Just got a new high score for me 190,800 level 7 on MameXtras 3 lives. I am trying to get better before point pressing too much. My favorite coin-op of all time. Donkey Kong!
You get everywhere Austin 😀 Yes these techniques give the game a lot more depth - I can honestly say I’ve not been as frustrated yes addicted to a game in quite some years.
OMG I never realized that Kong's position is a visual indicator for the pie directions. I've been getting killed by those direction changes for like two years. Glad I gave this video another watch!
Glad I could do this for you! I had fun making this. I know you really wanted a trapped fireball I was hoping to do it on that last level. Here is a link where I trap all five on a single board! www.twitch.tv/lakeman421/c/4763231
Robbie, you seem like a great guy, I'm rooting for you to make a world record. The skill and knowledge you share is great, keep it up the great work, good luck friend.
Man, you've been kicking arse lately. I mean with all the 1.1's you got going on this year. Can't believe you did the world record with a 118k start. You got a lot more in you man. Good luck.
awesome vid, such depth and strategy to a deceptively simple game. fun to see chief on the other side of the camera, apparently seeking some of the limelight.
I just started playing sine I was in 3rd grade. I've been playing on mame for a week and can get close to 150k now. I use a keyboard. I use wasd for direction and the numeric pad enter for jump. So the spacing and orientation stays the same. My friend has a house full of arcade games and I play a lot there too when we hang out.
i wonder if they're gonna have a donkey kong machine at Pax East 2015? i'd love to play! i mean not get a record or anything but i'd love to meet hank & see how good i can be at the game.
The barrels are programmed to kill you so if you move the joystick towards the ladders they tend to go down that ladder if you time it correctly. You can also steer them while you're on a ladder or while jumping in the air if you move the joystick towards the ladder(s) you wanna steer barrels down. This applies to all barrels to all the girders above you, so you have to really plan out your route on getting to the top. There are "Safe spots" where you can hang out and steer barrels away as well. Hanks video shows a safer approach on the game if you just want to get a kill screen.
it's only become about the score for these world class players as point pressing is the only way to get to maximum points before the kill screen where the game malfunctions. For most players it is simply about survival and progression. But not the DK Elite.
I wonder if there’s an actual limit to points scored. What if it went on forever. And why aren’t there interviews with the programmers of the game to ask about all the possibilities.
@@TheJohnCooper Time limit on each stage combined with the eventual kill screen makes the score cap at something. But when you add quite high random elements to this aswell, this optimal run could not be achieved.
No, there is a theoretical limit, it cannot be unlimited. What he’s saying is, it’s almost impossible to determine what that limit is, because there is so much randomness to the game, so determining the highest theoretically possible score is essentially impossible.