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Season 5, Week 9: Tales of the Arabian Nights, C64; D64 'TALESOAN_07735_02'
Topic Started: 12 Nov 2006, 12:08 PM (3,600 Views)
merman
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Retro Survival Ed
4000, got 3 letters on level 3, that means I should get a multiplier of 3 and 3/7 added on to my score next Wednesday fortnight (bank holiday in Scotland) and then dance backwards while reciting the Amiga cheat for New Zealand Story* dressed as a small aubergine...


* MOTHERFUCKINKIWIBASTARD if I remember correctly...





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SirClive
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Kaiserpc
Nov 17 2006, 12:23 AM
Finally finished it, and then promptly finished twice after this. Once you've worked out a way to finish each level it's not too difficult to finish it each time

How come you got a game ending screen and I didn't? Mine went straight to the high score table :(

Maybe thats why my score is so low :P
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Antiriad2097
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SirClive
Nov 17 2006, 04:29 AM
How come you got a game ending screen and I didn't? Mine went straight to the high score table :(

I'm guessing that its just down to a badly timed button press skipping the end screen before you've seen it. Everything else about the game is so bad that wouldn't surprise me.

[size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size]
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Elgin_McQueen
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Hmm, may have to play this again as Opa and Leezer are gonna catch me on the main table.
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
Managed to get past level 3 at last, but got a lower score than previously :(

I think I'm done with this game this week.

PS - If the scores stay the same, then TK421 will be uncatchable at the top! :o
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Elgin_McQueen
Nov 17 2006, 08:16 AM
Hmm, may have to play this again as Opa and Leezer are gonna catch me on the main table.

Please don't....
If you play again that means I'll have to play again :(

Anyone who has read my posts will know that I don't really like this game but I am glad it has been chosen and I hope others continue to pick games that they enjoyed from way back when and not just "classic arcade" titles that everyone has played before.
I have really enjoyed playing on the Spectrum and C64 this season and it brought back some of the spirit I used to have playing against my friends back in the day, even though when first picked I was very unsure about playing anything other than MAME. Glad to be wrong on this one.

This game could have been good but it is not. It has still given us a fantastic challenge this week, encouraged us all to help each other out and got a debate going over this and that. Surely that can only be a good thing..?

So Ant... Do we get an Oric game next season..? I never played on one of those :)
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Its not easy...
a.j.green
Nov 17 2006, 08:47 AM

I think I'm done with this game this week.


Having said that...

5325 - a massive improvement of 200 points! :D
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zaphod79
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BTW possible reasons for not getting the finish screen - not sure about everyone else but i normally turn off the speech since once you've heard it once it just takes up time) , so you *dont* get the screens between the different levels - so you may not get the 'completed' one either.
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merman
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Last go for me...

4450
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
Still going...

6950

Slowly, slowly, catchee monkey...
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I wish this monkey would die.
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is it classed as unsporting to 'accidently' lose a life 1m 25 secs into the 1m 30s duration of the 4th level?
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madroXounds
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Turned out nice again...
RIGHT, a bit of lunch then a proper bash at this damn game, i aint letting myself finish this near the bottom.
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tk421
Nov 17 2006, 01:43 PM
is it classed as unsporting to 'accidently' lose a life 1m 25 secs into the 1m 30s duration of the 4th level?

well there's a question. I think if you have finished the game (and have a screen shot to prove it) then this is a justified way to increase your score. Otherwise there's no way to improve. I have now finished the game with 3 lives and had a really low score.
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madroXounds
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Turned out nice again...
Just goes to show, have a day or 2 away from a game and when u come back for a fresh go at it u always seem to do alot better... at least thats how it works with me lol

9250

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zaphod79
Nov 17 2006, 11:41 AM
BTW possible reasons for not getting the finish screen - not sure about everyone else but i normally turn off the speech since once you've heard it once it just takes up time) , so you *dont* get the screens between the different levels - so you may not get the 'completed' one either.

You can turn off speech???? ARRRRRRRRRGGGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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merman
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Elgin_McQueen
Nov 17 2006, 04:04 PM
zaphod79
Nov 17 2006, 11:41 AM
BTW possible reasons for not getting the finish screen - not sure about everyone else but i normally turn off the speech since once you've heard it once it just takes up time) , so you *dont* get the screens between the different levels - so you may not get the 'completed' one either.

You can turn off speech???? ARRRRRRRRRGGGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Press F1 on the title screen to switch the music on and off, F3 to switch the speech on and off...
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zaphod79
Nov 17 2006, 11:41 AM
BTW possible reasons for not getting the finish screen - not sure about everyone else but i normally turn off the speech since once you've heard it once it just takes up time) , so you *dont* get the screens between the different levels - so you may not get the 'completed' one either.

That must be it as I turn off the speech too.
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Antiriad2097
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I just made it to level 2.

You all lied - it doesn't get any better :angry:

Not my best score by far, but I'm not playing this pish again:

1650
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4325
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Antiriad2097
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Only 1 day until the reprieve...

[size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size]
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SirClive
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How do you pick the game? Is it a random generator in your spreadsheet?
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necronom
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He uses an Oric, or some other retro computer :D
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RS200
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vroom vroom !
10725

Sorry, I died quite late on "night 4" which.. well is the reason for this "high" score. I wasn't leeching - I promise :lol:

Just as a test I selected infinite lives (of course that score is not the one I posted) but as I am working tomorrow and will have no more time to play today I just wanted to see just how hard the other levels were ... and you know - I did complete the game ... but it took me 46 lives to do it !!! ... I think that is testiment to just how good you guys are at it .... to complete this rock hard game with 4 lives is just incredible.


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Having massive ISP issues again, so this is the only post I'll be making this week:

3000

Not a huge fan of this one...
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16950

Struggling quite a bit on level 6
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25200

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18750
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So, i'm assuming all you guys are just gonna be leaching the final level then? Since there's no point in finishing it with lives left.
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In this instance, I'd say its a fair tactic. Needn't be the last level, you could risk it on an earlier one though you might not finish on the last life then...
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Elgin_McQueen
Nov 18 2006, 08:03 PM
So, i'm assuming all you guys are just gonna be leaching the final level then? Since there's no point in finishing it with lives left.

I've finished it with 4 lives twice now, and only had a score of around 13,000.
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tk421
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well done Kaiser i can't be rsed with this random game so you ngotme beat player :)
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Almost forgot to post. Here's my score from about 3 days ago:

3050

Crap game, btw ;)
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14450

Night 7 , got to this a few times and just cant make the jumps over the archer :-(

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Well, as much as I love the C64 - this has got to be one of the worst titles that could have been chosen!!!!!!

I played this as a nipper - and didn't have very fond memories of it at the start of this week!
But now we are at the end of the week, I HATE it even more.

Played it a few times - but found that getting to level 3 always ended up with a lower score than if I died on level one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


so my high score stays at a shit 2550 - twice! :angry:

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markopoloman
Nov 19 2006, 03:40 AM
so my high score stays at a shit 2550 - twice! :angry:

MPM, I've repeatedly scored that on my PSP too, but I give up, I refuse to play this again and don't have that score recorded so you win this week - I'm bottom of the heap so far with only a couple of hours to go.

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22175


The more I have played this game this week, the more I have actually enjoyed it. To begin with I thought I would hardly play it at all as it was sooo difficult, but once you get used to each level it becomes a lot easier.
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23725

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Can't get near the top score, glad this one is over with....
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blinking blimey me scores slipping at a rate :(
where's all these last minute leezers cumin' from ?
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Next!
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Kaiserpc
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25500
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Antiriad2097
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Time is up. Scores posted after this will not count towards league points.

[size=7]Congratulations Kaiserpc[/size]

Leaderboard updated

Week 10 here - it's the final week of the season!
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Damn, I had a hell of a drop, from second to fifth on the overall table. And Opa could still technically win this if he wipes the floor with the rest of us.
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Not much chance of that mate, as Ant pointed out TK421 would have to get 2 league points on his chosen game for me to win :)
Been a fun season though..


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Elgin_McQueen
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You think I don't know that???? That's not the attitude to have if you want to be a winner!!! You want to be a winner don't you? Or would you rather be a loser??? GET DOWN AND GIVE ME FIFTY!!!!! (Quid, i'll PM you my address) :P



Lol, yeah it's never gonna happen. Especially on his nomination. My challenge now is to beat you, but with only so much time this week and the fact the last series of Oz has just turned up on my doorstep, dunno how much playing i'll be doing.
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opa-opa
Nov 20 2006, 08:43 AM
Not much chance of that mate, as Ant pointed out TK421 would have to get 2 league points on his chosen game for me to win :)
Been a fun season though..

Don't forget that you nominated this game too!
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