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{{Infobox Levelset
{{Infobox Levelset
|name            =  Chip's Challenge 1
|name            =  Chip's Challenge 1
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|first release  =  1 September 1989 ([[Lynx ruleset|Atari Lynx]])
|first release  =  1 September 1989 ([[Lynx ruleset|Atari Lynx]])
|well-known release = 1994 ([[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge|BOWEP]])
|well-known release = 1994 ([[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge|BOWEP]])
|latest release  =  28 May 2015 ([[Lynx ruleset|Steam]])
|latest release  =  28 May 2015 ([[Steam ruleset|Steam]])
|location        =  N/A
|location        =  N/A
|difficulty      =  3
|difficulty      =  3
}}
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'''Chip's Challenge''', often abbreviated to ''Chip's'' or simply ''CC'', is a video game by [[Chuck Sommerville]] that was originally conceived for the [[Lynx ruleset|Atari Lynx]] in 1989. It was later ported to other platforms, the most well known being the [[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge|Windows port]]. The Windows version was first released in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack in 1992, and later in the Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack. It has remained a popular game ever since.
'''Chip's Challenge''', often abbreviated to ''Chip's'' or simply ''CC'', is a video game by [[Chuck Sommerville]] that was originally conceived for the [[Lynx ruleset|Atari Lynx]] in 1989. It was later ported to other platforms, the most well known being the [[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge|Windows port]]. The Windows version was first released in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack in 1992, and later in the Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack. It has remained a popular game ever since.


It was later re-released on [http://store.steampowered.com/app/346850/ Steam] alongside the release of [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. A later update to this re-release and Chip's Challenge 2 added the option to switch the music, audio, and graphics between its new assets and the original Windows port.
It was later re-released on [http://store.steampowered.com/app/346850/ Steam] alongside the release of [[Chip's Challenge 2]]. A later update to this re-release and Chip's Challenge 2 added the option to switch the music, audio, and graphics between its new assets and the original Windows port.


The game features [[Chip]], who wants to become a member of [[Melinda]]'s select [[Bit Busters Club|Bit Busters club]], and is tested with a puzzle which he must finish in order to enter. The original Chip's Challenge [[level set]] has 148 levels (and 149 in the Windows and Steam version), but many others were created with [[level editor]]s that were soon created after Chip's Challenge was released. Eventually, the community began releasing Chip's Challenge Level Packs constructed from selected levels from these custom level sets, each containing 149 levels.
The game features [[Chip]], who wants to become a member of [[Melinda]]'s select [[Bit Busters Club|Bit Busters club]], and is tested with a puzzle which he must finish in order to enter. The original Chip's Challenge [[level set]] has 148 levels (and 149 in the Windows and [[Steam ruleset|Steam]] version), but many others were created with [[level editor]]s that were soon created after Chip's Challenge was released. Eventually, the community began releasing Chip's Challenge Level Packs constructed from selected levels from these custom level sets, each containing 149 levels.


==Story==
==Story==
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''As you succeed in helping Chip move through each level of the clubhouse, Melinda gives you a secret [[password]] that allows you to return. And Melinda rewards perseverance. If she thinks Chip has tried long enough and hard enough on a level<!---which actually means at least 10 deaths in a row where Chip was alive for at least 10 seconds; this info is not in the text--->, she'll let him sneak through to the next level. But it takes a lot of perseverance to impress her. How big is the clubhouse? [[Fireflies|144 levels]] is the rumor. But some claim that Melinda is [[Thanks to...|still building]]. In any case, it defies dimensions so don't get lost.
''As you succeed in helping Chip move through each level of the clubhouse, Melinda gives you a secret [[password]] that allows you to return. And Melinda rewards perseverance. If she thinks Chip has tried long enough and hard enough on a level<!---which actually means at least 10 deaths in a row where Chip was alive for at least 10 seconds; this info is not in the text--->, she'll let him sneak through to the next level. But it takes a lot of perseverance to impress her. How big is the clubhouse? [[Fireflies|144 levels]] is the rumor. But some claim that Melinda is [[Thanks to...|still building]]. In any case, it defies dimensions so don't get lost.


==The levels==
== The levels ==
{{Distinguish|Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1}}
[[Lynx ruleset|The Atari Lynx version]] of Chip's Challenge has 148 increasingly difficult levels which Chip must complete, and there is a 149th level added to [[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge|the Windows Entertainment Pack version]]. This original [[level set]] is often referred to as '''Chip's Challenge 1''' ('''CC1''').
[[Lynx ruleset|The Atari Lynx version]] of Chip's Challenge has 148 increasingly difficult levels which Chip must complete, and there is a 149th level added to [[Microsoft's version of Chip's Challenge|the Windows Entertainment Pack version]]. This original [[level set]] is often referred to as '''Chip's Challenge 1''' ('''CC1''').


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Among aficionados of this type of puzzle game, the Windows version (usually referred to as the [[MS ruleset|MS]] version) of Chip's Challenge is famous for its [[glitch]]es and [[busted level]]s. This was a result of changed mechanics from [[Lynx ruleset|Lynx]] to MS and little playtesting in the MS version. Although there were many levels made easier, such as [[Scoundrel]], some levels became far more difficult; the level that would become the [[Spirals corruption]] had to be changed because the [[walker]]s would spread far quicker under MS rules, and levels with extensive use of [[hot block]]s such as [[Block N Roll]] and [[Special]] became frustrating trial and error challenges to solve due to the inability to [[Block slapping|block slap]].
Among aficionados of this type of puzzle game, the Windows version (usually referred to as the [[MS ruleset|MS]] version) of Chip's Challenge is famous for its [[glitch]]es and [[busted level]]s. This was a result of changed mechanics from [[Lynx ruleset|Lynx]] to MS and little playtesting in the MS version. Although there were many levels made easier, such as [[Scoundrel]], some levels became far more difficult; the level that would become the [[Spirals corruption]] had to be changed because the [[walker]]s would spread far quicker under MS rules, and levels with extensive use of [[hot block]]s such as [[Block N Roll]] and [[Special]] became frustrating trial and error challenges to solve due to the inability to [[Block slapping|block slap]].


As the re-release of the Steam version of Chip's Challenge 1 uses the game engine from Chip's Challenge 2, it uses the [[Lynx ruleset|Lynx]] ruleset with some minor changes.
The [[Steam ruleset|Steam re-release]] of Chip's Challenge 1 uses the game engine from Chip's Challenge 2, which is the [[Lynx ruleset]] with some minor changes.


===List of CC1 levels===
===List of CC1 levels===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! # !!  Level Title  !! Password !! Time Limit !! MS [[Bold time|Bold]] !! Lynx [[Bold time|Bold]]
! # !!  Level Title  !! Password !! Time Limit !! MS [[Bold time|Bold]] !! Lynx [[Bold time|Bold]]
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== Top 10 CC1 players ==
== Top 10 CC1 players ==
''Current as of June 27, 2019''
''Current as of March 16, 2020''


=== MS ===
=== MS ===
* [[Melinda#Melinda in scoring|Melinda score]] - ''5,977,830''; +8 is possible on [[Blobnet]].
* [[Melinda#Melinda in scoring|Melinda score]] - ''5,977,960''; +8 is possible on [[Blobnet]] and +5 is possible on [[Cake Walk]].
* Highest possible bold score - ''5,977,750''
* Highest possible bold score - ''5,977,830''
 
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Player !! Score !! Bold count
|-
| 1 || [[David Stolp]] || 5,977,790 || 140
|-
| 2 || [[James Anderson]] || 5,977,700 || 140
|-
| 2 || [[Jeffrey Bardon]] || 5,977,700 || 141
|-
| 4 || [[J.B. Lewis]] || 5,977,670 || 146
|-
| 5 || [[Kacper Leszczyński]] || 5,977,530 || 127
|-
| 6 || [[Ruben Spaans]] || 5,977,520 || 134
|-
| 7 || [[Andrew Bennett]] || 5,977,510 || 125
|-
| 8 || Andrew Gapic || 5,977,480 || 111
|-
| 9 || Patrik Nilsson || 5,977,420 || 139
|-
| 10 || [[Evan Dummit]] || 5,977,400 || 126
|}
 
=== Lynx ===
* Melinda score - ''5,898,160''.
* Highest possible bold score - ''5,898,080''


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Player !! Score !! Bold count
! # !! Player !! Score !! Bold count
|-
|-
| 1 || [[David Stolp]] || 5,977,710 || 140
| 1 || [[J.B. Lewis]] || 5,898,050 || 145
|-
|-
| 2 || [[J.B. Lewis]] || 5,977,670 || 147
| 2 || [[Eddy Limb]] || 5,897,990 || 140
|-
|-
| 3 || [[James Anderson]] || 5,977,590 || 141
| 3 || [[Ruben Spaans]] || 5,897,890 || 132
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Jeffrey Bardon]] || 5,977,590 || 142
| 4 || [[Paul Gilbert]] || 5,894,960 || 75
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Kacper Leszczyński]] || 5,977,530 || 128
| 5 || [[Miika Toukola]] || 5,892,980 || 104
|-
|-
| 6 || [[Andrew Bennett]] || 5,977,510 || 126
| 6 || [[Reynaldi Judianto]] || 5,875,400 || 1
|-
|-
| 7 || Andrew Gapic || 5,977,480 || 112
| 7 || [[Jeffrey Bardon]] || 5,871,190 || 38
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Evan Dummit]] || 5,977,400 || 125
| 8 || RB3ProKeys || 5,858,380 || 12
|-
|-
| 9 || Pekka Lassila || 5,977,160 || 104
| 9 || [[Tyler Sontag]] || 5,855,110 || 110
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Larry Jackson]] || 5,977,120 || 121
| 10 || [[Steven Jones]] || 5,851,940 || 18
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Ruben Spaans]] || 5,977,120 || 118
|}
|}


=== Lynx ===
=== Steam ===
* Highest possible bold score - ''5,898,030''
* Highest possible bold score - ''5,972,130''


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Player !! Score !! Bold count
! # !! Player !! Score !! Bold count
|-
|-
| 1 || [[J.B. Lewis]] || 5,897,990 || 144
| 1 || [[J.B. Lewis]] || 5,972,080 || 147
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Eddy Limb]] || 5,897,930 || 126
| 2 || [[Ruben Spaans]] || 5,971,650 || 138
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Ruben Spaans]] || 5,897,880 || 136
| 3 || [[random 8]] || 5,951,290 || 98
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Paul Gilbert]] || 5,894,960 || 6
| 4 || [[Jeffrey Bardon]] || 5,944,130 || 50
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Miika Toukola]] || 5,892,980 || 107
| 5 || [[James Anderson]] || 5,927,700 || 40
|-
|-
| 6 || Reynaldi Judianto || 5,875,400 || 0
| 6 || Naemuti || 5,921,320 || 38
|-
|-
| 7 || [[Jeffrey Bardon]] || 5,871,180 || 37
| 7 || [[Dave Varberg]] || 5,907,930 || 34
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Tyler Sontag]] || 5,855,110 || 0
| 8 || [[User:Cowman|Cowman]] || 5,817,550 || 39
|-
|-
| 9 || Steven Jones || 5,851,940 || 18
| 9 || [[Sharpeye468]] || 2,916,710 || 77
|-
|-
| 10 || random 8 || 5,843,960 || 24
| 10 || [[chipster1059]] || 2,803,310 || 56
|-
|-
|}
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://scores.bitbusters.club The full high score list, what the records are, and who set and confirmed which records.] Maintained primarily by [[James Anderson]] and [[Tyler Sontag]].
* [http://scores.bitbusters.club/ The full high score list, what the records are, and who set and confirmed which records.] Maintained by a team of volunteer scorekeepers. (Originally maintained by [[James Anderson]].)


Older high score sites:
Older high score sites:
* [[Jimmy Vermeer]]'s [http://www.geocities.ws/purpletentacle1977ca/ list of the high scores on all CC1 and CCLP2 levels,] which has not been updated since 2006.
* [[Jimmy Vermeer]]'s [http://www.geocities.ws/purpletentacle1977ca/ list of the high scores on all CC1 and CCLP2 levels], which has not been updated since 2006.
* Alice Voith's [http://www.mywingsbooks.com/chips/cc-chips/qst-times.shtml list of the high scores on all CC1 levels,] which has not been updated since May 1998.
* [[Alice Voith]]'s [http://www.mywingsbooks.com/chips/cc-chips/qst-times.shtml list of the high scores on all CC1 levels], which has not been updated since May 1998.


==References==
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