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Title: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: jasonbar on August 01, 2017, 12:40:54 am
High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143138.0)

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Game Name : Space Harrier
ROM Name  = sharrier
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Settings:
 Lives: 3
 Bonus Life: 50,000,000
 Trial Time: off

Controls:
 Analog joystick, 1 button (but 8-way joystick works just fine)

(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/118124217149.png)

3D scaling bitmap party!!!

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Harrier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Harrier)



Last day: Sunday, August 13 2017, midnight Pacific Time
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(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!


My first quickie score: 2,705,090 (unofficial, no pic, I'm between phones...)
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: acvieluf on August 01, 2017, 05:27:55 am
Nice pick, GREAT music!

Sent from my Casio keyboard

Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: acvieluf on August 02, 2017, 07:50:34 pm
3,897,120

I like the "Altered beast" scream when you die.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170802/0a020bf8f2345f5b9dde215d2e38f8ec.jpg)

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Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: lettuce on August 05, 2017, 12:21:43 pm
8,517,020

Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: acvieluf on August 05, 2017, 07:00:43 pm
4,660,060

My arm is sore.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170805/6c64383ec77bbb430dd469b3915745ae.jpg)

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Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: lettuce on August 05, 2017, 08:33:42 pm
Im not 100% sure the analog settings are correct for this game they feel off
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: acvieluf on August 05, 2017, 08:35:53 pm
Im not 100% sure the analog settings are correct for this game they feel off
Yeah, probably made it easier for you, better delete that score, haha.

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Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: lettuce on August 06, 2017, 02:39:35 pm
Im not 100% sure the analog settings are correct for this game they feel off
Yeah, probably made it easier for you, better delete that score, haha.

Sent from my Casio keyboard

Haha, i think it makes it harder, seems a bit too 'twitchy'
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: acvieluf on August 06, 2017, 02:45:06 pm
Im not 100% sure the analog settings are correct for this game they feel off
Yeah, probably made it easier for you, better delete that score, haha.

Sent from my Casio keyboard

Haha, i think it makes it harder, seems a bit too 'twitchy'
Yes I agree. Since it was made for analog controls, you're either rocketing towards the center of the screen, or away from it. I'm away all next week, but maybe I'll load it on my laptop and play with an Xbox controller. That may help.

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Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: jasonbar on August 08, 2017, 12:42:17 pm
I'm playing with an analog stick on rev 115u2. Definitely twitchy--I don't see a big difference when playing with this stick vs. an 8-way trigger stick...

...but I was never very adept at flight stick games...

Nonetheless, I'm having more fun the more I play it--I forgot what a thrill this game was.

7,002,130

-Jason

PS--maybe playing with a trackball or mouse would offer good control?
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: acvieluf on August 08, 2017, 12:45:30 pm
I'm playing with an analog stick on rev 115u2. Definitely twitchy--I don't see a big difference when playing with this stick vs. an 8-way trigger stick...

...but I was never very adept at flight stick games...

Nonetheless, I'm having more fun the more I play it--I forgot what a thrill this game was.

7,002,130

-Jason

PS--maybe playing with a trackball or mouse would offer good control?
I was playing it last night with a 360 controller. Not a good enough score to post, but much better control, being able to hold your character in one place.

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Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: Loafmeister on August 09, 2017, 03:50:27 pm
I gather playing with a trackball is a big nono?  ;)
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: jasonbar on August 09, 2017, 04:10:59 pm
I gather playing with a trackball is a big nono?  ;)

I don't see a problem in using a trackball. I recommended one a couple of posts ago. Am I missing something? If not, trackball away!

-Jason
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: popsicle on August 10, 2017, 02:18:46 pm
Finally had a good run. I always felt like this game offered random deaths, i.e. never saw it comin'.

6,742,400
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: lettuce on August 12, 2017, 08:20:45 pm
I wonder how a Wii mote would control in this game with the Dolphin bar
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: yamatetsu on August 14, 2017, 11:29:42 am
The scoreboard.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=361293)
     Click on the pic to get a larger view.


Looks like it's popsicle's turn to come up with the next game.
Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: pbj on August 14, 2017, 11:33:22 am
Ugh.  Sorry I missed this one.  It crashes about 2/3s of the way through on Xbox, though.

Title: Re: High Score Competition #223: Space Harrier
Post by: popsicle on August 15, 2017, 12:29:57 am
I'll get something posted by tomorrow night