VectorGamer Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 (edited) Independence Day Tournament Competition begins Wednesday, June 30 @ noon EDT and ends Monday, July 12 @ 3AM EDT Games in this Tournament (with number of nominations): 1976: Night Driver (2) 1977: Canyon Bomber (4) 1978: Space Invaders (2) 1979: Asteroids (selected by FlyingTurtle) 1980: Berzerk (2) 1981: Thief (selected by roadrunner) 1982: Pepper II (selected by rmaerz) 1983: Pole Position II (selected by rmaerz) 1984: Bull Fight (selected by LarcenTyler) 1985: Terra Cresta (selected by roadrunner) Tournament Final Standings 1. rmaerz 103 pts. 2. roadrunner 99 pts. 3. LarcenTyler 91 pts. 4. FlyingTurtle 43 pts. 5. Dr Galaga 11 pts. updated 7.12.10 9:58 EDT Night Driver A nighttime driving game where your headlights illuminate the posts on both sides of the road. The object is to stay on the road as long as possible without crashing. As the game progresses, however, the road becomes narrower and more winding. Game Information Game Name: Night Driver Released By: Atari, 1976 MAME ROMset: NiteDrvr Dip Switches: Playing Time: 100; Track Set: Normal; Bonus Time: No [This turns on the 100 Bonus Seconds for reaching the threshhold required]; Difficulty: Normal Chosen By: player nominations ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/3141 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 813 Leaderboard 1. 179 LarcenTyler 2. 130 rmaerz 3. 91 roadrunner Canyon Bomber Blimps and biplanes fly by and drop bombs into a canyon. Game Information Game Name: Canyon Bomber Released By: Atari, 1977 MAME ROMset: Canyon Dip Switches: Misses Per Play: 3 Chosen By: player nominations ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/665 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 1,931 Leaderboard 1. 396 rmaerz 2. 365 roadrunner 3. 320 FlyingTurtle 4. 307 LarcenTyler Space Invaders The original space alien vertical shooter. Move your tank back and forth along the bottom of the screen and shoot endless waves of aliens marching towards earth. Shoot the flying saucer for extra points. Game Information Game Name: Space Invaders Released By: Midway, 1978 MAME ROMset: Invaders Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Bonus Life: 1500 Chosen By: player nominations ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/4477 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 222,940 Leaderboard 1. 6,650 Dr Galaga 2. 3,320 roadrunner 3. 3,040 rmaerz 4. 2,320 LarcenTyler 5. 950 FlyingTurtle Asteroids Your space craft is dangerously situated among fast moving asteroids in an asteroid belt that can destroy your ship on contact. Armed with a front mounted weapon and the ability to hyperspace, you fly through the debris, destroying each rock one piece at a time. Alien saucers visit the playfield from time to time with an eye towards destroying your ship! Game Information Game Name: Asteroids (Rev 2) Released By: Atari, 1979 MAME ROMset: asteroid Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Bonus Ships: 10,000 Chosen By: FlyingTurtle ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/268 Twin Galaxies World Record: 1,069,450 Leaderboard 1. 32,410 rmaerz 2. 14,890 roadrunner 3. 5,150 FlyingTurtle 4. 5,000 LarcenTyler Berzerk Humanoid player runs through maze-like rooms, destroying robots while avoiding their fire. The indestructable Evil Otto is the game's timer, forcing the player to move on. One of the first talking games, remember "Get the Humanoid!"? Game Information Game Name: Berzerk [set 1] Released By: Stern, 1980 MAME ROMset: berzerk Dip Switches: Bonus Life: 1st extra at 5K, 2nd at 10K Chosen By: player nominations ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/430 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 111,200 Leaderboard 1. 4,710 roadrunner 2. 4,430 rmaerz 3. 3,070 LarcenTyler Thief Players drive a car around a maze collecting greenbacks while being pursued by a number of police cars. Use dollar symbols to make your car invincible and put police cars temporarily out of action. The game uses a continuous loop tape with actual police band radio banter. Game Information Game Name: Thief Released By: Pacific Novelty, 1981 MAME ROMset: thief Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Bonus: 10K 10K; Difficulty: Normal Chosen By: roadrunner ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/5281 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 1,000,000 Leaderboard 1. 47,500 rmaerz 2. 39,740 LarcenTyler 3. 22,060 roadrunner Pepper II As you explore one side of the cube, you must fill in the whole side with color; this is called "zipping" in the game. Walking on a dark trail leaves a lighter trail behind you. When the area around the trail is light the area changes to a color. If you walk back over a line you have previously zipped, it will be "unzipped." Avoid the Eyes and other baddies. By zipping around boxes with objects in them, you get bonus points or become a devil and can now go smash heads in Pac-Man style. The game can be compared to Amidar. Game Information Game Name: Pepper II Released By: Exidy, 1982 MAME ROMset: Pepper2 Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Bonus: 70,000 Chosen By: rmaerz ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/3350 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 1,053,580 Leaderboard 1. 353,680 rmaerz 2. 37,490 roadrunner 3. 20,580 LarcenTyler Pole Position II Select one of four challenging courses to race your Indy car! Finishing the course before the timer runs out results in extended play. Beware of road hazards and other cars! Colorful landscapes and advertising bill-boards line each of the Fuji, Test, Suzuka, and Seaside race tracks. Game Information Game Name: Pole Position II Released By: Atari, 1983 MAME ROMset: PolePos2 Dip Switches: Time: 90; Practice Rank: D; Extended Rank: D; Goal: 4; Speed: High Chosen By: rmaerz ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/3508 Note: You can select any of the four tracks! Leaderboard 1. 54,690 rmaerz 2. 43,370 FlyingTurtle 3. 31,760 LarcenTyler 4. 12,840 roadrunner Bull Fight A madator fights against a bull by waving his cape to lure the bull and then stab him with the sword. Sometimes two extra bulls enter the ring to make things more difficult. Game Information Game Name: Bullfight Released By: Sega, 1984 MAME ROMset: bullfgt Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Bonus: 30,000 Chosen By: LarcenTyler ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/6188 Leaderboard 1. 14,460 roadrunner 2. 14,340 LarcenTyler 3. 8,200 rmaerz Terra Cresta A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up. Fly over islands shooting spaceships, ground bases and Tyrannosaurus Rexes. Destroy the special bases to release special power-ups that will increase your fire power. Use the Phoenix button to split your ship apart for increased firepower or become indestructible after the fourth bonus part has been collected. Game Information Game Name: Terra Cresta [YM3526 set 1] Released By: Nihon Bussan, 1985 MAME ROMset: TerraCre Dip Switches: Lives: 3; Bonus: 20k then every 60k; Difficulty: Easy Chosen By: roadrunner ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/5108 Twin Galaxies M.A.M.E. World Record: 181,500 Leaderboard 1. 55,000 roadrunner 2. 19,400 rmaerz 3. 14,500 LarcenTyler 4. 8,100 FlyingTurtle . Edited August 8, 2010 by rmaerz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 These are my nominations to get things started: 1976: Sea Wolf 1977: Canyon Bomber 1978: Space Invaders 1979: Astro Fighter 1980: Star Castle 1981: Lady Bug 1982: Pepper II 1983: Pole Position II 1984: 1942 1985: Dig Dug II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 1976 - Night Driver 1977 - Canyon Bomber 1978 - Sky Diver 1979 - Galaxy Wars 1980 - Polaris 1981 - Thief 1982 - Zookeeper 1983 - Tapper 1984 - Vulgus 1985 - Terra Cresta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 1976: Sprint 2 1977: Canyon Bomber 1978: Space Invaders 1979: Super Speed Race 1980: Berzerk 1981: Pleiads 1982: Pole Position 1983: Arabian 1984: Bull Fight 1985: Hang-On Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingTurtle Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 1976: Night Driver 1977: Canyon Bomber 1978: Clowns 1979: Asteroids 1980: Berzerk 1981: Qix 1982: Bubbles 1983: Congo Bongo 1984: Mr. Do's Wild Ride 1985: Pitfall II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 For tiebreakers, maybe we could do it as a poll? It might be a large one, but it might do the trick. Or you can just pick one at random perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 For tiebreakers, maybe we could do it as a poll? It might be a large one, but it might do the trick. Or you can just pick one at random perhaps? Right now we have six years that have no multiple noms and only four players submitting noms. As it stands now, I am thinking to ask the four players to rank their nominations in order of preference and then flesh out the field in order of the season standings. But, we'll see what happens over the next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 The games have been selected...what a lineup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 One thing to note about Pole Position 2, for some strange reason I can't get the Atari version to run properly on my current version of MAME. Either I should downgrade to an earlier version, or look for an actual good dump (because I know in the past it's played fine in MAME.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 One thing to note about Pole Position 2, for some strange reason I can't get the Atari version to run properly on my current version of MAME. Either I should downgrade to an earlier version, or look for an actual good dump (because I know in the past it's played fine in MAME.) I run it on WolfMAME 106 w/o a prob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Game on in 90 minutes! What a great lineup for this tournament! Good Luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Terra Cresta 55,000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Thief 22,060 Crime doesn't pay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Canyon Bomber 365 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingTurtle Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Canyon: 320 Pole: 43,370 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 Canyon: 396 Pepper II: 353,680 Space Invaders: 3,040 Asteroids: 25,970 Berzerk: 4,430 Thief: 47,500 Pole Position II: 43,870 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 That's it for me on Day 1. I think every HSC should have tourneys cuz that's where it's at. We'll have to add a President's Day tourney otherwise it will be a long time between tourneys in season 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Night Driver: 179 (If I could only get the overlay to work, then I'd find it a little easier.) Canyon Bomber: 307 (It's interesting how this one translated well to the Atari 2600.) Space Invaders: 2,320 (Not the best, but not bad.) Asteroids: 5,000 (I could do better, I just wasn't playing on all my cylinders.) Berzerk: 3,070 (This one also translated well to the Atari 2600. To be honest, both games look very similar with only a few minor differences.) Thief: $39,740 (Joyriding is my highest crime level, but I was THIS close to getting another bonus car, but I crashed a cop car just as my invulnerability ran out!) Pepper II: 20,580 (All this time I thought Pepper II was related to Burgertime. Oh well, this one isn't too bad.) Pole Position II: 31,760 (Honestly, was setting this to the hardest settings really the best idea?) Bullfight: 14,340 (No video bulls were harmed in any way during my scoring effort!) Terra Cresta: 14,500 (I can't believe it's been at least 20 years since I last played this!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Berzerk 4,710 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Asteroids 14,890 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Night Driver 91 I'm not doing too good at this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingTurtle Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Invaders: 950 Asteroids: 5150 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 PP II: 54,690 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Bull Fight 14,460 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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