High Score Challenge Season 15 - Rd 2 - Creepy Cave

[KarateEd]

Stardot high score challenge
Season Fifteen: Round Two
Creepy Cave by Venger

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RULES
Round One starts at 9pm on Monday the 11th of January and ends at 9pm on Monday the 25th of January
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=652
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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=21057

Thanks to Galax for the Mode 7 fonts.

More platforming fun to be had though in a 'Creepy' sort of way.......

[FourthStone]

Don't mind this one once getting used to the controls and collision quirks.

Starer Score: 130040

[KarateEd]

Well, I remember this game from before.....amazing how rusty a person gets after not playing it for a few seasons.

[klintworth]

This is new to me - what a contrast to Elementum!

[Rod C]

New one for me too. Interesting scoring system.

[Venger]

I'll put this in as my initial entry. I used to have this on the Electron back in the day. It wasn't a bad game for only £1.99 to be fair. I'm sure I used to be able to score at least a few million on it so I'm way down at the moment

[MatthewThompson]

First attempt at this one after many years. Nice little game, not sure why a ghost would need a front door key but there you go!

[Venger]

That's a bit more like it. As, I recall, the Electron version wasn't as fast as this one (no surprise there). Still slightly below a million though. This game is all about the bonuses...

[Venger]

Starting to get the touch now after a few goes. A few silly mistakes near the end of the first level (scene 17 or 18) cost me dear with the bonuses though .

[MatthewThompson]

I bit better - I really hate the start of level 5 - that is so tight to get through.

[MatthewThompson]

Very slight improvement, can get to level 5 no lives lost every time, then it's pot luck if I get through it or not. definitely the hardest part of the game for me, get past that easily get to level 12-13 + each time.

[MartinH]

First go:

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The jumping is waaaaaaay too floaty for my taste and losing lives by falling through walls seems rather gitish. Other than that, it's ok!

[FourthStone]

Best I can manage for today, must focus

Score: 311445

[MatthewThompson]

Best score so far .

[KarateEd]

Meh.....

[klintworth]

[KarateEd]

Meh +1

[MartinH]

This is growing on me:

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[MartinH]

And better again:

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[Venger]

A bit of an increase and a jump to level 3 (which is insanely fast!).

I may put it up on YouTube later as I had a perfect 1st level (no deaths and a final bonus of 52000 per cross). I think I may leave it at that, unless someone approaches the 2 million mark, as I don't think I'll be able to do that much better due to the speed of level 3.

[MartinH]

After a couple of abortive attempts, then two reasonable runs:

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[fwibbler]

Looks like me and Klintworth will have to battle it out for last place then.

[FourthStone]

A little higher, need to practice the later levels

Score: 386400

[Rod C]

First attempt at this one after many years. Nice little game, not sure why a ghost would need a front door key but there you go!

Obviously to lure people to their doom but the question is: Why does Dirk want to take the crosses from the graves of past victims?

Got a boost up at 6.

120,415

[Venger]

First attempt at this one after many years. Nice little game, not sure why a ghost would need a front door key but there you go!

Obviously to lure people to their doom but the question is: Why does Dirk want to take the crosses from the graves of past victims?

Got a boost up at 6.

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I always thought that the crosses were there because they're supposed to provide protection from ghosts, ghoulies and "things that go bump in the night".

[FourthStone]

Another step up, no where near my previous comp score yet.

Score: 765860

[Rod C]

First attempt at this one after many years. Nice little game, not sure why a ghost would need a front door key but there you go!

Obviously to lure people to their doom but the question is: Why does Dirk want to take the crosses from the graves of past victims?

Got a boost up at 6.

120,415
120415.JPG

I always thought that the crosses were there because they're supposed to provide protection from ghosts, ghoulies and "things that go bump in the night".

Ahh! That makes sense, compleetely logical. Except that it doesn't seem to work for me!

I got bunches of those crosses when I made it to scene 6 without mishap but lost all my lives one after another in the excitement. Now I'll have to find out how much further I need to go to get a score improvement.

[MatthewThompson]

My best score so far got to scene 19/Level 1 , but ironically was a really bad game as lost 3 lives on about level 7 is a moment of madness, so potentially this score could of been a lot higher.

[fwibbler]

Starting to improve a bit now.
I remember buying this bitd and being very frustrated with it. The feeling hasn't changed much...

[FourthStone]

Cracked 1 mil, hunting for that lucky run to maximise the bonus

Score: 1208290