EAB/Lemon Super League 2012: Round 1 - James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod

[Graham Humphrey]

EAB/Lemon Super League 2012: Round 1 - James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod

Starts: 00:01 January 22 Finishes: 23:59 February 11

Here we go once more. The fifth season of the Super League starts here. Will anybody steal john4p's crown?

Rules

Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like. Only scores achieved during the round's time frame count.

PLAY THE ECS VERSION ONLY IN THIS ROUND! The AGA version contains extra levels.


No cheating of any kind (including score leeching) - this includes save states. No continues/passwords allowed. If you suspect anyone of cheating please let us know in private - anyone found guilty will be banned for the entire season.

Remember, anyone can join in at any time. Have fun and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Downloads

- ADF
- WHDLoad-installed

Extras

- Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame)
- Lemon thread

Final Scores: - EAB, Lemon

1. lifeschool - 9,147,700
2. Harry - 9,046,850
3. premmisseth - 8,157,000
4. Anakirob - 7,347,900
5. madot - 6,776,950
6. Ze Emulatron - 5,281,700
7. mailman - 4,711,950
8. LinesMachine - 4,445,750
9. Biscuit - 2,907,200
10. eMTe - 2,846,400
11. Dreedo - 2,164,200
12. Mowcno444 - 1,788,500
13. Simon Humphrey - 1,313,500
14. Graham Humphrey - 1,230,850
15. Lonewolf10 - 1,186,200
16. Djay - 898,150
17. bbsteal - 746,400
18. capehorn - 703,400
19. vedder - 658,300
20. wilshy - 440,200
21. onkelarie - 175,600
22. Chuckles - 125,400
23. kkgarbod - 83,300
24. mihcael - 49,000

EAB (4,900,350) vs Lemon (6,761,820)

[Dreedo]

Mmmm kind of an odd game, never played it before.

Like how it features several different brands and parts of other platformers, you don't get that nowadays with all these copyrights laws.

Bad score, but my first time playing it.

179,300

[kkgarbod]

83300 (as usual the lowest But somebody has to be last )

[Graham Humphrey]

Upside down levels are one of the worst ideas ever.



814,500

[capehorn]

Oh, I had James Pond as a kid but I never played this one.

[Djay]

898150

[wilshy]

Found this quite a dull game way back, still hasn't changed my opinion. Enjoying 20 mins or so but I don't think I'll be coming back to improve my score!

Looks like I got 440200. Bit hard to see.

[Graham Humphrey]

This game is rubbish. Dull, sprawling and empty levels that are big for the sake of it rather than out of necessity, too many leaps of faith, 'UP' TO PIGGING JUMP and the comedy 'fake' exits that send you back to the start of the level complete with enemies and objects reset (don't score leech by repeatedly picking the wrong one, incidentally - but all the same good luck picking the right one sometimes, it's pure guesswork initially).



910,400

[Dreedo]

Did better 2nd time round, didn't quite figure out how to defeat the bear boss, I hit it on the head once, but everytime I hit it there again it didn't do anything except hurt me. Not very clear where you're meant to hit it.

529,800

[wilshy]

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

This game is rubbish. Dull, sprawling and empty levels that are big for the sake of it rather than out of necessity, too many leaps of faith, 'UP' TO PIGGING JUMP and the comedy 'fake' exits that send you back to the start of the level complete with enemies and objects reset (don't score leech by repeatedly picking the wrong one, incidentally - but all the same good luck picking the right one sometimes, it's pure guesswork initially).

Agreed Graham. Surprised you carried on for so long to find out. Got rated so well, never did see the appeal. It has a certain charm but that's not from the gameplay.

[capehorn]

First ever play

703,400

[Dreedo]

Did better this time, good game, but some things irritate me.

945,900

[Dreedo]

Mmmm better this time, just to warn you, the area I'm in is probably meant to be a bonus, but seems more like a deathtrap to me. :P

Had 4 lives and 4 health when I entered the 'bonus', lost it all and gained about 30k...

Come on EAB'ers, surely we can do better than this.

1,566,400

[linesmachine]

Originally Posted by capehorn

First ever play

703,400

As in first EVER play? I'm surprised at how many people have never played this, I was (wrongly it appears) under the impression that Robocod was an Amiga classic.

[mihcael]

I have still never played it at all. Dont think i will get the chance to this round either.

The title and the graphics do make it look like a silly kids game, perhaps thats why its not that popular?

[Graham Humphrey]

To be fair though, sod whether it looks like a "kids game" or not (and I am perfectly happy to admit I enjoy loads of games that consist more or less entirely of primary colours), it doesn't matter. It was an undeniably very popular game that sold well and got very good reviews. My main gripe is that it appears to have been designed by somebody who doesn't have much of a grasp on what makes a good game.

Clearly though the competition players weren't its target market

[wilshy]

Proud to not be wasting anymore time and languishing near the bottom

[Harry]

2.318.300

[mailman]

Warming up.

288,400

[Lonewolf10]

Originally Posted by linesmachine

As in first EVER play? I'm surprised at how many people have never played this, I was (wrongly it appears) under the impression that Robocod was an Amiga classic.

I know it was famous in the early 90's, but have no idea why. I have never played the Amiga version (not even for this round yet!), but did play it (or James Pond 1) on the Acorn Archemedes at school - they rarely let us play games, but when they did it was great fun (usually it would be Lemmings or James Pond that folks would bring in).


Regards,
Lonewolf10