I finally executed an idea that I'd been considering doing for some time, not only to lower my time investment when picking the next game, but to also let fate have a hand in picking the next game:
Pick the game above or below the last game!
It was this or Hopper Robo, which was cute and Apple ][ish but not adequately entertaining.
High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard-------------------
Game Name: Horizon (don't call me Moon Patrol 2!)
ROM Name: horizon
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MAME DIP Settings (see my screen grab from 115u2):
Lives: 3
Bonus Life: 40k & every 80k
Compare against
http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_dips/H/horizon. This document says 40k & 120k, which might be equivalent. Let me know what our other MAME revs show here.
Controls:
4-way joystick (might technically be 8-way, but I did a lot better with 4-way), fire button
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10968Moon patrol in 3 planes. Gyruss spaceship patterns. Space fun at its finest!
Last day: Sunday, October 22, 2017, midnight Pacific Time
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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:
The BYOAC Bronze Joystick.
Happy Gaming!
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Opener: 82,500 after a few games. Man, this fun!
(Oh, if you don't get into the top 3 scores, you better take a picture right quick, because the score is no longer displayed after the GAME OVER screen, & the attract mode doesn't seem to ever show any but the top 3 scores!)