High Score Challenge - S20 - R06 - Galaforce2

[KarateEd]

Stardot high score challenge
Season Twenty: Round 06
Galaforce2 chosen by Venger

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RULES
Round Six starts at 9pm on Monday the 15th of May and ends at 9pm on Monday the 29th of May
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=692
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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

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Link to Overall High Score Table...http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=26514

Thanks to Galax for the Mode 7 fonts.

[bIt's quite possible that some aliens could have vengeful ideas about us....let's get 'em!!!.........Ed ...........[/b]
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[klintworth]

So fast ……. and so smooth! A classic!

[FourthStone]

A not great starter for me.

Score: 43080

[Rod C]

Great game!

[KarateEd]

Not great for me either but it's sure a nicely programmed game.......

[MatthewThompson]

A starter score - great game - not sure why it confined to a PIAS compilation instead of a full release.

The PC remake is brilliant, as are the mobile phone versions, worth a look.

[KarateEd]

A little bump up....

What is a PIAS compilation, what does that mean?

[MatthewThompson]

A little bump up....

What is a PIAS compilation, what does that mean?

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PIAS = Play It Again Sam , Galaforce 2 appeared on number 6.

[klintworth]

[MatthewThompson]

New high score.

[Venger]

First couple of goes from me. I forgot how devastating some of the "power ups" can be. I really wouldn't be able to keep track of what ones do what because there are so many of them flying around. I did get an extra life, but I also got reversed controls (which, surprisingly didn't hinder me too much).

[FourthStone]

First couple of goes from me. I forgot how devastating some of the "power ups" can be. I really wouldn't be able to keep track of what ones do what because there are so many of them flying around. I did get an extra life, but I also got reversed controls (which, surprisingly didn't hinder me too much).

I was going to ask about powerups, are they the boxes that fly down that I shoot as quickly as possible? I'm guessing I need to move the ship around to catch them instead?

[Venger]

First couple of goes from me. I forgot how devastating some of the "power ups" can be. I really wouldn't be able to keep track of what ones do what because there are so many of them flying around. I did get an extra life, but I also got reversed controls (which, surprisingly didn't hinder me too much).

I was going to ask about powerups, are they the boxes that fly down that I shoot as quickly as possible? I'm guessing I need to move the ship around to catch them instead?

2 shots to collect or just fly into them. Only problem is that not all of them are useful. I think that one can even kill you.

[klintworth]

Bump!

[Venger]

This game definitely isn't as hard as the first outing. I got to level 32 after 5 or so goes. Level 16 is a bit of a tough one though.

[KarateEd]

A small increase....

[KarateEd]

A slightly better increase......

[maniacminer]

First couple of goes from me. I forgot how devastating some of the "power ups" can be. I really wouldn't be able to keep track of what ones do what because there are so many of them flying around. I did get an extra life, but I also got reversed controls (which, surprisingly didn't hinder me too much).

I was going to ask about powerups, are they the boxes that fly down that I shoot as quickly as possible? I'm guessing I need to move the ship around to catch them instead?

I have a vague memory that these aren't random, so once you know the order of the power-ups, you can avoid the death and slo-mo and concentrate of the fast firing and extra life power-ups

[Rod C]

Making progress.

[tnash]

Never played Galaforce2 before today, good fun and nice to see beeb games that work with the joystick too.

[egrath]

Currently my rank is around "INCOMPETENT PILOT"

[MatthewThompson]

A small increase.

[fwibbler]

Managed a reasonable first score on this one.
Hopefully I'll get the time to try and improve on it..

[fwibbler]

Finally got a bit of a decent score on this. (at least I'm at the top of the table )

[klintworth]

Small increase!

[chrisn]

My starter score ... 81790

[Rod C]

An improvement but it's hard to get a big breakthrough.

[klintworth]

[KarateEd]

Ok, got a little further.......

[Rod C]

Not a big breakthrough, but a bit of a breakthrough at least.

In another game I got a few waves further than this but with a lower score and discovered a nasty little surprise...

Trying to imprint it in my brain now!