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High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« on: September 24, 2011, 08:44:29 am »
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Gaplus


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ROMSet: gaplus

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Default Settings:
Lives: 3
Difficulty: 0 - Standard
Round Advance: Off
Bonus Life: 30K, 70K and every 70K
Service Mode: Off

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51mmz0rz won the last round, but hasn't logged on in 5 days, so 2nd place winner jasonbar has requested the 3rd place winner (me) select the next game, since he chose the last one. I've chosen one of my favorites (and one of the 2 arcade cabs I own), Gaplus. It's the sequel to Galaga, and I like to describe it as Galaga on crack ;D It's also known as Galaga 3 (basically a ROM swap to change the title screen). I chose the default settings, and only listed the ones that should effect gameplay.

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- One credit only!

- No continues or adding credits!

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- Last day is Saturday October 8 (11:59:59pm Pacific Daylight Time), 2011.
 
- High score wins.

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- If you're a MARP competitor on this title, keep in mind this is just a friendly competition among forum members, so maybe you shouldn't enter. However, if you're a forum member and this is a game you're good at and nobody knows about it, this is your time to shine!

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2011, 12:16:13 pm »
Excelsior!  Capital selection!

Gaplus was on my short list of games for the competition, but it gets so frantic & the games can last pretty long, so I didn't feel like posting it yet, as I'll get too worked up over it... :)

I used to own the board & made an adapter for it for my JAMMA cabinet way back when.  Awesome game!

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2011, 05:22:01 pm »
This is relevant to my interests.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2011, 06:13:23 pm »
I got real good at Gaplus when I found a one in a bulk lot board buy. But that was over 10 years ago. I'd need to brush up...

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2011, 10:01:46 pm »
193,600.  We'll see if that's good or not...

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2011, 12:35:42 am »
This game is awesome
"George Bush doesn't care about arcade people"

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2011, 01:32:29 am »
First entry....over a mixture of Hoegaarden and Guinness. I'll try a more focused game later....



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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2011, 01:33:26 am »
Dammit....why don't my img files work right?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62937081@N00/6180336684/#

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2011, 09:39:55 am »
Is this working for you?



I think you linked the page that shows the image, not the actual image itself.

Is this a real cab? If so, looks like you got one of the early ROMsets :) (which is fine I guess) Mine only has 3 initials and the Parsec you reached.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2011, 10:19:08 am »
This game is hardcore and I suck completely at it.

Any tips? Apart from don't get hit?

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2011, 10:28:28 am »
Try and keep at least 2, preferably 3 or more captured bugs into the bonus stage. There's alot of points to be had on the bonus stages, if you max out the hits (165). You get extra bonuses if you can at least spell out the word. During the regular stages, every so often, a queen Gaplus will come out from the top right with a piece of a ship. If you can get all 3 pieces, you get an extra ship.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2011, 11:14:35 am »
Is this working for you?



I think you linked the page that shows the image, not the actual image itself.

Is this a real cab? If so, looks like you got one of the early ROMsets :) (which is fine I guess) Mine only has 3 initials and the Parsec you reached.

That is  my MAME cab. I was using the "rev b" romset. It must be the other one you guys are using.

Just checked the rom dir....rev d is named "gaplus". My frontend doesn't display that info.

I have no clue what rev my board is. I'd have to drag it out and power it up (providing it still works) to see.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2011, 11:37:44 am »
16k   :laugh2:

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2011, 11:46:17 am »
That is  my MAME cab. I was using the "rev b" romset. It must be the other one you guys are using.

Just checked the rom dir....rev d is named "gaplus". My frontend doesn't display that info.

I have no clue what rev my board is. I'd have to drag it out and power it up (providing it still works) to see.

Yeah, I chose the parent set, which is rev d "gaplus". I think rev b is "gapluso" unless they've changed it in recent versions (that's what they are on the version I typically use, wolfmame106). I don't know which version my cab has, but it has the high score table like rev d. There's a trick I know that works in MAME on rev b and d, but doesn't work in my cab. I should dump my board and see if there's any ROM"s different ;)

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2011, 06:52:51 pm »
48,900. Not even close.  But my game improved drastically when I realized I could move up/down.   :banghead:

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2011, 03:57:47 pm »
48,900. Not even close.  But my game improved drastically when I realized I could move up/down.   :banghead:

Hahahahahahah.


This is and Galaga '88 are close contenders in preference of the series. Here's a starter.
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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2011, 10:47:21 pm »
Saint can you ban jasonbar from this forum?
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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2011, 12:02:16 am »
In before the ban!   ;D

285,900

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2011, 10:06:06 am »
Nice score! I haven't submitted one yet, but I'll try and get one in, although you guys probably won't be happy ;D I should use my MAME cab so I can use an 8-way rather than a keyboard.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2011, 12:42:54 pm »
Friends don't let friends play MAME with keyboards.....

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2011, 04:07:53 pm »
My MAME high on a keyboard is 337K :P It won't count for this, since it was done 3 years ago (on a different ROM at a harder setting)

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2011, 06:20:25 am »
101900 And that was with hyperspace ship and lots of gapluses til parsec 10. Then I died. A lot.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2011, 12:30:56 am »
101900 And that was with hyperspace ship and lots of gapluses til parsec 10. Then I died. A lot.

Hyperspace ship?

And how would a keyboard help??


Also, I have a new score. Unfortunately not the highest, but at least my highest. I got to parsec 14 on my first ship (and had already gotten an extra ship in parts). Then I lost a ship or two (I think it only shows four bottom-left at a time), and was pretty set up at the next bonus stage - except I hadn't been there before, and they flew really weird, and so I got ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- for bonus - and then it was down hill from there.

I mean, what real strategy is there after parsec 4?  Just shoot and duck, far as I can see.
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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2011, 12:23:43 pm »
Sorry, meant hypership

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2011, 11:06:21 pm »
Sorry, meant hypership

You mean the purple ship?  (I'm wondering why no one has asked why I have it? Maybe they've read the MAME history.)
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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2011, 11:14:37 pm »
If it's purple, you're using too much grip.   ;D

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2011, 10:17:16 am »
The hypership was the trick I mentioned ;) It won't work on my cab or on a local Galaga 3 cab, although there are other ways of triggering it. I've done it by accident and don't know how I did it, but I know how to do it in MAME.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #27 on: October 08, 2011, 11:50:45 am »
Last day, will jasonbar prevail? I haven't had a chance to sit down and play, and I'm heading out for the day, but I'll try and put one in tonight, even though if I win, 2nd place still gets next pick...gotta have bragging rights ;D

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #28 on: October 08, 2011, 11:55:54 am »
I didn't get much better than the crappy score I posted above. Didn't realise that the deadline was today, might try and squeeze a few in later.

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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #29 on: October 09, 2011, 02:55:41 am »
I tried once more, just before time, but while I bested my score (and within only 16 parsecs), I only got 244k.
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Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #30 on: October 09, 2011, 08:45:13 am »
D'oh, after I got home, I fell asleep and didn't get a chance to get a game in...oh well. Anyway, it looks like jasonbar wins! :applaud: Congrats! What'll the next game be? :D

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Re: Re: High Score Competition #76: Gaplus
« Reply #31 on: October 09, 2011, 05:42:10 pm »
Wow!  I plan on posting the next thread on Tuesday.  Sorry for the delay.   :)

Thanks,
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