HIGHSCORE CHALLENGE

Smiles35

OK, straight into what this thread is about. A game will be chosen every week(from MAME) and you have to put your highscore up here. That's it.



Only rule is, you must only use 4 Credits to get that score.

Smiles35

1942 (WEEK 1)

1942 (Revision b.) 1942b.zip

In this game highscores don't carry over if you press continue so be ready to write down a particulary good score after every play.

Smiles35

Score 14580

o1s1n

I'd be down for a weekly highscore challenge again, we did it a few times here in the past. Best to stick up a screenshot from the game with the score, it's possible to do with MAME.

Just one thing to note, go with 1 credit. It's generally the standard for highscore challenges (and leads to people trying to 1cc a game). Sure a lot of games reset the score after you lose a credit.

geotrig

ha you dont expect us to play games :pac: ...... heathen !

eddhorse

Nice will get you a score tomorrow.

Bit unfair IMO with only 4 attempts if you have never played the game before but your rules.

Tom Mann Centuria

So am I allowed to play this on my original Xbox (it has that coinops malarkey on it) or some other way or does it have to be mame on PC? I'd probably just take a photo of the screen for proof (of how s*it I am)

I'd have liked play once for practice, then next scores counts, but i don't mind really.

Smiles35

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

So am I allowed to play this on my original Xbox (it has that coinops malarkey on it) or some other way or does it have to be mame on PC?

My concern would have been that coinops might have a limited romset, but after having a look it looks like the kitchen sink has been included with that.

CosmicSmash

Four attempts is crazy, you should be able to practice as much as you want beforehand and take the score from one run. One credit from the start of the game makes sense to me.

deadl0ck

CosmicSmash wrote: »

Four attempts is crazy, you should be able to practice as much as you want beforehand and take the score from one run. One credit from the start of the game makes sense to me.

I'd agree with the single credit TBH

Inviere

CosmicSmash wrote: »

Four attempts is crazy, you should be able to practice as much as you want beforehand and take the score from one run. One credit from the start of the game makes sense to me.

This. I'd also say players should be using the exact same version of MAME for this, as there can be significant differences between old and new versions of MAME. There should also be a closing date, and a poll in a separate thread to choose the next game.

Smiles35

Date opened and closeing date with be added to future starting posts.

Tom Mann Centuria

Inviere wrote: »

This. I'd also say players should be using the exact same version of MAME for this, as there can be significant differences between old and new versions of MAME. There should also be a closing date, and a poll in a separate thread to choose the next game.

Then I'm out, and since this is only for fun I really don't see the need for such specifics.

Inviere

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Then I'm out, and since this is only for fun I really don't see the need for such specifics.

You're out because everyone should be playing the same game & emulator? Fair enough.

Tom Mann Centuria

Inviere wrote: »

You're out because everyone should be playing the same game & emulator? Fair enough.

No, I'm out because I don't have MAME.

Inviere

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

No, I'm out because I don't have MAME.

That kinda screws you regardless then no?

Tom Mann Centuria

Inviere wrote: »

That kinda screws you regardless then no?

I have coinops on the Xbox, so no idea how, or what it runs off, and no real interest, I'm not a purist (at all) with arcade emulation but it plays games of a retro nature. I'm sure there'd have been games that aren't on it but plenty are, but not to worry.

Inviere

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

No, I'm out because I don't have MAME.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

So am I allowed to play this on my original Xbox (it has that coinops malarkey on it) or some other way or does it have to be mame on PC? I'd probably just take a photo of the screen for proof (of how s*it I am)

I'd have liked play once for practice, then next scores counts, but i don't mind really.

Ah, just reading properly here, you're using CoinOps on an Xbox. That's fair enough, it doesn't have to be the latest/greatest version of MAME. Can you find out what version of MAME is in that build of CoinOps, & we can all just grab that one & use it?

Anyone on PC can grab any version of MAME here - https://www.mamedev.org/oldrel.html

Inviere

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I'm not a purist (at all) with arcade emulation

It's absolutely nothing at all to do with purism (I think the term emulation purist is a bit of an oxymoron anyway), it's more to do with ensuring a level playing field. Older version of MAME may differ in how they emulate certain games compared to newer versions. This may make the game harder/easier for different people, so in a high score competition it's a bit of an arseways to do it. Best practice would be everyone playing the same version of the emulator.

eddhorse

Coin ops 8 is Mame 0.84
I say just play it. Its only fun.

Inviere

eddhorse wrote: »

I say just play it. Its only fun.

In hindsight, agreed, to get it up and running it should be as easy as possible to engage in.

80s Synth Pop

My best was 105060 to the 3rd level.





Here are all four credits/attempts:



Good fun game but four credits is quite enough for me

CosmicSmash

I last played this in September on the PlayStation but I downloaded MAME just for this. I forgot how intense this game was once you get into it and you're chasing scores. 357170

CathalDublin

Whats up next week? I'll definitely play this, I think any version of MAME or actual board, it's just a bit of fun.
Suggestions:
Metro-Cross
Track and field

o1s1n

I think 1942 is actually on that vertical 60 in 1 multi board which I have in one of my cabs. Will take a look this evening and see if I can get a score up.

CathalDublin

o1s1n wrote: »

I think 1942 is actually on that vertical 60 in 1 multi board which I have in one of my cabs. Will take a look this evening and see if I can get a score up.

It's on those 60in1's alright

eddhorse

Yep 60 in 1 has an ok version.

I have some scores from my office high score table. The boss has 208,000 or something. Cant go beating that.

Smiles35

Week 2
DiG DuG


Dig Dug (Rev. 2) digdug.zip



(Monday 19th of the 11th to Monday the 26th)

DaveyDave

Must remember to have a go at this. Too bad I missed 1942, good fun

Smiles35

Great game, 'Intruction manual' below.
https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Dig_Dug/Getting_Started

Smiles35

Lovely game.

Score 7820

Oh i'm up for this coz its on the 60-1 and only uses 1 button!
Alwasy wanted to get into it but never could.
One of my earliest gaming memories is watching my uncles play it on the amiga.
Actually not sure if was an amiga,It had a tape deck and you could stick cartridges in the back.deffo wasnt a C64

80s Synth Pop

Will try squeeze in a game later tonight! Are we still going with the 4 credits/attempts rule?

Smiles35

80s Synth Pop wrote: »

Will try squeeze in a game later tonight! Are we still going with the 4 credits/attempts rule?

Yep. Game gives good value per credit so plenty of playtime.

80s Synth Pop

14390. That was my first go. It was all downhill after that.

eddhorse

I am so bad at this game

Im at about 2200.
has taken a good few goes for this to click but made it to level 8 last night.
It gets very hard very fast at 8!!

Few more points,actually really like this game!!

trout

Shameless suggestion for a future game ... one of the few I can play at all well

Black Tiger

Smiles35

Landmaker (Week 3)


Saturday 1st Dec to Fri 7th Dec


Ladmaker Ver2.01J landmkr.zip

Smiles35

Score 1346840

The controls are just a joystick and 1 button.

Smiles35

BATTLE CHOPPER (Week 4)

Battle Chopper bchopper.zip

Sunday 9th of Dec to Sunday the 16th

Smiles35

Contols: 2 FIRE BUTTONS, Second fire button shoots missiles straight up or fly lower and this changes to bombs straight down.

eddhorse

Jeez this is a bit mad. And difficult

Steve - 28,900
Ed - 23,580

What dip switches are you using?
Mine are Difficulty Normal
Bonus life 80k 200k 350k
Lives 3

Smiles35

eddhorse wrote: »

Jeez this is a bit mad. And difficult

Steve - 28,900
Ed - 23,580

What dip switches are you using?
Mine are Difficulty Normal
Bonus life 80k 200k 350k
Lives 3

Those are the settings that were on my mame default and were used by by me.

Smiles35

Score 7755

Smiles35

SNOW BROS - Nick & Tom (Week 5)

Snow Bros - Nick & Tom (Set 1) snowbros.zip

Monday 17th of Dec to Sun the 23rd

Smiles35

PAPERBOY (WEEK 6)

Paperboy (Rev.3) paperboy.zip

Tue 25th Dec to Tue Jan the 1st

Note: Difficulty level is 'Easy Street'

Doge

Did anyone get to play Paperboy last week? Probably a bad time for people but I think we should try and keep this going..

I should have my name cab up and running this week so looking forward to some challenges.

Smiles35

BanBam (Week 7)


BanBam banbam.zip


Tue 8th to Tue 15th

One button control

Smiles35

Score 11520