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[Mister VCS]

Space monster are homing in on your spaceman - will he run? Or has he got time to dig a hole and trap a monster? The decision is yours!

Game Information

Game Name: Space Panic
Released by: Coleco, 1983
Original arcade game by: Universal, 1980
CV HSC High Score: 58,570 by chuckwalla
TwinGalaxies High Score: 90,770 by Tom Duncan
Settings: Skill level 1 - 1 Player


Contest ends on

Saturday, 08-28-2010 at 1:00 AM eastern.


Quick-Start-Bonus-Info and HSC rules


Current High Scores

1. duncantoml 87,570 [+10] [+3]
2. ColecoDan 82,840 [+9]
3. Ms. Do 68,970 [+8]
4. Yurkie 47,810 [+6]
5. atariron82 27,500 [+4]
6. Mister VCS 20,650 [+2]
7. roadrunner 16,110 [+1]
8. ed1475 13,740 [+1]
9. RangerG 9,180 [+1]
10. patbb 8,270 [+1]


Leaderboard

1. duncantoml [42 points] (4) 2 1
2. ColecoDan [38] (4) 2
3. ed1475 [22] (4) 1
4. atariron82 [13] (3)
4. patbb [13] (4)
5. Yurkie [12] (3)
6. roadrunner [10] (4)
7. RangerG [8] (4)
8. Mister VCS [5] (2)
9. ten-four [4] (1)
10. purenergy [3] (2)
11. JEFF31 [1] (1)
11. LaserHawk [1] (1)
11. Ms. Do [1] (1)

Numbers in BLUE are numbers of rounds won.
Numbers in GOLD are numbers of seasons won.

Edited by Mister VCS, Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:47 AM.

[roadrunner]

How do i kill that little green thing?

[duncantoml]

roadrunner, on Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:39 AM, said:

How do i kill that little green thing?


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You have to drop him 2 levels OR drop another monster on his head. Blue ones are 3 level drop OR drop another monster on his head.

[roadrunner]

duncantoml, on Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:50 AM, said:

roadrunner, on Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:39 AM, said:

How do i kill that little green thing?


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You have to drop him 2 levels OR drop another monster on his head. Blue ones are 3 level drop OR drop another monster on his head.

Great! Thanks for the tips!

[Yurkie]

roadrunner, on Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:39 AM, said:

How do i kill that little green thing?


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You have to make him fall 2 floors. Here is some extra info.

From the manual:

"You score points each time you eliminate a Space Monster. A "Creature (red) must fall through one floor to be eliminated. But "Boss" (green) must fall through two floors and "Don" (blue) must fall through three floors to be eliminated."

The more floors they fall the more points you get. You get extra points when a falling monster falls on another monster.

Edit: Sorry I walk away from the computer and went and got the manual, and didn't realize the answer was already posted.

[Mister VCS]

"ColecoDan battles the champ (duncantoml)" this season...
and season 3 champ ed1475 is on place 3. Very interesting!

Edited by Mister VCS, Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:48 AM.

[RangerG]

4180

I had never played this game. It is such a slow game that it reminds me of Amidar on the 2600. The first few times I tried the game I really thought this was a stinker, but it gets better. That's a nice plus to these high score clubs, they make me try a game and stick with it longer than I would normally - and some games turn out to be decent (or even pretty good).

[roadrunner]

Big improvement

16,110

Level 7 was tough to get past. Now that i know how to play this game, i'm going to try out the arcade version.

[Mister VCS]

20,650

...fun game!

Edited by Mister VCS, Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:59 PM.

[duncantoml]

I'll start off with: 87,570

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[Ms. Do]

20,970

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[Ms. Do]

A little better 33,950

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[Yurkie]

My best so far. 21,770

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[RangerG]

little better = 9180

[Yurkie]

I was playing last night and got 29,440. Didn't get a picture, not sure if score is valid without photo.

[RangerG]

Any help on how to line up holes on different levels when you dig. I seem to just barely miss lining them up.

Thanks,
RG

[Yurkie]

RangerG, on Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:28 PM, said:

Any help on how to line up holes on different levels when you dig. I seem to just barely miss lining them up.

Thanks,
RG

RangerG I use the ladders as a reference for lining up holes.

[Yurkie]

Here is my best so far, beat my previous score by a bunch 46,160

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[Yurkie]

I beat my score by a little 47,810 is my best now.

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[Ms. Do]

Here is my new High Score 62,440

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[roadrunner]

For anyone that needs help killing the bad guys, here's a screenshot from the arcade version that shows how far to drop them.

Edited by roadrunner, Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:20 PM.

[Ms. Do]

68,970

I hope to get over 100,000 before the end of the contest.

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[ed1475]

13740

[ColecoDan]

82840

I think I am starting to hate this game I was at 82840 with 3 lives left and couldn't get another point.

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[atariron82]

This is a pretty unique, but frustratin' little game. It took me a while to figure out how drop the little buggers through the floor...you got to hit 'em in the head three times with a blooming shovel! Trying to line up multiple holes in the floor levels is easier said than done. There's definitely a lot of strategy involved with this one.

11,110

Edited by atariron82, Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:58 PM.