ZX HSC Round 7 - Terra Cresta / Target: Renegade

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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:36 pm Nothing.

I've tried Airport'82 on Spectaculator, Fuse & SpecEmu and the same result.
Via Mr Morkin:
In Spectaculator the keyboard was set to Issue 3 keyboard, I changed it to issue 2 and it's fine.
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Aaaaarrgghhh! Now I haven't any excuses for not playing it... [mention]Morkin[/mention] , I hate you!!!
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You will regret it...
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142 points

Well... just chopped some trees and I feel like a boss! :lol:

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Terra Cresta - 141,400

It's a real thumb-killer.

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akeley wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:14 pm It's a real thumb-killer.
I'm genuinely worried my neighbour thinks it's the sound of furious masturbation.
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Heh - I had to change the fire key from SPACE to M, otherwise I'd end up in danger of knackering my laptop keyboard... :lol:

Latest attempts:

Terra Cresta: 68,450 (new!)
Target Renegade: 627,600 (no change)

Terra Cresta score slightly improved after discovering that there are power-ups. :oops:
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Airport82 665.

It's even better than Stuntbike.
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I'd totally forgotten how much of an absolute chore Target: Renegade becomes on the second round. I can barely make it halfway through the first level before the timer runs out! I think I may be done with this game for a good couple of years! :lol:

Current scores...

Target: Renegade: 270,600 (new)
Terra Cresta: 70,500 (no change)

Now to see if I can get my Terra Cresta score up. I had no idea there were power-ups either until reading the above posts, so hopefully that'll help. :)
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I got my Terra Cresta score up by using real hardware. I hated this game initially, but i kind of really like it now.

Terra Cresta 100500
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Terra Cresta - 107300 (new)
Target: Renegade - 209400

Count me among those who didn't know those things were power ups!

Having much further than before, the first wave is still the most difficult thing in the game...

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Score update for this round as we move into the weekend...

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I have work to do... Need to get a lunchtime session in tomorrow and get up the ranking
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I've just scored measly 168,100 on Renegade. Bit embarassing seeing as it was one of my absolute favourites back in the day.
It's still great, but a bit slow, I must admit. The first one was bit more action packed. They could turn T:R into an RPG of sorts, like some of the River City games.

Did somebody say 128K version is worse? I've tried both and didn't see much difference tbh.
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Target Renegade - 202900


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I find this one worse than Terra Cresta for hand pain. My right hand seems to take a beating playing it. It also is bloody unfair - when you time out, you lose a life, but your energy isn't reset. I was low on energy, timed out, lost a life, then got hit, and lost another life. Game over. I call bullsh*t!
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Rev_Stuart_Campbell wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:23 pm Oh, I just meant I like it better without the music, which really doesn't suit or improve it. The game is identical as far as I can see.
Yep, felt the same about music.
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I had a productive lunchtime...

Terra Cresta: 84850 - this game is HARD
Target Renegade: 147800 - that guy who ducks is hard to kill, I'm all about the flying kicks, not the inside stuff

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smurphboy wrote: Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:53 pm that guy who ducks is hard to kill, I'm all about the flying kicks, not the inside stuff
Haha, a little bit later two of his buddies come out, so it's three at once, crampin' your style :P
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I'm probably not going to get time to play these again over the weekend, got a couple of busy days ahead, so I'll post these up as my final scores now...

Target: Renegade: 270,600 (no change)
Terra Cresta: 70,500 (no change)
Airport82: 360 (new)

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Thought I'd join in this round I I like the games being played:

Could complete this when I was a kid,
Terra Cresta: 164000
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Damn forgot about the big boss killing you when he grabs you!
Target Renegade: 260300
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Van_Dammesque wrote: Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:10 pm Thought I'd join in this round I I like the games being played:
That is quite the entrance! Welcome
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Updated scores:

Terra Cresta: 27,700
Target Renegade: 169,400
Airport '82: 214

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Target Renegade - 225,500

Slightly improved score. Still can't lay a finger on the boss man.

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clebin wrote: Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:18 pm Target Renegade - 225,500

Slightly improved score. Still can't lay a finger on the boss man.

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Despite finding it a flying chore originally, I'm quite getting into this. Keep getting bearhugged to death by a steroid addled Charles Bronson.

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Really should be able to finish it. Will post proper scores tomorrow.
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