Retro Game Challenge #5 (8/30-9/5)
08-29-04 | 11:01 PM
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Retro Game Challenge #5 (8/30-9/5)
Week 5 is over!
The Rules:
So far we have only been using MAME to play the games, but that can change.
To enter, you just play one of the games and post a screenshot with your score.
The deadline to post your high scores will be Sunday 11:59 PM Eastern US time.
When you post a high score, make sure to pick a new game to play by Monday. The sooner the better.
Please don't use continues or savestates for any scores you submit.
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)
Congo Bongo - Winner: devilshalo 84440
Gyruss - Winner: Mordred 203050
Gokujyou Parodius! - Winner: joeblow69 403300
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. The game should be over 10 years old and hopefully easy enough for everyone to get running. You also get your name engraved with a genuine Sharpie on this eye catching trophy!
This Week's Winners:
The Rules:
So far we have only been using MAME to play the games, but that can change.
To enter, you just play one of the games and post a screenshot with your score.
The deadline to post your high scores will be Sunday 11:59 PM Eastern US time.
When you post a high score, make sure to pick a new game to play by Monday. The sooner the better.
Please don't use continues or savestates for any scores you submit.
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)
Congo Bongo - Winner: devilshalo 84440
Gyruss - Winner: Mordred 203050
Gokujyou Parodius! - Winner: joeblow69 403300
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. The game should be over 10 years old and hopefully easy enough for everyone to get running. You also get your name engraved with a genuine Sharpie on this eye catching trophy!
This Week's Winners:
Last edited by Roto; 09-06-04 at 12:58 AM.
08-30-04 | 12:30 AM
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I had to feed it about $1 to get this score. I think the levels start over after this one. I just didn't quite make the last jump to see. I'll let someone else get Gyruss started.
Oh, some tips:
Congo Bongo is definitely a keyboard game, imo.
Gyruss works great on a gamepad with an analog thumbstick
Parodius works best with hallucinogens.
Last edited by Roto; 08-30-04 at 12:36 AM.
08-30-04 | 12:34 AM
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Man, Gyruss is a pain! You have to hit either left or right twice depending on which way you want to go so you can circle around to the top of the screen. 
08-30-04 | 12:37 AM
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Gyruss worked with an 8 way joystick, up and down work too. Click the games in the first post. There is actually good info there.
Last edited by Roto; 08-30-04 at 12:39 AM.
08-30-04 | 08:59 AM
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Parodius sure is strange. The levels don't seem to always show up in the same order, either. The first time I got to level 3, it was the easter island guys who spit neon cheerios at you. The second time I got to level 3, it was some party world, with balloons, fruit, and I think kittens with chainsaws.
Best advice I can give to get a high score: Go for the gold bells. If you see a bunch of bells together, shoot them until they all turn gold, then grab them all at once. You'll get all sorts of big bonuses. If you pick up the bells when they are other colors, weird things may happen.
Best advice I can give to get a high score: Go for the gold bells. If you see a bunch of bells together, shoot them until they all turn gold, then grab them all at once. You'll get all sorts of big bonuses. If you pick up the bells when they are other colors, weird things may happen.
08-30-04 | 11:20 AM
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Originally posted by Roto
There. Let's see somebody get out of Uranus!
There. Let's see somebody get out of Uranus!
I like the first day of Retro Game Challenge week... high scores the first time I play the game!
08-30-04 | 03:17 PM
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08-30-04 | 03:51 PM
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Originally posted by Roto
Wow! You got out of Uranus on the first try? You sure pulled that score out of your ass!
I kill me! 
Wow! You got out of Uranus on the first try? You sure pulled that score out of your ass!
I kill me!
(Can't believe I missed a Uranus joke)
08-30-04 | 05:25 PM
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I'm sure that'sjust a stepping stone to whatever they put in Sexy Parodius. That came out in 96, so it's not eligible to be selected for 2 more years
It haschild chicken molesting corn! 
It has
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08-30-04 | 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by Roto
I'm sure that'sjust a stepping stone to whatever they put in Sexy Parodius. That came out in 96, so it's not eligible to be selected for 2 more years
It haschild chicken molesting corn!
I'm sure that'sjust a stepping stone to whatever they put in Sexy Parodius. That came out in 96, so it's not eligible to be selected for 2 more years
It has
08-30-04 | 08:30 PM
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Last edited by Roto; 08-30-04 at 08:33 PM.
08-30-04 | 08:37 PM
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Originally posted by Lampei
Argh! Anyone have a direct link to a working GUI MAME engine to play
Gokujyou Parodius! None that I've found will work.
Argh! Anyone have a direct link to a working GUI MAME engine to play
Gokujyou Parodius! None that I've found will work.
http://195.170.0.59/~etedsa/80/konamigx.zip