ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Is it my imagination or do you move even faster on stage 2 of Cannonball?
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Flappy Bird - 93
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Oh cripes... I hope not. I haven't noticed any speed increase when you clear a level, though sometimes when you change direction I've noticed that it seems to jump slightly.
Currently at a Cannonball high of 2,475. Won't be beating that this evening. Might come back to it at the weekend for another go after playing Psssst! later this week.
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Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Might just be me, but I could swear that each time I've got to stage 2 you move just that little bit quicker.
Nice score btw, I'd be very happy if I could get there - working on clearing level 2 but keep making silly mistakes; once I even pressed right at the start, instead of up or down, and just slammed straight into the wall!
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Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Cannonball - 1,525
I haven't played Pssst for years (yeah, here come the excuses... lol) and was dismayed that I only got 30K on my first go! I've got to improve fast if I'm going to challenge anywhere near the top places. Still, at least this is a far more relaxing game that the other two!
I haven't played Pssst for years (yeah, here come the excuses... lol) and was dismayed that I only got 30K on my first go! I've got to improve fast if I'm going to challenge anywhere near the top places. Still, at least this is a far more relaxing game that the other two!
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Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Got 8 points in Flappy Bird. I don't think I will have so much luck in a long time...
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Flappy Bird - 130
Was hoping to break the 100 mark tonight. Phew! I need a rest after that.
Was hoping to break the 100 mark tonight. Phew! I need a rest after that.
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Pssst! - 33255 (new)
Cannonball - 3590
Flappy Bird - 130
Pssst! has aged so well! I think a lot must come down to the frame-rate. It's just so buttery smooth. You could overlook a dodgy frame-rate back then but nowadays it just kills a game.
Cannonball - 3590
Flappy Bird - 130
Pssst! has aged so well! I think a lot must come down to the frame-rate. It's just so buttery smooth. You could overlook a dodgy frame-rate back then but nowadays it just kills a game.
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Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
As to Cannonball, I don't know if the scores we got in its own thread ('The Cannonball Challenge' count...
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Thought I'd have another sneaky go at Flappy after some coffee this morning. Latest scores:
Cannonball - 2,475 (no change)
Flappy Bird - 22 (new!)
Pssst! - Yet to play
Cannonball - 2,475 (no change)
Flappy Bird - 22 (new!)
Pssst! - Yet to play
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Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Nope, sorry. Need to start from scratchJuan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:11 pm As to Cannonball, I don't know if the scores we got in its own thread ('The Cannonball Challenge' count...
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Oh nooooo!akeley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:16 amNope, sorry. Need to start from scratchJuan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:11 pm As to Cannonball, I don't know if the scores we got in its own thread ('The Cannonball Challenge' count...
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Current FlappyBirdZX score: 60
Cannonball score: 555
Cannonball is ridiculous. That is all.
Cannonball score: 555
Cannonball is ridiculous. That is all.
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That's a monster score... I doubt I'm going to get close to that. It looks as if [mention]Mousey[/mention] is correct - although I didn't notice at first, it does seem to get faster each time you clear a screen, and Muy Dificil level is fast enough on level 1..!
I can occasionally get to the third screen but it just gets too fast at that point... The twitch response is just too... twitchy..!
[EDIT: Gave it one more try after posting this and managed 3,435. Seems you get an extra life after completing screen 3... ]
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Haha, pretty close after all! Yep, you get that extra life but I don't find it goes very far... by that point the car is going so fast it's like watching the spokes in a wheel.
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I won't touch Cannonball anymore, playing it is as pleasant and fun as having my teeth smashed with a sledgehammer. And I thought Nozhdyve was bad!
I'll try to improve my scores on Flappy Birds, although reaching 100 points, let alone 130, would require way more patience than I can bear, and Pssst!.
I'll try to improve my scores on Flappy Birds, although reaching 100 points, let alone 130, would require way more patience than I can bear, and Pssst!.
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Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Flappy Bird: 20 points!!!
I'm starting to get the knack of it!
I'm starting to get the knack of it!
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
I must admit, I've actually found myself playing FlappyBird more than Pssst! It's quite addictive once you get the hang of it.
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Flappy Bird ZX - 35
Cannonball - 855
PSSST - 33,630
Question to people androids who go over 1000pts in Cannonball: When you eventually rise against your human overlords, will you spare your ZX-chums? Asking for a friend
Flappy Bird makes me physically sick, there's just some hidden vibration in this game which tangles up my brainwaves. Can't do it. Also it's totally unfair: first I died like 20 times in a row with 3-4 points, then did the 35 - all because of a nice'n easy pipe alignment.
Thank god for PSSST, oasis of sanity in this round
Cannonball - 855
PSSST - 33,630
Question to people androids who go over 1000pts in Cannonball: When you eventually rise against your human overlords, will you spare your ZX-chums? Asking for a friend
Flappy Bird makes me physically sick, there's just some hidden vibration in this game which tangles up my brainwaves. Can't do it. Also it's totally unfair: first I died like 20 times in a row with 3-4 points, then did the 35 - all because of a nice'n easy pipe alignment.
Thank god for PSSST, oasis of sanity in this round
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
There is a microstutter each pipe that I can see but doesn't bother me that much. I can understand if you are sensitive to these things that it might drive you up the wall!akeley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:54 pm Flappy Bird makes me physically sick, there's just some hidden vibration in this game which tangles up my brainwaves. Can't do it. Also it's totally unfair: first I died like 20 times in a row with 3-4 points, then did the 35 - all because of a nice'n easy pipe alignment.
Re: ZX HSC Round 2 - Cannonball / PSSST / Flappy Bird ZX
Against all my better judgement, I thought I'd give Flappy Bird another go.
Flappy Bird - 27 (new!)
Cannonball - 3,435 (no change)
Pssst! - (Yet to play)
Flappy Bird - 27 (new!)
Cannonball - 3,435 (no change)
Pssst! - (Yet to play)
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