Originally posted by: mbd39
Originally posted by: Krunch
Originally posted by: mbd39
Originally posted by: Krunch
Originally posted by: mbd39
Originally posted by: Krunch
I'm gonna be sad to put this game away after the week's done. Did not expect to like it this much. Glad I decided to pull the trigger on an (IMO) underpriced CIB instead of cheaping out and getting a loose cart.
What level did you get to? Did you beat the game?
I'll be happy to get 800k.
Nah dude. I died in the level 7 bonus room (I think level 7, the room where the bombs are lodged between the platforms). One of those damn Metroids got me.
I point pressed in the totem pole room and subsequent bonus room to get this score. Obviously there was more to the run than that but that was a sizable amount of points.
This was actually quite an imperfect score because I died pre-totem level, and I also died twice I believe without milking the totem room. Tons of room to improve. I'd like to try for 2 million but I'm not sure. That seems like a high benchmark.
Nice.
That is a tough area to point press. There are so many enemies in the totem pole room that getting access to the hidden room and the 'S' coin isn't easy.
I don't think it's too bad. You just have to backtrack a lot to scroll enemies off, and take your time unlocking the "S" room sphinx, backtracking there when necessary. One reason I like this one for pressing is because it's relatively short, and because Mighty Coins are plentiful.
I actually found the other sphinx in this area, but sadly the room it leads to is not very profitable. However there might be a secret in that room that I'm missing, so on my next run I will search a bit. At any rate at least you can score for the sphinx itself.
You're right. It's not too bad as long as you keep backtracking. Thank goodness it's a NES game and enemies disappear when you scroll them off screen. That's the only way to temporarily dispose of enemies except for the 'P' coins.
I reached level 8 today but only got around a measly 700k because I didn't do any point racking. You actually go outside and hop on clouds on that stage, and the music is different. It's pretty cool.
BTW, I think one of the crucial parts of getting a high score besides hitting the big bonuses is getting to level 4 with 8 mighty coins. That way you won't have to worry about mighty coins when you reach the 'S' coins.
And the 'B' coins in the bomb rooms make the points go up for grabbing bombs.
With practice it isn't too hard to conserve your mighty coins. I rarely find myself in enough of a jam to need to use 3 to transform the enemies. In fact, I've been having more of a problem accidentally sending myself to the Torture Room and ending my run
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the B coins also multiply the enemy tokens in the bonus rooms?
