Count9929A Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 6 hours ago, MarkSetGo said: I thought I would summarize the September 2020 results: 108,900 - MarkSetGo 101,600 - JWild 98,000 - Globeron 82,800 - Count9929A 56,600 - RoadRunner This is my first victory, so it's a big deal! LOL Congratulations MarkSetGo! I think my score for the competition should be 73000, since I obtained 82800 playing on a PAL TI99. The game is noticably slower and easier. This doesn't change the ranking, though. I have a question for you and JWild and Globeron. In Level 2, area 3 there are three enemy base that are "protected" by the black mirrors. I tried hard to kill the bases but failed. Is there a way to kill them (if so, please do not spoiler) or one can only avoid their attacks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSetGo Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 59 minutes ago, Count9929A said: "protected" by the black mirrors. Is there a way to kill them? I've never been able to destroy those either. Towards the end of each game, much more of my time was spent avoiding and playing defense. Of course, we don't get points for defensive moves, so it was getting easier to die, and harder to get points. If there is a secret to destroying those mirrors, that would open up a bunch of new levels for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSetGo Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 October 2020 Game of the Month - Midnight Mason I chose this game since it looks like it can be played with a keyboard (my joystick is broken), It has ghosts (for October), easy to find (its on Final Grom). I will upload the BIN here too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 4:29 AM, Count9929A said: Congratulations MarkSetGo! I think my score for the competition should be 73000, since I obtained 82800 playing on a PAL TI99. The game is noticably slower and easier. This doesn't change the ranking, though. I have a question for you and JWild and Globeron. In Level 2, area 3 there are three enemy base that are "protected" by the black mirrors. I tried hard to kill the bases but failed. Is there a way to kill them (if so, please do not spoiler) or one can only avoid their attacks? I normally played with the airplane as far as possible up. And shoot the bases behind the mirror aiming the cross. But believe can only hit 2. The one on the left you have to wait until it shoots then go to left and shoot behind the mirror. In level 3 i go to the right wait until they shoot and then to the left behind the mirrors cannot hit them as well. I did get a form of RSI in my arm playing the game and stopped, never had that before....maybe getting old? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSetGo Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Level 4 4,690 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Classic 99 with keyboard Level 7 - 6830 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Note: when pressing "Y" (Fire) you can lay bricks or remove them, totally forgot about this, but I remembered when I was a kid there was something extra in this game. Not sure if it is useful in the game play to get a higher score, or to keep ghosts away. Edited October 10, 2020 by globeron 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Classic 99 with keys and Y key (which helps in the game play) Level 8 8680 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count9929A Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I have a question about this game. It seems to me that this was a commercial game, BITD. In which format was it originally released? Cart or disk? I think the former is in many MAME collection, but the latter can be found in the gameshelf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fimbulvetr Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Count9929A said: In which format was it originally released? Cart or disk? Mine is a cart. I got the original box and manual. This is one of my favourite games for the TI. Great pick! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fimbulvetr Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 6390, level 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Count9929A said: I have a question about this game. It seems to me that this was a commercial game, BITD. In which format was it originally released? Cart or disk? I think the former is in many MAME collection, but the latter can be found in the gameshelf. It was released (or at least advertised in multiple sources) on cart by all of Software Specialties (original developer), Exceltec/Sunware, and DataBiotics. I know for the fact that the first and third received wide distribution. Don't know what the real distribution on the second was. Probably not much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 ... a manual remake for the game. Midnight Mason Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Real TI and Joystick 12.200 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 DataBiotics manual scan for the game: Midnight Mason (Databiotics).pdf Software Specialties manual cover: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Level 15, 16100 (real TI, 1988 DBT Midnight Mason cart, keyboard) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSetGo Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 10,380 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSetGo Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 18 hours ago, pixelpedant said: DataBiotics manual scan for the game: Midnight Mason (Databiotics).pdf 887 kB · 3 downloads Software Specialties manual cover: "You paid for it and you own it." I wish terms and conditions stayed this simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I can't entirely make up my mind about how much I like this game. At the time I got it long ago, my initial reaction had been that enemy motion was just too random. I didn't play it a lot. My reaction upon further consideration is that it definitely does have some interesting strategy, surrounding manipulation of enemy movement. But I still feel enemy movement is a bit too random for its strategic aspects to shine as they might. I wonder if it might be a better game if enemy motion was randomised at branch points (or weighted in favour of player position) but did not involve spontaneous change of direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Well, haven't been able to top that 16100 level 15 I got earlier. But here's a 14620. I think it was level 12. I was a lot more efficient on the early levels. Curiously, I have found that I am better at this game when coming at it "fresh" and actually get worse over the course of a long play session. I think I start overthinking it, and obsessing over (and wasting too much time on) destruction patterns rather than simply pursuing optimal paths. I do find the game's strategy interesting and enjoyable now, in a way I didn't as much, BITD. But you have to be in the mood for a game that's about mitigating randomised risk rather than about perfecting play in a way that eliminates risk. I suppose Classic Tetris is another game I enjoy which has this quality. What you're presented with is highly random, and very well could just kill you at any time through little fault of your own. But playing well is about responding in a way that manages and minimises risk, while maximising score. To quote Jean-Luc Picard: "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness; that is life." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count9929A Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 10890, level 10 NTSC TI99 emulated on MAME. I second that this game can be comfortably played with keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Midnight Mason - 3,490 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Still cant crack 10k .. Sent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Getting thereSent from my LM-V600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwild Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 8880I find this game a bit hard to keep up with you guys!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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