• MGLXXV - Arcade Patrol

    10:36 PM
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    Someone famous on video games once said “we live in the era of community”.
    So everyone is WELCOME to play in a video gaming tournament where you can use any version of MAME, your cab or whatever to play for fun.
    The gist of the tournament is 9 games over 66 days released over time.

    Play your best over each fortnight as when the game is closed it’s too late to submit further scores.
    The percentage system is used and friendly gaming banter is encouraged as well as posting scores.
    Honest screenshots with initials are required, no inps.


    Celebrating 9 years of the MAME Gaming League and a quarter of a century of tournaments, check out the video for details (set to at least 480p) …





    The games are a mystery and will start and close by the following dates and times …


    There are mystery prizes to be given away and it’s free. You can click on the link to register and play …

    http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/forum...-Gaming-League

    GAME ON!

    OOO
    MGLXXV - Arcade Patrol OOO
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    1. OOO's Avatar
      OOO - 06-04-2015, 10:20 AM
      Good morning America, I hope you all have a great day!

      I know you are all busy going to work today, however I thought I would post an update two weeks into MGL 25 so you can get ready for the weekend …


      Exed Exes ...



      Look out for the danger ... terrifying deaths, eaten alive by insects, despised by aliens you are ...



      3 days to go ... and the insects being ephemeral as they are, won't die before that fateful day ...

      Lode Runner ...



      Tricky traps tempt terrible trolls and terrors. Can you make it out to safety every time? ...

      10 days to go ...

      And the 3rd game was revealed this morning … and that is the great Namco classic ... Mappy …
      And if you want to jive into work or enjoy your day off, zone in to this … https://soundcloud.com/yamajet/super-scooter-mappy

      We have some people from the east and west coast having fun and improving their scores … please feel free to join in, everyone is welcome … including Martin, Don and Greg …

      Play all 9 games and be eligible to win all 4 mystery prizes …

      OOO
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      OOO - 06-06-2015, 01:55 PM
      MGLXXV

      It's 11am eastern and 8am western ...
      There's a time to watch others play games ... and then there's a time to actually play.
      Well the time to play is now ...it's no good coulda, shoulda, woulda and was gonna ...

      18 hours to go until submissions close on Game 1 - Exed Exes.
      Time to get the quarters out and go for it ...



      ... http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/forum...-Gaming-League
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      Barra - 06-06-2015, 02:21 PM
      I anticipate a large crowd to be drawn to the MGL after the announcement of Mappy as the next game

      Oh wait

      :)
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      Max - 06-06-2015, 02:39 PM
      I anticipate a large crowd to be drawn to the MGL after the announcement of Mappy as the next game

      :)
      The rumor I heard was that extra server space was secured in advance in order to handle the anticipated traffic increase. I'm not able to reveal my source.

      :)
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      OOO - 06-07-2015, 12:06 AM
      OK ... it's Saturday night ...

      Exed Exes ...



      Apparently there are a number of hidden bonuses and deadly insectoid traps (or rounds) ...

      The enemy it seems, in laughter, has no respect for you >>>

      8 hours to go until submissions close ... can you find the bonuses? ... can you handle it? ... or is it too much for you?

      OOO
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      OOO - 06-07-2015, 09:27 AM
      It's 5am eastern on Sunday 7-June-2015.
      Score submissions for Game 1 Exed Exes are now closed.

      The final scoreboard standings are below ...



      kane and Batfink find a way to tie their scores and take out 10th place jointly.
      D.B. Cooper took 9th place by just 3,600 points ...
      The remaining in the 300K zone finish up Barra 8th, SectionZ 7th, Woody with a late score up to 6th and RMacauley 5th.
      magrinder hits 434K for a nice 4th place, camaro does great on 612K for 3rd place.
      Brad finds his rhythm and scores 733K late for 2nd place and …

      Congratulations to DKong for winning Game 1 with a masterful display of insect get riddance.
      With skillful insect mashing and navigation through dangerous hives, he’s top scored in Game 1 …



      Lode Runner and Mappy are currently in play, Games 2 and 3 …
      One down and an incredible eight to go ... how did you go?

      OOO
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      OOO - 06-08-2015, 03:35 AM
      18 down out of 66 and it looks like this ...



      48 days of mayhem to go ...
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      OOO - 06-10-2015, 09:19 AM
      Time for a Lode Runner update ...



      And check out these dudes with blue hair and green tights ...



      Don't get caught standing around ... dig man, dig ...

      4 days to go ...

      The heart beats faster and faster ...

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      OOO - 06-14-2015, 10:58 AM
      It's 2am western on Sunday 14-June-2015.
      Score submissions for Game 2 Lode Runner are now closed.

      The final scoreboard standings are below ...



      magrinder hits the top 10th place just edging out Foot by 12,390 points.
      Then a close 9th place to Brad by only 1,660 points.
      bigredbird finds some magic with his Mr Do skills to hit 8th place.
      DKong improves to 7th place and Spartan scores 252K for 6th place.
      RMacauley enters the top 5 with 277K for 5th place.
      Batfink not far ahead by 2,240 points makes it for a very nice 4th place.
      kane all alone on 336K takes out 3rd place.
      D.B. Cooper plays really well and scores a mighty 434K for an excellent 2nd place.

      One player finds his way around the mazes, confuses the bad guys and pinches all of their gold …
      Congratulations to Barra for winning Game 2 …



      Mappy, Tapper and Congo Bongo are all currently in play … Games 3, 4 and 5 …



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      OOO - 06-18-2015, 11:37 AM
      I wanted to ask you guys and gals out there are you afraid of Australia?
      I mean I know we have crocodiles and sharks that kill people, however I am curious why so many are so shy to have a go ... let me explain ...

      This TG site is brilliant and there are so many services offered from the US that the world loves.
      So in return, Australia with Aussie Arcade have invited you folk to play in the MGL as a fun service too ...

      We've only got one great guy from each of Pennsylvania, Oregon, New Hampshire and Somewhere (yes he's too frightened to mention which state he is from)
      Surely there are people from other states willing to have a go or are prepared to be challenged!
      IGBY 2 starts on July 1st so there's plenty of time beforehand to drop those quarters and play for fun in MGL 25.



      I also have a couple of players who think Mappy and Congo Bongo suck. Well you can imagine what others think about these players.
      Would you mind playing these games in the MGL and putting this right? Can you do good and maybe even hit the top half of the scoreboard?

      There are only 3 days to go on Mappy before submissions close and 17 days to go on Congo Bongo ...

      http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/forum...-Gaming-League
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      Desidious - 06-18-2015, 01:18 PM
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      I'm honestly afraid of sharks though... creepy buggers.
    1. OOO's Avatar
      OOO - 06-19-2015, 08:23 AM
      I'm honestly afraid of sharks though... creepy buggers.
      Love the poster and the effort.

      Now you are a great champion of Scared Stiff, so a measly shark shouldn't scare you.
      And by the way there are no sharks in Mappy or Congo Bongo ...

      Just a piranha in Congo Bongo ... ... so not as bad as a shark ...
      You guys in Texas have a great tradition in gaming ... PSP too right ... so how about it?

      Are you all just lurkers on TG?
      Quarter time ... if you can handle it ... population 318.9 million (2014), and I've got only 4 so far ...
      Please watch the Video Craze and the King of Arcades if you need some inspiration ... and then how about some perspiration ...



      2 days to go on Mappy and 16 days on Congo Bongo ...

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      OOO - 06-21-2015, 10:45 AM
      It's 3am MDT on Sunday 21-June-2015.
      Score submissions for Game 3 Mappy are now closed.

      The final scoreboard standings are below ...



      magrinder bounces just short into 2nd place with a fine 118K …

      Congratulations to RMacauley … “this used to be one of my go to games to stay awake at my last arcade job” … for winning Game 3. Great skill there …



      Tapper, Congo Bongo and R-Type Leo are all currently in play … plenty to play for and learn …

      http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/forum...-Gaming-League
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      OOO - 06-28-2015, 10:17 AM
      It's 4am CDT on Sunday 28-June-2015.
      Score submissions for Game 4 Tapper are now closed.

      The final scoreboard standings are below ...



      With 2 days to go Section Z scores big with 74,600 ...
      Then Spartan turns up even better and scores 85,125 for 1st place.

      But then even more drama on the last day …
      magrinder pubs 88,025 … for eventual 3rd placing ...
      bigredbird ups the shout to 90,950 … a brilliant 2nd placing ...
      And then someone from somewhere decides to hit the arcade, play the machine for real, posts a pic of the masterpiece and … serves heaps of angry customers and keeps the amber fluid flowing for a top score of 98,675 …

      Congratulations to CrazyKongFan for winning Game 4 and not getting too drunk at the same time …



      Congo Bongo, R-Type Leo and Mr Do’s Castle are all in play.
      That’s apes, space and unicorns … how much more crazy can you have it than that?


      Overall Scoreboard update ...

      magrinder (aka Max on TG) from New Hampshire, leads the pack after 4 ...



      5 games to go ...



      http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/forum...-Gaming-League

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      OOO - 07-05-2015, 09:06 AM
      It's 5am eastern on Sunday 5-July-2015.
      Score submissions for Game 5 Congo Bongo are now closed.

      The final scoreboard standings are below ...



      Congratulations to Barra for winning Game 5 and setting a new world record that has been verified by Twin Galaxies.



      Score submissions for Game 6 R-Type Leo are also now closed.

      The final scoreboard standings are below ...



      Congratulations to DonPedro for winning Game 6 …



      Mr Do’s Castle and Super Pac-man are currently in play, Games 7 and 8 …

      Overall Scoreboard update ...



      3 games to go ...

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      OOO - 07-26-2015, 11:36 AM
      After 66 days of classic arcade gaming, MGL 25 has now come to a close.

      The final standings are below:



      CONGRATULATIONS to the Top 10 in MGL 25 and the next 10 places who improved their scores and made it very competitive for the whole field.
      I hope everybody enjoyed playing the games and the friendship over the forum. Some very tough games were selected and it was a good achievement if you could hang in there and not break too much of your furniture.
      A total mystery of games this was too!

      Congratulations to RMacauley on his 8th MGL win …
      His one game win and strong finishing made it go all the way over 66 days right down to the last game on the last day!
      Spartan returned to the MGL and played really terrific for an incredible finish and was just pipped into 2nd place by less than 9 points! A great effort!
      The reigning champ plays extremely well, wins 2 games and Barra finishes in 3rd place.
      CrazyKongFan played strongly including 2 game wins and finishes in 4th place after his inaugural 5th place in MGL 24.
      magrinder joins in from NH and scores a very impressive 5th placing.
      bigredbird plays his first MGL, not only is he good at Mr Do, but he wins Mr Do’s Castle in Game 7 … and finishes 6th overall.
      kane notches up number 17 out of 18 MGLs with a Top 10 finish, in fact even better with 7th place in this MGL.
      SectionZ make a welcome return and plays just fine for a super 8th place. Welcome back to the Top 10 since MGL 11!
      DKong scores a fine 9th place, wins a game but does not score on Games 7 and 8 … a missed opportunity for sure.
      Batfink battles and scores his highest placing in a MGL to make a super Top 10 finish in 10th place.

      With 9 games contested there were 7 different game winners … DKong, Barra, RMacauley, CrazyKongFan, DonPedro, bigredbird and Batfink.
      Of special note Barra sets a new TG world record on Congo Bongo of 188,100 points in Game 5 of MGL 25.
      Congratulations to the game winners too …











      I have updated the virtual trophies for the Top 3 …

      Champion:
      RMacauley


      2nd:
      Spartan


      3rd:
      Barra


      Well that was a dramatic MGL 25 … we had 8 new games and nobody knew what games would be played with no call for nominations.
      I hope you all enjoyed the tournament and there will be more to come ...



      OOO

      PS: The mystery prize will be drawn in a few minutes …
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      OOO - 07-26-2015, 11:40 AM
      Mystery Prize Draw:

      11 players were eligible at the end of MGL 25 for the mystery prize draw. For this special tournament I added one more prize for a total of four to be won.
      All players had to play and post a score for all 9 games. The eligible players are listed below:



      The winner is drawn by chance from the eligible players.
      And the winner of the Mystery Prize Draw for MGL 25 is …

      SectionZ

      Congratulations SectionZ!
      And the mystery prizes are as follows …

      1. A collector’s Mario Kart - the official Nintendo licensed merchandise



      and …

      2. A Pac-man Magnet Set - the official Namco Bandai licensed merchandise



      and …

      3. A collector’s Atari 2600 Hot Wheels Six Wheeler Van



      and ...

      4. A Mario Bros Piranha Plant - just to green up the winner’s house with a snap of humour



      I will send a PM to SectionZ to congratulate him on his win and ask him to provide me his postal address, and then the prizes will be shipped out to him.
      Thanks to everyone who played all 9 games!

      And 1 more prize ...

      For setting a New World Record on Congo Bongo of 188,100 in MGL 25 Game 5 ... ... which was verified by Twin Galaxies ...

      Barra wins the rare version of his current avatar ...

      Yes it's the official Nintendo merchandise of the GOLD Mario, only available in limited numbers through Target Australia, sold out on the first day and then only one per person ...



      Congratulations Barra!

      Please send me a PM of your postal address, and then it will be shipped off to New Zealand so you can ceremoniously place the prize on your mantle piece.

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