The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: jasonbar on August 07, 2010, 02:04:28 pm
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The last 48 competitions:
#1 - Shinobi - Winner: Destructor (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83244.0)
#2 - Jungle Hunt - Winner: CrazyKongFan (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83889.0)
#3 - Zoo Keeper - Winner: DeLuSioNal29 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84546.0l)
#4 - Q*Bert - Winner: quarterstringer (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=85225.0)
#5 - Robotron 2084 - Winner: (+_+) (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=85787.0)
#6 - Joust - Winner: Shoegazer) (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86303.0)
#7 - Elevator Action - Winner: FrontyDev (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86740.0)
#8 - Mr Do - Winner: DeLuSioNal29 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=87233.0)
#9 - Hyper Sports - Winner: drawfull (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=87601.0)
#10 - Wonder Boy - Winner: DrFrag (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88085.0)
#11 - Bubble Bobble - Winner: mrclean (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88621.0)
#12 - Gun.Smoke - Winner: isucamper (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=89193.0)
#13 - Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Winner: Ginsu Victim (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=89684.0)
#14 - Ms Pac-Man (with speedup hac) - Winner: CrazyKongFan (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90149.0)
#15 - Frogger - Winner: CrazyKong Fan, Second: Jasonbar (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90774.0)
#16 - Grobda - Winner: mimic, Second: Cornchip (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=91316.0)
#17 - Bank Panic - Winner: ahofle, Second: Jasonbar (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=91747.0)
#18 - Juno First - Winner: RayB, Second: Shoegazer (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=92149.0)
#19 - Rolling Thunder - Winner: DrFrag, Second: isucamper (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=92570.0)
#20 - Terra Cresta - Winner: isucamper, Second: Jasonbar (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=92941.0)
#21 - Gladiator - Winner: Jasonbar, Second: Hewskie (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93412.0)
#22 - Alcon (Slap Fight) - Winner: DrFrag, Second: Bender (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93912.0)
#23 - Galaga - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: ToddH (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94372.0)
#24 - Defender - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: tcleary (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94846.0)
#25 - Klax - Winner: CrazyKongFan, Second: TAG (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=95282.0)
#26 - Funny Mouse - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: Epyx (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=95697.0)
#27 - Rampart - Winner: isucamper, Second: john_abey (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=96140.0)
#28 - Satan's Hollow - Winner: jasonbar, Second: ummon (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=96614.0)
#29 - The Speed Rumbler - Winner: Epyx, Second: mimic (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97080.0)
#30 - Black Dragon - Winner: Epyx, Second: CrazyKongFan (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97476.0)
#31 - Twin Cobra - Winner: ArcadeNerd, Second: jasonbar (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97913.0)
#32 - Tetris - Winner: DrFrag, Second: qlunch (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98275.0)
#33 - Gyruss - Winner: Hurray Banana, Second: vorghagen (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98642.0)
#34 - Mappy - Winner: Jasonbar, Second: TAG (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=98956.0)
#35 - Bump 'n' Jump - Winner: Comtek, Second: DrFrag (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99148.0)
#36 - Popeye - Winner: CrazyKongFan, Second: isucamper (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99585.0)
#37 - Pengo - Winner: CrazyKongFan, Second: MazzMn (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=100015.0)
#38 - Bomb Jack - Winner: bpark42, Second: Flaptop (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=100393.0)
#39 - Smash T.V. - Winner: jasonbar, Second: quarterstringer (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=100858.0)
#40 - Rygar - Winner: Cakemeister, Second: jasonbar (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=101259.0)
#41 - Krull - Winner: jasonbar, Second: I/O (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=101655.0)
#42 - Tutankham - Winner: DrFrag, Second: creatine28 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=102077.0)
#43 - Astro Blaster - Winner: mimic, Second: WhereEaglesDare (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=102465.0)
#44 - Son of Phoenix - Winner: jasonbar, Second: syph007 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=102861.0;all)
#45 - Metal Slug - Winner: doteater, Second: Hewskie (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103242.0;all)
#46 - Puzzle Bobble - Winner: quarterstringer, Second: Benevolance (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103603.0;all)
#47 - Street Fighter 2 - The World Warrior - Winner: isucamper, Second: jordanshadow (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103921.0;all)
#48 - Crazy Climber - Winner: jasonbar, Second: quarterstringer (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=104367)
I'm shooting for a "tween" game that's not too old, but not too new. 1989. Hopefully, that should satisfy the old fogies & the young 'uns.
When I first saw Strider at the Red Baron Arcade in the Franklin Park Mall back in Toledo, OH, I remember being blown away by the graphics, the style, the ability to climb & hang & flip around, the vibrance of the enemy characters, & the grandiose & complex environments.
(http://maws.mameworld.info/img/ps/snap/strider.png)
ROMSet: strider, Strider US Set 1
DEFAULT DIP Switch Settings:
Difficulty: 4 (normal)
Bonus Lives: 20k, 40k, every 60k
Internal Diff on Life Loss: Default
Lives: 3
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- One credit only.
- No continues!
- No MAME cheats!
- Last day is Sunday August 22th (11:59:59pm Pacific Daylight Time), 2010.
- 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!
- Even if you don't have a competitive score or if you don't *think* that you have a competitive score, please post it anyway to keep the thread fun & to give everybody a good sense of score ranges.
Good luck!
I'll start off the scores with an unofficial entry of 34,000.
-Jason
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The first time I saw Strider (Malibu Grand Prix in Houston) was also the first time I'd seen a 25" monitor. I was doubly blown away.
I've never been any good at this game, though I've always loved it.
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Love that game! Great choice!!! :cheers:
I'll have to hurry up and put my machine back together so I can post a score before they get out of hand
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Great choice. Game on!
Ps: "allow continue" is a dipswitch option. Setting mine to NO for the duration of this.
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What kind of game is this not rewarding for time remaining??
I can barely break 22k
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Way to set the "bar", "jason". yuk yuk yuk!
How do you defeat the 3 "dancers" ?
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RayB: when I beat the 3 dancers on the top of the airship, I usually take a hit or two. I just go in swinging & hope I get them before I get me (and hope that I have a couple of hit points left).
-Jason
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OK, no official scores yet, so here's a bump & a challenge. My best score so far: 68,400. Had a really good game.
Honest, I picked Strider just b/c it's a cool game--I've never played it competitively or anything.
Come on, somebody post a score--how about you folks who rocked Black Dragon? That's a similar game & I couldn't get anywhere even remotely close to those top scores.
Thanks,
-Jason
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You are on Jason...finishing the lawn then get my game on.
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Bring it! Good luck! :cheers:
-Jason
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I got around 35,000
but man 68 damn I'm going to have to work a little harder
As for the Dancers if you do the slide attack just as they land from a jump you can take em down easy
although I still haven't perfected the timing enough to get all 3 without taking a little damage, but I have made it out of there with only one hit
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Uuuhhhh...slide attack? There's a slide attack??? :o
You mean when you hold down & hit jump to slide? I thought that was just an avoision thing, not an attack! Doy on me!
-Jason
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I obviously SUCK at this game. I can't even break like 10k.
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Uuuhhhh...slide attack? There's a slide attack???
Gee thanks Bender...now Jason will break 1,000,000... ;)
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Breaking news: I just broke 20k.
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10,300 on first attempt!
Made it to the scythe wielding soviet diplomat dragon thingie ;)
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Uuuhhhh...slide attack? There's a slide attack???
Gee thanks Bender...now Jason will break 1,000,000... ;)
umm... I mean your completely vulnerable when you slide, yeah, yah that's it
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Amazing one life run here, useful if you are stuck in one particular area ;)
Strider (arcade) - One life run - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJkCfNAIiOg#)
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Wow, I'm lousy!
And he seems to be playing on a harder skill level (more bombs falling on the little helicopters on the way up to the airship), & he skips killing lots of the bad guys.
I guess the morals of the story are:
1 - walking is for chumps--just slide all over the place!
2 - don't lose your little helpers--they do all the work for you!
-Jason
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I noticed as I played that if you have the helpers the game is harder, like more bombs fall and the wall droids are much faster, so I think he's still on normal
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Wow, that's a sneaky trick:
Hey, here are some helpers--enjoy!
Heh, heh, heh...sucker...
-Jason
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Great scores guys - despite playing as a kid I can't get beyond 10k in my first couple of attempts.
Slightly off topic, but has anyone managed to get Strider 2 going without slowdown? It also looks pretty fun.
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45,550 then lost 3 guys immediately on the amazon board :banghead:
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Slightly off topic, but has anyone managed to get Strider 2 going without slowdown? It also looks pretty fun.
You just need a fast processor. My Dual core at 3.5ghz runs it very smoothly.
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After playing some more Strider last night (don't worry, 59k was my best last night!), I played some Strider 2. It plays pretty terribly on my machine (sound stutters & very low framerate).
Wow, I forgot how cool they made Strider 2! Great use of 3D environments that are navigated like a 2D game. Cool bosses. The game froze after about 10 minutes or so--dang. The one complaint that I have w/ Strider 2 is that you can't walk & slash at the same time--you stop walking when you start wailing on the sword button--that's a pretty big departure from the game mechanics of Strider 1...
-Jason
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Jason - same here, although was mostly unplayable due to the stutter/slowdown.
What specs are you sporting on your MAME PC?
Again, sorry to be Off Topic, but this is the only Strider thread I found :)
Back On Topic - 59k is a sick score.
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The Infernolab MAME PC:
Intel Pentium 4 1800MHz 1.79GHz, 1GB RAM
Windows XP Pro 2002 SP2
Dude, it's a Dell!
When I run Strider 2 or other games that my computer can't handle, I do it like so: mame strider2 -autoframeskip.
Autoframeskip does a decent job of skipping enough frames to keep the game running at its intended speed. Decent, not great.
Thanks,
-Jason
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Cool - I'll give that a try.
Anyone beat 59k?
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Anyone beat 59k?
Im still rocking the 30s :(
Almost wish I had started sooner as it is as much fun as I remembered.
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Btw, Strider 2 will play great on almost any PC using the playstation based emulator Zinc.
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Btw, Strider 2 will play great on almost any PC using the playstation based emulator Zinc.
so are you playing a playstation version or does Zinc play the mame rom?
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Strider 2 seems to be a PSX release: http://www.amazon.com/Strider-2-Sega-Dreamcast/dp/B00004SWLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1282267753&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Strider-2-Sega-Dreamcast/dp/B00004SWLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1282267753&sr=8-1)
Not a cheap one, though...
-Jason
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:badmood:
By the way, part of the trick is never getting hit. You lose a helper when that happens. On level one, if you never get hit and you manage to find all the bonus containers, you end up with a robotic jaguar. Very useful to have. But I only ever got it once. I can't beat the dancers. They take cheap shots. :angry:
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I never really noticed what the jaguar & bird do--they just seem to cruise around & distract me--do they actually hunt down & kill enemies?
When you pick up a little robot helper, he "latches" to your current highest health bar box & that box turns red. If you get hit & lose that red box, you lose the helper.
So, if you want to be daring, get knocked down to 1 health bar box & then pick up your helpers & then pick up some health restorer. That way, you won't lose your helpers until you die.
I haven't had the guts to try this...
-Jason
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THe bird doesnt seem to do anything, but the jaguar hunts down whatever it can and destroys them in one shot.
By the way, those spider robots that shoot lasers give NO POINTS, so they are a waste of time.
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Just broke 25k for the first time, im improving but not fast enough!
If you enjoy Strider, check out Osman in mame, kind of similar gameplay
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Played the jap mega drive version to death before playing in the arcades, would love the jamma board.
Just had a couple of goes in Mame
33,400 then
51550
Will try and have a proper session tomorrow on this.
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Btw, Strider 2 will play great on almost any PC using the playstation based emulator Zinc.
so are you playing a playstation version or does Zinc play the mame rom?
Zinc is an arcade emulator that plays all the PSX based arcade games (tekken, SFEX, etc). You even get hardware acceleration and higher resolutions. Only problem with it is it has no NVRAM save. And its a pain to set up. It plays the mame rom (probably an older version of the rom).
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69,000 woo hooo!! This time I made it through The Amazon board without losing a guy, but man that 5th stage is HARD!
and Thanks for the info isucamper, I'll have to try out zinc on my slower machine Strider2 works fine on my good machine, but wicked slow on my atom netbook
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Nice one bender, will have to go some to have a crack at that
69,000 woo hooo!!
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Darn you, Bender! I'm really busy today--I didn't budget time to play more Strider!!! :badmood:
-Jason
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Spent so much time messing withing my nearly finished vertical cab it was 8PM (GMT) before I had a chance to have one go, but I got a good un, 72200, hope its good enough. I can do better kept messing up on level 5 where you hang upside down between the moving spikes (got killed 3 times there), kept moving before they had re-tracted (plonker).
No time for anymore goes, going on Holiday tomorrow (isle of wight), so need to get sorted, good luck to those still playing.
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If you enjoy Strider, check out Osman in mame, kind of similar gameplay
A true testament to the power of MAME when great games are being referred that I haven't played yet even though Ive been around since MAME's first incarnation.
Thanks for this!
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Strider2 works fine on my good machine, but wicked slow on my atom netbook
Hey Bender - just curious, what are the specs on the "good" machine...I just tried running Strider 2 on a couple of year old Dual Core Athlon X2 5000 and it seemed only marginally better than my old P4 2.53 clunker.
Great score too by the way - you guys are nuts, I can barely clear the first stage.
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73,300
well I think This is it for me
HB I died 3 times in the same spot you did, piss me off I want to get past that bit so bad!!!
DeepBlue, my "good" machine is actually the laptop I took apart for the benderama it's a core2Duo 2.5GHz with 4GB of ram and a Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT running xp64, the 64 bit version of mame is quite a bit faster at least 30% faster for me
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Thats twice today I have read about xp 64 running mame a lot faster!
I must try it out on my ageing mame pc
Excellent score there bender, well done ;)
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Well done Bender, haven't got time to come back at ya.
I've actually beaten this bloody game in the Arcade so it doubly annoys, that I got killed so lame, it gets harder later when you have the orbs to fight and the amazon boss and kong boss before the final boss (which is a stink)
I think I'm gonna keep playing at this one so I may enter a throw down score at some point.
Well done.
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Got back from my dinner party & had a little time to play. Investigated some opportunities to point-press. In the first level, you can kill lots of time along the first area & kill lots of guys & midget robots. That can give you another thousand or so.
Then I came across a sweeeeet point source near the end of the 3rd(?) level, just before the boss that is the giant orb spinning around in the giant empty room. You can squat there & shoot the small floating mines that slowly fill up the screen & shoot the occasional soldier who comes by. I had 1 helper which was keeping the soldier from being a threat. I don't know how many thousands I racked up there, but it was a lot. You can let the timer run down to near-zero & then enter the big boss chamber & the timer resets again.
88,150 was the result--I didn't quite get as far as those slowloy extending & retracting spikes--that part's a real bear.
Still 1 hour to go--go for it!
Thanks,
-Jason
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second again :cry: :cry:
didn't want to mess with point pressing till I beat the game on 1 credit
I did get past the spikes only to die twice in the second orb room
73,750
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DeepBlue, my "good" machine is actually the laptop I took apart for the benderama it's a core2Duo 2.5GHz with 4GB of ram and a Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT running xp64, the 64 bit version of mame is quite a bit faster at least 30% faster for me
Bender - can you Link me to where I get mame 64?
Jasonbar - my hat off to a true competitor who not only takes top spot again, but tells other players his secret! :lol
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Well done guys. Wish I had more time for some proper goes.
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When I tried to play "for keeps," I just did worse and worse each time. Made me not enjoy Strider.
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DeepBlue, my "good" machine is actually the laptop I took apart for the benderama it's a core2Duo 2.5GHz with 4GB of ram and a Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT running xp64, the 64 bit version of mame is quite a bit faster at least 30% faster for me
Bender - can you Link me to where I get mame 64?
Jasonbar - my hat off to a true competitor who not only takes top spot again, but tells other players his secret! :lol
http://mamedev.org/release.html (http://mamedev.org/release.html) under binaries
and I second that, Jbar is always generous with the info, keeping with the spirit of the forum!
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http://mamedev.org/release.html (http://mamedev.org/release.html) under binaries
Duh - thanks, can't believe I missed that.
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Well played jason, thats a fantastic score!!
Very sportsman like to share your winning tactics, I like it ;)
bender: Just installed xp x64, massive improvement for me - Thanks for the tip!
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Thanks thanks thanks...I'm just a little too competitive for my own good sometimes... :-[
Looking back on my last mail, I wasn't totally clear--it seems that the game has a 1m29s counter in each area, & it resets when you move on to the next area. Each level has many areas. You get no bonus for any time remaining on the clock when you make it to a new area. And I assume you die when the timer runs out (never happened to me).
I'd never even heard of point pressing until a year or so ago & I've always played games to get far & advance, not to get a high score, so it's against my nature to point press. It feels weird. That's why it didn't even occur to me to try this until last night.
Right before the big orb boss, you can hang out on the platform until the timer runs out, and then, when you enter the orb chamber, the timer resets & you fight the boss. You can't go back & shoot more guards & floating mines.
You can also hang out at the beginning of level 2 & kill tons of wolves, but they're not worth as many points.
Anyway, thanks--I'm glad to see some good competition at the end of this one--since I picked Strider, picking of the next goes to Bender--have at it!
Thanks,
-Jason
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Grats Bender!
*cough* horizontal shooter...*cough* R something... ;) jk
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Grats Bender!
*cough* horizontal shooter...*cough* R something... ;) jk
I like the way you think.
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Grats Bender!
*cough* horizontal shooter...*cough* R something... ;) jk
Ya I agree. I think some TYPE of horizontal shooter would be good...
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BYDO way, what are you guys talking about?
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BYDO way, what are you guys talking about?
Punny man, Punny!!!
hey glad you got the Mame64 running
Love me the R-Type, but seeing as this the gold anniversary of the competition I got something more diabolical in mind