Season 9, Week 5 - Mayhem in Monsterland (C64)

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Season 9, Week 5 - Mayhem in Monsterland (C64)
Topic Started: Nov 25 2007, 12:05 PM (1,471 Views)
RS200	Nov 25 2007, 12:05 PM Post #1
vroom vroom ! Posts: 604 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: April 26, 2006	A break from shooters and MAME this week as we go all '64 with Apex's fantastic Mayhem in Monsterland! NEW VERSION: Please download this file, which was tested during the Lemon64 competition and should work with VICE/CCS 100%: http://c64.hardwired.hu/games/m/maym.zip You play the part of a small dragon and your job is to restore the land back to it's natural self after it has been changed to a drab and unhappy state. The task is accomplished by stomping on enemies which sometimes drop magic, collect enough of these and deliver them to the head dragon and he can change the land back. Afterwards you can once again play the level but this time you can collect stars which are scattered around the level and once you do you can find the exit and complete the level. For emulation I would use VICE. Tips will be put here just as soon as I have written them! No Trainers please Final Scores : 5965500 - TodayisForgotten = 100.00 points 5897100 - LeFosse = 96.09 points 5741650 - Leezer = 91.46 points 5601300 - Merman = 86.95 points 5462000 - Zaphod79 = 82.45 points 4292850 - Robinfriday = 69.31 points 2200800 - A.J Green = 48.45 points 227550 - necronom = 28.57 points 147200 - TK421 = 24.57 points 117500 - Sputryk = 20.98 points 92850 - Supermario = 17.44 points 30650 - RS200 = 13.59 points 21400 - Sssblack = 10.18 points 13600 - Antiriad2097 = 6.78 points 9000 - Paranoid marvin = 3.41 points



markopoloman	Nov 25 2007, 02:33 PM Post #2
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	Yay! My choice! Thought I'd mention that! Tips - don't ask me - you don't want my help............... Great game though.



RS200	Nov 25 2007, 02:40 PM Post #3
vroom vroom ! Posts: 604 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: April 26, 2006	... I was gonna add that in the tips section that it was your game MPM! but bet yer glad that you played last weeks game now? ... I have to admit when the ol' proggy came up with your game, I thought this was gonna be a difficult week to organize! .... but fairs fair ... I just hope when Leander comes up Merman is gonna be doing the week



supermario	Nov 25 2007, 03:48 PM Post #4
Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #60 Joined: November 20, 2006	I'm having probs getting this game to start. It loads up - I've gone through all the cheat options but after "In game keys" the screen just goes black and I can't get any further. Any tips ? Am using Win Vice X64 program BTW if that helps.



RS200	Nov 25 2007, 05:07 PM Post #5
vroom vroom ! Posts: 604 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: April 26, 2006	How long have you left it SM? it comes on about 10 seconds after you press 'n' for ingame key trainer. Which version of winvice are you using? I am using 1.20 and it works a treat - i'm playing it now!



supermario	Nov 25 2007, 05:23 PM Post #6
Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #60 Joined: November 20, 2006	Have left it for about 60 secs - also tried pressing all the keys (one after the other). I'm using version 1.2 as well.



RS200	Nov 25 2007, 05:31 PM Post #7
vroom vroom ! Posts: 604 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: April 26, 2006	that's very odd SM. Maybe worth scrubbing your winvice DIR and installing it again incase it is some strange setting which is not letting it work. I take it you are "autostarting" the image?



RS200	Nov 25 2007, 05:32 PM Post #8
vroom vroom ! Posts: 604 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: April 26, 2006	30650 Thought I better get a score in early doors as I might not have any time this week either.



necronom	Nov 25 2007, 05:35 PM Post #9
Para(lytic)Droid Posts: 1,737 Group: Admin Member #7 Joined: April 26, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S17, S19, S21, AA11, WW12 (5)	supermario Nov 25 2007, 04:48 PM I'm having probs getting this game to start. It loads up - I've gone through all the cheat options but after "In game keys" the screen just goes black and I can't get any further. Any tips ? Am using Win Vice X64 program BTW if that helps. I had that at first, so I enabled the full drive emulation option and it worked fine after that. I had a quick go, but I think I'm missing something. I'll have to read a review.



supermario	Nov 25 2007, 07:06 PM Post #10
Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #60 Joined: November 20, 2006	Necronom wrote Quote: I had that at first, so I enabled the full drive emulation option and it worked fine after that. I've set that option and it's working now. Cheers. Now just need to work out what to do



necronom	Nov 25 2007, 07:54 PM Post #11
Para(lytic)Droid Posts: 1,737 Group: Admin Member #7 Joined: April 26, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S17, S19, S21, AA11, WW12 (5)	Project 64 has the instructions HERE. I get so far, then I can't get past a bit without getting killed by an Owl (which reminds me of THIS )



TodayIsForgotten	Nov 26 2007, 04:45 AM Post #12
Chris Posts: 916 Group: Members Member #127 Joined: September 29, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S18, S24 (7)	NM FIGURED IT OUT anyone else find these controls awful? well, atleast the xbox 360 joystick is pretty much useless with this game.



LeFosse	Nov 26 2007, 09:08 AM Post #13
Posts: 79 Group: Members Member #94 Joined: April 28, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S8 (1)	This game is a superb technical achievement, but it's not a favourite of mine. I can imagine this being very hard to play with an xbox controller. I'm using keys myself. 5,383,850



a.j.green	Nov 26 2007, 12:57 PM Post #14
Its not easy... Posts: 1,475 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: April 28, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S20 (1)	46250 Only about 5,300,000 before the lead is mine!!!



Elgin_McQueen	Nov 26 2007, 01:52 PM Post #15
King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV Posts: 865 Group: Members Member #10 Joined: April 26, 2006	Hmmm, making me wonder, what's the biggest ever winnig margin in the league till now? Have to check it out at the end of the week.



markopoloman	Nov 26 2007, 02:33 PM Post #16
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	LeFosse Nov 26 2007, 09:08 AM This game is a superb technical achievement, but it's not a favourite of mine. I can imagine this being very hard to play with an xbox controller. I'm using keys myself. 5,383,850 Bleedin-eck!!!!! Do you ever get out?



LeFosse	Nov 26 2007, 02:54 PM Post #17
Posts: 79 Group: Members Member #94 Joined: April 28, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S8 (1)	markopoloman Nov 26 2007, 03:33 PM LeFosse Nov 26 2007, 09:08 AM This game is a superb technical achievement, but it's not a favourite of mine. I can imagine this being very hard to play with an xbox controller. I'm using keys myself. 5,383,850 Bleedin-eck!!!!! Do you ever get out? Now that my score has had its intended shock effect, let me divulge that you get a massive 5,000,000 bonus after the first stage (both sad & happy) if you get all the stars and score multipliers! Also, when this was played over at Lemon64, most of the versions of this game turned out to have bugs. As far as I know, the best version out there is this one: Mayhem in Monsterland



markopoloman	Nov 26 2007, 03:09 PM Post #18
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	Eh?! So the version we are playing is bugged! Do we need to be playing another release (the one you pointed too)???



TodayIsForgotten	Nov 26 2007, 04:06 PM Post #19
Chris Posts: 916 Group: Members Member #127 Joined: September 29, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S18, S24 (7)	lefosse is like a retro almanac. He's got all the facts.



Sshblack	Nov 26 2007, 04:28 PM Post #20
Posts: 215 Group: Members Member #47 Joined: September 7, 2006	Quote: I had that at first, so I enabled the full drive emulation option and it worked fine after that. Sorry guys haven't used vice in a while where is the "full drive emulation option" and what am I changing to what? Thanks



merman	Nov 26 2007, 06:07 PM Post #21
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	Sshblack Nov 26 2007, 04:28 PM Quote: I had that at first, so I enabled the full drive emulation option and it worked fine after that. Sorry guys haven't used vice in a while where is the "full drive emulation option" and what am I changing to what? Thanks Go to the Options menu and make sure True Drive Emulation is ticked. You'll get a red LED display in the bottom right to show you when the "drive" is working. Collect the "rabbits" in Happy Mode to increase the score multiplier up to a maximum of x5. It will gradually decay again. Also, if you "skid" across the finish line (pick up the charge (thunderbolt) icon, hold fire and run sideways, then hit the opposite direction to the one you are facing) you get bonus points...



TodayIsForgotten	Nov 26 2007, 09:16 PM Post #22
Chris Posts: 916 Group: Members Member #127 Joined: September 29, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S18, S24 (7)	4381250 u



Sshblack	Nov 27 2007, 10:30 AM Post #23
Posts: 215 Group: Members Member #47 Joined: September 7, 2006	Quote: Go to the Options menu and make sure True Drive Emulation is ticked. You'll get a red LED display in the bottom right to show you when the "drive" is working Have done this (also switched on and off several times) and the box on the right is not red, but black???



a.j.green	Nov 27 2007, 12:43 PM Post #24
Its not easy... Posts: 1,475 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: April 28, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S20 (1)	126250



Sputryk	Nov 27 2007, 09:19 PM Post #25
Posts: 809 Group: Members Member #68 Joined: January 1, 2007	21000 Hmmm..., not sure what to make of this one. Poor score doesn't help my decision making!



necronom	Nov 27 2007, 10:29 PM Post #26
Para(lytic)Droid Posts: 1,737 Group: Admin Member #7 Joined: April 26, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S17, S19, S21, AA11, WW12 (5)	Sshblack Nov 27 2007, 11:30 AM Quote: Go to the Options menu and make sure True Drive Emulation is ticked. You'll get a red LED display in the bottom right to show you when the "drive" is working Have done this (also switched on and off several times) and the box on the right is not red, but black??? Wait until it says "run", then do it. It keeps switching back off, or not loading if you do it before then. It does for me, anyway. I don't find anything fun about this game. In fact, at the moment I don't like it at all, and I might not play it ever again. I tried to find a video on YouTube, to see where the fun is, but I couldn't find one. Here is my pathetic score: 28,250



merman	Nov 27 2007, 10:56 PM Post #27
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	Note to all players: Thanks to LeFosse for pointing out the file problem, I'm storing the old link here Mayhem In Monsterland Disc Image DOWNLOAD THE NEW FILE FROM THE 1ST POST IN THE THREAD



zaphod79	Nov 27 2007, 11:45 PM Post #28
Like 69, but bigger Posts: 2,315 Group: Admin Member #11 Joined: April 26, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S5.5, S6 (2)	360300



a.j.green	Nov 28 2007, 08:34 AM Post #29
Its not easy... Posts: 1,475 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: April 28, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S20 (1)	Scores updated



merman	Nov 28 2007, 05:49 PM Post #30
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	3737050 Died on Pipeland, need to improve my bonus multiplier for level 1...



supermario	Nov 28 2007, 06:51 PM Post #31
Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #60 Joined: November 20, 2006	Hmm looks like this isn't my week - Once I load up the image it asks me for a colour code and whatever I type in (well OK I've only tried it about 5 times) it asks me to put in disk2, which I load and then just stops at the "READY" prompt. Any more help please guys ? Attached to this post: mayhem3737050.png (8.62 KB)



LeFosse	Nov 28 2007, 07:32 PM Post #32
Posts: 79 Group: Members Member #94 Joined: April 28, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S8 (1)	supermario Nov 28 2007, 07:51 PM Hmm looks like this isn't my week - Once I load up the image it asks me for a colour code and whatever I type in (well OK I've only tried it about 5 times) it asks me to put in disk2, which I load and then just stops at the "READY" prompt. Any more help please guys ? Are you using VICE? If so, when it asks you for the second disk you should: Press Alt+8 --> select the second disk --> Attach After that the game should load after pressing the fire button! Hope this helps!



Sputryk	Nov 28 2007, 08:35 PM Post #33
Posts: 809 Group: Members Member #68 Joined: January 1, 2007	37200 Well, at least I am no longer last! Doubt I will get another chance this week and, regardless, will likely never return to this game. Tedious.



supermario	Nov 29 2007, 12:30 AM Post #34
Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #60 Joined: November 20, 2006	LeFosse Wrote Quote: Are you using VICE? If so, when it asks you for the second disk you should: Press Alt+8 --> select the second disk --> Attach After that the game should load after pressing the fire button! Hope this helps! Yep all working now thanks 33,200 Attached to this post: mim3.png (9.86 KB)



a.j.green	Nov 29 2007, 08:38 AM Post #35
Its not easy... Posts: 1,475 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: April 28, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S20 (1)	Scored updated!



merman	Nov 29 2007, 01:01 PM Post #36
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	5601300 Got to Spottyland, made it Happy again and died shortly after...



Sputryk	Nov 29 2007, 01:48 PM Post #37
Posts: 809 Group: Members Member #68 Joined: January 1, 2007	He's at it again! 56mill, Mermy? Attached to this post: mayhem5601300.png (9.51 KB)



merman	Nov 29 2007, 04:35 PM Post #38
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	Sputryk Nov 29 2007, 01:48 PM He's at it again! 56mill, Mermy? LOL, major typo there! Maximum possible score is around 26 million, I think... you get 1 million for collecting all the stars on a level, and if you have a x5 multiplier then you get 5 million. So 5 levels times 5 million, plus all the other points...



a.j.green	Nov 29 2007, 04:50 PM Post #39
Its not easy... Posts: 1,475 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: April 28, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S20 (1)	2200800 I think this week will be divided into two groups - those who have completed a level and got the massive bonus, and those who haven't. Scores updated Nothing from Markopoloman yet, strange as it was his choice...or is he saving up a mega score to astoud us all at the end??? :unsure:



markopoloman	Nov 29 2007, 05:29 PM Post #40
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	I have been playing - but scores as usual are utter crap! Will get around to taking a screenshot soon - just got to remember what key it is in vice to take a screen shot!!!!



merman	Nov 30 2007, 12:12 AM Post #41
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	markopoloman Nov 29 2007, 05:29 PM I have been playing - but scores as usual are utter crap! Will get around to taking a screenshot soon - just got to remember what key it is in vice to take a screen shot!!!! ALT+C to capture, type a filename in the box and change the drop-down to PNG



markopoloman	Nov 30 2007, 01:43 AM Post #42
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	Cheers merman! You'd have thought I would remember that after all this time! But O forget EVERY time! :unsure:



LeFosse	Nov 30 2007, 07:52 AM Post #43
Posts: 79 Group: Members Member #94 Joined: April 28, 2007 RetroLeague Titles S8 (1)	merman Nov 29 2007, 05:35 PM Sputryk Nov 29 2007, 01:48 PM He's at it again! 56mill, Mermy? LOL, major typo there! Maximum possible score is around 26 million, I think... you get 1 million for collecting all the stars on a level, and if you have a x5 multiplier then you get 5 million. So 5 levels times 5 million, plus all the other points... I believe it's only on level 1 and 5 that it's possible to get all the stars. I have read somewhere that the team had other things on their minds than making sure that one could get all of the stars on each level. So, I'd say the maximum's around 12 million points.



a.j.green	Nov 30 2007, 08:26 AM Post #44
Its not easy... Posts: 1,475 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: April 28, 2006 RetroLeague Titles S20 (1)	markopoloman Nov 29 2007, 05:29 PM I have been playing - but scores as usual are utter crap! Will get around to taking a screenshot soon - just got to remember what key it is in vice to take a screen shot!!!! Great choice anyway. I think this is the first of the 'classic' C64 games that we have played that's lived up to its reputation.



Sshblack	Nov 30 2007, 09:57 AM Post #45
Posts: 215 Group: Members Member #47 Joined: September 7, 2006	Quote: Wait until it says "run", then do it. It keeps switching back off, or not loading if you do it before then. It does for me, anyway Nope, not working for me. Tried everything. :angry: Does this mean my nominations for next week won't be accepted, it's hardly my fault it's not compatible for some reason?



markopoloman	Nov 30 2007, 11:05 AM Post #46
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	I've never had to change anything in vice before! I just unpack the Zipped game file and go to attach disk image, select the unpacked game and it runs.......... Strange



markopoloman	Nov 30 2007, 11:08 AM Post #47
Bites Posts: 775 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: April 26, 2006	a.j.green Nov 30 2007, 08:26 AM markopoloman Nov 29 2007, 05:29 PM I have been playing - but scores as usual are utter crap! Will get around to taking a screenshot soon - just got to remember what key it is in vice to take a screen shot!!!! Great choice anyway. I think this is the first of the 'classic' C64 games that we have played that's lived up to its reputation. Funny thing is that I hadn't even heard of this game until about 3 years ago :huh: My C64 was long gone when this was released! The Amiga was the cause! Although not my fave game on the C64, I think it shows what the sexy breadbin could achieve graphically. Here's hoping Leander for Amiga pops up soon!!!!!



merman	Nov 30 2007, 11:11 AM Post #48
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	LeFosse Nov 30 2007, 07:52 AM merman Nov 29 2007, 05:35 PM Sputryk Nov 29 2007, 01:48 PM He's at it again!� 56mill, Mermy?� LOL, major typo there! Maximum possible score is around 26 million, I think... you get 1 million for collecting all the stars on a level, and if you have a x5 multiplier then you get 5 million. So 5 levels times 5 million, plus all the other points... I believe it's only on level 1 and 5 that it's possible to get all the stars. I have read somewhere that the team had other things on their minds than making sure that one could get all of the stars on each level. So, I'd say the maximum's around 12 million points. I've managed to get all the stars on level 2 before, so I know that one's possible.. you just have to watch out for the Bandit who steals stars from you...



Sputryk	Nov 30 2007, 02:03 PM Post #49
Posts: 809 Group: Members Member #68 Joined: January 1, 2007	Ssh..., I struggled initially to get the game working. I then did the following (as far as I remember, anyway): I opened two windows for the VICE location (using Version 1.21). I accessed the zip.file of Mayhem and dragged out of it the only icon I found in there into the general VICE list of icons. (with me so far? I hope so!) I then accessed the C64 player and then accessed File. Chose auto-play and, from the options available in the window, selected the Mayhem icon that had been dragged out of the zip. 'Space' gets rid of the initial screen and answer 'N' to the 4 questions. Lo! MiM up-and-running. B)



merman	Nov 30 2007, 04:46 PM Post #50
Retro Survival Ed Posts: 2,503 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: April 26, 2006	Or you can find unzip.exe and put it into the VICE directory, and it will let you open ZIP files automatically...


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