Author Topic: High Score Competition #167: Aliens (Read 6200 times)

Mr_Numbers · « **on:** June 01, 2015, 09:48:59 am »

High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard

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Game Name : Aliens
ROM Name = aliensu
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Settings:
default : 2 lives
difficulty: medium

Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 [Fire and Crouching Fire]

AvP Wiki (can't find it on normal wiki): http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Aliens_%281990_video_game%29

KLOV: http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6859

Description from KLOV: This game is based upon the movie "Aliens". You and your partner go and shoot as many aliens as possible in this side-scroller.

Last Day: Sunday, June 14 midnight PST

Scoreboard
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1.) WakiMiko 520,000
2.) lettuce 491,000
3.) jasonbar 118,000
4.) popsicle 113,900
5.) Mr_Numbers 100,000
6.) tomstewdevine 35,900
7.) pbj 34,700

Quest for the bronze joystick!

The most successful competitor of each calendar year will possess & display the BYOAC Bronze Joystick Trophy. See this thread for details:The BYOAC Bronze Joystick.

Happy Gaming!

yamatetsu · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2015, 02:37:19 pm »

I refuse to play this.

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2015, 03:19:19 pm »

Quote from: yamatetsu on June 01, 2015, 02:37:19 pm

I refuse to play this.

Why is that if I may ask?

yamatetsu · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2015, 03:33:03 pm »

This is one game I insta-hated when I tested my romset, now that I have played it again for 10 minutes or so, I found that, yep, I still hate it. So I won't waste my time with it.

WakiMiko · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2015, 03:40:49 pm »

Are you sure you can afford sitting out on this Yam?

yamatetsu · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2015, 03:44:51 pm »

I don't care whether I can afford it or not. I won't play this game. Just like I didn't play that godawful submarine game.

lettuce · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2015, 04:42:00 pm »

Whats happened to this game in the last few releases of MAME, getting graphical glitches where the player 2 character (Hicks) appears on screen for a split second....this never used to happen!!?

popsicle · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:39:37 pm »

Quote from: yamatetsu on June 01, 2015, 03:44:51 pm

I don't care whether I can afford it or not. I won't play this game. Just like I didn't play that godawful submarine game.

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2015, 06:24:28 pm »

Ok so let's have a vote as my other pick was Sunset Riders. The only reason I didn't pick that if you add more than 1 credit before starting (or while still playing) the lives are added directly to you current total. I know this is a fun competition but I decided to opt out of that one to thwart any cheaters.

I doubt anyone is going to cheat really (I mean come on, this is a friendly game competition anyways) so let's vote between the two.

I'll give it to 6/2/15 12:00pm EST. Say the game you want to play between Aliens or Sunset Riders. Whichever has the most votes wins.

Or if nobody likes this idea let me know and we'll just keep with Aliens, groups choice.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2015, 06:52:23 pm »

No need for that. If I don't like the game, that's my problem, no one else's. There will be 25 (?) games to play, the chances of everybody linking every single one of them are slim. I'll sit this one out, and that's it. No big deal.

WakiMiko · « **Reply #10 on:** June 01, 2015, 07:02:06 pm »

110,900

Edit: I think that we should keep this game. Like Yam said, you can't make everyone happy.

Also I looked up the version differences and supposedly the only difference between the US (aliensu) and and the World release (aliens) is the "Winners don't use drugs" screen. So if a certain someone only has the World version in his Coinops, it should be the same gameplay wise. If possible, use the US version just to be sure. The Japanese version (aliensj) is quite different.

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #11 on:** June 01, 2015, 07:46:38 pm »

Sounds good guys

US or World versions should be fine, I just went with US as it loaded and looked stable for the 5 minutes I tinkered.

popsicle · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2015, 10:44:27 pm »

Quote from: yamatetsu on June 01, 2015, 06:52:23 pm

No need for that. If I don't like the game, that's my problem, no one else's. There will be 25 (?) games to play, the chances of everybody linking every single one of them are slim. I'll sit this one out, and that's it. No big deal.

Just f***ing around, Yam

tomstewdevine · « **Reply #13 on:** June 02, 2015, 10:08:04 am »

This game is dope, only tried one quarter, and I sucked hard but I still went through 3 different game play changes. And am I the only one relieved Yam's not playing this week?

Now I just need Waki to to sprain his wrist on his Joystick hand and Popsicle to Jam his shooting finger, then I might have a chance at 3rd.

25,300

jasonbar · « **Reply #14 on:** June 02, 2015, 10:44:38 am »

Game is a bit clunky, but loads of variety. A fair trade-off. Played a few games last night. Still figuring it out. Didn't break 100k, but got something in the high 5-digits.

2nd button doesn't seem to be jump. It's usually "low fire," or "bomb," or "vehicle fire" in 1 stage. Cool.

-Jason

lettuce · « **Reply #15 on:** June 02, 2015, 12:46:44 pm »

So no one else has noticed any graphically glitches then?

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #16 on:** June 02, 2015, 01:44:26 pm »

Quote from: lettuce on June 02, 2015, 12:46:44 pm

So no one else has noticed any graphically glitches then?

I have not but I've only played a handful of games due to work. If you can take a screenshot do so as I'm interested to see what you're talking about, maybe I missed it altogether.

lettuce · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2015, 02:12:25 pm »

Quote from: Mr_Numbers on June 02, 2015, 01:44:26 pm

Quote from: lettuce on June 02, 2015, 12:46:44 pm
So no one else has noticed any graphically glitches then?

I have not but I've only played a handful of games due to work. If you can take a screenshot do so as I'm interested to see what you're talking about, maybe I missed it altogether.

Screen shot will be difficult as its only for split seconds at a time, i try take a video of it (or though will have to be in 60fps to catch the glitch)

WakiMiko · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2015, 02:20:39 pm »

No glitches here so far. Using MAME 0.162 with opengl and glsl shaders.

lettuce · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2015, 03:00:34 pm »

146,900

This game seems to have adaptive difficulty as well. It seems if you have a lot of health it wont give out any health pick ups, stage 2 is a good example if you have low health then you get 2 health pick ups in the vent shafts at the start but if you have over half health they don't appear

WakiMiko · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2015, 04:21:54 pm »

151,800

lettuce · « **Reply #21 on:** June 02, 2015, 05:37:55 pm »

170,600

WakiMiko · « **Reply #22 on:** June 02, 2015, 05:48:03 pm »

185,500

lettuce · « **Reply #23 on:** June 02, 2015, 06:21:29 pm »

196,600

WakiMiko · « **Reply #24 on:** June 02, 2015, 07:32:36 pm »

The bad thing about this game is that there are a lot of spots you can milk, such as facehugger vents and barrels. You can also not advance and after a while 3 aliens will appear behind you. Then you can just inch forward and repeat :C.

219,600 No milking.

Died at alien queen boss but was too slow to screenshot

DietCoke · « **Reply #25 on:** June 02, 2015, 07:51:32 pm »

Quote from: yamatetsu on June 01, 2015, 02:37:19 pm

I refuse to play this.

No, you WILL play this. And you'll like it one way or the other.

pbj · « **Reply #26 on:** June 02, 2015, 08:07:07 pm »

Lord, I remember standing in line for this game. Was always disappointed it never came out on genesis.

Not that that translates into any skill:

34,700

1990 me also thought it was a weird, old movie to base a game off of. And you look nothing like Ripley.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:15:22 am »

Quote from: DietCoke on June 02, 2015, 07:51:32 pm

Quote from: yamatetsu on June 01, 2015, 02:37:19 pm
I refuse to play this.

No, you WILL play this. And you'll like it one way or the other.

Shhhh ! I'm playing it like crazy, I'll just post my monster score at the last possible moment. Right now, I'm at about 350k. And, just for the record, I still hate it.

lettuce · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2015, 12:58:31 pm »

Quote from: Mr_Numbers on June 01, 2015, 07:46:38 pm

Sounds good guys

US or World versions should be fine, I just went with US as it loaded and looked stable for the 5 minutes I tinkered.

You might want to rethink that, was playing the World version on the Wii earlier on and that version gives out extra lives where the US version doesn't appear to, so we should make a choice World or US?

Just for clarification the scores ive posted have been using the US version

lettuce · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2015, 01:53:22 pm »

289,700

WakiMiko · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:17:00 pm »

Goddamnit, I might actually lose this one

276,600

Are you sure about the world version? I just did a quick test (with cheats) but didn't get any extra lives. All my scores are US btw.

lettuce · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:20:57 pm »

Yeah after you take out the armadillo alien sub boss on level 2, if you walk at the top of the screen to where the zombie is on the chain gun a 1 up canister will drop from the sky. Im guessing theres other area in the levels that have the same effect!

WakiMiko · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:42:12 pm »

Yeah, I just tried it and you are right. I just walked past that container when I first tested it lol. US version it is, then?

Btw, even in the US version you can get a life back by collecting food while you are at (almost-)full health. Doesn't really help though because food only appears when you are missing at least 3 bars or so.

popsicle · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2015, 08:58:31 pm »

111,800

I had trouble with the stupid elevator board, until I realized that the flamethrower made it really easy. Looks like I'm using the 'world' set. Are we officially using US set only for this?

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #34 on:** June 03, 2015, 09:37:14 pm »

Let's just stick with the US version from this point forward if there are any differences.

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #35 on:** June 03, 2015, 10:56:26 pm »

100,000 exactly.

WakiMiko · « **Reply #36 on:** June 05, 2015, 08:33:49 pm »

Beat it!

520,000

You get 200k for beating the final boss.

The game loops:

And gets much, much harder. Lost my first life to the first boss, whose bullet pattern is different from the first loop. Then got owned while driving.

Mr_Numbers · « **Reply #37 on:** June 05, 2015, 09:30:02 pm »

Awseome, scores updated!

jasonbar · « **Reply #38 on:** June 06, 2015, 01:41:38 pm »

66,500. Not last place.

Using aliensu.

No graphics glitches.

-J

popsicle · « **Reply #39 on:** June 06, 2015, 09:07:19 pm »

113,900 now using the US set


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