Leto27 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) Arcade/MAME HSC 2018 Round 1: Time Pilot '84 Round 2: Toki / Moon Patrol Round 3: Sunset Riders ( 2 player version) Round 4: Golden Axe/Hippodrome Round 5: Gravitar/Xybots Round 6: Request round Round 7: Into the sea Round 8: Round 9: Train your brain Round 10: Street brawler Round 11: SHMUPS Round 12: Request round Round 13: Round 14: Moderator favorite Round 15: Taito Arcade Round Round 16: SHMUPS 2 Round 17: Polish your armor 2 Standings after Golden Axe/Hippodrome 1 Leto 58 2 Youxia 44 3 SBAZ 43 4 Ramses 39 5 Cynicaster 38 6 Hero2billions 21 7 asponge 21 8 Atari Warlord 19 9 Zoyous 19 10 jblenkle 7 11 NIKON 7 Round 5 Gravitar (version 3) gravitar.zip Garvitar by Atari MAME ROMset: gravitarDip Switches: Default (4 lives / Difficulty: Easy / Bonus life 10000) Number of credits: 1 credit Remember to play with the recommended settings, and do not use cheats or any kind of enhancements to take advantage Round ends October 14th @ midnight MDT Gravitar 1 Youxia 29050 (+10) 2 Ramses 21650 (+9) 3 Cynicaster 13550 (+ 4 SBAZ 12350 (+7) 5 Leto 7250 (+6) 6 Hero2billions 6670 (+5) 7 jblenkle 2800 (+4) Scoring will be as follows: 10 Points for 1st 9 for 2nd 8 for 3rd and so forth Bonus points: If you defeat the first three enemies harmless (perfect round) you will get double points Round 5 Xybots (rev 2) xybots.zip Xybots by Atari MAME ROMset: xybotsDip Switches: Default Number of credits: 1 credit Remember to play with the recommended settings, and do not use cheats or any kind of enhancements to take advantage Round ends October 14th @ midnight MDT Xybots 1 Youxia 96700 (+10) 2 Leto 96600 (+9) 3 NIKON 89900 (+ 4 SBAZ 89000 (+7) 5 Cynicaster 86200 (+6) 6 Ramses 82800 (+5) 7 Atari Warlord 79600 (+4) 8 Hero2billions 27700 (+3) 9 jblenkle 8300 (+2) Scoring will be as follows: 10 Points for 1st 9 for 2nd 8 for 3rd and so forth Edited October 15, 2018 by Leto27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 The required files to play these games are under the corresponding image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramses Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Gravitar: 11,450 Xybots: 82,800 Xybots is one I've been meaning to sit down and try out for quite some time. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Now we're talking! Both are amazing games, pure arcade fun. Gravitar sure is a bit ridiculous when it comes to difficulty. You mean I have 20 secs to shoot the reactor (managed that) AND escape as well? Yeah right Plus, it's a vertical game, so on my CRT quite a pain to display properly. Still, I totally love this Lunar Lander-type games. Might consider remapping the buttons though. Xybots is awesome, like wild mash up of Doom and Berserk...can see getting into it no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hero2billions Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 xybots is awesome how didn't i know about this 19.500 gravitar didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 xybots is awesome how didn't i know about this 19.500 gravitar didn't work It didn't work for me either. I wonder if it's a MAME version issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I agree Xybots is awesome. I've never heard of it before either. I'm scared of Gravitar even if I do manage to get it working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Xybots 18,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) Gravitar Xybots: 83,700 using the warp. I only ever played this on the Lynx! {edit -- sorry that was my Xybots score, not Gravitar} Gravitar: 12,350 Edited October 4, 2018 by S.BAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 XYBOTS: 89900 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Xybots 75,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Xybots - 85,000 Gravitar - 20,050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hero2billions Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Got gravitar working on an older version, but wtf i have no idea whats going on in that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Got gravitar working on an older version, but wtf i have no idea whats going on in that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Gravitar 7250 points, I always like the mechanic of these type of games ( lunar lander (arcade), Subterranea (Genesis), Solar Jetman (NES) ) Xybots 96600 points, this game defines the term smart buyer ( so little money to spend in so much needed things) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Xybots: 89,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hero2billions Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thanks NIKON i get it now Xybots 27,700 Gravitar 6,670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Xybots 79,600 (Initials JRM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramses Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Gravitar: 21,650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Gravitar - 2,800 Xybots - 8,300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hope we play Missile Command in one of the next rounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Xybots is pretty cool, I remember playing it at the local convenience store back when it came out. My main gripe with it is I really dislike the concept of "continuously drain your health regardless of whether you get hit or not." It's effectively a timer, ticking away to make you put in another quarter to reset it. Other games that do this are Gauntlet and Blasteroids, and honestly, it makes me not want to bother with these games. It's a shame because the games are pretty cool otherwise. Xybots - 86,200 Gravitar - 13,550 (#4 on the board, the top score is old... guess I'm out of practice) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Gravitar: 22,450 / 29,050 Xybots: 96,700after There are two scores in Gravitar because that devious game glitched out when I was entering my initials for 29,050 and all of a sudden I was entering initials for my previous HS (the 22,450) It was beyond bizarre, neve mind infuriating - especially seeing as taking these 2 planets out (NE then NW) was nerve wracking. So it's up to you, either take my word for it, or go with the screenshot Despite this snafu I totally love Gravitar, it's totally amazing and I wish I had one more week and a real arcade cab - playing on a pad and fighting overscan on my CRT was a bit of a pain in the ass, seeing as this game demands absolute control. Xybots is fun too, though the cruel energy drain makes the runs quite desperate, plus HS a matter of luck too - if you get "easy" levels first it's not so bad, otherwise...well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto27 Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Gravitar: 22,450 / 29,050 Xybots: 96,700after There are two scores in Gravitar because that devious game glitched out when I was entering my initials for 29,050 and all of a sudden I was entering initials for my previous HS (the 22,450) It was beyond bizarre, neve mind infuriating - especially seeing as taking these 2 planets out (NE then NW) was nerve wracking. So it's up to you, either take my word for it, or go with the screenshot Despite this snafu I totally love Gravitar, it's totally amazing and I wish I had one more week and a real arcade cab - playing on a pad and fighting overscan on my CRT was a bit of a pain in the ass, seeing as this game demands absolute control. Xybots is fun too, though the cruel energy drain makes the runs quite desperate, plus HS a matter of luck too - if you get "easy" levels first it's not so bad, otherwise...well. Hello. I will take your word and the 29050 score will be taken as good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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