Deteacher Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 This week's game is Track and Field. Easy difficulty. Bonus life at 100K. Game continues after last event. Game on! Season Standings 1. Fallout_002 [262] 2. kane [253] 3. GimmeClassics [245] 4. M.A.M.E. Offender [244] 5. Cynicaster [217] 6. onmode-ky [210] 7. DonPedro [197] 8. darthkur [191] 9. Deteacher [171] 10. Darrin9999 [159] 11. roadrunner [120] 12. jblenkle [92] 13. asponge [74] 14. DaveD [73] 15. S. BAZ [58] 16. bigbee99 [43] 17. andyy119 [33] 18. Classicgamer_27330 [29] 19. Mangia-Boy [23] 20. NE146 [14] 21. Wolfman24 [13] 22. kojr55 [13] 23. Mister VCS [9] 24. Vaughan [6] 25. HyperBoy [6] 26. LarcenTyler [2] Leaderboard 166,930 M.A.M.E Offender 92,160 Cynicaster 72,680 kane 51,940 Fallout_002 45,780 onmode-ky 34,040 DonPedro 30,690 S.BAZ18,500 GimmeClassics 12,360 jblenkle Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Um, I've got to ask. What are the rules for running? Can I use a cup for the run buttons? Or should I just conventionally press the run buttons? I want to play fair. But if it is allowed then I will use it. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2935990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Good question. It would seem that a faithful recreation of the arcade experience could potentially include exploiting these tricks. But then again, wouldn't simply mapping both run buttons to a single key achieve the same results? Or is that hardware saving move clearly cheating? Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2936000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) I agree we should be careful with the rules / controls everybody should use when playing Track & Field. I think remapping keys so a single key shouldn't be allowed and we should use the default buttons. Question about buttons: P1 Button 1 > used for running P1 Button 2 > used for jumping (setting degrees of jump) P1 Button 3 > also used for running ?? When I play this game I only use Button 1 for running and Button 2 for jumping etc... ...I'd love to get some more info about the buttons we should use PLUS which controller is allowed ? Keyboard, controller, mouse etc....? Edited February 25, 2014 by GimmeClassics Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2936035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallout_002 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I agree we need further clarification on standardized controller setup. Too many ways to exploit this one on MAME emulation. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2936118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Track & Field - 12,360 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2936312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I was in no way implying fudging the run buttons as this would most definitely be considered cheating. However, this Mame Hsc has competitors that will be using different controllers. I have an X Arcade controller platform which would allow me to use "the cup trick" . After further consideration, I now feel this could create an unfair advantage and I will not partake in it. Reconfiguring the run buttons in a manner said previously would be totally unacceptable IMO. With this being said, nothing other than your two hands should be used to do the running in this week's Konami classic Track & Field. No fudging button configurations, no lighters, cups, bottles etc should be used either. An easy way to resolve this issue would be to allow the gamer to select whichever two buttons suits him best to run and one button to jump/throw. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 @ MAME Offender > I completely agree. I will use my keyboard to play this game. No tricks are allowed !! Could you perhaps look at my questions at post #4. Maybe you can help me out I still hope we will hear from Deteacher about this issue... Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 30,690 definitely not using any special tricks! just pushing the buttons. made it to the hurdles. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Question about buttons: P1 Button 1 > used for running P1 Button 2 > used for jumping (setting degrees of jump) P1 Button 3 > also used for running ?? That is correct. I wouldn't suggest only using button one for running as you would be cheating yourself. A neat little way to verify that the buttons are configured properly is to see what happens when you input your name at the beginning of the game. If configured properly, the two run buttons, when pushed, will scroll through the alphabet to allow you to get to your desired letters for inputting your name. One button will scroll forward, the other will scroll backward. The jump/throw button, when pushed, should select the letter. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I wasn't very thrilled to end at the javelin event on the second time around because I missed out on a free man! Oh well, I should have time to give it another go. 91,640 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 No chance of me getting through the 2nd long jump... 66,920 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Worse on the long jump but I remembered how to do the high jump properly for this game. 72,680 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2938864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Duffed the second javelin event. 92,160 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 HEHEHE, not so fast there, Cynicaster. 166,930 I made it to the 3rd loop and the qualifications are way up there: 100 meter is 10 seconds, long jump is 9 meters, javelin is 90 meters and 110 meter hurdles is 11.50 seconds. No room for error, that is for sure! I ended my run on the third hurdle event. Ironically enough, I ended up getting a world record and still didn`t qualify!! I missed it by .05 seconds!! Apparently if you break a world record but fail to qualify, you don`t get credit for the record. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 What is the cup trick? Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 34,040 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeClassics Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I hope everybody is playing fair and is using TWO buttons to run. I totally suck at running with two buttons but I wanted to play fair and not only use one button to run. points: 18,500 initials: DEN Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I've heard of this game for years, but this is my first time ever playing it. It took a good while before I found usable key mappings. I first mapped the running buttons to the left and right face buttons on my Rumblepad 2, but using my right index and middle fingers on them (like playing a trill on a piano) for some reason didn't get read by the game properly; my first three tries led to Game Over with 0 points! Eventually, I gave up on the gamepad and resigned myself to the keyboard (I'm sorry, keyboard!). It took a good while to understand how to run the hurdles (i.e., don't stop mashing the buttons while in mid-air), and I got past the hammer throw once on a fluke. However, I don't really know what I'm doing in the high jump, and my keyboard has suffered enough. My fingers, too. 45,780 onmode-ky Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallout_002 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 51,940 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 What is the cup trick? The cup trick involves sticking your hand inside a plastic cup and rubbing it back and forth quickly across the two run buttons. It was a trick I used at the arcades, but I assure you I did not use it here. 1 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) The cup trick involves sticking your hand inside a plastic cup and rubbing it back and forth quickly across the two run buttons. It was a trick I used at the arcades, but I assure you I did not use it here. Interesting, I've never heard of this. If I ever happen to come across a Track and Field machine again in my life, I'll have to try it. I can't remember the last time I've seen one though. But I certainly do remember playing it in various places back in the day. Even on a trip to Italy once in the 80s (I was 7 years old). Edited March 2, 2014 by BillyHW 1 Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I came across a neat little technique on the internet to push the buttons mega-fast. It really helped me get a great score on this game, and helps immensely on other games too, particularly Joust. What you do is take your pointer finger and middle finger and place them on the edge of the button. Then all you do is wiggle your fingers in kind of a scratching motion, if you will. You would be amazed at how fast you can push the buttons this way! Have a look at the picture to see the location of your finger placement on the button----------->>>> Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 That's the end of this week's game. I'm putting the new game up and getting the leaderboard updated now. Sorry I haven't been around. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2939852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 The cup trick involves sticking your hand inside a plastic cup and rubbing it back and forth quickly across the two run buttons. It was a trick I used at the arcades, but I assure you I did not use it here. I think we may be the creators of that trick, as I've never heard of anyone else using it. We came up with it at home, playing Track & Field and Decathlon on the 2600 using that blue arcade button controller that came bundled with T&F. I don't so much remember us doing it at the arcade, but that's not to say we didn't. As for doing it today, if one were to come across a T&F cabinet, it would probably belong to a collector who wouldn't appreciate you mangling his control panel overlay with a plastic cup. Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/222431-mamearcade-high-score-club-week-21-track-and-field/#findComment-2940445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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