ALL NEW BYOAC High Score Competition! Now playing game #2: Robotron: 2084

[yamatetsu]

Lol...  honestly, I had never played Robotron much...  and hiding joysticks at work may be hard to get away with... 

I have never played it before, except for testing if it works, but still I wouldn't even think of playing something that requires diagonals using a keyboard. You even up the ante by trying to play a game that uses two control devices, so you even have to do the diagonals with the weak hand, too 

Just smuggle a gamepad to work, it is worth the risk    Also, it'll do wonders for your blood pressure 

[popsicle]

Not my best, but pretty close. One day maybe I'll finally break a million 

When I was a kid I'd watch the older kids play this, but only ever put a quarter or two in it myself because it is just so relentless for beginners. You can lose all three lives in like 10 seconds if you aren't careful. Not a good investment for a kid with $2 in quarters and 90 minutes to spend in the arcade.

I still absolutely SUCK at Defender/Stargate. Just can't get the hang of either.

668,550

 

[Fishinfiend]

95375 so far. Also, great game choice.

[yamatetsu]

A quick update before the forum goes down.

[1500points]

Opt2not needs a handicap  set to at least diff 8 for his entry, probably diff 10.

Jarvis says the only way to play Robo is diff 10 (once you have the wave 40-60 thing down on defaults)

I bet we can get opt2not up to master status in this competition if he can beat wave 40 on diff 10.  That would exciting.

[wp34]

122,100

Very small progress but progress.

[acvieluf]

159,325

Also little by little...

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[popsicle]

A quick update before the forum goes down.

You either really, really want to play Mystic Marathon or you have the fuzzy maths

[yamatetsu]

A quick update before the forum goes down.

You either really, really want to play Mystic Marathon or you have the fuzzy maths

Nope, I just don't want you to come in 2nd 

[Mike A]

I need to build a stand alone control panel so I can join in more often. My cab only plays 4 way games.

[Nephasth]

I need to build a stand alone control panel so I can join in more often. My cab only plays 4 way games.

Mine's not really helping me on this one... Damned dual joysticks...

[wp34]

This game needs a Smart Bomb button.   

I've hit 130k twice but can't get past Wave 8.

[Mike A]

I slapped together a control panel today. Now I can play dual joystick games, and 8 way games.

[Nephasth]

I slapped together a control panel today. Now I can play dual joystick games, and 8 way games.

Put a little bit of time into your scraps! I built mine for next to nothing, and it's one of my favorite projects I've done.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,131366.msg1346986.html#msg1346986


...and just how old are you, Mike?

[Mike A]

I slapped together a control panel today. Now I can play dual joystick games, and 8 way games.

Put a little bit of time into your scraps! I built mine for next to nothing, and it's one of my favorite projects I've done.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,131366.msg1346986.html#msg1346986


...and just how old are you, Mike?

I am 43.
Well I have a CNC machine so the top was easy. I used parts I had laying around. I didn't have enough buttons to finish. I used scrap wood. It has no front, back, or bottom. The Wicos are eventually going into another project.

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[Nephasth]

Well I have a CNC machine...

 

[8BitMonk]

When does this leg end, I need to take a run at Opt's score. 

[Mike A]

That's a nice control panel Nephasth. If mine was ever going to leave my basement I would have made it prettier.

[yamatetsu]

When does this leg end, I need to take a run at Opt's score. 

Last day: Sunday, January 28 2018, midnight Pacific Time

Happy Gaming!

[8BitMonk]

Last day: Sunday, January 28 2018, midnight Pacific Time

Happy Gaming!

Thank you sir, apparently I'm blind. 

[Loafmeister]

Wow, what a nice blast to the past. It's probably the game I'd rank #1 all time but not because I'm any good at it. I remember getting over 250K back in the day but I'm starting to wonder if my age (53) is starting to show LOL

Anyway going in for an operation Wednesday so trying to get some games in today. only 104700 so far but that's on the main PC with a gamepad. Boy that is NOT the way to play this game, will try on arcade cab later today

[opt2not]

When does this leg end, I need to take a run at Opt's score. 

Do it man! As a Robotron owner, I expect some competition!

[yamatetsu]

...that's on the main PC with a gamepad. Boy that is NOT the way to play this game,...

264,375. As I never have played this before AND am using a gamepad, I think I'm proud of my score. Also, I'm pissed off that I can't get past wave 11.

[8BitMonk]

When does this leg end, I need to take a run at Opt's score. 

Do it man! As a Robotron owner, I expect some competition!

First game: 1,562,700 muahahaha 

[DeLuSioNal29]

step 1 : play Robotron for 3rd place
step 2 : choose Mystic Marathon for next competition

I'd be down for that game.  My buddy has one, so I'd take a crack at on on the original.  (We're picking it up from Joe Szabo's this weekend).

DeL

[8BitMonk]

BOOM! New sheriff in town.

[opt2not]

[8BitMonk]

FirstWave was rockin my favorite tunes and I was seeing the Matrix there for awhile, pissed I didn't break 3mil! 

[popsicle]

step 1 : play Robotron for 3rd place
step 2 : choose Mystic Marathon for next competition

I'd be down for that game.  My buddy has one, so I'd take a crack at on on the original.  (We're picking it up from Joe Szabo's this weekend).

DeL

I chose this game last year for the competition and caught holy hell for it (still am by some) which was kind of the joke. I do like the game though    The cabinet art is pretty unique and I think adds to the charm.

[8BitMonk]

3,341,225 - In the zone today!

 

[wp34]

144,625

Made it to wave 9 finally.

[yamatetsu]

step 1 : play Robotron for 3rd place
step 2 : choose Mystic Marathon for next competition

I chose this game last year for the competition and caught holy hell for it (still am by some) which was kind of the joke.

That was in May 2014. Time flies.

[opt2not]

5,587,625

Long live the King. 

[Mike A]

I used to be able to hit around 450,000. Last night I had trouble getting to 150,000. I suck at Robotron, but it is a fun game. I will try again tonight and I will post my score.

[8BitMonk]

5,587,625

Long live the King. 

Nice work.   

So I timed it out once and every million takes (me at least) about 15 minutes to hit. That 5 mil score is around an hour-and-a-half of Robotron folks. 

[opt2not]

Nice work.   

So I timed it out once and every million takes (me at least) about 15 minutes to hit. That 5 mil score is around an hour-and-a-half of Robotron folks. 

Yeah that’s about right. I started this run at about 1am (foolishly), thinking I’d just have small game before bed to clear my head. Turned out to be a good run so I kept going till I got tired and petered out around 2:30am. Had to let it go ‘cause I’d be a zombie this morning if I kept at it. Well what else is new though, I’m usually a night owl type anyway, but really by that point I was making some dumb mistakes.

[8BitMonk]

Yeah that’s about right. I started this run at about 1am (foolishly), thinking I’d just have small game before bed to clear my head. Turned out to be a good run so I kept going till I got tired and petered out around 2:30am. Had to let it go ‘cause I’d be a zombie this morning if I kept at it. Well what else is new though, I’m usually a night owl type anyway, but really by that point I was making some dumb mistakes.

Yeah the fatigue is real, I start making dumb mistakes too. I can only do a couple games per session now and my first games are usually my best. The enemy timing is so much different at upper levels that a restart really jacks up your rhythm.

[opt2not]

One thing that worries me is I was hearing a high-pitch whine coming from the back of my cabinet while I was playing. We recently moved, so I'm worried that something got jarred during transport. The machine was playing fine for that run, but I have concerns that it might be on it's way to breaking down.
The high-pitch whine could be coming from my monitor (hopefully not!), but it might also be from the PSU.  I'm still running the original linear unit that I've repaired a couple times before. Might be time to convert to a high quality switcher. 

[8BitMonk]

One thing that worries me is I was hearing a high-pitch whine coming from the back of my cabinet while I was playing. We recently moved, so I'm worried that something got jarred during transport. The machine was playing fine for that run, but I have concerns that it might be on it's way to breaking down.
The high-pitch whine could be coming from my monitor (hopefully not!), but it might also be from the PSU.  I'm still running the original linear unit that I've repaired a couple times before. Might be time to convert to a high quality switcher. 

Probably the flyback on the monitor, my Joust does that. There's an article on Bob Roberts about it, he says you can sometimes shove a toothpick in to stop it, I'm just replacing. http://www.therealbobroberts.net/whiny.html

[Mike A]

Slightly better.

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