MGL 16 Game 8: Zoo Keeper [FINISHED]

[John73]

Zoo Keeper	MGL 15 Game 8	Nominated by: DKong

Game Settings

ROM Name: zookeep.zip

DIP Switches:

No Dip Switch settings for this game

Game Info

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Controls:

Joystick: 4-way
Buttons: 1 [Jump]


Game Introduction

You control Zeke the zookeeper who must rescue his girlfriend Zelda from the Zoo. There are four levels or "adventures". Each level has its own task such as trapping the animals in the zoo, jumping ledges up the screen and jumping animals to earn a bonus keeper.

More detailed information on Zoo Keeper and game play can be found here: http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...?game_id=10540

To qualify for MGL points you will need to have submitted a score by stating your score in the subject line of your message, and posting a screenshot in this thread. Submit scores as many times as you like, please post a new message for each new score. Zoo Keeper comp closes Sunday 7PM December 9th.

Check back here for progress scores..... Good Luck

NOTE: For those who are hoping for #1 spot on this one, you better hope that AA's very own John Petric (Lexmark) doesn't see this game has come up

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Final Standings

Rank	Name	Score	MGL Points
1	OOO	1,707,900	25
2	Nicko71	1,270,950	20
3	RMacualey	799,500	16
4	ED_209	433,980	13
5	casperthefriendly	252,230	11
6	Pelly	160,190	10
7	John73	104,600	9
8	kane	97,550	8
9	Mikie	95,900	7
10	Foot	29,380	6

[Foot]

29380

Freaky weird jumpy game! (Better than Grobda)

1st ever game I've played

[RMacauley]

501,650

Included a 250K jump. Apart from that nothing to write home about. Just getting in quick in case Lexmark crashes this party.

Just for the record my PB is 629K. Never submitted it to TG.

[DKong]

Yeah nominated this game because it was on the ArcadeSD and liked it, unfortunately new dog chewed my power cord on my CT time to get rewiring and play some lounge room zoo keeper

[Pelly]

160,190

Interesting game....

[John73]

47,980



This game is weird

Gonna be some big scores on this one I think.

[John73]

69,990



Enjoying this more than the last couple of games. Can't seem to master the coconut throwing stage, if I don't get up the top straight away then I'm pretty much stuffed.

[Nicko71]

157930


I only got into this one recently from the ArcadeSD board, seems a bit faster on mame.

[John73]

104,600



Early tip from a crap player: 1st screen, grab the first beer, jump the snake and then run into it. The game forgives your for being useless and gives you another go without losing a life and you keep the 500 odd points you gained


The stupid coconut stage is driving me batty. Is there some trick, or is it just skill in getting straight to the top before the stupid monkey throws too many coconuts? I find getting to the top of the ladder easier in DK than I do in this

My score of 100,000 is really just more dumb luck and getting passed that stupid monkey, the couple of times I've progressed I then choke straight away on the bonus life stage.

[Nicko71]

276550

[lexmark]

Hey guys. I would like to offer some basic tips that will make the game easier for you to play. AND score more points.

1...after the first 2 rounds, when you start a new round, hold your joy stick/key, RIGHT for a BRIEF moment then quickly go LEFT and down the left side AND STAY on the left side until all the animals are out!...this will force most the animals to come out running the same way!! (see video below)

2....NEVER close in the bottom of the cage(see video below).......... (you can close it in near the END of a round if you have a net, this will knock animals in to the middle for bonus points at the end.

3..you can get HUGE jumps in this game if you use the net to GROUP the animals(see video below)......




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Good luck guys, i'm looking forward to seeing the final scores!!



john

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[Foot]

Was that 30,000,000 with one jump!

[John73]

Was that 30,000,000 with one jump!

I believe John has made a 30Mil jump twice in one game

Edit: Alright, so how do you work out your final score? Do you have to just replay the game and add up all the points?

[ED_209]

Edit: Alright, so how do you work out your final score? Do you have to just replay the game and add up all the points?

I guess that'd be the only way! Seems crazy to have a multiplier so huge that it goes way beyond anything that the score can register. Nice technique though. It'll certainly change the way I'm playing the game over the next week or so.

[RMacauley]

The high score table shows the actual score up to 99M. Don't know about 100M and above.