Games Compo 2005 - Round 3 - Boulder Dash

Firefox · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject:

Agent Cooper wrote:

2100

Aaaaaaaaaaaargh where is that mof magic wall

Luckily the "growing wall" wasn't known in Boulder Dash 1. Wink

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shteev · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:03 pm Post subject:

Keep losing random lives all over the shop, but here's an improvement:

K2 - 12279

I love this game, but not having to play it through from the beginning. I tend to chop and change my start levels a lot when practicing.
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phlucas · Newbie Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 39

Well, I did beat N1, but more out of chance than systematically. Died in C2.

shteev · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject:

phlucas wrote:

I can't figure out at all how to tackle N. Any tips on how to do it? I assume I have to lure the boulder-guards to run into circles in the upper part before using the boulders to crush the butterflies in the lower part, letting them out one by one from below; is this a correct strategy?

Sounds fine. What I do is release all 6 fireflies at once, by clearing some space under the boulders, and then lead them over to the right hand side of the level and encourage them all to swarm round in a big loop (or a few small ones). Then I can dispose of the butterflies at my leisure, and I don't get confused by the two types of enemy following different walls.
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shteev · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:46 pm Post subject:

One whole level further, but a goodly amount more efficient and so a whole bunch more score:

L2 - 15268

Mental note to self: 2 games of this in one day is too many...
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Apollyon · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:07 pm Post subject:

2021

E/1

TNT · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject:

shteev wrote:

Mental note to self: 2 games of this in one day is too many...

Nooooo-oooo! That's not possible! Play until you get the game into your dreams - and I'm not talking about wimpy stuff like nightmares about being crushed. In true Boulder Dash dream every boulder and diamond always falls to the left from top of another if it has choice! (You all have noticed this, haven't you? Smile

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(Ok, Mrs. Firefox may share your opinion)

NYCeguy24 · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject:

A nice improvement. Keep getting to level L but can't figure out how to use the fireflies to break in correctly to get the rest of the diamonds.

Current Score: 5238

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runstop · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:50 am Post subject:

As much as I like this game, I'm not sure if I have the patience Evil or Very Mad

Thunderer · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:40 am Post subject:

A (more than a) slight improvement by me too:

3,945
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jt-3d · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject:

Well, I hate to keep posting these improved scores each time but when you're as old and fat as I am, you could drop dead at any time so...3765

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Thunderer · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject:

You flooder!!!!!!! Wink

Keep on flooding bro!

shteev · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

Quite hard that K3.

24,171
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Antares · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:07 pm Post subject:

I'm starting to get the hang of it...

2347
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Aliens · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:

I can't beat third level! (smiley crying).

I'll keep trying. My First screenshoot will be with the third level surpassed Wink

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jt-3d · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:12 am Post subject:

Yeah, that one was a bitch to figure out. And you can get trapped easily. I played and played that thing to figure out how to get through it. Fortunately that was back in the day so I didn't have much trouble with it in the compo. Basically I go down then right then back up the center and then down the right side.

Now I'm at a level (J?) that I have completely forgotten how to get through. I figured it out before but that was a long time ago - without save states Shocked

! Now to make me a save and figure that thing out.
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Firefox · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:21 am Post subject:

Still have to post my 2nd improved score. Made one last week with around 15'000 points, but I forgot to make a screenshot. Another highscore will follow possibly on Friday. Hope to beat the score from Shteev Wink

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Nori · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:47 am Post subject:

3036

TommyE · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject:

New improved score: 2703

jt-3d · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:54 am Post subject:

*sigh* Four Rockfords on level I, four stupid mistakes which killed my four Rockfords. Oh well 4274.

I think I'm suffering from boulder burnout.
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Firefox · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:28 am Post subject:

Think I also got stuck at last on this K3....

This is - possibly - my final score here

Firefox: 22'596

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shteev · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:

Made it past K3! Bought it on K4 instead Smile

The trick to K3 is to go immediately to the right, release the first firefly you come to, and use it to blow a hole in the diagonal wall, near the bottom. Use the dirt creatively around there, both to force the firefly next to the diagonal wall so you CAN blow a hole in it, and to stop all the boulders above it falling to the bottom of it, blocking your way to the exit.

K4 is a little easier, but there's still a tricky bit... getting the boulder in the bottom left hand corner. You need to blow up a firefly near there and take out a few of the boulders.

This may well be my last score, too... especially now I've started playing Boulderdash 2 for variety.
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phlucas · Newbie Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 39

OK, that's my last one. Died in L2, 12512 points.

LogicDeLuxe · Groupie in Training Joined: 25 May 2002 Posts: 122

This time on a real C64: 34983. A/1 - O/4.

Agent Cooper · Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Black lodge

4735 sent a screenshot to Matt.
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