Lemon Games Compo Edition 2004. Competition 1: THRUST!

Matt · Last edited by Matt on Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:36 pm; edited 5 times in total

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hannibal · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:26 am Post subject:

I guess I'll start by posting this probably mediocre score. Although the score only says 37700 I did score 44450 last night as well. I just thought that you could only see the score on the hicsocre table, so it wouldn't matter when I made the screenshot.

shteev · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:46 am Post subject:

Now, this is what it's all about! A first go indicates that my Thrust skills seemed to have survived the passing of the millenium somewhat intact:

92300 - lvl 11

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Jakuchu · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject:

Argh! My ship doesn't rotate clockwise. What to do?

hannibal · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:34 pm Post subject:

shteev wrote:

Now, this is what it's all about! A first go indicates that my Thrust skills seemed to have survived the passing of the millenium somewhat intact:

92300 - lvl 11

Arrgh!! BAN SHTEEV!! He IS a computer! Wink

Man, I have to work hard to get there.

MTR1975/FSP · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:37 pm Post subject:

Arrgggh! Why is this game so crap on a PC keyboard!?

If I was to play on my real C64, will you trust the scores I post, because I can't take screenshots??? Confused

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Matt · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject:

MTR1975/FSP wrote:

If I was to play on my real C64, will you trust the scores I post, because I can't take screenshots??? Confused

yup I will, dunno about the others tho' Cool

what are you waiting for? go play on yer real c64 now mate!!
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Apollyon · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject:

Uh, i see a fierce competition coming ahead Smile

MTR1975/FSP · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject:

Matt wrote:

MTR1975/FSP wrote:

If I was to play on my real C64, will you trust the scores I post, because I can't take screenshots??? Confused

yup I will, dunno about the others tho' Cool

what are you waiting for? go play on yer real c64 now mate!!

Thanx. I promise to be honest, of course! Smile

Hmm... also after I posted this, I noticed it probably has quite a lot to do with the fact that I've got a really crap, dying PC keyboard! Laughing

Ok, so. Game on! Smile

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hannibal · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:10 pm Post subject:

Sanitarium 83 wrote:

Argh! My ship doesn't rotate clockwise. What to do?

If you have the joystick controlled by a keyset, those keys won't function normally. Turn off the keyset and see if that changes anything.

I'll t(h)rust you too, MTR. Wink

merman · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject:

Sanitarium 83 wrote:

Argh! My ship doesn't rotate clockwise. What to do?

Be a real man. Use the keys. No, not the keys pretending to be a joystick. A and S, Space tractor/shield, shift to thrust (oo-err) and return to fire.

I've been warming up, playing a few games of the Thruster remake by Guildhall/Kooldog. Well worth a look.
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Kusarigama · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 1:53 pm Post subject:

Aaaaaaargh! Keyboard sucks! When I'll be able to score more then 2'000 I'll post a screenshot.
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SLF · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 2:34 pm Post subject:

16,600 for now Razz

(yes I know I said I was backing off, but this is too a good game to resist, even with a broken finger as I am. Never had it back then, one of my favourite emu discoveries, although I'm not any good at it).
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Squonk · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 4:33 pm Post subject:

oh boy, without joytick this game is a nightmare for me....... it's really not my habit to play this way.

I don't think I will make it very far......... next time I will vote for impossible mission since this one is a real joystick game Wink

Shteev.................. please, go in holliday, you seem tired, no ? Twisted Evil

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hannibal · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:29 am Post subject:

A little better...60500 (no screenshot....it saved it allright, but I can't open it?!? I'm using CCS. Has anyone tried that too?)

I discovered that the green ring works as a shield which made it a little easier... Cool

For those who haven't peeked ahead in trainermode, look forward to a surprise after round 6 that makes the game a lot harder!!

jt-3d · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:37 am Post subject:

-edit- Finally broke my old one. 35750

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Kusarigama · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:36 pm Post subject:

Shteev, your leadership is in danger

My score: 6950 :oops:
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Apollyon · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:12 pm Post subject:

Warning, spoiler ahead!

I am with SLF, Thrust is my favourite emu discovery! I played it briefly when i was younger and remember i hated it Smile

But nowadays i realize what a fine game it is. Even managed to beat my 1,5 year old highscore. I am at 69150 now and reached level 8 i think. Will need lots of further training on reverse gravity mode to reach shteev's score.

Apollyon · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:35 pm Post subject:

Hm, seems not everyone is so familiar with all you can do in the game. So here some tips:

When you press space you can collect fuel and the pod but at the same time you are also shielded from the ground turret shots. It is of good use when you enter some tricky parts shielded and then blow away the turrets when you are in a safer position. Dont overdo the shielding though because it costs fuel.

Seen that little factory located on the surface of each planet (at least in the first few levels)? You can blow it up too! When you shoot at it it will stop to blow that green pixel smoke out of its chimney. As long as it is inactive the turrets dont shoot at you. Not so useful though because most dangerous turrets are far away and the pause only lasts a few seconds. Give the factory a few more shots and after a countdown it will blow up the whole planet! If you manage to escape to orbit with the pod before the countdown reaches 0 you will get a nice bonus, if not you will get zero points!

Dont give up too soon. If you play a bit longer you will grow accostumed to the (keyboard) controls and you will also develop a feeling for the gravity and the effect of the attached pod.

hannibal · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:25 pm Post subject:

Nice tip there Apollyon. I'm at level 8 as well and couldn't figure out how your score could be 9000 higher than mine. So now I'm gonna blow up some factories!!

As mentioned earlier, I can recommend new players who think the keboard control sucks to program the joystick. This is how my joystick works:
Up: fire
Left, right: Turn
Down: Shield/pick up
Fire: Thrust

SLF · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:40 am Post subject:

Slight improvement:
27,150 (lvl 4)

I must say that I'm more admired by how the game is conceived and executed than actually excited in playing it Rolling Eyes

@Kusarigama: OT: isn't the 4th weapon in Ninja Spirit a Kusari-gama?
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Kusarigama · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject:

SLF wrote:

@Kusarigama: OT: isn't the 4th weapon in Ninja Spirit a Kusari-gama?

Right! Also one of the bosses in Dragon Ninja wields a kusarigama. I don't remember the exact level (4? 5? 6?), but he's the one at the end of the train.
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Antares · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject:

Insanely addictive game! Shocked

Will post a screenshot as soon as I achieve a decent score...
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Apollyon · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:07 pm Post subject:

Shteev: any tips on navigating that Klystron Pod out of the third reverse grav level? I am getting there without too much hassle but i simply loose control when i attach the pod and there are so many corners to navigate around Sad

hannibal · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:14 pm Post subject:

Apollyon wrote:

Shteev: any tips on navigating that Klystron Pod out of the third reverse grav level? I am getting there without too much hassle but i simply loose control when i attach the pod and there are so many corners to navigate around Sad

Me too. I have spent about 2 hours practicing this on lvl 8 and 9 and I still can't control it. The increment of difficulty from gravity to reverse is way too big, IMHO.