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Posted by odd - 2/18/2002 1:39:22 PM
Impact Site:200 or so
(P.S. Get all the
pearls for maximum score!)
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My name is Odd,James Odd.
Posted by odd - 2/18/2002 1:41:05 PM
Update!
Impact site:266!!!!!!!
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My
name is Odd,James Odd.
Posted by RockMFR 5 - 2/18/2002 5:33:15 PM
You are lying. There are no pearls in the IS
challenge mode.
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Posted by topotheclass - 2/18/2002 7:19:35 PM
Rock, I don't necessarily think odd's lying. He
probably just confused the Impact Site as it is in the main game
with the Challenge Mode Impact Site. Impact Site does indeed contain
two pearls in the main game, and I'm sure it's possible to achieve a
"score" of 266 or better if you went back to Impact Site with the
goal of growing as many critters as you could.
Odd, this
topic is dedicated to Challenge Mode high scores. Challenge Mode
Impact Site differs from the IS in the main game in several ways.
The only enemies in Challenge Mode IS are the harmless breadbug and
the pesky flint beetle, and there are no pearls (or clamclamps for
that matter). The highest possible score without hitting the flint
beetle is 264. The highest achieved score is Snapdragon's 273.
Posted by PatrickSim - 2/18/2002 9:53:04 PM
I just got 333 in Forest Navel...heh, I'm
climbing closer to the record. But I'll be back in a week, I'm
lending this game to a friend.
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Posted by SnapDragon - 2/19/2002 12:32:47 AM
Back, clueless fools! Back! Get away from my
topic! <swings madly with swatter> This topic is reserved for
people who understand what "Challenge Mode" is. Yeesh.
Great
job on IS, top! I'm glad to see everyone's still competing. Though
it makes me feel guilty for not having tried Forest Navel yet.
:)
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/19/2002 12:05:59 PM
As well you should feel guilty...
*ahem*
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Posted by topotheclass - 2/19/2002 9:47:21 PM
I did it!
(gasping, out of
breath)
...I did it.
264.
Posted by TomatoMan - 2/20/2002 8:53:14 AM
Woohoo! Congrats! Damn you! :)
Man, it
must be sweet. It's starting to feel like it's going to take me the
rest of the friggin' year to get there. But I will!
Tried a
new method last night that might hold some promise: clear out the
back/flamespout area before going for the 20s, and leave the three
5's by the yellow onion and the flowers by the red 20 for after the
20s run. Wondering if leaving the last stuff closer to the onions
will give me the timing boost I seem to need.
Any tips for
those of us still struggling?
Posted by squirreIboy - 2/20/2002 9:53:55 AM
I haven't tried that much, and I'm not that
good, but for the record...
Impact Site: 133
Final Trial: 119
(I drowned quite a few trying to get
Bomb-Rocks...>_<)
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Posted by Jimithingr - 2/20/2002 11:45:06 AM
Well Snapdragon, after viewing your video of
273, I have to say I'm impressed. It looked so sloppy but yet you
did it, watching it gave me some ideas but only after I achieved my
highest score to day of 265. I did not make this up, I have only
been play impact site since I got the game,which is about a month,
and not until I get the 273 or if its even possible to get more than
that, will I stop and move on. It took me one try on my break, by
friend Nathan who has posted on the topic also had 263, I beat it by
2.
I color coded every pellet and got every single one
besides the breadbug. Though I am not sure, I do believe I got 265
by at least getting 1 blue from the bug, but I am not sure, it was
such a rush I had no idea what was going on at the end of the run.
Basically how I did this will be listed in a series of
steps.
I start off by getting all three reds. I throw one on
a blue flower and go straight to the pillbug. I switch to the birds
eye view, and from there hit him once, attack two red to him and get
the red by the blue base. After that I go and get the blue guys and
get three blue pellets and then go straight for the yellows. I get
the yellow flowers first and by that time they usually get back to
the base in order for me to get the yellow on the hill, by the group
of 5's and by the red base. Following that I go to the red base to
pick up the single red surrounding it, and the proceed back to the
blue base. I then throw 1 blue on the remaining blue pellet by the
flowers, then pick 3 more guys and get the blue 5 by the
reds.
By the time the yellows have picked up all the singles,
you have 15 and I get the yellow 5 by the group of 5's and then get
the yellow 5 by the reds. Pick a few more red (about 15) and get a
few more blues I have 5 yellow guys left and then lead them over to
the blue base (red blue and yellow) separate them and take yellow
and red mountain. I use the blues to get the 5 and the three flowers
and the blue by yellow mountain. I then take the yellows and get the
yellow 5 there. after this is done, I go back to the blue base where
the red I left are, and grab them, and take red mountain. Also
grabbing the red from yellow mountain before I finish.
I go
back to the base and pick a few more of each color and speed up the
remaining pellets coming back to base, then I go take the 10 hill. I
have about 45 to 50 guys and hold up on the C-Stick and rapidly
press the throw button. ( This really works well, they fly) I take
the tens, and the few red and blues that fall are good cause then I
take those and get the rest of the group of 5's being red and blue
only now. then on my way to doing that, I take 10 yellows and throw
them on the box. They all come back, I pick the rest and prepare for
the Log. I had about 28 reds, 32 yellow, and the rest blue, I don't
know if this adds up but its a ballpark figure. I cut the flowers at
the base of the hill and make them blue, since I have the most of
those, and get that single yellow too. I DO NOT GET THE BUG YET!
Posted by Jimithingr - 2/20/2002 11:45:51 AM
Then I grab my guys go in the box and get the
bombs, lead them up separate, and blow the way down. I get the
yellow 20 first, then the red, and then I go for the blue 20. I use
5 and 5 to get the yellow 5 and blue 5 and the red 1, and lead them
to the bank. Call them back, and use the blues to get that other
single blue in the water, and take the rest back to log with all the
pellets scattered. I then go and get all the reds then yellow, after
I do the blue, since they are in my command at the time of going
back. then go for the flowers, depending on which color I have most
of I turn them that, and pick up all those. get the yellow 5 on the
bank, and the single pellets. This covers all the pellets in the
level. Its very systematic, and has to be done almost flawless to
get back with enough time. Then I grab my blues who are back at the
base and go for the bug. I ran out of time here but this is how I
achieved the 265. Like I said I think that I got 1 blue pellet back
to base before time ran out from the bug, but I am not
sure.
Anyway hope this helps some of you, I plan on
continuing the Impact Site and going to try to tie Snapdragons
amazing run. Good luck everyone, this is the best level in the game
in my opinion, for the first level, its pretty damn hard. But well
worth the time.
Posted by TomatoMan - 2/20/2002 4:46:42 PM
GAH!!!
261!!!
I knew
I was on a good rhythm early on, and managed to crank it all out.
For the first time, every pellet retrieved and back, and had 4 ticks
left on the clock when the last one hit. I don't know what I did
wrong! Obviously a few 1s went to the wrong place, but I thought I
had them all nailed.
My previous best had been 245, and my
top 5 were 245,244,242,242,240, so the 261 is a big jump for
me.
So now I know it's really possible! I WILL NOT
REST!!!
:P
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/21/2002 5:55:52 PM
Two days ago my friend JimiThingR beat my score
of 263 by two points to put himself in second place behing the
immortal SnapDragon. I was displeased with this turn of events. So I
quickly went to work and scored my own 265, thereby achieving
a 50% share of second place (my rightful property). It was a very
good and very organized run, but two things pissed me off during
it:
(1) Toward the end of my run I was returning to
the onion area from a successful trip to the waterhole. I got to
that last red one pellet at the edge of the cliff and threw a red
pikmin onto it. Then I dropped down the two ledges. From behind me I
heard a sigh and I knew exactly what had happened. I turned
around to look and sure enough, my red pikmin had given up on the
one pellet because it was too close to the wall. Would've put me at
267.
(2) I shook that last error off and headed to
"yellow mountain" over by the yellow onion. I had saved it for last
due to its proximity to the base. I quickly filed my guys and threw
a blue onto one of the blue one pellets....but I accidentally threw
a red pikmin after him. The two did not work well together and they
took the blue pellet to the red onion. I did not have time to stop
them. So I would have had 268 had it not been for these two grave
errors.
Interesting techniques: I devised two
interesting ideas during my run that worked out well. First of all,
I cleared everything in the main area except for "yellow
mountain" and its surrounding flowers and one-pellets. I saved those
for last. Secondly, When I moved the box I cleared all the flowers
and pellets in the area, attacked the bug, and had my reds carry the
20 back to the base. Once all this was finished, I went back to the
base to pick my remaining sprouts before heading onto the log. I was
able to put about 20 reds back into their onion and replace them
with all blues since I no longer needed the red 20.
As for
the bug, I think that the blue 5 and blue 1 pellets I got from it
went to the wrong onions. This is the only way my projected score of
268 could have happened. The bug has that tendency to cause complete
chaos in a short period of time. Anyway, I hope to take sole
possession of second place soon.
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any sporting competition that involves watermelons.
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/22/2002 2:12:19 AM
Well, I just posted that last message earlier
this afternoon. Then I went out to my favorite bar and drank a
couple pitchers of Honey Brown with my friend Kelly. I came home at
2:30 a.m. and decided to play some more Pikmin since I felt
remarkably sober. On my first attempt I pulled off a 269
using the technique I described above. I filed everything perfectly
and only missed two pellets: one of the red one-pellets up by
"yellow mountain" and one of the blue one-pellets from the bug. The
bug ran all the way up onto the log and I wasn't able to hit him
enough to get that extra pellet. I was inches away from a 271 but my
red 1-pellet didn't quite make it to the center of the onion before
time expired. But I am reasonably confident that I can tie Snap's
perfect game if I keep working. However, if I manage to tie Snap I
will still humble myself before him since he took much less time to
achieve perfection.
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writer for your mom. He lives among the llamas and enjoys any
sporting competition that involves watermelons.
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/22/2002 5:20:46 AM
Sorry guys, but I have to post my third message
in a row. But I do so with (almost) the greatest of joy. Sooooo
bittersweet! Snap, I'm two away from matching you on the Impact
Site. I just put together a 271 in which the only pellet that
I missed was one of the blue one pellets from the flint beetle. He
burrowed into the ground before I could hit him the extra time I
needed to. Anyway, I know it's not great proof like Snap's
video but I have a screen shot of my Impact Site scoreboard posted
on my webpage. It is located
at:
http://www.geocities.com/lennonsapprentice
I just
need to get that last pellet and I can finally relax and move on to
other levels. Hope I haven't annoyed you guys by filling a page with
posts!
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mom. He lives among the llamas and enjoys any sporting competition
that involves watermelons.
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/22/2002 5:21:22 AM
Hey Nathan... Do me a favor and tie me for first
place on the Forest Navel. Nobody else seems to want to compete
anymore
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Posted by TomatoMan - 2/22/2002 9:59:00 AM
Wow, congrats Nathan!
So the top scores
on IS are:
273: Snap
271: Nathan
266: ?
(didn't
someone do a 266?)
I've definitely turned a corner on IS,
I've done a few more in the 250s, and I can see that a 264 is
doable. When I do a 264 (or 266 or 271)... then I'll turn my
attention to the next one. What is it again? :P
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/22/2002 10:09:48 AM
Not so fast, Tomato! I finally can rest my weary
head after staying up all night honing my skills. A screenshot of my
Impact Site scoreboard featuring a brand-spankin' new
273 is available for public viewing at my homepage. I don't
think I need to explain the details of the run, because perfection
requires no explanation in Pikmin. Once again, the address for
skeptics to view the score
is:
http://www.geocities.com/lennonsapprentice"
I even
taped a napkin with my name on it to the screen. Thank God I'm done
with Impact Site! Now I can move on with my life.....or actually
just move on to the other levels. Once again, my mad props go
out to SnapDragon without whose inspiration I would not have found
the motivation to take care of business (I sound like some dork
thanking God at an award ceremony, heh). Ferret, I hope to take up
your challenge soon.
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writer for your mom. He lives among the llamas and enjoys any
sporting competition that involves watermelons.
Posted by cloud1516 - 2/22/2002 8:31:57 PM
nathan your site does not work. i wish it did iw anted to see the videos. please fix it that would be awesome
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/22/2002 8:52:31 PM
Sorry, Cloud. I accidentally put a quotation
mark at the end of my link which screws it all up. It
is:
http://www.geocities.com/lennonsapprentice
Just
copy the link and paste it in your browser. By the way, as I said
before I don't have videos. They are screenshots of my scoreboard
for Impact Site. It was the best I could do since I don't have the
means to pull off transfering VHS video to my computer. But it's
still worth a look.
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Nathan Ian Bowers is a freelance
writer for your mom. He lives among the llamas and enjoys any
sporting competition that involves watermelons.
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/22/2002 11:09:54 PM
I am confident that there is no possible way to
score better than 273. I just did a test run in which I hit the
flint beetle perfectly. Every time you hit him, he flips over and
during this time it is useless to hit him more. So once he gets up
and scurries, you hit him again and he flips back over. I hit him
perfectly after each time he got back up and ended up with only 2
one-pellets and one 5-pellet. If anyone can prove that there is
any possible way to get more out of him in Impact Site
challenge mode, please post a message. Incidentally, I scored a 266
in my "test run" and it almost turned into another
273.
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He lives among the llamas and enjoys any sporting competition that
involves watermelons.
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/23/2002 12:22:52 AM
Well, I'm an official maniac now. This is like
my eightieth post in the last 36 hours. After managing a 266 on that
"test run" I described above, I decided to tape some runs. On my
third taped run I got a flawless 273 using the
fool-proof technique I devised. We shall call it the "Damn, You
Play Way Too Much Pikmin, Nathan" technique and anyone who is
curious about it can message me on AOL IM (screen name =
OnTheContrary). In fact, the run was so good and so methodical that
when the Pikmin meter reached 273 the countdown hadn't even begun. I
had about 15 seconds to spare. It's funny, my heart doesn't even
race anymore at the end of a great run. I think my mastery of this
level can only be described as.......PATHETIC. Anyway, my
scoreboard for Impact Site now looks like this:
(1)
273
(2) 273
(3) 271
(4)
271
(5) 269
If anyone can tell me what I
need to do to transfer the tape onto my computer, PLEASE
share your knowledge. Anyway, I hope this is my last post for a
while.
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mom. He lives among the llamas and enjoys any sporting competition
that involves watermelons.
Posted by TomatoMan - 2/23/2002 12:46:08 AM
Nathan,
I'd love to hear about your
technique, and I'd love to see your counter-less 273, although I
just can't imagine how you did it.
And hey, sod the proles...
you can never play too much pikmin. True mastery is a beautiful
thing, don't apologize for it.
I have to set up a machine for
video input - do you have any capacity to dupe a videotape? I'll
have to see if one of my old macs has a video-in card. I think that
273 needs to be captured somehow.
Congrats again -
250s are still hard for me, although I studied Snap's 273 again and
will make a few adjustments and try some more tomorrow. 261 is still
my best.
Posted by SnapDragon - 2/23/2002 2:52:16 AM
Wow, great job, Nathan! You've achieved the
ultimate IS score at last. That must be a relief! I find it very
interesting that you don't think the Flint Beetle spews out any more
pellets. Have you counted how many times you hit it? The most I've
hit it in Impact Site Challenge Mode was 7 times, but in the real
game Flint Beetles spit out another pellet after you hit them 8
times. If you've hit it 8 times without getting anything, then I
think I'll believe that 273 is a perfect score. That will make me
happy. :)
Once again, well done!
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/23/2002 3:05:03 AM
Thanks, Tomato and Snap! Ferret has been helping
me with my video queries so I hope to purchase a TV tuner card
tomorrow and get that video posted. By the way, I'm still trying to
solve the riddle of the flint beetle (worse that that of the Sphinx
for Oedipus by far) and I just got a 272. So my lowest score is now
271. Just like Snap, I've only managed to hit the beetle 7 times in
challenge mode. The problem is that the 6th and 7th times I hit him
he spurts out nectar all over and my Pikmin run to it like Pavlov's
dogs to the chime of a bell. This causes all kinds of confusion.
Anyway, I'll keep on crackin'.
Posted by TomatoMan - 2/23/2002 10:17:20 AM
Hey Nathan, a couple of questions.
1. Do
you flower your pikmin? And if so, do flowered pikmin rush to the
nectar that the beetle drops? I can't remember, but if they don't,
maybe flowering them beforehand would help.
2. Do you go
after the beetle before the big log run? Can you make him re-appear
later? If you've finished everything and the clock hasn't started
yet, maybe you'd have a few more moments to pound him more and see
if he drops anything else. Guess you'd have to leave him to the end,
though.
Glad to hear you're going to try to get the 273
posted, I can't wait to see it!
Snap - are you still playing,
or have you moved on to other things? :)
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/23/2002 3:51:34 PM
Tomato, I do not flower my guys before attacking the beetle. He gives you so much nectar that attacking him automatically flowers your guys. And flowering my guys ahead of time is out of the question. I need every second I can get. I attack the bug before I go to the log. Usually when I am entering the area with the bug it is halftime. I always have about 60-70 Pikmin (about 30 reds) and I first clear out the stray one-pellets and pellet posies. Then while they are moving the ones I shake the bush and take care of the bug. When I am done with him (usually about 20-25 seconds) I assign my blues to the pellets he drop and put my reds on the 20 and that oe-pellet up on the ledge (you can hit it from below). I take the rest of my guys to the entrance to the main area and let them go idle there so that they help carry the 20 once it reaches them. While I wait I pick the rest of my guys and once the 20 makes it to the onion I collect everyone and put all my reds away except 12. I replace them with blue so that I usually have 45-50 blues and am guaranteed to have plenty for the waterhole. This works remarkably well and once I am on the log it is usually around the 3/4 day mark and most of my army is flowered from the fight with the bug. Plus, I am able to consistenly get all 100 Pikmin up the box without losing any. Practice makes perfect and it's just a matter of good C-stick control. By the way, once the flint beetle burrows back into the ground he is gone for good. And saving him for last is never successful. You need to work him into your routine. Anyway, I hope that some of this info helps you out, Tomato. I'll try to get that video for you soon.
Posted by redpichead - 2/23/2002 8:44:16 PM
All right, let's see here. I haven't really
mastered them, but there pretty descent.
Impact
Site-242(me)
topotheclass-264
Forest of
Hope-472(me)
topotheclass-506
Forest
Navel-334(me)
topotheclass-317
Distant
Spring-425(me)
topotheclass-?
Final
Trial-208(me)
topotheclass-?
Posted by topotheclass - 2/24/2002 1:51:00 AM
Hey guys,
It's been a while since my last
post, so I guess I've got some catching up to do. First of all,
regarding the previous post by redpichead, that's my kid, in case
any of you all were wondering why he's listing my high scores along
with his. Will have to work with him on his spelling (I'm sure he'll
be thrilled).
Tomato, sorry I haven't gotten back to you, but
I guess your request for "tips" is moot now. Anyone who can score a
261 is not "struggling" in my book. It was a pretty awesome jump
from your previous high. I know the (great) feeling. I did something
similar in FOH, when I recently bettered my previous high by almost
30! (From 477 to 506).
Nathan, man, what an awesome job! I
was checking out your posts (after post after post...), and I
thought, man, this is a cool chronology, kinda like "The Making of a
High Score." Interesting stuff. I'll try out some of your
strategies, as mine appear to be falling woefully short. To recap, I
recently pulled off a perfect sans-flint beetle 264, and then boldly
declared that I was going after the bug in search of the real prize,
273. Unfortunately, I couldn't just plug the "go get the flint
beetle" into my previous strategy, as it ate up so much time that I
was having trouble getting to 220. But your strat is quite a bit
different than what I've been doing. I'll give it a shot and report
back...
Snap, how the heck do you pull off the bomb rock
routine on the big boys in FOH? It seems like half the time when I
throw two at a bulborb it all works fine, but the other half of the
time one of the yellow guys either comes back with the rock or
doesn't set it down where I want him to, resulting in a
run-for-your-life scenario and bye-bye potential good run. In your
563 video, it looks like it worked to perfection for you.
Ferret, what is your current high in FN? (I don't feel like
going back and eyeballing all the previous posts, sorry). Redpic
might be nipping at your heels with that 334 of his... do I sound
like a proud papa? Ahhhh...
As for me, pretty much taking a
break on IS for the time being, after being frustrated going for
that darn metallic bug! I'm mostly doing FOH now, trying to perfect
the above-mentioned kill-the-big-guys-with-bomb-rocks technique.
I'll give FN a whirl every now and then, and DS and FT are rare
ventures for me. I have to say I laugh when I hear or read someone
complain that Pikmin lacks replay value. Are you kidding??? I might
just be me, but we've got 6 GC games, and Pikmin is just about the
only one (ok, except for the occassional SSBM turn) that gets any
play around here, and we're nowhere near done. If they only knew the
insane fun that is Challenge Mode...
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/24/2002 8:56:36 AM
The Forest Navel - 348
I have not
really tried much to improve that score yet. But now that I have
competition on the way I am going to go for it!
And a little
tip for the competition, since I like to play fair - In the Forest
Navel, those two bridges by the onions are completely useless to
build. I have timed it with a stopwatch and it takes EXACTLY, if not
just a tiny bit (And I mean a tiny bit) less time to carry
pellets up the bridges than it does to carry them all the way
around. Watch the paths they take and you'll see what I
mean.
And another tip, one which I have not tried yet: The
gate down where the Beady Long legs normally hides in the main game
is actually a BAD thing to break down... The Pikmin carry pellets
slightly into that area and back out again before continuing along
their paths. I am going to try to save that for last on one run to
optimize my carrying strategy. And I have noticed many times that
while carrying many large pellets, Pikmin will form a "roadblock" of
a sort, right where that gate was.
Well, good luck and thanks
for playing! heh
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Posted by redpichead - 2/24/2002 5:05:21 PM
Thanks for the advice ferret. I'll try using
this new info to the best of my abilities. Since you gave me some
tips I'll let you on on a little secret I discovered about Forest
Navel.
Tip: Where you first start up, to the left there's the
red 1, the blue 10, yellow 10, yellow 5, and blue five near the
water. Well over the edge next to the blue 5 there's a red 20 on the
ground. If you throw 20 blues over the edge they'll take it while
you complete other thing's. Catch the red 20 and switch your pikmin.
Hopefully you didn't know that and your score will turn out to be
368. Mine is 335.
Good Luck!
Posted by Psychosis555 - 2/24/2002 7:43:43 PM
i got about 217 on the impact site, i only tried
it once
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Posted by redpichead - 2/24/2002 7:56:06 PM
Thats great Pscho, the first time I played impact site I scored 112
Posted by redpichead - 2/24/2002 8:41:57 PM
Hey ferret I just scored a 340 in Forest Navel.
There was a red 20 about to be sucked up but time ran
out.
Watch out!
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/24/2002 9:26:23 PM
Wow, that's awesome... But actually, the same
thing happened to me on my 348 run. There was a red 20 about 2
seconds away from reaching the onion. I was quite upset. Anyhow, I'm
not sure if you noticed this or not, but your last post makes me
curious... Was the red 20 actually IN the light undere the onion at
day's end? Because if it was, then you got credit for it... You
always get credit for anything that reaches the light under the
onion. In other words, if the Pikmin let go of it then it was added
to your total score. I'm just curious.
And thanks for the
tip. I'm going to try to work that into my strategy and see what
happens
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Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/24/2002 10:42:09 PM
Whoops, looks like you have a problem,
redpichead :)
Forest Navel - 355, and gradually creeping
up from there... Your red 20 idea encouraged me to retry my original
strat for this level which got my first high score of 324...
So, the first time I tried I got 352. I tried again and got
355. BOTH times I had major screw-ups... (I haven't played Pikmin
much at all lately, a little rusty) So, by the end of the night I
should have a really good score for ya. And I will be wishing you
LOTS of luck... *wink*
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Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/25/2002 12:34:48 AM
Just a little update: Forest Navel -
357... And, good luck!
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Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/25/2002 1:38:10 AM
The Forest Navel - 377!!! I really outdid
myself this time. That is exactly five more points than I previously
thought was possible. And I know I could have gotten more, I lost
three Pikmin to the Pearly ClampClamp so essentially, I got a total
of 380 on this run! Wow, I'm beat... G'nite
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Posted by redpichead - 2/25/2002 4:46:09 PM
WOW!! Thats awesome Ferret 377. Jeez! Yah think
you can lighten up a little. Im still on 240! I think I'll go for
the pearl. By the way the red 20 was on the edge of being sucked up.
Well keep tryin cause I am and good luck. Oh by the way, do you know
what the top three standings are in challenge mode. I currently
have:
Impact Site-?
{don't know because topotheclass has
all five}
Forest of Hope-472
Forest
Navel-340
Distant Spring-425
Final Trial-207
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/25/2002 8:31:35 PM
redpichead, I owe my score to YOU! If it wasn't
for the fact that you came close to my score, I would not have
tried. I'm SO glad that I have some competition again! And the idea
with the red pellet below is the reason I repeated my original
strategy. So, it was you who helped me achieve that score. (But I
did all the work, so phooey) hehe
Please keep trying and
hopefully you will come close to my new score
:)
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Posted by topotheclass - 2/25/2002 11:51:07 PM
Anybody else out there besides Ferret and
Redpic? It's like they're having a little private conversation here.
I'm still stuck on 506 on FOH. However, I've made some
slight changes to my strat, and now I'm consistently scoring in the
high 400s with some more big points on the way but just a bit too
late. If I can just tweak it a little, or just go a little faster, I
know I can get in the 520s or even 530s. Anybody else out there
playing FOH? Nathan, you are an Impact Site demigod. Having achieved
IS perfection, I think it's time you moved on to level
two...
BTW Ferret, man, awesome job on FN. It's still a
challenge for me to break 300 on that level, and 317 is still my
high, although I really don't play it that much. You've managed to
distance yourself quite a bit from redpichead, but don't relax too
much. He'll be back on your heels quick enough.
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/26/2002 1:04:36 AM
GrrrrRrrRrrRrr... My throne... Must be
protected!!! *runs to beat old score*
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Posted by TomatoMan - 2/26/2002 8:19:09 AM
I'm out here... been swamped with Real
Life.
All this conversation about the Other Levels is
enjoyable, but I won't turn my attention elsewhere until I conquer
IS. That 261 remains my best, I'm still mucking with timing. I got a
240-ish score getting the red 20 in a separate run, so there may be
something to that. :) I'll definitely be playing more this
week.
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/26/2002 6:00:49 PM
I have just done a thorough examination of all
25 pages of Challenge Mode scores and have compiled a list of the
top 5 gamers for each level (as it currently stands). Here they
are:
Impact Site:
1. 273 (SnapDragon)
1. 273
(Nathan Ian Bowers)
3. 265 (JimiThingR)
4. 264
(topotheclass)
5. 261 (TomatoMan)
Forest of
Hope:
1. 563 (SnapDragon)
2. 506 (topotheclass)
3. 501
(spenser)
4. 472 (redpichead)
5. 410
(msword11)
Forest Navel:
1. 377 (Ferret 5317)
2.
335 (shortyschlosser)
3. 334 (redpichead)
4. 333
(PatrickSim)
5. 317 (topotheclass)
Distant
Spring:
1. 516 (SnapDragon)
2. 397 (yoshifan18)
3. 348
(Ferret5317)
4. 204 (cubehead100)
5. 201
(PokeTrainerAlex)
Final Trial
1. 299
(SnapDragon)
2. 232 (Ferret5317)
3. 217 (RockMFR)
4. 208
(redpichead)
5. 202 (yoshifan18)
I excluded Monkey9's
reported score of 534 in the Distant Spring because (a) it is his
only post under this subject so it holds little credibility and (b)
it is an outrageous score that requires at least some description,
which he did not provide. Also, I reluctantly included spenser's 501
in the Forest of Hope despite its sharing some of the same sketchy
characteristics as Monkey9's claim. Unfortunately, I myself only
made the list once (Impact Site). This is going to have to change
very soon. *Wrings hands* Currently I am analyzing the Forest Navel
in an attempt to assassinate my new friend Ferret. Hope this list
boosts morale around here. This board should never die. Bump it,
everyone!
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/26/2002 6:53:45 PM
Forest Navel - 329
Sorry,
topotheclass. I just booted you off the Forest Navel in my brand new
Top Fives list. I'm starting to get the hang of the level. I had a
bunch of pellets en route at the end of my run and was very sloppy
after completing my run to the clam area. I had about a minute and a
half remaining and for some reason I stood around the onions
panicking, wondering where to go to use up the rest of the time as
the big pellets were being delivered. Oh well, at least I'm making
serious progress now. Holy poop! It's snowing like a madman outside!
Pikmin is so distracting!
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/26/2002 8:15:11 PM
Forest Navel - 343
I have placed
myself in second for this level behind Ferret. My problem with
drowning Pikmin due to sloppiness has all but vanished, as has my
tendency to treat the clam to a Pikmin Happy Meal. Add to this the
fact that I have the level mapped out nicely in my head and I think
I can be regarded as a threat. I'm trying to get my buddy JimiThingR
to start playing this level (nudge nudge, wink wink) so that Ferret,
redpichead, topotheclass and I will have an extra competitor. Jimi
is an excellent gamer, but stubborn as a.....really.....stubborn guy
(thought I was going to say "ox," didn't you?) Well, back to the
game.
Posted by Ferret5317 - 2/26/2002 8:26:30 PM
Wow, Nathan... You caught up FAST. It's almost
frightening, however I do look forward to sharing strategies with
you, as you obviously have a way of developing them quickly
:)
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Posted by topotheclass - 2/27/2002 12:06:16 AM
Alrighty folks... Forest of Hope - 519!
On top of that, I'm beginning to see how I can begin to
approach Snapdragon's magical 563. I had tons of time at the end of
the run, just sitting there whistling a tune during the countdown,
but unfortunately not enough time to go out and snag the remaining
faraway Bulborbs. And to top it off, I had developed the bane of all
gamers the world over. Yes, I'm speaking of the dreaded thumb
blister! Ouuuch! So I slapped on a bandaid, and with no little
trepidation gingerly picked up the 'Cube. On my second run, all
bandaged up, I turned in my best run.
If I remember right,
Snap got all the pellets and enemies, but lost 6 critters on his
run. That would make the theoretical max on this level 569. I think
I'll go for it...
Great job Nathan. Don't worry about
knocking me out of a place I didn't even know I held! (Although I
guess I would still be in sixth place, huh?) I will freely admit
that I stink at Forest Navel, and I'm having too much fun in Forest
of Hope to really give FN much thought anyway.
And I agree
with you about bumping this topic. I just wish there were more of
us. Gotta admit it's a bummer to see the Pikmin board slipping down
the rankings. I think this is the most addicted I've been to a game
since the original Super Mario Kart. (Remember?)
Posted by Nathan Ian Bowers - 2/27/2002 3:59:29 AM
Forest Navel - 365
I want to be
happy with this score, but I am confident that Ferret is on the
verge of a breakthrough. He's a crazy man. Fear him. Anyway,
I don't really have any new techniques to pontificate upon here
since the level is huge and I'm still experimenting with many
different ideas. So I'll spare you the terribly trite and devilishly
dull details (get a load of that alliteration). Topotheclass,
thanks for the kind words and keep on nipping at Snap's heels (after
all, this seems to be the "Try To Defeat SnapDragon Official
Website" anymore). TomatoMan, you still marooned in the real world?
By the way, I'll be updating the list whenever several
significant changes occur in the standings. Right now there have
already been two significant ones. Later!
