Bombjack - Charity Competition
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I will start putting a scoreboard together soon to see how people are getting on but not really in the market for having the admin of vetting effectively two competitions.
Plus; with a month of play time, I think it’s feasible for a beginner to get really good at the game.
I went from barely registering to 400k in a few hours.
I think it’s fun just competing with everyone and if someone blows us all out of the water then so be it. Hopefully they’ll be kind enough to share a video so people can learn
Coolio - let battle commence
I think it's been mentioned, but the key to the big scores is getting all of the bombs in the order that they are lit.
But collecting the BONUS "B"s can also make quite a difference to your score on an individual screen. Each BONUS acts as a score multiplier and you can collect up to 5 on each screen. The BONUS "B"'s appear when your score rolls over a multiple a 5,000 e.g. you will get a BONUS "B" at 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 etc. An advanced tip.... you want to ideally finish a screen as close to a multiple of 5,000 as possible e.g. 9,990 would be be perfect. The reason why, is that you only have to jump on the next screen to score 1o points and your score will roll over to 10,000 - that will release the first BONUS "B". Collect the BONUS "B" and then every BOMB you collect from the very start of this next screen will score double. That will get you to the next multiple of 5,000 quicker to release the next BONUS "B" and so on.
So how do you get close to a multiple of 5,000 at the end of a screen? Well, I'm no advocate of jumping and waggling to point scab.... not only is it boring but with fast enemies it's high risk. However, it is a useful technique just to nudge your end score closer to a multiple of 5,000. So for example, if your score is 12,800 and you have one bomb left, then try and bit of jumping and waggling to get your score closer to 15,000. However, remember the last bomb collected will add to your score... nothing worse than getting your maths wrong and ending the screen with a score just over a 5,000 multiple - that's the worse way to start a new screen.
But collecting the BONUS "B"s can also make quite a difference to your score on an individual screen. Each BONUS acts as a score multiplier and you can collect up to 5 on each screen. The BONUS "B"'s appear when your score rolls over a multiple a 5,000 e.g. you will get a BONUS "B" at 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 etc. An advanced tip.... you want to ideally finish a screen as close to a multiple of 5,000 as possible e.g. 9,990 would be be perfect. The reason why, is that you only have to jump on the next screen to score 1o points and your score will roll over to 10,000 - that will release the first BONUS "B". Collect the BONUS "B" and then every BOMB you collect from the very start of this next screen will score double. That will get you to the next multiple of 5,000 quicker to release the next BONUS "B" and so on.
So how do you get close to a multiple of 5,000 at the end of a screen? Well, I'm no advocate of jumping and waggling to point scab.... not only is it boring but with fast enemies it's high risk. However, it is a useful technique just to nudge your end score closer to a multiple of 5,000. So for example, if your score is 12,800 and you have one bomb left, then try and bit of jumping and waggling to get your score closer to 15,000. However, remember the last bomb collected will add to your score... nothing worse than getting your maths wrong and ending the screen with a score just over a 5,000 multiple - that's the worse way to start a new screen.
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All 23 lit bombs in a row gives a 50,000 bonus! That’s the key
Yes, but it's not the only key, as Jim says. For instance, 100k I possible on Lv1 alone, albeit a bit of a faff and not something I play for but 80 to 90k per level is a good aim, and you cannot get this by just collect the bombs in order.
It's a finely nuanced game, which I love, although score chasing can take a lot of the fun out of it and induce a lot of rage quit.
I say, play the game, have fun, try for whatever you can to gain extra points, but don't take silly risks.
I've got over 700k by level 10 and also by level 17. The level 17 game was much more fun.
jerryspaghetti
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Gonna get involved next week when i get a minute to play!!
pooman2084
Be Attitude For Gains!
Just broke a mil for the first time
As it says at the top of your screen, that's a fantastic score!
pooman2084
Be Attitude For Gains!
I didn’t realise the patterns start to repeat around lv 18 so suddenly knowledge of early patterns is useful again.
I only just stumbled over the line though! I was on 997,xxx at the start of the level and quickly got overwhelmed. I grabbed a few coins, and having got trapped, I dashed for another coin and a couple more flashing bombs to get it!
I only just stumbled over the line though! I was on 997,xxx at the start of the level and quickly got overwhelmed. I grabbed a few coins, and having got trapped, I dashed for another coin and a couple more flashing bombs to get it!
Have been trying a little but not close to a million.
Have you seen the world record? 75 MILLION!!! Set by Daphne developer Marco Marabeli
Have you seen the world record? 75 MILLION!!! Set by Daphne developer Marco Marabeli
Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. - Bomb Jack [Set 1] - Points [Marathon] - 75,052,370 - Marco Marabelli
Points [Marathon] WolfMame version 106 Score Track https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=7694 Rules ROMSet: BombJack Lives: 3 Bird speed: Hard Enemies Number & Speed: Medium Special coin: Easy Special Rules: Continues are NOT allowed! Submission Message Hi there, this is Marco...
www.twingalaxies.com
Marquee looks awesome 👌
Awesome score... a million is quite the milestone....
But I've just nudged the score bar up ever so slightly.... however you got a couple of screens further so I'd say we are running neck and neck...
Next few days are busy for me, so no more score submissions from me for a while. And not sure I can top this submission!
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What weird version of this? Huge scores with only Round 1 on the score board