Ditto with the wos problem. Works okay on zx32, though.
63400 on my first go (which must be rubbish):
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:07 ] |
| Post subject: | The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
The 8 Bit Challenge is weekly BETEO competition for real gamers. No achievement points, no unlocks, no online multi-player, just pure games. Each week we will play one game (from the list below in order). Simply post your scores (with a screenshot where possible) before 6pm on Fridays. The majority of the games will be able to be played online this time around. Although since we have published the list of games, everyone has ample opportunity to get hold of emulators and games ahead of time. The scores on Fridays are totted up after 6pm and the top 5 positions get points. After 12 weeks we declare who is the king of gamers (or shall we just crown Zaphod now? - Ed) This week we are playing R-Type on the Sinclair Spectrum Latest Scores Fri 17:32 Zaphod: 72000 Chinny: 46200 ltia: 37700 League Table 1 - Zaphod - 88 points 2 - Chinny - 44 points 3 - Itia - 43 points 4 - Runcle - 26 points 5 - Devilman - 16 points 6 - Joans - 14 points 7= - Craster - 4 points 7= - Bobbyyaro - 4 points 9= - MYP - 1 point 9= - Doctor Glyndwr - 1 point 9= Anonymous X - 1 point Last Weeks Scores: (Kwik Snax - Amstrad CPC) Itia - 52200 Chinny - 39800 Zaphod - 27903 Devilman - 6603 Points: 1st - 10 points 2nd - 6 points 3rd - 4 points 4th - 2 points 5th - 1 point Games we will play (in order): Cobra (Spectrum) Snake Rattle and Roll (NES) Commando (C64) Rollercoaster (Spectrum) Rodland (NES) 3D Deathchase (Spectrum) Navy Seals (GX4000) Gun Fright (Spectrum) International Karate (C64) Encounter (C64) Kwik Snax Dizzy (CPC) R-Type (Spectrum) |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 13:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
hmm, I cant get the game to work, can define my keys and stuff but when the game starts it seems to crash. |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 13:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Runcle wrote: hmm, I cant get the game to work, can define my keys and stuff but when the game starts it seems to crash. That is annoying. Can anyone check it in an emulator? |
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| Author: | ltia [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 19:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Ditto with the wos problem. Works okay on zx32, though. 63400 on my first go (which must be rubbish):
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 20:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
This is an ace looking roster of games, Chinny! |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 22:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
71950 Same problems as everyone else for the java version - i found it on one other site but it crashed as soon as it loaded - i've also seen some posts to say that various emulator updates have "fixed" cobra so i assume there was an issue with emulation of it at some point (works fine for me on Speculator) 
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 22:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: This is an ace looking roster of games, Chinny! It's the top 12 games that everyone asked for, so they all should be good. All cunningly randomized by a sinister kindly forum member. And R-Type for the final showdown, what more could we ask for? |
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| Author: | Malc [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 23:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
chinnyhill10 wrote: what more could we ask for? Cobra to not be shit? Malc |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 23:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Malc wrote: chinnyhill10 wrote: what more could we ask for? Cobra to not be shit? Malc You might think that, but I couldn't possibly comment. 
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| Author: | Runcle [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
two of my games came through some how, rodland I found magically through searching and seems to be awesome sauce. Bit sad we couldnt have a breakout endurance test. |
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| Author: | ltia [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 20:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
The c64 and Amstrad versions of Cobra were fecking awful, iirc. The speccy version is still ace/hard though. So there. |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 20:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
ltia wrote: The c64 and Amstrad versions of Cobra were fecking awful, iirc. The speccy version is still ace/hard though. So there. You wait until we play Navy Seals. That is so hard you'll be crying big man tears. Ironically it's a decent game though, just impossibly hard. |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 20:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
24900, cant see me doing much better. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 22:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
44250 for my first score. I played quite a bit of this back in the day. I think I once even made it to level 3 (the one in Zaphod's pic, I think). |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 22:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
what do you do when that women comes out of nowhere, does she just follow you? |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Feb 14, 2009 22:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Runcle wrote: what do you do when that women comes out of nowhere, does she just follow you? Yeah, she's the woman you're protecting (who I mentally call ADRIAAAAANNNNEEEE). She acts as a life (next time you're hit she leaves but you aren't hurt, and she comes back after a couple more kills).
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 18:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Bah, the game hangs in Fuse as well. Time to try a PC. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 19:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
46650 for me. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 20:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Devilman is a twat. |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 20:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
upped mine to 42250. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 21:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Devilman is a twat.  Still time though. I used to be pretty good at Cobra but I struggled to get anywhere on it.
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| Author: | Runcle [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 17:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Come On! 53100 |
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| Author: | Malc [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 17:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
About 10,000. I CBA to try and better it, this game was rubbish! Malc |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 18:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
devilman wrote: Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Devilman is a twat. Still time though. I used to be pretty good at Cobra but I struggled to get anywhere on it.I couldn't even get the fucking thing to play! |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 18:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Malc wrote: About 10,000. I CBA to try and better it, this game was rubbish! Malc It hasn't aged all that well it seems. Still, at least it's not faithful to the film. 
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 21:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Final Scores: Zaphod - 71950 - 10 points Itia - 63400 - 6 points Runcle - 53100 - 4 points Devilman - 46650 - 2 points Doctor Glyndwr - 44250 - 1 point Malc - 10000 Who's got a link for Snake Rattle And Roll then? |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 21:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
chinnyhill10 wrote: Who's got a link for Snake Rattle And Roll then? I've got the cart for this so I might try it on my Game Theory Admiral if I can find it. On the subject of NES games, I see that Dealextreme have another handheld with a NES emulator. However, the d-pad on this one looks ideal. 
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 21:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
This link seems to work pretty well. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Fri Feb 20, 2009 23:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
8500 for me. Won't bother screenshotting, as it was pretty poor. |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
I had 31500 for my first go I think, I didnt take a screenshot or anything but I think I can beat it anyway. Level 2 is a dick mind. |
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| Author: | Joans [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Bah. I played a bit of Cobra earlier in the week, but I only managed about 20000 or so (I was never any good at it) and forgot all about playing it some more. 
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| Author: | myp [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
64300. I managed to get to Level 3, but died pretty much straight away. I reckon I can do better as well, as I needlessly died so many times on Level 2. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 13:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
78450 Nice game - i bet there are a million hidden things all over the place and its very unforgiving about falling off the edges :-( 
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| Author: | myp [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 13:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Bah to you, sir! |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 13:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
So what's the aim and what are the controls? I can't seem to jump or fire (if applicable). |
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| Author: | myp [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 13:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
X to jump Z to shoot Arrow keys to move Enter is start |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 13:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
myp wrote: X to jump Z to shoot Arrow keys to move Enter is start Cheers ears. |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 13:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
eat the red balls and your snake gets longer, and theres a set of scales that will open the exit when your big enough. |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 14:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Runcle wrote: eat the red balls and your snake gets longer, and theres a set of scales that will open the exit when your big enough. Ah, cheers. Without knowing what I was doing I got 13000. |
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| Author: | Joans [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 14:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
80800 |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 15:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Runcle wrote: eat the red balls and your snake gets longer, and theres a set of scales that will open the exit when your big enough. You also get bonus points for yellow and blue balls , there are little trash can lids on the surface - if you hit fire while your on them they will uncover items , some are power ups , some are enemies and some warp you to bonus areas. |
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| Author: | Joans [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 16:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
159200 - Level 4 is not nice at all. 
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Sat Feb 21, 2009 21:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
43500 now I know what I am doing. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 0:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
139950 I really like this - its a pity it never made it to anything other than the NES 
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Why is it the Sir Zaphod LXXIXs Roll is a different colour from anyone elses. I call shenanigans. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Mr Dave wrote: Why is it the Sir Zaphod LXXIXs Roll is a different colour from anyone elses. I call shenanigans. I'm playing it on an emulator - possibly one with a different colour pallete (I'm using FCE : http://fceultra.sourceforge.net/) |
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| Author: | devilman [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Simple steps to wasting your Sunday morning. 1. Find NES. 2. Find NES Controller. 3. Find NES PSU (from a different room for some reason) 4. Find Snake Rattle N Roll 5. Hook it all up. Wonder why the NES won't turn on. 6. Hunt for another PSU. Eventually find a SNES one. 7. Try that. It works. Try the original one - that works too now. 8. Realise that I've never run anything through RF on the TV since I bought it so faff around tuning it in. 9. Switch off the NES, remove the cart, blow across the contacts before reinserting. 10. Play for a bit and get a little annoyed when it crashes mid-level. Repeat step 9. 11. Eventually get to play for a bit. (171,650, for those with images turned off. I might try and beat that fourth level later though) |
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| Author: | Joans [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 13:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
zaphod79 wrote: 139950 I really like this - its a pity it never made it to anything other than the NES I think a version came out for the megadrive? Edit - Yeah, it did |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 14:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
Joans wrote: zaphod79 wrote: 139950 I really like this - its a pity it never made it to anything other than the NES I think a version came out for the megadrive? Edit - Yeah, it did Nice - I'll give that a go later. Heres a better score from me :  201800 - the next level with the flying carpets really turns the difficulty up. I played this on a different emulator - Nestopia which you can download from here : http://nestopia.sourceforge.net/ It allows you to save a 'movie' of your game in its own format which is tiny and you can pick up here : http://www.retroleague.myzen.co.uk/Snake Rattle'n Roll (E).nsv It also lets you save it as an AVI file which i have but its 500 meg , so suggestions for how to shrink it to a more usable size and somewhere to host it would be good :-) |
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| Author: | Runcle [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 0:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The 8 Bit Challenge - Season 2 - Challenge Harder |
106150 |
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