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| Season 32 - Week 5 - Sky Kid (MAME); rom skykid | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 20 Oct 2013, 10:54 AM (765 Views) | |
| zaphod79 | 20 Oct 2013, 10:54 AM Post #1 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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For week 5 Paranoid Marvin brings us Namco's Sky Kid (rom skykid) Klov page : http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9570 ![]() ![]() ![]()
Controls: Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 [FireLoop/Bomb] Flyer front : http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=4133&image=1 Flyer back : http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=4133&image=2 Scores to be in by 12:00 (noon) UK time next Sunday (27th October) - remember the clocks change next Saturday ! Final Scores: 1) 208940 - mrdo = 100.00 points 2) 189630 - TodayIsForgotten = 92.25 points 3) 157250 - DaLar = 81.38 points 4) 109470 - Sputryk = 66.82 points 5) 94480 - clarance = 60.11 points 6) 89070 - Macias = 55.69 points 7) 81450 - necronom = 50.74 points 8) 81440 - zaphod79 = 47.61 points 9) 81230 - a.j.green = 44.44 points 10) 78750 - pokemonsam = 40.72 points 11) 75100 - paranoid marvin = 36.72 points 12) 69490 - patbb = 32.25 points 13) 61050 - RuySan = 27.11 points 14) 53190 - Ralph Wiggum = 22.10 points 15) 29550 - deadpan666 = 13.32 points 16) 20570 - wolfman24 = 8.05 points Edited by necronom, 27 Oct 2013, 12:00 PM.
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| clarance | 20 Oct 2013, 11:43 AM Post #2 |
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Arrrrgggh - this is horribly addictive... 24,440 |
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| clarance | 20 Oct 2013, 12:59 PM Post #3 |
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37,590 |
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| Sputryk | 20 Oct 2013, 06:39 PM Post #4 |
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7,980 Er.... |
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| mrdo | 20 Oct 2013, 08:08 PM Post #5 |
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115800 Vaguely recall this down the arcade. It's kind of a perfect game, isn't it? |
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| clarance | 20 Oct 2013, 08:41 PM Post #6 |
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40,660 |
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| mrdo | 21 Oct 2013, 09:59 AM Post #7 |
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176700 |
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| pokemonsam | 21 Oct 2013, 06:11 PM Post #8 |
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24,240 |
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| Sputryk | 21 Oct 2013, 08:28 PM Post #9 |
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42,390 More fun found this round, but jury is still out. |
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| clarance | 21 Oct 2013, 09:19 PM Post #10 |
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55,300 Really enjoying this |
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| Sputryk | 21 Oct 2013, 10:17 PM Post #11 |
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46,030 |
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| TodayIsForgotten | 22 Oct 2013, 05:34 AM Post #12 |
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Chris
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132300 |
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| RuySan | 22 Oct 2013, 05:41 PM Post #13 |
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36620 It's a fun game but kind of annoying to destroy ground units. There should be bombs besides de main one Edited by RuySan, 22 Oct 2013, 05:42 PM.
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| Sputryk | 22 Oct 2013, 08:13 PM Post #14 |
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86,180 |
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| a.j.green | 23 Oct 2013, 11:30 AM Post #15 |
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Its not easy...
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65420![]() Great fun
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| paranoid marvin | 23 Oct 2013, 11:58 AM Post #16 |
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![]() 65,400 Glad this is going down well. A great little arcade game, with a fab soundtrack that doesn't ever get annoying. Some really nice touches as well, especially the further into the game you go. If only I was still good enough to get that far! Judging by the arcade flyers, I'd no idea that the pilots were birds! |
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| DaLar | 23 Oct 2013, 12:17 PM Post #17 |
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111,800 |
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| necronom | 23 Oct 2013, 03:59 PM Post #18 |
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Para(lytic)Droid
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27,860 I can't seem to get very far with this. ![]() |
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| pokemonsam | 23 Oct 2013, 04:19 PM Post #19 |
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59,950 |
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| TodayIsForgotten | 23 Oct 2013, 04:36 PM Post #20 |
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Chris
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189630 |
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| Sputryk | 23 Oct 2013, 08:22 PM Post #21 |
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94,640 Ooh...10k bonus for 40+ plane kills. |
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| paranoid marvin | 23 Oct 2013, 09:06 PM Post #22 |
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Do you know that you hav a second button that can be used to loop to get you out of danger (before you collect the bomb). Also rapid pressing of the second button when hit can save you? A lot of the game is about judging how high you can fly; flak cannons shoot high, tanks shoot low - so you are invulnerable from flak shots in the bottom half or so of the screen. Enemy planes (early on) tend to fly in straight lines, so that you can fly in between them without being hit. Also doing a couple of loops (providing you're not too low) can usually get you out of trouble. It;s a good tip initially to stay low, as close to the ground and use can get, taking out the ground units (the enemy planes won't usually bother you if you fly too low), and hugging the landscape until you get to the target when you need to fly high to avoid the flak. |
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| mrdo | 23 Oct 2013, 09:48 PM Post #23 |
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208940 Level 8 getting silly now. |
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| TodayIsForgotten | 23 Oct 2013, 10:08 PM Post #24 |
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Chris
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Is this entirely correct? I'm pretty sure i've gotten nailed by flak cannons as long as i was in line of sight. Edited by TodayIsForgotten, 23 Oct 2013, 10:10 PM.
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| wolfman24 | 24 Oct 2013, 02:10 AM Post #25 |
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20570
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| necronom | 24 Oct 2013, 03:27 PM Post #26 |
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Para(lytic)Droid
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81,450 Thanks for the tips, but embarrassingly I already knew about the second button, and pressing it fast. I was just very bad at it I've improved a bit now, and managed to beat my previous best when I must have played it to see if I should nominate it. ![]() |
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| paranoid marvin | 24 Oct 2013, 06:46 PM Post #27 |
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I may be wrong, but can't ever remember being brought down by a flak cannon whilst flying low. |
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| RuySan | 24 Oct 2013, 09:46 PM Post #28 |
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61050 I was having a great run but then wasted all lives in ridiculous ways at round 4 |
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| clarance | 25 Oct 2013, 06:58 AM Post #29 |
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65,690 getting stuck around 65k now - enjoying the game too much to concentrate properly - well that's my excuse... |
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| Sputryk | 25 Oct 2013, 08:42 PM Post #30 |
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109,470 Dodging so much on this level, never saw the bomb before reaching the base. This was quite a frantic level. On the previous level gained 20k bonus for 65 air shots. There's a u-tube vid of someone clocking 700k, to completion. Edited by Sputryk, 25 Oct 2013, 08:44 PM.
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| patbb | 25 Oct 2013, 11:02 PM Post #31 |
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69490
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| clarance | 26 Oct 2013, 09:39 AM Post #32 |
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86,630 Had a massive bonus waiting, but I couldn't manage it to the end of level, Edited by clarance, 26 Oct 2013, 09:40 AM.
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| pokemonsam | 26 Oct 2013, 11:40 AM Post #33 |
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78,750 |
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| zaphod79 | 26 Oct 2013, 01:57 PM Post #34 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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81440 |
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| RuySan | 26 Oct 2013, 02:48 PM Post #35 |
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I can't believe I worked so hard to get to my high score and I'm still at the bottom of the league. Bring another game that this one makes me sad. |
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| clarance | 26 Oct 2013, 02:50 PM Post #36 |
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94,480 |
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| paranoid marvin | 26 Oct 2013, 04:26 PM Post #37 |
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![]() 75100 |
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| Ralph Wiggum | 27 Oct 2013, 03:54 AM Post #38 |
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53,190 |
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| a.j.green | 27 Oct 2013, 09:48 AM Post #39 |
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Its not easy...
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81230
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| DaLar | 27 Oct 2013, 10:27 AM Post #40 |
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157,250 |
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| Macias | 27 Oct 2013, 10:37 AM Post #41 |
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89,070 |
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| deadpan666 | 27 Oct 2013, 11:32 AM Post #42 |
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29,550 Only just sorted out my computer problems so just a quick go! Great wee game though...very addictive!
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