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[rmaerz]

Racing Doubleheader


Championship Sprint
Race against 3 other formula-1 cars on several different track layouts for bonuses while avoiding oil slicks, pools of water, pop-up posts, tornadoes, and automatic doors. Bonuses include prize money and vehicle upgrades.

Game Information
Game Name:  Championship Sprint (rev 3)
Released By: Atari, 1986
MAME ROMset: CSprint
Dip Switches:  Difficulty: Medium; Obstacles: Medium; Wrenches: 3; Unknown: Off
Chosen By: patbb
ROM Location: http://romhustler.ne...wnload/mame/781
Twin Galaxies MAME World Record: 17,300

Note: You may freely choose your track

Competition ends Sunday, May 15 @ 12PM EDT


Leaderboard
1. 9,670  Cynicaster
2. 9,360  M.A.M.E Offender
3. 6,920  LarcenTyler
4. 6,230  mr. toast
5. 4,590  patbb
6. 2,120  roadrunner








Pole Position
Race your Indy car around the Fuji course before the timer runs out. The first run is the qualifying lap and your starting position is determined by your completion time. Avoid road hazards and other cars as you drive, earning extra time for each completed lap.

Game Information
Game Name:  Pole Position
Released By: Atari, 1982
MAME ROMset: PolePos
Dip Switches:  Game Time: 120 sec.; Nr. Of Laps: 4; Extended Rank: G; Practice Rank: C; Unknown: Off
Chosen By: Mister VCS
ROM Location: http://romhustler.ne...nload/mame/3509
Twin Galaxies MAME World Record: 58,820

Competition ends Sunday, May 15 @ 12PM EDT


Leaderboard
1. 62,630  M.A.M.E Offender
2. 56,020  Cynicaster
3. 44,330  mr. toast
4. 28,260  keilbaca
5. 20,160  roadrunner
6. 19,180  LarcenTyler
7. 17,740  patbb








Season Standings
Calculations through week 39
1. patbb 1679
2. rmaerz 1491
3. roadrunner 1170
4. LarcenTyler 460
5. FlyingTurtle 360
6. mr. toast 319
7. jasonbar 291
8. Zoyx 209
9. Cynicaster  151
10. Dr Galaga 147
11. M.A.M.E Offender 129
12. ClassicGMR 128
13. keilbaca  116
14. Rathis 75
15. HatefulGravey 43
16. LaserHawk 30
17. chuckwalla 28
18. Mister VCS 24
19. homerwannabee 20
20. 4Ks 18
21. riffraff 15
22. onmode-ky  12
23. Fres 10
24. wizmo 8

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Edited by rmaerz, Sun May 15, 2011 9:59 AM.

[patbb]

super speed racer:  I don't see any score! I'm I missing something?

[rmaerz]

patbb, on Sun May 8, 2011 6:55 PM, said:

super speed racer:  I don't see any score! I'm I missing something?

Sweet - another one of these.

I'm guilty of this myself (Jurassic Park), but (for the record) we all need to test these games out before submitting them as game requests or as tournament nominations.  Given the breadth of the arcade universe, it is not feasible for me to test every game that is requested.

I'll add this to the DNP list and go through the queue for a replacement Monday morning.

Edited by rmaerz, Sun May 8, 2011 7:41 PM.

[roadrunner]

I'll wave the checkered flag with 20,160

Pole Position

Attached Files

•  pole0011.png   4.34K   2 downloads

[rmaerz]

new game selected

[LarcenTyler]

Just an FYI regarding Super Speed Race: The score doesn't display properly on some versions of MAME.  WolfMAME .106 won't work, but MAME .141 does.  I have no clue why, but good choice with the replacement.

At any rate:

Championship Sprint: 6,920

Pole Position: 19,180
(Are you sure I didn't request this one? I could've sworn I requested this one, not Super Speed Race.)

[rmaerz]

LarcenTyler, on Mon May 9, 2011 1:58 PM, said:

(Are you sure I didn't request this one? I could've sworn I requested this one, not Super Speed Race.)

http://www.atariage....-game-requests/

There were 3 players that requested Pole Position so I just went with Mister VCS.

Super Speed Race may have been one of your tournament nominations that was rolled over to the request queue if it did not get played.

[LarcenTyler]

Well, that works.  I'm not complaining, I was just wondering.

[rmaerz]

LarcenTyler, on Tue May 10, 2011 9:42 AM, said:

Well, that works.  I'm not complaining, I was just wondering.

Didn't think for a second that you were complaining.

[roadrunner]

Championship Sprint 2,120

Attached Files

•  cspr0001.png   18K   2 downloads

[M.A.M.E Offender]

I paused it when the passing counter got to zero.  The finish line was in sight!!  

 DSCF2823.JPG   1.24MB   2 downloads    Pole Position - 60,170

[M.A.M.E Offender]

^{Championship Sprint - A whopping 9,360}






 DSCF2825.JPG   1.24MB   2 downloads

[keilbaca]

M.A.M.E. Offender: Do you have a racing wheel or something? I can't control the car in pole position correctly for the life of me, and I can't get the analog to work right with my xbox 360 controller.

Pole Position: 21210

Attached Files

•  Pole Positin 21210.png   27.01K   2 downloads

[M.A.M.E Offender]

I just use my trackball on my X-Arcade.  The PSP is really tough to use for a game like Pole Position.  I wouldn't have a prayer on that thing.  

If you want to dodge the expense of a steering wheel, go tracking.  You won't believe how accurate you can be driving this way.  

It is also very easy to tweak to your liking by finding a happy medium on the sensitivity of the steering.  I like to have it set so that if you happen to jerk the trackball a little bit, you don't go flying off the road.  You can adjust it through your computer or through MAME.

So, you've got accuracy, and sensitivity control.  All in the roll of a trackball.  

Your scores will start soaring.  Guaranteed.

Speaking of soaring scores:
 DSCF2826.JPG   1.24MB   3 downloads     Pole Position - 62,630



 DSCF2828.JPG   1.2MB   3 downloads     Zero crashes



 DSCF2829.JPG   1.18MB   2 downloads     Done in 234"28

[Cynicaster]

I'll second the use of the trackball for Pole Position, but I find Championship Sprint pretty much impossible using this approach.  It's too hard to straighten out after taking a turn, so you end up ping-ponging off the walls.  Very frustrating.  

[mr. toast]

Cynicaster, on Fri May 13, 2011 11:46 AM, said:

I'll second the use of the trackball for Pole Position, but I find Championship Sprint pretty much impossible using this approach.  It's too hard to straighten out after taking a turn, so you end up ping-ponging off the walls.  Very frustrating.  

Trackball or regular computer mouse works for me in PP.

Championship Sprint is just one of those games where a steering wheel is pretty much required.

[patbb]

sprint: 4,590
pole: 17,740

Attached Files

•  ssprint3.png   18.33K   2 downloads
•  polepos.png   1.59K   2 downloads

[keilbaca]

28260 - Pole Position

[mr. toast]

Championship Sprint

6,230

Pole Position


44,330

Attached Files

•  0001.png   43.98K   2 downloads
•  0001.png   29.27K   2 downloads

[Cynicaster]

Pole Position - 56,020

Sprint - 9,670

I might have spoken too soon about the trackball being useless for Sprint.  It's actually kind of fun once you get the hang of it.

Attached Files

•  IMG00171-20110514-1657.jpg   67.85K   2 downloads
•  IMG00174-20110514-1851.jpg   63.52K   2 downloads