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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Gravitar on July 10, 2012, 12:07:56 am
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This score is nothing special but it shows the trench run in later levels... I haven't seen such video on Youtube before.
I compensated the increased difficulty between yoke and mouse by adding 3 extra shields after completing the level from the dip switch settings.
I was able to score over 30 million in the arcade machine but I simply can't get same kind of precision from a mouse, no matter how much I play with the MAME analog settings. The towers pose a problem with the mouse (for me), not the trench run which is pretty much always the same combo of levels 8, 9 and 10.
This game is one of my all time favorite arcades.
Use 480pt (HQ resolution). Otherwise the video looks really bad.
Enjoy!
Atari Star Wars Arcade longplay (2 million points with a mouse) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GmBVoM3sTQ#)
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Looks pretty damn good. I very early into MAME found a mouse (not a high-res one, admittedly) so unsatisfactory, and the prospect of trying to learn to use one with high proficiency so unsavory, that I resolved not to play the game until I got a yoke set-up.
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Looks pretty damn good. I very early into MAME found a mouse (not a high-res one, admittedly) so unsatisfactory, and the prospect of trying to learn to use one with high proficiency so unsavory, that I resolved not to play the game until I got a yoke set-up.
Yeah... I've been going back and forth with the yake too.... it'd be awesome but the price is quite greasy.
http://www.westcontrols.com/files/products_controls2.php?id=CSYOKE&cat=C6YO&type=FY&fr=C&fb_source=message (http://www.westcontrols.com/files/products_controls2.php?id=CSYOKE&cat=C6YO&type=FY&fr=C&fb_source=message)
I don't have a MAME cabinet or anything... I'm not too crazy about them anyway. I'd buy the orginal arcade machines if only they were available where I live (Finland, EU). You Americans are so lucky as these cabinets are still around for you.
Having original BattleZone, Gravitar and Star Wars would be a dream-come-true.
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Looks pretty damn good. I very early into MAME found a mouse (not a high-res one, admittedly) so unsatisfactory, and the prospect of trying to learn to use one with high proficiency so unsavory, that I resolved not to play the game until I got a yoke set-up.
Yeah... I've been going back and forth with the yake too.... it'd be awesome but the price is quite greasy.
http://www.westcontrols.com/files/products_controls2.php?id=CSYOKE&cat=C6YO&type=FY&fr=C&fb_source=message (http://www.westcontrols.com/files/products_controls2.php?id=CSYOKE&cat=C6YO&type=FY&fr=C&fb_source=message)
I don't have a MAME cabinet or anything... I'm not too crazy about them anyway. I'd buy the orginal arcade machines if only they were available where I live (Finland, EU). You Americans are so lucky as these cabinets are still around for you.
Having original BattleZone, Gravitar and Star Wars would be a dream-come-true.
Somewhat, yeah, but it depends on whether you want to maintain them. I'm not a maintainer. Also, I think Battlezone looks great in AAE, and I have no particular attachment to the control panel. Lastly, and most importantly, I wanted to be able to play several games on one machine, hence my Plumcade: yoke Star Wars, Spy Hunter, Outrun, etc ; flight stick and up-down spinner flanking the yoke for Discs of Tron, Zwackery, Zaxxon/Super Zaxxon, and certain laser disc games (MACH 3, Cobra Command, Galaxy Ranger).
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Ouch that yoke look's like a killer price for 6 Franklin's you could get a real Star War's Yoke on Ebay for around $100 and an interface as well for $60
http://www.ram-controls.com/USB001-Interface.html (http://www.ram-controls.com/USB001-Interface.html)
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Ouch that yoke look's like a killer price for 6 Franklin's you could get a real Star War's Yoke on Ebay for around $100 and an interface as well for $60
http://www.ram-controls.com/USB001-Interface.html (http://www.ram-controls.com/USB001-Interface.html)
Or hack a Dual Strike, as I did - though I also have a dedicated (though I think no longer made) analog controller which I may switch over to. As well, you can use an APAC.
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I'm completely hopeless when it comes to any tech/electronics stuff.
They're selling yokes like this, but I doubt these move forwards/backwards at all. Any idea?
Example 1:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VRInsight-Master-Flight-Yoke-/200794055149?pt=UK_Controllers_Attachments&hash=item2ec04221ed (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VRInsight-Master-Flight-Yoke-/200794055149?pt=UK_Controllers_Attachments&hash=item2ec04221ed)
Example 2:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saitek-Pro-Flight-Yoke-System-Rudder-Pedals-PZ44-PZ35-/300743083081?pt=UK_Controllers_Attachments&hash=item4605af4449 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saitek-Pro-Flight-Yoke-System-Rudder-Pedals-PZ44-PZ35-/300743083081?pt=UK_Controllers_Attachments&hash=item4605af4449)
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No, I looked at those years ago. Totally gay.
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Somewhat, yeah, but it depends on whether you want to maintain them.
Speaking as someone who has to maintain a Space Duel, Tempest, Asteroids Deluxe, Major Havoc, Red Baron, and a Battlezone...
...Gray_Area is speaking truth. Vector game are not the same to maintain as raster games. You can't just swap in a monitor when necessary.
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Anyone has a spare MAME-compatible Star Wars yoke for sale?
...for a reasonable price?
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Your best bet is to hit this website make an account and search for one in the forums thats what i did and found an awsome fire fox yoke or a turbo sub which is not nearly as abused as a star wars yoke! Didnt have to rebuild it at all perfect condition for $150
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/index.php (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/index.php)
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I wish I had the skills to do something like this. :o
Mini Star Wars arcade cabinet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plHHA_-PQuQ#)