Originally posted by: rdrunner

Not really sure what I do differently.  I had never played Terra Cresta before this week.  I can tell you my approach to this week if that helps...

I started out on GameFAQs.  I read everything that has been documented about the game.  I also googled the game to see if any web sites have anything interesting posted about them.  I stumbled upon a nice YouTube video where someone played through two loops.  Good stuff there.

Next, it was practice time.  To do this efficiently, I usually use a Game Genie, but since I don't own the game, I used save states.  I don't like to waste time playing through the easy levels only to fail at the place I'm stuck on.  Doing this lets me work on the hardest parts of the game with as many reps as possible.

Finally, I ditch the cheating devices and start playing.  I had a few lousy games before I discovered the "atomic dino" trick.  That got me my first 400k.  I tried another game with the trick and came up with 900k, but that was mostly luck.  I spent almost the whole game with a small number of lives.  Finally, I realized that I could do better by ignoring the trick and just playing the game straight.  First run after I decided to do that, I got the 2 million.

So there you have it.  Hope this helps!

Originally posted by: guillavoie

I agree with you Tonya, we should consider an official rule about this. But we need to judge everything case per case, cause there are multiple kind of situations that would be judged differently giving their nature.

For this week, let's just call it a loosy experience week

When I realized some players were getting how to profit from all those spots in the game, I felt that it was too late to step in and forbid this and that, especially cause we couldn't go back and make it a 1-life rule contest, which was the only real way to make it 100% fair around. So, I adopted the 'if you can't beat them, join them' philosophy, and to tell the truth, I had my fun finding the cheap ways to boost your score in the game, haha! Also, like Tom noted too, performing some of these stunts were not super cheesy easy. Being able to loop the game constantly was still the the best way to assure you to raise your score while keeping maximum lives count.

Well, now let's simply turn the page and focus on the next contest

Originally posted by: bimmy_lee



What I'm going to do in regards to rules is take each game on a case by case basis.  If I feel there is a place in the game where there could be point racking spots, game glitches, or infinite loops that will cause problems, I will make it forbidden.  I feel such things should be judged differently given the rules I create for a certain game.  There may be times where point racking will be acceptable to add a twist to a contest.  I try to explore the games we play the best I can for unfair scoring spots, but occasionally I might miss something.  This is not intentional, and if we catch it early enough in the week, the rules can be altered to accomodate things.

Originally posted by: guillavoie

Okay, I'd like to share the strange bonus I found in that game. I wanted to get picture to explain it, but right now we are reconfiguring the basement for the new TV and I can't play at the very moment.

It must be performed at the second bomb, but you can't do it before getting to the second boss. At the second boss, make sure to get it flashing red, and then die on purpose.

When you restart, you'll be immediately before the second bomb appears. You need to hit the bomb as soon as it appears on the right. I don't know if anyone found that too, but when you explode the bomb immediately when it appears, you get some sort of automatic 10kish bonus points. But, if you died when the boss is flashing red, you get something like 60kish bonus, and all the background graphics change to a green aesthetic, and remain like that for about 30 seconds (IIRC, you can also hear a specific sound when it turns green.)

What I found interesting, is that green variation of the landscape is coherent, even the land enemies look nice. I'll take pictures later tonight to show it off.

Originally posted by: gutsman004




I never noticed that,but then again I never,to my knowledge,pulled it off. Maybe I did. I dunno. Next time,I think you should reveal stuff like that before the contest is over....to challenge someone to beat your score with that knowledge. That way you can say you beat everyone even by giving them the strategy you used. Makes for more satisfying victories in my opinion. And if they beat it,well then congratulations. Either way great score man!