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Season 3, Week 5: Fire Trap (US) - MAME; romulan 'firetrap'
Topic Started: 26 Apr 2006, 12:59 PM (1,952 Views)
Antiriad2097
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Week 5 sees us jump from the 3 button simplicity of Hyper Sports to BigDon's fingerathon nomination, Fire Trap (US).
We're playing in MAME again with the 'firetrap' romulan.

No continues allowed. Other than disabling continues, there are no changes to the default settings and these coincide with the Twin Galaxies Tournament Settings:

1 Coin/1 Credit
Difficulty = Normal
Lives = 3
Bonus life = 50,000 then 70,000 points
Allow continue = No

Note that Twin Galaxies hold no record for this game, so the leaders may want to record their entries for submission.

Scores to be in by 12:00 noon on 30/04/06.

Final scores at 12:00 on 30/04/06:

1) 121430 - Sureshot = 100.00 points
2) 103900 - Leezer = 89.66 points
3) 91080 - BigDon = 81.25 points
4) 76110 - TK421 = 71.96 points
5) 70530 - Stomach = 66.54 points
6) 70190 - Frank Chickens = 63.28 points
7) 57420 - Kaiserpc = 54.89 points
8) 52850 - Zaphod79 = 49.89 points
9) 43660 - Elgin_McQueen = 42.98 points
10) 42570 - Necronom = 39.40 points
11) 35770 - Merman = 33.48 points
12) 33920 - Ghostbiscuit = 29.59 points
13) 32860 - TheMadWelshMan91 = 26.03 points
14) 20830 - RS200 = 17.95 points
15) 15850 - RevGiblet = 12.78 points
16) 9330 - Antiriad2097 = 6.97 points

Congratulations go to Sureshot for winning this week, beating even BigDon and his twin sticks. Well done also to our new members, who got into the spirit of things by posting scores at both ends of the spectrum ;)
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merman
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You'll need to enable attachment/image posting for all users in this forum...
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Sureshot
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Good job, chaps :)
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RS200
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vroom vroom !
As homer would say ...

WooHoo !!
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Antiriad2097
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Just bear in mind that I'm running the show here, there's no connection with the RS board or Merman other than we're all in this together. Any sour grapes over forum closures will be deleted as they have no place here - :ph43r:

On the other hand, I have zero experience of running a forum, so if something isn't working as it should, give me a shout :unsure: .

Ta.

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I think image posting should work now if anyone wants to try posting a score. Never used it myself on the old board, I preferred Photobucket.

New members (that'll be all of you after this post) will also need to register with this new board - it should do an email validation. If it doesn't do that can someone let me know or we'll end up being spammed by bots within days.
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markopoloman
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I'm in :D

Better start playing!

Nice one Ant (Mr Mod) :o
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TheMadWelshMan91
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32860 I HATE THIS GAME (still better than willow)

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Nice one on the forum Ant :D
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1 minute before seeing merman's message on the old league forum I had been looking at the "invisionfree" site and was about to suggest making a new one. Then I see the message and you've already done it :) Well done.

Anyway, since my last score seems to have been lost in the move, here it is again.

42,570

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tk421
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76110 :ph43r:
i thought my favourite site in all the world was gone :(
but now it's back :)
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Hmm... I was just onto a pretty good score and the game reset itself :(
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Kaiserpc
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57420

Glad to see the league hasn't died. Hope everyone makes it over.

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On the other hand, I have zero experience of running a forum, so if something isn't working as it should, give me a shout  .


Somethin to add to your CV then Antiriad ;)

mmm don't have an option to upload my screenshot
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I think that's everyone PMed on the RS forum that nominated or played this season. With any luck everyone will turn up soon. You might want to mention the change on any of the other retro forums you visit, it might bring in a few new faces to fill any gaps. We had a comfortable number of players so I'm a bit worried that it'll drop too low with the change as there's no reason to visit here other than the league.

Which brings me to a question:

Should we have any other jibba jabba forum areas here, or do we keep this place just for league stuff and take our general chit chat to RG/RP/RGR/AA or wherever else we're comfortable?


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mmm don't have an option to upload my screenshot

I do, but presumably thats because I'm admin. You do mean this bit?
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Not sure where the option to turn on for users is - there are masses of admin menus in this place :blink:
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I'm quite happy just keeping this forum for the league. To be honest I didn't post much to the other Retro Survival forums. I used Retrogamer and other retro forums for other postings
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Anyone know an easy way t map the controls to a dualshock 2? Right now i'm working with the D-pad as the left stick and face buttons as the right. Really really not enjoying this game so far.


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Apr 26 2006, 06:44 PM
22490
Anyone know an easy way t map the controls to a dualshock 2? Right now i'm working with the D-pad as the left stick and face buttons as the right. Really really not enjoying this game so far.

Seek out Joy2Key - that'll let you configure any joystick input so it maps to a keypress. Means you can use analogue sticks to control digital stuff like MAME games. Works fine for me with PS1 pads and adapter. Might need some tinkering to set up just right, but easy once you get your head round it. Nice that it can hold loads of configs so you can jump between them with a click, so you can have custom setups for any game or emu, even if the game itself doesn't normally allow it.
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25570 - test post more to confirm that the registration n stuff is working at this new forum , and to add a score in case i run out of time this week ;-)

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tk421
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i think it would be good to have a 'jibba jabba' section and obviously call it that ;) i got to this or the old site through retrogamer/antiriad but didn't post much there , this little site will be my second home *sigh*
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tk421
Apr 26 2006, 06:55 PM
i think it would be good to have a 'jibba jabba' section and obviously call it that ;) i got to this or the old site through retrogamer/antiriad but didn't post much there , this little site will be my second home *sigh*

Absolutely, since most of us seem to be clueless as to why the site is down anyway we obviously have no idea as to how long it'll be unavailable so another section just for all non league stuff could be useful.
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vroom vroom !
Antiriad2097
Apr 26 2006, 06:38 PM
Which brings me to a question:

Should we have any other jibba jabba forum areas here, or do we keep this place just for league stuff and take our general chit chat to RG/RP/RGR/AA or wherever else we're comfortable?

RGR ?? AA ???

never heard of these forums ! - what are they ??? .. but seriously, I think a general chit-chat section here would be very cool ! ..

RP ? .. not for me im afraid .. it just gets TOO crazy in there ... I took it for a while but I could only cope with those shannanigans for a few months, it drove me mad !! .. I think it is because I like to read every thread and some of them were / are just so far off it - I quit !!!

RG I have just started to post, It seems ok ! .. a few of them are ... well, not the kind of people I would enjoy a drink with, but on the whole seem a nice bunch !.

Ross ....
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Apr 26 2006, 07:05 PM
RGR ?? AA ???

never heard of these forums ! - what are they ???

RetroGaming Radio and its associated forum?
(Which happens to be more corporate firewall friendly when accessed via the Shane's Domain route.

Armchair Arcade is a place I sort of crossed over from RGR when the forums there closed for a while. It can be incredibly interesting at times, but tedious as hell at others. Some serious discussion goes on there. Nice mag they produce though.
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Main problem i'd be finding with making the forum a bit larger is that Antiriad barely seems to have time to play these games as it is, moderating a whole forum is gonna take up more of his time. Although the fact that it would more or less entirely be just leagus members should help things along.
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Antiriad2097
Apr 26 2006, 06:48 PM
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Apr 26 2006, 06:44 PM
22490
Anyone know an easy way t map the controls to a dualshock 2? Right now i'm working with the D-pad as the left stick and face buttons as the right. Really really not enjoying this game so far.

Seek out Joy2Key - that'll let you configure any joystick input so it maps to a keypress. Means you can use analogue sticks to control digital stuff like MAME games. Works fine for me with PS1 pads and adapter. Might need some tinkering to set up just right, but easy once you get your head round it. Nice that it can hold loads of configs so you can jump between them with a click, so you can have custom setups for any game or emu, even if the game itself doesn't normally allow it.



Yup almost got it sorted, just need to make the right analogue stick do something and i'll be sorted.
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Leezer
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how do we post images (idiot proof reply needed here !!) :blink:

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Sureshot
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Looks like we have to host them offsite and use IMG tags for now.
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Leezer
Apr 26 2006, 07:50 PM
77200

how do we post images (idiot proof reply needed here !!) :blink:

Try photobucket.com that's what i'm using. Lucky not so long ago somebody put p a post asking what wallpaper everybody had or else i'd be in the same boat.
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hope this works - i`m a complete doofus at doing things like this
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Convert to a .jpg first.
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I've been rummaging around the Invision support forums, I think I've sussed the image upload permission thing now. Anyone care to try posting an image? (file size limit is 64k - that seemed more than enough based on screenies I had).
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Image upload test
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Apr 26 2006, 11:33 PM
Image upload test

Looks fine to me :D
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77200 try again <_<

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Apr 27 2006, 06:25 AM
77200 try again  <_<

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I'm still not seeing that one. If I go direct to the jpg in a new browser that works, so the host URL is ok. Are you sure the mameworld site lets you link images from there?

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After viewing the image direct from mameworld, it then shows up the image here!
I vaguely recall we had problems with this on another forum, can't remember what the solution was.
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And now its gone again. As soon as I closed the browser with the image, it also disappeared from here. I really think this one is down to crosslinking issues from the host
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You should be able to upload the image direct to the board now anyway.

Games & other Jibba Jabba sections added to the forum if you go to the front page
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43660

Only just found out about the bonus for completing the first stage without losing any lives.
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35300
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Apr 27 2006, 09:09 AM
35300

35300? But that screenie says 35770 :blink:
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Apr 27 2006, 09:21 AM
merman
Apr 27 2006, 09:09 AM
35300

35300? But that screenie says 35770 :blink:

That's because I'm an idiot and didn't pay attention when I previewed the screenshot just prior to posting it... :rolleyes:
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Im not so good at this ...

11820

just can't get use to the controls ... Xbox pad doesn't work so good .. maybe it is the way i've configured it - will keep on reying this weekend :)
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92250

Maybe you want to make the thumbnail a bit smaller like on RS, would save some space in the long run.
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I find it really difficult to control even with an x-arcade and two sticks , i have to keep letting go of the other stick to hit the fire button , and when i try to move up quickly i quite often end up with the guy moving up 2 and back down 2 :-)

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Here's my effort:

33290


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Just got off the first level so I'm doing quite well for me! :P

As for the controls, I mapped the left left/right controls onto two of the top buttons of my joypad and used a rocking motion to get him to go up. The only downside is that I can't move him down, ah well. :(
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Scratch that:


70190


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Some tips:

The bonus for completing a level without losing a life is very dependent on how quickly you finish the level. If you have little time left, you get pittance.

Remember where powerups are, as they're always in the same place. Green moneybags give you the highest bonus, then orange, then white. Always try and grab the fire extinguishers as well, they give you a nice 500 each, even if you do have the powerup already.

On the bonus descent, I find holding up and spamming fire while constantly moving left and right is the best policy. Don't try and aim for individual fires too much, just make sure you're covering as much of one side of the building as possible, while hammering your extinguisher. There seems to be some odd method of collision detection going on on this part, so you tend to extinguish a lot of 'missed' fires by doing this.
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Apr 27 2006, 08:22 PM
I find it really difficult to control even with an x-arcade and two sticks , i have to keep letting go of the other stick to hit the fire button , and when i try to move up quickly i quite often end up with the guy moving up 2 and back down 2 :-)

You can shoot just by using the sticks, you don't need the extra button for it - just push the sticks together (i.e. Left/Right + Right/Left). It tells you that during the demo.

Slightly better score for me:

9330
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I remapped the up & down controls to the shoulder buttons on my dual shock. I'm not sure its any better mind, but I did score more. I think that's down to collecting more bonuses along the way thanks to the tips so far than any increase in my skill at this one.
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Yo' Antiriad - I'm dropping out of the league, I just feel what with RS currently down for the foreseeable future I can't be doing with a whole new forum.

Thanks for all your hardwork and support on the league - keep up the good work :)
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RS200
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vroom vroom !
But Koops, this is NOT a whole new forum - it's just an extension of RS !. Don't leave us bud, come on !!
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Apr 28 2006, 10:12 AM
Yo' Antiriad - I'm dropping out of the league, I just feel what with RS currently down for the foreseeable future I can't be doing with a whole new forum.

Thanks for all your hardwork and support on the league - keep up the good work :)

Koops, its your decision.

I'd rather you posted a score once a week as you're a good player, but if you don't have the time to spare us a few measly minutes every week... ;)

Seriously, I know you've other things on the go. Good luck, you'll be missed, no doubt we'll run into one another on the other forums (we know where you live :ph43r: )

It won't do my league position any harm ;)
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Apr 28 2006, 10:46 AM
koops
Apr 28 2006, 10:12 AM
Yo' Antiriad - I'm dropping out of the league, I just feel what with RS currently down for the foreseeable future I can't be doing with a whole new forum.

Thanks for all your hardwork and support on the league - keep up the good work  :)

Koops, its your decision.

I'd rather you posted a score once a week as you're a good player, but if you don't have the time to spare us a few measly minutes every week... ;)

Seriously, I know you've other things on the go. Good luck, you'll be missed, no doubt we'll run into one another on the other forums (we know where you live :ph43r: )

It won't do my league position any harm ;)

Yo Antiriad

Seriously mate, the league is a decent bunch of peeps - its not only about the time or faffing about with forums its the whole RS thing - just can't be arsed with it anymore
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Just because SF2 finally got picked already, Koops :P
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Apr 28 2006, 12:00 PM
Just because SF2 finally got picked already, Koops :P

No, I don't think it is ...

Im not sure what to think after reading what he posted on RP though ...

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quote:Koopa42 : Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:14 am Post subject: Retro League

Is there enough people on here to have a mame only score league? I liked the one on RS but I'm not willing to put time into it anymore especially if there is a chance it could just be for nothing

post if anyones interested and only if you'd really stick to it

Cheers
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What the hell ? .. do we smell that bad Koops ?
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Apr 28 2006, 11:18 AM
its the whole RS thing

Err, but I have no connection with RS, nor did Crunchy who actually started the thing. We just happened to visit there and liked the idea of having a league. Now we have our own place - there are no ties to RS whatsoever and I'd suggest its unlikely we'll be moving back now we've gone to all this trouble.

I do actually have some thoughts on going MAME only, but that's another topic...
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