The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: JDFan on September 12, 2016, 11:03:02 am
-
High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143138.0)
----------------------
Game Name : Tank Force (US, 2Player)
ROM Name = "tankfrce"
----------------------
Settings:
default : Lives -3, Difficulty -medium
Controls:
Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Fire]
(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/118124218245.png)
(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/118124218247.png)
Tank Force (タンクフォース Tanku Fōsu?) is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1991; it was the last game to run on their System 1 hardware (which had been in use for four years), is the sequel to Battle City, which was released six years earlier and is a sequel to Tank Battalion, which had been released five years before it (and eleven years before this title). The US version of the game was also the first of seven games from the company to display the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen during its attract mode - the others are Steel Gunner 2, F/A, Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, Knuckle Heads, Lucky & Wild, and Numan Athletics. Exvania and Super World Court, which were Japan-exclusive, may also feature the screen in their attract mode if the "Display FBI Screen" setting in the games' options menus has been set to "Yes".
Gameplay
The gameplay is very much like that of Tank Battalion, except that this time up to two (on an upright model) or four (on a cocktail) players can play simultaneously, there are seven new ("regular") types of enemy tanks (Normal Tanks, Speed Tanks, Hard Tanks, Big Tanks, Rapid Tanks, Tomahawk Tanks and Jeeps) and there is fifteen types of powerups (Bonus 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000, Shot Powerup, 4-Way Shot, Hyper Shot, Ripple Laser, Twin Shot, Small, Shield, Bomb Attack, Timer Stop, Force Field and Extend) which appear for players to collect in order to increase their tanks' firepower and boost their score (the one with the highest at the end of any round conquers its hexagon on the overworld map); each round is also the size of 17x13 blocks instead of just 13x13 off Tank Battalion and Battle City, the enemies also roll into view from the top of the screen instead of just appearing and can also enter from the left and right sides, every fourth round is a "boss" round where the players must fight Train Cannons, AK Tanks and Boss Cannons at the top of the screen as well as the round's regular enemies, the players cannot destroy their own headquarters walls, when one player shoots another they will be pushed back (instead of getting stunned for a few seconds), and the game has an ending which will be seen after clearing all thirty-six rounds. The game's seventeenth round is also made to look like Pac-Man - even though Tōru Iwatani had no involvement with the title.
Current Scores :
------------------
yamatetsu 233,500
JDFan 107,500
ninjabadger 104,100
acvieluf 101,900
Mike A. 54,300
TitchGamer 39,600
Wp34 35,700
Final scores.
--------------
Current Scores :
------------------
yamatetsu 233,500
JDFan 107,500
ninjabadger 104,100
acvieluf 101,900
Mike A. 54,300
TitchGamer 39,600
Wp34 35,700
--------------
Last day: Sunday, September 25 2016 midnight Pacific
----------------------------------------------------------------
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=137522.0;attach=303868;image)
- Quest for the Bronze Joystick! The most successful competitor of each calendar year will possess & display the BYOAC Bronze Joystick Trophy. See this thread for details: The BYOAC Bronze Joystick (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,137522.0).
Happy Gaming!
[/quote]
-
finally a game I'd love to play but alas, my mame PC is fried...
oh well, great pick JDFan!
-
finally a game I'd love to play but alas, my mame PC is fried...
oh well, great pick JDFan!
Glad you like the choice - figure it's a pretty easy game to play on any computer using the keyboard - just install a mame and the rom and you'll be set ! (no mame pc needed ! )
I haven't played it in a long time and while searching for the last game (TARG)in the alphabetical Mame list saw it and figured it would be a good selection since it will work on pretty much any setup and is pretty easy to learn but still challenging. Interested to see what kind of scores can be racked up in the 2 weeks.
-
This looks fun, ile give it a shot :)
-
Very fun game. Let's get this party started. 35,700
-
Mines not as much, but I like this one, so far. Great pick!
27,700
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160913/fb9dd49b34e9aa37a93e0d7e75bea0de.jpg)
Sent from my Atari 2600
-
I am in.
-
Settings:
default : Lives -3, that's it.
Settings:
default : Lives -3, Difficulty -medium
164,700.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=351168)
-
Settings:
default : Lives -3, that's it.
Settings:
default : Lives -3, Difficulty -medium
164,700.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=351168)
Hmm - mine has no settings for difficulty in the dip switch settings (where do you see medium setting ? Just want to verify if that is the setting mine is using MameUI64 v. 0.172)
-
This one apparently has no dip switches but a menu instead. Hit F2 to open it.
-
This one apparently has no dip switches but a menu instead. Hit F2 to open it.
OK - yep mine has the same medium setting by default - I'll modify the first post with the setting.
Might as well also post a starting score - 72,200 (how to play is slowly coming back !)
-
Neat little game.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160913/3ae3540227059300e90b38e1ca63bebc.jpg)
Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk
-
Well looks like some scores are starting to get posted so here is a standings list (will try to keep the first post updated as they are posted !
Current Scores :
------------------
yamatetsu 164,700
ninjabadger 104,100
JDFan 72,200
Mike A. 54,300
Wp34 35,700
acvieluf 27,700
-
Small bump,
53,100
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160914/34dd88958efedb7e227323067ebabd38.jpg)
Sent from my Atari 2600
-
185,200.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=351242)
-
Dang those are some nice scores. I played a little the last couple of nights but haven't been able to improve my score.
-
101,900
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160916/4c460ceee9f213ea513cb5d558faf101.jpg)
Sent from my Atari 2600
-
Well its a start....
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160917/736c1d9eddf5e91973322fc654c0014d.jpg)
-
Finally broke the 100K mark - 107,500
-
199,200. So close.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=351329)
233,500.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=351390)
-
The scoreboard.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=351539)
-
Shall I create a thread for the next game?
-
Shall I create a thread for the next game?
Yep you're up ( I see you already have it picked and posted !! ) Nice to see someone following so the next game is picked rather than waiting a day or so to get going !!
Here's the Final scores for this comp : (If I missed anyone let me know and I'll update the list )
Current Scores :
------------------
yamatetsu 233,500
JDFan 107,500
ninjabadger 104,100
acvieluf 101,900
Mike A. 54,300
TitchGamer 39,600
Wp34 35,700