April Spelunky Daily Challenge Tournament (Steam) - FINAL

[Stark]

Oh, I know, that's why I posted it. So funny. I'm getting to the point where I'm psyching myself out.

[mjmjr25]

I had my most interesting / frustrating / excellent / terrible run tonight.

Took a stupid hit on 1-1, so was up against it, but cleared the stage w/17K.

Bought the shotgun for 15K on 1-2; so was in rough shape - sorta. 2K, 3 health, on 1-2, but, started to pile up bombs from treasures.

Hit 1-3 and tore it up, scored 12K, no hits, saw the girl up top. Went to the exit, dropped my shotgun, shot up 3 ropes and quick grabbed the girl. Brought her in, heard the ghost and...panicked. Left the shotgun at the exit - literally sitting on the exit. So frustrating.

Coasted through 1-4 and 2-1. Bought the shotgun on 2-2 again. Cleared stage and hit 2-3...which was of course dark today. So paid 15K for the shotgun again...and used it for 3 seconds before having to decide between torch and gun. Chose torch.

Was doing ok - then my torch got wet? Dunno, had it, then I didn't - i'm guessing that's what it was. So now, 2-3 is dark, all I see is piranhas in the bottom of the lake - I CAN'T find the exit, I have no torch - I haven't done enought water levels - i'm wondering, can the exit be in the water w/the piranhas? I figure if it isn't, once I go in, i'm not getting back out, so may as well bomb where I am - I bomb the center platform and boom - land on the exit, in the dark. By far my most "holy crap that was awesome" in this game so far.

So, on 2-4, I see the exit and a 3-bar block of gold, but also a blue fish, go for the block of gold and get hit so stupidly by a fish/frog, whatever those are. So exhilirating, so frustrating, ugh.

[fastbilly1]

Made the mistake of swapping to the Anubis staff over the shotgun...killed myself on the exit. Dark, river, restless dead, is a combo I have never seen before. That was nuts.



Boomshakalaka?

[mjmjr25]

Nice job dude - that's a great score. I feel like i'm improving daily...but so are y'all, so it's not really noticeable.

[fastbilly1]

Like anything, it just takes time. Apparently the current record people are going for is beating it blindfolded. I dont know how that would ever be possible.

[noiseredux]

crap, I forgot we are in Week 3 now haha. I need to tally up through the 16th.

EDIT:

119750 - fast - 4/10
104,475 - noiseredux - 4/12
$100,825 - Stark - 4/15

^this is what I see... Mike did you post a score this week? If not, can you find your best score in the screenshots the rest of us took?

[Stark]

137K gawd

[mjmjr25]

Like anything, it just takes time. Apparently the current record people are going for is beating it blindfolded. I dont know how that would ever be possible.

Well, we've seen that w/things like Super Mario Bros...but that is all programmed the same. These stages are random - I don't know how you could do it, short of someone telling you what is coming up.

[fastbilly1]

Without a guide, it would not be possible. There are not enough audio cues. Then again, people didnt think a solo eggplant run was possible either.

Solo eggplant blindfold by 2020

[noiseredux]

one of the last sections of the Spelunky book was about the solo eggplant run, and all the crazy variables and stars that needed to align. It was mind-blowing. Personally I just want to see the eggplant. Haha. Since I beat the game I've just been playing to see as much stuff that I haven't seen. I'm sacrificing everything to Kali and stealing shotguns every chance I get now.