The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: CrazyKongFan on February 18, 2010, 09:40:47 pm
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The last 37 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)
Since I chose Pengo and won, 2nd place gets to pick. MazzMn chose Bomb Jack and asked if I could post it. We were talking about TG a few times in PM's, so I've chosen their settings, which I don't think are default. Bird Speed is Easy on default (at least on WolfMAME 106, sometimes defaults change on different versions). They have it set to Hard, so I've chosed that, for anyone who might want to submit a score. The scores are really high though, top score is over 16 million! Remember, if you want to submit a score to TG, you'll have to record with WolfMAME 106. Anyway, here's the rules:
ROMSet: BombJack
Lives: 3
Bird speed: Hard (Note: Hard, might not be default setting)
Enemies Number & Speed: Medium
Special coin: Easy
- One credit only.
- No continues! (I don't think Bomb Jack allows them anyway)
- No MAME cheats!
- Last day is Thursday March 4th (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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A couple tips, for those who haven't played it before. When you pick up the first bomb, another one will have a lit fuse. If you pick up the lit one, another one will be lit. If you can pick up all the lit ones in order, you'll get a special bonus, up to 50K per level. Also, as you pick up bombs, occasionally a coin will appear. I know of at least 3, P freezes all the enemies which can then be picked up for points, B adds to the multiplier for the board, and E gives you a free man. The P is really important as the screen fills up with enemies. You can use it to clear them out, or if you only have 1 or 2 bombs left, to quickly finish the board. As far as movement, pushing the button makes you jump, and if you tap the button, he'll "float" in the air and you can move sideways. Holding up on the stick while jumping makes you super jump (you can jump from the bottom of the screen all the way to the top). Holding down on the stick makes you fall quickly.
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Geez tough little game, I can't imagine making it into the millions...
I may post a screen if I can break 30000 haha
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Wow I suck at this game...5 games and I have only barely broken 30,000. On the plus side it doesn't make me quite as angry as Pengo did! ;D
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Well, I am sure this score will get smashed, but just to start it off...77310
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I'll add my first entry, just slightly higher, 82480. I made some really stupid mistakes, esp. on the first level. I've been able to snag the 50K special bonus before, but only got 10K this time.
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What are we putting the bonus life setting to?
I propose <none>
Cheers
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Haven't had time to play the competitions lately.
I have moderate ability at this game here's my first couple of goes (with bonus life set to none)
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Im getting 200k ish. I need to practice.
Ive been playing this game for 20 odd years. Today was the 1st time I collected the "s" that gives out another credit.
Why couldnt I have got the "s" when I was a kid and needed that 10 pence eh?
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I don't think it has anything to do with extra lives. You get an extra life when you pick up an "E" coin. What that setting does do though, is set the scores in the high score table. In WolfMAME 106 (which is what TG uses, and TG is where I got the rules from), it says "INITIAL HIGH SCORE" for that dipswitch setting. I don't know what the multiples ones do though. Setting it to "NONE" makes the high score table 10,000. If you set it to 30,000, the high score table is filled with 30,000's.
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you should list the scores with those games ...just so people can see how they measure up in the community. :D
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my buddy mark just beat that score, he played it for the first time yesterday
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8011/score1y.jpg)
(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8810/score2v.jpg)
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Note to self: do NOT stop to look up at the score to see if you passed 1st place yet when you are in the middle of the level with an easy bonus in reach. ...because if you do you will jump into the bird instead of the "P" with 90 points to go. :angry:
I think I need to stop for the night. So my current best is 260,750.
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Well, I couldn't let it go. Posting my previous failure motivated me, and I finally had a breakthrough. :cheers:
359650
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Hi,
I would like to say hi to all peepz on this forum and thx for the useful information on these forums for building this thing i'll crush your high scores with ;D.
I've been following this thread for a few weeks and I must say pengo was not really my thing + I couldn't afford a short period addiction due to work .
But,
Things Change ..
I have a week off and i'll be in for Tha Bomb Jack!
i played this game in my last holiday in a competition with my brother a year ago but you'll probably know such things get a place in twisted minds.
So I went to the settings of mame and I saw I wasn't playing these tourney rules ( bird speed etc )
that means my high score(witch is very high btw :) ) isn't legal so... , you probably hear my first question coming.
How can I reset the highscore of this game and only this game ?
Thx
And greetings
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that means my high score(witch is very high btw :) ) isn't legal so... , you probably hear my first question coming.
How can I reset the highscore of this game and only this game ?
Open up the mame folder. then the Hi folder. look for bombjack.hi. delete this file
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F3 will reset the game and the hiscores. But yea...ive never played this game before, pretty fun tho....im only getting around 20k hahaha i need to practice!
edit - F3 not F5
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Well, I couldn't let it go. Posting my previous failure motivated me, and I finally had a breakthrough. :cheers:
359650
Great score mate.
I haven't got time till the weekend to fire up me cab, but it looks like I'll need a bit of practice to get in a groove good enough to best ya.
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I played this last night for a bit to practice. I got close to 300,000 and plan to give you some nice competition tonight when I REALLY get into it. Heh heh.
Stay tuned.
DeLuSioNaL29
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Out of curiosity, does anyone actually go for the bonus on the 5th level? I tried initially, but decided that it was safer just to clear that level as fast as possible. Those spaceship enemies spawn pretty quickly and they are very, very dangerous because of how fast they move.
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Out of curiosity, does anyone actually go for the bonus on the 5th level? I tried initially, but decided that it was safer just to clear that level as fast as possible. Those spaceship enemies spawn pretty quickly and they are very, very dangerous because of how fast they move.
Yes, I do. The trick is to find a pattern that minimizes the baddies from touching you. Then the P will appear and you MUST clear them all in order to have a chance to get the rest of the lit bombs without dying.
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Thanks! I figured there was a good pattern but I had a harder time figuring it out on that level than any of the others I have played so far. This game was new to me as of the start of the competition, so I am still learning. :)
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But you have to admit it's a gem of a game. :applaud:
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Well, I couldn't let it go. Posting my previous failure motivated me, and I finally had a breakthrough. :cheers:
359650
Great score mate.
I haven't got time till the weekend to fire up me cab, but it looks like I'll need a bit of practice to get in a groove good enough to best ya.
Thanks! I appreciate you holding off on kicking my butt. I get to have the high score for a day or two at least. ;D
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But you have to admit it's a gem of a game. :applaud:
This is definitely one for my favorites list!
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428 000
Here's a vid so U guys can see the pattern.
Make me do Better :)
bombjack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKoTLsAtnSY#)
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Very cool video. I think you have me beat. My high at the moment is only 317k or so. Nice job!
By the way, although I'm playing this on my vertical cabinet, I'd like to run it with the MAME logos on my horizontal cabinet. Any tips on how you did that? I remember seeing it here (http://retroblast.arcadecontrols.com/files.html) at Kevin Steele's Retroblast, but it's only for .79 or lower. What version of MAME are you running?
DeLuSioNaL29
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I think The mame bezel came as an option in gameex( the frontend i'm using)
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i cant get him to jump to the top of the screen :\ I lose.
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A couple tips, for those who haven't played it before. When you pick up the first bomb, another one will have a lit fuse. If you pick up the lit one, another one will be lit. If you can pick up all the lit ones in order, you'll get a special bonus, up to 50K per level. Also, as you pick up bombs, occasionally a coin will appear. I know of at least 3, P freezes all the enemies which can then be picked up for points, B adds to the multiplier for the board, and E gives you a free man. The P is really important as the screen fills up with enemies. You can use it to clear them out, or if you only have 1 or 2 bombs left, to quickly finish the board. As far as movement, pushing the button makes you jump, and if you tap the button, he'll "float" in the air and you can move sideways. Holding up on the stick while jumping makes you super jump (you can jump from the bottom of the screen all the way to the top). Holding down on the stick makes you fall quickly.
I didn't know the first time I played this game a year or 2 ago so I gave up on it quick, but the OP enlightened all of us in his tips at the top!
Hewskie
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i cant get him to jump to the top of the screen :\ I lose.
Hold up when you jump.
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i cant get him to jump to the top of the screen :\ I lose.
Hold up when you jump.
Haha yea i just figured that out...
I watched that video and tried following....
I die so fast...65k haha
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461.490
But I made some stupido mistakes in this game so 500 k is the target
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I think what the best thing about all of these competitions is that we learn about games we never heard of and they end up being great.
Does everyone agree?
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I think what the best thing about all of these competitions is that we learn about games we never heard of and they end up being great.
Does everyone agree?
D
+1
I suck at this game, but its still fun! I could see it being a good "I CHALLENGE YOU!" game when drinking with friends
this is also the first Challenge thread i have read on here :)
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What challenge ? :p
But delusional got point when he says it's always nice to discover a good cab friendly game.
I probably spent more time setting up the cab and finding good games for it then actually playing them.
back to bombjack , I keep on hitting scores 400k+ but then i spend time finding out the pattern and they don't become easier.
as in the last round of this vid I almost got 50k bonus for the first time :)
bombjackcloseto500k.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcpBxj31kM#)
481 840
What I like at this game is the fast paced action of it and really bashing the controls to guide jack.
and the fact it's not an easy game. and by that I mean you can't play the first half hour with the first life( like wonderboy I really like the action but it's a little to long ....)
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I've currently topped out around 400k. This is starting to feel like work, so I'm not sure how much longer I am going to chase the high score. Probably just need a break...
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As usual, my stubborn nature won out and I kept playing. Tried a different strategy.
514140
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Lol .. I thought I was pretty good at this game so I was preparing to participate, but then I started reading your scores... :(
I can do maybe 80k hehe.. ::)
Edit: Just watched the above video. Wow, you get 50k bonus pts for grabbing the fire bombs? Ok, I'm gonna play. :)
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Edit: Just watched the above video. Wow, you get 50k bonus pts for grabbing the fire bombs? Ok, I'm gonna play. :)
Guess you didn't read my post immediately after the game announcement? :P
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Edit: Just watched the above video. Wow, you get 50k bonus pts for grabbing the fire bombs? Ok, I'm gonna play. :)
Guess you didn't read my post immediately after the game announcement? :P
Hehe, no sorry. I was aware that you got extra points for picking up the bombs in the correct order, but not as much as 50k.
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Well indeed you could try different strategy like skipping the hard ones ,for me that's level 7 .
I die there most of the time but I can't hold myself for just ignoring the pattern and finish it ASAP.
Time to fire Up the cab now...
be right back ;D
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518 260
:)
close but I'm finally getting the hang of level 7 ,I did a 50k bonus there.
but off course a few stupid mistakes at the first levels.
Anyway I wouldn't have made it when I didn't see the 500K when entering level 11(I kept it cool there , no fancy pattern there just a few more k and i'll be ok :) )
bombjack500k.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Dhl3BUdcY#)
back to work bpark42 ;D
It also looks you get an xtra life at 500k
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I don't think you get an extra life at 500k. I think you just happened to pick up an "E" extra life bonus.
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idd i noticed when I just passed the 500k border again..
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I am almost positive that I am not getting a bonus life at 500k....
Anyhow, I just had a good game but screwed up big time at the end and lost two guys in a row.
518680
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Best I could do so far! I've got a looong way to go though. :)
199820
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518 260
:)
close but I'm finally getting the hang of level 7 ,I did a 50k bonus there.
but off course a few stupid mistakes at the first levels.
Anyway I wouldn't have made it when I didn't see the 500K when entering level 11(I kept it cool there , no fancy pattern there just a few more k and i'll be ok :) )
bombjack500k.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Dhl3BUdcY#)
back to work bpark42 ;D
Now that is some skills (On an x-arcade stick too! ;o) If I just had enough time to learn all of the patterns!
It also looks you get an xtra life at 500k
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363,370
I can sleep now that I am no longer humliated. :laugh:
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These are great scores guys.
I haven't had the time to fire up my cab, doing loads of marking for Monday morning.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to play before the deadline on the 4th, it's gonna be difficult just to get close to those half mill scores.
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Well now you just make me feel bad for posting this ;D
664160
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Well now you just make me feel bad for posting this ;D
664160
:notworthy: You are god.
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:notworthy: You are god.
Heh, thanks :cheers:
Here's an advanced tip that might help some of you guys out:
There are times when there is a "grace period" on an enemy when you can run/jump through them without getting killed. I'm sure all of you have had the skeleton looking guys fall on top of you and kill you. This happened to me a lot when I was stuck at the bottom and tried to get out into the clear, but the guys fall too fast. I finally figured out that when the guys fall and transform you have a second or so where you can just run straight through them. It's actually much safer to let them drop rather than trying to rush underneath before they fall. This has saved Jack's bomb-gathering butt many times for me. ;D
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Well now you just make me feel bad for posting this ;D
664160
Looking like a winning score (ya bast!)
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Another tip:
You can control where the mechanical bird appears by holding the joystick in the opposite direction.
Example: Hold the joystick to the right as soon as the round starts and the mechanical bird appears on the left of the screen. If the stick is held diagonally, the bird appears in the opposite corner.
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Check this out:
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/909e3a2ab311917b09fdfeb858ee00e8/video/11161476 (http://sharing.theflip.com/session/909e3a2ab311917b09fdfeb858ee00e8/video/11161476)
It's crude and lacks sound, but you get the idea. This is an INP recording I found on the net. The guy scored over 6 million, but I stopped the video at around 1 million.
DeLuSioNaL29
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Now thats a skilled player! :notworthy:
The video fades away at round 16, with a score of 1.056 620.
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The 16 million point game I mentioned over at TG, the INP is available for viewing. You have to have WolfMAME 106 installed, but that shouldn't be a big deal. I have about a dozen different MAME versions installed, each in their own directory. I just point the ROM directory to one location so I don't need a set for each version. You wanna see some good point pressing, watch that one :) He had 481K at the end of level 5 and 924K at the end of level 10.
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Just had another go, a little improvement this time but it's still embarassing compared to mr. 600k+ above (and at least compared to those scoring millions) :P. ;)
Anyways, I have no time at all to play so this would be my last submission for now I think. :)
222,710
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The 16 million point game I mentioned over at TG, the INP is available for viewing. You have to have WolfMAME 106 installed, but that shouldn't be a big deal. I have about a dozen different MAME versions installed, each in their own directory. I just point the ROM directory to one location so I don't need a set for each version. You wanna see some good point pressing, watch that one :) He had 481K at the end of level 5 and 924K at the end of level 10.
I got a chance to view it. Nice. What I noticed from both players though, is that there were some levels where they didn't go for all the lit bombs for the bonus points on levels 11, 12, 13 and 14. I wonder why they do this. There has to be a strategic reason.
D
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I got a chance to view it. Nice. What I noticed from both players though, is that there were some levels where they didn't go for all the lit bombs for the bonus points on levels 11, 12, 13 and 14. I wonder why they do this. There has to be a strategic reason.
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I haven't watched any of the videos or recordings posted because I am stubborn about wanting to figure patterns and such out for myself, but I will say that I can understand not going for the bonuses on those levels. 11 and 12 are extremely difficult to get the bonuses on (I don't remember 13 or 14 all that well since I have only played them a few times.) I've gotten the full bonuses on 11 and 12 several times, but I learned that I had to be willing to abandon the lit bombs and just go for a fast clear if things turned bad.
12 can be difficult to complete without dying even if you don't go for the bonus. Really, it can end up being all about when you get the "P" coins during the level and how well you are able to use them. I have passed on the bonus on 11 many times because I wasn't set up to get the "P" near the beginning
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Yeah, he definitely knows the boards, so on ones he isn't going after the firebomb bonus, I'm sure it's because it's too hard to do safely ;D I watched it all the way thru once before (turning off speed throttling) and he rolled the level meter several times (at 100)
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Last day everyone, hope you're having fun :) bpark42 is currently in the lead with 664K, can anyone top him in the next 15 hours? I haven't played much, but I've never been very good at this one, so I doubt I can come anywhere near you guys getting over 500K.
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I can easily get over 300k, but then I realized that I didn't have the birds set to "hard" (rats!).
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Last day everyone, hope you're having fun :) bpark42 is currently in the lead with 664K, can anyone top him in the next 15 hours?
Workin' on it, 477k is my best so far
It's funny because until MAME I never played Bombjack, but I had played Mighty Bombjack on the NES when I was a kid. The NES game borrowed heavily from the arcade game sound and general-concept wise, but it was an adventure game where you travelled through rooms, not fixed to a single screen.
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Congrats to bpark42, who came in first with 664,160. Since you won, you get to pick the next game :) You can start your own thread, or if you like, I can do it (since I've started the last few threads for others, I've got the hang of it :D )
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Great score bpark42, I never got a chance to play again (so busy with work), its a worthy score :applaud:
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Congrats bpark42!! :notworthy:
Maybe next time I will have time to play more, although I don't think I'd even get close to your score even if I had plenty of time to practice. :)
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Thanks everybody. I really got into this game. It was a great pick!
Anyhow, I have a game in mind, but I am open to suggestions. I know there are tons of great games out there like this that I have never played before, so I am willing to hold off a day or so before posting the new thread. Post 'em if you got 'em! No guarantees I will change my mind though. ;D
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Thanks everybody. I really got into this game. It was a great pick!
Anyhow, I have a game in mind, but I am open to suggestions. I know there are tons of great games out there like this that I have never played before, so I am willing to hold off a day or so before posting the new thread. Post 'em if you got 'em! No guarantees I will change my mind though. ;D
Chelnov: Atomic Runner. I promise you, it's hard at first but when you get the hang of it it's highly addictive. ;)
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Don't mean to rush your decision bpark42, but have you decided on a game yet? We're all waiting on the edge of our seats! ;D
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Don't mean to rush your decision bpark42, but have you decided on a game yet? We're all waiting on the edge of our seats! ;D
What's the "official" rule for a disappering 1st place winner? Is it 2nd place winner picks within certain amount of time?
Btw my vote for next game is for '99 The last war (clone of son of phoenix, but that's how I remember that game) That's going to be my choice one of these days (if I ever win again)
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Sorry guys, I was really busy today. I'll post the new game shortly.