EAB/Lemon Super League 2018: Round 9 - Zarathrusta

john4p · 22 July 2018, 01:03

EAB/Lemon Super League 2018: Round 8 - Zarathrusta

Starts: 00:01 July 22nd Finishes: 23:59 August 11th

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.

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

- Disk 1 Disk 2
- WHDLoad-installed

Extras

- Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame)
- Results and Standings
- Lemon thread
- Live League Ladder

Results:

Live League table:

rexsu · 27 July 2018, 10:39

231,018
It's a good game but not good for the tension

john4p · 28 July 2018, 22:56

You speak in riddles rexsu, not good for the tension?

119,500

rexsu · 29 July 2018, 08:35

(tension = stress)
I wanted to say this game is stressful.

Looking at your screenshot you have 2 solutions if you can't use the tractor beam.
Either you shoot the pod, it will bounce and go elsewhere.
Either you abandon the pod, you search the reactor, you destroy it and you run away.
With the 2nd solution you will lose a life but you will go to the next level.

john4p · 29 July 2018, 11:15

Ah, that makes sense.

I was shooting at it but couldn't hit it. Lost 7 lives there.
Thanks for the tip - good to know about the other option.

john4p · 29 July 2018, 23:48

Loads of unnecessary mistakes in this run:

163,446

Really good game. Perfectly smooth 50fps scrolling, spot on physics and pixel-exact collision detection.

arcanist · 30 July 2018, 03:42

Another Ziriax classic!

188,954

john4p · 30 July 2018, 10:10

Ah, that explains the same perfect 50Hz gameplay, didn't know Peter also coded this! Would be cool if Ziriax would participate in this round, too.

lifeschool · 30 July 2018, 18:30

John, looks like you made it to the same stage as me, check out the footage on Lemon at the end of page 1. I think this is the start of the hard levels, and it gets harder from here. I made it a few more levels further, but tried to be clever going for more score killed me.

I contacted Ziriax before the round, but he said he is very busy at the moment, but will try to find time to check us out.

john4p · 30 July 2018, 21:28

^ Thanks for the info, I'll have a look.

john4p · 30 July 2018, 23:36

230,732

Not many mistakes in the easy levels this time, but then a sudden difficulty spike led to a quick game over.

rexsu · 31 July 2018, 08:28

356,852

Very good game, it's a good discovery for me.
I died at level 22, my brain was burnt...

el_pasi · 03 August 2018, 19:18

119,827

john4p · 04 August 2018, 20:15

Major improvement by dozens of points:

230,908

john4p · 05 August 2018, 16:26

257,087

These wind jets are difficult to pass.

Graham Humphrey · 06 August 2018, 08:31

Had a quick go at this last night and found it to be a rather pleasing Thrust derivative (except for 'up' to thrust - luckily I have one of those fabby PlayStation joypad apdaters for my Amiga so you can remap the buttons). However I made the mistake of pausing the game here and couldn't unpause it again, so my attempt came to a premature end.

76,380

john4p · 06 August 2018, 09:14

^ O = unpause

rexsu · 07 August 2018, 09:25

401,881
I reached level 24 with 24 lives, in 5 minutes I lost them all

I don't know if I have to laugh or cry !

MikeyG · 07 August 2018, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by rexsu

401,881
I reached level 24 with 24 lives, in 5 minutes I lost them all

I don't know if I have to laugh or cry !

Nice one rexsu!
That looks crazy from the screenshot, especially the wind thing added in the middle. Don't know if my nerves would hold out that long.

rexsu · 08 August 2018, 03:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeyG

Nice one rexsu!
That looks crazy from the screenshot, especially the wind thing added in the middle. Don't know if my nerves would hold out that long.

Thank you.
In fact, it's even harder than the screenshot suggests.
Above, it's the surface, so this passage is only the entry of the level

And what you don't see there is a very powerfull "electro-magnetic core" that draws you against the wall at the right...
But indeed, the "air vents" is even worse, you must throw (down) your ship in the hope of not touching the wooden pile.
At the bottom (outside the screen) there is a floor/wall, you usually arrive too fast, so you have to use the shield and you have almost no fuel for the rest...
Then you can go left or right, but it's really difficult for different reasons.
I didn't even do 10% of the level

22 July 2018, 01:03	#1
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	EAB/Lemon Super League 2018: Round 9 - Zarathrusta EAB/Lemon Super League 2018: Round 8 - Zarathrusta Starts: 00:01 July 22nd Finishes: 23:59 August 11th *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. 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* - Disk 1 Disk 2 - WHDLoad-installed Extras - Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame) - Results and Standings - Lemon thread - Live League Ladder Results: *Live League table:* Last edited by john4p; 22 July 2018 at 01:25.

27 July 2018, 10:39	#2
rexsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 760	231,018 It's a good game but not good for the tension Attached Thumbnails

30 July 2018, 03:42	#7
arcanist Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Austin, TX Age: 41 Posts: 405	Another Ziriax classic! 188,954 Attached Thumbnails

31 July 2018, 08:28	#12
rexsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 760	356,852 Very good game, it's a good discovery for me. I died at level 22, my brain was burnt... Attached Thumbnails

03 August 2018, 19:18	#13
el_pasi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Finland Age: 47 Posts: 414	119,827 Last edited by el_pasi; 02 March 2019 at 15:58.

28 July 2018, 22:56	#3
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	You speak in riddles rexsu, not good for the tension? 119,500

29 July 2018, 08:35	#4
rexsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 760	(tension = stress) I wanted to say this game is stressful. Looking at your screenshot you have 2 solutions if you can't use the tractor beam. Either you shoot the pod, it will bounce and go elsewhere. Either you abandon the pod, you search the reactor, you destroy it and you run away. With the 2nd solution you will lose a life but you will go to the next level.

29 July 2018, 11:15	#5
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Ah, that makes sense. I was shooting at it but couldn't hit it. Lost 7 lives there. Thanks for the tip - good to know about the other option.

29 July 2018, 23:48	#6
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Loads of unnecessary mistakes in this run: 163,446 Really good game. Perfectly smooth 50fps scrolling, spot on physics and pixel-exact collision detection.

30 July 2018, 10:10	#8
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Ah, that explains the same perfect 50Hz gameplay, didn't know Peter also coded this! Would be cool if Ziriax would participate in this round, too.

30 July 2018, 18:30	#9
lifeschool Local Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Age: 48 Posts: 1,591	John, looks like you made it to the same stage as me, check out the footage on Lemon at the end of page 1. I think this is the start of the hard levels, and it gets harder from here. I made it a few more levels further, but tried to be clever going for more score killed me. I contacted Ziriax before the round, but he said he is very busy at the moment, but will try to find time to check us out.

30 July 2018, 21:28	#10
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	^ Thanks for the info, I'll have a look.

30 July 2018, 23:36	#11
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	230,732 Not many mistakes in the easy levels this time, but then a sudden difficulty spike led to a quick game over.

04 August 2018, 20:15	#14
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Major improvement by dozens of points: 230,908

05 August 2018, 16:26	#15
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	257,087 These wind jets are difficult to pass.

06 August 2018, 08:31	#16
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Had a quick go at this last night and found it to be a rather pleasing Thrust derivative (except for 'up' to thrust - luckily I have one of those fabby PlayStation joypad apdaters for my Amiga so you can remap the buttons). However I made the mistake of pausing the game here and couldn't unpause it again, so my attempt came to a premature end. 76,380

06 August 2018, 09:14	#17
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	^ O = unpause

07 August 2018, 09:25	#18
rexsu Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Age: 49 Posts: 760	401,881 I reached level 24 with 24 lives, in 5 minutes I lost them all I don't know if I have to laugh or cry ! Attached Thumbnails

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