[GYRUSS] Gyruss (Konami)

Please report here your doubts, performances, current standings etc...

REFEREE/E-MAIL:
Robert Macauley
rjm912000 AT yahoo DOT com DOT au

Latest update posted below.

Yo Anders,

Ante-up matey, I've sent me first score in for Gyruss for you to have a crack at.... :)

Tomorrow I guess I'll have to start playing some of the other games which unfortunately I suck at... still it should be fun battling with you over Gyruss if nothing else at this years Deca. :)

Cheers,
BeeJay.

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Originally Posted by BeeJay

Yo Anders,

Ante-up matey, I've sent me first score in for Gyruss for you to have a crack at.... :)

Tomorrow I guess I'll have to start playing some of the other games which unfortunately I suck at... still it should be fun battling with you over Gyruss if nothing else at this years Deca. :)

Cheers,
BeeJay.

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I have tried only two games so far and died two times around 250-300k so I gave up. I want a better start to be able to break my previous score in deca 2002. I will try to beat the one you upload now though, if it is not that high to start with...so please, Brian..No 1 mil scores yet :D :lol:

I can also see that Robert is staying low this early in the tourney hehe. He is good for 5 times that score :D

EDIT:Seems like I have been away for too long from arcade games...as I just thought that Robert had the high score on Gyruss (1,3mil) on the arcade platform when it was Richard W :oops: Sorry!

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Originally Posted by QRS1

I will try to beat the one you upload now though, if it is not that high to start with...so please, Brian..No 1 mil scores yet

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DOH! :oops:

Just finished watching BeeJays Gyruss inp. Very impressive.

Cheers

Robert

Damn, you Brian! I can never top that! Hmm or can i? ;) Will do my best though but don't expect me to be close beating that score in weeks LOL!

Congrats! It proves who is the boss on that game, that's for sure ;);)

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of June 19th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
3rd Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
4th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
5th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
6th Place: 123,750 J?rome Paitreault,
7th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Sousa
8th Place: 55,100 Adam Wood
9th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
10th Place: 8,000 Dan Cunningham

Cheers

Robert

Real life took over for a day or two but here's the current rankings for Gyruss as of 23rd June:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
3rd Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
4th Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
5th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
6th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
7th Place: 123,750 J?r?me Paitreault
8th place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
9th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
10th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
11th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
12th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of June 25th. QRS enters the fray. :)

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
5th Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
7th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
8th Place: 134,500 J?r?me Paitreault
9th place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
10th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
11th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
12th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
13th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of July 2:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
5th Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
7th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
8th Place: 134,500 J?r?me Paitreault
9th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
10th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
11th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
12th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
13th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
14th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of July 8th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
5th Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
7th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
8th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
9th Place: 134,500 J?r?me Paitreault
10th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
11th Place: 97,450 Xavier Ulmann
12th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
13th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
14th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
15th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
16th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of July 17th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
5th Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
7th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
8th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
9th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
10th Place: 134,500 J?r?me Paitreault
11th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
12th Place: 97,450 Xavier Ulmann
13th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
14th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
15th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
16th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
17th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
18th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of July 30th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
5th Place: 300,250 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
7th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
8th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
9th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
10th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
11th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
12th Place: 97,450 Xavier Ulmann
13th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
14th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
15th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
16th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
17th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
18th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

All quiet on the Gyruss front at the moment. Too quiet perhaps...

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 2nd:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
5th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
6th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
7th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
8th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
9th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
10th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
11th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
12th Place: 97,450 Xavier Ulmann
13th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
14th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
15th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
16th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
17th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
18th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert;

My own recent 336K came after many, many attempts. I hit the 280-300K range at least six times the night before hitting 336K, and a few times before that, before I abandoned every attempt to get the bonus objects...they were causing more than 90% of my life losses up to that point.

I wish I was better at the bonus rounds...I probably lost a good 75-100K in bonuses through round 32 which I reached, averaging only 10K per wave including bonus rounds. I'll be happy this tourney with a 350K+ score but would ideally like to hit 400K or more. At least there is still three weeks remaining.

Robert

I am just starting to play this game.

it has been years since I played it...relearning from scratch almost....got t relearn these bonus rounds. hehe

keyboard/mouse might not work well enough for this one....which is what I have been using for all the games.

got to find my PSX style joystick and see if that allows smoother control of the ship.

Keyboard works incredibly well for this game...... far less instances of going the exact opposite direction to the intended direction, particularly when you get in the habit of always pressing 2 direction keys at once to force the game to go the way you really want it to go.

Cheers,
BeeJay.

Hi Rick:

I've been of the opinion that ever since I was able to handle \"Scramble\" and \"Super Cobra\" with a keyboard that most titles should be okay, save those with dual joysticks (Robotron, Smash TV, Crazy Climber) and multi-buttons (Defender, STargate)

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 5th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
5th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
6th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
7th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
8th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
9th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
10th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
11th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
12th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
13th Place: 97,450 Xavier Ulmann
14th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
15th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
16th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
17th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
18th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
19th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 16th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
5th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
6th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
7th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
8th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
9th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
10th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
11th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
12th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
13th Place: 97,450 Xavier Ulmann
14th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
15th Place: 71,950 Mr Kelly R Flewin
16th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
17th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
18th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
19th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
20th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert:

Hit just 4K below my previous score the other night...I'm trying to press points thru 1st loop and then play safe afterwards but keep messing up at key moments. My goal this tourney is 350K and I've passed 300K a few times. Ah, well...I'll keep trying, then !!

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 20th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd place: 494,450 Matt Hall
4th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
5th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
6th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
7th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
8th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
9th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
10th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
11th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
12th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
13th Place: 112,800 Xavier Ulmann
14th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
15th Place: 71,950 Mr Kelly R Flewin
16th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
17th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
18th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
19th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
20th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

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Originally Posted by RMRUCZEK

Hit just 4K below my previous score the other night...I'm trying to press points thru 1st loop and then play safe afterwards but keep messing up at key moments. My goal this tourney is 350K and I've passed 300K a few times. Ah, well...I'll keep trying, then !!

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Actually, if you get through the 3rd loop, then once you've also completed the 1st warp into Neptune you'll be able to start going for the bonus points again during the 4th loop. The same thing applies for the 7th, 10th, etc.

eg: In quasi-programming logic:

Code:

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if loopCount mod 3 = 1 and
  ( loopStage > warpOne_Neptune or loopCount = 1 ) then
  doPointPressing;
else
  playItSafe;
endif;

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Cheers,
BeeJay.

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Originally Posted by BeeJay

EDIT: How can I get indentation alignment to remain in my posts?

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if indentation_desired = 1 then
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Hi Grebnedlog:

You Pakled's are too clever for us !! And thanks for the info.

Robert

Gentlemen. Martin Bedard has entered the building. 8)

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 22nd:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd Place: 1,219,800 Martin Bedard
4th place: 494,450 Matt Hall
5th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
7th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
8th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
9th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
10th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
11th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
12th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
13th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
14th Place: 112,800 Xavier Ulmann
15th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
16th Place: 71,950 Mr Kelly R Flewin
17th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
18th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
19th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
20th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
21st Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert:

Thanks for the updated. That s a very impressive score considering that I've never known Martin to play this title before.

Y'now...November's Funspot trip might even mean that he'll give \"Gyruss\" at TGTS a go !!

Robert

Nope, I haven't played this title before, my MAME clock is at 10 hours now. The heartbraker for this run is that I reached a little over 1 million with only one life lost, then lost focus and blew all the rest very quickly on stupid moves. Although there were many close shaves up to that million. Brian's game is much cleaner than mine.

Hi Martin:

In my 1st submission this tourney, I gave Robert an initial INP where I breezed thru Earth without losing a life, and then I spazzed out. That's what I get for letting my skills wane. But you...wow, 1.2M and you're just learning. Incredible with a capital \"I\".

Robert

That's the annoyance factor for this game..... I had many 1 million point lives when going for Robert's 2.5 million on 5 lives bounty last year, but once you lose a life you often lose a couple getting back your double shots and/or getting back into rhythm again......

Well done on the 1.2 million, especially as you've only spent 10 hours on this game...... :cry:

Cheers,
BeeJay.

Yeah that's the worst part, I always got my double shots back either for 4 or 3 of my lives without getting killed. That was very lucky of me but then, as you said, loss of rhythm can screw everything up.

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 23rd:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd Place: 1,219,800 Martin Bedard
4th place: 494,450 Matt Hall
5th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
7th Place: 248,800 Valter Andr? Treib
8th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
9th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
10th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
11th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
12th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
13th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
14th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
15th Place: 112,800 Xavier Ulmann
16th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
17th Place: 71,950 Mr Kelly R Flewin
18th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
19th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
20th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
21st Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
22nd Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 27th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd Place: 1,219,800 Martin Bedard
4th place: 494,450 Matt Hall
5th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
6th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
7th Place: 248,800 Valter Andr? Treib
8th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
9th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
10th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
11th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
12th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
13th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
14th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
15th Place: 112,800 Xavier Ulmann
16th Place: 110,600 Mr Kelly R Flewin
17th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
18th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
19th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
20th Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
21st Place: 38,900 David R Archey
22nd Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
23rd Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud

Cheers

Robert

As we enter the home straight these are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 29th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd Place: 1,219,800 Martin Bedard
4th Place: 494,450 Matt Hall
5th Place: 338,750 Rick Carter
6th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
7th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
8th Place: 248,800 Valter Andr? Treib
9th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
10th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
11th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
12th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
13th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
14th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
15th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
16th Place: 112,800 Xavier Ulmann
17th Place: 110,600 Mr Kelly R Flewin
18th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
19th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
20th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
21st Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
22nd Place: 38,900 David R Archey
23rd Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
24th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud
25th Place: 23,050 Werner Pfurtscheller

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert:

Much appeciated...we're in synch right now.

Robert

These are the current standings for Gyruss as of August 30th:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd Place: 1,219,800 Martin Bedard
4th Place: 494,450 Matt Hall
5th Place: 338,750 Rick Carter
6th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
7th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
8th Place: 248,800 Valter Andr? Treib
9th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
10th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
11th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
12th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
13th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
14th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
15th Place: 126,850 Xavier Ulmann
16th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
17th Place: 110,600 Mr Kelly R Flewin
18th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
19th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
20th Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
21st Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
22nd Place: 38,900 David R Archey
23rd Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
24th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud
25th Place: 23,050 Werner Pfurtscheller

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert - we're again in synch.

Robert

Just a quick heads up.

At this time there are no Gyruss submissions left to review. As I've done in past Deca's I'll be setting my alarm a bit early tomorrow. I'll check for any submissions at around 5 AM my time which is 3:30 PM New York time and update the standings if need be. I get home from work about 4PM my time which is about 2.30 AM New York time. Anything arriving before the cut off time should be reviewed and posted before 3.30 AM New York time barring any unforseen circumstances.

Now for a few last minute attempts on Strider. The clock's ticking dammit!!! :P

Cheers

Robert

These are the final standings for Gyruss:

1st Place: 1,440,800 Brian Johnstone
2nd Place: 1,244,250 Anders Svensson
3rd Place: 1,219,800 Martin Bedard
4th Place: 494,450 Matt Hall
5th Place: 469,150 Rick Carter
6th Place: 336,350 Robert T Mruczek
7th Place: 310,150 Robert Macauley
8th Place: 248,800 Valter Andr? Treib
9th Place: 222,750 Donald Hayes
10th Place: 183,750 Rodrigo Lopes
11th Place: 169,500 S?bastien Giraud
12th Place: 160,650 J?r?me Paitreault
13th Place: 157,650 J.D Lowe
14th Place: 149,200 Dennis Weaver
15th Place: 126,850 Xavier Ulmann
16th Place: 120,850 Fabiano Gomes de Souza
17th Place: 110,600 Mr Kelly R Flewin
18th Place: 97,200 Manfred Moosleitner
19th Place: 64,150 Dan Cunningham
20th Place: 61,000 Michael Span
21st Place: 55,100 Adam R Wood
22nd Place: 48,000 David R Archey
23rd Place: 40,150 Joe Knasin
24th Place: 35,050 Jean-Gabriel Murer
25th Place: 29,400 Etienne Minaud
26th Place: 23,050 Werner Pfurtscheller

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert:

Much appreciated. And THANKS for all your hard work this tourney !!

Robert