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    MAME ROW #54 - Paperboy

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      A Former User @meleu
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      @meleu GOOD GOD THAT BOARD

      Grew up playing Paperboy on NES. Arcade game runs way too fast and loose for me comparedly.

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      • cyperghostC
        cyperghost @A Former User
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        @livefastcyyoung Well the McDonalds BigMac in 80's was also bigger than nowadays :D

        My fist Paperboy game was in the mid 80's - Amstrad CPC

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        • meleuM
          meleu
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          @lilbud no shooters for this week!! Join us!

          I voted for Paperboy btw.

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          • AndersHPA
            AndersHP
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            Forgot to test Paperboy yesterday, but is this even possible to play on MAME? Doesn't the original cabinet have a bike handlebar built onto it?

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            • obsidianspiderO
              obsidianspider
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              This week's winner is Paperboy

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              • AndersHPA
                AndersHP @obsidianspider
                last edited by AndersHP

                I can't control this game to save my life! :-)

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                  A Former User @AndersHP
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                  @andershp Same. Didn’t realize the Arcade version had a special controller. Could explain it. The NES version controls excellently.

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                  • cyperghostC
                    cyperghost @A Former User
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                    @livefastcyyoung @AndersHP @obsidianspider @meleu
                    Yes... the controller is a special one.
                    Can we use the NES-version instead?
                    It seems to be not playable....

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                    • obsidianspiderO
                      obsidianspider @cyperghost
                      last edited by

                      @cyperghost I can play it with MAME 2003 and a D Pad. He does drive pretty quickly, but pressing down seems to slow him down. What’s the problem?

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                      • cyperghostC
                        cyperghost @obsidianspider
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                        @obsidianspider I try mame2003 but the it's super difficult to control that dude ;)
                        Maybe I first try to slow down the guy as you said ;)

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu
                          last edited by meleu

                          Hey guys, I'm having bad times to control too.

                          When I tested I just launched the game and didn't play seriously, but today I tried to play to make some score and looks like the control is a bit crazy... with some random movements...

                          I would like to propose that we vote again for the other two games (using the same poll) and check the results tomorrow when it'll be night on @obsidianspider 's part of the world.

                          What do you guys think?

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                            obsidianspider @meleu
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                            @meleu I think you slow him down and try again. The game is not easy, but it is playable. So far I have gotten to 3275 points on Tuesday on Easy Street. My goal after work is to try to get on the leader board.

                            This is why people should try the games and then vote. 😜

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                              meleu @obsidianspider
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                              @obsidianspider OK, let me try it again slowing him down.

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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider @meleu
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                                @meleu it’s really not that bad once you press Down. Conversely, Up makes him go faster.

                                Breaking windows on non-customer houses gives you points, but not on customer houses.

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                                • obsidianspiderO
                                  obsidianspider
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                                  After seeing some wonkiness when trying to put my initials in, I think I know what MAME is trying to do. Since Paperboy was originally using an analog input, when you press a direction on the d-pad, MAME just keeps pressing that direction for you. I am not sure of a great way to "stop" it other than pressing the opposite way. That said, the game is totally playable. After only a few rounds I got 4575 on Easy Street.

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                                  • obsidianspiderO
                                    obsidianspider
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                                    1. Getting your name in is quite difficult. Somehow I ended up with "N" before the timer ran out.

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                                    • GtBFilmsG
                                      GtBFilms
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                                      I've not tried it on MAME yet, but I played this one in the arcades (with the bicycle handlebars controller) and remember it was a right &*#@%^ to control then as well!

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                                      • obsidianspiderO
                                        obsidianspider
                                        last edited by

                                        I just noticed that default by the names in the grid for Middle Road and Easy Street say something.

                                        PAPER BOY IS THE GREATEST

                                        PUT YOUR SCORE ON THIS TABLE

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                                          obsidianspider
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                                          14725

                                          Those BEES! Ugh.

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                                            caver01 @obsidianspider
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                                            @obsidianspider said in MAME ROW #54 - Paperboy:

                                            I just noticed that default by the names in the grid for Middle Road and Easy Street say something.

                                            PAPER BOY IS THE GREATEST

                                            PUT YOUR SCORE ON THIS TABLE

                                            I see it now. Wow. I never would have seen that had you not pointed it out.

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