frenzy.

this is Elbug magazine, so these will be the Electron versions of the games. I wonder if there some subtle differences from the BBC version that make Frenzy harder and Killer Gorilla easier? I don't know either game well enough.

[Venger]

I grew up with the Electron, it's only now that I'm playing the BBC versions of games. The only difference, usually, is in the speed (the Electron versions being slower due to the limitations of the machine compared to the Beeb). I had both Killer Gorilla and Frenzy on the Electron and I don't remember them being easier (or more difficult in Frenzy's case) than the BBC versions.

[MatthewThompson]

Finally passed Level 32 and new high score, the game speeds up this time round but I don't think it makes it any harder because of it.

[MatthewThompson]

Managed to better my score.

[MatthewThompson]

Thanks for that . A lot of the games I haven't played as they seem to be Elbug exclusives, along with other games that I never owned at the time. The score that shocks me the most is the Killer Gorilla one. That game relies a lot on luck with the fireballs on the 50m level, and none of us got much over 80K. I'm also surprised at the low scores on Frenzy.

this is Elbug magazine, so these will be the Electron versions of the games. I wonder if there some subtle differences from the BBC version that make Frenzy harder and Killer Gorilla easier? I don't know either game well enough.

The only difference I can remember between the 2 versions is that the birds are blue on the BBC version (as they are on the Spectrum version) and purple on the Electron version, other than that , noises and level layout were exactly the same.

[Rod C]

Reached level 14 but suddenly got rattled.

[sydney]

I grew up with the Electron, it's only now that I'm playing the BBC versions of games. The only difference, usually, is in the speed (the Electron versions being slower due to the limitations of the machine compared to the Beeb). I had both Killer Gorilla and Frenzy on the Electron and I don't remember them being easier (or more difficult in Frenzy's case) than the BBC versions.

I too had an electron as a kid but I have definitely noticed differences in many games including Frenzy. So as to not take this thread off topic I'll post my thoughts in a new thread here: viewtopic.php?p=391275#p391275

[MatthewThompson]

A little bit higher - up to Level 40 now.

[MatthewThompson]

New high score , up to Level 54 now.

[KarateEd]

Only slightly better.....

[fwibbler]

I've managed to miss the first few challenges, but here's my first go at this one.
I remember taking one look at this game bitd and thinking what a simple and naff looking game it was and not even giving it a try.
Had no idea what I was missing!
Anyway, here's my first attempt at it (for this round).

[klintworth]

Slight improvement!

[KarateEd]

I used to be able to go through the first 8 without losing a life. Seems I'm getting older and more feeble....sigh....

[fwibbler]

Wow, had a few more goes and managed to get to the levels where the Duck is released this morning.