******************************SPONSORED BY*************************************www.groovygamegear.com******************************SPONSORED BY************************************* The last 27 competitions:
#1 - Shinobi - Winner: Destructor#2 - Jungle Hunt - Winner: CrazyKongFan#3 - Zoo Keeper - Winner: DeLuSioNal29#4 - Q*Bert - Winner: quarterstringer#5 - Robotron 2084 - Winner: (+_+)#6 - Joust - Winner: Shoegazer#7 - Elevator Action - Winner: FrontyDev#8 - Mr Do - Winner: DeLuSioNal29#9 - Hyper Sports - Winner: drawfull#10 - Wonder Boy - Winner: DrFrag#11 - Bubble Bobble - Winner: mrclean#12 - Gun.Smoke - Winner: isucamper#13 - Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Winner: Ginsu Victim#14 - Ms Pac-Man (with speedup hac) - Winner: CrazyKongFan#15 - Frogger - Winner: CrazyKong Fan, Second: Jasonbar#16 - Grobda - Winner: Mimic, Second: Cornchip#17 - Bank Panic - Winner: ahofle, Second: Jasonbar#18 - Juno First - Winner: RayB, Second: Shoegazer#19 - Rolling Thunder - Winner: DrFrag, Second: isucamper#20 - Terra Cresta - Winner: isucamper, Second: Jasonbar#21 - Gladiator - Winner: Jasonbar, Second: Hewskie#22 - Alcon (Slap Fight) - Winner: DrFrag, Second: Bender#23 - Galaga - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: ToddH#24 - Defender - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: tcleary#25 - Klax - Winner: CrazyKongFan, Second: TAG#26 - Funny Mouse - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: Epyx#27 - Rampart - Winner: isucamper, Second: john_abeyAs we move into October and get closer to Halloween, my pick for the new competition is
Satan's Hollow by Bally Midway.
Satan's Hollow is a bit of a Galaga clone in which the player shoots vertically at a horde of dragons. In addition to the Galaga like shooting, the game includes power ups, bridge building, and boss battles to vary gameplay.
I've just discovered this game so I
will be competing (I'll give everybody a day or two to catch up). I find it very interesting with a lot of unique quirks.
Rules:
- You can use either of the two Satan's Hollow romsets support by MAME (or a real cabinet of course!). I'm not sure if there's any difference between the two.
- One credit only.
- No MAME cheats!
- Last day is Thursday, October 8th (11:59:59pm Pacific Daylight Time), 2009.
- High score wins
- No savestates, savestate practices, etc during the round.
- MAME INP recordings are optional, but encouraged!
- A screenshot is required to enter a score (press F12 to save screenshot showing your final score) or take a photo of the screen if playing on a real machine.
- If you're a MARP competitor on this title, keep in mind this is just a friendly competition amongst forum members, so maybe you shouldn't enter. However, if you're a forum member and this is a game you're good at and nobody knows about it, this is your time to shine!
As I did with my
Gladiator competition. I am going to offer up a brand new copy of the DVD version of... <cough>... <ahem> the Ridly Scott directed film adaptation of this game:
Legend starring Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, that chick from Ferris Bueller, and a little fairy guy who I actually do a pretty spectacular impression of. There is not yet a Blu-ray disc version of this movie announced, so the winner will be stuck with the Ultimate Edition DVD version of this movie. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
************UPDATE****************
Great news! RandyT of
www.groovygamegear.com has generously offered to sponsor this competition by donating one of his sweet Satan's Hollow replica joystick handles as well as a "Bird Head" Backplate to go with it. Thank you Randy for the donation!
So the winner of this competition will now receive the DVD, the joystick handle, and the backplate. At the end of the compeitition, the winner should PM me and we'll get delivery set up.