Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 8 hours ago, mbd39 said: I'd much rather play Star Force than any golf game. I'd rather play 10 Yard Fight than Star Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumer | 221 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Just tried the fire trick on the gravestones, and yeah, the magician comes up instantly, but I am so ineffectual with my flame tossing (with zombies sprouting up everywhere) that I just resorted to lances and daggers to trigger. I will practice more today and see what kind of scores I can get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Sumer said: Just tried the fire trick on the gravestones, and yeah, the magician comes up instantly, but I am so ineffectual with my flame tossing (with zombies sprouting up everywhere) that I just resorted to lances and daggers to trigger. I will practice more today and see what kind of scores I can get! I'm surprised that my score has stayed in second place since Monday. I'm guessing that it will be like last week and I'll get knocked down a few spots over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,210 Events Team · Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Sumer said: Just tried the fire trick on the gravestones, and yeah, the magician comes up instantly, but I am so ineffectual with my flame tossing (with zombies sprouting up everywhere) that I just resorted to lances and daggers to trigger. I will practice more today and see what kind of scores I can get! By all means, if you're more comfortable with the dagger, you can use it to farm the 1st level and use it for most of the game to be honest. Bea is a torch player and will recommend it every time she can, but it doesn't mean the dagger isn't a G&G good weapon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sumer said: Just tried the fire trick on the gravestones, and yeah, the magician comes up instantly, but I am so ineffectual with my flame tossing (with zombies sprouting up everywhere) that I just resorted to lances and daggers to trigger. I will practice more today and see what kind of scores I can get! So I had the same issue. If you go from using dagger to fire, its a big adjustment. I almost gave up on it, but came back to it. The daggers you can fire infinitely at will, so if thats what you are used to, the torch can be disastrous because you can only throw so many in a short time period. The button stops working when you hit the limit. You have to be conscious of that limit and the fact that it only takes one flame to trigger the magician (instead of like 20 daggers shot fast). So its just about placing it. Use your reserve flames only to clear enemies that pop up during execution. If your first flame doesnt trigger the magician, you are in thr wrong spot. Aim to the very back of the grave just enough to catch it without clearing it. Its hard to kill the magician in time and not get hit by guys that pop up still. Thats why I went back to daggers after a couple lives. Edited October 23, 2020 by NESfiend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Just manage your shots better with the torch, ffs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,515 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, BeaIank said: Just manage your shots better with the torch, ffs! Easy for the champ to say! This post is like Frank Thomas telling a 9 year old to just figure out how to hit 500 foot home runs already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, BeaIank said: Just manage your shots better with the torch, ffs! The torch is underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 56 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: The torch is underrated. Very. It just happens to be a precision instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, PII said: Very. It just happens to be a precision instrument. Also this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I hate the torch personally. I'll stick with the javelin or knife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, mbd39 said: I hate the torch personally. I'll stick with the javelin or knife. I prefer the knife. I just don't see why people think the torch is so awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I prefer the knife. I just don't see why people think the torch is so awful. It's slow and you can't throw it again until the flame disappears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Just now, mbd39 said: It's slow and you can't throw it again until the flame disappears. I don't think it's all that different than the holy water in Castlevania. I guess that's why it doesn't really bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I don't think it's all that different than the holy water in Castlevania. I guess that's why it doesn't really bother me. The holy water in Castlevania is actually useful in that it's overpowered against most bosses, and you can throw it more rapidly. But that is an interesting comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: The holy water in Castlevania is actually useful in that it's overpowered against most bosses, and you can throw it more rapidly. But that is an interesting comparison. The holy water makes the game a lot easier to beat on 1 life, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 As a beginner the torch is a serious disadvantage, as said beginner will lack knowledge of enemy patterns and correct timing as well as flick of the wrist improvisations when caught in an unexpected jam as well as most if not all useful secrets available. I would say, for someone who's never beaten the game, the knife is your life. The torch is a great way for anyone who's more experienced to initially provide more challenge and then better train themselves as far as their timing, accuracy and keen awareness of enemy behavior patterns. And then, of course comes the circus performance of juggling the torch between zombies and birds and eyeball-coughing cannibal plants while attempting to lure out frog-spell-spitting magicians from slanted gravestones for important point bonuses. ...I sorta feel like a grave robber trying to fund whatever it is I happen to be drinking while I'm doing this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumer | 221 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, PII said: As a beginner the torch is a serious disadvantage, as said beginner will lack knowledge of enemy patterns and correct timing as well as flick of the wrist improvisations when caught in an unexpected jam as well as most if not all useful secrets available. I would say, for someone who's never beaten the game, the knife is your life. The torch is a great way for anyone who's more experienced to initially provide more challenge and then better train themselves as far as their timing, accuracy and keen awareness of enemy behavior patterns. And then, of course comes the circus performance of juggling the torch between zombies and birds and eyeball-coughing cannibal plants while attempting to lure out frog-spell-spitting magicians from slanted gravestones for important point bonuses. ...I sorta feel like a grave robber trying to fund whatever it is I happen to be drinking while I'm doing this. This, definitely. Like I mentioned, I never had this as a kid or played it on the NES back then. I did play the arcade game, just never the NES game. I got the game years ago in a lot and haven't really touched it until this week! By the way, posted a new score in my original post. A bit better, but not by much. And that is with killing three magicians this time around...I stink! Edited October 23, 2020 by Sumer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjistar | 517 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 11:15 AM, bertsampson said: I'm out. No time this week. I'm dealing with a hacker that has been remotely accessing my PC. Sorry, I thought you had some interesting stuff on your hard drive... Seriously though, if you need some help, let me know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 9 hours ago, ninjistar said: Sorry, I thought you had some interesting stuff on your hard drive... Seriously though, if you need some help, let me know! The hard drive was full of Russian strategy guides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,196 Moderator · Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 7:43 PM, BeaIank said: This game is hard? That is news for me. Anyway, I will post a score this Saturday. Week has been too hectic so far to play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I'm still in second place on Saturday. I guess everyone is taking off this week. Maybe I should try to win this tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 11:09 PM, PII said: 6th Run - 618,100 - Prolly my last run until Sunday sometime... On second thought, I think I'll stick with my score. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaIank | 1,621 Events Team · Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Slow start, but 210K at the end of stage 1. I am very rusty and terrible at videogames. I will finish this run now and post my moderator score. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 @BeaIank is god bois, if she were in the contest we all would has no chance!!!!!!! well, maybe some of you , but not many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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