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| Season 5, Week 5: Metro-Cross (Set 1), MAME; romulan 'metrocrs' | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 15 Oct 2006, 11:12 AM (5,564 Views) | |
| Leezer | 16 Oct 2006, 09:26 PM Post #51 |
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Leecher more like
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125250 first go... and for anyone wanting mame 0.190 with hiscore support cut and paste this into your browser :- http://www.mameworld.net/highscore/mame0109.zip |
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| SirClive | 16 Oct 2006, 09:45 PM Post #52 |
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Curious
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50300 Just look at how close to finishing level 5 I was :angry: |
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| Kaiserpc | 16 Oct 2006, 09:59 PM Post #53 |
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Not Going on holiday. Again.
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175100 |
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| merman | 16 Oct 2006, 10:36 PM Post #54 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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According to Shaun Southern himself, Metrocross did inspire Trailblazer... We played the C64 game in the Lemon64 forum games competition recently.... Anyway, better score from me: |
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| markopoloman | 17 Oct 2006, 02:38 AM Post #55 |
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Bites
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PLENTY OF TIME TO SHOVE ME BACK DOWN TO LAST PLACE :rolleyes: |
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| a.j.green | 17 Oct 2006, 07:46 AM Post #56 |
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Its not easy...
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Hmmm...could have sworn I posted the 65000 one before? Perhaps its this game affecting my brain with boredom...
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| merman | 17 Oct 2006, 11:57 AM Post #57 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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Still making progress, if I can get level 1 & 2 better than I can top 100K: 92200 |
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| Kaiserpc | 17 Oct 2006, 12:19 PM Post #58 |
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Not Going on holiday. Again.
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Anyone else noticed the high score table gets screwed once you get a few scores over 100,000. It seems to drop the first number, so if your score was 150,000. It records <space>50,000 on subsequent views of the high score table. It keeps the high score at the top of the screen okay though. Interesting to hear about the trailblazer comment, always loved that game (and cosmic causeway). So what's everyones best carry over time to level 4 then? I can get just over 60 seconds (26.5, 21.5 & 13.7). |
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| a.j.green | 17 Oct 2006, 02:57 PM Post #59 |
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Its not easy...
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92550. First time at no.1 on the scoreboard!
Best time carried over from 1st 3 levels - 45.1s. |
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| tk421 | 17 Oct 2006, 03:55 PM Post #60 |
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Happy Days
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183050 :ph43r: |
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| Kaiserpc | 17 Oct 2006, 06:30 PM Post #61 |
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Not Going on holiday. Again.
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209650 |
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| Antiriad2097 | 17 Oct 2006, 07:50 PM Post #62 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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Can't quite bring myself to play this again. Managed to avoid it last night, but MPM is going to stay ahead unless I give it another go... [size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size] |
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| SirClive | 17 Oct 2006, 08:37 PM Post #63 |
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Curious
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63200 Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey. |
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| Frank Chickens | 17 Oct 2006, 09:38 PM Post #64 |
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It was an honest fowl
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64,500 It'll do. :|
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| fairziff | 17 Oct 2006, 09:40 PM Post #65 |
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47350 I'm going to struggle this week! |
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| zaphod79 | 17 Oct 2006, 10:12 PM Post #66 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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155300![]() Apart from the 'jumping on cans' tip mentioned earlier heres a few others : 1) Kick the cans , first kick 100pts second =200 etc right up to 5000 points - also if you get 2 cans together jump on one and kick the other - its further up the screen and you should get there on your first 'stop the timer' , means you get further along 2) Skateboards rule :-) - if you get one try and keep to the green patches of ground as theres less enemys there and your not affected while on your board - if you make it to a 2nd board touch it for 2000 points , and if you make it to the end still on your board you get 10000 bonus 3) Springboards - this is more a 'learn the pattern' thing but the springboards move you much further and faster than running so learn where they are and if possible chain your jumps to go from one springboard to another to another. 4) When you get a 'rat' sometimes its better to just hit the first thing in front of you to get rid of it :-( (any other tips for getting rid of them?) Finally not so much a tip but if your going to hit something its generally better to do it in the air as you 'fall' forward and sometimes regain your balance a little in the air - if your on the ground you get mushed by it (there are a few rolling cans that are annoying as you spend ages getting mushed and then as you re-spawn your back under the can :-( Quite an enjoyable game for the league and thanks for the info on Trailblazer ;-) |
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| merman | 17 Oct 2006, 11:30 PM Post #67 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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Yay, broke 100K as predicted. 101500 |
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| Sureshot | 18 Oct 2006, 06:19 AM Post #68 |
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Test your might
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You mean the frogs? Shake the joystick left and right to get rid of those. |
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| tk421 | 18 Oct 2006, 08:11 AM Post #69 |
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Happy Days
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you sure they frogs look more like manky green rats to me
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| Kaiserpc | 18 Oct 2006, 09:50 AM Post #70 |
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Not Going on holiday. Again.
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looks like a rat to me as well Good tips Zaphod, I was going to do something similar but hadn't got around to it. The only other tip I would add is; you can also jump onto the green cans for a time stop, but if you run into them they give you a speed boost. This is handy on the early levels when you have a skateboard (and know the level layout pretty well). You can save a lot of time to add to level 4 (up to 63 seconds now :ph43r: ) Not sure if there is a difference in the length of the time stop between green and blue cans - anyone know? The 5000 points bonus for kicking the blue cans is pretty good, but you can get sidetracked doing this and end up not finishing a level
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| merman | 18 Oct 2006, 11:21 AM Post #71 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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Better score, but not further into the game... 108050 |
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| madroXounds | 18 Oct 2006, 11:53 AM Post #72 |
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Turned out nice again...
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68700
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| Sureshot | 18 Oct 2006, 12:02 PM Post #73 |
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Test your might
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Yeah you guys are actually right. Let's just call them twangers instead
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| a.j.green | 18 Oct 2006, 12:46 PM Post #74 |
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Its not easy...
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102750 Can get close to the end of level 6 now but just running out of time :angry: The 10000 bonus for the skateboard is a big help! |
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| merman | 18 Oct 2006, 03:54 PM Post #75 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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The agony! A few tiles away from finishing level 8! 121000 |
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| Sureshot | 18 Oct 2006, 04:02 PM Post #76 |
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Test your might
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130750 Slight improvement. |
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| Antiriad2097 | 18 Oct 2006, 05:04 PM Post #77 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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Still avoiding it... [size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size] |
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| fairziff | 18 Oct 2006, 07:40 PM Post #78 |
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68150 |
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| russgalleywood | 18 Oct 2006, 09:04 PM Post #79 |
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Mostly harmless
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Well I've played a game at least! (Just to prove I'm still around!) 24700
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| Kaiserpc | 18 Oct 2006, 09:47 PM Post #80 |
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Not Going on holiday. Again.
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221500 level 12 is a nightmare because it's so difficult to carry over much time |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 18 Oct 2006, 10:08 PM Post #81 |
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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Anybody get this close and die??? |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 18 Oct 2006, 10:09 PM Post #82 |
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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95900 I basically nail the first 4 levels to get a good score, need to start learning the rest. |
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| markopoloman | 19 Oct 2006, 01:36 AM Post #83 |
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SNAP!
<_<
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| Elgin_McQueen | 19 Oct 2006, 02:43 AM Post #84 |
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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109850 Frustrating game, get to a certain point and no further. |
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| SirClive | 19 Oct 2006, 06:22 AM Post #85 |
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Curious
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69650 Finally beat level 5
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| Antiriad2097 | 19 Oct 2006, 07:10 AM Post #86 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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38750![]() Forced another quick game in before work. Still not passed MPM but close. Very close... [size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size] |
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| markopoloman | 19 Oct 2006, 10:18 AM Post #87 |
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Bites
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No! Don't do it Ant
I don't wanna play it again :angry: |
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| merman | 19 Oct 2006, 11:25 AM Post #88 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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Grr, frustration level getting higer, missed a skateboard bonus and flunked badly on level 6, else this would have been 150+ 130750 EDIT: Exactly the same score as Sureshot... |
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| a.j.green | 19 Oct 2006, 12:44 PM Post #89 |
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Its not easy...
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Exactly 150000 I think the best way to do level 6 is, as mentioned earlier, stay near the top of the screen after getting the skateboard. There are two barrels individually and then three in a line. You must get to the top of the screen to avoid these. Once past these, I stay on the line between the top and 2nd rows and just move up or down to avoid the obstacles. Did it with 4 secs remaining. |
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| tk421 | 19 Oct 2006, 05:23 PM Post #90 |
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Happy Days
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207300 :ph43r: |
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| Smurph | 19 Oct 2006, 06:00 PM Post #91 |
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Not Blue
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77200
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| SirClive | 19 Oct 2006, 10:15 PM Post #92 |
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Curious
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95700 Thats my last go for this week. Wish I had known about the skateboard bonuses about 4 days ago!!! Won't get to play next weeks until the last day I don't think. |
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| Sureshot | 19 Oct 2006, 10:18 PM Post #93 |
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Test your might
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162900 So close. Don't think I'll play much more, not gone on this one. |
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| zaphod79 | 19 Oct 2006, 10:22 PM Post #94 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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200750 I'm not convinced level 12 is even possible. Also for this attempt i had about 180,000 by level 6 or 7 and got virtually no points by going any further in the game - levels 9 10 and 11 are down to the wire - you go flat out - dont get hit - dont get any bonus and you make it with fractions of seconds to add to your time for level 12 which is just a mass of green blocks that you run like treacle through :-(
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| Kaiserpc | 20 Oct 2006, 12:23 AM Post #95 |
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Not Going on holiday. Again.
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228550 how close to finishing level 12!!! |
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| markopoloman | 20 Oct 2006, 12:24 AM Post #96 |
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Right - thats it! I HATE this game so much that I have now deleted it from my PC :angry: ANGRY GERMAN KID eat your heart out - you wanna see me playing metroshit <_< |
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| Antiriad2097 | 20 Oct 2006, 06:52 AM Post #97 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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Angry German Kid is faked. He's putting it on for the camera, you're the real deal
[size=1]Scores updated in first post[/size] |
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| a.j.green | 20 Oct 2006, 07:51 AM Post #98 |
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Its not easy...
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That is so unlucky!
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| opa-opa | 20 Oct 2006, 09:05 AM Post #99 |
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Steakhouse & Brewery
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157450
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| tk421 | 20 Oct 2006, 09:09 AM Post #100 |
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Happy Days
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how do you know its faked ? |
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