Aha! The trick to the high jump is that you need to constantly adjust the jump angle as you complete the jump. It's not just a one-press thing like all the other events. Quickly tap the button a single time to take off, then add angle as needed to get over the bar.
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25,375.
I remember having to hold the joystick diagonally to play this on the Atari 2600. In this case, I had to awkwardly stand sideways to play it on my cab.
Hey, guys.. it's way more impressive than it sounds!
It took about 700 points to make that jump. Also, I'm pretty sure I've hit the Top Ten as of today!
Woo, first place! (Given my performance on the original Metal Slug, I imagine this won't stay in first for long.)
Soft dipswitch changes all applied...
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Ugh, what an un-fun Contra knockoff. Luckily, there are hardly any scores on the table, so my trash score still gets me some points for the leader board.
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Man... It almost feels like cheating by starting at the highest difficulty level, beating one level, then killing that big fat bonus fly & barely surviving past that... But here it is.
138,875.