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jasonbar:
Yes, Grobda!  ROM name grobda.

OK, so I like to be different...

Way back when, when I had an early version of MAME32 on my laptop, I was killing time in an airport & fired up a strange game with a strange name: Grobda.  I loved it.

Quirky, rare NAMCO game.  Tank game with an odd control scheme, but it somehow works.

Also, this is a pretty hard game, so nobody should end up doing any 40-hour diaper-required marathons on this game... :P

#1 - Shinobi - Winner: Destructor
#2 - Jungle Hunt - Winner: CrazyKongFan
#3 - Zoo Keeper - Winner: DeLuSioNal29
#4 - Q*Bert - Winner: quarterstringer
#5 - Robotron 2084 - Winner: (+_+)
#6 - Joust - Winner: Shoegazer
#7 - Elevator Action - Winner: FrontyDev
#8 - Mr Do - Winner: DeLuSioNal29
#9 - Hyper Sports - Winner: drawfull
#10 - Wonder Boy - Winner: DrFrag
#11 - Bubble Bobble - Winner: mrclean
#12 - Gun.Smoke - Winner: isucamper
#13 - Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Winner: Ginsu Victim
#14 - Ms Pac-Man (with speedup hac) - Winner: CrazyKongFan
#15 - Frogger - Winner: CrazyKong Fan, Second: Jasonbar

Rules:

- You can only use grobda.zip, 3 tank settings, no cheats.  Difficulty setting to default of A.  No level select--you must start at level 1.  (Even with Level Select DIP switch set to "on", I don't see how to start at a higher level anyway...)

- Single Credit only.

- Use any MAME version or variant you wish.

- Last day is Monday, April 20th (11:59:59pm Eastern Daylight Time).
 
***EDIT***- High score wins (if tied, the winner is the player who reached a higher level in their high score game).***EDIT***

- No savestates, savestate practices, etc. during the round.

- MAME INP recordings are optional, but encouraged!

- A screenshot is required to enter a score (press F12 to save screenshot showing your final score) or take a photo of the screen if playing on a real machine.

- If you're a MARP competitor on this title, keep in mind this is just a friendly competition amongst forum members, so maybe you shouldn't enter. However, if you're a forum member and this is a game you're good at and nobody knows about it, this is your time to shine!



I'll start things off with my high score after playing about 10 games: 15,250.  Twin Galaxies high scores range from 20,900 to 24,770, so we've got a good shot at getting on the scoreboard with this one!  I've learned a fair number of little tricks & such after playing this evening, but I'll see what you folks come up with before I share.   >:D

Oh, and I'll offer a small token prize (no, not a token!) to the winner.  Not much, but I'll dig up some video game-related trinket to mail to the winner.

Enjoy!

-Jason

Ginsu Victim:
Interesting pick. I've more than likely played it, because I'm doing an A through Z exploration of MAME, and I'm in the I's now. I'll have to go back and try it out.

geocab:
Neat game, I'll have to play a bit to see what how the scoring works. 

Ummon:
Wow, love that ice rink music. Kind of a silly game, but whatever.

pinballwizard79:
Oh Billy Mitchell always has a plan  >:D

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