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[therealbountybob]

Next up it's the classic Donkey Kong

Kicking this one off early, though the November bonus round will stay active until the 28th Nov for those wanting some easy HSC points

atarimania has ROM and Fandal has xex version

Game closes Sunday 5th December 10am GMT Extended until Thu 9th
Play on default settings (level 1)

Bonus Challenges (in one man - including time bonuses)
- Lowest score on screen 1, 2pts for 100pts, 1pt for 200pts
- Highest score for completing level 1 (that's the first two screens) 3pts, 2pts, 1pt for the top three places

High Score Club record 'champions_2002' 167,300

Atarimania rating 7.6

[roadrunner]

I'm not too good at this game. 29,900

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[Divya16]

roadrunner, on Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:42 PM, said:

I'm not too good at this game. 29,900

Here's my score to start with (with maximum and minimum scores for level 1/screen 1):

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[Goochman]

37700

[therealbountybob]

The low score for screen 1 wasn't as much fun as I thought, I managed 200 (100+100 bonus) too, would be better if the fire bugs came up the top ladders... I guess technically it'll be possible to not jump any barrels and then camp out on the last ladder

Level 1 score 11,800

Score 88,600 on main go, got to level 4... much more to come here!

[atariksi]

therealbountybob, on Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

The low score for screen 1 wasn't as much fun as I thought, I managed 200 (100+100 bonus) too, would be better if the fire bugs came up the top ladders... I guess technically it'll be possible to not jump any barrels and then camp out on the last ladder
DK200.jpg
Level 1 score 11,800
DK11880.jpg
Score 88,600 on main go, got to level 4... much more to come here!
DK88600.jpg

The flame does come up on that top ladder but it's low probability. Just like it's low probability barrels come down ladders on level 1. I gave it a few goes and here's my scores in case pictures are blurry: 100 lowest score (had to take picture on next screen as it doesn't pause at that point), 11500 highest for level 1, 127500 for total score so far.

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[therealbountybob]

atariksi, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:08 AM, said:

therealbountybob, on Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

The low score for screen 1 wasn't as much fun as I thought, I managed 200 (100+100 bonus) too, would be better if the fire bugs came up the top ladders... I guess technically it'll be possible to not jump any barrels and then camp out on the last ladder

The flame does come up on that top ladder but it's low probability. Just like it's low probability barrels come down ladders on level 1. I gave it a few goes and here's my scores in case pictures are blurry: 100 lowest score (had to take picture on next screen as it doesn't pause at that point), 11500 highest for level 1, 127500 for total score so far.

wow 127k already - was that level 6 or 8 (the photo was that blurry!) - I've never beaten 7... yet... did you manage screen 1 100pts as in 1 barrel jumped - you can take the screen shot at the start of level 2 folks (see my post above)

Someone clever should much increase that probability to stop people camping out there, and also let you go up the other top ladders, I always wanted to know what was up that other ladder

[chuckwalla]

One of my all-time favorite games: 81,200

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[Fres]

Donkey Kong - 86700.

I've broken 100k on this before, but only once. The 3rd elevator screen took almost all of my lives (I had lost one on the 2nd pie screen earlier).

Probably one of my top 10 favorites on any system: Atari 8-bit DK.

[Divya16]

Fres, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:41 PM, said:

Donkey Kong - 86700.

I've broken 100k on this before, but only once. The 3rd elevator screen took almost all of my lives (I had lost one on the 2nd pie screen earlier).

Probably one of my top 10 favorites on any system: Atari 8-bit DK.

Sorry, I had to beat you at one of your favorite game. Maybe you'll get better luck next time. I never die on the elevator screens.

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[Fres]

Great score, dude. Hey, yeah, you beat me at one of my favorite games, but no hard feelings. I'm not that good at most games. Keep the higher scores coming!

[atariron82]

This is the best DK version by far:

34,400

[atariksi]

therealbountybob, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:30 PM, said:

atariksi, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:08 AM, said:

therealbountybob, on Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

The low score for screen 1 wasn't as much fun as I thought, I managed 200 (100+100 bonus) too, would be better if the fire bugs came up the top ladders... I guess technically it'll be possible to not jump any barrels and then camp out on the last ladder

The flame does come up on that top ladder but it's low probability. Just like it's low probability barrels come down ladders on level 1. I gave it a few goes and here's my scores in case pictures are blurry: 100 lowest score (had to take picture on next screen as it doesn't pause at that point), 11500 highest for level 1, 127500 for total score so far.

wow 127k already - was that level 6 or 8 (the photo was that blurry!) - I've never beaten 7... yet... did you manage screen 1 100pts as in 1 barrel jumped - you can take the screen shot at the start of level 2 folks (see my post above)

Someone clever should much increase that probability to stop people camping out there, and also let you go up the other top ladders, I always wanted to know what was up that other ladder

I had to play again to get better pictures. So, lowest score is 100, highest so far 11600, and 129K for highest. I am consistently getting 125K average. That level 5 2nd barrel screen is where I am losing my men. I got level 5 without losing a man (see picture) than the barrels increase in complexity to avoid. I did get to level 7 once when I started from level 5 but don't have that picture.

Way to get 100 on first screen is to camp out on ladders to avoid barrels completely since it's low proability of barrels coming down ladders.

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[therealbountybob]

I'm losing it, didn't manage over 80K despite a lot of goes and much cussing

12,600 for the first level though... Hammer Time!!!

[Divya16]

therealbountybob, on Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

I'm losing it, didn't manage over 80K despite a lot of goes and much cussing

12,600 for the first level though... Hammer Time!!!
DK-Lv1-12600.jpg

Hammer is unnecessary in level 1 but I played it again using it to try to get higher score in level 1. Ended up getting higher score overall as well. 12,100 in level 1 without losing a man.

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[Gwobby]

61,100

First Level Score: 9,700

Edited by Gwobby, Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:37 AM.

[atariksi]

Okay, I just had a go at it again.

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[atariksi]

atariksi, on Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:07 PM, said:

Okay, I just had a go at it again.

That's 151,900 and I got 12,000 on level 1 with first man.

[therealbountybob]

mini table
1st atariksi 151,900 12pts
2nd divya16 132,400 11pts
3rd therealbountybob 88,600 10pts
4th fres 86,700 9pts
5th chuckwalla 81,200 8pts
6th gwobby 61,100 7pts
7th goochman 37,700 6pts
8th atariron82 34,400 5pts
9th roadrunner 29,900 4pts

Level 1 bonus
1st therealbountybob 12,600 3pts
2nd divya16 12,100 2pts
3rd atariksi 12,000 1pt
4th gwobby 9,700

Screen 1 bonus
1st atariksi 100 2pts
2nd divya16 200 1pt
2nd therealbountybob 200 1pt

any corrections please post

[atariron82]

Divya16, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

Maybe you'll get better luck next time. I never die on the elevator screens.

How are you not dying on the harder elevator screens with the two bouncy things? I lost 4 marios trying to get past those things at the top. The timing has to be wicked tricky :

46,200

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[therealbountybob]

atariron82, on Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:37 PM, said:

Divya16, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

Maybe you'll get better luck next time. I never die on the elevator screens.

How are you not dying on the harder elevator screens with the two bouncy things? I lost 5 marios trying to get past those things at the top. The timing has to be wicked tricky :

46,200

I try and run towards them and then back off (your instincts to duck kick in) - do some of them in two stages: wait for barrel to pass, go up ladder towards and under one, then go past the ladder and duck another and then go back and go up the ladder. Try practising by starting on the higher levels

[Divya16]

therealbountybob, on Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:10 AM, said:

atariron82, on Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:37 PM, said:

Divya16, on Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:02 PM, said:

Maybe you'll get better luck next time. I never die on the elevator screens.

How are you not dying on the harder elevator screens with the two bouncy things? I lost 5 marios trying to get past those things at the top. The timing has to be wicked tricky :

46,200

I try and run towards them and then back off (your instincts to duck kick in) - do some of them in two stages: wait for barrel to pass, go up ladder towards and under one, then go past the ladder and duck another and then go back and go up the ladder. Try practising by starting on the higher levels

Yeah, and it's not worth getting those bonus gifts since that would increase your chances of losing a Mario especially at higher levels. There's only 4 Marios maximum in the game so I guess you meant multiple games when you say you lost "5 Marios".

[mopchop]

10,500
Score for Travlar 1,900

[sloopy]

my score so far wont put me in the top 10... 29000 (yes even...)

sloopy.

[therealbountybob]

Divya16, on Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:14 AM, said:

Yeah, and it's not worth getting those bonus gifts since that would increase your chances of losing a Mario especially at higher levels. There's only 4 Marios maximum in the game so I guess you meant multiple games when you say you lost "5 Marios".

Aren't you meant to be recovering Pauline's things I go for the bonuses most times, don't want the game to psyche you out into a quivering wreck hiding behind the buring tar barrel to keep warm

p.s. Sloopy I make that 10th... just