MAME ROW #137 - Bomb Jack

[IanDaemon]

Mighty Bomb Jack on the NES is a fond memory. Hustle looks very simple and addicting.

[cyperghost]

@obsidianspider said in MAME ROW #137:

bombjack

I know it's a bit to early but this is the score of my first gameplay ;) - 36920pts

[IanDaemon]

Did they ever consider the fact that maybe the player wanted to be Lucy?

[Double_J]

I enjoyed Hustle, even though mine didn't have any audio (or maybe because mine didn't have audio :-) It's a simple and addicting game, but I enjoyed Bomber Jack more. I like its neat twist on Pac-man. Really fun to play.

[IanDaemon]

@Double_J Pac-Man? Really? I think it's just as similar to Mr. Do or I'm Sorry.

[Lyle_JP]

Hustle is... snake. The very one I used to kill time with on my very first brick-style cell-phone. Not all video game memories are fond. I'm glad BombJack is the runaway favorite.

[cyperghost]

I'm calling @meleu to take part at this MAME RoW ;)

[meleu]

@cyperghost alright then! Let's collect some bombs! 💣

[cyperghost]

@meleu Psst... you are not a terrorist ;) There are no ... bombs ... There are ... hmm.. apples ;) You are collecting sparkling apples ;)

Game Hints:

• Bonus gives you 1000pts,
• Collect sparkling bombs (200pts with bonus 2x,4x...) and if the level ends you will get an extra bonus on top
• If you eat the enemies (after the E-coin??? XTC pill)... and they respawn again they are getting really fast!
• To jump from bottom to top, press jump and up
• press jump in the air rapidly to hover

I played this games a lot on a CPC... the Arcade version is much faster and with better sound+graphics. A jewel game indeed.

So let's collect some bombs ;)

[obsidianspider]

This week's winner is Bomb Jack

[cyperghost]

So my next contribution score is 111630
This is beatable at low level ;)

[IanDaemon]

I was surprised to see that Bomb Jack was a single-screen arcade game and Vs Mighty Bomb Jack was much the same, but a side-scrolling arcade game this time around. I believe there's a two-player-simultaneous single-screen arcade version out there as well.

[thelostsoul]

Here is my first try. There is more to the controls than I thought initially. From the look, I always think of Baloon Fight with a different goal.
@cyperghost Nice score. I made it to stage 6, and you still have more than double of my points. Edit: Ah yes, forgot to upload image.

Score: 50'420

[cyperghost]

@thelostsoul collect bombs on fire this will give you a massive score. Sadly I am on a business trip now

[obsidianspider]

I have another busy week ahead so I've posted MAME ROW#138 early this week.