discs of tron

[mytymaus007]

Does anyone what level start the need of an HI and LOW option on a spinner. Highest score i got so far was 15400. I cleared about 8 boards but i think there are 2 boards per level so i guess i was on level 4

[mytymaus007]

anyone

[isucamper]

level 7 by my count.  I got there with a score of 17200.

at some point, you can throw discs off the ceiling and destroy your opponents platforms, but I've only gotten there once.  had a score of 50k that game. 

inp recorded if you want to check it out.  got to around 30k.  recorded with 32 bit MAME version .129 + hi score/no nag patch.  lots of pauses between levels because I was taking notes. 

PS:  I love my turbo twist hi/lo spinner!

[mytymaus007]

never tried TT HI-LOW I have TT2 and Apache HI low Sik Spiner spins for ever! how can i see the inp recorded i tried downloading that link but didnt work

[isucamper]

have you used inps before?  first unzip it and put it in the input folder.  then add "-replay dotron.inp" to your command line

you might need to track down version .129 of MAME

[mytymaus007]

no never used inps before but i have .129 For some reason when i click to download it doesnt work tried on 3 different computers. where do you go to edit the command line is the input folder INP folder I really want to see you smashing platform

[zallax]

Discs of Tron is my all-time favorite.  My all-time high score on this game is 92100.   The boards sequence is as follows:

Board 1 - 1 disc
Board 2 - 2 discs
Board 3 - 3 discs
Board 4 - 2 discs and wall that splits
Board 5 - 1 disc and shielding wall
Board 6 - 3 discs - middle down
Board 7 - 3 discs - middle up
Board 8 - 3 discs - middle alternating up and down
Board 9 - 3 discs - all alternating up and down
Board 10 - 3 discs - middle alternating up and down and Hi-Lo available
Board 11 - 3 discs - all alternating up and down and Hi-Lo available
Board 12 - 3 discs
After that Boards 6-12 repeat.

[isucamper]

no never used inps before but i have .129 For some reason when i click to download it doesnt work tried on 3 different computers. where do you go to edit the command line is the input folder INP folder I really want to see you smashing platform

i didn't get that far in that run.  I just got to where you can do hi/lo stuff.  I think I'm confused on what constitutes a level, because by my count, it was level 7 where the hi / low stuff started. 

i've got no problem downloading.  to replay, just use an msdos prompt, cd to your mame folder, and type "mame dotron -replay dotron.inp"

and be sure the inp is in the inp folder

[Ummon]

I don't remember what version this used to be available...perhaps as far back as .69 (like being able to use a spinner for 720 is)....I used my freakin trackball on up/down boards. Wasn't bad. Far as I know, this is set up in Mame but don't work still. <shrugs>  I never got the hang of making ceiling shots though.

[mytymaus007]

yeh i finally broke 30,000 i was able to use my hi-Lo spinner This game is awsome.  The hologram popped up cool and then it said to use up and down on the spinner. MY new favorite game

[Ummon]

I just played on .69, and yes the trackball does work for up and down. It is a little wonky, though. But what's weird as hell is I've gotten up to about forty grand or so before and gotten only a little farther I think. This time I topped at 24700 on the fourth all-three-discs-variable screen. Hmmmm.

I just checked, and 51400 may be my highest score.


...later: yeah, see, I just made thirty grand even by the second variable-level board, so obviously it didn't work right back then. Way wrong. Of course .104 the trackball don't work for up/down. Now to check whether .134 does.


....a little later: nope. Still don't work. Stupid.

[isucamper]

Ummon, I will forgive you for tanking the Satan's Hollow thread on it's 1st day with your unbeatable score if you pick Discs of Tron for the next challenge.

[Ummon]

Ummon, I will forgive you for tanking the Satan's Hollow thread on it's 1st day with your unbeatable score if you pick Discs of Tron for the next challenge.

A-hahahahahah. Ahem. Second day, actually. Um, yes dear. Maybe.