moycon Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I always liked this game. I played it for the 1st time...In a long time last week and got up to the asteroid Level after the last "worm" level before I finally bit the dust. I have a question, what animal comes after the worm level? It seems to me I rememeber it being something very small... But its been so long I cant rememeber if I'm even thinking of the right game. Does anyone know??? The last worm Lvl would be the 8th planet screen. It goes Dino, BarStool, WeinerDog, Worm,.... ______????? BTW: I think the object of the game it to stop off and pillage whatever local planet you're near for food. A man builds up a powerful hunger when blasting asteroids in deep space. And a nice rack of space weiner dog hits the spot. *burp* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Check out the entry for it in the DP Easter egg section. I have pics of all of 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Damn I had em all mixed up.... Thats what happens when you get old. Haha that one alien looks like Pac-Man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 They are A little inside "joke" from Fulop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBERT Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Hi: I'll ask Todd Rogers to reply to this one...he has reached further than just about anyone on this title and can tell you what comes after any level in the game. Robert T Mruczek Twin Galaxies - Editor and Chief referee Star Wars classic arcade champion rmruczek@doremus.com (work E-MAIL) ****************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Already know how many (see my EE entry) - there are 7 different “beasties” over the first 14 planets, after which they repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 So I wonder how many different types of beasties there are.. Anyone get very far in this game to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Starting to wonder if my posts are invisible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris++ Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 I passed the Pac-Man phase a couple times, and was a bit disappointed to see the game's very first creatures show up again. (I don't know what I was expecting...little Marios, maybe?) Anyway, I guess Stella games have to "wrap" at some point! Maybe Rob learned his lesson after the Demon Attack "end of game" problem. The angst I've always had with Cosmic Ark is the occasional bouncy asteroid. If your shot goes right past one of these, you don't have time to try a second shot (after a certain speed is reached later in the game). I don't think any element of any game should be purely up to "chance," completely leaving out whatever skill, high or low, the player might have. Not having any option but to die, no matter what you do, is a design cop-out. Can anyone think of other games with this "you die no matter what" rubbish? I know they exist, but I can't think of them. CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 The laser beams on the pac-man planets is absurdly fast. It comes down to pure chance that you can get past them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 The laser beams on the pac-man planets is absurdly fast. It comes down to pure chance that you can get past them. My thoughts exactly... Anyone got a strategy to pass them? Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Yeah, use an emulator and slow it down 50% ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Can anyone think of other games with this "you die no matter what" rubbish? I know they exist, but I can't think of them.CF If you fall into the Valley of Poison on ROTLA its almost impossible to get out with those tse tse flies and the thief. As for Cosmic Ark, I've been to the Pac-man planet once, but I ALWAYS get killed by the asteroids in space. Those things just come too fast. And gee, I wish someone would take the time to list all of the monsters and planets. I wonder how many there are??? just kidding Scott, please don't kill me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Well, see, ya got yer Yorgle, yer Grundle, and yer Rhindle. Then ya got yer Knubberrub, the bat. Hope that clears things up for ya, my friend. CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulij20 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Check out the entry for it in the DP Easter egg section. I have pics of all of 'em. And where would the DP Easter Egg section be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 at digitpress.com, last I checked. Its in the side bar menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 I passed the Pac-Man phase a couple times, and was a bit disappointed to see the game's very first creatures show up again. (I don't know what I was expecting...little Marios, maybe?) Anyway, I guess Stella games have to "wrap" at some point! Maybe Rob learned his lesson after the Demon Attack "end of game" problem. The angst I've always had with Cosmic Ark is the occasional bouncy asteroid. If your shot goes right past one of these, you don't have time to try a second shot (after a certain speed is reached later in the game). I don't think any element of any game should be purely up to "chance," completely leaving out whatever skill, high or low, the player might have. Not having any option but to die, no matter what you do, is a design cop-out. Can anyone think of other games with this "you die no matter what" rubbish? I know they exist, but I can't think of them. CF Well, In Eggomania, if you play on the expert setting (small Hat) after a while, the bird up top will drop his egg to the far side of the screen where you can't reach it because of the small Hat. That really sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 I made this little Java applet with hoardes of all 7 of the little beasties running around a dark blue field. http://www.kisrael.com/viewblog.cgi?date=2004.09.18 People who like the original might dig it...you when you press the button the mouse becomes sticky, kind of like a katamari...also the guys are always scared of the mouse anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 As for Cosmic Ark, I've been to the Pac-man planet once, but I ALWAYS get killed by the asteroids in space. Those things just come too fast. Roger that. I swear I do much better by just rotatign the joystick and jolting it about randomly sometimes. Mostly not, but the only time I ever got to the PacMans was by just screwing with the stick during the asteroid field. Who owns the rights to this and the other Imagics? Have they been released recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I remember being a little irritated that there was a "meteorite only" mode, but no "aliens only" mode. I really loved those "little critters" which is why I made that java app. Also, the tie in between Atlantis and Cosmic Ark was pretty cute. Come to think of it, it's a little odd that if you had enough energy you could rebuild your ships from its component molecules or whatever...I mean if you had that technology, couldn't you just teleport/clone critters? Or do something else? Anyway, good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Ah Yes, Gotta love the classics....threads that is. I agree about the asteroids. Why did they make an all asteroids games? That's the crap part of the game for sure. I always get nailed or run out of fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I agree about the asteroids. Why did they make an all asteroids games? That's the crap part of the game for sure. I always get nailed or run out of fuel. 835482[/snapback] Humm I actually happen to like the asteroids section better.. what instead really irritates me is the beasties always moving around while I try to beam them up! I guess Cosmic Ark is a game that could be played by 2 players alternating at the asteroids and surface screens. How's up for a game? Regards! Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I hated the pacman level as a kid.. was wondering if there were any other video game characters I knew waiting to get aboard the cosmic ark, yet I could never find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) I made this little Java applet with hoardes of all 7 of the little beasties running around a dark blue field. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but if you hold the mouse button, you can gather all of the aliens at once! :-) I did this myself, but when I swept them off the screen, they burst outward and scattered over the play area once again. Maybe you could develop this a bit more into a quantum/qix type of game where you circle the aliens while trying to avoid an evil Qix or other fiendish beastie(?) Okay, I'm dumb. kbye Edited April 13, 2005 by mojofltr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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