nathan@mit-eddie.UUCP (Nathan Glasser) (08/25/83)
There has been some discussion recently about phrases that can be heard when playing Star Wars. There are also phrases that can be read if you watch carefully. When you are about to enter the death star, for a split second before the scene changes to the inside, the lights on the death star form a message, and you can again see this just after you leave the death star after shooting the exhaust port before the death star becomes smaller on your screen and explodes. There is more than one message that can be seen. The one that is most easily identifiable is "May the force be with you", with 3 words on top of the death star and 3 words on the bottom, with a pair of lines running horizontally seperating the two groups. There is another message that I have never quite been able to read. The first word is "holy", and the third is "rivera", but these are about all the words I have been able to satisfactorily make out. Has anyone else been able to figure out what this other message says, and whether there are any other messages besides the two I've mentioned? Nathan Glasser ..genrad!mit-eddie!nathan ..decvax!yale-comix!nglasser
ronnie@mit-eddie.UUCP (Ronnie Schnell) (08/28/83)
While playing today, I realized something Darth Vader often says. "I'm on him!" Anybody able to understand anything else? - Ron ..decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!ronnie ronnie@mit-mc (arpa)
dvk@mi-cec.UUCP (Dan Klein) (09/27/83)
At the greasy "O" (Oakland Original's) is a version of StarWars that has a bit of a problem with the intensity. However, I have discovered something about the game because of it. When you approach or recede from the death-star, the yellow "windows" on the death-star spell words! There are two sets, of which I have been able to discern one. Naturally, sometines the windows spell out "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU" (one word per line). I am very interested to discover the other set of words. This other set appears about 1/4 as frequently as "MAY THE..." does, and I think it might be the game developers names, but I am not sure at all. (I guess the best way to find out is to bring a camera and catch it on the screen, but has anyone else noticed the letters?) Also, I learned something else about the game. The positioning of the laser bases and towers is deterministic, no matter how you fly. I was clued on to this by the fact that when you blast a laser base, the pixels are still drawn, but the intensity is turned off (on the bunged up version, of course, the ghosts can still be seen). Anyone with access to the game so they can play with the intensity controls? -Dan Klein, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh
joe@oucs.UUCP (Joseph Judge) (03/20/86)
> > Well, since we're talking about high scores, how about > 109,000,000 on Star Wars, > 1,930,000 on Return of the Jedi > 10,000,000 on Punch-Out!! > and > 1,349,000 on Kung-Fu Master. > > > Yes, I know, I'm just too modest :-) Yes, I know, you spent a lot of money ! #:-)? I need a haircut & I'm scratching my chin! Joseph Judge -- Joseph Judge ihnp4!{amc1,cbdkc1,cbosgd,cuuxb,}!oucs!joe Nur mit dir.
ar563303@sjuvax.UUCP (03/24/86)
How about 410 million on Star Wars??
...and I didn't spend a lot of money...
Tony Rowley
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_______________________________________________________________________________merlin@hope.UUCP (Mike Sullivan) (03/24/86)
> > > > Well, since we're talking about high scores, how about > > 109,000,000 on Star Wars, > > 1,930,000 on Return of the Jedi > > 10,000,000 on Punch-Out!! > > and > > 1,349,000 on Kung-Fu Master. > > > > > > Yes, I know, I'm just too modest :-) > Yes, I know, you spent a lot of money ! > > #:-)? > I need a haircut & I'm scratching my chin! > > Joseph Judge > > -- > Joseph Judge > ihnp4!{amc1,cbdkc1,cbosgd,cuuxb,}!oucs!joe > > Nur mit dir. Picky, Picky! It also helps to have a Jedi machine in your house! Mike "Please don't ask for credit as a punch in the mouth often offends."
merlin@hope.UUCP (03/26/86)
> How about 410 million on Star Wars?? > > ...and I didn't spend a lot of money... > > Tony Rowley But how long did it take you? let's see, it took me 15 hours to get 109 million, so it took you 60 hours or so to get 410. The world record for playing a video game is 67 hours, and he barely got that. In fact, he was playing joust, and was able to rest a lot(!) more than anyone on Star Wars. Of course, presumably you were playing on a 6 sheild, 1 bonus machine, and not a 9 sheild, 3 bonus one (a lot easier). If you feel you can do it, go for the guiness record of 15,250,793 (6 sheild, no bonus)! Or, better yet, play it for 100 hours on any setting and you win 10,000 dollars (during the marathon contest held in a couple of months). Sorry to be so suspicious. Mike "Any spelling errors are the fault of no one in particular."
merlin@hope.UUCP (03/26/86)
> How about 410 million on Star Wars?? > ...and I didn't spend a lot of money... > Tony Rowley Forgot this important part: I didn't spend much money once I got past level 12, but I can't believe you just walked up to the game and played it once or twice to get good. That game was hard!