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RayB:
 :o  Did you set it to Easy or something? That's cheating! ;-)

Epyx:
Lol and hes within a 20 min drive of me *cough* jk

That is awesome and again grats on a great cab...can't wait to see this one sparkley mint!  :cheers:

opt2not:

--- Quote from: RayB on April 08, 2010, 02:19:58 pm --- :o  Did you set it to Easy or something? That's cheating! ;-)

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Haha, no way! :lol
That run was at default settings:
Difficulty - 5
Extra lives - 25000 Points
Starting lives - 3

I was so used to playing this game on my Mame cabinet using Sanwa JLW's w/ square bases (bleah :( ), but playing with the original Wico controls makes a world of difference! I'm so happy with them.

Right now I have the game fixed to Tournament settings:
Difficulty - 5
Extra lives - none
Starting lives - 5

Basically see how many points you can get before you die 5 times. It's a pretty fun challenge, I've been able to get to almost 400,000.
John Macallister (the new Asteroids marathon record holder) has the current tournament settings world record at 1,236,950.  I think it's a doable record...I've been considering challenging it, or at least getting up on the records board, but it'll have to wait till I fix up the cabinet.
The nice thing about these settings is that the game lasts very short periods of time. When I play on regular settings, sometimes I can go for an hour or more on a single credit. This way I can have a nice little insert of gameplay while taking a break from work I'm doing at home.


--- Quote from: Epyx on April 08, 2010, 02:36:54 pm ---Lol and hes within a 20 min drive of me *cough* jk

That is awesome and again grats on a great cab...can't wait to see this one sparkley mint!  :cheers:

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Heh, I should get you and Ryglore over for a gaming night one of these days. I'd be great to meet a couple arcade enthusiasts, and inspiring hobbyists at that, in my area. I've been wanting to put together a retro-game-challenge party one of these days, perhaps after this is done I will!  ;)

Epyx:

--- Quote ---Heh, I should get you and Ryglore over for a gaming night one of these days. I'd be great to meet a couple arcade enthusiasts, and inspiring hobbyists at that, in my area. I've been wanting to put together a retro-game-challenge party one of these days, perhaps after this is done I will!
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Agreed...would be cool this summer...night of pure retro gaming.  Ill try to have my vertical cab done by then for a 2nd venue ;)

opt2not:
Well, I soak-tested all day yesterday after replacing that DRAM chip.  Played a bunch as well, but eventually something gave out and that resetting has returned. Only this time it's worse.
Now it resets after 3-5 mins of play, and doesn't give me an error code.
 :banghead:
I'm going to have to be diligent and thoroughly check my Power Supply voltages, cables and solder connections for any irregularities.

Bah, had a single day of Robotron bliss...

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