Author Topic: Galaxian high Score broken (Read 3458 times)

DYNAGOD · « **on:** December 23, 2004, 07:02:43 pm »

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He said he had set a world record of 399,290 points, beating the previous record held by a Californian.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4119613.stm

Bones · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:07:14 pm »

Just to crush this poor bugger, there has to be somebody here with a natural gift that can beat his score.

If it's is an original Galaxian (ie no pause button), the high score game must have taken some time complete!

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:10:57 pm »

good thing hes playing a coctail..thats a long time to stand

subzero23 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:12:54 pm »

does this mean original galaga with no fast shoot?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:16:13 pm »

that's a damn long time to SIT too...

although if we were to be semantic, it's a very short time:

"A man who has spent at least two hours practising on a vintage video game for the past 25 years "

by my reckoning that's 0.0000091 minutes a day. that's not so bad

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:16:58 pm »

18,240 hours of game time to achieve that score..
thats ludicrous..
thats like 2.1 years nonstop of playing..

Bones · « **Reply #6 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:29:54 pm »

He he he. His bum must be permanently shaped like an arcade stool.

SirPeale · « **Reply #7 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:52:05 pm »

'Tis Galaxian, not Galaga. Title changed to reflect.

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:57:54 pm »

Yeah, it's verified by Twin Galaxies and everything.

Damn, that's a lot of Galaxian.

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2004, 08:39:47 pm »

Quote from: Peale on December 23, 2004, 07:52:05 pm

'Tis Galaxian, not Galaga. Title changed to reflect.

DOH, thanks

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2004, 03:34:24 pm »

I would love to hold a TG world record, even if in a totally lame game that no one has bothered to submit on.

SeaMonkey · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2004, 10:07:18 pm »

So...is that on a single quarter, or are you allowed to continue? I am not clear on the rules of the thing...

DYNAGOD · « **Reply #12 on:** December 28, 2004, 07:04:25 am »

Quote from: SeaMonkey on December 27, 2004, 10:07:18 pm

So...is that on a single quarter, or are you allowed to continue? I am not clear on the rules of the thing...

im pretty sure this game predates continuing

danny_galaga · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2004, 08:22:16 am »

certainly does! continue is for all you young punks wid your street fightin games and such

GGKoul · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2004, 10:20:58 am »

Quote from: DYNAGOD on December 28, 2004, 07:04:25 am

Quote from: SeaMonkey on December 27, 2004, 10:07:18 pm
So...is that on a single quarter, or are you allowed to continue? I am not clear on the rules of the thing...
im pretty sure this game predates continuing

There's no continue on Galaxian

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:28:41 am »

IIRC, to be verified by Twin Galaxies it's gotta be on an arcade machine, unless noted otherwise and on "first power up" standard settings, again, unless noted otherwise.

Sometimes you do see MAME high scores and "tournament" type settings.

Thenasty · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2004, 06:18:04 pm »

I was playing Galaxian and I was about to get the 400k mark and my electricity turned off

I could have beating Whelan but its not my turn

One day, as many of us, we will see ourselves in TG for a hi-score of something (hope you do it --BINGO! Either that, or I was attempting to say "before" but it was too many letters to type-- we see 6feet under)

paigeoliver · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2004, 01:19:37 am »

Want a Twin Galaxies record? Start searching out obscure games. Ones with NO standing record. Buy the PCB, wire it up, play until you get good and submit the video.

SeaMonkey · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2004, 01:26:03 am »

Before continues? It might not have had continue, but it can't be BEFORE continues. Space War gave you 2 minutes per quarter (or something similar) and you could feed it at any time.

I looked on their site and they mention "The Book of Rules" but then don't link to it anywhere.

Ikari Warriors must be on a single quarter though, because the high scores listed are pretty low.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2004, 03:32:47 am »

Quote from: Thenasty on December 28, 2004, 06:18:04 pm

I was playing Galaxian and I was about to get the 400k mark and my electricity turned off

paigeoliver · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2004, 04:02:02 am »

ALL high scores are without continue.

Continue based games tend to have endings.

Any world class players are a game that has continues won't need them. I can (for example) make it through Star Wars Trilogy on one life, sometimes without being hit.

So getting a world record score at Star Wars Trilogy, Crystal Castles, Road Blasters, etc is based on playing a PERFECT game, or as close of one as possible.

Non continue games are often endless (or go until a crash at a certain level).

World class player's at non-continue games can often play indefinitely. That makes these games more of an endurance event.

So getting a record score at Robotron, Defender, or Space Invaders simply involves the ability to stay at the machine for a long enough period of time.

SeaMonkey · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2004, 10:41:53 am »

Groovy. Thanks Page.

I used to be able to spank Asteroids like that, but they changed something in Asteroids Deluxe...or I lost my Mojo from one version to the next. I think I actually skated at the rink for a while ..... then they put in Stargate....

Years later there was a game...Star Control. It used the same movement engine as Asteroids, and Space War but there were more sorts of ships and the graphics were sprites. It was on the Genisis I think. Putting in that cart was like a flash back in time....

Great. Now I have to go buy a Sega Genisis. I hate this board.
LOL

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2004, 12:59:39 pm »

Quote from: paigeoliver on December 30, 2004, 01:19:37 am

Want a Twin Galaxies record? Start searching out obscure games. Ones with NO standing record. Buy the PCB, wire it up, play until you get good and submit the video.

I've done that already... then when you submit one, you get a response saying "there are tons of scores for that game, the online DB is incomplete" and you end up not even bothering.

sandinista · « **Reply #23 on:** January 06, 2005, 02:01:38 pm »

Thanx Guys . I`m Gary Whelan . I suppose it is a Lot Of Galaxian , but the press hyped up the time I really played it ... more like 2 hours per night for 9 months or so

jimmyjet · « **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2005, 03:44:50 pm »

Congratulations on the WR. I've got a Galaxian in my "arcade" right now. I can't break the 40,000 point barrier. Do you have any tips you would like to share?
Thanks.
jim


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