Retro Game Challenge #33 (3/13-3/20)
03-13-05, 06:42 PM
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Retro Game Challenge #33 (3/13-3/20)
Welcome to Week 33!
Each week we play 3 old video games to see who can get the highest score.
The Rules:
So far we have only been using MAME to play the games, but that can change, if the winner so chooses.
New to MAME? Feel free to ask questions here or read the tutorials
I am going to host the current ROMs and list of all the past winners and high scores here.
The Games:
(click the titles for info and how to play)
Block Out (set 1) - Score to beat: D300 133152
Marble Madness (set 1) - Score to beat: Roto 35660
Ring King (US set 1) - Score to beat: Roto 65000
The Prize:
Whoever gets the high score for one of the games picks the next game that replaces it, so we should always have 3 to choose from. You also get your nameengraved permanently etched onto this eye catching trophy with a genuine Sharpie!
Last Week's Winners:
Each week we play 3 old video games to see who can get the highest score.
The Rules:
- To enter, you just play one of the games and post a screenshot (F12 key in MAME) with your score.
- The deadline to post your high scores will be Sunday 9:00 PM Eastern US time.
- Winners must choose a new game before the deadline. If not, the high score is still up for grabs until one is chosen.
- The games should be at least 10 years old and ones we haven't played before.
- Any scores you submit should be played during the week of the contest using no continues or any features of the emulator that you wouldn't get by playing the actual machine.
So far we have only been using MAME to play the games, but that can change, if the winner so chooses.
New to MAME? Feel free to ask questions here or read the tutorials
I am going to host the current ROMs and list of all the past winners and high scores here.
The Games:
(click the titles for info and how to play)
Block Out (set 1) - Score to beat: D300 133152
Marble Madness (set 1) - Score to beat: Roto 35660
Ring King (US set 1) - Score to beat: Roto 65000
The Prize:
Whoever gets the high score for one of the games picks the next game that replaces it, so we should always have 3 to choose from. You also get your name
Last Week's Winners:
Last edited by Roto; 03-20-05 at 12:36 AM.
03-17-05, 02:41 PM
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Extending it longer might not help, it seems there's no interest in playing these games. If the weekly Retrogame Challenge dies, what do you think of a Retrogame Challenge Free-for-All? Where we can play any of the past games and try to beat those scores.
Playing these games is fun, but the competition makes it more fun. Devilshalo might like another shot at my Bomberman , Mario Bros, and Space Invaders scores
Playing these games is fun, but the competition makes it more fun. Devilshalo might like another shot at my Bomberman , Mario Bros, and Space Invaders scores
03-17-05, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by D300
Extending it longer might not help, it seems there's no interest in playing these games. If the weekly Retrogame Challenge dies, what do you think of a Retrogame Challenge Free-for-All? Where we can play any of the past games and try to beat those scores.
Playing these games is fun, but the competition makes it more fun. Devilshalo might like another shot at my Bomberman , Mario Bros, and Space Invaders scores
Playing these games is fun, but the competition makes it more fun. Devilshalo might like another shot at my Bomberman , Mario Bros, and Space Invaders scores
I like the trophy and letting the winners pick new games. Maybe if we just did that once a month, but also let people submit scores for any of the past games. I'll keep it a weekly thread for now, but maybe after next week we'll have a new format. In the meantime, any ideas are appreciated.
03-17-05, 04:18 PM
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Well, we could just rename it the MAME Challenge and lose the cutoff date entirely. I expected someone to pick an NES game by now, but it hasn't happened
03-17-05, 05:02 PM
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I think we might have run out of good games to play too. Allowing all MAME games is a good idea.
In a Free-for-All challenge, just list all the games we played with the weekly high score in one column and the new Free-for-All score in the other column. If someone posts a higher score then they could add a new game to be played.
In a Free-for-All challenge, just list all the games we played with the weekly high score in one column and the new Free-for-All score in the other column. If someone posts a higher score then they could add a new game to be played.
03-17-05, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by D300
I think we might have run out of good games to play too. Allowing all MAME games is a good idea.
In a Free-for-All challenge, just list all the games we played with the weekly high score in one column and the new Free-for-All score in the other column. If someone posts a higher score then they could add a new game to be played.
In a Free-for-All challenge, just list all the games we played with the weekly high score in one column and the new Free-for-All score in the other column. If someone posts a higher score then they could add a new game to be played.
New reward for the winners this week: This could be the last chance to pick a console game. If everybody goes with mame again then I guess that's what we're sticking with. If I win I'm gonna pick a console game just to see if anybody plays it.
03-20-05, 12:45 AM
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Man... Pole Position is insanely hard to control. I think you're helping me to decide to add new games monthly instead of weekly from now on. At least then there's some time to learn it.
03-20-05, 12:57 AM
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I'm going to choose Gorf. If I have to choose two games, the second one will be I'm Sorry. If you don't want to be stuck playing a game involving S&M and Michael Jackson, you better get to playing some Ring King or Marble Madness.
I think tomorrow I will officially change this to the mame challenge. No more 10 year limit, just any game from mame that we haven't played before. Also, I plan on making the deadline for the next thread the end of the month and start the free-for-all. It can be a test run.
I think tomorrow I will officially change this to the mame challenge. No more 10 year limit, just any game from mame that we haven't played before. Also, I plan on making the deadline for the next thread the end of the month and start the free-for-all. It can be a test run.
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03-20-05, 01:25 PM
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I'm planning on adding a 4th game for the next one. Any suggestions? You don't have to have a high score, just name some that you want to play. No more 10 year rule, so maybe Metal Slug?
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