[Final] Internet Gaming Bash of the Year [MAME]

[smario]

I was able to improve my Bank Panic score - 573,100

One place up for Team GameEX!

[smario]

Here's two more - 15,128 for Bump 'n' Jump and 42,180 for Bubbles (strange one )

[Mame Offender]

Looking at the overall team scorecard, it is not looking good boys, not looking good at all.

We've got a lot of amazing players on our team, no doubt, but it is looking awful grim comparing to the big boys.

DKF & RetroUprising = good grief.

Anyone have any thoughts on this comp thus far?

The reverse scoring, less points is worth more (like golf) is kinda odd.

Perhaps we can make a push to fill in some more scores and get out of last place?!

It's early, Young Jedi. I think not all of our guys have really had a chance to play and submit some scores to get us well out of the cellar. We can easily compete here.

[Adultery]

I just haven't had the time with work and all, but I'll get in there.

[ExedExes]

Almost done with these games. 4 to go!

Scattershotgun Scores - Part 3

Do Run Run! - 64,610

Kung Fu Master - 150,130

Superdimensional Fortress Macross - 717,000

Sonic Wings - 365,300

Splatterhouse - 47,400

[GeorgeT]

I've done quick plays but yeah right now RL is getting in the way of any extended playing/scoring

[wolfman24]

play do do run with 5 lives

[GimmeClassics]

play do do run with 5 lives

With already 29 Do Run Run hi-score submissions I'm surprised you guys decide to change the settings for this game ? The default settings - as stated here - are 3 lives.

IMHO I don't think it's wise to change these settings...

[GimmeClassics]

@ GameEx Hi-score Competition members:

If you play Mr. Do! in this contest make sure to change difficulty settings from medium (our settings) to easy (IGBOTY / default settings). All of the other games which are also part of our GameEx Hi-score Competition are not affected.

Note: needless to say perhaps, but a Mr Do! hi-score achieved at easy settings can't be submitted to our GameEx Hi-Score competition.

[GimmeClassics]

Just in case some of you didn't notice ...........

For the contest game settings (default dip switches) and ROMsets please refer to this thread

[GeorgeT]

for the life of me, I cannot get Raiden to show up in the ROMS list

[wolfman24]

With already 29 Do Run Run hi-score submissions I'm surprised you guys decide to change the settings for this game ? The default settings - as stated here - are 3 lives.

IMHO I don't think it's wise to change these settings...

most of the people were playing with 5 lives cause of the whole dip switches were messed up

[wolfman24]

due to the max out trick in nitroball do you guys want to remove the game or everyone get max points

[wolfman24]

or 3rd option ban the technique

[ExedExes]

My Do Run Run! score was with 3 lives. If we're gonna play with 5, I'll submit a new score before the month is up.

Anyways, here are the last few scores, this completes all that I'm going to play. The next scores I post will be improvements to previous scores, and I have a few of them here too.

Scattershotgun Scores - Part 4

Anteater - 113,230

Bank Panic - 476,550

Nitroball - 6,798,830

Bomb Jack - 339,480

Mr. Do! - 115,900 (got the diamond here too, with a chance at ANOTHER!)

Updates to previous scores -

Moon Patrol - 84,450

Pooyan - 146,050

Pepper II - 132,360

[DazzleHP]

for the life of me, I cannot get Raiden to show up in the ROMS list

@George - Load the GE Setup Wizard> Custom> MAME Settings. Scroll down to the 2nd portion (Advance MAME Settings) and find Don't Filter these ROMS. In that section, after pacman;splatter; add raidenb so it looks like this:

pacman;splatter;raidenb

Alternatively, you can just delete Japan; from the front of the Game Filter section but be warned - using this method will allow ALL Japan titles through the filter. Which is a good thing in my opinion but may not suit your needs

Whichever method you choose, you must then boot GameEx, go in the MAME section and hit Update List.

[GimmeClassics]

most of the people were playing with 5 lives cause of the whole dip switches were messed up

Do Run Run > Dip switches were messed up ? How did that work ?

I think if you have posted this new setting for Do Run Run at all forums participating it's ok. It's all about communicating this clearly ....I do think however you should be careful with changing rules / game settings while a contest is running...just my two cents

due to the max out trick in nitroball do you guys want to remove the game or everyone get max points

Nitro Ball

This technique is not banned by either MARP or Twin Galaxies as both world records are maxed out. I think there is a great chance however TG will some day ban this technique.

I just don't like others using tricks to max out a score. It feels kind of like cheating...

But how would you guys be able to check the use of this technique other than having the players INP-fille or a recorded session (which is a no-go here at GameEx) ? The second best score at MARP is 10,4 million points. So if somebody would reach a score of 15 million points or more you could perhaps conclude they have been using this technique. Or does the use of this trick automatically cause your score to max out...?

It's up to you guys what you'll decide....It's kind of hard to decide what you guys should do...

Maybe someone else could share their opinion on this matter...?

[DazzleHP]

I'm not aware of this trick but i sure am curious now! I would need to know more to make a judgment on it tbh. Some tricks are just utilising unforeseen "holes" in the gaming logic that the programmers failed to recognise and rectify at the time. These kinds of tricks i wouldn't normally have a problem with.

Other tricks, such as deliberately trying to "glitch" the game into making you invincible, give you infinite lives, freeze timers etc etc i feel are cheating and therefor should be disallowed. That's just my opinion though.

[wolfman24]

here is the technique it's on stage 2

[wolfman24]

@gimme

it's Do! Do Run that the settings are changed. It was not a change i wanted to make but after watching about half the submissions on retrouprising which is played by aussie arcade, atariage/highscore, donkey kong forums, and retrouprising everyone was playing with 5 lives cause that is what the score mode is set on

[GimmeClassics]

@gimme

it's Do! Do Run that the settings are changed. It was not a change i wanted to make but after watching about half the submissions on retrouprising which is played by aussie arcade, atariage/highscore, donkey kong forums, and retrouprising everyone was playing with 5 lives cause that is what the score mode is set on

Ok. In this case it makes perfectly sense to not use the default Do Run Run settings It should be clear for everybody which settings should be used per game...that's all

Already any decision making on nitro ball yet ?

[wolfman24]

just to be clear gimme do do run and mr do are two different games

still waiting for more feedback but it will most likely be removed

[GimmeClassics]

just to be clear gimme do do run and mr do are two different games...

Sorry, my bad ....I've changed that.

[DazzleHP]

here is the technique it's on stage 2

LOL usually that would come under "utilising holes in the gaming logic" for me, but that really does break the game somewhat! Still it must take some skill to keep them guys bouncing around that chamber like that! But yeah it's a bit unfair to the players that have never seen or practiced that before. Dam, Nitroball is ruined for me now

Note-to-self: Request AVI recording in the Hi-Score Snapper plugin

[wolfman24]

takes no skill to do the one guy playing said he is very bad at the game and did it lol