IGBY2 Game selection

[Barra]

A couple of points:

-Games should be tournament worthy. Nothing that can be marathoned, nothing that has an obtainable maxout score, nothing that has leeching etc etc

-In general we should pick games that are easily emulated. I.e. games with unique controls should be out. I know this may seem biased because I only use a keyboard but overall it makes things a lot easier.

-Pick games we can do decent at.

I think picking games that are better for the tournament should be our priority. Obviously if we can do that AND be good at the games, that would be ideal

Cheers!

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Banned games as they have been in previous competitions
1942
19XX
Anteater
Asteroids
Bank Panic
Bells and Whistles
Bomb Jack
Bosconian
Bubble Bobble
Bubbles
BurgerTime
Burnin' Rubber/Bump 'n Jump
Contra
Crazy Kong
Defender
Dig Dug
Do! Run Run
Donkey Kong
Elevator Action
The Fairyland Story
Final Fight
Frogger
Galaga
Galaxian
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Joust
Kung Fu Master
Magic Sword
Magical Crystals
Mario Bros.
Mars Matrix
Metal Black
Moon Patrol
Mr. Do!
New Rally-X
Nitroball
OutRun
Pac-Man
Pepper II
Pinball Action
Pole Position
Pooyan
Popeye
R-Type Leo
Raiden
Rally-X
Road Blasters
Road Fighter
Smash TV
Sonic Wings
Splatterhouse
Stocker
Sunset Riders
Super Hang-On
Super Punch-Out!!
Super Spacefortress Macross
Tapper
Tetris
Toobin'
Trog
Tron
Vanguard
Zoo Keeper

[Sawys]

Hi.

..........

For the moment i don't have other idea, i need to check the games, but i think everyone should express himself about the kind of game we would prefer to play for the team selection.

Personaly, i could play everything except the 2 kind of games i told :-)

[Kugyince]

You understand this is public, right?

[Sawys]

You understand this is public, right?

I hope not !! I think it's private... Please confirm.

[ZedIsDead]

Hmm, are there some good coin-op pinball games out there?

[Barra]

Yeah I realise its public. I tried making a social group that was private but got an error

Other teams' choices are being made publicly too. No big deal.

[Wolf]

mr. driller, block hole, cosmo gang the puzzle
if we put those in we will get nick on the team

[Dudebro]

Yeah I realise its public. I tried making a social group that was private but got an error


It's probably related to the recent purging of dead or useless groups.

[Kugyince]

If you want it to be private, that can be arranged. If not, carry on.

[QAOP Spaceman]

Normally I'm against privatisation, but in this case...

[Barra]

Nah lets just leave it.

[Sawys]

So if this is public, then my words are different :

My propositions for the moment are :
- Turbo Out Run (racing game)
- Avalanche (classic and played with mouse)
- Gorf (classic shooter but i don't think if it's the better choice)
- Change Air Blade (recent shooter from 1999, not present in RU but which is really particular)

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Hmm, are there some good coin-op pinball games out there?

Grand Cross is an original pinball game.

and Ghox is a cool breakout game.

[Wolf]

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou(shootemup) seahawk is great in this game
racing hero or turbo outrun(racing) Sawys is great at racing games and I am alright
Galaga '88 (fixed) Barra nuff said
Mr. Driller (puzzle) nick is great at this
Bubble Bobble II (platform) nick again
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again (puzzle) my childhood
Blazing Star (shootemup) enjoyed this and good at it

[Sawys]

racing hero or turbo outrun(racing) Sawys is great at racing games and I am alright

And Barra too :-)

[QAOP Spaceman]

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou(shootemup) seahawk is great in this game

Ye gods. There is inevitably going to be a host of these dreary, interchangeable, bullet hell games (I'm holding back on the abuse because this is public) picked by the other teams... do we really want one as well?


Mr. Driller (puzzle) nick is great at this
Bubble Bobble II (platform) nick again

Nick hasn't signed up for the team, though :love-over:

[CaptainJivePants]

I'm not in the RU IGBY team so this is not relevant
So if this is public, then my words are different :

My propositions for the moment are :
- Turbo Out Run (racing game)
- Avalanche (classic and played with mouse)
- Gorf (classic shooter but i don't think if it's the better choice)
- Change Air Blade (recent shooter from 1999, not present in RU but which is really particular)

[QUOTE]
If they aren't steering wheel games, you have a much better chance of getting them in. A couple of teams have indicated a strong dislike for driving games in MAME tournaments, so they are likely to get vetoed unless they are like Road Fighters or Lethal Crash Race.

Gorf - 1, 3, or 6 bases?

Mustache Boy should be in the competition for sure. :victory:

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[quote=Wolf;292737]DoDonPachi DaiOuJou(shootemup) seahawk is great in this game
racing hero or turbo outrun(racing) Sawys is great at racing games and I am alright
bionic commando(platform) I see alex and I do great in this
Arkanoid Returns(breakout)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (beatemup)
Galaga '88 (fixed) Barra nuff said
Mr. Driller (puzzle) nick is great at this
Bubble Bobble II (platform) nick again
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again (puzzle) my childhood
Blazing Star (shootemup) enjoyed this and good at it

Good choices, Wolf! Blazing Star, Puzzle Bobble, BB2, Driller, and Galaga 88 sound fine to me. Bionic and Arkanoid 2 are good in their own way, but might have some issues.

I believe Arkanoid 2 has at least one or two levels where you can kind of get the ball stuck for a long time hitting gold bricks and enemies without doing anything. I think I had the high score at GGA randomly because I got the ball stuck for a while and racked up a few hundred thousand points.

Bionic Commando has ridiculously random RNG that makes a huge difference (100-10,000 point items). People will play the first level repeatedly hoping for good medals (5k or 10k each) in the RNG, then maybe move on after sacking their lives away. Sadly, it kind of ruins a decent game for tournaments as the biggest difference-maker becomes completing the game for 1M. I have had higher scores on level 3 than almost at the end of the game a few times, which isn't really a good indicator of skill as much as grinding and leeching.

[QAOP Spaceman]

^

This is why this thread ought to be private!

Out of here, with your meddling and useful information, Captain!


http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5675.png

[Barra]

Can't see a problem with steering wheel games, 99% of them are easier with a keyboard/mouse

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Heres my 1 pick: Mr Do's Wild Ride
Why?

-We have at least 2 people who are good at it
-Easy controls
-Doesn't end, maxout, nor is there leeching. You can sac lives on a certain level but the better players will always get higher scores

[Wolf]

my #1 pick
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou

[krehztim]

I'm fine with most of these. I'm positive I can get much closer to 500K in Galaga '88, but so can alot of people, I guess. Any Arkanoid suits me fine. Gorf scores are usually reasonably close, except for those insane people who can hit 1,000,000. And if we're going to include a hyper bullet game, I 100% agree on DoDonPachi. As for Mr.Do's Wild Ride - can SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW TO PLAY IT??? I'm decent at the other 2 - I've had 700K on Mr. Do, nowhere near elite, but decent. I just can't GET Wild Ride. Aside from that, I'm not a huge fan of the fighting genre - just not my thing. I'd throw in Pang or its offshoots, rather than Bubble Bobble. I would say Hyper Sports - harder than Track and Field, but Fly is just about untouchable, and I'm not happy with my button setup right now. So much for a "Quick Reply", sorry.

[ZedIsDead]

Grand Cross is an original pinball game.

I ran a search on all the arcade pinball games and Grand Cross is my favorite of those. Since we get only 3 or 4 games, I wouldn't put it forward as one of the nominations, but it could be a decent alternate, since I don't imagine that these guys play a whole lot of pinball.

If you guys would like to try it:
Grand Cross - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5423)

[krehztim]

Forgot - I'm all for pinball. They're all the same to me, so no particular favorite, but I think it's good to throw one in, at least as an alternate.

[QAOP Spaceman]

If you guys would like to try it:
Grand Cross - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5423)

I'ma check it out, Zed. Thanks for the link.

Right, my single game choice.

I was going to go for Jr Pacman (slow) or Mustache Boy, but I reckon I'll nominate:

Triple Punch (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6522)

Whyso?

1. We need a maze game. If you want to play sh***ps or f***ting games, rest assured the other teams will give us a shit ton of them to deal with.

2. I'm good at this (and I'm not good at much). The two Tims on Team RU would definitely be good this. We have other people here who could get good at this. The majority of the players on the other sites will hate this game.

3. There's no leeching, glitching, cheating, maxing techniques (that I know of).

4. It's a simple game to control. No controversy there. Left, right, up, down, fire. As all the best games are :)

5. It's a low-prestige, underrated, unsexy game. But it's worth the same points as all the other games in the contest. I can't see many people apart from a few of us oddballs over here spending any time on it.


Let's hear from everybody else. Krehztim, if you had to pick one game, what would it be?

[Josephjo]

CaptainJiveBunny is also good at Triple Punch Spacey.

However I like your thinking.


I'd be cool with a pinball game - a more level playing field for all.

[Sawys]

Personaly, i confirm my proposition for turbo out run.

This game can be learned during the 5 weeks of the tourney if you play a few games once a day even if at the beginning, it will be hard particularly because of the cop in this game.

[T to the C]

Super Contra and Vapor Trail

(Honorable Mentions) Others:

Total Carnage
Xybots
Alien Syndrome
Sly Spy/ Sercret Agent
Tiger Heli
Outzone

[krehztim]

Seriously I'm fine with whatever. If I had to pick a sort of obscure maze game, it'd be Changes. I think Sawys has HS right now. Just no Crazy Climber. I'll shoot myself in the face. I know it's not a maze game, I just hate it.

[DJWheels]

Mr Do's Wild Ride

[QAOP Spaceman]

Team RU members,

We have have just over a week to go before we need to send our selections to the committee or the board or whatever they're called.

We've asked for one selection per player, and that request has so far yielded;

Turbo Out Run - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6511)

Mr. Do!'s Wild Ride - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5279)
DoDonPachi - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=7876) http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5688.png

Triple Punch - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=7876http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5423http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6522)

Super Contra (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6173) » Coin Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&ssearch=2)

Grand Cross - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5423)

Changes (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5099) » Coin Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&ssearch=2)


That's 7 games. We have 14 players. If you haven't nominated a game yet please do so. Given that this is a public thread, we need to give the other teams as much time to practice these games as possible. Err... is this right?

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5688.png

So let's have them.

For reference, the similarly public spirited folks at dkf are making their selections viewable to their sworn deadly enemies at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lS-SDVcJI6tJjgI3IOvhM4rxmLRKENp5amaT6XK4_J8/viewform?c=0&w=1

Some really nice games in that list. And Donkey Kong 3.

The Marpers, the TGers, the AtariAge-HighScorers, the Aussies, the GameExers, the Chigagolanders and New Jerseyer (and hopefully the ArcadeSpainers and CAGDCers too) are keeping things undeer wraps, but any espionage is welcome and encouraged.

>:D

[Wolf]

DoDonPachi - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=7876)

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5688.png

not the one i picked

[krehztim]

Of course DK3. Shocker.

Team RU members,

We have have just over a week to go before we need to send our selections to the committee or the board or whatever they're called.

Some really nice games in that list. And Donkey Kong 3.


>:D

[Enemy Ace]

Hello everyone.

My first choice would be Space Harrier.
Space Harrier - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6217)

- Others:

Flying Shark - Flying Shark - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5401)
Vs. Excitebike - Vs Excitebike - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=10742)
Jump Bug - Jump Bug - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5622)
[/URL]Sasuke vs. Commander - [URL="http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6157"]Sasuke vs Commander - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5805)
Viewpoint - Viewpoint - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6596)
Missile Command - Missile Command - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5805)

[ZedIsDead]

I'm disappointed that Flying Shark does not, in fact, feature a flying shark. I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder.

[Wolf]

lol those lying bastards i hope people got fired for that mistake

[QAOP Spaceman]

not the one i picked

How about a link to the one you did pick then? :)

(And a prize to anyone who can tell the difference http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5689.png)


Hello everyone.

My first choice would be Space Harrier.
Space Harrier - Arcade/Coin-Op (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6217)

Hello sir! And thanks for the pick.

I'm disappointed that Flying Shark does not, in fact, feature a flying shark.

It follows in a long tradition of animal-related disappointment in the video game world.

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5690.jpg

[Wolf]

DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou V101 (2002.04.05.Master Ver) ROM < MAME ROMs | Emuparadise (http://www.emuparadise.me/M.A.M.E._-_Multiple_Arcade_Machine_Emulator_ROMs/DoDonPachi_Dai-Ou-Jou_V101_(2002.04.05.Master_Ver)/141267)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoDonPachi_DaiOuJou the one picked

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoDonPachi the one you linked

[QAOP Spaceman]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoDonPachi_DaiOuJou the one picked

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoDonPachi the one you linked

Thanks for clearing that up.

Either way, it's the one hopefully no one votes for.

<<<<<<http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5691.png>>>>>

[Wolf]

well i reckon seahawk and i will vote for it

[Barra]

You will be the only two

[QAOP Spaceman]

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5692.jpg

[AlexGunslinger]

I would nominate Jackal (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5605). Fun little game.

Im ok with all the other games proposed.

[Kugyince]

Minecraft?

[krehztim]

I'm guessing Team PNS is looking at the platformer "Springer (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6327)". Both the good Captain and Mr. Schmup King TodayisForgotten have been playing.

[krehztim]

I'm guessing Team PNS is looking at the platformer "Springer (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6327)". Both the good Captain and Mr. Schmup King TodayisForgotten have been playing.

[TodayIsForgotten]

I'm guessing Team PNS is looking at the platformer "Springer (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=6327)". Both the good Captain and Mr. Schmup King TodayisForgotten have been playing.

No. I don't believe that is even in our poll. Everyone always beats my scores. I felt like it was my duty to do the same for someone else. Muah.

(:

[krehztim]

Oh, I expected to see you slap me around a little. Hard to find a game these days that doesn't have your score at the top. I just thought also seeing the Captain was more than coincidence.

No. I don't believe that is even in our poll. Everyone always beats my scores. I felt like it was my duty to do the same for someone else. Muah.

(:

[Tails]

No. I don't believe that is even in our poll. Everyone always beats my scores. I felt like it was my duty to do the same for someone else. Muah.

(:
Especially at the very end of year long contests.

[TodayIsForgotten]

Especially at the very end of year long contests.


Hi-yooooooooooooo.

[Tails]

Hi-yooooooooooooo.

Scott Hall's Hey Yo! - YouTube

[CaptainJivePants]

Super Contra and Vapor Trail

(Honorable Mentions) Others:

Total Carnage
Xybots
Alien Syndrome
Sly Spy/ Sercret Agent
Tiger Heli
Outzone


Some good choices in this batch. Alien Syndrome would probably be ruled out for the infinite lives trick, but not necessarily. I'm pretty sure we can agree on a rule for that. Xybots would be awesome.

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I would nominate Jackal (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5605). Fun little game.

Im ok with all the other games proposed.

Jackal? Yes, please.

[krehztim]

What are the rules on point farming/leeching? The more I play Changes (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5099), the more I see you could hang around, leaving 1 dot left, and just killing bugs for as long as you can avoid the stupid owl.

[Wolf]

no leeching or farming

[QAOP Spaceman]

The more I play Changes (http://www.retrouprising.com/arcade.php?act=Arcade&do=play&gameid=5099), the more I see you could hang around, leaving 1 dot left, and just killing bugs for as long as you can avoid the stupid owl.

Aw, what?

I've been really getting into this, up to 92000 odd and it's cheatable?

Are you 100% sure, Tim? Even after level 6 when everything speeds up?

This was going to be one of my three, but if there are issues...

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5695.png

[krehztim]

I just tried the 1st 2 levels, leaving one dot. Enemies get faster, owls get more frequent, so it does get harder, but I got 40k on level 1. I would think after level 6, it'd be too hard. I'll play around a little more.

Aw, what?

I've been really getting into this, up to 92000 odd and it's cheatable?

Are you 100% sure, Tim? Even after level 6 when everything speeds up?

This was going to be one of my three, but if there are issues...

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2015_06/5695.png

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My bad. I didn't cheat long enough. The changable branches or whatever they are do eventually become permanent.

[QAOP Spaceman]

My bad. I didn't cheat long enough.

Cheat for longer, RU teammates!!!!

The changable branches or whatever they are do eventually become permanent.

This is good news. Vote back on, then >:D

[DJWheels]

A little off topic here, but I find it a bit disheartening to see us lose some of our past tournament players to TG. Everyone has their own reasons I'm sure, but I can't help but get annoyed to see the "keepers of integrity of all scores" over there offering gifts to the top scorers. Why don't we all just jump ship and go play for TG so they won't have anyone to compete against. We can all come home with a prize.....for beating nobody!

[QAOP Spaceman]

I wouldn't feel too disheartened, DJWheels, though I understand what you mean.

We'll keeps our heads up and our teeth gritted.

It's a bit unfair to single out TG for criticism here, I feel. Everyone's free to sign up wherever they like. Our highest scoring player from last year is playing for PNS, and we've also lost some top people to Marp, and Aussie Arcade, as well as TG.

Meh. We'll soldier on.

Also, Team TG are far from being the favourites in this particular event. One of the world's best all-round players has just signed up for CAGDC, so anything could happen.

Those hoodies may never be worn >:D

[Barra]

Super Contra is a weird pick considering 4 of MARP's team members have finished the game before, and none of ours have (well not that I could find)

Also we are going to find ourselves in the same situation as with Contra during the last contest (the one before Yolympics) where multiple people finished the game, their scores only separated by how much leeching they did. (The result was everyone who finished the game was considered as #1 and then the rest were counted normally)

Edit: upon further reviewal it looks as though there is an invisible timer (a giant fireball comes out). Point 1 is still valid tho :)

[krehztim]

Now I'm thinking we should have also voted on the 1 game we can't stand, because Super Contra would've definitely gotten my vote.

[TodayIsForgotten]

Super contra is a very easy game and as barra mentioned there are areas where you can leech. Its a bad pick even if it is a good game.

[Wolf]

we took it out

[bald bull]

Super contra is a very easy game and as barra mentioned there are areas where you can leech. Its a bad pick even if it is a good game.

for you is very easy everything in the world

[TodayIsForgotten]

for you is very easy everything in the world

*pinches your cheeks*

small sample size

Super Contra


4300 users - 286 cleared
Master Achievement in Super Contra (http://www.trueachievements.com/a17981/master-achievement.htm#)

trigger heart exelica

4200 users - 56 cleared
Hard Mode 1CC Achievement in Triggerheart Exelica (http://www.trueachievements.com/a18982/hard-mode-1cc-achievement.htm)


but you're right. Super Contra is not a very easy game. Contra is. Super Contra is just, easy. (:

[cheetah32p]

Can I be on team RU instead of DKF? Or is it too late?

[Barra]

Nevermind.

[Wolf]

I thought we banned jcb for IGBY? for what happened last time

[Sawys]

I think Kong should be in the igby 2 just to play street fighter 2 championship edition :-)

[Kugyince]

So when can I start playing DK3?

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Also, Kong's dead.

[Barra]

Whenever you want.
Think it actually starts in 3 hours

[Kong]

The rumors of my death have been slightly exaggerated.

Is this still going on? Too late to sign up?

[ZedIsDead]

IGBY is running until August 8th, but it's too late to sign up now.

[Tails]

the rumors of my death have been slightly exaggerated.

Is this still going on? Too late to sign up?

he has risen!!!!