Deteacher Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 (edited) Control a WWII-style plane over 32 vertically scrolling sea and landscapes. Shoot various types of enemy planes. Collect a variety of weapon power-ups. Game Information: Game Name: 1942 Released By: Capcom, 1984 Game Mode: Default settings (2 lives, normal difficulty, bonus lives at 20K, 80K and every 80K afterward.) MAME ROMset: 1942 (set 1) Chosen By: Max_Mad ROM Location: http://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/55266/ma...1942-set-1.html Post your scores in this thread and I will update the leaderboard throughout the week. The deadline for posting scores will be Saturday, March 7th, 2009 @ 12:00 Noon (EST) BONUS POINTS: The player with the best tips submitted will earn +2 bonus points this week. BEST TIPS None yet! CURRENT HIGH SCORES 1. 337,760 (Max_Mad) [+11] 2. 227,440 (Osbo) [+10] 3. 186,030 (joeypsp) [+9] 4. 170,020 (Blackjack) [+8] 5. 157,570 (darthkur) [+7] 6. 132,830 (SpiceWare) [+6] 7. 51,650 (aftermac) [+5] 8. 51,440 (maximebeauvais) [+4] 9. 43,910 (JellE) [+3] 10. 19,020 (LarcenTyler) [+2] CURRENT POINT TOTALS 1. SpiceWare [73] 2. aftermac [53] 3. Osbo [46] 4. LarcenTyler [45] 5. maximebeauvais [45] 6. JellE [41] 7. Shannon [35] 8. NE146 [19] 9. Dr Galaga [17] 10. Max_Mad [17] 11. maibock [16] 12. rxd [15] 13. theking21803 [13] 14. Artlover [12] 15. cougar302b [11] 16. Vectorman0 [10] 17. darthkur [9] 18. LaserHawk [6] 19. Mister VCS [6] 20. MrAtari2600 [5] 21. Kurt_Woloch [4] Edited March 7, 2009 by Deteacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Haven't played this one before. 18,550 Instructions from the cabinet art: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypsp Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) EDIT 2: 186,030 is my new best score EDIT: 462,120!! holy eff! good job to Max_Mad that's a killer score man . Maybe i should give up 36,280 i got the high score for now , now i have to defend it this is one mame rom, i never got for some reason, but its very fun thanks for reminding me about this one. good luck to everyone competing Edited March 2, 2009 by joeypsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellE Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Interesting game... never played it before. 11,530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) 10,780 Unfortunately, for now taking screenshots isn't easy. But I will provide them when I can. Edited March 5, 2009 by LarcenTyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 ohhh I hate you guys! I used to be addicted to 1942 when I had my MAME cab I was thinking about this game last week, wondering when 1942 was going to popup in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 31,190 Fun game so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) Seeing as everybody has been playing this game with two lives I am removing my score from play. I will post my new score soon - using two lives only. Ahhhhhhh 1942. This game was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Used to play the heck out of it at the local bowling alley. I remember never being able to beat the huge plane boss on lvl 4 or 5 back then...that's no longer a problem these days. Incidentally, I just purchased a Logitech Dual Action joystick to use on my computer and I am glad to say that it works flawlessly with Macmame. (of course, that being said, it also seems to be built rather cheaply - I don't expect the d-pad to last over a year) Having a joystick has really improved my scores as well. Happy shooting, Max Mad Edited March 2, 2009 by Max_Mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellE Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 426,120 Ahhhhhhh 1942. This game was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Used to play the heck out of it at the local bowling alley. I remember never being able to beat the huge plane boss on lvl 4 or 5 back then...that's no longer a problem these days. Incidentally, I just purchased a Logitech Dual Action joystick to use on my computer and I am glad to say that it works flawlessly with Macmame. (of course, that being said, it also seems to be built rather cheaply - I don't expect the d-pad to last over a year) Having a joystick has really improved my scores as well. Happy shooting, Max Mad I think I will just give up now! hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 426,120 Ahhhhhhh 1942. This game was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Used to play the heck out of it at the local bowling alley. I remember never being able to beat the huge plane boss on lvl 4 or 5 back then...that's no longer a problem these days. Incidentally, I just purchased a Logitech Dual Action joystick to use on my computer and I am glad to say that it works flawlessly with Macmame. (of course, that being said, it also seems to be built rather cheaply - I don't expect the d-pad to last over a year) Having a joystick has really improved my scores as well. Happy shooting, Max Mad I think I will just give up now! hahaha Don't say that! Never give up! Never Surrender! A wise man once said that....or was it a cartoon character.......either way I'm sure it's good advice. Give it a few more tries. After a while you'll see that there really isn't much to it. Good Luck, Max_Mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 38,070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 64,870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) ""EDIT 2: 186,030 is my new best score EDIT: 462,120!! holy eff! good job to Max_Mad that's a killer score man . Maybe i should give up "" You should definitely not give up. 186,000 is a great score. If you can score that high now think what you'll be able to do in a couple of days. Then again...maybe you should give up... Now get out there and shoot down a billion enemy planes. Edited March 2, 2009 by Max_Mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 94,390 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 426,120 Ahhhhhhh 1942. This game was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Used to play the heck out of it at the local bowling alley. I remember never being able to beat the huge plane boss on lvl 4 or 5 back then...that's no longer a problem these days. Incidentally, I just purchased a Logitech Dual Action joystick to use on my computer and I am glad to say that it works flawlessly with Macmame. (of course, that being said, it also seems to be built rather cheaply - I don't expect the d-pad to last over a year) Having a joystick has really improved my scores as well. Happy shooting, Max Mad WOW...any tips for us (us= people that could not go over 100 000) !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 426,120 WOW...any tips for us (us= people that could not go over 100 000) !!!!! Tips......hmmmmmmmmm. Well there isn't much that I can say but here goes. 1. In the early lvl's be as aggressive as you can. The more planes you can shoot down the better the bonus at the end of the level. 2. Take out the big planes as quickly as you can. These are easy to fight on their own but when a bunch of little planes are hunting you at the same time things can become difficult. 3. Every once in a while a little plane will come out of one of the bottom corners of the screen and fly straight up and off the screen. If you can shoot these planes before they escape they will provide you with a cool 5000 point bonus. 4. When you get the twin planes power up - abuse it as long as you can. This is the best power up in the game and gives you a significantly wider fire pattern. 5. There are two buttons in this game. Get used to using the roll button. If you time things properly you can roll away from any impending death. In a way this button gives you the ability to stretch your three lives into nine. Of course, timing is everything. There really isn't much more advice that I can give. Hope this helps though. Take care, Max Mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 you didn't get an INP file with that nice score? I'd like to see your tips in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) your three lives into nine 3 lives? I'm only getting 2 Yep - in MAME while running the game - TAB -> DIP SWITCHES shows 2 lives. I see it can be set to 1, 2, 3 or 5. There's also a Difficulty setting, it's at Normal, as well as a Bonus Life setting that's at 20K, 80K, 80K+ I guess we need to start including with Dip Switch settings when we submit the games... Edited March 2, 2009 by SpiceWare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Here are the dip switch settings that I have been using. I'm pretty sure these are the default. As for an .inp file - I'll see what I can do. I'm using Macmame, which does allow me to record my games...just not sure if you'll be able to play them back. I'll record my next session - who knows? Maybe it'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 yeah, those are the settings I'm playing with. 2 lives and normal diff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 your three lives into nine 3 lives? I'm only getting 2 Yep - in MAME while running the game - TAB -> DIP SWITCHES shows 2 lives. I see it can be set to 1, 2, 3 or 5. There's also a Difficulty setting, it's at Normal, as well as a Bonus Life setting that's at 20K, 80K, 80K+ I guess we need to start including with Dip Switch settings when we submit the games... Same here. I suppose we should all verify our settings to get on the same page this week. Are we agreed that 3 lives should be the standard, or 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 your three lives into nine 3 lives? I'm only getting 2 Yep - in MAME while running the game - TAB -> DIP SWITCHES shows 2 lives. I see it can be set to 1, 2, 3 or 5. There's also a Difficulty setting, it's at Normal, as well as a Bonus Life setting that's at 20K, 80K, 80K+ I guess we need to start including with Dip Switch settings when we submit the games... Same here. I suppose we should all verify our settings to get on the same page this week. Are we agreed that 3 lives should be the standard, or 2? I was unaware that two lives was the standard. Thought 3 lives was the norm. I'm happy to switch to 2 if that's how everybody wants to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I saved a replay - got a score of 312,000 but I can't post it here. How am I supposed to save a replay so that I can show it to people. Is there a way to compress the file to a ridiculously small size? Also, while I am recording my replay my game stutters on occasion, making the game that much more difficult. Any solutions? I'm running a G4 Mac so I figured that wouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Mad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 337,760 My current score after switching to two lives in the dip switch settings. I saved the replay but I don't know what to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 warming up game... playing with the keyboard sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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