I really like this game, but it would be better if it didn't lag/stutter every couple of minutes. I'm using a pretty recent Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM, latest Chrome 16 and Flash 11.1. My CPU usage isn't even high (rarely peaking at 50%) so not sure why this would happen.
You've got a nice little Game Boy-style platformer engine here. It's a shame you had to ruin it with such a silly gimmick. It could have been a really nice game.
1) Do not follow the advice of lowering your storage to 0 KB. This will delete ALL your game saves from all Kongregate games, not just this one. Instead, find this folder and delete the sol file from %APPDATA%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\XXXXXXXX\chat.kongregate.com\gamez\0009\7890\live\One_Chance_kong.swf
2) The game is bugged and unwinnable right now, and has multiple points where you can't advance. Go to Newgrounds until the author fixes it. It seems to work there.
@bowen: wtf? This game is nothing like IndestructoTank. IndestructoTank had unique, addicting gameplay, where you try to rack up big combos, using the keyboard. This is just a clickfest. "Click everything until there are none left" is sufficient to describe this game.
Huh, I might have noticed that button if they had called it "Disable Hints" instead of "Disable Grid Popups". I was expecting it to disable the grid, so I didn't try it.
For the 500k badge, don't go deep or make high jumps. Instead, stay near the surface and make slow, tiny circles with your mouse near the ships. The whale should keep flipping over, and its tail will destroy several ships in a couple of hits. Since you're constantly near the surface, you'll automatically gobble up sailors, which helps keep you alive. When low health, there should be plenty of health powerups just below you. It's a mistake to jump for aliens while there are still powerups available -- after a high jump, you won't be able to stop yourself from diving to the bottom and accidentally eating up your powerup stash.
@finchisneat: 36880 miles on your level: ||R|||-138,154,145,179,46,165,p,0,0,0,1,-137,154,145,245,31,5,p,0,0,0,1,-137,155,145,173,162,224,p,0,0,0,1|-101.4|231.25|-220.2|322.75|| Not as good as militon's 63k miles though.
This is a really great game that reminds me of the Worms series.
Few suggestions: Whenever a character gets a kill, display a little text blurb about it, e.g. "zAlbee gibbed Tim with a rocket". Also have instant-replays of any kill (sometimes it doesn't show on screen).
Other than that, it's really well done!