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It seems odd to have a on-hover pop up with the URL, if that URL cannot be directly clicked or copied. Instead it just looks messy and gets in the way.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=10149

it is not possible to insert recorded scans.

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https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=16912

it is not possible to insert recorded scans.

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Could the game "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19)" for MAME be updated to reflect the changes in MAME over the years, please. Could the game name be changed to "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19, F3 Cartridge)".

- 0.227: nnap added clone Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19, single PCB). Changed parent description to 'Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.2O 1994/01/13, single PCB)' and clone (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19) to 'Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19, F3 Cartridge)'. Renamed (scfinalso) to (scfinalsoc).

Could the ROM indication be updated also.

Before:

ROMSet: 0.106-0.147: scfinals - "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19)"
0.148-0.170: scfinalso - "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19)"

After:

ROM Set:
0.106-0.147: scfinals - "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19)"
0.148-0.226: scfinalso - "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19)"
0.227-0.250: scfinalsoc - "Super Cup Finals (Ver 2.1O 1993/11/19, F3 Cartridge)"

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HI ! i think should be good to add a RULE in WILD FANG/TECMO KNIGHT track.

this should be:

" NO barrels leeching allowed or other type of point leeching "

since i have seen many youtube videos that practice this type of leeching and as far as i know, it isnt allowed here in TG by the general rules.

so, i think its appropiate to include this rule not only in this game, but in all games too (like the "NO continue allowed" condition present in all tracks )

here are the tracks of WILD FANG/TECMO KNIGHT

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/wild-fang-tecmo-knight/mame

should be added to 2 players coop rules too, and since this if MAME track, a ARCADE ( real hardware) track should be made with the same rules...

thanks!!!

I'm not able to access this inactive dispute, I need to have further clarification from the dispute.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php?t=258962

Originally Posted by redelf

I'm not able to access this inactive dispute, I need to have further clarification from the dispute.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php?t=258962

When you try to access it, what problem do you encounter? Screenshot please.

I get loading.......

Originally Posted by redelf

I get loading.......

Hmm... It works for me. @admin staff will have to take a look at this....

The MAME version of Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 is not showing up on the scoreboard:only the Macintosh version appears when clicking through. Additionally, could the game name for this MAME version be updated to reflect the changes within MAME over the years to "Bubble Trouble - Golly! Ghost! 2 (Japan, Rev C)", please.

- 0.130u1: Changed description to 'Bubble Trouble (Japan)'.
- 0.176: Alex Cmaylo and The Dumping Union added Bubble Trouble (World, Rev B). Renamed (bubbletr) to (bubbletrj).
- 0.202: Removed sys2mcpu.bin rom. Changed description to 'Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B)' and clone (Japan, Rev C) to 'Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (Japan, Rev C)'.
- 0.241: Changed parent description to 'Bubble Trouble - Golly! Ghost! 2 (World, Rev B)' and clone (Japan, Rev C) to 'Bubble Trouble - Golly! Ghost! 2 (Japan, Rev C)'.

Obviously, I cannot currently check the ROM set indicated in the rules so I suspect they'll need adjusting. To MAME 0.250, the ROM set indicator should be:

ROM Set:
0.106-0.130: bubbletr - "Bubble Trouble"
0.131-0.152: bubbletr - "Bubble Trouble (Japan)"
0.153-0.175: bubbletr - "Bubble Trouble (Japan, Rev C)"
0.176-0.201: bubbletrj - "Bubble Trouble (Japan, Rev C)"
0.202-0.240: bubbletrj - "Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (Japan, Rev C)"
0.241-0.250: bubbletrj - "Bubble Trouble - Golly! Ghost! 2 (Japan, Rev C)"

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We seem to be having an issue with the leader boards on the 5 minute challenge tracks.

As soon as a lower score is accepted the higher score calculates the esi for a score that isn't accepted.

I noticed it earlier but thought it might just be random error, it is either always happening or most of the time now though.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/2600-5-minute-challenge-2023-championship/atari-2600-vcs/frogger-5-minute-game-1-difficulty-switches-a-or-b/

Originally Posted by redelf

We seem to be having an issue with the leader boards on the 5 minute challenge tracks.

As soon as a lower score is accepted the higher score calculates the esi for a score that isn't accepted.

I noticed it earlier but thought it might just be random error, it is either always happening or most of the time now though.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/2600-5-minute-challenge-2023-championship/atari-2600-vcs/frogger-5-minute-game-1-difficulty-switches-a-or-b/

This definitely requires @admin staff to address...

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Originally Posted by Jace Hall

This definitely requires @admin staff to address...

if you're going to look at this again i reported this MANY times years ago, and each time they jsut replaced one bug with another. when i report bug A , they replace it with bug b when i report bug b they replace it with bug a. i finaly stopped reporting, not just cause i was tired of the infinte loop but because its self correcting when everyting is finally accepted or rejected

trying to remember the alternative bugs
bug a: when one score completes all esi is recalcualted as if all scores are completed
bug b: if you have multiple submission, and you're lowe score (or multiple lower scores ) gets reljected/accpeted you gain esi as if your top most score was completed

please make sure that any solution covers both problems otherwise you'll just be back to the infinte loop

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For the game Marvel Land on MAME, could the game name be updated to "Marvel Land (US, prototype)" to reflect changes in MAME over the years, please.

- 0.214: Suspicion that Marvel Land (US) is a proto, thanks https://twitter.com/GoldS_TCRF [hap]. Changed description to 'Marvel Land (US, prototype?)'.
- 0.236: Made clone Marvel Land (Japan) the parent, the US prototype is an earlier incomplete build, it ends abruptly, lacks any end credits, and is missing many of the levels plus various other incomplete elements, see https://tcrf.net/Marvel_Land_(Arcade) [David Haywood]. Changed (US, prototype?) to clone 'Marvel Land (US, prototype)'. Renamed (marvland) to (marvlandup) and (marvlandj) to (marvland).

TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/marvel-land/mame/
Rules, Points: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=75522

Also due to these changes, could the ROM set indication be updated to the following please:

Before:

ROMSet: MarvLand

After:

ROM Set:
0.106-0.213: marvland - "Marvel Land (US)"
0.214-0.235: marvland - "Marvel Land (US, prototype?)"
0.236-0.250: marvlandup - "Marvel Land (US, prototype)"

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For the game Steel Gunner 2 on MAME the rules incorrectly reference the ROM set sgunner: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/steel-gunner-2-us/mame/ . Could the rules be corrected to sgunner2 please.

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Could the difficulty rule for Varth on MAME be updated to reflect the changes made in MAME over the years, please.

- 0.148u5: Andrew Gardner added QSound internal DSP ROM to the device. Added DSP16 (4MHz) CPU3. Sonikos fixed 'Difficulty' dipswitch which has in the tab menu values from 1 (easiest) to 8 (hardest) but in the game's menu it's from 0 to 7.

Difficulty options up to: 0.148u4: 1 (Easiest), 2, 3, 4 (Normal), 5, 6, 7, 8 (Hardest)
Difficulty options from : 0.148u5: 0 (Easiest), 1, 2, 3 (Normal), 4, 5, 6, 7 (Hardest)

TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/varth-operation-thunderstorm-world-920612/mame/
Rules, Points [Single Player Only]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=14473
Rules, Points [Two Player Team]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=14474

Before:

Difficulty: 4 [Normal]

After:

Difficulty: 3 [Normal] - (Note: prior to 0.149 the difficulty setting was incorrectly labeled "4 (Normal)")

Note: this is the same as affected 1941 and affects most (all?) of the Capcom CPS-1 games, so I've a plan to review them all to get them fixed up. :)

Thanks. :D

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Could you embellish the rules of Twin Cobra (World), Flying Shark, Sky Shark, Gulf War 2 and Kyukyoku Tiger on MAME to document some knowledge in the rules, please. I believe this will be best so that the knowledge appears on each submission thread.

Note: these games run on the same hardware.

Twin Cobra
TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/twin-cobra-world/mame/
Rules, Points [Single Player Only]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=10781
Rules, Points [Two Player Team]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=10782

Flying Shark
TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/flying-shark-world/mame/
Rules, Points: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=214378

Sky Shark
TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/sky-shark-us/mame
Rules, Points [Tournament Settings]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=7813
Rules, Points [Marathon Settings]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=232467

Gulf War 2
TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/gulf-war-ii/mame/
Rules, Points [Single Player Only]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=10172
Rules, Points [Two Player Team]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=70587

Kyukyoku Tiger
TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/kyukyoku-tiger-japan/mame
Rules, Points [Single Player Only]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=242696


Could the following be added after the Special Rules:

Note: Lives DIP will only be read in at the time of coin drop, and can be changed up to that point. Bonus Life & Difficulty DIPs will only be read in at the time of 1P start, and can be changed up to that point. Please verify with care.

Additionally, could the rules be amended to reflect the changes that have occurred in MAME over the years, please. For each of the above games (thankfully, all the same settings) could the Difficulty and Bonus Lifes information be updated.

- 0.136u4: Stephane Humbert fixed dipswitches and inputs in Twin Cobra clones (after verification of the M68000 and Z80 code).

Before:

Difficulty: Normal
Bonus Life: 50K, Then every 150K

After:

Difficulty: Medium (Note: this was incorrectly labelled prior to MAME 0.137. Use setting "Normal" to match.)
Bonus Life: 50k 200k 150k+ (Note: this was incorrectly labelled prior to MAME 0.137. Use setting "50K, and then 150K+" to match.)

Lastly, just for Kyukyoku Tiger, could the ROM set information be updated.
TG Game Entry: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/kyukyoku-tiger-japan/mame
Rules, Points [Single Player Only]: https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=242696

- 0.249: Mikado Game Center Europe and Victor Fernandez added clone Kyukyoku Tiger (Japan, newer). Identified differences in Kyukyoku Tiger (Japan, newer) [sjy96525]. Changed description of clones (Japan) to 'Kyukyoku Tiger (Japan, 2 player alternate)' and (Japan, newer) to 'Kyukyoku Tiger (Japan, 2 player cooperative)'. Renamed (ktiger) to (ktigera).

Before:

ROM Set: ktiger

After:

ROM Set:
0.106-0.248: ktiger - "Kyukyoku Tiger (Japan)"
0.249-0.250: ktigera - "Kyukyoku Tiger (Japan, 2 player alternate)"

Thanks. :D

Can't submit a performance.
no matter what I do, I keep getting this error when I submit

Originally Posted by sammcnear

Can't submit a performance.
no matter what I do, I keep getting this error when I submit

You should post a full screen shot of all the data you are attempting to submit before clicking the submit button

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OK all seems to work for for entering all the data up to submitting.
The video seems to upload fine with the usual unexpected server error

after a while the video upload looks like this again this is normal
then when hitting submit to submit the performance I get this 1st

Then after hitting that submit on the above submit button I get this

I waited over night to see if it was just me being impatient but the submission never shows up.

Tell me what other screenshot you need? I can get screenshot for every step if you want, if that will help.
-Thanks