Carnival tips and tricks?

[SlikkNikk]

that is called cheating

@SlikkNikk , I played a few games last night and couldn't barely break 20k. Not a good night for me. I also find it easier to hit pipes from the right side but haven't experimented or done it consistently enough to know if it is real or imagined.

I prefer the left side because it keeps me closer to the potential bullet or point bonuses that pop up in the top left.

 

[jacklick]

I prefer the left side because it keeps me closer to the potential bullet or point bonuses that pop up in the top left.

That is my preference/go to tactic as well. Just when I find myself on the right, it seems a bit easier to hit the pipes. It could be that my right eye is better than my left

 

[Glitch]

Same here - never really realized it until now.

 

[D_Harris]

Fred Pastore, the world record holder, is not a member here, but sent me an e-mail he said I can post. (See below)...

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

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As far as tips, go, I posted on TG 15 years ago as shown here.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/116203-Carnival?s=ddfda0b2f45d13641cce2dea81ca2f49

I finally got to see someone break 100 K so a big CONGRATS! goes out to Charlie for a great score.!

My comments/thoughts regarding the KLOV thread..

1. "jacklick" mentioned "Also there is a negative scoring bug somewhere @80k".. I'd love to know more about that !

2. There is at least one scoring bug on the pipes when it's the last 2 left of the same color. It's doesn't always happen but you can see it here. Watch the 103K game at 6:10.. The second pipe is not 4x

3. The bears..... 22 shots before they really speed up...on the arcade version, I've gotten 45+ shots on the bottom bear and then it goes super-super fast !

4. The "time bomb".... Way back when, I used the Mame cheat function and played with unlimited bullets and just let the game run until the screen was loaded with ducks... Based on that and the time delay between the time the pop-up boxes pop-up, it seems to me that this wasn't necessary however, I think it was still the right thing for the develops to do at the time.

5. I really enjoyed the 103K and the 107K videos. Thanks for sharing

Good luck to all !

Carnival Fred

 

[SlikkNikk]

Fred Pastore, the world record holder, is not a member here, but sent me an e-mail he said I can post. (See below)...

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

*********************************************************************************

As far as tips, go, I posted on TG 15 years ago as shown here.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/116203-Carnival?s=ddfda0b2f45d13641cce2dea81ca2f49

I finally got to see someone break 100 K so a big CONGRATS! goes out to Charlie for a great score.!

My comments/thoughts regarding the KLOV thread..

1. "jacklick" mentioned "Also there is a negative scoring bug somewhere @80k".. I'd love to know more about that !

2. There is at least one scoring bug on the pipes when it's the last 2 left of the same color. It's doesn't always happen but you can see it here. Watch the 103K game at 6:10.. The second pipe is not 4x

3. The bears..... 22 shots before they really speed up...on the arcade version, I've gotten 45+ shots on the bottom bear and then it goes super-super fast !

4. The "time bomb".... Way back when, I used the Mame cheat function and played with unlimited bullets and just let the game run until the screen was loaded with ducks... Based on that and the time delay between the time the pop-up boxes pop-up, it seems to me that this wasn't necessary however, I think it was still the right thing for the develops to do at the time.

5. I really enjoyed the 103K and the 107K videos. Thanks for sharing

Good luck to all !

Carnival Fred

@D_Harris thank you for the info.
What videos is he referring to? I don't see any links - would love to watch.

 

[Glitch]

@D_Harris thank you for the info.
What videos is he referring to? I don't see any links - would love to watch.

The video I posted has the 103K score.

 

[Glitch]

Tool Assisted Superplay (TAS) of Carnival:

 

[SlikkNikk]

Been a while, but started playing Carnival again. Just cracked 40k! I don't see any way to win the level I end at - too many constant ducks appearing. It's basically a grab for as many points as you can get.

 

[mgkastra]

Don't shoot where they are, shoot where they are going.

 

[Popeye Master]

The guy who does my taxes has the world record on Carnival. Perhaps I can convince him to write up a strategy guide.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

Fred Pastore?!