I decided to an analysis of 100 of my men in Donkey Kong

[homerwannabee]

Did yet another 100 man analysis, and I did pretty good this time.  I actually upped my record high score twice during my 25 game span.  Had a decent amount of personal records over the span of 100 men.  First I made it to at least Level 4-2 every single time.   That beats my previous record of making it to at least Level 3-3 every all 25 games.  Also I only died once on either Level 2 or Level 3 Elevator boards in all 25 games I played.

Made it to Level 4 all 25 games.   A new record!
Made it to level 5, 22 games.  Ties my record!
Made it to level 6, 19 games.  A new record!
Made it to level 7, 11 games.  A new record!
Made it to level 8, seven games.  A new record!
Made it to level 9, two games.  Ties my record!
Made it to level 10, two games.  Ties my record!
Made it to level 11, two games.   A new record!

I passed 647 of 747 total boards for a success rate of 86.6%  A new record!
I passed 283 of 326 total barrel boards for a success rate of 86.8% A new record!
I passed 140 of 153 total rivet boards for a success rate of 91.5% (close to my record!)
I passed 119 of 136 total elevator boards for a success rate of 87.5% A new record! (probably my most important record of them all)
I passed 105 of 132 total pie factory boards for a success rate of 79.5% (This was my one major downfall.  Wonder how I would have done if the pie factory boards were going my way.

Overall I am happy I made some major improvements.   I feel I am starting to get to the turning point in this game.   Meaning that I am spending almost as much time on Level 5+ boards than the earlier boards.  Nice to be back on track.

[craighiphopfish]

Very nice.  I wish I could track my stats but I'm far to lazy.

[John73]

I might do the same thing, see where I'm at.  My best games are only level 8, so I'm nowhere near you but it might give me some insight into where I'm going wrong.

[homerwannabee]

OK, it's been a month and a half since I did this, and I was a tad bit rusty, but succeeded in one very important area.  Had a couple of personal records.  First I made it to at least 4-3 all 25 games which is a record.

Made it to level 7, 11 times ties a record
Made it to level 9 three times.   A new record

Passed 595 out of 695 boards 85.6% success rate
Passed 255 out of 303 barrel boards 84.1% success rate
Passed 130 out of 151 rivet boards 86.0% success rate
Passed 96 out of 115 pie factory boards 83.4% success rate
Passed 114 out of 126 elevator boards 90.4% success rate A new record!

So despite actually going down in almost every board, I am actually happy with my performance because I drastically improved the most important board for myself.  The elevator boards.  I did a drastic change with this board.  For level 4, and up I almost always am now skipping the prizes, and am just jumping straight on the elevator to get to the top level. 

What this does is make it so most of the time I get to the top part with 6800 or 6900 on the bonus timer.  This gives a whole lot more time to wait for the right spring to pass.  Before sometimes I would get to the top with only 4500 on the bonus timer.  This made it so I was pressed to find the right spring before time ran out.  With time not an issue anymore I can now take my time, and wait for the right one.

I learned this technique ironically enough while playing Monkey Donkey.  The game sort of forces you to take the elevator as quick as possible since there is not a constant flow of elevators like there is in Donkey Kong.  So despite still having only 457k as my high score I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel for a killscreen.  The elevators was the one thing that was really holding me back.  As you can see that is not as much of an issue as well.  One more thing to note.  About half of my elevator deaths happened in the first 6 or 7 games.  So I am really doing great on the elevators on the last 17 or 18 games.

[Bliss1083]

The good thing about the prizes on the elevator stage is if you die from a spring then You gained 500-2400 points for that man. If you get no prizes and die it was for nothing. Sometimes it's better to just concentrate getting through the level though.

[homerwannabee]

OK, I have done yet another 100 man, 25 game analysis.  This seems to be the tale of two games for me.  What I mean by that is I had 6 different games that actually made it to level 9.  The bad part is I had 6 games that didn't even make it to level 5.  So while my consistency from game to game was down, when I was on, I was really on.  I got my all time high during these 25 games when I hit 504,000 points.  I am starting to notice that a lot of my all time high scores happen during this analysis.

OK, well it's time for the stats.  I broke some records, but I also was down in a couple of areas that could have made my game even better.

I made it to level 14 one time- A new personal record!
I made it to level 13 two times-A new personal record!
I made it to level 12 three times- A new personal record!
I made it to level 11 four times- A new personal record!
I made it to level 10 four times- A new personal record!
I made it to level 9 six times- A new personal record!
I made it to level 8 eight times-A new personal record!

Now the board stats

I passed 703 out of 803 total boards; A 87.5% success rate- A new personal record!
I passed 308 out of 361 barrel boards; A 85.3% success rate
I passed 147 out of 163 rivet boards; A 90.1% success rate
I passed 130 out of 146 elevator boards; A 89.0% success rate
I passed 116 out of 131 pie boards; A 88.5% success rate-A new personal record!

I think a major factor in my success this time around is my success with the pie boards.  I am starting to go for the ladder on the left when I don't get a free pass.  I notice the fireballs tend to gravitate towards the right, making it easier to pass the board.  Granted I do lose bonus points for less time doing this, but I think it's definitely working in the right direction. 

[homerwannabee]

Yet another 100 man analysis!  For the most part I was down overall.  I was a tad bit more consistent however, and I did get a personal top 10 score.  I for the first time did not die on the Level 2 or Level 3 elevator stage in all 25 games I played.  Very happy about that! OK, and now for the stats.

I made it to level five 23 times.  A new personal record!


I passed 637 out of 737 boards for a 86.4% completion rate
I passed 279 out of 331 barrel boards for a 84.2% completion rate (This was my major downfall, I believe I could have done much better if I was anywhere near my high in this)
I passed 137 out of 159 rivet boards for a 86.1% completion rate (again, another low percent for me.  Should have done much better on this)
I passed 123 out of 132 elevator boards for a 93.1% completion rate.  A new personal record!
(This was basically my lone bright spot, but again I feel this is the most important board at the current moment.  If I can get it just a tad bit higher I effectively make this a 3 board game to deal with instead of a 4 board game)

I am going to call this 100 man analysis a success simply because I improved my elevator stage.  For me it's still the most important.   If I can get it just a bit higher I can start focusing more on the barrel boards.  This is something that I still need to improve on.  I really believe now if I can start to get the barrel boards up to a 90 percent completion rate I have an excellent shot at a killscreen.

[danman123456]

Cool info George. I'm not that organized.
I'm my own worst enemy now. Between my x-arcade, x-split and just me doing something stupid I'm not sure when i'll get a KS. I'm tempted to just go to Flipper McCoys with my camcorder and try there.

Dan

[Scoundrl]

First off, very cool stuff George. Glad you are still improving even if you have plateau'd a little. I wish I had the will power to play 100 guys strait thru without rage quitting.

Cool info George. I'm not that organized.
I'm my own worst enemy now. Between my x-arcade, x-split and just me doing something stupid I'm not sure when i'll get a KS. I'm tempted to just go to Flipper McCoys with my camcorder and try there.

Dan

Hey Dan, have you ever considered putting a DK stick on your X-Arcade? Its a pretty simple adapter and BOOM BABY.. real controls.

[danman123456]

no i havent thought of that Ken is it something simple to do?

[marinomitch13]

I think you are correct, George, the elevator stage is the most important board for you to master at this point (still!). You should definitely consider these last 100 men to be a success!

[ChrisP]

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[stella_blue]

Yet another 100 man analysis!  For the most part I was down overall.  I was a tad bit more consistent however, and I did get a personal top 10 score.  I for the first time did not die on the Level 2 or Level 3 elevator stage in all 25 games I played.  Very happy about that!

I'm tempted to conduct a 100 man analysis of my own.  The benefit is that the numbers will highlight the areas of my game that require attention.  The downside is that those same numbers will probably upset me.

[mikegmi2]

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Yea, gross man.

[homerwannabee]

OK, I had a pretty good run this time.  Did not get any huge scores, but I was much more consistent, and I broke some reaching level records.  First off, I reached level 4-5 in all 25 games.  A new personal record!  In fact the first 21 games I actually reached level 5-4 which was pretty cool.  OK, and now for the other records.

Reached level 8 nine times:  A new personal record!
Reached level 7; 16 times: A new personal record!
Reached level 6; 20 times: A new personal record!
Reached level 5; 24 times: A new personal record!

I passed 754 out of 854 total boards for a success rate of 88.2%: A new personal record!
I passed 337 out of 374 total barrel boards for a success rate of 90.1%: A new personal record!
I passed 157 out of 183 total rivet boards for a success rate of 85.7%
I passed 145 out of 159 total elevator boards for a success rate of 91.1%
I passed 120 out of 143 total pie factory boards for a success rate of 83.9%

Here is a good thing about the 100 man analysis.  For the 25 games I played I did not get a top 10 score.  Having said that though, I am much more encouraged than if I had a new high of 620k or something like that.  Why is that?  Well I am now starting to master the barrel boards.  I am really starting to do good on the level 5, and up barrel boards.  I am more, and more not putting myself in 1/16th situations.  Also most of my barrel deaths were coming from before level 5.   Yet another encouraging sign.

I am really starting to think that getting a killscreen is a very real possibility in the near future.  Hitting 90 percent on both Elevators, and barrel boards is  a HUGE step.  I had a bad run of rivet, and pie factory boards, but I have a feeling my luck has to change eventually for that, and when it does killscreen watch out!