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    MAME ROW #120 - Cabal

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    • GtBFilmsG
      GtBFilms
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      I'll set the cabal(l) rolling...

      884170 (stage 3-1)

      cabal.jpg

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      • pjftP
        pjft @GtBFilms
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        @GtBFilms you could at least have waited a bit for us novices to give it a shot before posting this score. This way we're starting with our hopes already crushed :D

        That's a fantastic score!

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        • thelostsoulT
          thelostsoul @GtBFilms
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          @GtBFilms Wow, that looks awesome score! To be fair, I never played the game and don't know if its high, but I believe in @pjft when he says it is fantastic. 😂 Let's see how long you can stand there until we tear apart your score.
          (Google translator was used, if something sounds weird, that's even better.)

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          • GtBFilmsG
            GtBFilms
            last edited by GtBFilms

            To be fair, it seemed a bit easier than I remember from the arcade. Probably having roll as a button instead of needing a spin on the trackball makes it easier - you are immune to everything, including tank shells, while rolling.

            It's a shame this game reveals all its tricks (powerups and destroyable terrain) on the first stage, apart from the end of level boss, nothing much changes - and even the level 2 boss just seems to be a variation of the level 1 one.

            My new tactic is to take out the trucks full of enemy soldiers before they get a chance to deploy - those are more trouble than even helicopters and tanks, as they have multiple enemies shooting in various directions, the helicopters and tanks shoot in a predictable manner and can be avoided (although it's still best to take them out before they get to shoot if possible)

            I stockpiled grenades by shooting stretcher bearers then used as many as required on the bosses - throwing three grenades as a time in bursts meant the level 1 boss didn't even get a chance to return fire .

            It just got too hectic by the third level to keep track of everything going on!

            A great fun blaster though. I remember thinking at the time in the arcades that the comical run and music atbthebsend of each stage was out of place for such a game, but now I quite like it - gives the game a bit of character!

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            • pjftP
              pjft @GtBFilms
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              @GtBFilms thanks for the precious tips!

              My first attempt are a measly 212k, stage 1-4, even before the first boss. I'll try more in the coming days!

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              • pjftP
                pjft @pjft
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                @GtBFilms so, today I played a few more times and reached stage 2-1, scoring 440,630. Still nowhere close to your score :D

                I'm curious about your statement about "I stockpiled grenades by shooting stretcher bearers then used as many as required on the bosses - throwing three grenades as a time in bursts meant the level 1 boss didn't even get a chance to return fire .".

                It takes quite a few grenades to kill the level 1 boss, though, right? That was more of a figure of speech than anything else, I assume?

                To be fair, though, the level 1 boss probably didn't need grenades, I feel?

                I'll give it a couple more tries. :)

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                • thelostsoulT
                  thelostsoul
                  last edited by thelostsoul

                  So hello guys, I had a few runs now and still try to get to stage 1-4. My current score is 144'040 and a screen follows if I improve. It is the first time I play this game, I quite like it (especially the title screen). Let's see if I can catch up. :D

                  EDIT: Ah, now I got it. I have to press fast and short to shoot and if I hold the button, he stops moving. That makes sense, then its fine and the cursor speed is no issue.
                  If I shoot, my character is not able to move. So shooting and moving at same time seems not possible. I have a second question about the cursor speed. I don't know the original game and don't know if my cursor is slow. Did you guys change it somehow or is the default speed authentic?

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                  • thelostsoulT
                    thelostsoul
                    last edited by

                    Finally it is playable to me. Here is what i got, stage: 2-2, score: 518'350

                    cabal-518350.png

                    First screenshot to capture the moment when i died and second one for my name.
                    Something which bugs me: I use autofire, as this is allowed here.

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                    • thelostsoulT
                      thelostsoul
                      last edited by thelostsoul

                      Hello, here comes my improvement. Made it to stage 3-2, even when I lost a life very early in game.
                      Score: 1'001'440 😎

                      cabal-1001440.png

                      Now I like the game.

                      @pjft said in MAME ROW #120 - Cabal:

                      @thelostsoul Stay away from the steak for lunch today. You'll thank me later.

                      Signed: future thelostsoul .

                      Thank you. ;-)

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                        VictimRLSH
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                        Those are some HARDCORE scores, great job!

                        System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                        • obsidianspiderO
                          obsidianspider
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                          MAME ROW #121 is live!

                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                          • GtBFilmsG
                            GtBFilms @thelostsoul
                            last edited by

                            @thelostsoul awesome score!

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                            • pjftP
                              pjft
                              last edited by

                              Well done @thelostsoul and @GtBFilms .

                              I never made it past my original score of 440k, here's the picture I finally managed to upload.

                              rsz_img_0583.jpg

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                              • thelostsoulT
                                thelostsoul
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                                I know this is for fun only, but I wanted say something about AutoFire. Yes, again this topic. My score is not impressive, because AutoFire really makes it easy. The proof comes from a friend of mine, who struggled to beat my score and I recommended him to enable AutoFire. Suddenly he reached almost double my score.

                                My conclusion: For the sake of fun (thats the reason we do this), at this place I will not play with AutoFire in the future. It gives an big advantage.

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                                  VictimRLSH @thelostsoul
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                                  @thelostsoul Yeah, autofire here makes it possible to harvest about 20 grenades at a pop.

                                  System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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