Goal:

--High Score Challenge!



Technical Details:

--Any official romset is acceptable including an upcoming version which shows extra score digits.

--Any JROK Firmware or Software version.

--Gameplay can begin at the main game selection menu, and subsequent game sessions on the same recording do not need to return to the main menu.



Dip Switches:

--Initial Number of Keepers: 3

--Novice Animal Speed: 39 or higher (Default is 39)

--Expert Animal Speed: 30 or higher (Default is 30)



Info for Adjudication:

--Extra lives are earned at the successful completion of the escalator stage.

--Point Pressing in the coconut stage is considered illegal (maximum 3 landings on top platform per stage attempt).



Historical Background:

Zoo Keeper (ZK) was released in 1982, and applauded for its deceptively cute charm while providing a mind-numbing challenge at the controls.

Three decades later the game is still full steam ahead providing that quaint arcade charisma.

ZK has traditionally been played on default settings which allows the player to perfect strategies

and techniques for amassing huge points when jumping groups of animals- up to 30 million points!



The Taito JROK pcb called ZooQ was released in 2016 and includes Qix, Qix-II, Zoo Keeper, KRAM, Electric Yo-Yo, Space Dungeon, Complex X.

Goal:

--Highest score on Maximum Difficulty to test your zoo keeping abilities against the toughest set of animals on the planet!

--aka: Maximum Difficulty Challenge / Extreme Settings / 99-99 / ZEKE-99



Technical Details:

--Any official romset is acceptable including an upcoming version which shows extra score digits.

--Any JROK Firmware or Software version.

--Gameplay can begin at the main game selection menu, and subsequent game sessions on the same recording do not need to return to the main menu.



Dip Switches:

--Initial Number of Keepers: 3

--Novice Animal Speed: 99 (Default is 39)

--Expert Animal Speed: 99 (Default is 30)



Info for Adjudication:

--Extra lives are earned at the successful completion of the escalator stage.

--Point Pressing in the coconut stage is considered illegal (maximum 3 landings on top platform per stage attempt).



Historical Background:

Zoo Keeper (ZK) was released in 1982, and applauded for its deceptively cute charm while providing a mind-numbing challenge at the controls.

Three decades later the game is still full steam ahead providing that quaint arcade charisma.

ZK has traditionally been played on default settings which allows the player to perfect strategies

and techniques for amassing huge points when jumping groups of animals- up to 30 million points!

By ramping up the difficulty to "maximum," the player is forced to re-invent their long-standing strategies.

Think you are good at the 30 year old competitive settings? Try stepping into the "Extreme" cage and show us what you've got!



The Taito JROK pcb called ZooQ was released in 2016 and includes Qix, Qix-II, Zoo Keeper, KRAM, Electric Yo-Yo, Space Dungeon, Complex X.