Golden Era Game of the Week 9/2/06: Lost Tomb

[Weehawk]

I'm wondering why the "moron" didn't at least make it $250 to finish this impossible game.

Thanks for adding the quotation marks. I was just about to tell you to go fuck yourself.

And of course there's nothing stopping you from adding a bounty of your own to sweeten the deal.

[Chad]

yeah i only said that cause you said it. :)

[Weehawk]

yeah i only said that cause you said it.

The quoatation marks made that clear...before that I wasn't sure.

Anyway, in light of testimony to the difficulty of the challenge, I will allow the usual 3 months in case someone who gives up less easily wants to work on it.

I think I'll leave the amount as it is, however. TG lists several people scoring over a million on the arcade machine, so I'm not completely convinced.

By the way, they list a score from 1983 in Ottumwa by a "Chad Horras". Did a young Skito visit Twin Galaxies long ago and get his name horribly misspelled, or is that a coincidence?

[Chad]

well my name gets mispelled quite often but unfortunately not that badly... and you willl get about 1.4 million to finish it.

[Chad]

close to passing 42. And i'm thinking those posted 1million scores are multiple credit ones... of course i really shouldn't say that then someone (des) will do it :)

[Weehawk]

NOTE WELL: Until further notice all entries from this point forward MUST be uploaded to MARP in the traditional fashion.

It works. Really. I wouldn't kid you about a thing like that.

http://marp.retrogames.com/index.cgi?mode=fetch

If you get an error, try again in 10 minutes. It will work. I swear.

[Weehawk]

Sunday's bonus points to Skito.

[BeeJay]

The 1 million point scores could be from someone leeching big time on the easier levels.....

[Chad]

I've tried leeching the bats on the stair levels but they get fast enough where mistakes are going to happen, you can leech when the timer runs out going back and forth between room and room (something clearly destructor would enjoy doing) but i think this might even be too boring not getting a lot of points between leeching rooms and you still have a chance of getting caught by an earthquake lucky shot. but yeah it can be done, like leeching robotron brain fires...

[The TJT]

(something clearly destructor would enjoy doing)

LOL, Chad you have a mean streak! :)

[Chad]

I'm entitled to take a few shots at someone who always beats my scores :) but it's really just "respect" for someone who meticulously goes through all angles to maximize points.

[Weehawk]

Tuesday's bonus points to Skito.

[Weehawk]

Thursday's bonus points to Skito.

[Weehawk]

Results:

1st: Skito (489,620)
2nd: BBH (427,420)
3rd: LeClaqueurFou@jvrm.net (32,650)


Skito takes first and 6 bonus for 16 total.


Eligible for the random prize:

BBH (1-11)
Gerhard Schindler (12-22)
LeClaqueurFou@jvrm.net (23-33)
Skito (34-44)
zarouk@jvrm.net (45-55)


56 is unassigned.


Watch at 0300 hours GMT for the numbers drawn here:

http://www.txlottery.org/online/winmegamillion.cfm

which will determine the winner. The first ball drawn under 56 will be the winning number.

[Weehawk]

The winning number is 9.

I assume you're at the same address as before, BBH.

And don't forget about the further bounty for finishing the game by November 30.