Games Compo 2004 - round 12 - Rick Dangerous 2

shteev · Last edited by shteev on Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:35 pm; edited 6 times in total

FINAL ROUND - FIGHT!

Round 12 of the Lemon Games Competition 2004 begins, and the vote this month has thrust into the limelight the wild and wacky:
RICK DANGEROUS 2

RULES:

games compo starts now and will end the 26th of december

the aim of the game is to score as much points as possible.

post screenshots with your highest score in this thread.

don't cheat! - we know where you live!!! Cool

Remember that you can't complete the game properly if you don't start from level 1

EXTRAS:

if ya have the balls, check out The Scorelord pages!

SOME INSTRUCTIONS:

Press UP to jump.

Press UP and FIRE to shoot a 'flash'

Press DOWN and FIRE to drop a bomb where you stand

Press DOWN, FIRE and LEFT to slide a bomb along the floor to the left

Press DOWN, FIRE and RIGHT to slide a bomb along the floor to the right

Press FIRE, and LEFT/RIGHT to push a switch to the left or right of you

ANTI-SCORE WHORING REGULATIONS:
Owing to the possibility, in this game, of a player exploiting infinite, safe scoring loops:
No player will be allowed to submit a score from a game in which he/she purposely killed the same enemy more than once, or picked up the same item after it has respawned. Please note that this is in force for this round only.

REVIEW

read more about the game here.

QUESTIONS:

please check the Lemon Games Compo FAQ.

STANDINGS:

here you go!
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Apollyon · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject:

You forgot about the download link. Is there a Remember version? I am using the Onslaught Antique version and i am not sure if it displays the score after game over (but this might be because i died on the third screen or something already due to being so tired last night).

shteev · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:36 pm Post subject:

Apollyon wrote:

You forgot about the download link. Is there a Remember version?

Yeah I'm hunting around for a version right now. There is no Remember version; Gamebase links to the Onslaught Antiques one you're using. The title sequence of the game displays a high score table, so don't worry about your score vanishing after your game ends. Observe, it displays my impressive 6 screen or so score:

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Apollyon · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:00 pm Post subject:

You beat me to the first score! Here is mine, about two thirds into the 1st level:

It is nice that you cannot score whore in this game. If you lose a life none of the stuff you picked up so far and got points for will reappear.
Also, if you played HERO before be careful! I always have that urge to place a bomb, run away and then turn quickly towards it in order not to lose any time!

Thunderer · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject:

I got 4,190 but have no screenshot to prove.

I thought that the highscore mode would save my score, so I turned the emu off and turned it on again only to find a buggy scorecard. I don't know if is only me, but just to be on the safe side make a screenshot before switching the emulator or computer off.

hannibal · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject:

I'm in the lead! I'm in the lead! Very Happy

Shocktrooper · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject:

I don't have any kind of score yet, but I do have two other things some people might be interested in..

Here's a [url=http://members.lycos.nl/sfodb/rick dangerous 2 - instructions.pdf]PDF download for the instructions[/url]

And a [url=http://members.lycos.nl/sfodb/rick dangerous 2 - comic.pdf]PDF download for the comic[/url] that's with the original game

Aliens · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject:

I discovered a page with RD and RD2 maps online in internet (made by screenshots). Can I put this curious link? Laughing

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Jakuchu · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:45 am Post subject:

At least i can be in lead for a second: 9920

Thunderer · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:58 am Post subject:

Aliens wrote:

I discovered a page with RD and RD2 maps online in internet (made by screenshots). Can I put this curious link? Laughing

I see no reason as to why not!

Hotwheels · Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 11

Here's my first score. Level 1 is quite easy to learn, but I think that level 2 (the ice planet) is a lot harder - as it should be Smile

14590

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qazi · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject:

Well despite voicing my hatred of the trial and error nature of the Rick Dangerous games, TDP convinced me to have a go. After all, I'd be breaking tradition if I wasn't at the foot of the score list...

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Thunderer · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:50 pm Post subject:

And here is my score, which amazingly is higher than Shteev's Smile

9,260

Oh yeah it's a platformer, good voting guys. Twisted Evil

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merman · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:31 pm Post subject:

My first score is more error than trial:

9530

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Apollyon · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:33 pm Post subject:

Completed first level and got rather far in the second. I got even further in the try before but with less points. Level 1 i can complete rather easily but memory fails me on the second Smile

So here is my latest score: 17.110

@Aliens: sure post those maps, it will be easier to explain how to get past certain points.

Geenius · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject:

I'll let my hi score table name speak for me! Yuck

Apollyon · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject:

Got a bit further on level2:

20.090

NYCeguy24 · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject:

I can't get the game to work in either CCS64 (v2.0) or VICE (1.14). Confused

In CCS64 it loads up I get the title screen and can choose a level but no matter what level I choose it freezes after choosing the level. (I've waited 4 minutes and I doubt this game takes that long to load a level does it?)

In VICE the game freezes after the antiques intro screen.

Any ideas?
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Aliens · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject:

NYCeguy24 wrote:

I can't get the game to work in either CCS64 (v2.0) or VICE (1.14). Confused

Have you downloaded the "Onslaught Antiques" version? It works fine in CCS64 2.0.

About the maps:

http://www.deconstruction.f9.c...ckmaps.htm

Here you have the complete Rick Dangerous 2 maps. Note that these are the 16 bit version maps (16 bit levels are longer than 8 bit levels). The end of the level for the C64 version is marked by a grey star.

And exploring the links of this page, you could find a page with videos of all RD2 levels (videos of someone playing and finishing the levels). I won't use them, so don't use it Razz

but if you are very interested (and you don't find them), tell me Wink

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Apollyon · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:37 pm Post subject:

NYCeguy24 wrote:

I
In VICE the game freezes after the antiques intro screen.

Just turn on truedrive emulation. Then it will load properly.

shteev · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:03 am Post subject:

This one should keep you busy for a while:

28,750

Squished on level 4 as a result of not nearly enough practice. It's all a case of learny learny, tho, and it's nice that the game lets you start on different levels.

I reckon level 3 is easier than level 2, provided you go the right way...

What I don't like is how far back you get sprung every time you die. Makes me really appreciate H.E.R.O., which some of the time even removed the obstacle you died on so you could get on with your game.

Highest number of completely invisible deathtraps so far encountered on one screen: 3
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shteev · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:07 am Post subject:

Thunderer wrote:

Oh yeah it's a platformer, good voting guys. Twisted Evil

Yeah, FOUR of the last six games we've voted have been scrolly platform games... four and a half if you count Trailblazer!

Time for a little variety next month, perhaps?
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shteev · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject:

OK, I give up.... how do you get off the damn rocket cycle on level 4? I see a switch at the top left of the screen but I can't seem to press it.
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Thunderer · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:27 pm Post subject:

How do I get past the first ice-block in the 2nd stage ?

Kusarigama · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject:

How do i start the game?

Oh, well, never mind Razz

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