Damn. I THOUGHT the good Dr. would have a higher score but I just could NOT do any better. :/
Well, he DID get the best record for the league, and often got higher scores then me. I think the only game I did better then him was Ghosts and Goblins. So he's deserving of first place. Congrats!
Here's what I did to get my score -- and I'm quite sure Dr. Morbis did the same thing.
As you know, pushing the three diamond blocks together in a row or line gives you 10k in points (only 5k if you use the wall). The first board is FIXED as LONG you start the game right away, before the demo starts.
I praticed on the first board until I could get the three blocks together every time.
After you do that with the first board, the game then throws you a bone -- it makes every other board AFTER that a little easier to get the three diamond blocks together. I would start pushing in blocks to make it happen, killing enemies as I had the chance, get the 10k in points, then whomp off the last of the enemies.
Last night I was able to do this for SIX boards before I lost my last life on the 7th. 60k for each board plus what I got for killing enemies and the time bonus equals my score of 82k.
I was hoping my foe did'nt find this trick, but it looks like he did. And it looks like he did it for one or two more boards PAST what I could do! All I gotta say is
Well, I'm not sure how much I would have used the Namco Plug-and-Play joystick or the trivia game anyway, and I AM still getting a nice prize package along with some stuff for having the high score for four games. I just had wanted that gold trophey!
Again, congrats to the winners, and to everyone who played, and for the people who ran this!