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High Score Competition #88: Timber
« on: March 28, 2012, 08:03:38 am »
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Now #88: Timber

Timber (1984)








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ROMSet: timber

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Service Mode: Off
Demo Sounds: On
Cabinet: Upright
Coin Meters: 1

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- One credit only!

- No continues or adding credits!

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- Last day is Monday April 9th (11:59:59pm Pacific Daylight Time), 2012.
 
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I shortened this competition 1 day so that we are closer to the normal Sunday finish.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 10:27:19 am »
I used to drop a good bit of quarters into this game at the arcade!

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 05:43:06 pm »
There is no normal sunday finish. People aren't necessarily consistent enough to start new comps, or even keep up with old ones, to follow a schedule. This also allows for 'incidents' that might come up.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 06:54:44 pm »
I don't know why they couldn't make this game 8-way. But it's a pretty fun game. Here's a starter score.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2012, 10:37:01 pm »
heres my first entry...only played bout 10 games so far, i like that this game saves my scores. I have too many that dont..guess now knowing ill put my actual initials in lol..

was dissapointed to find completing the log challenge only gives a 1k bonus....  the 3rd log is half the size!! lol i lasted 5 seconds.

great pick kixfan,,ive seen it a few times whilst looking for choices but never tried it out.
i foresee us hitting the 300k range by next week.. ;D
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 01:18:13 am »
Wonderful game!

Downright relaxing compared to Tapper!

3 games: 60k, 64k, 69k. Yah, you get only 1k for completing the bonus round, but you get about 3k during it, so it's not bad.

Thanks,
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 03:59:29 pm »
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012, 05:53:10 pm »
So the lumberjack does some moon lighting as a bar tender in Tapper?

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2012, 08:45:56 am »
Not sure exactly why I like this game so much.   It's very relaxing killing nature until you realize you have 10 seconds left and 3 trees left!   Hopefully the bird doesn't become extinct.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2012, 02:16:42 am »
183,325

i dont think level 8 is beatable..ive gotten to the last tree several times but its always put in a spot atleast 2-3 seconds away with never more then 2 or 3 seconds to spare..that said i believe its only possible to get a max of 15 or 20k higher then this score as i made one mistake and died by beehive 20 seconds before time up..so i lost those potential points by having one more full round chance on lvl 8..


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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2012, 12:55:05 am »
Nice score Draginit!

Tally of scores so far...

1. 183,325 (Draginit)
2. 154,995 (Doteater)
3. 131,395 (Kixfan)
4.  69,000 (Jasonbar)
5.  53,730 (Gray_Area)

Unless I missed someone.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2012, 10:53:42 pm »
I got up through level five before dying, but then lost them quick. Got the first two log runs, almost splashing in, and splashing in, just after the clock ran out. Not worth the effort, point-wise, but I wanted to see whether I could do it.

I don't see how people are getting such high scores. I hit a majority of the beehives, and got at least half the turkeys.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2012, 11:24:59 pm »
A better one. I had one tree left on 7 !  I still don't see how people are getting such high scores, unless they're getting to level 7 or 8 on their first dude.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2012, 12:52:44 am »
unless they're getting to level 7 or 8 on their first dude.

precisely that...8 is def unbeatable IMO and just a matter of maxing out each round to its fullest..theres def another potential 20k left to be had....

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2012, 11:26:42 am »
Timber as marathonable, so level 8 must be passable. The TG record on the arcade version is over 6 million.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2012, 02:08:07 pm »
thats insane! now thats putting in some time..way more than im willing to lol.. i was consistently getting to the last tree on lvl 8 with only 2-3 seconds to spare that i thought that..good to know tho

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2012, 10:33:57 pm »
You can get past level 8.  I got to 11, and just missed finishing it by 1 chop.   I think I had at most 2 seconds at the end of each of those rounds.   Out of curiosity, how is everyone playing this?   I only have 1 joystick (centered) with 2 buttons on each side for left or right handed play.   So I use 2 buttons to chop with.   I think if I were to use a joystick, it would be a disadvantage.   Anyone using 2 joysticks?

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2012, 06:58:39 pm »
112,855

Tips: If all the trees fall on the same direction, you will have a 5,000 points bonus.  (Starting at screen #4)


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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2012, 09:17:17 pm »
Tips: If all the trees fall on the same direction, you will have a 5,000 points bonus.  (Starting at screen #4)

Nice!   :applaud:   Did not realize that.   Will try this later.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2012, 09:27:25 pm »
In regard to only getting 1k for completing bonus log round.   You do get points for each second you stay on the log.   When I completed the first bonus round I got a little over 4k total.   Also, I don't know about everyone else but for awhile I was trying to hit each beehive to get the 500 points but was getting smacked with too many beehives!   The game seems to have an issue with moving and swinging axe at the same time.   

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2012, 11:52:48 am »
123,585, and that's probably the best I can do. Got several 5k bonuses. Hit lots of beehives.

Since the time bonus isn't very good, I figured that, on levels where I finished the trees with lots of time to spare, I'd hit beehives for points, since the time bonus isn't very good. But, the bear seems to throw a beehive roughly every 5 seconds & every 5 seconds on the clock is 500 points bonus, so it's a wash...

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2012, 12:26:46 pm »
147,580

Anybody else is having a problem with WolfMAME 106.
The speed is twice as fast!
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2012, 05:49:10 pm »
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2012, 10:57:47 pm »
I knew there would be some kind of easter egg bonus. However, I was looking at the trees and thought a strategy of 'anything off center should go down that way, and then I looked at my screenshots and found I was already doing that mostly.

With bee hives, I was chopping till about the last second, and then moving just right to get it, so I don't think I was losing time. Otherwise, I'd just skip it.

If the speed is faster in older MAME.....well, what is your score with current/recent MAME?
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2012, 08:23:20 am »
I'm using .139 to play it's at normal speed.

It's probably something with my rom ... merge/split or something else
I have 106 at the office and it's working at normal speed.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #25 on: April 07, 2012, 05:05:23 pm »
197,665

I think the idea of getting a bunch of 5k bonuses for all the trees in one direction kind of messed up my game play.   I gave up on that approach and was able to get this.   Might of been a little closer but got stung during my last round.


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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #26 on: April 07, 2012, 07:19:06 pm »
197,665

I think the idea of getting a bunch of 5k bonuses for all the trees in one direction kind of messed up my game play.   I gave up on that approach and was able to get this.   Might of been a little closer but got stung during my last round.



Yeah, I managed to do it twice in a game, and still came in 15k under my last score. In the process of that, I was still getting better times than my last, so I'm going to go back to just chopping like you have.

.....well, I think I've reached my limit. I got 114k again, and that was pushing it.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #27 on: April 07, 2012, 10:33:14 pm »
251,100

Finally got past 14.   I was one tree away from 17.   It looks like there is 6-8 different tree patterns.   It doesn't look like it gets any harder then it already is, considering what the TG high score is.   

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #28 on: April 07, 2012, 10:44:09 pm »
great scores!  im spent on this one..

speaking of getting harder...what exactly difficulty setting is default?  it was never posted....

mine was default set at difficulty 3,. first bonus at 20k, every 60k therafter...i still cant break 200k or pass level 8 lol..if thats not default then scratch my score from the list,its kul..i guess i shoulda checked first...


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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2012, 11:39:15 pm »
Just for laughs, I set up joystick #2 on my cab to do the axe. It felt more natural.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #30 on: April 08, 2012, 08:28:37 am »
great scores!  im spent on this one..

speaking of getting harder...what exactly difficulty setting is default?  it was never posted....

mine was default set at difficulty 3,. first bonus at 20k, every 60k therafter...i still cant break 200k or pass level 8 lol..if thats not default then scratch my score from the list,its kul..i guess i shoulda checked first...



Well, I'm a bit confused.  When I post a game I list the dip switch settings, but I don't see one for difficulty?   ???   Am I missing something?   And yes, the version I have been playing gives a bonus life at 20k then every 60k

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #31 on: April 08, 2012, 11:36:27 am »
kul,,alls good then,,  i imagine every game, when first played, is set to a standard "arcade level" dip settings but i wasnt sure as there are so many sources of roms out there.  it wasnt still i started messing with frame rate speeds after reading the versions speed differences that found the diagnostic tool "F3".  there you can change everything from lives, difficulty, and bonuses...thats why i asked cuz i started thinking i was getting too many bonuses at first and therefore my score would have been false. but you and PatBB have rocked this game!!   :cheers:  welp cant wait for next pick, im so burnt on this one hehe

heh,,btw playing at a higher frame rate actually easier imo and makes the first 3 levels more bearable lol  ;)
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #32 on: April 08, 2012, 07:27:37 pm »
Finally got past 14.   I was one tree away from 17.   It looks like there is 6-8 different tree patterns.   It doesn't look like it gets any harder then it already is, considering what the TG high score is.  

There are actually 5 different tree paterns.
I took some screenshoot to help me find some sort of path to follow... not easy, except for the one that goes from corner to corner and the one I called verticals.
I try to post some pics next week.

This game is absolultly marathonable.
The High score is 6 Million by Don Duwelius.
A score of over 5 million was entered durring the Funspot tourney in 2009. (see image attached)

Just for laughs, I set up joystick #2 on my cab to do the axe. It felt more natural.

That's how I do it too on may cab and that's actually how the real arcade control panel is setup.



speaking of getting harder...what exactly difficulty setting is default?  it was never posted....
mine was default set at difficulty 3,. first bonus at 20k, every 60k therafter...i still cant break 200k or pass level 8 lol..if thats not default then scratch my score from the list,its kul..i guess i shoulda checked first...

3 life first bonus at 20k and every 60k  + difficulty level 3  is the default setting and the one use on TwinGalaxies.
That's the settings I'm also using.
See image attached.




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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #33 on: April 08, 2012, 11:02:13 pm »
...it wasnt still i started messing with frame rate speeds after reading the versions speed differences that found the diagnostic tool "F3".  there you can change everything from lives, difficulty, and bonuses...

What am I doing wrong, when I hit 'F3" it just reboots the game.   I can't seem to get this diagnostic screen to show up.   :dizzy:

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2012, 09:28:38 am »
...it wasnt still i started messing with frame rate speeds after reading the versions speed differences that found the diagnostic tool "F3".  there you can change everything from lives, difficulty, and bonuses...

What am I doing wrong, when I hit 'F3" it just reboots the game.   I can't seem to get this diagnostic screen to show up.   :dizzy:

Press F2 then F3
To go back to the game do the same thing.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #35 on: April 09, 2012, 03:27:34 pm »
287,440

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #36 on: April 09, 2012, 11:08:56 pm »
Daayumm.

Yeah, F2 is service mode in MAME. Most, or all, of the Williams and Bally Midway games require entering service mode to change settings, I'm guessing because they didn't have dip switches. They was more new-fangled den dat.
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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #37 on: April 10, 2012, 12:46:24 am »
I'm out!

Thought I'd take a few more swings with the ax but can't better my score.

Unless there are anymore scores posted after this here is the final listing:

1. 287,440 (Patbb)
2. 251,100 (Kixfan)
3. 183,325 (Draginit)
4. 154,995 (Doteater)
5. 123,585 (Jasonbar)
6. 114,390 (Gray_Area)

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #38 on: April 10, 2012, 06:41:00 am »
Congratulation Patbb  :applaud:

It's your pick.

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Re: High Score Competition #88: Timber
« Reply #39 on: April 10, 2012, 06:25:16 pm »
Congratulation Patbb  :applaud:

It's your pick.

Thank you.

My choice is lady bug.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=119436.0