Author Topic: High Score Competition: #195 - Space Invaders '95 Return of the Lunar Loonies (Read 6576 times)

acvieluf · « **on:** June 27, 2016, 05:14:54 pm »

High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard

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Game Name : Space Invaders '95 Return of the Lunar Loonies
ROM Name = spcinv95
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Settings:
All set to default :

Controls:
2 way joystick, 1 button (shoot)

Wiki: http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Akkanvader

Akkanvader (あっかんべえだあー, lit. Akkanbēdā), released as Space Invaders '95: Attack of the Lunar Loonies over the United States, is a fixed shooter arcade game, that was released by Taito Corporation in 1995; it runs on the company's F3 hardware and is the seventh and final title in their Space Invaders series. As with MJ-12, it is featuring several different types of invaders and special weapons - but it has redesigned them to make them look "cuter", a possible inspiration from anime.

Last day: Sunday, July 10, 2016 midnight Pacific
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- 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: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,137522.0The BYOAC Bronze Joystick.
Happy Gaming!

harveybirdman · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2016, 05:30:58 pm »

Now here's a title I can get behind, let's just hope I can get a score posted before Yam and Waki 1cc the thing...

acvieluf · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2016, 06:25:24 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on June 27, 2016, 05:30:58 pm

Now here's a title I can get behind, let's just hope I can get a score posted before Yam and Waki 1cc the thing...

Haha, truth.

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acvieluf · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2016, 09:18:45 pm »

94,110
It has begun.

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harveybirdman · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2016, 10:14:21 pm »

Here's one that even pbj will beat

ninjabadger · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2016, 01:16:33 pm »

My attempt..

acvieluf · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2016, 01:27:56 pm »

140,770

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Batchman · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2016, 06:04:36 pm »

I was going to try and join in on this one, but I think I have a bad rom ... phooey! Maybe next week.

acvieluf · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2016, 08:07:51 pm »

Quote from: Batchman on June 28, 2016, 06:04:36 pm

I was going to try and join in on this one, but I think I have a bad rom ... phooey! Maybe next week.

What's wrong with yours? I'm having some odd troubles with mine as well.

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Batchman · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2016, 08:58:36 pm »

It claims that the five .bin files in the ROM are missing. They're there, but probably corrupted or something.

acvieluf · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2016, 09:23:58 pm »

Quote from: acvieluf on June 28, 2016, 08:07:51 pm

Quote from: Batchman on June 28, 2016, 06:04:36 pm
I was going to try and join in on this one, but I think I have a bad rom ... phooey! Maybe next week.
What's wrong with yours? I'm having some odd troubles with mine as well.

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Oh ok. Well mine is running. But on the Mac, the controls go dead for as much as 5 seconds, seemingly at random.

On my cab, I get major slow down, but only by the third time I play. No slow down on any of the other Roms.
Really strange...but not the same.

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ninjabadger · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2016, 02:49:41 pm »

I'm done

WakiMiko · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2016, 09:38:13 pm »

Game is hard and makes me rage

216,860

RTyper56 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2016, 03:26:34 pm »

150190 on second attempt
its like galaga '88 and space invaders had a baby and raised it in japan

games pretty easy until the beach stage.

thomas_surles · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2016, 03:53:32 pm »

Why have I never heard of this one? I need to go get my cab back up and running.

WakiMiko · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2016, 10:45:29 am »

Oh man, the poo character makes this game much easier. The third boss is worth a ton of points as it spawns a lot of enemies and it's hard to miss shots.

376,360

acvieluf · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2016, 10:49:07 am »

Quote from: WakiMiko on July 04, 2016, 10:45:29 am

Oh man, the poo character makes this game much easier. The third boss is worth a ton of points as it spawns a lot of enemies and it's hard to miss shots.

376,360

Really? I was using that guy for a while. I'll have to go back to him and try again. I LOVE the red...gate?...looking thing. But it's charge shot varies drastically. I haven't found ANYTHING online that actually explains how to use that shot effectively.

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RTyper56 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2016, 02:20:52 pm »

Thats how i got my high score was with the blue turd lol
I like the red gate thingy too, but its charge shot confuses me sometimes since its not consistant
Cant seem to get higher than 90k now

WakiMiko · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2016, 07:15:20 pm »

Yeah I dunno what triggers the huge explosions with the red gate (Torii?) "ship". Might be random?

Anyway, I was playing with the boy (default character) before and the game becomes hard really fast because you can only kill stuff in a straight line.

acvieluf · « **Reply #19 on:** July 04, 2016, 07:17:21 pm »

Quote from: WakiMiko on July 04, 2016, 07:15:20 pm

Yeah I dunno what triggers the huge explosions with the red gate (Torii?) "ship". Might be random?

Anyway, I was playing with the boy (default character) before and the game becomes hard really fast because you can only kill stuff in a straight line.

Yeah, him and the other guy with the spaceship looking one. I can't tell much a difference. The dog isn't MUCH different, except that you can control the shot in the air. This is annoying if you're not used to it.

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acvieluf · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2016, 07:28:55 pm »

Wow, you weren't kidding!
193,600 on my first try tonight! Thanks for the tip!

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acvieluf · « **Reply #21 on:** July 06, 2016, 10:04:38 am »

Here's the standings so far:

Waki - 376,360

Ninjabadger- 209,720

Acv- 193,600

Rtyper56 - 150,190

Harveybirdman - 71,090

With yamatetsu having not weighed in, yet. I presume most (all?) Of us will be bumped by one, haha.

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acvieluf · « **Reply #22 on:** July 06, 2016, 08:36:55 pm »

248,300

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ninjabadger · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2016, 05:24:05 am »

Currently out the country so can't try to improve my score :-(

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WakiMiko · « **Reply #24 on:** July 08, 2016, 07:18:07 am »

Sneaky yam is going to post in the last minute again.

I credit fed through the game, it gets super hard. No way I'm going to 1CC this one. I lost count of how many "virtual" quarters I spent, but it was a lot.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #25 on:** July 08, 2016, 09:04:25 am »

Sneaky yam is not playing this #*%& at all. I don't like shmups, and I particularly detest the likes of Space Invaders, Galaga, Phoenix, etc.

acvieluf · « **Reply #26 on:** July 08, 2016, 09:26:11 am »

Quote from: yamatetsu on July 08, 2016, 09:04:25 am

Sneaky yam is not playing this #*%& at all. I don't like shmups, and I particularly detest the likes of Space Invaders, Galaga, Phoenix, etc.

Oh, sorry yam.

Although...now I'm going to try a little harder to get up past 300k, now that I'm not waiting to get spanked in the last minute. XD

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acvieluf · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2016, 04:24:49 pm »

Seriously? lol

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acvieluf · « **Reply #28 on:** July 11, 2016, 05:47:02 am »

The final placement:

Waki - 376,360

Acv- 299,930

Ninjabadger- 209,720

Rtyper56 - 150,190

Harveybirdman - 71,090

Congrats to Wakimiko! (I type that so much, I shouldn't just assign it a hotkey, haha)

Ninjabadger picks the next one!

yamatetsu · « **Reply #29 on:** July 11, 2016, 10:17:04 am »

The scoreboard.

ninjabadger · « **Reply #30 on:** July 11, 2016, 06:00:13 pm »

I'm currently abroad with limited Internet access.

OK if someone picks up the next one?

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acvieluf · « **Reply #31 on:** July 11, 2016, 06:01:52 pm »

Quote from: ninjabadger on July 11, 2016, 06:00:13 pm

I'm currently abroad with limited Internet access.

OK if someone picks up the next one?

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Sure. Let's move it to 4th place.

Rtyper, you ok with that?

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yamatetsu · « **Reply #32 on:** July 12, 2016, 01:38:35 am »

RTyper has been last active on July 8th. This may take a while.

acvieluf · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2016, 06:58:15 am »

Quote from: yamatetsu on July 12, 2016, 01:38:35 am

RTyper has been last active on July 8th. This may take a while.

If you want to go a different route, I'm down for whatever.

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yamatetsu · « **Reply #34 on:** July 12, 2016, 08:57:38 am »

If 3rd and 4th place are not available, let 5th place do the choosing. Harvey will doubtlessly choose a shmup, but whatever. The show must go on.

acvieluf · « **Reply #35 on:** July 12, 2016, 10:30:35 am »

Quote from: yamatetsu on July 12, 2016, 08:57:38 am

If 3rd and 4th place are not available, let 5th place do the choosing. Harvey will doubtlessly choose a shmup, but whatever. The show must go on.

Haha, fair enough. Done for me.

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yamatetsu · « **Reply #36 on:** July 12, 2016, 11:13:05 am »

So, Harvey, it's your turn to bestow the next game upon us. If you accept the mission, that is.

acvieluf · « **Reply #37 on:** July 12, 2016, 09:34:49 pm »

Someone have this guys number? haha

yamatetsu · « **Reply #38 on:** July 13, 2016, 12:36:26 am »

I sent him a pm, let's see if that helps.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #39 on:** July 13, 2016, 01:15:47 am »

Sorry I was wondering about looking for Pokémon, what are you guys in the mood for... I won't go full on SHMUP.


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