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Title: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: jasonbar on October 09, 2017, 10:02:01 am
I finally executed an idea that I'd been considering doing for some time, not only to lower my time investment when picking the next game, but to also let fate have a hand in picking the next game:
Pick the game above or below the last game!
It was this or Hopper Robo, which was cute and Apple ][ish but not adequately entertaining.


High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,143138.0)

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Game Name: Horizon (don't call me Moon Patrol 2!)
ROM Name:  horizon
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MAME DIP Settings (see my screen grab from 115u2):
 Lives: 3
 Bonus Life: 40k & every 80k
Compare against http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_dips/H/horizon (http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_dips/H/horizon). This document says 40k & 120k, which might be equivalent. Let me know what our other MAME revs show here.

Controls:
    4-way joystick (might technically be 8-way, but I did a lot better with 4-way), fire button

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/105/1058911886.jpg)
 
(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/105/1058912444.jpg)

https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10968 (https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10968)
Moon patrol in 3 planes. Gyruss spaceship patterns. Space fun at its finest!



Last day: Sunday, October 22, 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!




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Opener: 82,500 after a few games. Man, this fun!
(Oh, if you don't get into the top 3 scores, you better take a picture right quick, because the score is no longer displayed after the GAME OVER screen, & the attract mode doesn't seem to ever show any but the top 3 scores!)
Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: yamatetsu on October 09, 2017, 10:46:53 am
It was this or Hopper Robo, which was cute and Apple ][ish but not adequately entertaining.

High Score Competition #160: Hopper Robo. One of my faves.
Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: acvieluf on October 09, 2017, 11:32:38 am
29,500

Interesting game. Too bad the music isn't as good as the original.

EDIT: 49,400

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171009/fe78394f6328a0bf7102672db5b8fca1.jpg)


How far along we're you to be in the 80,000 range?

Sent from my Casio keyboard
Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: jasonbar on October 23, 2017, 01:49:52 am
Last-minute entry to really shake up the standings.
The pressure is too much. I need to keep refining my game to stay ahead of all the wolves nipping at my heels. Intense competition this time around!!!

99,600

-Jason
Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: acvieluf on October 23, 2017, 06:25:01 am
Last-minute entry to really shake up the standings.
The pressure is too much. I need to keep refining my game to stay ahead of all the wolves nipping at my heels. Intense competition this time around!!!

99,600

-Jason
Yeah, sorry man. I really tried, but I just couldn't get into this game. No worries though.

Sent from my Casio keyboard

Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: yamatetsu on October 23, 2017, 08:39:35 am
I'd say that Jason was referring to the lack of competitors, not your score.

The scoreboard.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=363114)

The final scores.

1st    jasonbar    99,600

2nd   acvieluf     49,400


acvieluf, your turn to come up with the next one.
Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: acvieluf on October 23, 2017, 08:40:31 am
Alrighty, i should have something up by later tonight.
Title: Re: High Score Competition #228: Horizon
Post by: acvieluf on October 23, 2017, 08:04:22 pm
Yeah buddy.  Feel like ripping off Rocky? Hope so!

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,155623.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,155623.0.html)