Lemon Games Compo #3: Buggy Boy

Firefox · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2003 9:07 pm Post subject:

Finally I was able to improve my highscore. But I still didn't break the 100'000-line....anyway, here is my result on offroad

92040 Points
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Roberto · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 8:43 am Post subject:

i'VE moved from Offroad to West course and here's the results:

103.330

I think it's my best since i've completed the race without any car accident. I don't know how i could do something bettere here.

(please note, this pic overwrite the previous one)

SLF · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 9:04 am Post subject:

The challenge continues:

129,770

And I even crashed twice Shocked

http://spazioinwind.libero.it/cabi/bgbyboc.gif

EDIT At last I figured out how to post images! (It will be a big relief for you, Matt Wink

Thank you so much for your patience so far)
Just COPY and PASTE the link in your browser and it should (hopefully) work.

@Roberto: catch more bonuses!
My rules to get a highscore are: 1) Never jump on logs as you lose control of the buggy for too long; 2) Catch the last right flag just before zones you know that contain many flags, so that you can finish the flags series twice or three times in a row; 3) Keep in mind that banners are worth 100, 250 or even 500 points each, while flags only 30; 4) Always get the three extra time banners each leg; 5) Take a lot of risks! 6) Try not to crash (would you have guessed that? Silly

)

I'm giving away those tactics following the honourable example of Studly in Rodland (I just hope that I don't end up in 5th or 6th position because of that!). Not that these hints aren't obvious, mind you...

EDIT Last obvious hint: always go at top speed (push the pedal to the metal!).
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Roberto · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 9:20 am Post subject:

Boçù wrote:

6) Try not to crash (would you have guessed that? Silly

)

....

Not that these hints aren't obvious, mind you...

Eh eh thanks for the suggestion, never considered the chance to avoid obstacles Smile

Seriously:
At first, my congrats for you score... really impressive (insomma, pensaci te a tenere in alto i colori dell'Italia Wink

)

1) i already follow this rule, i really hate all oil puddle! (somewhere i've read that jumping-oil will improve your fast, but this is definitively not true)
2) good one, i have to study it...
3) Right...
4) Here is the point i must improve, i miss some extra time bonuses especially in the last course.
5) Risk is my job Razz

thanks for the hints Smile

kurtbrian · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 12:46 pm Post subject:

best score yet

80000 something...will probably not post it here to avoid ridicule fromt he very skillfully players that are around here Laughing

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TommyE · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 1:01 pm Post subject:

I managed to improve from 103 350 to 103 940.
This was my last try on Buggy Boy!!!

Toggle · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 4:33 pm Post subject:

@Boçù: Wow... great score! Congrats for it! Shocked

I guess we're slowly but surely reaching the maximum!

Antares · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:16 pm Post subject:

I've managed to break the 100k mark! Still it's not a very high score (101,000 something...) so I'm going to try and improve it before posting a new screenshot.

Heh, after all, I'm enjoying the game... Wink

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Shocktrooper · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject:

Toggle wrote:

I guess we're slowly but surely reaching the maximum!

For me the biggest problem is that I know the places where I can improve my score, but that I then abort 15 or so games at that spot because I fail each time..

Studly · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 8:44 pm Post subject:

got a new score on offroad, 108540, doesnt raise me that much but i think it puts me up 1 spot. Smile

Antares · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:36 pm Post subject:

Getting better...

104700 - West

Easy to learn, difficult to master Wink

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Keir to the nth power · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:37 am Post subject:

My last post wasn't intended to be an official score submission but thanks anyway! I been practicing on West and I'm nearing the 100k barrier. I just need to finish that 5th lap and I'll have it, but I can't seem to make it. Here's my current high score:

FrenkieB · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 8:08 am Post subject:

Boçù wrote:

Eggs? Maybe you mean footballs?

Does anybody knows what these footballs do?
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Shocktrooper · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 11:49 am Post subject:

FrenkieB wrote:

Boçù wrote:

Eggs? Maybe you mean footballs?

Does anybody knows what these footballs do?

They give a larger bonus, according to the docs.. I'd say about 1500 to 2000 points. Maybe someone knows the exact amount of points?

Matt · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 11:54 am Post subject:

last week of the compo has started!

keep on playing lads!
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Thunderer · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:09 pm Post subject:

Matt wrote:

last week of the compo has started!

keep on playing lads!

Matt, we demand you participate!!!
Wink

Robert Yaw · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:14 pm Post subject:

(115870 - ROB - West - One Very Sore Thumb)

Matt · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:14 pm Post subject:

Thunderer wrote:

Matt wrote:

last week of the compo has started!

keep on playing lads!

Matt, we demand you participate!!!
Wink

I know I know Very Happy

but I'm soooo extremely bad at playing buggy boy.
maybe I should give it a try anyway, afterall, I have one week left until the deadline haven't I? Cool

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Muttley · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject:

Boçù wrote:

Muttley wrote:

<Homer> MMmm. Compelicious </Homer>

/me wonders if he has enough time to play c64 games over here as well as running the Llamasoft Lleague...

Explains why Matt only got 22nd place last season if he's been spending all his gaming energies over here though! Wink

Muttley

Hey Muttley,
nice to see you here! I didn't know you were a Lemon member (and you also joined before me!).

Cheers mate! Smile

I only have the time to lurk here most of the time unfortunately. Sad

Boçù wrote:

The Llamasoft Lleague is great, and also the scores site... pity you are not c64 only devotees like we are Wink

(and this prevents me from participating, together with the lack of time).

But we are tougher harder cooler and fluffier (well perhaps not this) than you Twisted Evil

See you on the Scorelord's page Wink

EDIT or join this challenge... if you dare Very Happy

Thanks for the kind comments. Smile

The Lleague is more pure retro-gaming than platform specific (although it started as MAME only). The more c64 games the better though, in fact we've just finished playing Uridium+.

I shall attempt to get a Buggy Boy score in before the end of play (if I haven't missed it already). Never played this on my c64.

Muttley

Thunderer · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:54 pm Post subject:

My score for the day: 120,000. Well almost. 119,970 and I still feel that I can improve.

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Matt · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 2:18 pm Post subject:

Muttley wrote:

<Homer> MMmm. Compelicious </Homer>

/me wonders if he has enough time to play c64 games over here as well as running the Llamasoft Lleague...

Explains why Matt only got 22nd place last season if he's been spending all his gaming energies over here though! Wink

Muttley

but even at this forum I'm utterly crap at playing games! Shocked

well last year I was sooo excited about the llamasoft league! that's why I started off this lemon games compo and I'm more than happy to see all them people contribute!
cheers muttley Wink

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SLF · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 2:20 pm Post subject:

I don't think I can do any better than this:

130,300 (West)

http://spazioinwind.libero.it/cabi/bgbyboc2.gif

COPY and PASTE the link if you wanna see the screen grab.

@Muttley

You're welcome! The newly designed llamascores is even better than before.

I know about Uridium+ as I sometimes have a look at what's going on over there. In fact I now have grown the desire to play that and Iridis Alpha! Cool

(Not that I can even approach Sickboy's scores. Or MayhemUK for that matter Wink

). Sooner or later we'll have these games here I hope...

I'm not registered over there, though, as this forum and c64 league sucks all my "computer" time...

Shame on you for not playing Buggy Boy before (ask Gordon something about it Wink

). Damned fine conversion! Weren't you a Zzap!64 reader at the time?
Mind you, I should shut up as I missed nearly all the games pre-1987 and after-1990... until now Very Happy

See you!

PS And...ahem...(shameless ad) feel free to put your c64 top 10 games in the sticky topic about the Lemon Forum top list... you could also tell moobaa and other c64ers if they want to contribute...
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Matt · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 2:52 pm Post subject:

there's this feature at the llamasoft forum to post pictures much more easier than here. I'm sure the webmaster could change that easily!
kim?
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kurtbrian · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 4:16 pm Post subject:

95070, although its not anyway near the best I might just get in at one of the lowest positions...

Wonder why my screen grabs gets all weird in the colors though...

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Queen Frostine · Groupie Joined: 31 Aug 2002 Posts: 201 Location: England

After much frustration, a good score on West: 112,850.