High Score Challenge - S20 - R10 - Felix and the Weevils

[KarateEd]

Stardot high score challenge
Season Twenty: Round 10
Felix and the Weevils chosen by FourthStone

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RULES
Round Ten starts at 9pm on Monday the 10th of July and ends at 9pm on Monday the 24th of July
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=2378
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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.

Hmmmm..Weevils, Felix & us...What could possibly go wrong?....Ed ...........
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[fwibbler]

Didn't know this was by Acornsoft. Always thought it was a MicroPower game.
Here's my first quick crack at it.

[KarateEd]

Guess I'll post my very feeble score too Fwibbler.....

[MatthewThompson]

Didn't know this was by Acornsoft. Always thought it was a MicroPower game.
Here's my first quick crack at it.

Definitely not an Acornsoft release, it was a Micro Power title , maybe it was sent to Acornsoft also but they declined, anyone know ?

[FourthStone]

Tricky platformer with some interesting challenges.

Score: 7200

[MatthewThompson]

Didn't know this was by Acornsoft. Always thought it was a MicroPower game.
Here's my first quick crack at it.

Definitely not an Acornsoft release, it was a Micro Power title , maybe it was sent to Acornsoft also but they declined, anyone know ?

http://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=2378

Answers the question, Acornsoft rejected it. Micro Power published it.

[MatthewThompson]

Starter score,

[Rod C]

No instructions, just control keys! I found it helpful to look at the Evil Weevils version which does have some explanations. Turns out I was spraying the weevils with oxygen which didn't help me get to the next level at all!

Guess I'll post my very feeble score too Fwibbler.....

Trying to catch you, Ed.

[KarateEd]

You may have to go a bit further for that Fwibbler......

[KarateEd]

And even further.....

[Rod C]

And even further.....

Yep, got it!

[KarateEd]

Back to you Rod......and a bit further....

[KarateEd]

It took a really long time to get the next 400 points.......

[KarateEd]

And a bit further.....still stuck on level 4. Came maddingly close to getting through it but......no.....

[KarateEd]

High Score Tables Updated

[chrisn]

I'm also stuck at level 4... 18900

[FourthStone]

A bit further, made it level 4 but didn't last very long...

Score: 13000

[Venger]

I got to level 5, where the game resets to level 1 but with much faster weevils. It's one of those games (much like Felix in the Factory) where there's not much scope to get very far before it gets impossibly difficult.

[KarateEd]

Ok, so wraps around after 4 levels. You get more worms, they are faster so you have to be on your toes (or your fingers). Almost caught you Chrisn....and of course, Venger now is in so we're all doomed.......

[Venger]

Ok, so wraps around after 4 levels. You get more worms, they are faster so you have to be on your toes (or your fingers). Almost caught you Chrisn....and of course, Venger now is in so we're all doomed.......

Felix-8.png

I'm not sure that there's much chance of me getting more than this, to be honest, due to the nature of the game. I bought another 6 games in the Steam sale so I'll probably be occupied with them too. I'm burning through games at a rate of knots lately.

[KarateEd]

Ok, so wraps around after 4 levels. You get more worms, they are faster so you have to be on your toes (or your fingers). Almost caught you Chrisn....and of course, Venger now is in so we're all doomed.......

Felix-8.png

I'm not sure that there's much chance of me getting more than this, to be honest, due to the nature of the game. I bought another 6 games in the Steam sale so I'll probably be occupied with them too. I'm burning through games at a rate of knots lately.

But before you go solo, would you kindly pick a game for us for the Champ round and just send it to me in the private messages please?

Thanks Venger......

[Venger]

Ok, so wraps around after 4 levels. You get more worms, they are faster so you have to be on your toes (or your fingers). Almost caught you Chrisn....and of course, Venger now is in so we're all doomed.......

Felix-8.png

I'm not sure that there's much chance of me getting more than this, to be honest, due to the nature of the game. I bought another 6 games in the Steam sale so I'll probably be occupied with them too. I'm burning through games at a rate of knots lately.

But before you go solo, would you kindly pick a game for us for the Champ round and just send it to me in the private messages please?

Thanks Venger......

No peoblem, Ed. I'll have a little think and get back to you in the next few days .

[MatthewThompson]

A slight increase.

[MatthewThompson]

Much better score, got to level 5 - as already said, it just loops back round , and is just speeded up where the weevils are zooming about everywhere and becomes impossible to do anything.

[Rod C]

Yikes, level 4 keeps you on your toes!

[KarateEd]

Finally got to the 5th level again and broke 20k....probably done for me.....

[KarateEd]

Ok, so I played this morning and got a better score.....I genuinely like this game in spite of somewhat spotty collision detection.....like watching the sprit go right through the worm and nothing happens....except you die.

[maniacminer]

I've been playing this whilst minding three men digging a trench - their behaviour was much like bodybuilders looking at and orbiting around, the weights at the gym, whilst looking at themselves in the mirror and flexing except they were talking about football, women, price of fuel, migrants and oddly something about "Putin controlling all Bitcoin" - leaning on the machines telling me I can make "a killer cuppa"... well, time to close the laptop and Felix and The Weevils (after a screenshot) and go and admire their progress... (think 2001 and the bone flying through the air) I got past level 5 and yeah, too unfair to be worth replaying TBH. I know I want to keep at it and get a better score, but I just don't have time at the moment (apart from that chance to engage in non-productive work with my fellow creatures)

[chrisn]

I got to level 5 this time... My strategy to maximise the score is to always wait for the weevils to turn purple, but this means you have to be patient on level 1. Level 5 is just too fast for me, otherwise this is a really good game. My best so far: 24600

[fwibbler]

Wow! this game is tough for me.
I like it but I feel I'm crap at it!