The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: DrFrag on May 05, 2010, 06:34:51 pm
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The last 42 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)
Competition #43 is Astro Blaster (version 3).
Okay, time for some backstory.
When I was little, back in the early 80s, I was crossing the English Channel on a ferry to France. They had a small arcade onboard, hidden away amongst the slot machines. I watched a guy playing Astro Blaster and it amazed me. I didn't get to play it then, and I didn't catch the name of it, but the memory stuck with me.
26 years later (this was a couple of weeks ago) I thought it would cool to post here asking what the game was called, in the hopes of finally playing it. But how to describe it? I decided I would crack open the MS Paint and draw my memory of it, in the style of many great forum posts on the Internet before me.
Here's what I came up with:
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8352/spaceship1.gif)
I remember this stage the most. Alien spaceships flying from left to right really fast, and slowly getting lower. He had to shoot them all before they reached him.
(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6514/spaceship2.gif)
Spaceships that were like butterflies, getting too narrow to shoot at times. I remember him hitting the hyperspace button to slow them down, destroying them all, then being rewarded with some kind of refueling ship.
After I drew these, I realised I could load up MAME, sort by genre, and look at screenshots of games from 1984 and earlier. So I did, and Astro Blaster came up first under Shootr.slide. I was surprised it was as early as 1981. I was even more surprised, when I loaded it up, that it had digitised speech and was actually quite cool to play.
(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9517/astroblast.png)
I played one round and decided to save playing it for a BYOAC competition. So here it is! I hope it doesn't suck! ;D
Apparently the game has a ton of secrets. Some of them can be found here:
http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=astro-blaster&page=detail&id=129 (http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=astro-blaster&page=detail&id=129)
The current world record is 299,100 and was set in 1982. The current MARP record is 65,070. Score rolls over at 99,990.
ROMSet: astrob
DIP Switch Settings:
Lives: 3
(Should be default. There don't seem to be any other settings that would affect play.)
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- One credit only.
- No continues!
- No MAME cheats!
- Last day is Thursday May 20th (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!
Good luck!
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I think that was the first coin-op videeo game I played. I begged my mom to let me into the mall arcade, so she gave me ONE quarter, and that was the only free machine. I did really well at it, but I was "amped" too, which probably helped with the reflexes. I left the arcade all wobbly-kneed and excited. Weird, I know.
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Not one score submited yet? And already on 2nd page?
17,520
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17000, man, i am really bad at all these games...
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I loved this game, think it was the 1st video game I played in color. I used to be good ( 30 odd years already?!?) I'm gonna fire this one up for sure :)
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Galaga came out the same year, not to mention that the graphics and play of Astro Blaster seemed a little console-like. I remember it, and thought it was okay. It's still fun to pull out of the garage.
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I'm attaching picture to potentialy solidify my win, which (if I win) will be the lamest win in this competition.
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Looks like you win, guess this game didn't really catch on. Oh well, here's hoping your pick is a hit, no offense DrFrag
Hewskie
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Heh, I'll think I'll hand the next round over to last round's runner up, Creatine28. PM sent.
Edit: Wait mimic submitted a score? How did I miss that?
Edit2: Looks like mimic won this round. Sorry creatine28.
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I didn't have time to set up the page with next competition, I'll do it sometimes tommorow. Next game will be "google pacman" ;)