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| Season 7, Week 5: Nitro Ball (MAME); ROM nitrobal | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 20 May 2007, 11:00 AM (1,909 Views) | |
| merman | 20 May 2007, 11:00 AM Post #1 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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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 | 20 May 2007, 11:04 AM Post #2 |
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Test your might
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Good fun this one, kinda like Mercs and so on, but with some nice touches. |
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| opa-opa | 20 May 2007, 11:27 AM Post #3 |
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Steakhouse & Brewery
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1725190![]() I've never played this before.... Interesting game. |
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| merman | 20 May 2007, 11:30 AM Post #4 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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1236500 Good fun, and I suggest everyone watches the attract sequence for some gameplay hints... |
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| JMK853 | 20 May 2007, 12:01 PM Post #5 |
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Its a hard one alright!. |
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| opa-opa | 20 May 2007, 12:26 PM Post #6 |
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Steakhouse & Brewery
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3038490
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| Smurph | 20 May 2007, 12:45 PM Post #7 |
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Not Blue
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1726200
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| Freshmetal | 20 May 2007, 01:16 PM Post #8 |
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Latest: 2581340
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| fairziff | 20 May 2007, 01:49 PM Post #9 |
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Wow!!!!! What a great looking game. Good choice Sureshot!!!!! |
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| paranoid marvin | 20 May 2007, 02:46 PM Post #10 |
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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 | 20 May 2007, 02:57 PM Post #11 |
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Para(lytic)Droid
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2,516,060 What a mad game! ![]() |
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| a.j.green | 20 May 2007, 03:49 PM Post #12 |
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Its not easy...
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2542070 This game is totally bonkers, but very good
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| merman | 20 May 2007, 03:54 PM Post #13 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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1656180 Still struggling with Strange Football's boss |
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| Sureshot | 20 May 2007, 05:48 PM Post #14 |
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Test your might
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3658440
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| titch | 20 May 2007, 08:09 PM Post #15 |
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![]() 2425030 Hmm not convinced i like this
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| SirClive | 20 May 2007, 09:20 PM Post #16 |
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Curious
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2166730![]() This one is OK for a short while, but soon gets annoying. |
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| opa-opa | 20 May 2007, 10:08 PM Post #17 |
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Steakhouse & Brewery
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5086570
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| paranoid marvin | 20 May 2007, 10:13 PM Post #18 |
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Not the furthest I got , but the highest score -4730690I'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 | 20 May 2007, 10:15 PM Post #19 |
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Hey , just noticed TOP OF THE LEAGUE , MA !! (well until it gets updated anyway) |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 20 May 2007, 10:55 PM Post #20 |
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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3584310
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| RS200 | 21 May 2007, 06:04 AM Post #21 |
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vroom vroom !
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This game is madder than a box of frogs ... but I like it
3152690 ![]() ... 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 | 21 May 2007, 11:45 AM Post #22 |
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Its not easy...
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3327510
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| fairziff | 21 May 2007, 08:44 PM Post #23 |
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3869260 Loving this one! |
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| Sputryk | 21 May 2007, 08:44 PM Post #24 |
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2047080 Hmmm..., jury out on this one, for now.
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| supermario | 22 May 2007, 06:47 PM Post #25 |
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Agree with Sputryk on this one - not totally sure
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| Sputryk | 22 May 2007, 07:52 PM Post #26 |
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2503240 Small improvement. ![]() |
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| zaphod79 | 22 May 2007, 07:55 PM Post #27 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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A very unusal game 2431140 ![]() |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 23 May 2007, 02:19 AM Post #28 |
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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6749810 If i'd realised your bombs are replenished when you die I would've gotten farther.
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| merman | 23 May 2007, 01:51 PM Post #29 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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3265430 Much better, finally made it onto the second "field"... |
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| tk421 | 23 May 2007, 04:48 PM Post #30 |
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Happy Days
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6450890
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| titch | 23 May 2007, 05:26 PM Post #31 |
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Got a screenshot m8 and i'll stick your score up
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| necronom | 24 May 2007, 12:56 PM Post #32 |
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Para(lytic)Droid
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4,030,100 Killed by a gang of mad bikers! ![]() |
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| Collywobbles | 24 May 2007, 01:17 PM Post #33 |
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995870 What a strange game...quite fun though! |
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| Elgin_McQueen | 24 May 2007, 04:59 PM Post #34 |
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
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Hands up if you're anticipating fr@sers score? |
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| Sputryk | 24 May 2007, 05:39 PM Post #35 |
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Upwards of 10mill is my guess! |
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| titch | 24 May 2007, 06:03 PM Post #36 |
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Naw nearer 14million got to be at least double the current hi-score
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| Antiriad2097 | 24 May 2007, 06:21 PM Post #37 |
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League Co-Ordinator
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This game is ace! Mental, but ace
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: 852790
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| paranoid marvin | 24 May 2007, 07:29 PM Post #38 |
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The thing is , the scoring's a bit too random for the lea |
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| tk421 | 24 May 2007, 07:45 PM Post #39 |
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Happy Days
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hands up if you give a fu ck |
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| Sputryk | 24 May 2007, 07:52 PM Post #40 |
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3140840 Still not convinced by this game but is better than my earlier thoughts.
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| SirClive | 24 May 2007, 09:26 PM Post #41 |
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Curious
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4626350
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| zaphod79 | 24 May 2007, 09:54 PM Post #42 |
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Like 69, but bigger
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4110700
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| paranoid marvin | 24 May 2007, 10:20 PM Post #43 |
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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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| merman | 24 May 2007, 11:11 PM Post #44 |
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Retro Survival Ed
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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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| paranoid marvin | 25 May 2007, 11:26 AM Post #45 |
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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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| Freshmetal | 25 May 2007, 02:21 PM Post #46 |
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Latest: 3337060![]() 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 | 25 May 2007, 02:24 PM Post #47 |
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Still no Fraser - or has this game got him (her?) beat? |
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| Smurph | 25 May 2007, 03:03 PM Post #48 |
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Not Blue
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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
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| a.j.green | 25 May 2007, 03:36 PM Post #49 |
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Its not easy...
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4213160 I like this game. A very good mix of styles.
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| paranoid marvin | 25 May 2007, 05:04 PM Post #50 |
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Finally 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
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Not the furthest I got , but the highest score -4730690








Finally beat Ghost Town! though I've absolutely NO idea what I'm meant to be doing on this screen!
11:53 PM Jul 10