Originally Posted by Scott S.

New information about VCS Congo Bongo. I just had a chance to see Garrett's and Peter's videos, and noticed a glitch worth noting.

If the score counter rolls over (at 1 million) when on or completing the jungle mountain screen, the lives counter will reset back to 1, giving you a full compliment of reserve lives (either 3 or 5, depending on the difficulty switch settings. This happened in Garrett's game.

If the score counter rolls over (at 1 million) when on or completing the jungle river screen, the lives counter will remain the same. This happened in Peter's game.

Both players were on their last life at the time they reached 1 million.

http://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26congobongo.html

Great find! I looked into it, and here is what I've also found:

RAM address H83 stores the current level (0 to 9, with zero being the initial value which triggers a call to the the SEGA sprite) in the upper bit, with the lower 7 bits storing the 100K digit, while H84 stores the 10K and 1K digits, and H85 stores the 100s and 10s digit with the ones digit being a static zero (effectively just an unchanging sprite). When byte H83 is incremented while having a value of "99" (level 9, with another 9 as the 100K digit), all three bytes revert back to "00", calling the SEGA sprite and reverting the score back to zero, adding the remaining points earned from the last action afterward.

Interestingly enough, during a rollover on the first board, instruction f148 (LDA 10) loads "10" into the accumulator and f14A (STA 83) stores "1" into the 8th bit of H83 (level), and the lives revert back to 1 during this subroutine. However, during a rollover on board two, the instruction flow doesn't go anywhere near the subroutine where instruction f148 is located, and instead stores a zero in the upper bit of H83. Programmers put in a completely separate routine for board 1 vs. board 2.

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Regarding the following track: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/2048/atari-2600-vcs/standard-points/

The rules need line breaks to show. They should read:

Originally Posted by Rules

∙ Only one variation in this title. Game select switch has no effect.
∙ Difficulty switch settings have no effect in this title, and can therefore be in any position at any time.
∙ Versions 2, 3, and 4 are allowed.
∙ All video standard regions allowed.
Homebrew author: ChesterBR
Released: 2014

Thank you as always!

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These time trial tracks are set to Time elapsed - highest is best

It should be lowest is best

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-monkey-ball-2/nintendo-game-cube/ntsc-monkey-boat-time-attack-water-dragon-route/page/2?ref=fbshare

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-monkey-ball-2/nintendo-game-cube/ntsc-monkey-boat-time-attack-woody-arch-river-fastest-lap/page/2?ref=fbshare

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-monkey-ball-2/nintendo-game-cube/ntsc-monkey-boat-time-attack-woody-arch-river-fastest-race/page/2?ref=fbshare

Thanks.

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Greetings once again @admin staff :)

The following game should be titled "Rambo III" rather than simply 'Rambo'

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/rambo/arcade

There IS a game called 'Rambo' (Sega 2008), so this will cause confusion for anyone wanting to submit to either of these games. Several of the submission dates on this link predate 2008, so they are obviously for the 1989 arcade game titled "Rambo III".

The picture should probably be changed as well, as the featured picture is associated with the 2008 game, not the 1989 one.
Once again, I'd be happy to provide the proper picture were the present one deleted. Regardless of the pic though, its more important the title gets changed.
Thanks again

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Please change the rules to be as follows in this track that was recently created.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/dock-man/arcade

Dipswitch bank

#1-2 User Choice Coin/Credit

#3 ON #4 OFF Lives: 3

#5 OFF Bonus Life: 10k

#6-8 User Choice Unknown

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In the game "War of Aero" it is not possible to fill in the score.In the category for two players.
The score field is not displayed.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=18977

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In the game "Warlords" it is not possible to fill in the score.In the category for two players.
The score field is not displayed.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=10458

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@jmb kindly highlighted some confusion I'd caused in the wording of rules for the Damage Generated set of tracks I recently created for the Burnout game on Xbox. Could the wording of the rules be altered for clarity purposes only. The tracks are https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/burnout/xbox/?track=Damage%20Generated

Old/current rules:

"You may used a leveled-up save file to access and use any vehicle.
Score entered is the dollar amount of damage generated over the course of a single attempt.
Must drive in the direction intended for the course."

Please change to:

"You may used a leveled-up save file to access and use any vehicle.
Score entered is the dollar amount of Insurance Damage shown on the results screen after a single attempt.
Must drive in the direction intended for the course."

Thanks. :D

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Profile Page - Activity Links

There is an issue with several links located under the "Activity" tab (see below):

In order to access the information associated with each of the 4 links, it is necessary to right-click and select "Open link in new tab".

The standard left-click has no effect whatsoever.

Notifications Icon

The notifications icon (or "bell" icon) does not function properly on a number of pages, including (but not limited to):

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard.php

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/esi

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/credibility

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/world_records

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/submissionpoints

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/thanks

https://www.twingalaxies.com/memberleaderboard/trackcount

Clicking the icon initiates a loading process that hangs indefinitely and never completes (see below):

Perhaps not coincidentally, all of the pages listed above are displayed on a light background, despite my default setting of "dark mode" on most other pages.

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Need some help here ok.

I been asking for help for over a week on the wall and PM to both @admin staff @SincerelyFranny , no answer zero response.

1. I cannot add 27 tracks from Mojave to Mulholland Dr.on the track Biggest Jump (on one jump attempt)

2. I added 2 rules to existing Fast and Furious Super Cars / Super Cars would that have effect on putting it under Fast and Furious Super Cars / Super Cars? If should it be deleted and put under additional information?

3. Should I leave out attempt in ( one jump attempt)?

Arcade - Fast and Furious Super Cars / Super Cars - Juan Torres

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Arcade - Fast and Furious Super Cars / Super Cars - Juan Torres

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Platform

Arcade

Game Name

Fast and Furious Super Cars / Super Cars

Description

Biggest Jump (on one jump attempt)

Score Type
Elapsed Time

Track URL
Biggest Jump (on one jump attempt)
Rules
1. 1 player only & any car, modifications, transmissions, difficulty, 4 turbo boost 1 at the start, 3 in reserve are allowed. Normal short cuts are ok.

2. Start Time can be 80 seconds or less & Check Point Bonus Time can be 30 seconds or less.(They can be verified & seen at the start & during the race. These 2 game settings are the only ones you can see in the race.)

3. The player must show enough of the arcade game cabinet to confirm that the correct peripherals like a steering wheel, pedal, and gear stick are being used. Game settings are not required to be seen.

4. Glitches, car simulators, use of PC home version, emulators, wall-riding, cheat codes, clipping of the track, illegal short-cuts, or hacking of the original game programming is prohibited.

5. Conversion kits are allowed but must be in an arcade game cabinet.

6. Calculated in Air Time on one jump attempt. Example off bridge, ramp,cliff.

7. Not off a vehicle.

Some outstanding pre-TGSAP scores which which need a fix before I can dispute them correctly. My times on the following tracks have all been rounded up at some point and need disputing but the attempting to raise a dispute results in the time being set to 0.00000 instead.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=106271
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=106306
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=106243
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=106309
https://www.twingalaxies.com/scores.php?scores=106249

Originally Posted by Pixe Sukola

These time trial tracks are set to Time elapsed - highest is best

It should be lowest is best

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-monkey-ball-2/nintendo-game-cube/ntsc-monkey-boat-time-attack-water-dragon-route/page/2?ref=fbshare

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-monkey-ball-2/nintendo-game-cube/ntsc-monkey-boat-time-attack-woody-arch-river-fastest-lap/page/2?ref=fbshare

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-monkey-ball-2/nintendo-game-cube/ntsc-monkey-boat-time-attack-woody-arch-river-fastest-race/page/2?ref=fbshare

Thanks.

Any update on these? Thanks.

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Under the rules section for the Missile Command Marathon track, it incorrectly states:

"Note: The above Dip Switches, are not only the FACTORY DEFAULT settings, but are also the correct Twin Galaxies Tournament Settings for this title and will provide the following settings."

The word "tournament" should be changed to "marathon"

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/missile-command/arcade/points-marathon/page/1?ref=fbshare

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Sorry to bust out 2 in a row on you @admin staff , I know you're busy, but this track is glitched in more ways than one.

There should be 2 scores listed on this track, but there are none. You cant see any of the performances for this game. It also says "MAME" under the drop down 'platform' menu when it should say arcade.
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/new-york-new-york/arcade/points/

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@admin staff Need line breaks added. Thank you!

Track: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/allia-quest/atari-2600-vcs/emu-points/

Should display as:

∙ Only one game variation in this title. Game select switch has no effect.
∙ Difficulty switch settings have no effect in this title, and can therefore be in any position at any time.

Homebrew author: Igor Barzilai @ Ebivision
Released: 2001

Thank you as always!

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@admin staff Another formatting request. Rules need line breaks. Also, the MD5 code for the Original version needs to be corrected.

@Pixe Sukola Request to change game name

Track: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/arkyology/atari-2600-vcs/emu-game-1-difficulty-bb

Current name: "EMU - Game 1 - Difficulty B/B"
Should read: "EMU - Game 1 [Points]"

Current line is INCORRECT: "∙ Original version "Arkyology" - MD5: 93c4b910f7649b3e998bb6d8527c6f4a"
Should read: "∙ Original version "Arkyology" - MD5: 2434102f30eeb47792cf0825e368229b"

Please add line breaks to the rules, so they are display exactly how they are shown to the track creator immediately after creating the track, as demonstrated in the attached image below:

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@admin staff *DUPLICATE TRACK* Please remove "Astro Attack" from the system. Currently only located on the Atari 2600 platform. No scores on the leaderboard.

Correct title: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/time-warp/atari-2600-vcs

Title to completely remove: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/astro-attack

"Time Warp" was released by multiple companies (Zellers and Funvision). "Astro Attack" is simply "Time Warp" reproduced and re-packaged by early 80s IP thieves who simply put their own label and name on the game. It's the exact same game.

Thank you as always!

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@admin staff *RULES CORRECTION NEEDED* for all tracks on this title under the Atari 2600 platform:

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/asterix

Please change the rules for the 2 tracks listed here:

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/asterix/atari-2600-vcs/emu-game-1-points
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/asterix/atari-2600-vcs/ntsc-game-1-points

... and if @Barthax , @Snowflake and @nads are okay with it, this one as well, as it appears they simply adopted the incorrect language from the two existing tracks at time of track creation:

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/asterix/atari-2600-vcs/pal-game-1-points

They currently read:

"Game must begin at Round 1. Difficulty switches are not used in this game.
Players begin with three Lives. Bonus Lives are scored at 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 points."

These rules are not even close to accurate. In accordance with the English* rules as stated on page 6 of the official Asterix manual here: http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/manuals/vcs/vcs_manuals.html, they should be changed to:

"Game must begin at Round 1.
Difficulty switches are not used in this game.
Players begin with three Lives. Bonus Lives are earned at 10,000, 30,000, 50,000, 80,000, 110,000 and every 40,000 thereafter.

* The non-English sections of the official Asterix rulebook contains a typo, and incorrectly states a bonus life is earned at 100,000 rather than 110,000. The game issues the 5th bonus life at 110,000, is reflected in all other language sections in the rulebook, and reflects actual gameplay.

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Another bump on these, I guess:

This one doesn't have a submission box, can't input time-

Coleco/Hardware/Skiing/Slalom/Skill 1

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=11756

Went ahead and looked-also-

Coleco/Hardware/Skiing/Downhill/Skill 1

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=11753

Coleco/Hardware/Skiing/Downhill/Skill 2

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=11754

Coleco/Hardware/Skiing/Downhill/Skill 3

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=11755

Coleco/Hardware/Skiing/Slalom/Skill 2

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=11757

Coleco/Hardware/Skiing/Slalom/Skill 3

https://www.twingalaxies.com/easysubmit.php?variation_id=11758

You can click to submit on these, but none have a box for score input.

Would really like to submit scores on this game, they are already accomplished, I just can't submit them.

@admin staff

Thanks!

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