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Defender Thread (was 5/2/08: The Day I No Longer Suck!)
TheShanMan:
--- Quote from: TOK on May 30, 2008, 09:35:01 pm ---Are you guys using the newer "Save State" versions of MAME?
I'm using old Hiscore.dat versions and have never lost high scores. My horizonal cab running .84 has Robotron scores on it from 2004.
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Nope. Hiscore.dat only.
tommyinajar:
Ah, Defender I always loved that game, but was never any good at it. Maybe I just didn't spend enough quareters on it, which was not hard to do, since each game I played lasted only a few scant minutes. First time I saw all those controls- WOW ! :)
Lot's of CP's have an Asteroid button layout, why not a dedicated Defender layout ??
--- Quote from: DrBunsen on May 05, 2008, 06:03:01 pm ---Then I ran into Stargate and it was love. I played it to the point where it kinda got in the way of relationships.
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Did any one else ever see the "News Radio" TV show where Dave Foley started playing playing a video game again (Defender or Stargate , they gave it some generic name), that he was addicted to as a kid ?
It ruled is whole teenage life, no dating, missed his SAT's etc...
My favorite line was something to the effect of "You try harder if you pretend the Huminoids are actual members of your family"
;D
TOK:
--- Quote from: tommyinajar on June 01, 2008, 02:51:19 am ---Lot's of CP's have an Asteroid button layout, why not a dedicated Defender layout ??
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I initially gave my standard panel panel a thumb button for Defenders reverse, but eventually built a bartop dedicated to Defender and Stargate. It has a lowered 8 way stick, and still works pretty good for lots of other old 1 or 2 button games using the Thrust and Fire buttons of the Defender layout.
DrBunsen:
Parts:
I found a source for newly built replacement Defender/Stargate/Joust joysticks a couple years ago and bought one for my Stargate. I haven't installed it yet, but I'm hoping to be doing my Stargate rebuild this Summer. If any of you are interested in the original feel of the Defender/Stargate joystick, this is the way to go. Link It doesn't come with switches since it's intended as a replacement for worn parts, but I'd bet that the guy may be able to help with parts for that.
News Radio:
Yeah, I loved that show and that episode. I thought that Dave did refer to it as Stargate, and I definitely remember him talking about the Yllabian Space Guppies. I did a lookup on the show just a moment ago to see if there were any details. The episode description of that part of the show said "Dave worries that the past will repeat itself when an arcade game, Stargate Defender, is installed in the hallway." And, yeah, I definitely identified with the character that episode. :)
Also, the guest star list revealed something cool: Eugene Jarvis, the creator of Defender, Stargate Defender, and Robotron 2084, had a bit part in the episode, as "Delivery Guy #3".
Episode guide here. 4th episode of the third season.
Bunsen
TOK:
I considered a two way, then bailed at the last minute for the 8 way balltop Sanwa. I couldn't bring myself to have a cab that only played Defender and Stargate, even though that was the theme I went with.
I still wonder about the two way stick and leaf switch buttons from time to time. I've now broken 100k a few times, and you need high 80 thousands to even make it on the top 10 list. I'd like to be consistently breaking 150k by the end of the summer, but with the warm weather I have a lot of projects competing for time. :-\
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