NE146 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Sorry guys, Defender for me too. I haven't even found a configuration in MAME that works for me.... must get back to it.... I try and replicate the arcade layout.. sorta Q = UP A = REVERSE Z = DOWN / = THRUST L SHIFT = FIRE ENTER = SMART BOMB SPACE = HYPERSPACE Works good for me man.. I have a blast playing Defender in Mame. Not as much as I do on a real cab though but eh, it is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghsqb Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Surprised I didn't see Rastan mentioned, maybe it's not popular enough? Very difficult game. Another I didn't see mentioned was Splatterhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armonigann Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 For me, some of the hardest on a quarter... Legend of Kage Spy Hunter Paper Boy Joust Defender Pacman Major Havoc Karnov Arkanoid Centipede Missile Command Kangaroo Track n' Field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bountybob Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not got the machine in the house here to check the exact score. I've been just over 200K a couple of times in 20 years, but that's it. This is on factory settings. I used to score much higher on a machine in a London arcade. Being from Ireland I only ever saw a Sinistar Arcade game once and that was at the Queensway Ice Skating Rink in Bayswater London in 1983 on a school trip.It wasn't a very common game to find although I suspect that there may have been a few in Dublin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 For me, some of the hardest on a quarter... Track n' Field Track and Field really depends on what the arcade operator set the difficulty to. If it's set on the highest level (which is pretty common for some reason) it's nearly impossible to get through all the events, but if it's set to the normal difficulty then it's not too hard (for awhile anyway). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 For me, some of the hardest on a quarter... Track n' Field Track and Field really depends on what the arcade operator set the difficulty to. If it's set on the highest level (which is pretty common for some reason) it's nearly impossible to get through all the events, but if it's set to the normal difficulty then it's not too hard (for awhile anyway). Tempest Did you ever see someone use a ruler to help them tap left/right faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghsqb Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Rulers, pencils, lighters...lol. Was pretty funny to see everyone looking for that edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 No one's mentioned WWF Wrestlefest? Try beating the Legion of Doom ONCE on a single quarter...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bountybob Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Did you ever see someone use a ruler to help them tap left/right faster? It must have trumped using it for trigonometry then again maths can be fun and without maths we would not have had video games.It is sort of ironic for me considering I spent most of my maths classes daydreaming about playing video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. toast Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Sorry guys, Defender for me too. I haven't even found a configuration in MAME that works for me.... must get back to it.... I try and replicate the arcade layout.. sorta Q = UP A = REVERSE Z = DOWN / = THRUST L SHIFT = FIRE ENTER = SMART BOMB SPACE = HYPERSPACE Works good for me man.. I have a blast playing Defender in Mame. Not as much as I do on a real cab though but eh, it is what it is. I basically just screwed around with the default controls and came up with this: Up arrow - up Down arrow - down z - fire x - thrust c - reverse left ctrl - smartbomb I've tried hyperspace with both left shift and space, and both work okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 In case no one mentioned it.. Looping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Sorry guys, Defender for me too. I haven't even found a configuration in MAME that works for me.... must get back to it.... I try and replicate the arcade layout.. sorta Q = UP A = REVERSE Z = DOWN / = THRUST L SHIFT = FIRE ENTER = SMART BOMB SPACE = HYPERSPACE Works good for me man.. I have a blast playing Defender in Mame. Not as much as I do on a real cab though but eh, it is what it is. I basically just screwed around with the default controls and came up with this: Up arrow - up Down arrow - down z - fire x - thrust c - reverse left ctrl - smartbomb I've tried hyperspace with both left shift and space, and both work okay. Thanks for your help guys! I have done some playing with this - and want to use my controller rather than the keyboard. After a fashion I've actually found a setup that works! But everything has degrees of success - I can now clear a single screen. After that no chance. Still - this IS progess, but I won't be winning any high score competitions any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bountybob Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanks for your help guys! I have done some playing with this - and want to use my controller rather than the keyboard. After a fashion I've actually found a setup that works! But everything has degrees of success - I can now clear a single screen. After that no chance. Still - this IS progess, but I won't be winning any high score competitions any time soon. Try this keyboard setup that I use. W - Up S - Reverse X - Down D - Hyperspace O - Thrust P - Fire (Reassign H to Pause on MAME General Input) Spacebar - Smartbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 In case no one mentioned it.. Looping Yeah, how the fuck DO you play that. I've NEVER seen a soul get past the first screen. How do you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 DOH! I put "L Shift" = Fire above Of course I meant R SHIFT = Fire! Can't have "/" as thrust and not be able to fire right next to it. Ah well.. can't edit it any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderFist Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Luckily I grew up during the arcade boom and was able to play tons of different games. Some were quite a bit of fun, some were boring, some easy and others were just plain impossible. Below I have listed 10 of the hardest I ever played at the arcades. Hopefully others can chime in and jog my memory of other tough coin-ops. #1 Sinistar- UHGGG Never could get past the 3rd or 4th level. #2 Star Castle- I believe this is the best of the tough games. #3 Q-Bert- I sucked big time at this one I think I was able to get where you hit the cubes twice occasionally. #4 Marble Madness- Great game, but I could never get past the reverse level. #5 Space Ace- I never could finish the game on Expert even after many, many, many quarters. #6 Tempest- After level 20 or so I am done unless I added more money. #7 Asteroids Deluxe- Terrible game and no way near as easy as Asteroids. #8 Super Punch Out- Ouch, I could run 3 or 4 times thru Punch Out, but could never get anywhere in this game. #9 Gravitar- Extremely hard game when started in the advanced level (which I never completed). #10 Paperboy- Frustrating cheap hit game, had potential, but almost impossible to get very far. Star Castle was super tough back in the day! Gotta agree on that one as well as most of your list. Hearing people say Star Castle was tough makes me more proud now. Back in 1982, that was the first game I personally remember playing, and at the age of 4, I had to be help up to the control panel both to reach it and see the screen, and more than once, I was able to destroy that cannon at 4 years old. Too bad I was never able to do it more than once a game back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Hearing people say Star Castle was tough makes me more proud now. Back in 1982, that was the first game I personally remember playing, and at the age of 4, I had to be help up to the control panel both to reach it and see the screen, and more than once, I was able to destroy that cannon at 4 years old. Too bad I was never able to do it more than once a game back then. This is my vid - fast forward to about the 4:45 mark if you haven't seen how fast Star Castle can get. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn4FPd2KV_A Edited October 11, 2011 by rmaerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Holy cow! Great job. I've never seen anyone play Star Castle like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Star Castle was always tough for me. But just recently, TROJAN has been kicking my ass like crazy. That's so unfair that even the regular foot soldier enemies can take off 1/4 of your energy with one swing. And that stupid hippity-hop Goblin guy annoys the hell out of me with his jumping and star-throwing. Just brutal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have fond memories of Trojan - they had it in my local pub, we played the hell out of it. How about Space Invaders? I can't beat my high score of 3500!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I don't know that Space Invaders is really hard.. just that the scoring is so low on that game. Asteroids and Missile Command I couldn't get good at if I really, really tried. Liberator too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I always get a kick out of people's reactions to TRON. Most insert a quarter, get annihilated, and then give up. Once I show them some of the patterns, they usually give it another try. That's one game I'd say is pretty darned tough. It took me a lot of quarters to get decent at it. Sinistar and Defender are tough for me, but buddies of mine are really good at them. I don't count Dragon's Lair or Space Ace because they're pretty much rote memorization. Donkey Kong is hard. However, after watching the barrel behavior -- I swear that game cheats. IMHO, Mr. Do and Mr. Do's Castle are relatively easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Don't remember if I mentioned GRAVITAR but I hate that game for its challenge alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Don't remember if I mentioned GRAVITAR but I hate that game for its challenge alone. Yeah, Gravitar is brutally hard. I absolutely LOVE the game though. Apparently the later planets are invisible. As if it wasn't tough enough already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Defender/Stargate Gravitar Sinistar Robotron I suck at this unholy quartet to this day. Super Zaxxon I just lump in with games that are "broken." I'm a pretty good Zaxxon player but Super just moves too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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