LA Games Compo 2 #1: New Zealand Story

The Dark Prince

Some people thought it wasn't possible! Some people didn't believe it was true, but it is true and possible and happening right now! The Lemon Amiga Games Competition returns for a second season and what better way to start with a story about a coutry. Well, actually it's not so much a story as a game and it isn't really about it a country, it's about a creature that inhabits said country, but for what it's worth prepare to read up on the New Zealand Story.

Fun Facts You May Not Have Known About New Zealand:

Everyone who lives in New Zealand smells really, really weird.
Lots of famous and good films were filmed in New Zealand, but if they'd been filmed somewhere else they probably would have been a bit better.
New Zealand was officially voted the "Country Most Likely to Suddenly Sink To The Bottom of The Ocean For No Apparent Reason" in a recent Dolly Magazine poll.
The original country of Zealand was entirely made of cheese but was destroyed by an exceptionally large mouse.
Most New Zealanders secretly hope to remake their home the glorious dairy dreamland it once was.
New Zealand actually used to have the same flag as Australia, but one of the stars fell off and they were forced to adopt this new version to save face.
A recent scientific study proved a direct corellation between a persons distance from New Zealand and the chance of them being crushed by an elephant.

To submit a fact to this knowledge base, feel free to PM me, so you can share your knowledge with the world.

Rules

This round of the competition starts now(25th January and will end Wednesday the 15th of February, 24:00 (midnight) GMT
Project-X

Score as many points as possible.
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Post screenshots of your high score in this thread, and write the score underneath. It would also be nice if you could scale them to 320 x something, but don't worry if you can't.
Project-X

Don't cheat! Please, it really isn't very nice, people may think you are from New Zealand, and you may be crushed by elephants as a result.

Dowload the game:
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Here you go!

Current Scores:

Remember that new members are always welcome to play!
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HoraceAndTheSpider · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject:

woo-hoo!!!! my first ever amiga game! (on my own amiga anyway)

as a fore-warning - if that disk link isnt up by later this evening, i'm liable to start playing it anyway and posting scores!! (is that bad of me? i really should be more patient) oh well.

Tiki!! look out for that annoying octopus boss!!
oh no! you're running out of time!
Chicken

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The Dark Prince · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

Well the download is there now, let me know if there are any problems.
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If you spell Kim Lemon backwards you get "Nomel Mik", it doesn't really mean anything but I just thought you should be aware of it

hannibal · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject:

Funniest games-compo-start-post ever! Thanks for making me laugh out loud.

HoraceAndTheSpider · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject:

playing NZS for score has been a whole new experience!

just a shame i made some damn stupid blunders so early on. then again, i never did like Rotora very much (too many sharp things around)

theres some funny things you can do to rack up lots of extra score pretty early on tho. - but they Chicken

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can also make it easy to throw away lives needlessly.

my first game score ; 220734 - normally i'd be well impressed with this, especially given that i only reached round 2-3, (and had loads of spare lives at one point) but i *know* how badly i cocked some bits up! and i am sure its gonna be far from good by the end of the competition.

still, i quite enjoyed my first game!

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peace556 · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject:

135,957

I think I got to 2-2.

Jams · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:36 am Post subject:

HoraceAndTheSpider · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject:

errrr... this was the point my lives reached Zero. 349160 on round 3-2.

however, there was no "game over" and it let me carry on ad infinium with no lives Question

i think this crack may be a bit buggy. i seem to get over-riding music more than it used to (like playing the "hurry up" tune after finishing the level.) and i drowned once, and i was sure that tiki used to float upside down when he drowned, rather than just continually flapping. ?

: edit :

damn this game is making me competitive!!
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SexyWayne · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

can anyone post the config they use with winuae?? as i seem to be suffering with a lot of slowdown, i've tried a few configs but nothing seems to help, it's definately not my pc as it has more than enough power and other games run perfectly Confused

and then i'm gonna kick ass.......... Cool

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3 nil down and cruising

Jams · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

Jams · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject:

977061You can take that to the bank to the BLOOD BANK

HoraceAndTheSpider · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject:

Jams - that score is obscene.

you must be gutted not have got game completion.... but i always found that last level nigh on impossible (i remember doing it only once or twice at a push) and i'd never reached it on the one credit.

oh and Wayne, i might tell you a good setup once you stop the Chelsea bashing... Razz

hehe, just kidding. I just used the quickstart-config in UAE set to `unexpanded a500`. nothing more, nothing less. hope it helps you out.
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HoraceAndTheSpider · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject:

262600

oh f**k - wrong version.... Wink

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Jams · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:22 am Post subject:

[quote="HoraceAndTheSpider"] Shocked

Jams - that score is obscene.

Nzs is easy and i remember the levels very well though i havnt played it for 10-15 years.I am happy there are no competion so my score looks impressive Smile

BippyM · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:46 am Post subject:

I've not even started playing this yet.. I'd better get my finger out and get a move on!