SDA Arcade Tourney (GET HYPE, please post)

2008-04-18 05:28:53 am

astral guard

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Consider the likelihood of awesomeness to be comparable to a batting average, and you will be quite happy. I hope to finish above the Mendoza Line, thank you very much.

Haha, I had to look this up.

Also - are you going to cover controls/relevant scoring mechanics for each game (or link to a description thereof)?

LLCoolDave

2008-04-18 05:35:45 am

Any sort of Arcade game is precisely the genre I'm likely worst at. Count me in. (Go Virtua Poker Chips Stacking 2.3, my only chance to win a week)

Enhasa

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Enhasa: 2008-04-18 06:00:21 am

2008-04-18 05:58:11 am

everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music

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Also - are you going to cover controls/relevant scoring mechanics for each game (or link to a description thereof)?

Well this won't be very ruthlessly competitive, so people will probably share strategies in the thread. I will probably say some basic stuff that is good to know. The game will tell you controls, since it's an arcade game.

Figuring out scoring is part of the fun!

MrSparkle

2008-04-18 06:21:21 am

Doin Good

I have known what MAME means for about 10 minutes, but I'm in. I look forward to broadening my repertoire of gaming experience and seeing just how well I do...

sunburstbasser

2008-04-18 06:26:08 am

Silver Hawk!

IN!

Shmupping will be very fun. Wink

CannibalK9

2008-04-18 08:34:31 am

give me your eyes!!!

I'm in, last place is now hotly contested.

RaneofSOTN

2008-04-18 09:11:18 am

I want off the ride....

depending on which monday you start this will determine if i'm in or not
if its this upcoming monday (4/21).. then I'm sorry i can't (too much shit between monday/tuesday/wednesday) But the monday after I should be a'ok to do this from then on.

sshplur

2008-04-18 10:07:22 am

I'm in.

Lag.Com

2008-04-18 11:12:04 am

sda loyalist

As long as they aren't all fucking shmups or scrolling beat 'em ups.

I'm sure there are some arcade games that aren't those. Smiley

Sorcerer88

2008-04-18 02:50:34 pm

I have no solution, but i admire the problem.

I guess i'm in as well. If i get that mame stuff running Roll Eyes

Cromarty

2008-04-18 06:24:16 pm

astral guard

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Well this won't be very ruthlessly competitive, so people will probably share strategies in the thread. I will probably say some basic stuff that is good to know. The game will tell you controls, since it's an arcade game.

Okay. Just thought I'd ask.

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Figuring out scoring is part of the fun!

Sometimes. Tongue

Ideally, yes.

freefang

2008-04-18 07:11:36 pm

8((.)7(.))3

I'll try to see if it works, if it does i'll join.
I'll compete for the second-last place, since i'm so bad, that I
can't even get last. Wink

Enhasa

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Enhasa: 2008-04-18 08:30:35 pm

2008-04-18 08:29:33 pm

everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music

If anyone needs MAME help, just ask.

For the people who have concerns about next week being finals week for them, are you gonna actually be busy the entire week? I mean, you have a whole week, but that's for flexibility, not necessarily to play every day.

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As long as they aren't all fucking shmups or scrolling beat 'em ups.

I'm sure there are some arcade games that aren't those. Smiley

I guess I didn't bold it enough. Wink

Actually I do wish there were more weeks so I could put in more types of games, but I figure too many weeks and people will burn out.

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There will be all kinds of variety, in terms of genres, developers, and difficulty of the games.