Contest 19: Canyon Climber Ends: 11:30 PM EDT Friday 09/26/2008 Player Place Score Points poobah 1st 62,700 8 therealbountybob 2nd 53,400 6 dodgers 2nd 53,400 6 Trooper 3rd 48,400 4 doctorclu 4th 43,400 2 darthkur 5th 42,800 1 Goochman 6th 14,800 1 HM/P 1 HM/P 1 HM/P 1 HM/P HM/P HM/P HM/P HM/P HM/P " />

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HSC 5 Contest 19: Canyon Climber

Started by JellE, Sep 13 2008 6:52 AM

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#1 JellE OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:52 AM

Canyon Climber

Contest ends Friday, September 26, 2008 at 11:30 pm EDT.

Begin this game on level 1. If level 1 seems too easy for you and you want to play a different level to begin with, feel free to do so.

As always, please feel free to post comments, suggestions, ideas and gripes.

One more thing guys.. I fly out this afternoon to go home for a visit. I will be gone for 5 weeks. In that time, I will still be doing the contests, but I might not be as quick at getting scores posted. So please bear with me, and I will do my best to keep things running as smoothly as possible. Thanks a bunch for all your effort and patience!!! I couldn't have asked for a better group of people! :)

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Contest 19: Canyon Climber Ends: 11:30 PM EDT Friday 09/26/2008
Player Place Score Points
poobah 1st 62,700 8
therealbountybob 2nd 53,400 6
dodgers 2nd 53,400 6
Trooper 3rd 48,400 4
doctorclu 4th 43,400 2
darthkur 5th 42,800 1
Goochman 6th 14,800 1

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Edited by JellE, Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:30 PM.

#2 Trooper OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:56 AM

If it's ok to just jump in like this I'd like to do just that :) If not then just ignore my score of 23400

#3 doctorclu OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:42 AM

View PostTrooper, on Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:56 AM, said:

If it's ok to just jump in like this I'd like to do just that :) If not then just ignore my score of 23400

Can't think of why it's a problem. Welcome Trooper.

#4 JellE OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:53 AM

View PostTrooper, on Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:56 AM, said:

If it's ok to just jump in like this I'd like to do just that :) If not then just ignore my score of 23400

You are more than welcome to join in. The more the merrier!! :) Welcome to the 8-bit HSC. We look forward to having you around.

#5 Trooper OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:32 AM

I think I was a part of the first season but then real life caught up with me, hope to be able to post some scores again now :)

#6 doctorclu OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:53 PM

21,400

38,000

Edited by doctorclu, Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:06 PM.

#7 Trooper OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:59 AM

48400

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#8 therealbountybob OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:59 AM

And I thought I was doing well with 40,000 :D after an hours play I topped it with 40,200 losing 3 men on one screen, DOH!

Strangely addictive game.... Have just managed this ;)

Have fun

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#9 Goochman OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:59 AM

14800

#10 darthkur OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:29 PM

42,800

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#11 Goochman OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:20 PM

27800

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#12 doctorclu OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:01 AM

39,400

#13 poobah OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:59 AM

You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly, you'll want to fling your controller across the room.
Marvel as you stab right on the controller, while your character just stands still and mocks you.
Be amazed as yet again, a mountain goat changes direction just as you try to jump over it.
Thrill to the excitement as you start climbing a ladder only to have a bird appear and shit on you, literally.
Yes, it will happen, over and over and over again.
Yet, you will play "just one more game", The START key will be your best friend!

62,700

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I wanted to like this game, so much potential for the era, yet mind numbingly sluggish (and unresponsive) controls frustrate.
(Both on my GP2X and the Mac)
Too much reliance on "cheap deaths" to manage difficulty.
No chance to 'scramble' in hectic situations- jumps must be executed too far in advance.
Oh well.

#14 doctorclu OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:11 AM

View Postpoobah, on Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:59 AM, said:

Yet, you will play "just one more game", The START key will be your best friend!

Yeh, tell me about this. :D

#15 poobah OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:44 AM

View Postdoctorclu, on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:11 AM, said:

View Postpoobah, on Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:59 AM, said:

Yet, you will play "just one more game", The START key will be your best friend!

Yeh, tell me about this. :D
I had to fly last week, went through 2+ sets of batteries on my GP2X playing the silly game in the airport and on the plane.

#16 doctorclu OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:53 AM

View Postpoobah, on Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:44 AM, said:

View Postdoctorclu, on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:11 AM, said:

View Postpoobah, on Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:59 AM, said:

Yet, you will play "just one more game", The START key will be your best friend!

Yeh, tell me about this. :D
I had to fly last week, went through 2+ sets of batteries on my GP2X playing the silly game in the airport and on the plane.


Sounds like I need a GP2X. Hows the Jaguar emu on that so far?

#17 dodgers OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:31 PM

53400

The Goats are really annoying :)

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#18 poobah OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:04 PM

View Postdoctorclu, on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:53 PM, said:

View Postpoobah, on Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:44 AM, said:

View Postdoctorclu, on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:11 AM, said:

View Postpoobah, on Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:59 AM, said:

Yet, you will play "just one more game", The START key will be your best friend!

Yeh, tell me about this. :D
I had to fly last week, went through 2+ sets of batteries on my GP2X playing the silly game in the airport and on the plane.


Sounds like I need a GP2X. Hows the Jaguar emu on that so far?

Haven't tried jag emulation on it. A8 is great (as is 2600 & 7800).
Mame runs great, NES, SNES, Genesis all good.

There's a new version coming out that is faster, and there's a project nearing completion called Pandora that is built by some GP2X distributors who took tons of input from the GP2X community. I'll probably jump from the GP2X to Pandora once it hits.

That said, really do like the little GP2X, Linux OS, runs lots of stuff (native and emulation), decent form factor, uses 2 AA bats (comes with rechargeables). Took mine to Iraq and back, still works great.

#19 doctorclu OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:15 PM

43,400

#20 jonday8bit OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:21 PM

Hey, I just posted a video playing to the score of 144,600 on canyon climber for the TRS-80.



There seems to be some differences between this version and the atari version. For instance, the atari one seems to be slower? However, the TRS-80 version only has two goats on the top level... but there are more bridges, I think.
Also the indians have more detail on the atari version.

Anyhow, watch the video... and let me know what's different, in particular I'm curious if the atari version gets as fast as the TRS-80 one.

Thanks!

#21 poobah OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:23 PM

View Postjonday8bit, on Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:21 PM, said:

Hey, I just posted a video playing to the score of 144,600 on canyon climber for the TRS-80.



There seems to be some differences between this version and the atari version. For instance, the atari one seems to be slower? However, the TRS-80 version only has two goats on the top level... but there are more bridges, I think.
Also the indians have more detail on the atari version.

Anyhow, watch the video... and let me know what's different, in particular I'm curious if the atari version gets as fast as the TRS-80 one.

Thanks!

Wow. the gameplay seems quite a bit different, in particular, the character's interaction with the ladders seems far superior in the trs-80 version. The transition to and from the ladders is maddeningly slow on the A8. It also seems like the character moves faster relative to the goats. Some of the moves in the video would not be possible on the A8. The goats also seem to be less prone to reverse direction.

That said, the A8 version is much slower. Seems like the trs-80 version relies on speed to take away your lives (top of the last level looks especially evil), whereas the A8 version relies on cheap stuff (goat reversals while you are jumping, sad ladders, etc)

#22 jonday8bit OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:11 PM

Thanks for watching my video and comparing them for me. Never played the Atari version, so I was really curious as to the differences. And you are right.. . it seems that I have the most trouble with the end of the eagle stage, especially on later canyons as it's extremely sensitive and easy to walk off cliffs instead of jumping. Plus those stupid eagle rocks... I really need to come up with a strategy for that. Sounds like the Atari has more difficulty on the goat stage then?

#23 poobah OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:13 AM

View Postjonday8bit, on Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:11 AM, said:

Thanks for watching my video and comparing them for me. Never played the Atari version, so I was really curious as to the differences. And you are right.. . it seems that I have the most trouble with the end of the eagle stage, especially on later canyons as it's extremely sensitive and easy to walk off cliffs instead of jumping. Plus those stupid eagle rocks... I really need to come up with a strategy for that. Sounds like the Atari has more difficulty on the goat stage then?
The eagle stage is pretty easy on the A8. The goat part is the board that takes all your lives.
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