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[vdub_bobby]

You taught the Russians (Rush'ns?) a thing or two, now head to outer space, circa 1981. It's time for Galaga!

Post a score and let's get this thing rolling!

Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point!

And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it. LarcenTyler hooks us up: http://www.atariage....s...t&p=1184140


This week's competition ends next Tuesday (Dec 5) morning at approximately 9:00 am PST.

This week's standings:

178,710 galaxy warrior (+10 pts)
130,500 rjchamp3 (+8 pts + 1 bonus pt for best tip)
104,170 Cybergoth (+6 pts)
99,330 8th lutz (+4 pts)
89,960 vdub_bobby (+2 pts)
76,100 mojofltr (+1 pt)
62,730 LarcenTyler (+1 pt)
45,940 MetalSlime23 (+1 pt)


Twin Galaxies High Scores

20,233,760 Todd Rogers
7,885,420 Ron Corcoran
130,890 Marcelo J Sanchez


Overall standings:

1. rjchamp3 (71 pts)
2. figgler (54 pts)
3. vdub_bobby (42 pts)
4. mojofltr (39 pts)
5. LarcenTyler (33 pts)
6. 8th lutz (32 pts)
7. nester (29 pts)
8. gdement (26 pts)
9. MetalSlime23 (25 pts)
10. galaxy warrior (17 pts)
11. Malc74 (13 pts)
12. bust3dstr8 (11 pts)
12. Cybergoth (11 pts)
14. keilbaca (4 pts)
15. MCHufnagel (2 pts)
15. remowilliams (2 pts)
15. Kami68k (2 pts)
18. BrianC (1 pts)
18. HeckYesIDid (1 pts)


Game Info

Original (arcade) by Namco, 1981. NES port also by Namco - as far as I can tell it was ported for Japan in 1985 and then released in the US in 1988.


Tips

rjchamp3

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be captured by enemy beam regain ship if you can then gain double fire power

I'll add to that:
You can shoot your own ship while it is captured, so shoot carefully!
Also - if you get sucked in by the tractor beam when you don't want to be, you can still shoot while spinning; sometimes (not that rarely, actually) you can shoot the ship that is sucking you in and be freed.

Edited by vdub_bobby, Tue Dec 5, 2006 10:11 AM.

[Cybergoth]

Uhh... gotta rename this "Numb Thumb Club" for this week
Anyway, I'll start with 68.050

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[vdub_bobby]

89,960

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[LarcenTyler]

Not a bad port, just gotta work at it more.

http://www.tendoweb..../NES/Galaga.pdf - Ask and you shall receive, vdub_bobby.

By the way, did you notice how they added the subtitle 'Demons of Death' on the packaging? (How did that get past Nintendo's censors?) They also did a similar thing with Xevious as 'Xevious The Avenger.'

(The latter actually gave me the idea to write a short story based on that title.)

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Edited by LarcenTyler, Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:42 PM.

[galaxy warrior]

man i keep screwing up the bonus rounds. but got to 20 178,710.

Edited by galaxy warrior, Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:25 AM.

[Cybergoth]

So, trashing Bobs score with 91.000

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[mojofltr]

Stage 12 - 76100

[rjchamp3]

29,750 so far

[rjchamp3]

66,290 getting better

[rjchamp3]

71,880

[rjchamp3]

85,040 soon more points this game is mfh

[rjchamp3]

130,500

[rjchamp3]

be captured by enemy beam regain ship if you can then gain double fire power you lose a ship but so what

[Cybergoth]

rjchamp3, on Mon Dec 4, 2006 2:55 AM, said:

be captured by enemy beam regain ship if you can then gain double fire power you lose a ship but so what

Welcome to the world

[MetalSlime23]

45,940

[rjchamp3]

ive only played this game like 10 times in my whole life

[Cybergoth]

Small improvement to: 104.170

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[8th lutz]

99,330

[vdub_bobby]

And we're done! Good job blasting those bug-aliens!