Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 24, 2007, 09:36:51 AM
Hehe. Fun thread. I'll have to put Galaga 90 in tonight and try my best to beat ya. :)
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Pcenginefx on September 24, 2007, 10:30:36 AM
I'm glad I opened up this forum......it will motivate me to play my Turbo games more as I've been really lax in that area (mostly playing 360 at the moment).
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Keranu on September 24, 2007, 11:58:22 AM
I'm glad you did too, this is a really rad forum!
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Joe Redifer on September 24, 2007, 12:40:44 PM
Sorry guys, but this forum is not rad. It's totally tubular!
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Black Tiger on September 24, 2007, 12:58:40 PM
Exo to the bone!
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 24, 2007, 01:33:50 PM
OK. I just beat Galaga 90 on difficult using all the dimensional warps. Oh, except the first one. I always forget to leave behind a couple of the bugs on the first two levels so that I can grab some capsules. #-o Oh, and I also used the "galactic dancing" secret for extra bonus points.
So, my final high score was 1 081 850.
Other stats:
Shots Fired: 2903 Number of Hits: 2252 Hit-Miss Ratio: 77.5%
Now the warrior must rest hehe :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: nat on September 24, 2007, 01:38:30 PM
Not that I disbelieve anything here, but more folks need to start grabbing screenshots.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 24, 2007, 01:55:43 PM
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Not that I disbelieve anything here, but more folks need to start grabbing screenshots.
Hehe. Fair enough. At the moment the best I could do is take a digital picture or video of my high score. I really don't want to have to play through it right now, but I'll do it again if need be. :) Though the game is definitely easier than its arcade counterpart it's still fun to play. :dance:
OK, as I was writing this I realized that I left the game on. :pray: hehe. I really didn't want to have to go through that again right now. I had to start over halfway through my first attempt tonight. I thought the game froze, but my controller just fell out of the port. ](*,) I'm a real noob sometimes. :roll:
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: nat on September 24, 2007, 01:57:17 PM
Now that's what I'm talkin' about!
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 24, 2007, 02:05:32 PM
Hehe :) Sorry for the size of the screenshot. :oops: I just reduced it so it wasn't soooo big. But it's still fairly large. I'll try and get it even smaller. :)
OK, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I can either get the image uber small, or uber big. I can't get to around 2 inches by 2 inches. ](*,) I'll keep trying, but at least it's not as big as it was. :lol:
Eureka!! I finally figured it out!!! :dance: Again, I was just being a noob with Photoshop. :roll: I forgot to save for web and reduce the resolution to 72. hehe. Worked like a charm. 8)
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Joe Redifer on September 24, 2007, 03:17:19 PM
Actually "saving for web" is the n00b way to do things in Photoshop. Just take your original image, then go to IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE, make sure the dimensions are in pixels and not DPI or percentage or anything like that, pick a good size and resize it (make sure your proportions are constrained), then go to FILE > SAVE AS... save it as a JPEG on the 7 or 8 setting. Upload. Link.
Your current picture is way too small.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 24, 2007, 03:24:23 PM
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Actually "saving for web" is the n00b way to do things in Photoshop.
Yeah, figured as much. Cus I actually never used that for the website I developed for school last year. :) I just noticed it tonight actually. I'm not even sure I used it when I finally got the right size. lol I must have tried 10 times doing different things before I got it right. ](*,) I think by the end of it I just went to Image > Image Size, and made the dimensions 2 in x 2 in and put the resolution to 72 and saved it as a gif.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Odonadon on September 24, 2007, 03:54:14 PM
Okay I only see like 3 scores listed in here out of like 14 posts :)
(http://nyty.ath.cx/images/galaga/galaga1.jpg)
(http://nyty.ath.cx/images/galaga/galaga3.jpg)
OD
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 24, 2007, 03:56:52 PM
Nice job!!!! :clap: Now I have to go back to it and try and beat it. hehe ](*,)
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: rag-time4 on September 24, 2007, 05:27:28 PM
I see three high scores in the thread.... but somebody is hogging the first post all for himself... :roll:
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Keranu on September 24, 2007, 05:33:03 PM
Oh, and I also used the "galactic dancing" secret for extra bonus points.
I think for my score I actually perfected every Galactic Dancing stage, but might've missed just one or two. You really have to be in the butterzone for some of those stages to keep your concentration! So much fun and the music really helps the rhythm of the game! :)
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: nat on September 24, 2007, 05:46:19 PM
Keranu, you should punctuate your high scores with commas. Makes them easier to read. Just a suggestion...
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Keranu on September 24, 2007, 05:51:07 PM
Keranu, you should punctuate your high scores with commas. Makes them easier to read. Just a suggestion...
Suggestion taken 8) . I thought about doing it when I made it, but not sure why I refrained... maybe because the game didn't display them with commas.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Joe Redifer on September 24, 2007, 06:11:22 PM
Yes! My high score! BEAT THIS! 382,970!!!
(http://pixelcraze.film-tech.net/crap/galaga.jpg)
Hell yeah! Actually this is likely not my highest score as I've made it further into the game, but it's the score I achieved playing it one time tonight. At least I scored better than the homo who only got 20,000 points.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Keranu on September 24, 2007, 08:00:26 PM
Added your score, Joe 8) . I'm about to do what you did and just pull the quickest score out of my ass for any game I see just to use it as a temporary placehold until I acquire a better score. Besides, it makes you look cool because you'll be in the top 5 for at least a short time :mrgreen: .
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Odonadon on September 25, 2007, 03:49:14 PM
Oh, and I also used the "galactic dancing" secret for extra bonus points.
I think for my score I actually perfected every Galactic Dancing stage, but might've missed just one or two. You really have to be in the butterzone for some of those stages to keep your concentration! So much fun and the music really helps the rhythm of the game! :)
I think you get more points if you perfect the bonus levels than if you don't move or shoot, because you get the perfect bonus plus all the points of the individual bugs? That's what I did, I figured it'd help my score.
OD
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 25, 2007, 05:32:12 PM
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I think you get more points if you perfect the bonus levels than if you don't move or shoot, because you get the perfect bonus plus all the points of the individual bugs? That's what I did, I figured it'd help my score.
Yeah, that makes total sense. I've just been using the secret bonus because I just got the game for the Duo and it's a novelty. However, you would really get more points that way and plus it's just more fun to try. :)
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 26, 2007, 11:42:22 AM
OK. I've been remembering to collect the blue capsules from the first two levels. I know I've been saying that Galaga '90 is too easy, but let me tell you that by collecting the capsules on the 1st two levels significantly increases the difficulty. :dance: You can basically sleep through the game and beat it otherwise, but man now I have to fight my way through...especially nearing the end of the game. I have yet been able to beat it actually on this difficulty. I can make it to the boss, but he moves much more quickly and throws waaayy more bugs at you.
So, even though it's still easier than the arcade, this revelation (at least for me :wink:) is great news. I love a challenge, and this is going to provide me with many more hours of fun. :mrgreen:
Hopefully I'll be posting my new highscore soon. :pray:
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Joe Redifer on September 26, 2007, 01:43:41 PM
Oh... maybe I'll get a higher score if I don't collect those. I always collect them. I figured they were some sort of bonus.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 26, 2007, 03:38:03 PM
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Oh... maybe I'll get a higher score if I don't collect those. I always collect them. I figured they were some sort of bonus.
Well, it's hard to say, but I would think your score would be higher if you do collect the capsules. The harder the enemies, the more points they give you. You can rack up some serious points on the most difficult route. Just beating the end boss is the hard part. ](*,) The last formation of ships before the boss is super hard as well. ](*,) I just tried the damn thing again and couldn't beat the boss. It is hard.
But I'm going to keep trying. :-({|=
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Keranu on September 26, 2007, 05:10:07 PM
I can make it to the boss, but he moves much more quickly and throws waaayy more bugs at you.
Yeah that boss is hard.
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 26, 2007, 06:41:18 PM
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At least I scored better than the homo who only got 20,000 points.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! :clap: I can't believe I've missed that until now! :-$ Nice one. 8)
Ok, I gave it one last go tonight when I should have been sleeping. hehe #-o I'm going to feel it in the morning....wait...it is the morning. #-o
But it was worth it in the end. I beat Galaga '90 on the most difficult route, which I believe was the cause for the higher score, as I still going after the secret bonuses in the challenging stages. heh. My next mission is to perfect the challenging stages. :dance: Oh, and let me tell you that it was down to the wire. I just barely made it past the final boss. You really need to make to the boss with the triple-ship, but making it past the final wave of giant bugs that come after you right before the boss without getting hit is so hard. ](*,)
I'm not sure how we should do this, but I removed ceti's old high score from the list. If people insist we should keep old high scores, let me know.
I don't think that is necessary. If a person has beat their own high score, just replace the old one with the new. This is the "High Score" forum after all...not the "High Score I Got Previously" forum :P
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on September 27, 2007, 08:08:04 AM
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This is the "High Score" forum after all...not the "High Score I Got Previously" forum Razz
hehe. But I want the "High Score I Got Previously" forum!!! waaaaaa waaaaaaa :P
Title: Re: Galaga '90 High Scores
Post by: Keranu on September 27, 2007, 10:03:54 AM
:lol: I love the challenge! You guys are keeping me on my toes. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: MottZilla on December 25, 2010, 09:42:04 AM
I just beat Galaga 88'. I never really thought I would. I was starting off well but then stumbled around half way. I was able to recover and finished the last half or so of the game without any problems. My final score was 1,288,200 points with all dimensional warps taken. I'm pretty proud of that performance but disappointed I wasn't recording it somehow. I can't even remember how long it took to clear and my digital camera doesn't likely record long enough. Was going to take a picture but the camera wasn't ready and apparently there is a time limit until the final stat screen moves on to high score entry.
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: blueraven on December 28, 2010, 06:10:24 AM
I just beat Galaga 88'. I never really thought I would. I was starting off well but then stumbled around half way. I was able to recover and finished the last half or so of the game without any problems. My final score was 1,288,200 points with all dimensional warps taken. I'm pretty proud of that performance but disappointed I wasn't recording it somehow. I can't even remember how long it took to clear and my digital camera doesn't likely record long enough. Was going to take a picture but the camera wasn't ready and apparently there is a time limit until the final stat screen moves on to high score entry.
Grats!!
Unless I'm incorrect, that gives you the #1 score.
:shock: :clap:
Unless of course proof is required for the thread...
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: nikdog on December 28, 2010, 08:07:47 AM
I'm still trying to beat the game :-"
Although apparently if I had taken photos I would have a high score. I've gotten around 500K.
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on December 28, 2010, 05:45:26 PM
Oh shit! I just noticed this! Nicely done MottZilla!! :clap:
But where's the proof? :lol:
Seriously though, I know the Galaga '90 final screen disappears quickly. I'm going to take your word for it, which means I'm going to have to get back to work on Galaga '90, apparently. hehe
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: MottZilla on December 31, 2010, 11:14:38 AM
If I make another serious attempt at playing through I'll make sure to have my camera handy. When I beat it everything "just clicked" as they say. I'll have to give it another go and I hope I can atleast come close if not beat my previous score.
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on December 31, 2010, 06:21:23 PM
If I make another serious attempt at playing through I'll make sure to have my camera handy. When I beat it everything "just clicked" as they say. I'll have to give it another go and I hope I can atleast come close if not beat my previous score.
No worries, man. I know that if you don't have a camera around Galaga '90 will go right back to the title screen. I honestly felt dethroned when i saw this guy on youtube get over 15 million a year or two ago. But lets not talk about that. :-$ :lol:
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: ceti alpha on January 04, 2011, 03:00:50 PM
Well, there's nothing like competition to keep you motivated. lol
Well, there's nothing like competition to keep you motivated. lol
Now the hero needs to rest...for now. :wink:
Cool, as you're cooling your heels remember to update page 1. :P
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Grats!
haha. I wish I could. Keranu has to do that. But that does remind me that I have to update your score on GoT. hehe
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: Phase on June 01, 2014, 06:07:37 PM
throwing my score in here from gotw 443,540 (http://www.ektophase.com/TG16/Phase_Galaga90.jpg) Not the top five but made the top ten for now.
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: grolt on August 25, 2015, 12:46:41 PM
Love this game, but man can it be frustrating once you lose the triple ship in the later levels. It then becomes a slow game of attrition until you finally die a sad death. Here's my current high score:
Made it to the boss with 4 ships and died again. It sure gets tough when you're only the single ship since all those big bugs fly at you constantly. I love the game but at this point it is such a slog to make it to the end...but I won't give up. Increased my high score marginally in the process.
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: grolt on August 27, 2015, 05:42:18 AM
Alright I can finally stop spamming this thread. Had a perfect run until the last level and then got really sloppy, but I had enough lives to see me through. Ended up with one ship to spare and probably carpal tunnel syndrome. Was worth it!
It's not good enough for first, but second is okay. Sorry, grolt. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: geise on October 23, 2015, 08:28:41 AM
God I really suck at this game. Congrats on the finish Necro. I still have yet to beat it. I've been out of practice on this one. We need to beat ceti's score. He might come back when he senses something is wrong in the cosmos.
Title: Re: "Galaga '90" High Scores
Post by: grolt on October 23, 2015, 07:30:41 PM
Congrats, Necro. Pretty close scores there! I will just tell myself that I hit more enemies to help me sleep tonight haha. Seriously though, finishing this one is quite the accomplishment and it's a fantastic game. I'm happy to fall down the high score chart if it means more people are playing it. The galactic dancing tunes are still in my head all these weeks later.