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Hi Score Competition #33: Gyruss
DrFrag:
The last 32 competitions:
#1 - Shinobi - Winner: Destructor
#2 - Jungle Hunt - Winner: CrazyKongFan
#3 - Zoo Keeper - Winner: DeLuSioNal29n
#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_abey
#28 - Satan's Hollow - Winner: jasonbar, Second: ummon
#29 - The Speed Rumbler - Winner: Epyx, Second: Mimic
#30 - Black Dragon - Winner: Epyx, Second: CrazyKongFan
#31 - Twin Cobra - Winner: ArcadeNerd, Second: jasonbar
#32 - Tetris - Winner: DrFrag, Second: qlunch
Out of Double Dragon and Gyruss, Gyruss seems to be the more popular so we're going with that one. And we're not playing Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon, even if the idea gives me a moment of evil glee. >:D
I first played Gyruss on my friend's C64 back in the 80s. It was a pretty faithful reproduction iirc, although I always thought the game was called "Gyruss Loader". :D I later played the arcade version and did pretty well (by my standards). I don't think I ever actually reached Earth though. Looking through my inp files, the best I did was 1 warp to Earth (stage 22). Wow, that's not so bad after all. Apparently Earth is the last planet. Anyway, I won't be eligible to win this competition.
We'll be playing the Konami version. The romset is called gyruss.
Rules:
ROMSet: gyruss
Lives: 3
Difficulty: 5 (Average)
Bonus Life 30k 90k 60k+
These should all be default. They are on my setup anyway.
Special Rules: None.
- One credit only.
- No continues!
- No MAME cheats!
- Last day is Saturday, December 19th (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!
Good luck!
Edit: added hyperlinks for past competitions
vorghagen:
Awesome game choice DrFrag. I'm gonna have Tocatta and Fugue stuck in my head for a week now.
142,350 to get us started.
My biggest problem with this game is getting 80-90k on the first ship then losing the next 2 or 3 within the next 5k.
CrazyKongFan:
D'oh! My first try, I thought I got 1st place, but got as close to it without getting it...142,300...50 points behind! :angry:
BTW: what happened to having all the previous comp's hyperlinked in the first post of the thread? That was a handy feature.
DrFrag:
178,100 ;D I'm not eligible to win, of course.
mimic:
--- Quote from: DrFrag on December 07, 2009, 09:03:05 pm ---178,100 ;D I'm not eligible to win, of course.
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I don't see why not. Unless Epyx broke the rule, after all he won a competition and then picked a game that he won 2nd time in a row. Unless you're that above mentioned marp player.