Coleco Donkey Kong

[Lord Thag]

Guess I'll start things off. 15,000 after about a half hour of playing. Made it to the second rivet stage, but was pretty lazy about collecting the bonus items.
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[Roback]

Ran in to post this like a school boy. After another 20 minutes of play on top of yesterday I managed to not only clear the second screen but to top Thags high score. I scored an even 15,000. If I didnt run out of time I would have cleared another Rivet screen and that would have shot my score even higher. Finally getting the hang of clearing the rivets. I just thank God that I have a locking door to my office. Too bad Donkey Kong doesnt have a mute button like Galaxian.

[Lord Thag]

We're tied, huh? Guess I'll have to go play it again. Damn you Roback, I was gonna play turtles tonight!
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[Lord Thag]

Holy crap! I just played the best game of this in my life just now. I made it to the SEVENTH rivet stage with a whopping 39,800! I've never passed the second one before. I used the strategies I posted in the main forum. The key seems to be trapping one of the upper fireballs behind a rivet on the third floor, which makes it easy to get the top ones, and also lures the bottom fireball towards the trapped one. I was starting to get sweaty palms there! Gotta love that feeling.



Hope I didn't burst your bubble, Roback. You've got your work cut out for ya!
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[Roback]

Are you kiddin' me?? 39,800 points!! And here it is I thought that I did good. Back to the drawing board.

[Lord Thag]

Yeah, I was pretty surprised. I love classic gaming when you get on a roll like that. I wish I had a way to get the pic off my phone to post it. Getting that score is actually not as hard as it sounds. I discovered another trick. See, your little guy has a habit of continuing to move after you've tapped the stick, which causes you to die when moving near a fireball (or an edge). The trick is to move left or right, and then immediately press down or up, which halts your character. It gives you much tighter control, and makes the rivet stage a lot easier, as well as keeping you from falling off of the edge.

Keep trying, I'm sure you will catch up quick. It's really a fun little game.
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[billytherobot]

hello everyone...here is my donkey kong high score so far...43,800...billytherobot

[serge1]

Here is mine: 48,600

This game is hard on me. I hate those fireballs!!

[billytherobot]

serge serge serge,
i can see that you won't rest until you beat all of my scores.
well my friend, we are both very stubborn, so i'm sure we'll
have a loooong 2012 ahead of us!
do you own the coleco zaxxon? that machine is a tough one.
i will be back in touch good sir. so stay tuned!!
billy

[serge1]

[billytherobot]

i know what you mean serge! seems like you die for no
reason on zaxxon alot. it is VERY frustrating. in the mean time,
i'm trying to figure out how you do it on coleco's ms. pac man.
i can't learn a maze pattern because i forgot, the boards
CHANGE from board to board on this! i can't tell what's best,
using the power pellets to eat lots of ghosts, or to help maximize
getting the regular pellets. ARGGG!!!

billy

[serge1]

[billytherobot]

well, coleco's donkey kong is insane.
it's almost impossible to time the jumping just right on the fireball board.
you have to hit jump and left or right at the exact same time and dying
accidentally is the biggest downfall on this game.
after a month, this is my highest score. (there is only 1 skill level.)
62,600 (you cannot gain extra guys in play)
billytherobot

[serge1]

[serge1]

The insanity continues.. .Where does it end...Where does it end for you an I ol chum... I am becoming blind.

66,400.