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HSC Season 1: Week 3 : Galaxian

brianon · 2013-02-12 10:03:25

A little late but here we are... Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxian KLOV: http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7885 ROMSet: galaxian Default Settings. - Last day is Sunday 17th February 2013. General Rules: - Highest score wins. - No savestates, savestate practices, etc. during the round. -…

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12-02-2013 11:03am

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A little late but here we are...

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxian

KLOV: http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7885
ROMSet: galaxian

Default Settings.

- Last day is Sunday 17th February 2013.

General Rules:

- Highest score wins.

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

- MAME INP recordings are encouraged but optional.

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

- Use of autofire or other non-standard hacks within MAME or your PC's OS are not allowed.

Good luck

Also. Post your picks to add to the list of possible games for next week. If you post a score this week you get a pick.

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#2 12-02-2013 11:07am
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1. urbanledge (10)
2. sengoku (5)
3. brianon (5)
4. dr bob (2)
5. eddhorse (1)
6. keithgeo (1)
7. o1s1n (1)

Picks for next week are currently...
Smash TV
Shinobi
Mikie
Pac-land

*Make sure to keep adding games. Add a game that's not been picked yet to increase it's chances if you like.

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#3 12-02-2013 1:04pm
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Oh. And I have Dr Bobs and o1s1ns scores.

Leaderboard
6760 o1s1n
5100 Dr Bob

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#4 12-02-2013 2:05pm
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Oh yeah can I add Kung Fu master/Spartan X to the list?

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#5 12-02-2013 9:12pm
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brianon wrote: »

Oh. And I have Dr Bobs and o1s1ns scores.

Leaderboard
6760 o1s1n
5100 Dr Bob

How did you get them? Why are there no pics?

5550

I don't think there is enough going on in this game to keep my interest, I will try again before the deadline, I like video game competitions. I guess the only appeal to this game back in the day was that it was Space Invaders with colours.

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#6 12-02-2013 9:37pm
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I posted the score before this thread was created.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=83169099&postcount=43

You're wrong, this is better than the first two games

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#7 12-02-2013 10:16pm
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2730, blah, how come you get points only sometimes for shooting the diving ones? do you have to hit a few in a row?

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#8 12-02-2013 10:42pm
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o1s1n wrote: »

I posted the score before this thread was created.

Wat he said

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#9 12-02-2013 11:34pm
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This game is brilliant. I get so rattled when I start getting a higher than normal score.

You get an extend at 7000 points. I completely bottled it on my last life though, lost it in seconds!

Tip?

Arrow keys and ctrl FTW!

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#10 12-02-2013 11:43pm
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What an impossible game, its not even enjoyable at least in Galaga you can shoot 2 missiles at once or 4 if you capture a ship

Next week, bubble bobble, super pang, puzzle bobble?

What do arrow keys and ctrl do? I'm playing on the cabinet

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#11 12-02-2013 11:46pm
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I'm finding it a lot 'easier' (it's still **** hard!) to play with a computer keyboard rather than a joystick.

It's a really great game. Just have loads of goes. You score more if you aim for the lads coming at you.

Don't get trapped at the sides.

Watch out for the little purple guys.

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#12 12-02-2013 11:47pm
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Level 4 ya little expert!

o1s1n wrote: »

I'm finding it a lot 'easier' (it's still **** hard!) to play with a computer keyboard rather than a joystick.

Its no easier on the cab lol

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#13 12-02-2013 11:55pm
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Determined to get 10k now. I can see myself at this all night

The top score in the world is 1,653,270 :eek:

You're talking about something like 5 hours straight.

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Struggling to break 4K

Add Bombjack, Moon Cresta to the next up list ?

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#15 13-02-2013 10:34am
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The Last Bandit wrote: »

Struggling to break 4K

Add Bombjack, Moon Cresta to the next up list ?

You tell me. Pick one

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#16 13-02-2013 11:23am
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10 credits and mostly pain

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#17 13-02-2013 11:44am
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Fair play! Will have a bash again tonight

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Is it just coincidence that you get a free man at 7000 in this and donkey kong?

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#19 13-02-2013 3:14pm
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I'm hit and miss at it, sometimes I'll get the timing really well and hit stuff consecutively, other times I feel like I graduated from the Stormtrooper school of barn door shooting.

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#20 13-02-2013 3:26pm
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I'm not overly fond of it. Much prefer Galaga. That being said, it gets better the more you play.

Getting the yellow guy with the two red escorts in flight can get you 800 points which is a lot of points in the context of the scores we are posting.

I'll stick in 10 credits and try again tomorrow to break 10k

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#21 13-02-2013 9:27pm
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Damn tough game.

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#22 13-02-2013 9:29pm
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Tried again this evening and I was rubbish!

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#23 13-02-2013 10:51pm
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sengoku wrote: »

How did you get them? Why are there no pics?

5550

I don't think there is enough going on in this game to keep my interest, I will try again before the deadline, I like video game competitions. I guess the only appeal to this game back in the day was that it was Space Invaders with colours.

oh hey! Myself and o1s1n posted to the DK thread when galaxians was announced there.

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#24 14-02-2013 9:31pm
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Dr Bob wrote: »

oh hey! Myself and o1s1n posted to the DK thread when galaxians was announced there.

I noticed that a lot of people posted scores without screenshots, I found that a little frustrating. Alas, they haven't been counted. The whole competition is based on honesty and fake scores can be posted, photo shopping a screen grab can be done but would be very petty; hence the requirement of a screen shot.

I'm sorry if I sound like some sort of whinger, but this competition is about the third or forth attempt to get a friendly boards competition going and the previous ones have faded away. It would be nice if this one continued as a regular thing.

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#25 14-02-2013 9:39pm
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sengoku wrote: »

I noticed that a lot of people posted scores without screenshots, I found that a little frustrating. Alas, they haven't been counted. The whole competition is based on honesty and fake scores can be posted, photo shopping a screen grab can be done but would be very petty; hence the requirement of a screen shot.
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Screenshots are preferable, but if someone is sad enough to post a fake score then they'll be sad enough to post a fake screen.

It's not like there's a big prize or anything. I'd trust everyone here on honesty alone without screenshots (as there's nothing to gain) but that's just me.

Anyway, myself and Dr Bob posted screenshots in the other thread, so it's a null point anyway

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#26 15-02-2013 1:55pm
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Yeah I guess a screenshot means little (who knows what cheats you can use) but it makes it a little less likely that someone would have cheated. I'm really just working off the 'honour' system. For now I'm going to just enforce a screenshot or your score doesn't count on the leaderboard but you do get the 1 point for entering/contributing.

Win or lose...I don't care. I'll keep the threads going once there is enough interest. Even if every game isn't to every ones tastes it's enjoyable (imo and at least for me) to play games I'd not normally play.

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#27 15-02-2013 2:15pm
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Does my new score count?

Consider me out of this one, I can't top my previous score. Let alone the current high score. No matter how hard I try! Fingers ended up numb playing it last night!

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#28 15-02-2013 2:19pm
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brianon wrote: »

Getting the yellow guy with the two red escorts in flight can get you 800 points which is a lot of points in the context of the scores we are posting.

A recovering Galxian addict from the 80s writes: You need to get both the red escorts and THEN the yellow to get 800.

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#29 15-02-2013 2:21pm
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Yeah you need to follow a certain order. It's easy enough to get the two red guys, but getting the yellow one last can be tricky as you have to be perfect with all your shots - and the damn bullet replenishment is really slow.

Did anyone manage to activate 'freeze time?'

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Freeze time eh?
I can just about get 5000
going to bash at it again later with a few cans!
Roll on the weekend mofos!

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#31 15-02-2013 3:10pm
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I think it's to do with just shooting the yellow guys when they fly at you (without hitting the reds).

All the ships fly back to formation and stay there for a while without attacking you.

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