HSC Season 6 Week 32: Go Fish!

[+SpiceWare]

I'm back! My Atari's finally set up again now that the repairs from Ike are done and my new office furniture is in place.

1535

 

I probably won't get too many games in for a while as I still have more work to do on my study. I set up the computers and laser printer first, then the "game center" which contains my Atari, Sega Nomad, VIC 20 and Amiga CD 32. They're all hooked up to my C= 1084S via an S-Video switch box. Everything else that belongs in my study is still in boxes or piles in various places around my house. You can see a few of the boxes by the game center.

[vdub_bobby]

Just as a note about AVox+Kroko Cart: the combination should work; I can't think why it wouldn't. The only thing that *might* prevent it from working correctly is if you use the KC as a multicart, I can't remember exactly how all the code works. But if you use it as a single cart it should work fine.

[toymailman]

I became the biggest fish there is! I'll post a pic later. Figured out most of the scoring though.

 

Level 1:

tiny white fish

1 point

advance at 5 points

 

Level 2:

tiny green fish

2 points

advance at 19 points

Octopus Appears

 

Level 3:

tiny yellow fish

4 points

advance at 55 points

 

Level 4:

tiny red fish

7 points

advance at 132 points

 

Level 5:

small yellow-green fish

10 points

advance at 262 points

Eel replaces Octopus

 

Level 6:

black fish

15 points

advance at 487 points

 

Level 7:

white fish

20 points

advance at 827 points

fish an enemies can move faster; sometimes

 

Level 8:

brown fish

25 points

advance at 1302 points

 

Level 9:

big pink fish

35 points

advance at 2037 points

Shark replaces Eel

 

Level 10:

big green fish

45 points

advance at 3070-3073 points

 

Level 11:

big grey fish

55 points

advance at 4445-4449 points

 

Level 12:

large red fish

65 points

advance at 6200-6206 points

 

Level 13:

huge red fish

80 points

no more advancement

ALL enemies are present!

 

As I play more games I can zero-in on the advancement scores. It is hard as there are no 1-point fish that appear anymore so it is trial and error by finding the low-end where the fish stays the same size and the high end where the fish gets bigger.

Edited April 15, 2009 by toymailman

[Ze_ro]

Sorry about the lack of updates lately. I've been trying to get a better handle on things and update at least a few times a week, but my timing never seems to work out right. Anyways, I took the time to scan the manual. Enjoy!

 

--Zero

[Kroko]

The only thing that *might* prevent it from working correctly is if you use the KC as a multicart

Even when used as a multicart, there is (almost) no difference to the original cart, once you have selected the game with the menu. The only difference is the 2600's RAM content at startup. It will not be random. But apart from that, everything should be absolutely identical to the original cart.

Edited April 12, 2009 by Kroko

[Deteacher]

4,498.

 

The trouble is trying to figure out what the size edible fish is when you start getting so big. That's what got me. I tried measuring myself next to the fish I was going for...thinking I was the same size, I went for it....

[darthkur]

2,056

 

 

Having played endless hours of Shark! Shark! on the INTV definitely helped a bit.

 

[Deteacher]

9,999. The score freezes at 9,999 but you get to keep playing. I just hung out in the seaweed and waited for a fish to come by. Once the score stopped, I just floated to the middle and patiently awaited my ultimate demise (which didn't take too long.)

[Impaler_26]

9,999. The score freezes at 9,999 but you get to keep playing. I just hung out in the seaweed and waited for a fish to come by. Once the score stopped, I just floated to the middle and patiently awaited my ultimate demise (which didn't take too long.)

Nice Job! Now let's see how many points you can score in Go Fish! Extended.

[toymailman]

9,999. The score freezes at 9,999 but you get to keep playing. I just hung out in the seaweed and waited for a fish to come by. Once the score stopped, I just floated to the middle and patiently awaited my ultimate demise (which didn't take too long.)

 

Awesome teach! I should be able to get to it later today.

 

I was able to zero in a little better on the advancement table (my previous post will be edited with the updated values).

 

My score so far is:

8,141

 

As I repeatly play this game it is very fun, but there is one aspect that detracts from it; the seaweed safehaven. It seems if a player is patient then you can just cherry pick your way to as many points as you want. Hang out in the seaweed and grab an etible fish near the bottom then back to the seaweed.

 

If a GoFish 2 were ever made I would keep virtually everything the same but add an enemy that roams the ocean depths. Maybe a crab that pinches you, or something. Then instead of the game being just fun, it would be fun and challenging IMO.

 

The only other change I would make is the way a "3" versus and "8" is displayed. It is very hard to tell them apart as they only differ by a single pixel. For the "8" it would be better to have the left side filled with a straight line.

Edited April 12, 2009 by toymailman

[vdub_bobby]

My best this week: 1443

 

I generally just don't have the patience to play this well.

As I repeatly play this game it is very fun, but there is one aspect that detracts from it; the seaweed safehaven. It seems if a player is patient then you can just cherry pick your way to as many points as you want. Hang out in the seaweed and grab an etible fish near the bottom then back to the seaweed.

 

If a GoFish 2 were ever made I would keep virtually everything the same but add an enemy that roams the ocean depths. Maybe a crab that pinches you, or something. Then instead of the game being just fun, it would be fun and challenging IMO.

I tried to mitigate this somewhat by preventing fish from coming out in the bottom row while you are in the seaweed. But I wanted to keep a safe spot, partly to compensate for the lack of pause.

 

Nice Job! Now let's see how many points you can score in Go Fish! Extended.

I still have two copies of Go Fish! Extended sitting on a shelf...

[darthkur]

2,930

 

[toymailman]

I spoke too soon about attaining 9,999 *bites tounge*. Hasn't happened yet, but a little closer.

 

8,799

[Kurt_Woloch]

9,999. The score freezes at 9,999 but you get to keep playing. I just hung out in the seaweed and waited for a fish to come by. Once the score stopped, I just floated to the middle and patiently awaited my ultimate demise (which didn't take too long.)

 

So does your fish ever grow up to full size (where it would be able to eat all other fishes, except for sharks)?

[Deteacher]

9,999. The score freezes at 9,999 but you get to keep playing. I just hung out in the seaweed and waited for a fish to come by. Once the score stopped, I just floated to the middle and patiently awaited my ultimate demise (which didn't take too long.)

 

So does your fish ever grow up to full size (where it would be able to eat all other fishes, except for sharks)?

 

Yes, once you are "full size" you can eat anything on the screen, except sharks, electric eels and jellyfish (they all make an appearance once you're full size.)

[toymailman]

So does your fish ever grow up to full size (where it would be able to eat all other fishes, except for sharks)?

That would be Level 13 in my post above. Once you are the size of the biggest fish (Huge Red, as I called it) then there is no more advancement.

[darthkur]

3,711

 

[aftermac]

1,831

 

This week went by pretty quick... didn't get much time to play...

 

[theKLT]

1393

[darthkur]

3,907

 

[+SpiceWare]

1,834

[toymailman]

Did it!

 

9,999

[mcge0053]

1668

 

Cool game... I don't like waiting forever for an edible fish in the 'B' mode of the game!

[Impaler_26]

@Ze_ro: You missed vdub_bobby's score.