What? Pikmin Again? (Record time)

No, this is not a reprint!

Though we just finished Pikmin a few days ago, we had such a good time playing, that we played it again, right away.  This time, we decided we would, for the first time ever, try to see the record for "Surviving Pikmin."  You see, in the game, there are only three metrics (scores) kept to help you judge how well you did, compared to other times you've played: Fewest Number of Days (our record is 15 days), Most Surviving Pikmin, and Fewest Pikmin Lost.

In our (many) previous games, we've always tried to complete the game as "fast" as we could -- collecting all 30 missing pieces to the spaceship in as few days as possible.  Well, as you might expect, when we have fewer "game days," we have fewer days to accumulate Pikmin.  So this time, we decide to use all 30 of the "game days" which the game gives us.  That meant we had to average one spaceship piece per day, and we could spend any extra time just focusing on growing Pikmin.

Last night, May 28, we completed the game again, with the goal of having as many Pikmin left as possible. The results were impressive.  Where our previous high score for Surviving Pikmin had been 1165, we blew that record out of the water: we had 4043 Pikmin at the end!

Somewhat surprising to me, we also scored second (lowest) in number of Pikmin Lost, with only 292.  Sherry, who watched and coached as I played, was not surprised at the low total of Pikmin Lost, and once she explained, it made sense.  By not rushing to get spaceship parts, I was free to be more careful in my battles with the indigenous monsters, so she noticed I was losing fewer than normal.

Anyway, that's the update.  We finished the game six days after finishing it last.  What will we do next?  My guess: Pikmin 2.  But it's just a guess.