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Season 7, Week 5: Nitro Ball (MAME); ROM nitrobal
Topic Started: 20 May 2007, 11:00 AM (1,906 Views)
merman
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Retro Survival Ed
A cross between Smash TV and a pinball machine, Sureshot's nomination is NITRO BALL in MAME.

Note we are playing the original, not Gun Ball


Settings:

Default, which are

Lives: 3
Difficulty: Normal

No continues, no auto-fire

Buttons:

Button 1: fire
Button 2: smart bomb


Scores to be in by 1200, 27th May

Final scores :

1) 9151760 - Fr@ser = 100.00 points
2) 7627300 - TK421 = 89.59 points
3) 6812760 - Paranoid marvin = 83.05 points
4) 6749810 - Elgin McQueen = 80.63 points
5) 6253220 - SirClive = 75.83 points
6) 5787230 - Sureshot = 71.20 points
7) 5391120 - necronom = 66.95 points
8) 5086570 - Opa-Opa = 63.21 points
9) 4213160 - A.J Green = 56.35 points
10) 4185510 - Fairziff = 54.12 points
11) 4110700 - Zaphod79 = 51.63 points
12) 3337060 - Freshmetal = 45.32 points
13) 3265430 - Merman = 42.84 points
14) 3152690 - RS200 = 40.14 points
15) 3140840 - Sputryk = 37.99 points
16) 2996400 - Leezer = 35.12 points
17) 2598410 - Supermario = 30.86 points
18) 2425030 - Titch = 27.83 points
19) 1992790 - RocketRanger = 23.39 points
20) 1855730 - ghostbiscuit = 20.56 points
21) 1726200 - Smurph = 17.76 points
22) 1116100 - Markopoloman = 12.35 points
23) 995870 - Collywobbles = 9.61 points
24) 852790 - Antiriad2097 = 6.74 points
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Sureshot
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Test your might
Good fun this one, kinda like Mercs and so on, but with some nice touches.
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opa-opa
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Steakhouse & Brewery
1725190

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I've never played this before.... Interesting game.
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merman
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Retro Survival Ed
1236500

Good fun, and I suggest everyone watches the attract sequence for some gameplay hints...


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JMK853
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Its a hard one alright!.


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opa-opa
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Steakhouse & Brewery
3038490

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Smurph
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Not Blue
1726200

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Freshmetal
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fairziff
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Wow!!!!!
What a great looking game.
Good choice Sureshot!!!!!
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paranoid marvin

Not a bad game - not sure I'll beat this scorethough - 3738430

Wonder what telephone number Fraser will post on this one

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necronom
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Para(lytic)Droid
2,516,060

What a mad game!

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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
2542070

This game is totally bonkers, but very good :)

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merman
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Retro Survival Ed
1656180

Still struggling with Strange Football's boss
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Test your might
3658440

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titch

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2425030

Hmm not convinced i like this :blink:
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SirClive
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Curious
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This one is OK for a short while, but soon gets annoying.
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Steakhouse & Brewery
5086570

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paranoid marvin

Posted ImageNot the furthest I got , but the highest score -4730690

I'm studying for an exam Friday , so this may be my last chance to have a go , unless I have time next Saturday

My number came up on the end-of-level raffle . Got a bonus stage and about 1 million points . Nice , but a bit too random for fairness

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paranoid marvin

Hey , just noticed

TOP OF THE LEAGUE , MA !!

(well until it gets updated anyway)
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Elgin_McQueen
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
3584310


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RS200
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vroom vroom !
This game is madder than a box of frogs ... but I like it :D

3152690

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... off to play some more "Strange Football" which incidently I thought was called "Aussie Rules" ... shows how much I know!

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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
3327510

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fairziff
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3869260

Loving this one!
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Sputryk
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2047080

Hmmm..., jury out on this one, for now.

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supermario
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Agree with Sputryk on this one - not totally sure

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Sputryk
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2503240

Small improvement.

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zaphod79
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Like 69, but bigger
A very unusal game

2431140


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Elgin_McQueen
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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If i'd realised your bombs are replenished when you die I would've gotten farther.

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merman
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Much better, finally made it onto the second "field"...
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Happy Days
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titch

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May 23 2007, 04:48 PM
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Got a screenshot m8 and i'll stick your score up :)
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necronom
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Para(lytic)Droid
4,030,100

Killed by a gang of mad bikers!

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Collywobbles

995870

What a strange game...quite fun though!
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Hands up if you're anticipating fr@sers score?
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Upwards of 10mill is my guess!
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titch

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May 24 2007, 05:39 PM
Upwards of 10mill is my guess!

Naw nearer 14million got to be at least double the current hi-score ;)
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This game is ace! Mental, but ace :D

If I'd realised what this was like I'd have been playing it days ago. The screenies weren't inspiring and my romset didn't work, so I deferred. Finally sorted it out and find this is the best game of the season so far.

I imagine the extended players will get tired of it, but its perfect for my gaming style.

First couple of goes:

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paranoid marvin

The thing is , the scoring's a bit too random for the lea
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tk421
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May 24 2007, 04:59 PM
Hands up if you're anticipating fr@sers score?

hands up if you give a fu ck
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3140840

Still not convinced by this game but is better than my earlier thoughts.

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SirClive
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Curious
4626350
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zaphod79
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Like 69, but bigger
4110700

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paranoid marvin

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Ok , found a bit of spare time to have a few more goes
Got up to 5,721,900
That Dracula boss is hard as nails , don't mind the 'bat attack' but the laser eyes seems to fire random shots

Also the random bonus at the end of each level still makes me feel you can get a decent score simply by being lucky - the bonus round can accrue you close to a million points , not only giving you a higher score , but also almost guaranteeing an extra life if you finish the level


The only tips I have are 1.Use smart bombs to get bonuses (where you have to destroy 2 tanks/10 bikes etc) as that will get you lots of points (ESPECIALLY ON LEVEL 3) - the end of level bosses on 1&2 are pretty straightforward
to beat if you stay at the bottom of the screen , as they have slow,predictable
rates of fire
2. Play the game like a pinball table , hit the flashing lights , knock the bad guys into the holes , turn into a ball , and rack up the points.You can quickly run through a level and get next to no points , or you can play the table and rack uo 2million+
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Good tips there marvin. On the first table, make sure you destroy all the targets in 10 seconds - this gives big bonuses from the cheerleaders. On the second table there are lots of bonus items to be had from the spinning signs, particularly if you knock the bad guys into them.
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merman
May 24 2007, 11:11 PM
Good tips there marvin. On the first table, make sure you destroy all the targets in 10 seconds - this gives big bonuses from the cheerleaders. On the second table there are lots of bonus items to be had from the spinning signs, particularly if you knock the bad guys into them.

Also , on level 1 screen 3 , try to shoot the bad guys so that they bounce off the
bumpers , earning lots of points - and on the boss bit , once you've got him rolling, go to the top of the screen to pik up all the bonuses - it's quite easy to dodge his rolls if you guide him ie when he's at the bottom , make sure you're at the far right or left of the screen , then when he starts to roll in that direction , simply move to the opposite side.
Remember it's worth losing a life to get your score over 2 million , as you'll get your lost life back

on level 2 , each time you knock a bad guy in the first hole on the right (behind the spinny thing) you get an extra 'Z'

Only then light up the sign on the left , turn into a ball and keep going round the loop until the passage on the left opens up , which you can go down

later on , destroy the petrol can things to turn into a ball , and follow the path round to earn thousands of points

On level 3 , light up all the signs and dunk the bad guys in the hole until a block pops up , which you can destroy and turn into a ball , make sure you take the passage immeadiately to your right , and if you've lit up the previous signs , you the\ get to knock down blocks which give you thousands of points

Again , as I've mentioned the best time to use your Zs is on the 'destroy 10 items' section , so you can pick up your bonuses. As long as you take your time through each section (it only seems like level 1 has a fairly tight timer) you can dispose of most of the baddies a6t your leisure

abnyone got any tips for beating the vampire , or dodging his 'laser eyes'?
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I'm quite enjoying this one, but keep making stupid mistakes or forgetting to use bombs. I'll give it another go tomorrow to see if I can up my score any more.
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paranoid marvin

Still no Fraser - or has this game got him (her?) beat?
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No. Its the false sense of your own brilliance thing. If you think you're doing well, F**K YOU! Here's my score. Its 16 quadrillion points!

/bitter about Wonderboy

:P
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
4213160

I like this game. A very good mix of styles.

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paranoid marvin

Posted ImageFinally beat Ghost Town! though I've absolutely NO idea what I'm meant to be doing on this screen!

Final score of the week this , no way I'll beat it - 6,812,760 (sorry Elgin!)*













*Not really sorry :P
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