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Could you review if the "GRANDFATHERED" portion of the following track title is something that should exist: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/nfl-blitz-2000/arcade/most-points-grandfathered-do-not-submit/page/1?ref=fbshare . I believe there was a decision circa 2015 to re-enable all tracks, regardless of their prior decisions.

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@admin staff Can you take a look at the founders page? Some photos are not showing up there anymore.


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Many of the picture links set by TG are now broken.
Below is a list of every arcade game in which TG set a picture, the link of which is now broken.
I would be happy to put the correct picture with all these arcade games myself, but that would take TG deleting their broken link for each one, I believe.

Hang-On (Simulator)
Liberator
Motorace USA
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Domino Man
Kick/Kick Man
Monoco GP
Reactor
Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme (8th Mix)
720 degrees
Lady Bug
Alpine Racer
Point Blank 2
Time Crisis 3
Die Alien Scum
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again [Neo Geo]
Mars
Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts - Bags
Bomb Jack
Jump Bug
Magical Spot
Polaris
Propcycle
Pirate Pete
'Namco'
Space Tactics
Express Raider
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
Strider
Arm Wrestling
Super Bagman
Bust-a-move-again (Taito Version)
New York! New York!
Vertigo
Tunnel Hunt
Dazzler
River Patrol
Lucky & Wild
VS Goonies Arcade
Rio Bravo
Port Man
Penguin Kun War
Gridlee
Metro Cross
Salamander

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Greetings @admin staff ,
I screwed up. I started making tracks not that long ago, and in my inexperience I made duplicate tracks.

Please delete this one:
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/surf-planet/arcade/secret-ride-fastest-time/page/1?ref=fbshare

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can you please link me to a few broken images


Quote Originally Posted by RedDawn

Many of the picture links set by TG are now broken.
Below is a list of every arcade game in which TG set a picture, the link of which is now broken.
I would be happy to put the correct picture with all these arcade games myself, but that would take TG deleting their broken link for each one, I believe.

Hang-On (Simulator)
Liberator
Motorace USA
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Domino Man
Kick/Kick Man
Monoco GP
Reactor
Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme (8th Mix)
720 degrees
Lady Bug
Alpine Racer
Point Blank 2
Time Crisis 3
Die Alien Scum
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again [Neo Geo]
Mars
Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts - Bags
Bomb Jack
Jump Bug
Magical Spot
Polaris
Propcycle
Pirate Pete
'Namco'
Space Tactics
Express Raider
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
Strider
Arm Wrestling
Super Bagman
Bust-a-move-again (Taito Version)
New York! New York!
Vertigo
Tunnel Hunt
Dazzler
River Patrol
Lucky & Wild
VS Goonies Arcade
Rio Bravo
Port Man
Penguin Kun War
Gridlee
Metro Cross
Salamander

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Quote Originally Posted by admin staff

can you please link me to a few broken images




https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/liberator/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/salamander/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/gridlee/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/720-degrees/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/lady-bug/arcade
etc

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I have deleted the broken images from the link you provided . You may upload the images now . Please provide me all the links where images are broken. I will delete all broken images


Quote Originally Posted by RedDawn



https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/liberator/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/salamander/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/gridlee/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/720-degrees/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/lady-bug/arcade
etc

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Quote Originally Posted by admin staff

I have deleted the broken images from the link you provided . You may upload the images now . Please provide me all the links where images are broken. I will delete all broken images





https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom-atari/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/domino-man/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/kick-kick-man/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/monaco-gp/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/dance-dance-revolution-extreme-8th-mix/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/alpine-racer/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/point-blank-2/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/time-crisis-3/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/die-alien-scum/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/target-toss-pro-lawn-darts-bags/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/bomb-jack/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/18-wheeler-american-pro-trucker/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/arm-wrestling/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/jump-bug/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/magical-spot/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/puzzle-bobble-2-bust-a-move-again-neo-geo/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/bust-a-move-again-taito-version/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/pirate-pete/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/express-raider/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/space-gun-world/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/space-tactics/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-bagman/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/new-york-new-york/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/tunnel-hunt/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/river-patrol/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/port-man/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/penguin-kun-wars/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/lucky-wild/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/hang-on-simulator/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/motorace-usa/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/dazzler/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/vertigo/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/strider/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/polaris/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/propcycle/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/reactor/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/mars/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/namco/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/metro-cross/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/rio-bravo/arcade
https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/vs-the-goonies/arcade


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If there is a wall post with a lot of likes, it will say "x others liked this post":

However, when you click the "x others", it takes you to this page of blank results:

This is the url for the page of blank results: https://www.twingalaxies.com/thanks.php?do=list&contentid=68997&varname=likes

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I have put the correct picture with those first 5 Arcade games that had broken links. I will begin doing the others as soon as the links are deleted.

On a separate note, this submission (link below) is somehow in the submission queue. The score has already been accepted, there is no way to vote on it. This is going to remain in the queue until admin moves it. Its a glitch of some kind.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/220291-Nintendo-DS-Metroid-Prime-Pinball-NTSC-PAL-Fastest-Completion-Single-Mission-Phazon-Mines-(Normal-difficulty)-19-64-Matthew-Peterson

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@admin staff - Sorry to keep bugging on these, but ready to submit and move on to another game!


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.

Thanks!

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Dumb schmuk strikes again: I've managed to create some Gran Turismo 6 tracks which read "International National A" instead of "International A" in the title. Could this reference be changed to just "International A", please.

International National A: https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/gran-turismo-6/playstation-3/?track=International%20National%20A

Similarly, I managed to create some "International National B" tracks which should be simply "International B": https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/gran-turismo-6/playstation-3/?track=International%20National%20B

Thanks.

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@admin staff The rules for the following MAME track need modernizing. Here is an excerpt from a conversation I had with robotgreg regarding the issue:

The first issue in this particular example, an obsolete rule states, "This game takes 2 minutes to load". While that may have been true before, I highly doubt that is now the case. This only becomes an issue because whichever total idiot wrote this rule used *it* as a justification for the second part of the rule, which is that this track is exempt from the "one-game-attempt-per-INP" standard rule.

The second and most important issue in this example is that the rules always ALWAYS should show the correct, CURRENTLY KNOWN DIP settings for MAME tracks. The rules as currently stated show "Board type", "Cabinet", and "Unknown", but does *not* show "Lives" and "Bonus lives". Technically speaking, one could nerf the sh!t out of the "lives" and "bonus lives" DIPs and set them to the maximum, and nobody would be able to say a dámned thing about it because it isn't against the rules as they are currently listed.

Pending no objection from the MAME experts here, I recommend adding "Lives = 3" and "Bonus life = 20,000" to the DIP section of the rules, and remove the single-run INP exemption allowing multiple runs in a single INP from the rules.

You can observe that TerenceW put a comment on the track acknowledging the obsolete ruleset format back in 2018.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-astro-fighter-cassette/mame/points/

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Quote Originally Posted by Garrett Holland

@admin staff The rules for the following MAME track need modernizing. Here is an excerpt from a conversation I had with robotgreg regarding the issue:


Pending no objection from the MAME experts here, I recommend adding "Lives = 3" and "Bonus life = 20,000" to the DIP section of the rules, and remove the single-run INP exemption allowing multiple runs in a single INP from the rules.

You can observe that TerenceW put a comment on the track acknowledging the obsolete ruleset format back in 2018.

https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/super-astro-fighter-cassette/mame/points/


The rules were written at a time when unthrottling was prohibited: the entire INP recording had to be within the threshold of +/-5% of 100% speed.

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Quote Originally Posted by Barthax



The rules were written at a time when unthrottling was prohibited: the entire INP recording had to be within the threshold of +/-5% of 100% speed.

Thanks, Pete! Three follow up questions:

1. Did this unthrottling prohibition cause the player to have to actually wait as long as 2 minutes? (yikes!)

2. Is this still the case?

3. If the answer to #2 is NO, then what would you recommend? Modernize it, leave it as-is, or update it but differently that what I proposed?

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Quote Originally Posted by Garrett Holland


Thanks, Pete! Three follow up questions:

1. Did this unthrottling prohibition cause the player to have to actually wait as long as 2 minutes? (yikes!)

2. Is this still the case?

3. If the answer to #2 is NO, then what would you recommend? Modernize it, leave it as-is, or update it but differently that what I proposed?

1. Yes. :P

2. & 3. I haven't kept up to date with TG MAME rules to be certain. The MAME rules were relaxed by Jace to permit non-WolfMAME recordings but I don't think there was ever a relaxing of the recording rules for the INP. However, people can probably exercise some common sense... well, some people can others will retain pedantic following of the rules. TGSAP: the gambler's choice of audience participation. :P

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Profile Page - Broken Links


According to the summary information on my profile page, I am following 27 games and I have 32 followers (see below):



Friends >> Followers

When I click the Followers tab (located under "Friends"), a list of 20 TG members (out of 32) is displayed. If I then click the red "Show More" button at the bottom of the page, the following graphic appears:



Nothing else happens; the "Loading..." status continues indefinitely.

I have previously reported this issue, but it has never been resolved.


Friends >> Games

When I click the Games tab (located under "Friends"), a list of 20 games (out of 27) is displayed. I am unable to access the 7 remaining games, as the navigation links at the bottom of the page are useless (see below):



The first link, which should display a page input field, does nothing.

The other 3 links (Page 2, Next Page, and Last Page) all redirect to the Following tab under "Friends" (see below):



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Quote Originally Posted by Garrett Holland


Thanks, Pete! Three follow up questions:

1. Did this unthrottling prohibition cause the player to have to actually wait as long as 2 minutes? (yikes!)

2. Is this still the case?

3. If the answer to #2 is NO, then what would you recommend? Modernize it, leave it as-is, or update it but differently that what I proposed?


For the DECO cassette stuff to be properly emulated, it DOES take time to load, the reason for the rules allowing multiple attempts.

The thing to know-DECO cassette was literally a machine that played cassette tapes, so the emulation has to go thru the process of reading the tapes.

On the dips-I dunno.

The load time/multiple attempts-it's completely correct as it stands now!
:D


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New track created but needs a little something I forgot. Could you add to https://www.twingalaxies.com/game/burnout/xbox/pal-single-race-rush-hour-damage-generated-dollars/page/4?ref=fbshare the rule:

Must drive in the direction intended for the course.

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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

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