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| pinzach:
Okay, I admit it, I suck at at Track & Field. Played it in the olden days in the arcade (1983) and my friend always beat me (schmuck). Owned a dedicated one for many years and never got much better. Had parties where folks beat my butt despite the fact that I owned the machine. Now I only play the game on MAME, but the results are pretty much the same, no breaking 10 seconds in the 100 for me. The fact is, after all the years of trying off and on, I still (usually) produce a better score with one hand than two. I just can't get the rhythm down. Clearly, I could never be a drummer. Yeah, I've seen all the stuff online about guys using 3 and 4 finger methods to Lord-out at the game and yeah, I'm jealous like a mother. So I was wondering, how many guys out there (not just the freaks on youtube) can slay at T & F? So, how about this, if you have access to the game (either dedicated or in MAME), crank the game up on default settings and run the 100 (the first event) 3 times. Report your best time on the survey in the right column of my MAMEblog. It's obviously anonymous (so no embarrassment) and a much better survey if guys of all skill levels do it, NOT just the uber-players. I'll play soon and post the results, good luck. You can also post your time here, but please post it at my blog as guys from many sources and forums go to my blog and I'd like to have all the data in one place. http://mamezach.blogspot.com/ <Edit by Haruman -- don't bypass the censor> |
| RayB:
Best method: hold both index and middle finger over each button, then alternate those fingers up & down. Leaf switches have a pretty small "throw", so you just need to bounce your fingers on the button lightly. |
| Smeghead:
map the run keys to the joystick left and joystick right! waggle power > button thrash power When the funfair came to down where I used to live in the UK, every now and again the Track and Field would have a joystick there instead of the buttons! OH what a find that was when it was like that, record breaking time If you must use buttons, try just using one with your finger like a woodpecker on it Or take the buttons out, stretch out the springs then put back for super responsiveness |
| amendonz:
Any one try the pencil lever method those dudes used in chasing ghosts. Looks the goods |
| southpaw13:
Pencil method works great. But the fastest times come from rolling your fingers over the buttons from your small finger to your index finger. It is hard to explain and tough to perfect but basically you can get 4 hits on one button really fast. Just tried it on my machine and posted a 9.29 first time. Haven't played in years. My fingers hurt! |
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