bigbee99 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) This will be a 10 game tournament consisting of 1 title released in each year from 1986 - 1990. There there is also 4 Konami games from different years and one racing game. Since this is a tournament, the new tournament scoring system will be in effect. Refer to the HSC rules regarding the new point system. Competition begins Sunday, May 20th @ noon EST and ends Sunday, June 3rd @ noon EDT The field has been set and the scoring has begun! Games are as follows. (to post #133) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contra Game Information Game Name: Contra Released By: Konami 1987 MAME ROMset: Contra Dip Switches: Difficulty: Normal Starting Lives: 3 Bonus Life at 50,000 Points ONLY! ROM Location: http://www.romnation.../Contra-US.html Leaderboard 328,400 M.A.M.E Offender 224,400 Cynicaster 209,300 bigbee99 107,300 kane 80,300 patbb 75,800 jblenkle 75,600 andy119 73,900 LarcenTyler 73,300 roadrunner ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ghouls'n Ghosts Game Information Game Name: Ghouls'n Ghosts [World] Released By: MAME ROMset: Ghouls Dip Switches: Difficulty: 4 [Normal] Bonus Life: 30K, 60K and every 70K Lives: 3 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...osts-World.html Leaderboard 102,700 Cynicaster 78,900 patbb 74,200 bigbee99 50,600 kane 43,500 M.A.M.E Offender 42,200 BillyHW 17,300 andy119 10,300 jblenkle 8,100 LarcenTyler 5,100 roadrunner ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Golden Axe Game Information Game Name: Golden Axe (set 6, US, 8751 317-123A) Released By: Sega 1989 MAME ROMset: GoldnAxe Dip Switches: Lives: 2 Energy Meter: 3 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...1-317-123A.html Leaderboard Final Score Is You Strength 264.5 M.A.M.E Offender 110.3 Cynicaster 93.5 bigbee99 59.0 kane 55.5 andy119 45.3 roadrunner 40.3 jblenkle 38.0 LarcenTyler 35.0 Patbb ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gyruss Game Information Game Name: Gyruss (Konami) Released By: Konami 1983 MAME ROMset: Gyruss Dip Switches: Lives: 3 Bonus Life: 30K then every 60K Difficulty: 6 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...uss-Konami.html Leaderboard 219,300 M.A.M.E Offender 188,350 Patbb 147,850 bigbee99 130,850 kane 120,200 Cynicaster 113,650 andyy119 96,600 LarcenTyler 73,850 roadrunner 66,450 jblenkle ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pole Position Game Information Game Name: Pole Position Released By: Namco 1982 MAME ROMset: PolePos Dip Switches: Game Time: 120 sec. Nr. Of Laps: 4 Extended Rank: G Practice Rank: C ROM Location: http://www.romnation...e-Position.html Leaderboard 60,300 M.A.M.E Offender 46,970 Cynicaster 21,550 LarcenTyler 20,950 Patbb 20,310 kane 19840 andy119 19,480 roadrunner 17,930 bigbee99 12,550 jblenkle ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Raiden Game Information Game Name: Raiden Released By: Seibu KaiHatsu MAME ROMset: Raiden Dip Switches: Lives: 3 Bonus Life: 150000 400000 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...103/Raiden.html Leaderboard 588,900 M.A.M.E Offender 209,230 bigbee99 203,980 kane 183,500 Cynicaster 166,450 onmode-ky 127,170 roadrunner 70,190 jblenkle 63,150 Patbb 42,630 andy119 33,650 LarcenTyler ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rastan Game Information Game Name: Rastan (World) Released By: Taito Corp. MAME ROMset: Rastan Dip Switches: Difficulty: Medium Bonus Life: 100000\ Lives: 3 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...stan-World.html Leaderboard 97,800 Cynicaster 95300 andy119 89,300 LarcenTyler 88,600 kane 81,500 bigbee99 75,900 M.A.M.E Offender 62,200 Patbb 60,100 roadrunner 53,600 jblenkle ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rush n Attack Game Information Game Name: Rush'n Attack Released By: Konami 1985 MAME ROMset: rushatak (Green Beret parent <gberet>) Dip Switches: Difficulty: Normal Bonus Life: 50k 100k 100k Lives: 3 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...reen-Beret.html Leaderboard 187,390 Patbb 170,370 Cynicaster 122,050 bigbee99 116,370 M.A.M.E Offender 80500 andy119 80,350 kane 35,500 LarcenTyler 23,900 roadrunner 18,450 jblenkle ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rygar Game Information Game Name: Rygar (US set 1) Released By: Tacmo 1986 MAME ROMset: Rygar Dip Switches: Lives: 3 Bonus Life: 100000 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...r-US-set-1.html Leaderboard 567,900 kane 247,820 bigbee99 240,140 M.A.M.E Offender 177,790 LarcenTyler 94,490 Cynicaster 68,610 jblenkle 58,600 patbb 52710 andy119 38,100 roadrunner ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Time Pilot Game Information Game Name: Time Pilot Released By: Konami 1982 MAME ROMset: TimePlt Dip Switches: Lives: 3 Bonus: 10000 50000 Difficulty: 3 ROM Location: http://www.romnation...Time-Pilot.html Leaderboard 385,100 kane 256,700 M.A.M.E Offender 175,000 bigbee99 154,300 patbb 146,600 Cynicaster 123200 andy119 105,200 jblenkle 59,300 roadrunner 32,400 LarcenTyler ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Season Standings Calculations through round 34 1. M.A.M.E Offender 507 2. bigbee99 504 3. Cynicaster 482 4. patbb 282 5. kane 212 6. mr. toast 166 7. roadrunner 140 8. JohnnyBlaze 125 9. acelkin 117 10. LarcenTyler 94 11. richard stewart 78 12. Barra 66 13. jblenkle 46 14. kojr 39 14. keilbaca 39 16. retrorussell 27 17. mightymage 23 18. Kurt_Woloch 18 19. onmode-ky 17 20. rmaerz 16 21. homerwannabee 15 21. BillyHW 15 23. NE146 8 24. chuckwalla 6 24. Raygunn 6 26. Fres 1 Edited June 3, 2012 by bigbee99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 1986 Vs Super Mario Bros 1987 Galaga '88 1988 NARC 1989 Golden Axe 1990 Nemo RACE Pole Position Manufacture - KONAMI ------------------- Time Pilot Pooyan Contra Black Panther Gyruss Track & Field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 1986: Bobble Bobble 1987: Super Qix 1988: Crazy Climber 2 1989: Dynamite Dux 1990: Snow Bros. Racing: Speed Buggy Manufacturer: Konami -Gyruss -Time Pilot -Yie Ar Kung Fu -Rush'n Attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 For the racing game I nominate Hard Drivin' (or Race Drivin'), as long as someone can explain to me how to setup the controls for my (X-box like) gamepad in MAME. I just can't figure it out. For 1986-1990 I nominate Arkanoid (1 or 2) For Konami you could add Blades of Steel, counting goal differential or something as 'points'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 TX-1 for Racing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 1986 Rygar 1987 Rastan 1988 Robocop 1989 Saint Dragon 1990 Raiden Racing Game - Pole Position 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I have friends coming over for Memorial Day(and there's talk, since a few of them are off for the summer of them staying until September). My question is would it be possible for TEAMS to sign up for this HSC or is it individual only. I ask because with my MAME cabinet, we hold tournaments here as well(ESPECIALLY a Street Fighter X Tekken tournament on Memorial Day). So, it'd be cool if we'd have something to base it around instead of picking a game at random. So, my thought is to have a HSC challenge for the game and the highest score gets posted. As for your list: a Game from 1986-1990 - Pac Mania 1 racing game - My cabinet doesn't have a wheel so I'm not sure of one that just uses a joystick 4 game manufacturer challenge - Williams/Midway NARC Smash TV Mortal Kombat(it does have a scoring system) Robotron 2084 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Question: how stringent are we with classifying a company as a “manufacturer”? I ask because often games are created by one company, published by another company, and distributed by yet another company in different countries. Often, there is more than a single well-known company linked to a single game (Taito, Sega, Williams, Atari, Bally Midway, Namco, etc.). For example, depending on who you ask, Frogger might be a “Sega” game or it might be a “Konami” game. This makes it difficult when you try to run searches and sort by company at different sources (KLOV.com is a great example), and you’ll see games pop up under a certain “manufacturer” but the screen shots that they have for the game show a different company name on the title screen. My vote would be, you can attribute a game to a certain company so long as you can produce a reputable source that links that company to the game as either developer, publisher, or distributor. KLOV and the MAME history.dat files are examples of what I would consider good sources. What say you, oh overlord of the HSC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Me personally, I just use MAME to tell me the Manufacturer. I understand what you are saying though. Either way. I won't me to picky about it. The reason I went with Konami as my suggestion again was simple. I made this thread a little later than usual and did a quick copy/paste job of my suggestions from the last tourney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 bigbee99, any word on my idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 bigbee99, any word on my idea? I think we should stick to individual scores. But if you would like to share the highs from there I'll track them on the side just as "bar set" type thing as not to have the Team Score interfere with an individual winning the tournment. And of course, if someone there wants to share all of their scores, they are more than welcome to post them here. It's not too bad to make an account here. Just a few clicks if you use the Facebook log in as I did. As far as the racing game, I will be playing what ever game on a keyboard. So a stick would not be too bad. I've played Pole Position with keys before. It's okay I guess. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) 1990 Raiden Racing Game - Pole Position Now those are two games that I wouldn't have a problem with. Raiden is such a nicely balanced shooter, as far as difficulty is concerned. All of the 8 bosses have bullet arrangements that can be dodged with extreme precision, but with lots of practice they are beatable. I still haven't mastered the 5 th boss, but I am close. ....and about the 8th boss, good luck. If you roll up on big number 8 with at least 2 bombs on board, you MIGHT have a shred of a chance to do it without dying. 3 bombs is better, though. Edited May 18, 2012 by M.A.M.E Offender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) 1990 Raiden Racing Game - Pole Position Now those are two games that I wouldn't have a problem with. Raiden is such a nicely balanced shooter, as far as difficulty is concerned. All of the 8 bosses have bullet arrangements that can be dodged with extreme precision, but with lots of practice they are beatable. I still haven't mastered the 5 th boss, but I am close. ....and about the 8th boss, good luck. If you roll up on big number 8 with at least 2 bombs on board, you MIGHT have a shred of a chance to do it without dying. 3 bombs is better, though. Let the record show that the only reason I wouldn't consider selecting Raiden for my 1990 pick is that I know I have no chance against my brother and I desperately need the points. Hint hint, voters. Edited May 18, 2012 by Cynicaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 No game has 2 selections yet lol. Drop some more votes people or you will be at the mercy of my dice B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 No game has 2 selections yet lol. Drop some more votes people or you will be at the mercy of my dice That's the way it should be IMO... 1986 - Rygar 1987 - Rastan Saga 1988 - Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1989 - Golden Axe 1990 - Rampart Driver - Sega Turbo Konami - Amidar - Mega Zone - Juno First - Time Pilot - Time Pilot '84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'm cool with the dice determining our fate. Regarding Golden Axe, that's an old standby fave for sure but I just realized I've never played it for score. Come to think of it, does it even have score? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'm cool with the dice determining our fate. Regarding Golden Axe, that's an old standby fave for sure but I just realized I've never played it for score. Come to think of it, does it even have score? It gives you a strength rating when you die. I forget how it works though. All I know it get's higher the further you get in the game. I don't think I've broke 90.XX on one coin ever. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) 1986: Mania Challenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D19STviM4zY 1987: Fast Lane http://www.gamesdbas.../fast-lane.aspx 1988: Kickle Cubicle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DaoD_SMexg [note, video shows Japanese version] 1989: Block Hole http://gamesdbase.co...block-hole.aspx 1990: Cyber-Lip http://www.gamesdbas.../cyber-lip.aspx Racing Game: Badlands Manufacturer: TOAPLAN Pipi and Bibi's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHlhpAxPJQA Snow Bros. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wuM8Xoyhw0 Outzone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxexKAhMwIk Performan http://www.gamesdbas.../performan.aspx Truxton II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw4D5OByH7Q Edited May 18, 2012 by Cynicaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Mania Challenge is pretty lame compared to Mat Mania, but Mat Mania is 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Mania Challenge is pretty lame compared to Mat Mania, but Mat Mania is 1985. Really, the only thing I prefer about Mat Mania (or, Exciting Hour as I knew it growing up) is the variety of opponents. Aside from the 2-player mode, Mania Challenge added some move reversals and of course the venerable dropkick. It also tweaked the game so it's harder to exploit the "3 hits" trick. The thing that sucks, of course, is that in single player mode you go through the same 2-3 opponents (I forget) over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Mania Challenge is pretty lame compared to Mat Mania, but Mat Mania is 1985. Really, the only thing I prefer about Mat Mania (or, Exciting Hour as I knew it growing up) is the variety of opponents. Aside from the 2-player mode, Mania Challenge added some move reversals and of course the venerable dropkick. It also tweaked the game so it's harder to exploit the "3 hits" trick. The thing that sucks, of course, is that in single player mode you go through the same 2-3 opponents (I forget) over and over again. The sound and crowd graphics took a huge step down with the sequel. As a one player game, the original is way more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I don't know if I'll be able to participate in the tournament, but I'd like to say that if Konami is chosen as the company, I'd like to see their Xexex in the game selection. I'm familiar with it from the Salamander Portable PSP collection, and I recall enjoying the graphics and sound, along with the somewhat R-Type-esque gameplay. A fairly obscure title, I believe. onmode-ky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Tough to choose a manufacture but i went with Visco Vasara Vasara 2 Storm Blade Thunder & Lighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Tough to choose a manufacture but i went with Visco Vasara Vasara 2 Storm Blade Thunder & Lighting Thunder & Lighting is a pretty cool game. Check it out http://www.twingalaxies.com/php/player/ShowScore.php?t1=50131&t2=301797042008&t3=256838408195&t4=377877401669&t5=500075624387&d=4 B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 When do the polls close? I got a text earlier from M.O. saying that he plans to post his votes a bit later this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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