Post subject: Panel Action Bingo
MarbleousDave
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The goal is to get five in a row before your opponent does. It starts off easy, then it gets really hard in the end. You play with either numbers or the alphabet. There are options to set: Second 3 - the cat can teleport Ice Stage - you can slide Hide - The tiles can hide sometimes Break D - This mode tests your memory There are 60 levels, which'll take over an hour to complete. There is a password that skips to the final level with the alphabet with options disabled.
Post subject: Re: Panel Action Bingo
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PikachuMan wrote:
There are 60 levels, which'll take over an hour to complete.
I have always wanted to stare a bingo board for hours. Just wanted to mention that I had this game when I was a kid and I still think it sucks. It is too repetitive and TAS would barely stand out from unassisted play. Still, thank you for your... output.
MarbleousDave
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Yes, it is too repetitive to be TASed in full, a password skip to the end is the way to go. There is a glitch in the bonus stage where the game thinks there's a mole right at your starting location, shaving off milliseconds, and luck manipulation is possible. Password skips used in published runs include: Biker Mice From Mars, Boulder Dash, Top Gear 2, and obsolete runs of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
MarbleousDave
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It is possible to score 4174500, but it is beyond impossible. The scoring mechanics 10 points for every panel occupied 10 points for every open panel x Bingo bonus No Bingo - +10/20/30 (clear half the board or lose a life) Max 230 points Bingo - points for every open panel x 2 ... Max 450 points Double Bingo - points for every open panel x 4 ... Max 730 points + 1 life Triple Bingo - points for every open panel x 16 ... Max 2200 points + 2 lives Quadruple Bingo - points for every open panel x 256 ... Max 20650 points + 3 lives Star Panel - impassable - counts as open panel. Black Hole - Stay away from that! - counts as open panel. Open panel scores don't count if you die. You could still get 200 for falling in the black hole. Take into consideration that you can get 540 extra lives, and the most you can have is 255. 28-3, 56-3, and 60-3 would be hotspots for max score. 4278500 is the maximum score. All you need to do summon random number gods to make this possible. Here's proof of how a quadruple bingo can be done: Link to video
MarbleousDave
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here are some addresses
00A0-00B8 Panels
01 - 1 or A
02 - 2 or B
03 - 3 or C
04 - 4 or D
05 - 5 or E
06 - 6 or F
07 - 7 or G
08 - 8 or H
09 - 9 or I
0A - 10 or J
0B - 11 or K
0C - 12 or L
0D - 13 or M
0E - 14 or N
0F - 15 or O
10 - 16 or P
11 - 17 or Q
12 - 18 or R
13 - 19 or S
14 - 20 or T
15 - 21 or U
16 - 22 or V
17 - 23 or W
18 - 24 or X
19 - 25 or Y
1A - Z
1D - Block
1F - Black Hole

00FA Next Panel

010F Board Layout
0110 Lives
0111 Level [01 to 3C]
0112 Round [01 to 04]
0113 Hazards [00 none, 01 block, 02 black hole]

012E Teleport every 3 seconds
012F Ice Physics
0130 Hides some panels
0131 Breakdown
[00=OFF, FF=ON, can't toggle during gameplay]

0135 Panels acquired by player
0136 Panels acquired by enemy
MarbleousDave
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I thought I could hex edit the level number to research lots of passwords. Apparently there is an anti-cheat measure which would create what looks like legitimate passwords, but when I put 'em in, it starts me at level 1 instead of what i wanted. It's like the reverse of Tecmo Bowl which doesn't check for invalid passwords.
MarbleousDave
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I did it. I cracked the code.
OPT.	NUMBERS	 ALPHABET
0000	RPCBKSPH	RFCBKJPH
0001	QFBLJJNR	QPBLJSNR
0010	QTBGJNNC	QKBGJDNC
0011	QKBQJDNM	QTBQJNNM
0100	RMCDKQPK	RCCDKGPK
0101	QCBNJGNT	QMBNJQNT
0110	QRBJJLNF	QHBJJBNF
0111	QHBSJBNP	QRBSJLNP
1000	RNCCKTPG	RDCCKKPG
1001	QDBMJKNQ	QNBMJTNQ
1010	QSBHJPNB	QJBHJFNB
1011	QJBRJFNL	QSBRJPNL
1100	RLCFKRPJ	RBCFKHPJ
1101	QBBPJHNS	QLBPJRNS
1110	RQCKKMPD	QGBKJCND
1111	QGBTJCNN	QQBTJMNN
||||
||| \_Teleportation every three seconds
|| \__Ice physics
| \___Hide some panels
 \____Breakdown
These are the passwords. So pick your poison.