Deteacher Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) A saucer lands at the top of the screen, separated from a tank by a mountain. The player must dig underground tunnels, grab jewels, and return to the saucer before the tank shoots through the mountain and chases away the saucer. Various hazards include falling rocks and enemies that chase you, which you can shoot. Game Information: Game Name: The Pit Released By: Centuri, 1982 Game Mode: Default settings MAME ROMset: thepitc Chosen By: Spiceware Post your scores in this thread and I will update the leaderboard throughout the week. The deadline for posting scores will be Saturday, January 17th, 2009 @ 12:00 Noon (EST) BONUS POINTS: The player with the best tips submitted will earn +2 bonus points this week. CURRENT HIGH SCORES 1. 105,300 (Spiceware) [+11] 2. 51,100 (Shannon) [+10] 3. 41,100 (maximebeauvais) [+9] 4. 28,800 (aftermac) [+8] 5. 27,200 (LarcenTyler) [+7] 6. 23,100 (LaserHawk) [+6] 7. 11,000 (maibock) [+5] 8. 6,000 (JellE) [+4] CURRENT POINT TOTALS theking21803 (13) Spiceware (10) Dr Galaga (9) Shannon (8) maibock (7) rxd (6) aftermac (5) maximebeauvais (4) Artlover (3) LarcenTyler (2) BEST TIP SpiceWare: don't dig underneath a boulder if there's another bolder sitting on top of it, it'll collapse on you right away. However, a 1 pixel wide line will support the boulders. [+2] Edited January 20, 2009 by Deteacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) I forgot to specify the version - The Centuri one. Romset = thepitc 25,300 (high scores are at the bottom) tips: don't dig underneath a boulder if there's another bolder sitting on top of it, it'll collapse on you right away. However, a 1 pixel wide line will support the boulders. don't get close to the robots chasing you in the mine, you'll lose any hand-to-hand encounters. You can shoot them though. The Zonker Tank is your level timer - once it blasts through the mountain your ship will leave without you and the level ends. Edited January 11, 2009 by SpiceWare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 34,600 I don't think The Pit was a common arcade game, so I made a video (2:47 minutes, 7.7 MB) of my latest game. MAME saves the video as an MNG file, so there's no sound effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap5750 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 A couple of observations: 1. Do not get caught running vertically with a bad guy around. You can only shoot horizontally and will die easily. 2. If you're good at counting "shots" while concentrating what you're doing, there are 99 shots from the tank. The warning signal is at 94 and by then...unless you're really close, it'll be entirely too late to get out. At least this is true for the first board which I couldn't complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap5750 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 And a couple of more: 1) The "Dig Dug Effect" doesn't seem to work (IE: Dropping the boulders on the bad guys!) 2) The ground definitely slows you down. A developed pattern would be useful. 3) Okay, is it me, or is this game insanely difficult? I get all the way around and try to get through the holes and get stuck by "one pixel". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellE Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Okay... I finally got MAME OS X to work... I seriously suck at these games though! 3000 I got all the way up to 6000!!! Edited January 11, 2009 by JellE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 3) Okay, is it me, or is this game insanely difficult? I get all the way around and try to get through the holes and get stuck by "one pixel". It's difficult, though it seems harder in emulation than I remember it as a kid. I think how MAME handles joystick readings, plus using an Atari joystick via Stelladaptor (USB) comes into play in that MAME's reaction to a joystick position change lags just enough to be a factor. I suspect that as the week goes on we'll get better at compensating for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) 61,200 92,700 Edited January 12, 2009 by SpiceWare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 41100 (second level) 1) I have played this game once or try back in the day I got my mame (I was going throw all those 5000 games !!!!!) and it was a boring game 2) Now, you have to do some practice shoot with the monster and the floor that goes away. 3) I think it's a MUST to get the 3 big diamonds (it will give you more point) because you do not know if you will be able to go back to the ship (oh man, I hat the floor that goes away 4) I will try it again tomorrow and I find this game very challenging since you have to be perfect almost all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 12,200 (This is why I wish my Stelladaptor would come soon...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Hmm... you guys must be getting ROMs from better places, than I... can't seem to get this one to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I had the same problem. I went online and downloaded a new rom and same problem. Went back online and I saw on a web site that there were 3 roms 1) thepit.zip 2) thepitb.zip 3) thepitc.zip and download all the 3 roms and it looked like I was missing the thepitc.zip rom......that could be your problem. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I always got frustrated by this game since the green pit on the left seems to be the only way out. You only get one shot to escape that way(enroute to your saucer) and if you overshoot the ceiling hole, you fall in the green pit. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I always got frustrated by this game since the green pit on the left seems to be the only way out. You only get one shot to escape that way(enroute to your saucer) and if you overshoot the ceiling hole, you fall in the green pit. Ugh. that's why is very important to get all the 3 jewels so if you fall into the pit, you will have the 8000 bonus even if you do not get to the saucer !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaserHawk Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 LaserHawk stael this many shiny, pretty rock points........... 23,100 LaserHawk has now a headache from all the not preety rocks falling on him. (LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 when I first built my mame I had a PIII 933mhz in it but it died last year so I had a spare PC (PII 266mhz) that I put inside. I always had trouble with that PII (rebout, freeze....etc). last night I was going to play again but nothing.....I was not able to boot. so I removed the PII and I will put an other PIII 800mhz (i friend will give it to me tonight). I can't wait to play it again. I will setup it tonight !!!! BTW: we need more player here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 17,000 Well, with some assistance I got it working, but I still haven't mastered getting out of the pit. Seems like even when I hit the hole directly, I fall back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Seems like even when I hit the hole directly, I fall back down. You have to keep holding the joystick up when you hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) I was wondering if it rolled at 99,999 since the high score area only had room for 5 digits. Nope - it it scoots the digits over. 105,300 So, where'd everybody else go? Did I scare you off with this choice? To me the big attraction to the HSC is getting exposed to games I never saw before. Otherwise I'd have picked something common like Rally X. Edited January 15, 2009 by SpiceWare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I was wondering if it rolled at 99,999 since the high score area only had room for 5 digits. Nope - it it scoots the digits over. 105,300 So, where'd everybody else go? Did I scare you off with this choice? To me the big attraction to the HSC is getting exposed to games I never saw before. Otherwise I'd have picked something common like Rally X. Congrats on making 6 digits! Awesome job. Actually I'd love to see more obscure games picked. I have been playing, but I'm not going to submit any scores. I'm more into running it than actually competing. It's a fun game. I actually managed to complete the first board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 To me the big attraction to the HSC is getting exposed to games I never saw before. Otherwise I'd have picked something common like Rally X. You got it It's fun to find new games and play them. BTW: congrat on your new hight score......I fixed my new PC Tuesday night and play one game. I was able to get the first level with all the jewel and still had my 3 lives. I had great hope for a good score but I made 3 crazy mistake after and finished with a 38000 something score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 27,200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 28,800 Improved a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Actually I'd love to see more obscure games picked. I have been playing, but I'm not going to submit any scores. I'm more into running it than actually competing. It's a fun game. I actually managed to complete the first board. Joy... A new game to hate... j/k... Trying it out now.. L8r with a score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 11,000 can honestly say, I have never seen nor played this game before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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