Conker - Lava Surf F***ing me off • Gaming • Xbox 360 • Eurogamer.net

Trebor2 13 Oct 2007 21:04:01 204 posts
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I'm really enjoying this game - but can't get through this bloody stupid racing level - any advice anyone?

SuperBas 13 Oct 2007 21:10:26 1,675 posts
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Conker sucks, get rid of it.

End of advice.

Machetazo 13 Oct 2007 21:14:56 6,373 posts
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Try, try again, and remember that you don't always have to race at full speed. Sometimes it pays to move the control stick down to decelerate. You will always have to jump the lava falls. Third lap, and the final part of the lap asks you to turn right instead of left. Every third lap.

Trebor2 13 Oct 2007 21:21:57 204 posts
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I'm just finding this so hard - love platform games but not really a racing fan so this has thrown me a bit. I get the first one then nearly the second but that's it. As soon as i look at the surfer to get a swing with the bat, I crash especially the cave bit

Machetazo 13 Oct 2007 21:27:34 6,373 posts
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Well, the cave section's really narrow, so it seems you're going faster than the rest of the course. Largely stay right. If you do feel like you're likely to crash (which would force you to start over) just slow down. The skate punks won't get much further ahead, and also remember that you don't have to complete the challenge in just three laps, as it just repeats until you complete it - unless of course, you go splat!

Trebor2 13 Oct 2007 21:31:23 204 posts
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Thanks - will just keep at it - determined not to give up - This is the most hillarious game I've played.

Der_tolle_Emil 13 Oct 2007 21:46:33 7,308 posts
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Mine freezes constantly after I defeat Great Mighty Poo. Although I haven't tried it since the last 2 BC updates, maybe it works better now. Really love this game, bought it again after playing through the single player a lot on the N64.

Trebor2 13 Oct 2007 23:05:59 204 posts
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Haven't had it freeze on me, though the FMV that plays before you go to the start/option screen etc doesn't run smoothly it's a bit stop start.

Trebor2 6 Nov 2007 21:42:25 204 posts
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When I started this level my accumulated game time was almost 15 hours. After reaching almost 24 and a half game hours the level has finally been cracked and I'm able to move on. However it wasn't completed by me but a mate. (who also struggled but had more staying power, I was resigned to call it a day). I am relieved but thoroughly ashamed... beaten by a foul mouthed squirrel.

SomaticSense 6 Nov 2007 22:31:38 15,062 posts
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It took you nearly a month to beat it?

I really struggled at first when I reached it, and it quite frustrating. But a month!?!

Trebor2 14 Nov 2007 18:15:06 204 posts
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I said I was ahamed - what more can I say..

Deleted user 14 November 2007 18:16:39

Trebor2 wrote:
When I started this level my accumulated game time was almost 15 hours. After reaching almost 24 and a half game hours the level has finally been cracked

Jesus.

I'd give up after two hours at most, and that's if it was a really good game.

Trebor2 14 Nov 2007 18:27:21 204 posts
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I'm trying to make an effort to finish games. I keep getting new ones but I've god knows how many games that are half done. I'm not getting any younger and feel the ned to get my life on order lol..

GiarcYekrub 15 Nov 2007 12:51:42 4,760 posts
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Is it better than the N64 version?

oceanmotion 15 Nov 2007 13:04:01 17,358 posts
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GiarcYekrub wrote:
Is it better than the N64 version?

Identical. Just looks very very nice, one of the best looking Xbox games. Game play doesn't age well. Multi player is the worst I have ever experienced though. That person should be shot.

Retroid Moderator 15 Nov 2007 13:05:23 45,464 posts
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Ironic considering for a *long* time they were marketing this as a *!LIVE!* deathmatch game and only occasionally mentioned the fact it had the full single player there too.

oceanmotion 15 Nov 2007 13:23:55 17,358 posts
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FluffyTucker wrote:

GiarcYekrub wrote:
Is it better than the N64 version?
No way, they removed all of the funny lines. The only reason people liked the original was for the naughty words and the amusing way the lines were delivered.

Really, like what ?

Only thing I remember was that you had to play through once to get rid of the beeps.

Der_tolle_Emil 15 Nov 2007 13:25:57 7,308 posts
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WooHoo!!! wrote:

FluffyTucker wrote:

GiarcYekrub wrote:
Is it better than the N64 version?
No way, they removed all of the funny lines. The only reason people liked the original was for the naughty words and the amusing way the lines were delivered.

Really, like what ?

Only thing I remember was that you had to play through once to get rid of the beeps.

Don't know about playing it through once to get rid of the beeps. I completed it on the N64 but not on the xbox since the game always froze after Great Mighty Poo when playing on a 360 (that problem should be fixed now though since the last BC update as far as I know).

Great Mighty Poo was changed - all the 'shit' words were replaced by farting sounds. Not as funny as it sounds. The rest though seems pretty much like on the N64.

thomasjjj 25 May 2020 23:47:15 1 posts
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Very late to the party but I've been playing this game on an emulator just because I didn't have the chance or time to play it as a kid.
The great thing about the emulator is that you can save the game at any time, and play, and come back to your last save.
Even with this trick, to pass the surfing, it took me between 3 and 5 hours. It's just so easy to hit a wall... I can't imagine doing this on the N64. It did kill the fun, but fortunately the next levels were really fun too so I'm glad I spent that time.

So go really fast, pass a turn and save and keep going. If you hit a wall retry from the last save. Repeat. Go as fast as you can (I think you need to press Z). If you don't you will just endlessly surf around and never catch the punks. The first 2 are easy to get at (with the trick), the last one no, but once you have him in sight never lose it.
Even when going as fast as I could it took me quite a few loops to get closer and closer until I could hit him, so don't desperate.

Good luck and have fun with the rest.
(note: there are other levels later that were not as hard but quite, I'm really glad that I could save and not have to restart from the beginning every time, it didn't kill the purpose at all, I enjoyed the adventure, solving the puzzles - the frustration would have been too much otherwise)

Ddanno 25 May 2020 23:51:15 1,888 posts
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Why it's Grunty any day